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Kinds of Leading Terms modified by Leading Selected AbstractsIS E-GOVERNMENT LEADING TO MORE ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS?FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY & MANAGEMENT, Issue 1 2010AN OVERALL VIEW This paper seeks to assess to what extent e-government enables accountability and transparency in EU local governments. It also provides an overall view about how local governments are implementing ICTs initiatives to bring citizens closer to governments. Although the mere capacity of the Internet for the dissemination of information improves accountability and makes benchmarking easier, our results show that the expected benefits are far from being achieved because e-government projects are still in the early stages. The results also show that, at present, ICTs have not had a dramatic impact on EU local government accountability. [source] 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND LEADING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ANTIQUITY COMMISSIONACTA ARCHAEOLOGICA, Issue 1 2007Article first published online: 16 MAY 200 First page of article [source] LEADING: OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONEBUSINESS STRATEGY REVIEW, Issue 3 2010Stuart Crainer No abstract is available for this article. [source] Results of a Survey of 5,700 Patient Monopolar Radiofrequency Facial Skin Tightening Treatments: Assessment of a Low-Energy Multiple-Pass Technique Leading to a Clinical End Point AlgorithmDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 8 2007FRCP, FRCPC, JEFFREY S. DOVER MD INTRODUCTION Monopolar radiofrequency is an effective means of nonsurgical facial skin tightening. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether using larger tips at lower energy and multiple passes, using patient feedback on heat sensation and treating to a clinical end point of visible tightening, would yield better results than single passes with small tips at high energy, as measured by patient and physician satisfaction. METHODS Fourteen physicians from four specialties were surveyed to determine the answers to the following three questions. (1) Is patient's feedback on heat sensation a valid and preferred method for optimal energy selection? (2) Do multiple passes at moderate energy settings yield substantial and consistent efficacy? (3) Is treating to a clinical end point of visible tightening predictable of results? RESULTS A total of 5,700 patient treatments were surveyed. Comparisons were made using the original algorithm of high-energy, single pass to the new algorithm of lower energy and multiple passes with visible tightening as the end point of treatment. Using the original treatment algorithm, 26% of patients demonstrated immediate tightening, 54% observed skin tightening 6 months after treatment, 45% found the procedure too painful, and 68% of patients found the treatment results met their expectations. With the new multiple-pass algorithm, 87% observed immediate tightening, 92% had the tightening six months after treatment, 5% found the procedure too painful, while 94% found the treatment results met their expectations. CONCLUSIONS Patient feedback on heat sensation is a valid, preferable method for optimal energy selection in monopolar radiofrequency skin-tightening treatments. [source] Pitfalls Leading to Misdiagnosis of a Normally Functioning Prosthetic Aortic Valve as StenoticECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 7 2007John Barbetseas M.D. No abstract is available for this article. [source] Unexpected Rearrangement Leading to Formation of a 1,3-Bis(triphenylphosphonio)prop-1-en-3-idyl CarboxylateEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 17 2010R. Alan Aitken Abstract Whereas biphenyl-4,4,-dicarbonyl dichloride reacts with methylenetriphenylphosphorane to give the expected bis(acylylide) 1, the same reaction of biphenyl-2,2,-dicarbonyl dichloride results in a multistep rearrangement leading to the zwitterionic 2-[1,3-bis(triphenylphosphonio)prop-1-en-3-id-2-yl]biphenyl-2,-carboxylate 2. X-ray crystal structures of both 1 and 2 are reported. [source] A thermodynamic approach to the instantaneous non-active powerEUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRICAL POWER, Issue 6 2001A. P. Morando, Article first published online: 22 MAR 200 Having schematically run through the transition from single-phase to three-phase relationships, the energy balance is formalised using Park vector notation. The imaginary power notation emerges. Leading back, in the sinusoidal case, to the usual reactive power, it generalises its specific contents in the case of variable states, explaining in particular a typical aspect of three-phase networks: the energy bouncing from one phase to another. This aspect can be seen as an index of power quality. At last, these same considerations are obtained by means of Lagrangian and thermodynamic approaches that lend a deeper meaning to the energy related quantities. [source] Water-Soluble Polyfluorenes as an Interfacial Layer Leading to Cathode-Independent High Performance of Organic Solar CellsADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Issue 12 2010Seung-Hwan Oh Abstract Novel poly[(9,9-bis((6,-(N,N,N -trimethylammonium)hexyl)-2,7-fluorene)- alt -(9,9-bis(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-9-fluorene)) dibromide (WPF-6-oxy-F) and poly[(9,9-bis((6,-(N,N,N -trimethylammonium)hexyl)-2,7-fluorene)- alt -(9,9-bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-fluorene)] dibromide (WPF-oxy-F) compounds are developed and the use of these water-soluble polymers as an interfacial layer for low-cost poly(3-hexylthiophene):phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PCBM) organic solar cells (OSCs) is investigated. When WPF-oxy-F or WPF-6-oxy-F is simply inserted between the active layer and the cathode as an interfacial dipole layer by spin-coating water-soluble polyfluorenes, the open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), and power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of photovoltaic cells with high work-function metal cathodes, such as Al, Ag, Au, and Cu, dramatically increases. For example, when WPF-6-oxy-F is used with Al, Ag, Au, or Cu, regardless of the work-function of the metal cathode, the Voc is 0.64, 0.64, 0.58, and 0.63,V, respectively, approaching the original value of the P3HT:PCBM system because of the formation of large interfacial dipoles through a reduction of the metal work-function. In particular, introducing WPF-6-oxy-F into a low-cost Cu cathode dramatically enhanced the device efficiency from 0.8% to 3.36%. [source] The Ethics of Relational Leading: Gender MattersGENDER, WORK & ORGANISATION, Issue 6 2008Jennifer Binns This article is concerned with the ethical implications of conceptualizing and enacting leadership as a relational practice, rather than as a heroic-individualistic performance. Using a small empirical study, it explores the possibilities and challenges of becoming an ethical subject against the pressures on leaders to instrumentalize and masculinize their relational work. Ethics is understood as a critical reflexive practice through which leaders come to understand the effects of their conduct and are able to transform or restyle themselves. This fashioning of an ethical subject is discussed in relation to the construction of masculinized certainty and feminized self-doubt. The article concludes with some tentative thoughts about the capacity of embodied subjects to transgress dominant modes of being and acting. [source] Moderate Bioclogging Leading to Preferential Flow Paths in BiobarriersGROUND WATER MONITORING & REMEDIATION, Issue 3 2006Katsutoshi Seki Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) are an alternative technique for the biological in situ remediation of ground water contaminants. Nutrient supply via injection well galleries is supposed to support a high microbial activity in these barriers but can ultimately lead to changes in the hydraulic conductivity of the biobarrier due to the accumulation of biomass in the aquifer. This effect, called bioclogging, would limit the remediation efficiency of the biobarrier. To evaluate the effects bioclogging can have on the flow field of a PRB, flow cell experiments were carried out in the laboratory using glass beads as a porous medium. Two types of flow cells were used: a 20- × 1- × 1-cm cell simulating a single injection well in a one-dimensional flow field and a 20- × 10- × 1-cm cell simulating an injection well gallery in a two-dimensional flow field. A mineral medium was injected to promote microbial growth. Results of 9 d of continuous operation showed that conditions, which led to a moderate (50%) reduction of the hydraulic conductivity of the one-dimensional cell, led to a preferential flow pattern within the simulated barrier in the two-dimensional flow field (visualized by a tracer dye). The bioclogging leading to this preferential flow pattern did not change the hydraulic conductivity of the biobarrier as a whole but resulted in a reduced residence time of water within barrier. The biomass distribution measured after 9 d was consistent with the observed clogging effects showing step spatial gradients between clogged and unclogged regions. [source] Electrical Nanoscale Training of Piezoelectric Response Leading to Theoretically Predicted Ferroelastic Domain Contributions in PZT Thin Films,ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 16 2008Simon Bühlmann Piezoelectric contributions from mobile 90° domains are locally activated by electrical training of a PZT thin film. The high response state of 160 pm V,1 corresponds well with theoretical predictions. This state relaxed at modest trainings within minutes but was stabilized after extensive training. Our findings indicate that dramatic domain reconfigurations must take place. [source] Rational Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Leading to Electrochemical Devices with Striking Applications,ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 15 2008Jie Yan Abstract As one-dimensional carbon nanostructures, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a member of the carbon family but they possess very different structural and electronic properties from other kinds of carbon materials frequently used in electrochemistry, such as glassy carbon, graphite, and diamond. Although the past decade has witnessed rapid and substantial progress in both the fundamental understanding of CNT-oriented electrochemistry and the development of various kinds of electrochemical devices with carbon nanotubes, the increasing demand from both academia and industry requires CNT-based electrochemical devices with vastly improved properties, such as good reliability and durability, and high performance. As we outline here, the smart functionalization of CNTs and effective methods for the preparation of devices would pave the way to CNT-based electronic devices with striking applications. [source] Self-reported prevalence and awareness of metabolic syndrome: findings from SHIELDINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Issue 8 2008S. J. Lewis Summary Purpose:, This study assessed awareness of metabolic syndrome and evaluated health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of respondents at risk. Methods:, Study to Help Improve Early evaluation and management of risk factors Leading to Diabetes (SHIELD), a longitudinal US population-based survey initiated in 2004, included respondents, , 18 years of age, reporting a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome was compared in SHIELD and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999,2002 survey. The proportion of SHIELD respondents who had heard of and/or understood metabolic syndrome was estimated. Respondents at high risk for metabolic syndrome were stratified into attitude-behaviour categories of ,Already Doing It', ,I Know I Should' and ,Don't Bother Me' and differences in attitudes and behaviours were evaluated with chi-square tests. Results:, Prevalence of reported metabolic syndrome was 0.6% in SHIELD screening questionnaire respondents (n = 211,097) vs. 25.9% in NHANES (n = 10,780). Less than 15% of SHIELD baseline questionnaire respondents (n = 22,001) had heard of or understood metabolic syndrome. Attitudes toward health status were more favourable in the ,Doing' group (27% reported fair/poor health) compared with those in the ,Should' (38%) and ,Don't' (54%) groups (p < 0.0001). The ,Don't' group was most likely to prefer medications to lifestyle change (13% vs. 2,4%) compared with ,Should' and ,Doing' groups (p < 0.0001). More ,Doing' respondents (79%) than ,Should' (59%) and ,Don't' (48%) respondents reported exercising regularly (p < 0.0001). Conclusions:, The lack of knowledge about metabolic syndrome reported in SHIELD indicates limited penetration of this concept into public awareness. With behaviour categories, respondents who report healthy attitudes are more likely to embrace lifestyle changes, while respondents who do not care may be more difficult to treat. [source] Quality of life and depression of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus and those at low and high risk for type 2 diabetes: findings from the Study to Help Improve Early evaluation and management of risk factors Leading to Diabetes (SHIELD)INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Issue 4 2008S. Grandy Summary Objectives:, This study compared health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and those at low or high risk for T2D. Methods:, Respondents in a population-based US 2004 survey reported whether they had T2D (n = 3530) or risk factors for T2D [abdominal obesity, body mass index (BMI) , 28 kg/m2, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and history of cardiovascular disease]. Respondents without T2D were stratified into low risk (0,2 risk factors, n = 5335) and high risk (3,5 risk factors, n = 5051). SF-12 version 2 (SF-12) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 were used to measure HRQoL and depression. Mean scores were compared across the three groups using analysis of variance. Linear regression identified factors associated with SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Summary scores (PCS and MCS), adjusting for age, gender, race, income, geographic region, household size, BMI and group. Results:, Respondents were mostly women (60%) with mean age of 54 years. Mean PCS scores for T2D and high risk (39.5 and 41.7, respectively) were significantly lower than for low risk (50.6, p < 0.001). After adjustment, high-risk and T2D groups were associated with lower PCS and MCS scores compared with low risk group (p < 0.05). Mean PHQ-9 scores and per cent with moderate-to-severe depression were significantly higher for T2D and high risk than for low risk (p < 0.01). Conclusions:, Health-related quality of life and depression scores in T2D were similar to those at high risk, and indicated significant decrements in physical health and greater depression compared with low-risk respondents. [source] First Copper-Catalyzed Intramolecular Amidation in Substituted 4-Iodopyrazoles Leading to the Synthesis of Pyrazolo[4,3- b]- pyridin-5-ones,ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 16 2009Somnath Nag Abstract An unprecedented copper-catalyzed intramolecular amidation of substituted 4-iodopyrazoles generated either via Baylis,Hillman or Horner,Wadsworth,Emmons chemistry for the synthesis of pyrazolo[4,3- b]pyridine-5-ones is described. In addition, the effect of the stereochemistry of the acrylamide on the cross-coupling reaction has been investigated and it is demonstrated that only the Z-isomer is favoured to undergo the intramolecular cyclization. [source] Iron-Catalyzed Tandem Reactions of 2-Halobenzenamines with Isothiocyanates Leading to 2-AminobenzothiazolesADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 14-15 2009Jing-Wen Qiu Abstract A highly practical method for the synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles has been developed through an iron-catalyzed tandem reaction. The present tandem process allows the assembly of a wide range of 2-aminobenzothiazoles by the reactions of 2-halobenzenamines with isothiocyanates. [source] EDITORIAL: Leading on Behalf of an Aging SocietyJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 10 2008Linda P. Fried MD First page of article [source] Arteriovenous Fistula Leading to Severe Tortuosity and Aneurysm FormationJOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, Issue 2 2009Murat Ugurlucan M.D. In this report we present the images of a 58-year-old male patient with a 25-year history of gun shot injury and arteriovenous fistula formation at the femoral region. [source] Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Causing Pulsus Alternans Leading to Intermittent Electromechanical Dissociation: A Case Report and Literature ReviewJOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, Issue 6 2007Vasha Kaur M.B.Ch.B. (Hons) She initially developed pulsus alternans which led, over a few hours, to intermittent electromechanical dissociation. Clinical and echocardiographic findings are described. Emergency surgical intervention revealed a piece of chorda wedged between the disc occluder and the valve ring. This case illustrates clinical and Doppler echocardiographic features associated with a rare presentation of an unusual perioperative complication of prosthetic mitral valve dysfunction. We have also included a brief review of related literature. [source] Shock-Induced Epicardial and Endocardial Virtual Electrodes Leading to Ventricular Fibrillation via Reentry, Graded Responses, and Transmural ActivationJOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, Issue 1 2004FREDERICK G. EVANS Ph.D. Introduction: The mechanism of ventricular fibrillation (VF) induction by T wave shocks has been attributed to reentry, propagated graded responses (PGR), and triggered activity. The limitation of recording transmembrane potential (Vm) from only a single surface has hampered efforts to elucidate the relative role of these phenomena and their relationship to shock-induced virtual electrodes. Methods and Results:Vm patterns from epicardial and endocardial surfaces of isolated sheep right ventricles were recorded with two CCD cameras for monophasic (M) and biphasic (B) shocks delivered at various coupling intervals (CI) from a unipolar mesh electrode on the epicardium. VF was induced via (1) the formation of reentry following make or break excitation; (2) propagated graded responses during apparent isoelectric window; and (3) breakthrough activation patterns coincident with endocardial-to-epicardial gradients in Vm. M shocks depolarized both surfaces at long CIs and polarized epicardial and endocardial surfaces oppositely at short CIs. At intermediate CIs, postshock Vm patterns could lead to reentry on one surface or endocardial-to-epicardial gradients resulting in breakthrough. B induced VF less than M for short and intermediate CIs due to more homogeneous end-shock Vm patterns. However, at long CIs these homogeneous patterns resulted in more VF induction because B left the tissue closer to the Vm threshold for propagation. Conclusion: Postshock activity occurred either immediately via epicardial or endocardial reentry, or after a delay caused by transmural propagation or propagated graded responses. These findings could explain the isoelectric window and focal activation patterns observed on the epicardium following VF induction shocks. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 15, pp. 79-87, January 2004) [source] The History of Articulators: The "Articulator Wars" Phenomenon with Some Circumstances Leading up to ItJOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS, Issue 4 2010Edgar N. Starcke DDS Abstract At the dawn of the 20th century, all was not well with the practice of "plate prostheses." Removable prosthodontics had been degrading for several decades and was now generally in low esteem, even though there had been many significant advances. W. E. Walker had introduced adjustable condylar guides, George Snow, the facebow, and Carl Christensen, a method for clinically measuring the condylar inclines. Nevertheless, the average practicing dentist was still using simple hinge articulators and was apathetic to the deplorable state of the artificial teeth available; however, this was all going to change dramatically when two dentists, Alfred Gysi and J. Leon Williams, working together between 1910 and 1914, presented to the profession the "Trubyte Artificial Tooth System" that embodied both a typal system for selecting anterior teeth and new posterior occlusal carvings that made possible, for the first time, the articulation of artificial teeth. This incited many of prosthetic dentistry's elite to introduce their own theories of mandibular movement and the articulators that they designed to reflect those theories. The intense debates that ensued, both in the meeting halls and in the literature, were numerous and lasted for decades. At the time, the "Articulator Wars" had both positive and negative consequences. Today, with many of the "Articulator Wars" issues remaining as part of the practice of dentistry, the "Articulator Wars" can be considered a phenomenon of enlightenment. [source] Leading with new eyesLEADER TO LEADER, Issue 46 2007Ben Casnocha [source] Direct Observation of , -Chloro- p -quinodimethane as the Real Monomer in the Gilch Polymerization Leading to Poly(p -phenylene vinylene)sMACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 2 2007Jens Wiesecke Abstract It is the general consensus that in Gilch polymerizations the 1,4-bis(chloromethylene)benzene starting material first changes into p -quinodimethane intermediates which then act as the real monomers. However, direct observation of these intermediates has not been possible so far. This is because usually the p -quinodimethane auto-initiates its rapid radical polymerization instantaneously, keeping its concentration extremely low throughout the whole process. Here it is shown that, when the reaction is carried out at very low temperatures, the formation of p -quinodimethane still proceeds but chain growth is suppressed. Hence, the concentration of the active monomer reaches a level sufficient for NMR analysis. [source] Leading and Learning: Multisector Collaboration Yields Civic Change and Lessons on the Nature of ProgressNATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW, Issue 3 2002John H. McKoy First page of article [source] E-learning: Is This Teaching at Students or Teaching With Students?NURSING FORUM, Issue 4 2007Robert John Muirhead BN The development of e-learning as a teaching strategy in higher education has implications relating to student learning, the role of the teacher, and the institution of higher education. This paper debates the andragogical and pedagogical theories that support the development of e-learning to date. Leading to a discussion on how the process of e-learning may be contributing to the "stamp-me-smart" culture and restricting the development of critical thinking within student nurses. Concluding that e-learning has a top-down institution-led development that is contrary to the student-led development espoused by universities. [source] Leadership, Leaders, and Leading: Part OnePERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 1 2002Peter J. Dean Editor First page of article [source] Retaliatory Raids as an Accelerating Factor Leading to the Six -Day WarTHE HISTORIAN, Issue 3 2008Moshe Gat First page of article [source] ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Estradiol Limits Viral Replication Following Intravaginal Immunization Leading to Diminished Mucosal IgG Response and Non-sterile Protection Against Genital Herpes ChallengeAMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, Issue 4 2010Amy Gillgrass Citation Gillgrass A, Chege D, Bhavanam S, Kaushic C. Estradiol limits viral replication following intravaginal immunization leading to diminished mucosal IgG response and non-sterile protection against genital herpes challenge. Am J Reprod Immunol 2010; 63: 299,309 Problem, Previously we reported that ovariectomized (OVX) mice receiving estradiol (E) prior to immunization with an attenuated strain of HSV-2 (TK-HSV-2) were not protected. Lack of protection in the E group was because of the inability of TK-HSV-2 to penetrate the thick keratinized epithelium. In this study, we determined the outcome of immunization after the thickening of vaginal epithelium following E-treatment waned. OVX, C57BL/6 mice were given Progesterone (P), E or saline (S) for 3 days and immunized with IVAG TK-HSV-2. Method of study, To determine the time point at which E-treated mice could be successfully immunized, the mice were inoculated with TK-HSV-2 between days 1 and 7 (ED1,ED7) post-E-treatment and challenged with IVAG HSV-2 three weeks later. Results, The level of infection post-immunization correlated with HSV-2-specific IgG antibody level, which correlated with sterile protection. No viral infection was observed in ED1,ED3 groups and no specific antibodies were detected, resulting in no protection. Moderate infection was seen in ED5 group, resulting in low antibody production and non-sterile protection in 87.5% of mice. High antibody titers and sterile protection were observed in all groups that experienced robust infection post-immunization. Conclusion, The results show that estradiol leads to limited viral replication and diminished mucosal IgG response, resulting in non-sterile immune protection against genital herpes infection. [source] Menopause Leading to Increased Vaginal Wall Thickness in Women with Genital Prolapse: Impact on Sexual ResponseTHE JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, Issue 11 2009Lúcia Alves Da Silva Lara MD ABSTRACT Introduction., Hypoestrogenism causes structural changes in the vaginal wall that can lead to sexual dysfunction. A reduction in vaginal wall thickness has been reported to occur after menopause, although without precise morphometry. Aim., To measure vaginal wall thickness in women with genital prolapse in normal and hypoestrogenic conditions and to correlate sexual dysfunction with vaginal wall thickness and estradiol levels. Methods., Surgical vaginal specimens from 18 normoestrogenic and 13 postmenopausal women submitted to surgery for genital prolapse grades I and II were examined. Patients were evaluated for FSH, estradiol, prolactin, glycemia, and serum TSH levels. For histological analysis, samples were stained with Masson's trichrome and hematoxylin-eosin. Sexual function was assessed by the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). Main Outcome Measures., GRISS questionnaire, histological analysis, morphometric methods, Masson's trichrome. Results., The vaginal wall was thicker in the postmenopausal than premenopausal group (2.72 ± 0.72 mm and 2.16 ± 0.43, P = 0.01, and 2.63 ± 0.71 mm and 2.07 ± 0.49 mm, P = 0.01, for the anterior and posterior walls, respectively). These thicknesses seem to be due to the muscular layer, which was also thicker in the postmenopausal group (1.54 ± 0.44 and 1.09 ± 0.3 mm, P = 0.02, and 1.45 ± 0.47 and 1.07 ± 0.44 mm, P = 0.03, for the anterior and posterior wall, respectively). The vaginal epithelium was thinner in the middle segment than in the proximal one in the posterior wall (0.17 ± 0.07 mm, 0.15 ± 0.05 mm, 0.24 ± 0.09 mm, P = 0.02). There was no correlation between coital pain, vaginal wall thickness, and estradiol levels in either group. Conclusion., The vaginal wall is thicker after menopause in women with genital prolapse. In this study, vaginal thickness and estrogen levels were not related to sexual dysfunction. da Silva Lara LA, Ribeiro-Silva A, Rosa-e-Silva JC, Chaud F, Silva-de-Sá MF, Meireles e Silva AR, and Rosa-e-Silva ACJS. Menopause leading to increased vaginal wall thickness in women with genital prolapse: impact on sexual response. J Sex Med 2009;6:3097,3110. [source] Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Dehydrogenative Coupling of Anilines Leading to Aromatic Azo Compounds using Dioxygen as an Oxidant,ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, Issue 35 2010Chun Zhang Luft ist nicht nur zum Atmen da ,: Der Syntheseansatz im Titel liefert symmetrische und unsymmetrische aromatische Azoverbindungen unter milden Bedingungen und hat H2O als einziges Beiprodukt, ist somit nicht nur leicht ausführbar, sondern auch umweltverträglich. [source] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||