OBJECTIVE To examine the global prevalence and major risk factors for diabetic retinopathy
(DR) and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) among people with diabetes. …

Fluorescence quantum yields of seven rhodamine dyes were measured relative to quinine
sulfate dihydrate (QSH) in 1.0 NH 2 SO 4 . The values obtained were rhodamine 6G (0.95), B (…

Article abstract The causes and geographic distribution of 267 cases of iatrogenic
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) are here updated at the millennium. Small numbers of still-occurring …

Although considerable progress has been made in characterising the 5-HT 1A receptor using
agonists, partial agonists or non-selective antagonists, further studies of 5-HT 1A receptor …

Background Whether the treatment of patients with hypertension who are 80 years of age or
older is beneficial is unclear. It has been suggested that antihypertensive therapy may …

Samples of quinine sulfate or bisulfate from a number of vendors have been examined. The
light absorptivity and fluorescence excitation spectra of quinine bisulfate prepared from six …

Background Isolated systolic hypertension occurs in about 15% of people aged 60 years or
older. In 1989, the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly …

We report data for I-band surface brightness fluctuation (SBF) magnitudes,(VI) colors, and
distance moduli for 300 galaxies. The survey contains E, S0, and early-type spiral galaxies in …

Critical realism (CR) is a useful philosophical framework for social science; however, little
guidance is available on which precise methods – including methods of data collection, coding…

Background Low-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across
different national guidelines. To define thresholds associated with lowest risk for all-cause …