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[ "oct showed variable reflectivity of the retinal pigment epithelium ( rpe ) along with an increase in the retinal thickness suggestive of subfoveal cnvm with macular edema . leakage of the dye on indocyanine green angiography ( icg ) and variable reflectivity on optical coherence tomography ( oct ) suggested a subf...
choroidal neovascular membrane ( cnvm ) is one of the most common causes of submacular hemorrhage ( smh ) . conventional treatment involves management of the smh with pneumatic displacement with or without tissue plasminogen activator ( tpa ) followed by intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in a second sitting . we de...
[ "infantile systemic hyalinosis ( ish ) is a rare and fatal genetic disorder with mutations in capillary morphogenesis gene-2 cmg2 / human anthrax toxin receptor gene-2 antxr2 resulting in spindle cell proliferation , altered collagen metabolism with extensive deposition of amorphous eosinophilic pas positive hyalin...
introduction : infantile systemic hyalinosis ( ish ) is a rare and fatal genetic disorder with mutations in capillary morphogenesis gene-2 cmg2 / human anthrax toxin receptor gene-2 antxr2 resulting in spindle cell proliferation , altered collagen metabolism with extensive deposition of amorphous eosinophilic pas posit...
[ "herein , we report five cases of ton in which a modified surgical procedure for endoscopic optic nerve decompression was performed , using a 45 endoscope . we include discussion of the operative events , along with the apparent advantages and limitations . traumatic optic neuropathy ( ton ) is an impact injury to ...
background : although the endoscopic anterior - to - posterior technique offers many advantages , the long - term effects of the iatrogenic trauma ( removal of the uncinate process and anterior ethmoidal sinus ) resulting from the complete ethmoidectomy procedure used to gain full access to the optic nerve canal is unk...
[ "klippel - trenaunay syndrome ( kts ) is characterized by the triad of port wine stain , venous and lymphatic malformation , and soft tissue hypertrophy of the affected extremity . the systemic form , angiokeratoma corporis diffusum , is usually associated with an inborn error of metabolism . among all the types , ...
klippel - trenaunay syndrome ( kts ) is a cutaneous capillary malformation on a limb in association with soft tissue swelling with or without bony hypertrophy and atypical varicosity . the capillary malformation associated with kts is port wine stain . angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme ( acn ) is a congenital var...
[ "transgenic lines expressing cre / ert received the third dose of tamoxifen on the day prior to being killed . the mice were housed individually for 510 days before being analyzed for cre - recombinase mediated activity . transgenic cre and r26r reporter mouse lines used in this study are listed in table 1 . for i...
objectiveconditional gene targeting has been extensively used for in vivo analysis of gene function in -cell biology . the objective of this study was to examine whether mouse transgenic cre lines , used to mediate -cell or pancreas - specific recombination , also drive cre expression in the brain.research design and m...
[ "for example , it is conceivable that when playing a heavy instrument \n such as the tuba , a large load is applied to the trunk to maintain the performance posture . \n thus , the present \n study clarified the characteristics of the standing performance posture for the trumpet and \n the marching euphonium and in...
[ purpose ] the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of trumpet and marching euphonium performance posture on the trunk and lower limb musculoskeletal system . [ subjects ] the subjects were 10 female university students . [ methods ] subjects maintained a resting position , a trumpet performa...
[ "although it is too early to predict the full extent of prokaryotic glycosylation , it is clear from the diversity of prokaryotic glycoproteins discovered in recent years that glycosylation in these organisms is the norm rather than the exception . \n\t\t\t\t protein glycosylation is a phenomenon shared by all ...
recent years have witnessed a rapid growth in the number and diversity of prokaryotic proteins shown to carry n- and/or o - glycans , with protein glycosylation now considered as fundamental to the biology of these organisms as it is in eukaryotic systems . this article overviews the major glycosylation pathways that a...
[ "the cyclization \n of 3j ( 165 mg , 0.500 mmol ) was conducted according to \n the general \n procedure b to afford 64 mg ( 52% ) of the title compound as a yellow \n oil . the combined organic solutions were then \n concentrated in vacuo , and the crude product was then purified via \n flash chromatography on sil...
intramolecular pd - catalyzed alkene carboamination reactions of substituted 2-allyl - n-(2-bromobenzyl)anilines are described . the substrates for these reactions are generated in two steps from readily available 2-allylanilines and 2-bromobenzaldehyde derivatives . the transformations afford substituted tet...
[ "the fast effectiveness and the short period between the onset of action and the relief of symptoms are the major advantages of electroconvulsive therapy ( ect ) compared with common antidepressant drugs ; however , similar to drugs , the time delay between the start of ect and its effect is still a weak point of t...
background : one of the shortcomings of the available treatments for major depressive disorder ( mdd ) is the time delay between starting the treatment and achieving an antidepressant response.objectives:we aimed to determine the effect of ketamine as a synergistic antidepressant and anesthetic agent on mdd in electroc...
[ "we present the details of a patient who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy after an exact preoperative diagnosis of traumatic gallbladder rupture . traumatic gallbladder rupture occurs rarely and the incidence is reported to amount to approximately 2% of all blunt abdominal injuries . preoperative diagnosis of...
abstractgallbladder rupture due to blunt abdominal injury is rare . there are few reports of traumatic gallbladder injury , and it is commonly associated with other concomitant visceral injuries . therefore , it is difficult to diagnose traumatic gallbladder rupture preoperatively when it is caused by blunt abdominal i...
[ "this study was therefore aimed at determining the prevalence of schistosomiasis and associated bladder pathology in adults living in eggua , yewa , north local government area , ogun state , nigeria . most studies have focused on the epidemiology of s. haematobium infection [ 3 , 7 , 8 ] particularly in school - a...
screening for schistosoma haematobium infection and its possible morbidity was carried out in 257 adult participants in eggua community , ogun state , nigeria . parasitological assessment for the presence of ova of s. haematobium in urine and abdominopelvic ultrasonographic examination for bladder and secondary kidney ...
[ "therapeutic high intensity focused ultrasound ( hifu ) or focused ultrasound ( fus ) is a noninvasive medical treatment that allows the deposition of energy inside the human body . essential tremor noninterventional functional neurosurgery treatment has shown an immense potential of transcranial mrgfus application...
ultrasound - mediated drug delivery under the guidance of an imaging modality can improve drug disposition and achieve site - specific drug delivery . the term focal drug delivery has been introduced to describe the focal targeting of drugs in tissues with the help of imaging and focused ultrasound . focal drug deliver...
[ "the online version of this article ( doi:10.1007/s00125 - 010 - 1903 - 9 ) contains supplementary material , which is available to authorised users .", "we therefore investigated whether , besides the above - mentioned mechanisms , restoration of the impaired intestinal barrier function ( with emphasis on tight ...
aims / hypothesisimpaired intestinal barrier function is observed in type 1 diabetes patients and animal models of the disease . exposure to diabetogenic antigens from the intestinal milieu due to a compromised intestinal barrier is considered essential for induction of the autoimmune process leading to type 1 diabetes...
[ "a cervical mri was performed , and the findings were compatible with spondylodiscitis at the c6/7 intervertebral disc and the vertebral body ( fig . therefore , we decided to perform cervical nucleoplasty at the c5/6 and c6/7 intervertebral discs . on the pre - procedural laboratory tests , there were no abnormali...
infective spondylodiscitis is a rare complication that can occur after interventional spinal procedures , of which symptoms are usually back pain and fever . early diagnosis of infective spondylodiscitis is critical to start antibiotics and to improve prognosis . laboratory examinations including complet blood cell cou...
[ "traditionally , barium examinations have been the mainstay of radiological investigations of the small and large intestines . however , the standard barium follow - through ( sbft ) examination has high false - negative and false - positive rates for the detection of abnormalities several new techniques have there...
in recent years , advances in scanner technology and competition from other specialties have produced rapid changes in the way the intestines are imaged . mri and ct scan along with the traditional enteroclysis examination have emerged at the forefront of intestinal imaging . functional modalities such as diffusion and...
[ "enriched stable isotopes of hg species have \n been used as a powerful tool to study hg cycling and uptake into freshwater \n foodwebs . in this study , we applied the technique to identify trophic transfer \n of hg species from live phytoplankton in water and sediment compartments \n in estuarine benthic infauna ...
mercury is a widespread contaminant in marine food webs , and identifying uptake pathways of mercury species , ch3hg+ and hg2 + , into low trophic level organisms is important to understanding its entry into marine food webs . enriched stable isotope tracers were used to study benthic vs. pelagic pathways of ...
[ "their incidence is on the rise because of the various factors such as the increase of the elderly population , intravenous drug use , epidural steroid injection for pain control , epidural anesthesia and development of imaging methods such as computed tomography ( ct ) and magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) . with...
objectivethe aim of this study is to elucidate the clinical characteristics of patients with spinal epidural abscess ( sea ) and demonstrate the risk factors , treatments and neurologic outcomes.methodswe retrospectively reviewed the medical records and radiologic images of 35 patients admitted to our department with s...
[ "we conducted two sensitivity analyses : one applying lower cutoff points of waist circumference ( men 90 cm and women 80 cm ) ( 19 ) to the definition of the metabolic syndrome based on the asian criterion for abdominal obesity and the other excluding abdominal obesity from the definition of the metabolic syndrome...
objectiveto examine whether exposure to the chinese famine during fetal life and early childhood is associated with the risks of metabolic syndrome and whether this association is modified by later life environment.research design and methodswe used data of 7,874 adults born between 1954 and 1964 from the 2002 china na...
[ "this review addresses the role of gametocytes during malaria transmission and particularly discusses the recent findings on gametocyte activation following entry of the mosquito midgut , as well as their egress from the host erythrocyte and transformation into gametes . malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of ...
the tropical disease malaria , which results in more than one million deaths annually , is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus plasmodium and transmitted by blood - feeding anopheline mosquitoes . parasite transition from the human host to the mosquito vector is mediated by gametocytes , sexual stages that are f...
[ "we compare our results of atomic solvation forces \n to thermodynamic data and observe good correlations , as well as general \n trends in hydrophobicity scales extracted from molecular dynamics \n simulations and based on energetical considerations . we have previously introduced shannon entropy \n maps and analy...
solvation forces are crucial determinants in the equilibrium between the folded and unfolded state of proteins . particularly interesting are the solvent forces of denaturing solvent mixtures on folded and misfolded states of proteins involved in neurodegeneration . the c - terminal globular domain of the ovi...
[ "authentic \n samples of products were used to determine response factors relative \n to tetradecane , a known amount of which was added to reaction mixtures \n to allow quantification of product yields . h and c nmr chemical shifts ( ) are reported \n in parts per million ( ppm ) relative to tms , and coupling co...
the reagent 3-chloro-1-lithiopropene ( 4 ) can be generated by treating 1-bromo-3-chloropropene with t - buli . it is unstable but if generated at low temperature in the presence of alkylboronic esters , such as 3 , is trapped in situ to give rearrangement products 2 , which on oxidation give 3-alkylprop-1-en...
[ "a number of recent studies have described an association between childhood cancer and cancer in first - degree relatives [ 57 ] , particularly siblings [ 5 , 7 ] and mothers . in this study , we describe the distribution of cancers in australian children and estimate the risks of cancer in their relatives . , it i...
we determined the extent and distribution of cancers in relatives of 379 children newly diagnosed with cancer . family history was collected from 1,337 first - degree and 3,399 second - degree relatives and incidence compared with national age- and gender - specific rates . overall , 14 children ( 3.7% ) had a relative...
[ "furthermore , the paucity of data evaluating the action of antipsychotics in pregnancy using animal models makes the discussion of mechanisms for these drugs difficult . historically , antipsychotics have been extensively and effectively used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder , and more recen...
there is currently considerable uncertainty regarding prescribing practices for pregnant women with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders . the physician and the mother have to balance the risks of untreated psychiatric illness against the potential fetal toxicity associated with pharmacological exposure . this i...
[ "the purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference between ultrasound guided core biopsy and fna in their ability to detect metastatic disease in the axillary lymph nodes of patients with a current diagnosis of ipsilateral breast cancer . a complete surgical dissection of the axilla was performed ...
rationale and objectives . to compare the sensitivities of ultrasound guided core biopsy and fine needle aspiration ( fna ) for detection of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with a current diagnosis of ipsilateral breast cancer . materials and methods . from december 2008 to december 2010 , 105 patients with ...
[ "although liver resections have been associated with high mortality and morbidity rates , recent advances in anesthetic and surgical management have significantly reduced the operative risk . the techniques of vascular control during hepatectomy are highly demanding and should be performed under special anesthetic ...
background . hazards of liver surgery have been attenuated by the evolution in methods of hepatic vascular control and the anesthetic management . in this paper , the anesthetic considerations during hepatic vascular occlusion techniques were reviewed . methods . a medline literature search using the terms anesthetic ...
[ ", we will discuss the evidence that genetic background plays a role in lifespan extension in response to dietary , genetic and pharmacological interventions in mice . furthermore , recent research has suggested that the effectiveness of each intervention on ageing is highly sensitive to the effects of genetic back...
we are currently in the midst of a revolution in ageing research , with several dietary , genetic and pharmacological interventions now known to modulate ageing in model organisms . excitingly , these interventions also appear to have beneficial effects on late - life health . for example , dietary restriction ( dr ) h...
[ "we report the case of a 19-year - old female football spectator who suffered a duodenal rupture as a result of being hit in the abdomen by a football .", "a computed tomographic ( ct ) scan of her abdomen and pelvis was arranged , which showed abnormal areas of low attenuation and multiple pockets of air in the ...
duodenal rupture secondary to blunt trauma is a relatively uncommon event and is usually a result of a road traffic accident . as the duodenum is a retroperitoneal organ , delays in diagnosis can occur , as the patient may present with vague abdominal symptoms and other non - specific signs . computed tomographic scann...
[ "the aim of this retrospective study was to determine the accuracy , sensitivity , specificity , positive predictive value ( ppv ) , and negative predictive value ( npv ) of tvs in the diagnosis of adenomyosis and leiomyoma confirmed by postsurgical histopathological findings . the three most common methods of clin...
objective : to evaluate the accuracy , sensitivity , specificity , positive predictive value ( ppv ) , and negative predictive value ( npv ) of the diagnosis of adenomyosis , leiomyoma , or combined adenomyosis and leiomyoma by the use of transvaginal ultrasonography ( tvs ) compared to the histopathological findings.s...
[ "we therefore investigated the role of soluble factors from the intestinal mucosa of cc patients in the regulation of t cells using a novel in vitro model system with the aim of mimicking the in vivo exposure of newly recruited peripheral blood t cells to the soluble factors in the colonic milieu of inflamed cc and...
soluble factors from intestinal mucosal cells contribute to immune homeostasis in the gut . we have established an in vitro model to investigate the regulatory role of soluble factors from inflamed intestinal mucosa of collagenous colitis ( cc ) patients in the differentiation of t cells . peripheral blood cd4 + t cell...
[ "the aim of this study was to verify the influence of voxel size on the accuracy and reproducibility of linear measurements of the mandible performed without metallic markers on 3d cbct images , comparing multiplanar sections and 3d rendering images . this issue of increased radiation dose to children , and specifi...
objective the purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy and reliability of two methods of measurements of linear distances ( multiplanar 2d and tridimensional reconstruction 3d ) obtained from cone - beam computed tomography ( cbct ) with different voxel sizes.material and methods ten dry human mandibles were...
[ "therefore , the aim of the present study was to systematically review all the papers published concerning schizophrenia , cognition and immunity . we focused on studies that assessed cognitive and immune variables directly on the patients . by excluding studies that used other populations ( e.g. alzheimer , bipola...
objective : recent evidence has associated immune and inflammatory changes to cognitive performance in many diseases , including schizophrenia . since this is a new research field where concepts are not yet solid and new questions and hypothesis are still arising , the present study aimed at summarizing the availab...
[ "considering the interesting results of the aforementioned study , the prime aim of this research was to use a multimethod measurement to assess alexithymia in anorexic adolescent patients and in their parents . the second aim of the study was to broaden the limited knowledge on alexithymia in adolescent anorexic p...
backgrounda growing body of literature has been focusing on individual alexithymia in anorexia nervosa , while there are only scarce and conflicting studies on alexithymia in the families of anorexic patients , despite the important role played by family dynamics in the development of the anorexic disorder , especially...
[ "therefore , we wondered whether application of a synthetic oligodesoxynucleotide ( 1668-thioate ) would be sufficient to depress cardiac function in vivo . with respect to the importance of effective inhibition of tlr signaling in sepsis , the aim of the present study was to test different tlr9 inhibitors ( h154-t...
the involvement of toll - like receptor 9 ( tlr9 ) , a receptor for bacterial dna , in septic cardiac depression has not been clarified in vivo . thus , the aim of the study was to test possible tlr9 inhibitors ( h154-thioate , irs954-thioate , and chloroquine ) for their ability to protect the cardiovascular system in...
[ "her neuroimaging profile was created using a palette of multiple modalities that provided correlated images of the brain at different levels of resolution . these methodological prerogatives are the basis for a novel neuroimaging resource that will be used to cross - reference different modalities and establish fu...
one of the major issues hindering a comprehensive connectivity model for the human brain is the difficulty in linking magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) measurements to anatomical evidence produced by histological methods . in vivo and postmortem neuroimaging methodologies are still largely incompatible in terms of sam...
[ "a sustained research activity has been devoted to lanthanide complexes , because \n of their successful application as diagnostic tools in biomedical analysis as \n mri contrast agents [ 1 , 2 ] . they have been used even as effective catalysts for the hydrolytic cleavage of phosphate ester bonds . we have obser...
new lanthanide(iii ) complexes with 2-[2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl]-3-[hydroxyl-3-methoxybenzylamino]-1,2-dihydroquin- azoline-4(3h)-one ( hmpbaq ) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis , conductance measurements , magnetic susceptibilities , spectroscopic ( ir , nmr , uv , epr ) , and therma...
[ "bisphosphonates have an important role in the prophylaxis and treatment of postmenopausal and corticosteroid osteoporosis . this case report presents a patient who presented to the ent department with sinus symptoms from oroantral fistulae following bisphosphonate use requiring surgery . this case report aims to r...
bisphosphonates like alendronic acid , disodium etidronate , and risedronate are effective for preventing postmenopausal and corticosteroid induced osteoporosis . they are also useful in the treatment of paget 's disease , hypercalcaemia of malignancy and in bony metastases . however osteonecrosis of the jaw has been r...
[ "therefore , keeping the magnitude of micronutrient malnutrition among the adolescents in view , the present study was carried out to assess the dietary pattern and nutritional deficiency disorders among the school - going adolescents . a balanced diet during childhood and adolescence is crucial not only for the we...
introduction : adolescents are considered to be a nutritionally vulnerable segment of the population . there is a greater need to look into the nutritional status of adolescents but unfortunately , precise estimates of their dietary intake , dietary practices as well as nutritional deficiencies have been the least expl...
[ "the objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence and genetically characterize t. gondii in wild animals from fuzhou zoo and pet birds farms in fujian province , southeastern china . some studies have identified several genetic characterizations of t. gondii isolates from cats , bats , sheep , a...
background : toxoplasmosis , a worldwide zoonotic disease , is caused by toxoplasma gondii . the distribution of genetic diversity of t. gondii in wild animals is of great importance to understand the transmission of the parasite in the environment . however , little is known about t. gondii prevalence in wild animals ...
[ "the aim of the study is to examine the factors of the quality of life as a risk for increasing breast cancer with women in central , industrial zenica doboj canton in bih , a developing country . breast cancer incidence has the growing trend with the increase of the maternal age , it doubles every ten years till m...
background : numerous studies have observed risk factors for breast cancer . we investigated the association between quality life factors as breast cancer risks in a case - control study in industrial zenica- doboj canton in bosnia and herzegovina.methods:the case - control study was included 200 women , 100 without ( ...
[ "however , some studies report only a small difference in outcomes of patients who underwent conversion and justify implementation of laparoscopic surgery into daily practice . deciding on surgical technique in high - risk patients while considering , we aim to report contemporary rates of conversion and outcomes o...
objectives : there is limited data regarding the outcomes of patients who undergo conversion to open surgery during a laparoscopic operation in colorectal resection . we sought to identify the outcomes of such patients.methods:the nis ( national inpatient sample ) database was used to identify patients who had conversi...
[ "vigabatrin , an irreversible inhibitor of gamma aminobutyric acid ( gaba ) transaminase ( gaba - t ) was specifically designed to be a suicide substrate for this enzyme and thereby augment tissue gaba concentrations for the treatment of epilepsy . adrenocorticotropic hormone ( acth ) , the legacy treatment for inf...
vigabatrin , the first therapeutic agent to be approved by the food and drug administration for the treatment of infantile spasms , as well as for adjunctive use in the treatment of refractory complex partial epilepsy , represents an important advance for patients with difficult - to - manage epilepsy . this review sum...
[ ", we expect that the frequency of a particular short oligonucleotide , or dna word , of 10 bp or shorter should be primarily determined through accumulation of neutral mutations , and the total set of frequencies of all dna words of certain length should follow some simple statistical rules . we retrieved all avai...
eukaryote genomes contain many noncoding regions , and they are quite complex . to understand these complexities , we constructed a database , genome composition database , for the whole genome composition statistics for 101 eukaryote genome data , as well as more than 1,000 prokaryote genomes . frequencies of all poss...
[ "hence , efforts to optimize the results of routine cardiac surgery have to be undertaken . in a properly selected group of patients coronary surgery alone or combined with mitral surgery can improve both quality of life and long - term survival . in isolated coronary surgery beating heart strategy , either on or o...
cardiac surgeons have to face the problem of impaired left ventricle function in patients undergoing routine valve or coronary procedures . the intra - aortic balloon pump is not always effective in preventing cardiac failure . the idea of using a microaxial rotating pump as a short - term perioperative support seems t...
[ "this study is designed to evaluate the difference in oncologic impact according to the level of involved lymph nodes and to promote incorporation of the value of the level of nodal involvement in the current tnm staging system . the importance of nodal staging as a prognostic factor in oncology and as an accuracy ...
purposethere are various lymph node - based staging systems . nevertheless , there is debate over the use of parameters such as the number of involved lymph nodes and the lymph node ratio . as a possible option , the distribution of metastatic lymph nodes may have a prognostic significance in rectal cancer . this study...
[ "we present the successful management of hemorrhage and unanticipated complications of severe dengue in a young primigravida admitted to the intensive care unit ( icu ) after an emergency cesarean section . , the first confirmed outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever occurred in 1994 and since then dengue infections ...
as the incidence of dengue is rising among adults more cases of dengue fever are being reported during pregnancy . physiological changes of pregnancy mask the pathognomonic features of severe dengue such as increased hematocrit , thrombocytopenia , and leukopenia and a high index of suspicion are required in endemic ar...
[ "the authors performed a multi - dimensional analysis using rat gene expression and human genetic association that identified a new genetic factor affecting susceptibility to chronic pain . characterizing the genetic factors affecting susceptibility to chronic pain could lead to novel treatment or prevention strate...
a recent publication that combined rat gene expression data and a human genetic association study has identified the first genetic risk factor for chronic pain in humans . in four of the five cohorts studied , there was a significant association of an allele within a gene ( kcns1 ) encoding a potassium channel ( kv9.1 ...
[ "thus , we examined the intrahepatic t cell response in terms of cytokines , cytokine receptors , and adhesion molecules in a patient under ifn-/ribavirin treatment and who remained persistently infected > 18 years . moreover , the opportunity of studying three histologically well - defined liver biopsies of an hcv...
hepatitis c virus ( hcv ) is an important causative agent of liver disease , but factors that determine the resolution or progression of infection are poorly understood . in this study , we suggested that existence of immunosuppressive mechanisms , supported by regulatory t cells and especially the regulatory t cell 1 ...
[ "san francisco , ca ) is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor ( vegf ) which was approved by the united states food and drug administration for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.1 ophthalmologists have used intravitreal injection of avastin off - label , for a number of indic...
the clinical presentation and management of two patients who presented with acute bilateral endophthalmitis following bilateral intravitreal bevacizumab injection . both cases were diagnosed clinically and subsequent to a vitreous sample , intravitreal ceftazidime ( 2.25 mg/0.1ml ) and vancomycin ( 1 mg/0.1ml ) were in...
[ ", we used the red leds and ultraviolet - b ( uv - b ) radiation as additional light sources for the process of plant cultivation in the laboratory to determine the role of the different qualities of light source on growth and photosynthetic characteristics of mung bean . compared to the ordinary fluorescent light ...
mung bean has been reported to have antioxidant , antidiabetic , anti - inflammatory , and antitumor activities . various factors have important effects on the types and contents of plant chemical components . in order to study quality of mung bean from different light sources , mung bean seedlings were exposed to red ...
[ "we present a case of hepatic sarcoidosis with a solitary giant nodule in the liver , but with radiological findings typical of hilar cholangiocarcinoma . sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of non - caseating granuloma consisting of epithelioid cel...
sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology . hepatic involvement was reported in about 11% of patients with sarcoidosis . however , cases of sarcoidosis in which the granuloma is solitary and limited in the liver are very rare . a 51-year - old woman with tumors in the liver underwent exte...
[ "unique stressors associated with homosexuality such as stigma , discrimination and bully victimization may adversely affect mental health of young individuals having same - sex attraction . despite positive changes in professional definitions , such as removal of homosexuality from dsm in 1973 , deviations from ge...
both youngsters and adults with same - sex attraction are at greater risk for negative health outcomes . despite mounting efforts to determine the biological background , a satisfactory conclusion has not been reached and there is a need to explore alternate factors like functioning of thyroid system during pregnancy ....
[ "considering the effect mechanism of phototherapy in the treatment of , we should note that light , affecting the unconjugated bilirobin in the skin , subcutaneous and capillary reduces the level of indirect plasma bilirobin in three separate processes : \n one of these important processes is the creation of numera...
background : icter is the most prevalent disease in newborns . although most of the newborns affiliated with this seem healthy in other aspects , there is always a fear for toxic complication of indirect hyperbilirobinemia in the central nervous system . nowadays phototherapy is the method of decreasing ( or avoidance ...
[ "the goal of clinical blood transfusion is to provide qualitative , safe , and adequate blood to recipient.1 the challenges in achieving these goals are enormous and serious efforts are been made globally , by government , donor agencies , and voluntary organizations towards its actualization . the demand for blood...
background : blood and blood products are scarce commodities . the demand often outweighs the supply . this study is directed at investigating the blood procurement sources and the risk of viral transfusion transmissible infection.materials and methods : the records of the blood transfusion unit of a tertiary health fa...
[ "therefore , to aid in evaluating a tracheostomized patient 's clinical state for possible decannulation and making speech therapy rehabilitation possible , the main objective of this research was to evaluate the applicability of a protocol tracheal decannulation . these factors may drive the creation of specific d...
introduction the frequency of tracheostomy in patients with traumatic brain injury ( tbi ) contrasts with the lack of objective criteria for its management . the study arose from the need for a protocol in the decision to remove the tracheal tube . objective to evaluate the applicability of a protocol for tracheal de...
[ "papillon - lefevre syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and early loss of primary and permanent teeth . papillon - lefevre syndrome belongs to a heterogeneous group of skin diseases that are characterized by hyperkeratosis of palms and soles .", "a...
papillon - lefevre syndrome is a rare ( 1 - 4 cases per million ) autosomal recessive disorder showing predominantly oral and dermatological manifestations in the form of aggressive periodontitis affecting both primary and permanent dentition and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis . genetic studies have shown that mutations i...
[ "mitochondrial transmembrane potential apoptosis - inducing factor apoptotic protease - activating factor 1 bcl2-associated x protein b - cell cll / lymphoma 2 bh3 interacting domain death agonist dna - dependent protein kinase electron transport chain high temperature requirement protein a2 inhibitor of apoptosis ...
reactive oxygen species ( ros ) are involved in cell signaling , aging , and death and play a role in carcinogenesis . however , whether ros are bystanders or active effectors of apoptosis was unclear until recently . new evidence shows that the killer lymphocyte protease granzyme b activates a conserved biochemical pa...
[ "hence , this randomized controlled split - mouth clinical study was carried out with an objective to compare the efficacy of gingival depigmentation by tfe cryosurgery and surgical scalpel technique . gingival health and appearance are the essential components of a charming smile . although clinical gingival pigme...
introduction : importance of good smile can not be underestimated in enhancement of beauty , self - confidence and personality of a person . health and appearance of gingiva is an essential part of attractive smile . gingival pigmentation gives rise to unesthetic smile line . in present world , with increasing awarenes...
[ "the \n concentrations of estradiol in all samples were measured by pathfast and fia . for evaluating the pattern of circulating estradiol during gestation in mares , fifty - nine pregnant mares , ranging from 422 years of age , were used . the concentrations of estradiol in all samples were measured by pathfast . ...
a novel chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay system , pathfast , for the measurement of estradiol in horses was evaluated . the concentrations of estradiol in the whole blood and serum of mares were measured using pathfast and the estradiol concentrations measured by pathfast were compared with those measured by a t...
[ "the rapidly rising cost of healthcare , an aging population , and the high prevalence of chronic disease among the elderly generate a sense of urgency for finding innovative solutions to this country s healthcare crisis , including health promotion and disease prevention initiatives . in this paper , we highlight ...
the impact of an aging population on escalating us healthcare costs is influenced largely by the prevalence of chronic disease in this population . consequently , preventing or postponing disease onset among the elderly has become a crucial public health issue . fortunately , much of the total burden of disease is attr...
[ ", we discuss the landmark findings and recent advances in our understanding of astrocytes and their featured roles in regulating synapse formation , maturation , and synaptic transmission . further , we assess how astrocytes contribute to the extensive plasticity that occurs during development , highlighting the d...
a growing body of research indicates a pivotal role for astrocytes at the developing synapse . in particular , astrocytes are dynamically involved in governing synapse structure , function , and plasticity . in the postnatal brain , their appearance at synapses coincides with periods of developmental plasticity when ne...
[ "this recently resulted in a debate during a case presentation in our clinic in which one of the authors tried to perform the examination on a clothed subject for the sake of speed . the evaluation of vibration sensation informs the clinician about the integrity of mechanoreceptors in the skin , rapidly conducting ...
objective . to investigate the difference between the measurement of vibration sensation without and with socks . material and methods . fifty healthy volunteers ( h group ) and 19 patients with diabetic polyneuropathy ( pnp group ) were included . the sites of measurement were the great toe ( gt ) and medial malleolus...
[ "we report herein a rare case of chronic arsenicosis in a patient from rural bengal , whose all features mimic papillon - lefvre syndrome . papillon - lefvre syndrome is a rare disease characterized by skin lesions caused by palmar - plantar hyperkeratosis and severe periodontal destruction involving both the prima...
chronic arsenicosis is a major health and occupational problem in rural parts of west bengal such as in parts of the gangetic plain of india . chronic arsenicosis occurs due to accidental ingestion of repeated amounts of small doses by those working with metal or by taking food or drink in which there are traces of ars...
[ ", we transversely analyzed opn levels in patients with mci , newly diagnosed ad , and chronical ad , comparing the results with those obtained in the groups of healthy control and other noninflammatory neurologic diseases ( ond ) . \n alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) is a prominent neurodegenerative disorder characteri...
inflammatory mediators are closely associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative changes in alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) and mild cognitive impairment ( mci ) . osteopontin ( opn ) is a proinflammatory cytokine that has been shown to play an important role in various neuroinflammatory diseases . however , the fu...
[ "we present a case of giant renal aml , which is the heaviest ever reported , encountered in a tertiary care hospital in india . renal angiomyolipoma ( aml ) is an infrequent tumor that , in most cases , follows a benign course and has clearly defined radiological and histological characteristics .", "a provision...
we present the imaging and histopathological characteristics of a giant renal angiomyolipoma ( aml ) in a 49-year - old female patient , who presented with bloating sensation in the abdomen and a steadily increasing abdominal girth for about 3 years . contrast enhanced computed tomography ( cect ) scan films of abdomen...
[ "furthermore , aqueous humor outflow regulation , which is important in glaucoma , may be impacted by the innate immune system . a regional immune system provides a second multilayered defense in case the blood - ocular barrier is breached . stromal cells of the iris and ciliary body have the ability to convert eff...
glaucoma is a common disease that leads to loss of peripheral vision and , if left untreated , ultimately to blindness . while the exact cause(s ) of glaucoma is still unknown , two leading risk factors are age and elevated intraocular pressure . several studies suggest a possible link between glaucoma and inflammation...
[ "interstitial nephritis is a possible complication of hiv infection.8,9 it is usually caused by drugs such as indinavir , foscarnet , abacavir , and co - trimoxazole ; mycobacterial infections ; infections by other viruses ; or dysimmune syndromes such as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and diffuse infi...
interstitial nephritis is a common cause of renal dysfunction . it is primarily caused by drugs , infections , or autoimmune disorders . patients with human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) infection can develop interstitial nephritis , although it typically occurs because of the aforementioned etiologies and not as a di...
[ "the main objective of this paper is to evaluate the tier-1 effect assessment procedure for insecticides based on the current and the proposed new , but not yet adopted , eu dossier data requirement for acute toxicity to aquatic invertebrates . , we intend to evaluate the implication of the proposed new aquatic dat...
threshold concentrations for treatment related effects of 31 insecticides , as derived from aquatic micro-/mesocosm tests , were used to calibrate the predictive value of the european tier-1 acute effect assessment on basis of laboratory toxicity tests with daphnia magna , chironomus spp . , americamysis bahia and gamm...
[ "the aim of this study was to identify how to effectively use elastic stockings to change \n the blood flow velocity in the common femoral vein under different ankle positions . therefore , examination of the effects of \n combining elastic stockings with something else on prevention of dvt may be of clinical \n si...
[ purpose ] the aim of this study was to identify how to effectively use elastic stockings . [ subjects and methods ] ten young healthy men participated in this study . time - averaged maximum flow velocity in the common femoral vein was measured for 20 seconds using a pulse doppler method with a diagnostic ultra...
[ "herein , a lesional cause of stabbing headache , a small acute thalamic hematoma , is presented . primary stabbing headache is a short duration headache disorder that is characterized by brief paroxysms of sharp head pain often located in the first division of the trigeminal nerve , occurring at an irregular frequ...
stabbing headache can be encountered in both primary and secondary forms , but has been infrequently reported among patients with stroke , and is not known to be associated with a small well - circumscribed brain lesion . a 95-year - old woman taking warfarin presented with the sudden onset of stabbing headache strictl...
[ "we present a case of a young girl for whom clinical attention was sought for transient eating problems . when do such problems become abnormal and merit a specific psychiatric diagnostic label , remains a question under study with no clear cut answers .", "the electroencephalograpm ( eeg ) findings were consiste...
eating problems are commonly encountered in childhood and adolescents , and may be manifestation of a variety of psychiatric disorders when medical causes are excluded . we present the case of a young lady presenting with problems of eating which presented with difficulties of ascribing a diagnostic label for eating pr...
[ "this review focuses primarily on nmdar and metabotropic glutamate receptor- ( mglur- ) mediated signaling . in particular , we highlight several mechanisms that underlie synaptic ltd as common signaling pathways that are hijacked by the neurotoxic effects of a. several pharmacological agents that target these path...
evidence from neuropathological , genetic , animal model , and biochemical studies has indicated that the accumulation of amyloid - beta ( a ) is associated with , and probably induces , profound neuronal changes in brain regions critical for memory and cognition in the development of alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) . ther...
[ "the objective of this study was to demonstrate equivalence between cefpodoxime ( test drug ) and ciprofloxacin ( comparator ) with respect to their effectiveness in aecsom . the present study was planned to compare the effectiveness and safety of cefpodoxime with ciprofloxacin in aecsom . there are few studies tha...
objective : to compare the effectiveness and safety of cefpodoxime and ciprofloxacin for the treatment of mild to moderate cases of acute exacerbation of chronic suppurative otitis media ( aecsom).materials and methods : adult patients diagnosed with aecsom were screened and patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria w...
[ "to report surgical results of canaloplasty surgery for primary open - angle glaucoma ( poag ) in japanese patients .", "three eyes of 3 patients underwent canaloplasty alone and 8 eyes of 6 patients underwent canaloplasty combined with cataract surgery . canaloplasty was performed with a 10 - 0 polypropylene ten...
purposeto report surgical results of canaloplasty surgery for primary open - angle glaucoma ( poag ) in japanese patients.methodseleven eyes of 9 poag patients underwent canalopasty surgery at toyama university hospital . three eyes of 3 patients underwent canaloplasty alone and 8 eyes of 6 patients underwent canalopla...
[ "the studies included in stage 1 were drawn from 11 epidemiological studies of prostate cancer among african american men . we included data from both hapmap populations ( ceph ( utah residents with ancestry from northern and western europe ) ( ceu ) , japanese in tokyo , japan ( jpt ) , yoruba in ibadan , nigeria ...
in search of common risk alleles for prostate cancer that could contribute to high rates of the disease in men of african ancestry , we conducted a genome - wide association study ( gwas ) , with 1,047,986 single nucleotide polymorphism ( snp ) markers examined in 3,425 african american prostate cancer cases and 3,290 ...
[ "the systematic review by boule et al . indicates structured exercise programs have a \n statistically and clinically significant beneficial effect on glycemic control in patients \n with t2dm3 . therefore , this study determined the effect of passive \n static stretching on blood glucose levels in people with t2 d...
[ purpose ] this study determined the effects of passive static stretching on blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes . [ subjects ] fifteen patients ( 8 males and 7 females ) with type 2 diabetes were recruited and randomly assigned to the control group or passive static stretching group . [ method...
[ "this review of clinical and experimental data on the effects of aging , estrogens , and hrt on vascular function of females aims to clarify how menopause and aging contribute jointly to vascular aging and how estrogen modulates vascular response at different ages . the reason for this paradox could be attributable...
aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the vasculature , including endothelial dysfunction , arterial stiffening and remodeling , impaired angiogenesis , and defective vascular repair , and with increased prevalence of atherosclerosis . cardiovascular risk is similar for older men and women , but...
[ "prostatic acid phosphatase ( pap ) , a glycoprotein synthesized by the prostate gland , is traditionally used to diagnose prostate cancer . rtx - induced neuropathy is an excellent model for determining how the loss of the analgesic effect of pap leads to injury - induced neuropathic pain . in the present study , ...
backgroundneuropathic pain in small - fiber neuropathy results from injury to and sensitization of nociceptors . functional prostatic acid phosphatase ( pap ) acts as an analgesic effector . however , the mechanism responsible for the modulation of pap neuropathology , which leads to loss of the analgesic effect after ...
[ ", it ranked first among both kuwaiti and non - kuwaiti women . during the period from 2000 to 2008 , it constituted 36.0% and 39.5% from the newly diagnosed cancer cases in kuwaiti and non - kuwaiti females , respectively . the development of ssi can lead to prolonged hospital stay with increased costs , poor cosm...
background and objectives . surgical site infection ( ssi ) is the most common postoperative complication associated with breast cancer surgery . the present investigation aimed to determine the ssi rate after breast cancer surgeries and the causative microorganisms . patients and methods . all patients who underwent b...
[ "finally , our method was used to distinguish between the two proposed \n modes of cu(ii ) coordination . then , in conjunction with n isotopic labeling we quantified the subcomponent proportions in \n component ii . eseem spectroscopy is \n a pulsed esr technique that has been used to identify and quantify \n the ...
we validate the use of eseem to predict the number of 14n nuclei coupled to a cu(ii ) ion by the use of model complexes and two small peptides with well - known cu(ii ) coordination . we apply this method to gain new insight into less explored aspects of cu(ii ) coordination in amyloid- ( a ) . a has two coor...
[ "accordingly , the current report describes the first of a series of studies which examined the efficacy of cmc 2.24 as a pleiotropic mmp - i in several rat models of periodontitis with a particular focus on its ability to inhibit pathologic alveolar bone loss . over the past several decades , numerous studies have...
tetracycline - based matrix metalloproteinase- ( mmp- ) inhibitors are currently approved for two inflammatory diseases , periodontitis and rosacea . the current study addresses the therapeutic potential of a novel pleiotropic mmp - inhibitor not based on an antibiotic . to induce experimental periodontitis , endotoxin...
[ "mechanical entrapment by an osteochondroma in this anatomic region is a rare occurrence . in this study , peroneal nerve entrapment is the most frequent nerve entrapment in the lower extremities and the third most common entrapment in the body , following the median and ulnar nerves . five patients with a drop foo...
introductionthe fibular nerve is the most frequent site of neural entrapment in the lower extremity and the third most common site in the body , following the median and ulnar nerves . the peroneal nerve is commonly injured upon trauma . additionally , a dropped foot might be a symptom related to the central nervous sy...
[ "pneumothorax is more frequent in the neonatal period than at any other time in life . the development of a pneumothorax with ensuing hypoxia and hypercapnia is a potentially life - threatening event . to predict who will survive or die for newborns presenting with pneumothorax symptomatic pneumothorax occurs in 0....
objectivepneumothorax in newborns may result in a significant mortality and morbidity . to predict who will survive or die is of great importance in the clinical management . the aim of this study is to address whether assessment of pneumothorax size on chest x - ray may be a predictor of prognosis in newborns presenti...
[ ", we aimed to clarify the prevalence and clinical features of voiding dysfunctions among both men and women . herein , we have provided an overview of the epidemiologic studies into the above voiding dysfunctions in south korea . for this reason , it is essential that investigators conduct epidemiologic studies in...
this review assessed the epidemiology of voiding dysfunctions in south korea . comprehensive understanding of this epidemiology is crucial because the senior population and the social burden are increasing because of voiding dysfunctions is growing . we searched the medical records using several terms related to voidin...
[ "however , graft dysfunction remains a problem affecting up to one - third of the recipients , despite reports of good to excellent long - term outcome . we reviewed the canine liver transplantation model as i / r injury model to delineate in detail the intermediate filaments of the cytoskeleton that are probably t...
liver transplantation has been a successful therapy for liver failure . however , a significant number of recipients suffer from graft dysfunction . considerably , ischemia and reperfusion ( i / r ) injury is the most important factor leading to organ dysfunction , although the pathogenesis has not been fully described...
[ "we evaluated the improvement of hydronephrosis longitudinally using us and ivp after retroperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered anderson laparoscopic pyeloplasty is considered a new gold standard for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction ( upjo ) . although diuretic renography may be the most accurate...
objectivewe evaluated the improvement of hydronephrosis longitudinally after laparoscopic dismembered anderson hynes pyeloplasty in adult patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction.material and methodssixteen patients underwent laparoscopic pyeloplasty at our institution between january 2006 and june 2012 . hydro...
[ "the present study aims to find the frequency of cyclin d1 overexpression and the relationship between cyclin d1 overexpression and some well - known clinicopathologic prognostic determinants in breast invasive ductal carcinoma . breast carcinoma is the most frequent cancer among women with considerable invasive an...
background : breast carcinoma is the most frequent cancer among women with considerable invasive and metastatic behavior . ccnd1 , the oncogene encoding cyclin d1 , is amplified in a substantial proportion of human cancers . although cyclin d1 overexpression has been reported in up to 50% of human breast cancers , its ...
[ "this multicenter survey was conducted to determine the extent of cam use , the reason for cam use , and perceived positive or negative effects from cam in patients with ibd in sweden . thus , the use of cam in patients with ibd needs to be considered in daily practice when making clinical decisions . the cause of ...
backgroundthere is an increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicine ( cam ) in patients with chronic diseases , including those with inflammatory bowel disease ( ibd ) . patients may turn to cam when conventional therapies are inadequate or associated with side effects for symptomatic relief or to regai...
[ "cytokines are small proteins initially thought to be components of the immune system , but have since been found to play a much broader role in physiology . interleukin-6 ( il-6 ) is a cytokine originally identified as a b - cell differentiation factor ( bsf-2 ) in 1985 1 , as a factor that induced the maturation ...
interleukin-6 ( il-6 ) is a cytokine originally identified almost 30 years ago as a b - cell differentiation factor , capable of inducing the maturation of b cells into antibody - producing cells . as with many other cytokines , it was soon realized that il-6 was not a factor only involved in the immune response , but ...
[ "we herein report a case of rectal prolapse caused by ascites from pseudomeigs syndrome that was successfully managed with laparoscopic surgery . although many different types of operative methods are chosen to treat rectal prolapse , rectopexy is considered the most appropriate in terms of curability , but its use...
key clinical messagewe report a rare case of rectal prolapse with pseudomeigs syndrome in which laparoscopic bilateral oophorectomy and rectopexy were performed simultaneously and resulted in improved quality of life due to the loss of ascites and the repair of rectal prolapse . laparoscopic surgery is feasible for rec...
[ "it is indicated for the treatment of primary hyperlipidemia or mixed dyslipidemia as an adjunctive therapy to diet.7,8 the aim of this article is to review the pharmacologic , pharmacokinetic , efficacy , and safety data of pitavastatin specifically in older populations . . pitavastatin ( livalo ; kowa pharmaceuti...
with the practice - shifting changes made with the most recent guidelines for treating blood cholesterol , more older patients may be prescribed statin therapy . therefore , it is imperative that practitioners have not only a working knowledge of information related to statins , but more specifically to their efficacy ...
[ "the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of high doses of ages on neuronal cell death and neurite regeneration in isolated rat retinas . we also determined the neuroprotective and regenerative effects of four neurotrophic factors , namely , nt-4 , hgf , gdnf , and tudac in age exposed retinas . in addit...
to determine the effect of advanced glycation end - products ( ages ) on neurite regeneration , and also to determine the regenerative effects of different neurotrophic factors ( ntfs ) on rat retinal explants , the retinas of sd rats were cultured in three - dimensional collagen gels and incubated in 6 types of media ...
[ "in addition , the high quality of the resulting cds ncs was confirmed by the pl spectra , powder x - ray diffraction ( xrd ) , and high - resolution transmission electron microscopy ( hrtem ) . the influence of oa on the reaction kinetics was evidenced by the collected absorption spectra . also , a quantitative in...
cds - based nanocrystals ( ncs ) have attracted extensive interest due to their potential application as key luminescent materials for blue and white leds . in this research , the continuous synthesis of monodisperse cds ncs was demonstrated utilizing a capillary microreactor . the enhanced heat and mass transfer in th...
[ "a 70 year - old male presented to the emergency department of our institution after being involved in a motor vehicle accident . 1 ) . owing that there was no fracture and major neurovascular trauma , an attempt of closed reduction was performed at the emergency department at approximately 1 hours after the injury...
anterior or anterior - lateral dislocation of the ankle is a rare condition that can be treated conservatively as well as any other similar types of ankle dislocations without associated fractures . we present a case report of an anterior - lateral ankle dislocation with a concomitant avulsion injury of the ankle 's an...
[ ", if actinomycosis occurs , it often presents as an indolent , slowly progressive infection characterized by abscess formation , which can progress across tissue boundaries , can present with mass like features which simulate malignancy , can develop into a sinus tract and/or develop clinically into a refractory o...
actinomycosis is a slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic bacteria , primarily from the genus actinomyces . primary actinomycosis of the breast is rare and presents as a mass like density which can mimic malignancy . mammography , ultrasonography and histopathologic examination is required for diagnosis . tre...
[ "acute megakaryoblastic leukemia ( amkl ) with t(1;22)(p13;q13 ) represents < 1% of all acute myeloid leukemias ( aml ) , and is associated with the rbm15 ( ott)-mkl1 ( mal ) fusion gene . , we report on a neonate who presented with massive hepatomegaly and increased nse levels and was misdiagnosed with congenital ...
key clinical messagewe describe a neonate with abdominal distension , massive hepatomegaly , and high serum neuron - specific enolase level suggestive of congenital neuroblastoma . the patient died of pulmonary hemorrhage after therapy . autopsy revealed that the tumor cells in the liver indicated acute megakaryocytic ...
[ "phylogenetic network of 16s rrna sequences ( 1,231 bp ) from candidatus neoehrlichia mikurensis , southern sweden , 2008 . from may through october 2008 , we trapped small mammals at 5 sites in southern sweden ( figure 1 ) . the prevalence of candidatus n. mikurensis at the 5 sites ranged from 0% to 12.5% , and ba...
we examined small mammals as hosts for anaplasmataceae in southern sweden . of 771 rodents , 68 ( 8.8% ) were infected by candidatus neoehrlichia mikurensis , but no other anaplasmataceae were found . candidatus n. mikurensis has recently been found in human patients in germany , switzerland , and sweden , which sugges...
[ "the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of thrombosis associated with right - sided ijv catheters , the extent of thrombosis , its clinical implications and to relate it with the pharmacological prophylaxis for dvt . upper limb dvt is a well known complication of thrombosis associated with cvcs , whic...
background and aims : central venous catheters ( cvc ) are essential in a critical care setting . thrombosis is one of the very important associated complications that can lead to increased morbidity and mortality . the aim of this study was to find out the incidence of thrombosis in right - sided internal jugular vein...
[ "we report a case of a 36-year - old female who presented with progressive right lower quadrant pain and was diagnosed with primary srcc of the cecum . however , since clinical symptoms tend to occur late in the course of srcc , most cases are usually detected at an advanced stage with a poor overall survival rate ...
backgroundcolorectal adenocarcinoma ( crc ) is the third leading cause of death in the united states . one of the histologic subtypes of crc is signet - ring cell carcinoma ( srcc ) , which has a distinct molecular and tumor biology from that of adenocarcinoma . primary srcc diagnosed at an early stage is very rare as ...
[ "however , restorations fabricated with the first digital impression systems available showed relatively poor marginal adaptation compared to the ones made with conventional impression methods \n ; therefore , some authors expressed concerns on the longevity of the restorations , since adequate marginal adaptation ...
objective this study investigated the marginal and internal adaptation of individual dental crowns fabricated using a cad / cam system ( sirona s bluecam ) , also evaluating the effect of the software version used , and the specific parameter settings in the adaptation of crowns.material and methods forty digital impre...
[ "therefore , the specific objectives of this study were to ( a ) determine the rates of nonfatal occupational injury and illness in hospital cleaners in one hospital in texas and ( b ) investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in this population in one texas hospital . in united states , about 595,800 ...
objectives . to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in hospital cleaners . methods . injury data on all hospital employees were extracted from occupational health records and compared . additionally an interview - based modified nordic questionnaire ( response rate 98.14% ) was conducted . results . t...