Evaluation of the emergency department patient with acute abdominal pain is sometimes
difficult. Various factors can obscure the presentation, delaying or preventing the correct …

This paper quantifies employer market power in US manufacturing and how it has changed
over time. Using administrative data, we estimate plant-level markdowns—the ratio between …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is now a defined clinicopathologic entity in the
updated 2013 ATS/ERS classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs), which has …

In 1997, the human corneal epithelium was reconstructed in vitro and transplanted on
patients. Later, it became a routine treatment, before regulations considered advanced …

Dissociated cancer cells are exposed to antineoplastic drugs (5× 104 viable cells/drug for 1
hr or continuously) and cultured for 4 to 6 days in liquid medium. Cells are then stained with …

Aim: Limbal cultures restore the corneal epithelium in patients with ocular burns. We
investigated the biological parameters instrumental for their clinical success. Methods: We …

Fragments of classical music were submitted to 80 subjects, 40 children 9 to 10 years old
and 40 adults 19 to 29 years old who were divided into eight groups of ten, to induce …

purpose. To measure visual acuity (VA) on Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study
(ETDRS) charts with a modified faster procedure (ETDRS-Fast), based on adaptive …

purpose. Keratoconus is a noninflammatory corneal disorder that is clinically and genetically
heterogeneous. Mutations in the VSX1 (visual system homeobox 1) gene have been …

Purpose To evaluate porcine sclera as a model of human sclera for in vitro studies of
transscleral drug delivery of both low and high molecular weight compounds. Methods …