This account of chronic venous disease summarizes the clinical aspects disorder and reviews recent advances in studies hydrodynamic biochemical changes that underlie disorder.

About this Book. Preface -- What is Culture? Cultural Theory? 1. Culture in Classical Social Theory. 2. and Integration the Work of Talcott Parsons. 3. as Ideology Western Marxism. 4. Action Symbolic Interactionism, Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology. 5. The Durkheimians: Ritual, Classification, Sacred. 6. Structuralism Semiotic Analysis Culture. 7. Poststructural Turn. 8. Culture, Structure, Agency: Three Attempts at Synthesis. 9. British Studies. 10. Production Reception 11. Text: Narrative...

Issues of boundary maintenance are implicit in all studies national identity. By definition, communities consist those who included but surrounded (literally or metaphorically) by excluded. Most extant research on identity explores criteria for membership largely terms official public definitions described, example, citizenship and immigration laws texts popular culture. We know much less about how ordinary people various nations reason these issues. An analysis cross-national (N= 23) survey...

Abstract Stripping of the long saphenous vein (LSV) may prevent recurrence varices, although this has not been demonstrated using objective criteria. The aim study was to determine whether addition LSV stripping, from groin upper calf, saphenofemoral junction (SFJ) ligation prevents residual reflux, and stripping calf results in greater neurological complications. Sixty-nine patients with primary varicose veins, reflux SFJ incompetence, confirmed by duplex ultrasonography...

Abstract Eighty-nine legs with long saphenous vein (LSV) reflux and saphenofemoral junction incompetence were treated by ligation multiple avulsions; patients randomized to undergo additional stripping of the LSV from groin upper calf (n = 43) or no treatment 46). At a median 21 months after surgery recurrence was evaluated duplex ultrasonography, photoplethysmography, clinical examination patient assessment. Fewer persisting incompetent LSVs in found (21 versus 38) (interquartile range)...

Abstract The number of white blood cells per mm2 has been determined in serial histological slides taken from punch biopsies skin the gaiter region patients with varicose veins. In eight veins were complicated by lipodermatosclerosis skin, and a further six there was history ulceration. uncomplicated median 6 nm2, 45 mm2, where ulceration, 217 mm2. No change cell content observed after venous pressure raised for 30 min sitting patient lower limb dependent. White infiltration is associated...

Non-invasive methods of venous assessment were used to assess the procedure high ligation plus multiple avulsion varicosities for treatment varicose veins in 54 limbs. Duplex scanning before operation confirmed saphenofemoral incompetence and excluded short saphenous incompetence. After it revealed that two limbs junction was still patent incompetent. In 52 which had been ligated there persistent reflux down long vein 24 cases. only this attributable mid-thigh perforating veins....

Duplex ultrasonography was used to assess patients with primary varicose veins determine whether varicosities of the long saphenous vein (LSV) occurred without saphenofemoral junction (SFJ) incompetence. Some 167 consecutive clinical diagnosis were investigated. Of 190 limbs LSV reflux 63 had no SFJ incompetence, which only five incompetent perforators; these midthigh perforators in two and medial calf three. often occurs presence a competent SFJ. This indicates that, such circumstances,...

Contemporary social theory has turned increasingly to concepts such as civil society, community, and the public sphere in order theorize about construction of vital, democratic solidaristic political cultures. The dominant prescriptions for attaining this end invoke need institutional procedural reform, but overlook autonomous role culture shaping defining forms solidarity. This article proposes a model solidarity based on two genres Romance Irony, argues that these narrative offer useful...