Currently, embryofetoscopy allows direct visualization of the embryo in vivo, enabling accurate diagnosis of developmental defects and yielding additional insights into developmental disorders in the embryo. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (2013) 20, 248-251 (C) 2013 AAGL. All rights reserved.”
“In the last decades there was an increase in stress at work and its effects on workers’ health. These issues are still little studied in the electric utility sector. This study aims to evaluate factors

associated with stress at work and to verify its associations with health status among workers of an electric company in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. A cross-sectional LY3023414 molecular weight study was conducted with 474 subjects (87.5% of the eligible workers). Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires. A descriptive analysis, a multiple linear hierarchical regression analysis and a correlation analysis were performed. The majority of participants were males (91.1%) and the mean age was 37.5 yr. The mean score of stress level was 2.3

points (scale ranging from 1.0 to 5.0). Hierarchical multiple analyses showed that: regular practice of physical activities (p=0.025) and individual monthly income (p=0.002) were inversely associated with stress level; BMI was marginally associated with the stress level (p=0.074). The demographic characteristics were not associated with stress. selleck inhibitor Stress at work was significantly associated with physical and mental health status (p<0.001). To improve health of electric utility workers, actions are suggested to decrease stress by remuneration and an appropriate practice of physical activity aiming reduction of BMI.”
“Earthquake rupture speeds exceeding the shear-wave velocity have been reported for

several shallow strike-slip events. Whether supershear rupture also can occur in deep earthquakes is unclear, because of their enigmatic faulting mechanism. Using empirical Green’s functions in both regional and teleseismic waveforms, we observed supershear rupture during GSK3326595 molecular weight the 2013 moment magnitude (M-w) 6.7 deep earthquake beneath the Sea of Okhotsk, an aftershock of the large deep earthquake (M-w 8.3). The M-w 6.7 event ruptured downward along a steeply dipping fault plane at an average speed of 8 kilometers per second, suggesting efficient seismic energy generation. Comparing it to the highly dissipative 1994 M-w 8.3 Bolivia earthquake, the two events represent end members of deep earthquakes in terms of energy partitioning and imply that there is more than one rupture mechanism for deep earthquakes.