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Nutrients, 2009
Lactobacillus sakei is widely used as starter in the production process of Italian fermented saus... more Lactobacillus sakei is widely used as starter in the production process of Italian fermented sausages and its growth and survival are affected by various factors. We studied the differential expression of genome in response to different stresses by the fluorescent differential display (FDD) technique. This study resulted in the development and optimization of an innovative technique, with a high level of reproducibility and quality, which allows the identification of gene expression changes associated with different microbial behaviours under different growth conditions.
Annales medicinae experimentalis et biologiae Fenniae, 1952
Annales medicinae experimentalis et biologiae Fenniae, 1952
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja, 1999
Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1998
In a two-day, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, cross-over multicenter study, the bronchodi... more In a two-day, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, cross-over multicenter study, the bronchodilating effect of 100 micrograms of salbutamol (CAS 18559-94-9) inhaled from a new metered dose powder inhaler (MDPI; Taifun) was compared with that of an identical dose of salbutamol inhaled from a conventional pressurised metered dose inhaler connected to a spacer (pMDI + S). Thirty-six non-smoking, adult asthmatic outpatients with a baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) between 35 and 70% of the predicted value participated in the study. After inhalation of the study medication pulmonary function, FEV1 and airway resistance (R(aw)), blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) were measured up to 6 h. Area under the FEV1 vs. time curve (AUCFEV1) was used as the primary efficacy parameter, and the 90% confidence intervals (CI) were used to judge clinical equivalence. Other efficacy parameters were used in supportive analyses as secondary parameters. Both treatments produced a clea...
The Journal of urology, 1993
We studied 599 evaluable patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy at 7 urological units. Before... more We studied 599 evaluable patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy at 7 urological units. Before transurethral prostatectomy the patients were randomized into 3 groups: group 1--197 patients given single-dose ceftriaxone (2 gm.), group 2--203 patients given 160/800 mg. trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole and group 3--199 controls given no antimicrobial prophylaxis. Patients with a preoperative indwelling catheter, positive urine culture, signs of active infection or preoperative antibiotic treatment were excluded. Postoperative infectious complications were demonstrated in 15 of 197 (7.6%), 25 of 203 (12.3%) and 43 of 199 (21.6%) patients in the study groups, respectively. The difference in infectious complications between groups 1 and 3 was statistically highly significant (p < 0.01) and between groups 2 and 3 it was significant (p < 0.05). Single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis proved to be useful in the prevention of serious infectious complications after transurethral prostatectomy.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
A hypertension control program was established as part of the more comprehensive North Karelia Pr... more A hypertension control program was established as part of the more comprehensive North Karelia Project. This project was started in 1972 in response to a petition from the population of North Karelia, a county in Finland, asking for national assistance to reduce the exceptionally high cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity in the area. The North Karelia Project was carried out from 1972 to 1977.The hypertension control program was implemented mainly in local health centers by physicians and public health nurses, who followed guidelines issued by the project staff and worked under its supervision.Although the target population for the North Karelia Project was the entire population of North Karelia, the project focused on middle-aged men. The hypertension subprogram was introduced in steps. Its objectives included the training of health personnel, establishment of an information system in the county to educate people about hypertension, and organization of the detection, trea...
Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde, 1982
Urinary tract infections in 339 children (77 boys and 262 girls) have been followed up. An excret... more Urinary tract infections in 339 children (77 boys and 262 girls) have been followed up. An excretory urography and a urethrocystography were done for all the children. The frequency of functional and anatomical abnormalities is given. The severity grade of UTI was determined according to the classification of Elo and Stenström. Almost all episodes of UTI among boys occurred during the first three years of life and were mostly severe. After the 3rd year of life the occurrence of UTI among the boys was sporadic. Among the girls the severe episodes dominates during the first three years of life, but after that the episodes tended to become milder in character becoming mostly asymptomatic. The peak of asymptomatic episodes among girls was at 10 years of age. After that age the number of episodes dropped abruptly. The classification used, based on the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and on white blood cell count (WBC), has shown to be useful and makes it possible to differentiate be...
Annals of clinical research, 1983
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja, 1984
Monatsschrift für Kinderheilkunde, 1975
A classification of urinary tract infection based on severity of infection is presented. It is ba... more A classification of urinary tract infection based on severity of infection is presented. It is based primarily on the presence or absence of symptoms of urinary tract infection. The symptomatic infections are subdivided according to results of certain blood tests indicating general infection or not. Grade 1 covers asymptomatic bacteriuria, and grade 2 symptomatic infections with no signs of general infections. Grade 3 comprises symptomatic urinary tract infections with changes indicative of general infection. Elevated ESR and leucocytosis of the blood were regarded as criteria of general infection.
Annals of clinical research, 1979
The seasonal variations in the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) were studied in a seri... more The seasonal variations in the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) were studied in a series of 992 verified episodes of UTI treated between 1965 and 1974. The incidence was highest during November and lowest during the summer months. Summer episodes, moreover, tended to be the most severe. Seasonal variations were less marked among girls, than amond boys, except in the group of teenage girls in which peak incidences occurred in March and in September. Among the boys, a single peak incidence was recorded in July. The results of the analysis of weather type performed in this study showed that unseasonable types of weather, that is, cold and dry weather in autumn, warm and rainy weather in winter, and warm and dry weather in spring, were accompanied by a clear increase in the monthly number of episodes of UTIs. The difference in the monthly frequency of UTIs between the most and the least favourable types of weather was about two-fold.
Acta Medica Scandinavica, 1981
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 1981
Observations are reported from a series of 284 children, 68 boys and 216 girls, who had had one o... more Observations are reported from a series of 284 children, 68 boys and 216 girls, who had had one or more episodes of urinary tract infection (UTI) and had vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) of grade II, III or VI. In 6 of the boys and 43 of the girls the Politano-Leadbetter operation for correction of VUR was performed. Only in grade III or IV VUR was the cure rate--considered solely as cessation of reflux--significantly higher in surgically than in non-surgically treated children. Irrespective of sex or mode of treatment, the number of episodes of UTI tended to diminish as the children grew older. For more precise comparisons, two individually matched groups of 40 girls were studied. One girl in each pair was operated on. Within these matched pairs, the frequency of UTI episodes according to age did not differ appreciably. Nor did the number of UTI episodes before and after the time of operation differ significantly when analysis was made according to grade of reflux. Thus, although disappearance of surgically treated grades III and IV VUR was more rapid and more frequent than spontaneous cessation of reflux, the observations in the matched pair series indicated that antireflux surgery does not affect the incidence of UTI.
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 1985
196 episodes of urinary tract infection in children were analysed. 74 were classified as pyelonep... more 196 episodes of urinary tract infection in children were analysed. 74 were classified as pyelonephritic (PN), 61 as cystitis (C), and 61 as asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) on the basis of three clinical signs (elevated temperature, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and/or white blood cell count). The frequency of P-fimbriae was found high in PN (77%), and significantly lower in C (23%), ABU (20%) and among fecal strains (16%). The common, type 1 fimbriae were also more frequent in PN (92%) than in the other groups (84-76%), whereas other, so-called X-fimbriae, were relatively rare in all the patient groups (15-6%). P-fimbriation was not significantly associated with the presence or absence of reflux or obstructive anomalies. By contrast, the frequency of P-fimbriation increased with increasing severity of the clinical symptoms of pyelonephritis (95% in episodes of elevated temperature, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count).
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1983
The authors describe eight cases of spermatic cord torsion in the neonate, including the fifth an... more The authors describe eight cases of spermatic cord torsion in the neonate, including the fifth and sixth reported cases of neonatal bilateral torsion, Early discovery of the torsion followed by orchiopexy, resulted in near-normal growth of the affected testicle in one patient at one-year follow-up. Recommendations for surgical management of torsion and treatment of the uninvolved testicle in unilateral cases are discussed.-George Holcomb, Jr.
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2013
Nutrients, 2009
Lactobacillus sakei is widely used as starter in the production process of Italian fermented saus... more Lactobacillus sakei is widely used as starter in the production process of Italian fermented sausages and its growth and survival are affected by various factors. We studied the differential expression of genome in response to different stresses by the fluorescent differential display (FDD) technique. This study resulted in the development and optimization of an innovative technique, with a high level of reproducibility and quality, which allows the identification of gene expression changes associated with different microbial behaviours under different growth conditions.
Annales medicinae experimentalis et biologiae Fenniae, 1952
Annales medicinae experimentalis et biologiae Fenniae, 1952
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja, 1999
Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1998
In a two-day, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, cross-over multicenter study, the bronchodi... more In a two-day, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, cross-over multicenter study, the bronchodilating effect of 100 micrograms of salbutamol (CAS 18559-94-9) inhaled from a new metered dose powder inhaler (MDPI; Taifun) was compared with that of an identical dose of salbutamol inhaled from a conventional pressurised metered dose inhaler connected to a spacer (pMDI + S). Thirty-six non-smoking, adult asthmatic outpatients with a baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) between 35 and 70% of the predicted value participated in the study. After inhalation of the study medication pulmonary function, FEV1 and airway resistance (R(aw)), blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) were measured up to 6 h. Area under the FEV1 vs. time curve (AUCFEV1) was used as the primary efficacy parameter, and the 90% confidence intervals (CI) were used to judge clinical equivalence. Other efficacy parameters were used in supportive analyses as secondary parameters. Both treatments produced a clea...
The Journal of urology, 1993
We studied 599 evaluable patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy at 7 urological units. Before... more We studied 599 evaluable patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy at 7 urological units. Before transurethral prostatectomy the patients were randomized into 3 groups: group 1--197 patients given single-dose ceftriaxone (2 gm.), group 2--203 patients given 160/800 mg. trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole and group 3--199 controls given no antimicrobial prophylaxis. Patients with a preoperative indwelling catheter, positive urine culture, signs of active infection or preoperative antibiotic treatment were excluded. Postoperative infectious complications were demonstrated in 15 of 197 (7.6%), 25 of 203 (12.3%) and 43 of 199 (21.6%) patients in the study groups, respectively. The difference in infectious complications between groups 1 and 3 was statistically highly significant (p < 0.01) and between groups 2 and 3 it was significant (p < 0.05). Single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis proved to be useful in the prevention of serious infectious complications after transurethral prostatectomy.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
A hypertension control program was established as part of the more comprehensive North Karelia Pr... more A hypertension control program was established as part of the more comprehensive North Karelia Project. This project was started in 1972 in response to a petition from the population of North Karelia, a county in Finland, asking for national assistance to reduce the exceptionally high cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity in the area. The North Karelia Project was carried out from 1972 to 1977.The hypertension control program was implemented mainly in local health centers by physicians and public health nurses, who followed guidelines issued by the project staff and worked under its supervision.Although the target population for the North Karelia Project was the entire population of North Karelia, the project focused on middle-aged men. The hypertension subprogram was introduced in steps. Its objectives included the training of health personnel, establishment of an information system in the county to educate people about hypertension, and organization of the detection, trea...
Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde, 1982
Urinary tract infections in 339 children (77 boys and 262 girls) have been followed up. An excret... more Urinary tract infections in 339 children (77 boys and 262 girls) have been followed up. An excretory urography and a urethrocystography were done for all the children. The frequency of functional and anatomical abnormalities is given. The severity grade of UTI was determined according to the classification of Elo and Stenström. Almost all episodes of UTI among boys occurred during the first three years of life and were mostly severe. After the 3rd year of life the occurrence of UTI among the boys was sporadic. Among the girls the severe episodes dominates during the first three years of life, but after that the episodes tended to become milder in character becoming mostly asymptomatic. The peak of asymptomatic episodes among girls was at 10 years of age. After that age the number of episodes dropped abruptly. The classification used, based on the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and on white blood cell count (WBC), has shown to be useful and makes it possible to differentiate be...
Annals of clinical research, 1983
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja, 1984
Monatsschrift für Kinderheilkunde, 1975
A classification of urinary tract infection based on severity of infection is presented. It is ba... more A classification of urinary tract infection based on severity of infection is presented. It is based primarily on the presence or absence of symptoms of urinary tract infection. The symptomatic infections are subdivided according to results of certain blood tests indicating general infection or not. Grade 1 covers asymptomatic bacteriuria, and grade 2 symptomatic infections with no signs of general infections. Grade 3 comprises symptomatic urinary tract infections with changes indicative of general infection. Elevated ESR and leucocytosis of the blood were regarded as criteria of general infection.
Annals of clinical research, 1979
The seasonal variations in the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) were studied in a seri... more The seasonal variations in the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) were studied in a series of 992 verified episodes of UTI treated between 1965 and 1974. The incidence was highest during November and lowest during the summer months. Summer episodes, moreover, tended to be the most severe. Seasonal variations were less marked among girls, than amond boys, except in the group of teenage girls in which peak incidences occurred in March and in September. Among the boys, a single peak incidence was recorded in July. The results of the analysis of weather type performed in this study showed that unseasonable types of weather, that is, cold and dry weather in autumn, warm and rainy weather in winter, and warm and dry weather in spring, were accompanied by a clear increase in the monthly number of episodes of UTIs. The difference in the monthly frequency of UTIs between the most and the least favourable types of weather was about two-fold.
Acta Medica Scandinavica, 1981
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 1981
Observations are reported from a series of 284 children, 68 boys and 216 girls, who had had one o... more Observations are reported from a series of 284 children, 68 boys and 216 girls, who had had one or more episodes of urinary tract infection (UTI) and had vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) of grade II, III or VI. In 6 of the boys and 43 of the girls the Politano-Leadbetter operation for correction of VUR was performed. Only in grade III or IV VUR was the cure rate--considered solely as cessation of reflux--significantly higher in surgically than in non-surgically treated children. Irrespective of sex or mode of treatment, the number of episodes of UTI tended to diminish as the children grew older. For more precise comparisons, two individually matched groups of 40 girls were studied. One girl in each pair was operated on. Within these matched pairs, the frequency of UTI episodes according to age did not differ appreciably. Nor did the number of UTI episodes before and after the time of operation differ significantly when analysis was made according to grade of reflux. Thus, although disappearance of surgically treated grades III and IV VUR was more rapid and more frequent than spontaneous cessation of reflux, the observations in the matched pair series indicated that antireflux surgery does not affect the incidence of UTI.
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 1985
196 episodes of urinary tract infection in children were analysed. 74 were classified as pyelonep... more 196 episodes of urinary tract infection in children were analysed. 74 were classified as pyelonephritic (PN), 61 as cystitis (C), and 61 as asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) on the basis of three clinical signs (elevated temperature, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and/or white blood cell count). The frequency of P-fimbriae was found high in PN (77%), and significantly lower in C (23%), ABU (20%) and among fecal strains (16%). The common, type 1 fimbriae were also more frequent in PN (92%) than in the other groups (84-76%), whereas other, so-called X-fimbriae, were relatively rare in all the patient groups (15-6%). P-fimbriation was not significantly associated with the presence or absence of reflux or obstructive anomalies. By contrast, the frequency of P-fimbriation increased with increasing severity of the clinical symptoms of pyelonephritis (95% in episodes of elevated temperature, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count).
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Page 1. TAMPEREEN YLIOPISTO Sosiologian ja sosiaalipsykologian laitos Äiti on äiti aina vaan. Aik... more Page 1. TAMPEREEN YLIOPISTO Sosiologian ja sosiaalipsykologian laitos Äiti on äiti aina vaan. Aikuisten lasten äidit ja äidin kategoria Johanna Elo 52366 Pro gradu-tutkielma Sosiaalipsykologia Toukokuu 2008 Page 2. 2 ...
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1983
The authors describe eight cases of spermatic cord torsion in the neonate, including the fifth an... more The authors describe eight cases of spermatic cord torsion in the neonate, including the fifth and sixth reported cases of neonatal bilateral torsion, Early discovery of the torsion followed by orchiopexy, resulted in near-normal growth of the affected testicle in one patient at one-year follow-up. Recommendations for surgical management of torsion and treatment of the uninvolved testicle in unilateral cases are discussed.-George Holcomb, Jr.
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2013