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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study in intrauterine growth retardation(IUGR) is to assess the relationship between the Doppler flow velocimetry and pregnancy outcome. STUDY DESIGN: 356 normal and 159 growth retarded fetuses between 21 and 42 gestati- onal weeks were investigated retrospectively. All IUGR fetuses were divided into four gro- ups according to the results obtained by Doppler flow velocities as follows. 1) Group 1(n= 89) : patients had normal umbilical artery resistance index ( Rlu ) and normal middle cerebral artery resistance index ( Rlmca ) 2 ) Group 2 ( n= 9 ) : patients had normal Rlu and abnormal Rlmca 3 ) Group 3 ( n=25 ) : patients had abnormal Rlu and normal Rlmca 4) Group 4 ( n=36 ) : patients had abnormal Rlu and abnormal Rlmca. RESULTS: We obtained normal values of RIu and RImca in oriental. Abnormal cardiotoc- ography(CTG) findings and operative delivery for fetal distress were significantly increased in group 2(p < 0.05) and markedly increased in group 3 and 4 ( p < 0.01 ) compared with group 1. Adverse neonatal outcome was significantly increased in group 3 and 4 compared with group 1. There is significant increase of adverse neonatal outcome in group 4 compared with group 3 ( p < 0.05 ). CONCLUSIONS: We obtained the normal values of Rlu, Rlmca and cerebroplacental ratio ( CPR ) in oriental. Adverse neonatal outcome was significantly increased in group 2, 3 and 4 compared with group 1. There is significant increase of adverse neonatal outcome in gr- oup 4 compared with group 3. We also found a strong correlation between the CPR and adverse neonatal outcome in IUGR. In IUGR, centralization of the fetal circulation turned out to exist, resulting in a preferential shunting of blood flow to the fetal brain. Brain-sp- aring effect with Doppler flow velocimetry could be demonstrated by this result.
Brain ; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ; Female ; Fetal Distress ; Fetal Growth Retardation* ; Fetus* ; Humans ; Middle Cerebral Artery* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome* ; Pregnancy* ; Reference Values ; Retrospective Studies ; Rheology* ; Umbilical Arteries

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Criminals* ; Humans

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Criminals* ; Humans

It is recognized not only by the health experts but also by the public that venereal diseases are remarkably increasing in these days. Therefore, every available measure for declining of the diseases are planned and implemented through case-finding, diagnosis, treatment, education and research. The author intended to compare and analyse infection rates of venereal diseases between reporting from the Ministry of Health and author's private V.D. clinic during 1961-1971. The following results are obtained through the study: 1. According to the report of the Ministry of Health, 45.0% of total examinees were sick with gonorrhea and 6.5% with syphilis, in one hand, on the other hand 78.7% with gonorrhea and 16.3% with syphilis at the author's clinic. 2. By both the report of the ministry and author, highest infection rates were found in 196601968, and this fact was considered by the higher infection rate of G.I. in same years. 3. Contrarily, the lowest infection rates were found out in 1970-1971 through both reports.
Diagnosis ; Education ; Gonorrhea ; Hand ; Korea* ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases* ; Syphilis

While studying Bombyx mori "Zipnuae" inoculated with an entomopathogenic fungus, Paecilomyces tenuipes, a mycoparasitic hymenoascomycete with a long neck was isolated from the silkworm rearing room. The fungus was identified as Syspastospora parasitica which has been recognized as a hyperparasite on various moniliaceous hyphomycetes. A descriptive illustration is presented in this study.
Ascomycota* ; Bombyx* ; Fungi* ; Mitosporic Fungi ; Neck ; Paecilomyces*

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Dental Porcelain* ; Resin Cements*

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Transfection of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome requires the cloning of tandem HBV sequences inserted into a plasmid vector, which is usually screened for by the restriction enzyme digestion of plasmid minipreparation from at least a dozen of bacterial colonies. The aim of this study was to develop a simple alternative screening method for bacterial colonies harbouring tandem HBV sequences by a PCR. METHODS: A set of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer was designed to detect the bacterial colonies harbouring "head to tail" dimeric HBV DNA. PCR which amplifies the head to tail junction site of two tandem HBV molecules was performed. RESULTS: PCR products with appropriate size (1.2kb) were obtained. The accurate detection by PCR screening technique was confirmed by enzyme digestion. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that PCR screening technique is a simple and rapid method for the identification of bacterial colonies containing tandem HBV sequences.
Clone Cells ; Cloning, Organism ; Digestion ; DNA ; Genome ; Head ; Hepatitis B virus ; Hepatitis B* ; Hepatitis* ; Humans* ; Mass Screening* ; Plasmids ; Polymerase Chain Reaction* ; Transfection

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