[J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010;47:117-120.]“
“Although boat seines have a significant share in the total fish landings in Greece, there is little information on boat seine fisheries. The present study aims to identify boat seine check details metiers on a national level and contribute to a better understanding of their operation in Greece. We used boat seine landings data collected from a large number of ports in the Aegean and east Ionian Sea between 2002 and 2006. The landings profiles

were grouped with a two-step procedure: the first step involved a factorial analysis of the log-transformed landings profiles. and the second step was a classification of the factorial coordinates (hierarchical agglomerative clustering). Six metiers were identified in the Aegean Sea, and three in the Ionian Sea. The ‘picarel-bogue’ metier was the most important in both seas, accounting for 54% and 88% of the fishing trips of the sample in the Aegean and Ionian

Seas respectively. Apart from picarel and bogue, other important target species were red mullet, European squid. common pandora, chub mackerel. and European pilchard. Varying spatial (within the Aegean and Ionian Seas) and seasonal patterns were evident for the identified metiers.”
“Background Elderly polypharmacy patients may be more at risk of not adhering to medication. If so, the underlying reasons may be more readily disclosed during private discussions with patients. Hence pharmaceutical care discussions at home might improve treatment adherence. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of pharmaceutical care on medication BIX-01294 adherence, hospitalisation

and mortality in elderly patients prescribed polypharmacy. Setting Pharmaceutical care CX-6258 price discussed at home. Methods A randomised controlled trial with two arms; pharmaceutical care (n = 315) and controls (n = 315) was designed. It involved patients aged 65+ years living in Aarhus, Denmark who used five drugs or more without assistance. Pharmacists visited the pharmaceuticalcare patients at home, once only, and followed them during the subsequent year with three telephone calls. Non-adherence was measured by a pill-count. Patients were categorised as non-adherent if their mean adherence rate for all drugs consumed was smaller than 80 %. The impact of pharmaceutical care on non-adherence and hospitalisation was analysed by 2 x 2 tables, and mortality by Cox regression. Main outcome measure Medication adherence, hospitalisation and mortality. Results The final analyses included 517 patients (median age 74 years; females 52 %). Dropouts were more frequent for the pharmaceutical-care group than for controls. Pharmacists encountered drug-related problems amongst 72 % of pharmaceutical-care patients. Pharmaceutical-care patients (11 %) and control patients (10 %) were similarly nonadherent (Odds ratio 1.