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"the major drawback of this traditional approach is prolonged surgery and hospital stay , weakening of the bone requiring a prophylactic fixation , and its subsequent removal and additional time off school due to open surgery . to overcome this drawback",
"osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor consisting... | context : percutaneous radiofrequency ablation ( rfa ) of osteoid osteoma has a high technical and clinical success rate . however , there is limited data on its use in the pediatric population , especially in technically challenging locations.objective:to assess the safety and efficacy of computed tomography ( ct)-gui... |
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"we determined that wild - type dis3l2 is inactive in the presence of edta and no magnesium , but binds to rna with the same affinity as the inactive d389n mutant .",
"mouse dis3l2 was expressed in sf9 cells as an n - terminal strep - sumo - tev fusion protein from the pfl vector of the multibac baculovir... | summary paragraphthe pluripotency factor lin28 inhibits the biogenesis of the let-7 family of mammalian micrornas14 . lin28 is highly expressed in embryonic stem cells and has a fundamental role in regulation of development5 , glucose metabolism6 and tissue regeneration7 . alternatively , lin28 overexpression is correl... |
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"the aim of the study was to assess the serum levels of some cytokines involved in the th17 and th22 responses in psoriatic patients .",
"the differentiation of main three t cell subsets involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis , as well as th1 , th17 , and th22 cytokine production are illustrated in fig... | introduction . psoriasis is a t cell - mediated inflammatory disease in which pathogenesis t helper ( th ) lymphocytes ( th1 , th17 , and th22 ) play an important role . the aim of the study was to assess the serum levels of some cytokines involved in the th17 and th22 responses in psoriatic patients . material and met... |
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"there are no accurate data regarding the prevalence of c. trachomatis infection in kashan and few studies from iran examined the prevalence of genital chlamydia infection based on age .",
"chlamydia genital infection is the most common bacterial infection sexually transmitted in the world ( 1 ) . the hig... | background : chlamydia trachomatis is one of the major bacterial agents of the sexually transmitted diseases worldwide , especially among young females . there is no data regarding the prevalence of genital chlamydia infection among young females in kashan , iran.objectives:the current study aimed to determine the prev... |
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"the goal of this work was , based on a comprehensive review of the rich literature on the theme and adapting thereof , to develop , establish , and validate classical and real - time rt - pcr protocols for ( intravitam ) diagnosis of rabies and molecular - epidemiological characterisation of viral strains wi... | the causative agents of rabies are single - stranded , negative - sense rna viruses in the genus lyssavirus of rhabdoviridae , consisting of twelve classified and three as yet unclassified species including classical rabies virus ( rabv ) . highly neurotropic rabv causes rapidly progressive encephalomyelitis with nearl... |
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"we report a clinical case of a patient previously operated on for breast augmentation , who opted for implant replacement and was diagnosed with a unilateral breast xanthoma associated with pip implant rupture .",
"poly implant prothse ( pip ) company is known to manufacture breast implants using unappro... | abstracta suspicious breast mass was intra - operatively found in a female patient previously operated for breast augmentation with the poly implant prothse ( pip ) implants . the neoplasm was verified as xanthoma and an asymptomatic microrupture of pip was also detected . this report discusses possible association of ... |
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"the purpose of this review is to provide up - to - date information on the epidemiological situation regarding the burden of imd in turkey .",
"invasive meningococcal disease ( imd ) is due to infection with the gram - negative bacterium neisseria meningitidis ( n. meningitidis ) .",
"lack of systemi... | each country chooses the appropriate vaccine against imd depending on the locally prevalent serogroups of n. meningitides . frequency of each meningococcal serogroup varies considerably over time and by geographical location . despite the majority of imd cases ( 85% ) are caused by serogroups b and c in europe , true p... |
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"well characterized solutions of several purified proteins , protein mixtures , and examples of lipids and detergents were used to assess quantification limits , dynamic range , linearity , accuracy , precision , and robustness of the reported method .",
"further applicability of the method for the analys... | biological samples present a range of complexities from homogeneous purified protein to multicomponent mixtures . accurate qualification of such samples is paramount to downstream applications . we describe the development of an mir spectroscopy - based analytical method offering simultaneous protein quantitation ( 0.2... |
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"mauer and rowley ( 1999 ) determined the headspace profile of common milkweed flower to be predominantly 2-phenylethanol and benzyl alcohol ; however , they found that a synthetic blend of these two compounds was not attractive to c. pipiens . due to the multiple demonstrations of c. pipiens attraction to mi... | a pentane extract of flowers of common milkweed , asclepias syriaca ( asclepiadaceae ) , elicited significant orientation from both male and female culex pipiens in a dual - port flight olfactometer . analysis of the extract by gas chromatography mass spectrometry revealed six major constituents in order of relative ab... |
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"two male patients with type 2 diabetes ( t2d ) and coronary heart disease had plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide ( bnp ) and n - terminal probrain natriuretic peptide ( nt - probnp ) measured as part of routine evaluation .",
"these findings posed the question as to why it is that in some patient... | since their discovery in 1981 , the cardiac natriuretic peptides ( cnp ) atrial natriuretic peptide ( also referred to as atrial natriuretic factor ) and brain natriuretic peptide have been well characterised in terms of their renal and cardiovascular actions . in addition , it has been shown that cnp plasma levels are... |
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"isovaleric acidemia ( iva ) is an inherited autosomal recessive metabolic disease caused by a defect in the metabolism of amino acid leucine .",
"we report the magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) findings in a case of iva seen as hyperintense signal intensity in basal ganglia on t1- and t2-weighted images... | isovaleric acidemia ( iva ) is an inborn error of branched chain amino acid metabolism that may manifest as acute neonatal metabolic acidosis or as chronic intermittent form with developmental delay or recurrent episodes of acute metabolic acidosis . early diagnosis is the key to prevent morbidity and mortality . brain... |
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"dr . coyne - beasley receives research funding from merck & co. none of these funds were used in the conduction or completion of the research contained in this manuscript ."
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"the content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the nih ... | a significant barrier to the delivery of hpv vaccine is reluctance by both healthcare providers and parents to vaccinate at age 11 or 12 , which may be considered a young age . this barrier has been called vaccine hesitancy in recent research . in this commentary , we suggest using social marketing strategies to prom... |
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"the purpose of the current study , was to investigate which type of well - known mathematical distribution fitted to the ielt distribution of men with lifelong pe and of men in the general male population .",
"in 1994 , waldinger et al . introduced the intravaginal ejaculation latency time ( ielt ) as ... | purposeto find the most accurate mathematical description of the intravaginal ejaculation latency time ( ielt ) distribution in the general male population.materials and methodswe compared the fitness of various well - known mathematical distributions with the ielt distribution of two previously published stopwatch stu... |
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"patients were randomized at least 12 hours before planned pci to receive a 300 mg loading dose of plavix or osvix ( 1:1 ) and followed by 75 mg / day for 30 days in bms and 6 months in des groups .",
"opces is a bioequivalent , randomized , double blind , multi - centric clinical trial enrolling six cent... | background : to compare the early and late cardiovascular events as well as side effects of osvix , a generic form of clopidogrel versus plavix regimens in patients with chronic stable angina , undergoing bare metal stent ( bms ) or drug eluting stent ( des ) placement , this study was carried out.methods:a total of 44... |
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"cows fed the sara - inducing diet without bp \n served as a control . based on the effects of the treatment , the experimental design consisted of 2 weeks of an adaptation period to the respective bp treatment \n during which cattle were fed only hay .",
"the ratio of roughage - to - concentrate was 3:7 ... | effects of a bacterial probiotic ( bp ) on ruminal fermentation and plasma metabolites were evaluated in four holstein cattle ( body weight , 645 62 kg ; mean
sd ) with induced subacute ruminal acidosis ( sara ) . sara was induced by feeding a sara - inducing diet , and thereafter , 20 , 50 or 100 g per head of a c... |
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"the global partnership for effective diabetes management was an early advocate for adoption of tailored targets and treatment in t2 dm , and subsequent guidelines have evolved to reflect the evidence , with universal glycaemic targets and treatment algorithms replaced with recommendations to individual... | background : glycaemic control is suboptimal in a large proportion of people with type 2 diabetes who are consequently at an increased and avoidable risk of potentially severe complications . we sought to explore attitudes and practices among healthcare professionals that may contribute to suboptimal glycaemic control ... |
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"we identified and deleted in c albicans , homologs of components of these systems the voltage - gated cch1p channel and the stretch - activated channel mid1p .",
"our results suggest that calcineurin is required for the establishment of cathodal cell polarity in an electric field but not for the reori... | summaryeukaryotic cells from fungal hyphae to neurites that grow by polarized extension must coordinate cell growth and cell orientation to enable them to exhibit growth tropisms and to respond to relevant environmental cues . such cells generally maintain a tip - high ca2 + cytoplasmic gradient , which is correlated w... |
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"have been considered the gold standard and can be harvested in either particulate or in the form of bone blocks . with the advancement in techniques and materials used for regeneration ,",
"bone removed from the donor site during osteoplasty has the advantage of eliminating the need for additional donor ... | autogenous bone grafts have been considered the gold standard for bone grafting procedures . this case report describes the management of a two wall defect by utilizing the autogenous bone graft obtained during removal of ledges as a part of osteoplasty procedure . the bone was removed with a sickle scaler , and suffic... |
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"therefore in this article we will product a meta - analysis to explore the diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid tnf- in tp .",
"other studies , however , have reported much lower corresponding values of 70% and 66% . however , the comprehensive picture of the diagnostic usefulness of tnf- levels in pleur... | background : pleurisy is a common extra pulmonary complication of tuberculosis , but current methods for diagnosing it are fairly crude . here we product a meta - analysis for the available evidence on the ability of tumor necrosis factor- ( tnf- ) in pleural fluid to serve as a diagnostic marker of tuberculous pleuris... |
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", this study aims to document the sociodemographic profile and psychiatric comorbidities in school children . \n to study the number of children having slds and comorbidities in school settingto study the comorbidities in children with slds who are identified and on remedial educationto study the comorbiditi... | background : specific learning disabilities ( slds ) are an important cause of academic underachievement in children and are also associated with comorbidities like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( adhd ) which further have an impact on the child 's education.aims:to estimate the prevalence and psychosocial p... |
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"hypoxic adaptive processes are likely to be common to tissue hypoxia whatever the cause , however , and studying healthy individuals progressively exposed to hypoxia through ascent to high altitude may inform of the nature of the hypoxic adaptive processes occurring in critically ill patients .",
"this a... | cellular hypoxia is a fundamental mechanism of injury in the critically ill . the study of human responses to hypoxia occurring as a consequence of hypobaria defines the fields of high - altitude medicine and physiology . a new paradigm suggests that the physiological and pathophysiological responses to extreme environ... |
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"the aim of this study was to determine hypercoagulability states in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and to assess the alterations of coagulation parameters in the perioperative setting using teg .",
"we also evaluated the potential of clinical and standard laboratory tests to predict hypercoa... | backgroundobesity is known as a major risk factor for postoperative vein thrombosis . thromboelastography ( teg ) is used to monitor viscoelastic features of blood clots . the aim of this study was to determine hypercoagulable states in patients undergoing bariatric surgery and to assess dynamics of coagulation paramet... |
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", we conducted a phase i , randomized , double - blind , \n placebo - controlled trial of vaginal l. \n crispatus ctv-05 in premenopausal women with a history of recurrent uti .",
"l. crispatus strain ctv-05 has been \n developed as a vaginal suppository ( lactin - v ) for the prevention of recurrent \n ... | objectives : we performed a phase i trial to assess the safety and tolerance of a lactobacillus vaginal suppository for prevention of recurrent uti .
methods : premenopausal women with a history of recurrent uti were randomized to use l. crispatus ctv-05 or placebo vaginal suppositories daily for five days .
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"in other previous study , retinoblastoma was the most common histologic form representing 31.7% of all malignant of the eye . however , there is still a paucity of information on clinical findings and on the outcomes of children with retinoblastoma .",
"the aim of this study is to present data over two d... | background . to determine clinical profile and management of retinoblastoma among children at kinshasa in democratic republic of congo . patients and methods . the medical records of patients with a diagnosis of retinoblastoma seen at the university hospital of kinshasa from january 1985 till december 2005 were retrosp... |
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"temporary external ventricular drainage for refractory thoracolumbar cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) leak is not reported in the literature .",
"we present a young man who had multiple complex spinal surgeries for resection of innumerable metastatic ependymoma lesions .",
"as a last resort , we decided t... | study design case report . objective temporary external ventricular drainage for refractory thoracolumbar cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) leak is not reported in the literature . we describe a recent case that utilized this technique . methods retrospective review of the patient 's case notes was performed and the liter... |
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"the objective of this study was to evaluate the cost - effectiveness of etoricoxib ( 90 mg ) compared to celecoxib ( 200 and 400 mg ) , diclofenac ( 150 mg ) , and naproxen ( 1000 mg ) in the treatment of patients with as in norway .",
"given the economic burden of as , a cost - effectiveness analysi... | objectives . to evaluate the cost - effectiveness of etoricoxib ( 90 mg ) relative to celecoxib ( 200/400 mg ) , and the nonselective nsaids naproxen ( 1000 mg ) and diclofenac ( 150 mg ) in the initial treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in norway . methods . a previously developed markov state - transition model ... |
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"the purpose of our study was to compare two ppe ensembles used by volunteers with minimal prior training , and to evaluate the feasibility of fluorescent markers as an assessment tool for ppe effectiveness .",
"although there is anecdotal evidence regarding the efficacy of ppe , a review of literature re... | the recent ebola virus disease ( evd ) outbreak has created interest in personal protective equipment ( ppe ) content and usage . ppe testing has historically been done by individual component , rather than as a bundle for contact isolation . fluorescent agents are commonly used in training for infection control techni... |
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"restoration of structure and function using autologous free fat grafts has always been a challenge .",
"the advent and refinement of liposuction and lipoinjection techniques , abundant donor - tissue availability , and relative ease of harvesting have made autologous fat an attractive material for use as... | background : successful restoration of structure and function using autologous free fat grafts has remained elusive . review of literature shows that various harvesting and preparation techniques have been suggested . the goal of these techniques is to obtain greater adipocyte cell survival and consequently more reliab... |
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", we report a case of ts with multiple embolic infarcts caused by a cryptogenic embolism .",
"turner syndrome ( ts ) is caused by partial or complete monosomy of the x chromosome .",
"only a few cases of ts with ischemic stroke have been reported [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] . in previously reported cases , var... | only a few cases of turner syndrome ( ts ) with ischemic stroke have been reported . various arteriopathies of the cerebral arteries , including fibromuscular dysplasia , congenital hypoplasia , moyamoya syndrome , and premature atherosclerosis have been assumed to be the cause of ischemic stroke in ts . there has been... |
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"mating kinetics has been previously documented to contribute to nonrandom mating in yeast [ 10 , 11 ] . here , we tested the null hypothesis that the sexes of t. thermophila mate randomly with respect to sex of a partner .",
"dynamics of nonrandom mating have been studied in sexually dimorphic species in... | ciliate mating systems are highly diversified , providing unique opportunities to study sexual differentiation and its implications for mating dynamics . many species of ciliates have multiple ( > 2 ) sexes . more sexes may mean more choice and an opportunity for evolution of preferential mating . we asked if the multi... |
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"although these studies \n confirmed the effect of core stability exercises in the rehabilitation of stroke patients , \n few comparative studies have been carried out to compare the effect of core stability \n exercises and conventional exercises . which is better in improving the stability and balance \n of... | [ purpose ] the aim of this study was to determine which is better in the rehabilitation of
stroke patients , core stability exercises or conventional exercises . [ subjects and
methods ] forty participants with hemiplegia were recruited in the department of neurology
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"a 3-year - old male , neutered , domestic shorthair cat with a history of chronic regurgitation since being obtained as a kitten was presented for weight loss and regurgitation of all ingested food .",
"cta also showed a bicarotid trunk and kommerell s diverticulum to be present , which are rare vascular... | case summarya 3-year - old male , neutered , domestic shorthair cat with a history of chronic regurgitation since being obtained as a kitten was presented for weight loss and regurgitation of all ingested food . the cat was in poor body condition and had a firm swelling in the ventral neck at the time of presentation .... |
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"we wish to report some corrections to our study , none of which alters the interpretation of the data or the conclusions drawn . after publication",
", we noticed that one of the micro - array hybridizations ( on sample nb11 ) was performed on the same patient 's material as another hybridization ( sampl... | a correction to human fetal neuroblast and neuroblastoma transcriptome analysis confirms neuroblast origin and highlights neuroblastoma candidate genes by k de preter , j vandesompele , p heimann , n yigit , s beckman , a schramm , a eggert , rl stallings , y benoit , m renard , a de paepe , g laureys , s phlman and f ... |
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"however , there have been no reports describing the changes in calcification over time in pediatric patients with tm .",
"the current recommendations , including those of the european association of urology , are that the presence of microlithiasis alone is not an indication for a regular scrotal us in t... | purposetesticular microlithiasis ( tm ) is a relatively rare clinical entity of controversial significance characterized by the existence of hydroxyapatite microliths located in the seminiferous tubules . the aim of this study was to observe the natural course of changes in the calcific density of pediatric tm.material... |
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"2008 ) and mice ( manuscript in preparation ) to investigate and determine the oncolytic activities and capacities of btvs and their selective degradation of human cancer cells as potential treatment of human cancers .",
"are now in progress to document and investigate this unique oncolyitc potential of ... | humans are sero - negative toward bluetongue viruses ( btvs ) since btvs do not infect normal human cells . infection and selective degradation of several human cancer cell lines but not normal ones by five us btv serotypes have been investigated . we determined the susceptibilities of many normal and human cancer cell... |
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"in the last few years , improvements in the endourological armamentarium together with the downsizing of flexible ureteroscopes , the advent of digital technology , and the increasing number of requests for minimally invasive procedures have made the use of flexible ureteroscopy ( furs ) for renal calculi in... | introductionthe aim of this study was to evaluate the acquisition of basic ureteroscopic skills with and without roboflex avicenna by subjects with no prior surgical training.material and methodsten medical students were divided in two groups : group 1 was trained with roboflex avicenna and group 2 with flexible ureter... |
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"a 35-year - old male farm - worker presented to the emergency room with alleged history of horse bite to the right forearm about 2 hours prior to presentation while feeding the horse .",
"there was deformity of the forearm with multiple puncture wounds , deep abrasions and small lacerations on the ... | introduction : fractures have been described mainly following falling accidents in horse - related injuries . horse bites are uncommon accidents . we present a case of open fracture of the forearm due to horse bite.case report : a 35-year - old male farm - worker presented to the emergency room with alleged history of ... |
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"the study group consisted of 161 outpatients with uncomplicated hypertension , 101 men and 60 women aged 3865 years ( mean sd 43.7 11.7 years ) , participating in the catanzaro metabolic risk factors study ( catameris ) .",
"insulin sensitivity was evaluated using the matsuda index ( insulin sensitivit... | objectiveto address whether glucose tolerance status , and in particular 1-h postload plasma glucose levels , may affect diastolic function in 161 never - treated hypertensive white subjects . impaired left ventricular relaxation , an early sign of diastolic dysfunction , represents the first manifestation of myocardia... |
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"the aim of this study was to determine the braf v600e mutation frequency in a large cohort of sgcs of the main histopathological types and to design an allele - specific pcr as an effective screening method .",
"recently , we were able to demonstrate that frequent egfr overexpression and the absence of d... | braf is the main effector of kras in the ras - raf - mapk axis , a signaling pathway downstream of egfr . the activation of this cascade is an important pathway in cancer development and is considered a key pathway for therapeutic molecules . recent studies in metastatic colorectal cancer found that an oncogenic activa... |
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"our data show that wasp - deficiency affects critical stages of central and peripheral b - cell differentiation contributing to abnormalities in humoral immunity and b - cell tolerance in humans .",
"to this end , we have combined a detailed phenotypical analysis of b - cell maturation stages , from the ... | wiskott aldrich syndrome protein ( wasp ) regulates the cytoskeleton in hematopoietic cells and mutations in its gene cause the wiskott aldrich syndrome ( was ) , a primary immunodeficiency with microthrombocytopenia , eczema and a higher susceptibility to develop tumors . autoimmune manifestations , frequently observ... |
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"crafts alkylation of benzylic alcohols in the presence of an excess of hbf4oet2 solution at 78 c has been reported.14 even though high diastereoselectivities could be achieved with this methodology , the excess of acid and low reaction temperatures represent important drawbacks . herein , we report the use o... | the activity of hbf4 ( aqueous solution ) as a catalyst in propargylation reactions is presented . diverse types of nucleophiles were employed in order to form new c o , c n and c c bonds in technical acetone and in air . good to excellent yields and good chemoselectivities were obtained using low acid loading ( typi... |
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"notch proteins are evolutionarily conserved cell - surface receptors for transmembrane ligands of the dsl family ( named after the delta and serrate ligands of drosophila ) . signaling by notch regulates a broad range of cell - fate decisions during development and various human diseases , including cancers ... | the precise role of the o - fucosyltransferase ofut1 in notch - receptor trafficking has remained controversial . a recent study sheds new light on the non - catalytic activity of ofut1 and provides further evidence that ofut1 acts as a chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum . |
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"choriocarcinoma is one of the malignant tumors arising from trophoblastic cells characterized by the secretion of human chorionic gonadotrophin ( hcg ) .",
"we describe a case of 52-yr - old korean female patient with cutaneous metastasis of choriocarcinoma , diagnosed from a skin biopsy that provided im... | choriocarcinoma is one of the malignant tumors of trophoblastic cells characterized by the secretion of human chorionic gonadotrophin ( hcg ) ( 1 - 3 ) . cutaneous metastasis is a rare presentation of choriocarcinoma but a poor prognostic sign because it is associated only with widespread disease ( 3 - 5 ) . a 52-yr - ... |
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"it also offers the potential to move treatment delivery to the outpatient setting and away from infusion services that are facing challenges due to increased demand for complex treatments.15 the aim of this study was to determine medical resource utilization associated with administration of trastuzumab sc i... | backgroundin new zealand , trastuzumab is standard therapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 ( her2)-positive early and metastatic breast cancer . given the requirement for ongoing adjuvant or maintenance treatment and intravenous ( iv ) delivery , such a regimen consumes considerable health care resources .... |
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"an ideal labour analgesic technique should provide adequate and satisfactory analgesia without any motor blockade or adverse maternal and foetal effects . among the variety of labour analgesia techniques ranging from parenteral and inhalational agents ,",
"hence , we decided to compare the efficacy , qua... | objectives : the highly lipid - soluble opioids , sufentanil and fentanyl , are used in combination with low - concentration bupivacaine to provide combined spinal epidural ( cse ) analgesia during labour . we designed a prospective , randomized , single - blind study to compare the efficacy of these two opioids with b... |
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"tramadol has low affinity for - and -opioid receptors and inhibits the reuptake of both nor - epinephrine and serotonin ( 5-hydroxytryptamine ) neurotransmitters .",
"from this view , evaluation of laboratory findings including plasma electrolytes , kidney and liver function tests , and blood gas analysi... | background : tramadol is a centrally acting analgesic with opioid and nonopioid properties , which extensively used in the relief of mild to moderate pain . tramadol poisoning is a common cause of acute pharmaceutical poisoning in iran . there are a few studies about clinical and laboratory findings related to acute tr... |
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"familial glucocorticoid deficiency ( fgd ) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from adrenal unresponsiveness to adrenocorticotropic hormone ( acth ) .",
", we describe a chinese han child who presented with isolated hyperpigmentation at birth and a homozygous splice mutation ( c.106 + 1del... | familial glucocorticoid deficiency ( fgd ) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which the adrenal cortex fails to respond appropriately to stimulation by adrenocorticotropic hormone ( acth ) to produce cortisol . the disease is characterized in laboratory testing by glucocorticoid deficiency and markedly elevated ... |
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"pulmonary arteriovenous malformation ( pavm ) , first described in 1897 by churton , is characterized by abnormal communications between pulmonary veins and arteries , and is known to disturb the filtering action of pulmonary capillaries , causing thromboembolic event in systemic circulation .",
"while h... | introductionwhile hypervascular lesions in the lung are known to mimic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation ( pavm ) , here we report a rare case of lung granuloma mimicking pavm , on which video - assisted thoracic surgery ( vats ) was performed.presentation of casea 76-year - old woman without any symptom was admitte... |
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"we aimed to investigate some inexpensive , easy to perform , and noninvasive modifiable ( as adiponectin and vitamin d ) and nonmodifiable ( as alpha - fetoprotein afp ) factors which may have a relation to treatment response in children with chc .",
"if we found a significant relation to successful tr... | background & aims . the currently available treatment for chronic hepatitis c ( chc ) in children is costly and with much toxicity . so , predicting the likelihood of response before starting therapy is important . methods . serum adiponectin , vitamin d , and alpha - fetoprotein ( afp ) were measured before starting p... |
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"the present study was therefore conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of once daily use of tadalafil 5 mg in the treatment of ed patients after ralp .",
"radical prostatectomy ( rp ) is considered to be a standard curative procedure for patients with organ - confined prostate cancer .",
"howe... | purposeto evaluate the efficacy and safety of tadalafil 5 mg once daily use in the treatment of erectile dysfunction ( ed ) after robot - assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy ( ralp).materials and methodsthe study retrospectively evaluated 92 patients who underwent ralp at dong - a university hospital . the pati... |
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"the y - balance test ( ybt ) , which was developed by clinical \n applications of the star excursion balance test , involves maintaining a sls while reaching \n as far as possible with the other leg . as a dynamic sls balance test , the ybt has been used \n to prospectively identify individuals who have chro... | [ purpose ] this study compared the energy expenditure during the y - balance test ( ybt )
between elderly women with good binocular visual acuity ( bva ) and those with poor bva . [ subjects ] twenty - one elderly women who could walk independently were recruited from a
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"1-train ltp was induced by a single 100 hz , 1-second duration train of stimuli .",
"chemical ltp was induced by treatment of slices for 15 minutes with 5 m forskolin ( fsk ) in 0.1% ethanol , or a combination of 50 m forskolin and 30 m 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine ( ibmx , in water ) .",
"testing of ... | millions of people regularly obtain insufficient sleep1 . given the impact of sleep deprivation on our lives , understanding the cellular and molecular pathways affected by sleep deprivation is clearly of social and clinical importance . one of the major effects of sleep deprivation on the brain is to produce memory de... |
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"thus , a growing body of evidence suggests a role of mir-378a as a mediator controlling reciprocally dependent processes such as metabolism , muscle differentiation / regeneration , and angiogenesis .",
"because nutrients supply for metabolic processes is a matter of circulation , metabolically active ti... | microrna-378a ( mir-378a , previously known as mir-378 ) is one of the small noncoding rna molecules able to regulate gene expression at posttranscriptional level . its two mature strands , mir-378a-3p and mir-378a-5p , originate from the first intron of the peroxisome proliferator - activated receptor gamma , coactiva... |
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", intensity modulated radiotherapy ( imrt ) has shown benefits in lowering the toxicities as well as improvements in loco regional control in these patients.[35 ] a crucial step in radiotherapy treatment planning process is to determine the tumor location and its extent .",
"a large number of patients ( ... | purpose : to compare quantitatively gross tumor volume ( gtv ) , both primary and nodal areas of head and neck cancers , delineated on [ 18f]-2fluoro , 2deoxy d - glucose - positron emission tomography / computed tomography ( [ 18f]-fdg - pet - ct ) scan to those delineated on contrast - enhanced ct scan ( cect scan).m... |
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"there has been considerable interest in the possibility that the eradication of persistent viral reservoirs in hiv-1-infected patients could be achieved through specific upregulation of viral expression from quiescently infected reservoir cells [ 16 ] .",
"the concentration ranges of the pkc activating a... | clinical interventions using protein kinase c ( pkc ) modulators have been proposed for eradication of hiv-1-infected cellular reservoirs which persist in patients despite prolonged antiretroviral therapy . the effects of some of these agents have not been assessed in a developing vertebrate model . this study examines... |
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", it will discuss more recent evidence on the relationship between brain alterations and early outcomes , with a particular focus on the relationship between symptomatic responses and initial treatment with antipsychotic drugs .",
"the paper will then present a discussion of more novel approaches for the... | studies that have used structural magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) suggest that individuals with psychoses have brain alterations , particularly in frontal and temporal cortices , and in the white matter tracts that connect them . furthermore , these studies suggest that brain alterations may be particularly prominen... |
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"the treatment of patients with multiple trauma requires a different approach to that of patients with regular trauma because they are threatened not only by the injuries themselves , but also by the metabolic disruptions that follow.1 delay in surgery , blunt trauma , extensive soft tissue damage , and combi... | background : the aim of this study was to evaluate one - month hospital mortality in victims with injuries of the extremities.methods:all accident victims admitted to the hospital de base in so jos do rio preto , brazil , during the period from july 2004 to june 2005 , were evaluated in an observational study . patient... |
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", we found that gem and rem2 drive a dose - dependent inhibition of ca currents .",
"rem2 , but not gem , also modulated both the kinetics of channel activation and inactivation in a manner that was dependent on subunit interaction with the 1 interaction domain ( aid ) .",
"together , these results ... | although inhibition of voltage - gated calcium channels by rgk gtpases ( rgks ) represents an important mode of regulation to control ca2 + influx in excitable cells , their exact mechanism of inhibition remains controversial . this has prevented an understanding of how rgk regulation can be significant in a physiologi... |
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"we reviewed the medical records of endometrial cancer patients with cervical involvement to determine the relation of parametrial spread with other histopathological variables and to evaluate whether the type of primary surgery using eh or rh alters the patients ' outcome from a histological perspective .",
... | to determine whether radical hysterectomy is necessary in the treatment of endometrial cancer patients with cervical involvement , we reviewed the medical records of women who underwent primary surgical treatment for endometrial carcinoma and selected patients with pathologically proven cervical invasion . among 133 pa... |
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"it was demonstrated that the combination of pyrazole with azole ring , linked to each by one sigma bond , led to more biologically active targets ; for example , pyrazolylthiazoles showed excellent antimicrobial activities . continuing our work in this research field [ 69 ] and in an attempt to identify new ... | a new series of 2-pyrazolin-1-ylthiazoles 8a d and 1316 was synthesized by cyclization of n - thiocarboxamide-2-pyrazoline with different haloketones and 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline . the structures of the new compounds were confirmed by elemental analyses as well as nmr , ir , and mass spectral data . the newly synthesiz... |
[
[
", we briefly summarize the er stress coping responses , particularly the unfolded protein response ( upr ) , and discuss the potential role of upr as a physiologically relevant pathway in supporting and controlling proper embryonic development .",
"this is not surprising , given that the er is a multifun... | stress coping mechanisms are critical to minimize or overcome damage caused by ever changing environmental conditions . they are designed to promote cell survival . the unfolded protein response ( upr ) pathway is mobilized in response to the accumulation of unfolded proteins , ultimately in order to regain endoplasmic... |
[
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"osmotic demyelination syndrome ( ods ) including central pontine myelinolysis ( cpm ) and extrapontine myelinolysis ( epm ) following overly rapid correction of hyponatremia has been well recognized515 ) .",
"although ods occurring after transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma has been reported oc... | few preoperative extrapontine myelinolysis ( epm ) cases with pituitary adenoma have been reported . no such case had long follow - up to see the outcome of epm . we reported a 38-year - old man complaining of nausea , malaise and transient loss of consciousness who was found to have severe hyponatremia . neurologic de... |
[
[
"the main goal of the present study is to evaluate the association between the age of onset of md and the complexity of the personality traits of the patient .",
"secondly , we will be interested in identifying an age threshold able to maximize the differences between early and later onsets in terms of th... | objective . the aim of the present study is to evaluate the link between the age of onset of mood disorders and the complexity of the personality traits . methods . 209 patients with major depressive or manic / hypomanic episodes were assessed using the structured clinical interview for dsm axis i diagnoses and the mil... |
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"the current analysis examines the relationship between social activity , change in social activity , and four domains of cognition including : reasoning , memory , fluency , and semantic knowledge in four different populations .",
"the current paper builds on previous work by exploring whether including ... | social activity is typically viewed as part of an engaged lifestyle that may help mitigate the deleterious effects of advanced age on cognitive function . as such , social activity has been examined in relation to cognitive abilities later in life . however , longitudinal evidence for this hypothesis thus far remains i... |
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"the tcr- transgenic mice , with a transgenic tcr specific for the male antigen ( h - y ) in the context of h-2d mhc molecules , have been described previously and were crossed on the c57bl/6 ( b6 ) background ( 19 ) .",
"the pt mice , tcr- mice , and tcr- mice have been described ( 6 , 17 , 18 ) ."... | the development of pre t cells with productive tcr- rearrangements can be mediated by each the pre t cell receptor ( pre - tcr ) , the tcr- as well as the tcr- , albeit by distinct mechanisms . although the tcr- affects cd48 precursor cells irrespective of their rearrangement status by tcr- mechanisms not involvin... |
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"interestingly , they explored these two proteins by value analysis based on 132 site directed mutants and concluded that the protein 's topology is committed very early along the folding pathway . based on the above studies , we suggest that , along with the suitable protein design experiments , better theo... | in our study , we have concluded that two proteins with 88% homology choose different energetically favorable pathways in the very early stage of the folding process to attain their native folds . subsequent reports from other investigators by performing folding and unfolding kinetics experiments concur with our findin... |
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"in this case report , we describe a case of asherman 's syndrome treated with adult autologous stem cells for endometrial regeneration that resulted in conception after in vitro fertilization - embryo transfer ( ivf - et ) .",
"angiogenesis results either from sprouting of new vessels through recruitment... | in a woman with severe asherman 's syndrome , curettage followed by placement of intrauterine contraceptive device ( iucd ) ( iucd with cyclical hormonal therapy ) was tried for 6 months , for development of the endometrium . when this failed , autologous stem cells were tried as an alternative therapy . from adult aut... |
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"a total of 1380 eyes were treated with prp for the indication \n of pdr from march 2001 to september 2006.the modified air \n lie house classification was followed .",
"cases included pdr of \n varying severity such as flat new vessels , with raised new \n vessels , subhyaloid hemorrhage , vitreous hemor... | background : many eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy ( pdr ) require vitreous surgery despite
complete regression of new vessels with pan retinal laser photocoagulation ( prp ) . changes in the vitreous
caused by diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy may continue to progress independent of laser regr... |
[
[
"phylogenetic single - nucleotide polymorphism ( snp ) tree of emm59 isolates from a northern arizona hospital displaying distribution of mutations in a 23 kb positively selected region during invasive group a streptococcus outbreak , southwestern united states .",
"we identified isolates for sequencing f... | the hyper - virulent emm59 genotype of invasive group a streptococcus was identified in northern arizona in 2015 . eighteen isolates belonging to a genomic cluster grouped most closely with recently identified isolates in new mexico . the continued transmission of emm59 in the southwestern united states poses a public ... |
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"the present study reports a rare case of primary tracheal malignancy treated with surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy .",
"primary tumors of the trachea are rare and account for 0.1% of all malignancies . in adults ,",
"preoperative radiation therapy has been attempted in some patients , yet the m... | primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea is extremely rare and a standard treatment does not exist due to nonavailability of evidence - based randomized control studies . this paper reports the case of a 60-year - old male , who presented with cough and occasional respiratory distress . bronchoscopic examination and a com... |
[
[
"intractable nausea and vomiting are very rare symptoms of medullary compression and there are approximately less than 10 cases reported in the literature of the aforementioned symptomatology mostly due to tumors .",
"there is one reported case where vertebral artery compression of the medulla led to intr... | vertebral artery compressing the medulla and causing intractable vomiting has only been reported once previously . we report a case of a 69-year - old woman with intractable nausea and vomiting causing a 50 pound weight loss and who failed medical management and whose symptoms were completely reversed following microva... |
[
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"osteoarthritis ( oa ) is a chronic synovial joint disease , characterized by two main features : ( 1 ) progressive damage of articular cartilage , bone remodeling , and new bone formation ( osteophytes and subchondral bone sclerosis ) and ( 2 ) synovial inflammation and fibrosis of ligaments , tendons , meni... | osteoarthritis ( oa ) is a painful and life - altering disease that severely limits the daily activities of millions of americans , and it is one of the most common causes of disability in the world . with obesity on the rise and the world s population living longer , the prevalence of oa is expected to increase dramat... |
[
[
"in modern society , the fashion of wearing tight clothes for stylish dressed states or \n comeliness is getting very popular1 . \n",
"however , specialists reported that excessively pressing certain areas of the human body \n could cause many problems in the cardiovascular systems and visceral organs1 ."... | [ purpose ] the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of wearing the tight pants
on the trunk flexion and pelvic tilting angles in the stand - to - sit movement and a seated
posture . [ subjects ] nine male subjects were recruited . [ methods ] the trunk flexion angle
and pelvic posterior tilting angle... |
[
[
"the pharmacophore model of d2 receptor ligands was found on the basis of 15 compounds of high affinity to d2 receptor reported in literature ( sowiski et al . , 2011 ) .",
"the first step includes determination of pharmacophores for two tested compounds of well - known affinity ( previously in vitro dete... | the two - stages studies of structure activity relationship for model ligands of 5ht1a , 5ht2a , and d2 receptors were performed . on the first stage , the pharmacophores of two potential ligands of known in vitro binding to 5ht1a , 5ht2a , d2 receptors and model pharmacophore of strongly interacting d2 receptor ligan... |
[
[
"adaptive radiotherapy , and will be the focus of this paper . in this examination of adaptive radiation in the setting of lung cancer , we will assess the impact of this development in sbrt , conventionally fractionated imrt , and proton therapy . ",
"the treatment of lung cancer with radiation has und... | the challenges of lung cancer radiotherapy are intra / inter - fraction tumor / organ anatomy / motion changes and the
need to spare surrounding critical structures . evolving radiotherapy technologies , such as four - dimensional ( 4d ) image - based motion management , daily on - board imaging and adaptive radiothe... |
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[
"herein , we report a case of this rare intraoral variant in a 35-year - old male patient .",
"lipomas are benign , well circumscribed , expansile connective tissue neoplasms predominantly composed of mature white fat cells .",
"they may occur anywhere in the body and usually present as slow - growing... | chondrolipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors characterized by the proliferation of mature adipocytes associated with variable amounts of mature cartilaginous tissue . herein , we describe a case of chondrolipoma of the tongue in a 35-year - old indian male . the lesion presented as a nodular , sessile , pink mass on po... |
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"microbial cultures were considered significant if growth of the same organism was present on more than one solid medium or if there was a confluent growth on inoculation on one solid medium or if growth of one medium was consistent with direct microscopy findings .",
"all patients except one were followe... | in this retrospective case series , we studied the predisposing factors , causative organisms , clinical spectrum , and outcomes of 12 cases of culture - proven infectious scleritis . nine of 12 patients had a history of preceding trauma ( surgical or accidental ) . past surgical history included small - incision catar... |
[
[
"lipoma is a common benign soft tissue neoplasm that sometimes may have mixed tissue components .",
"ossification of a lipoma was first described in 1959 , and it is rarely reported7,16 ) .",
"we present a case of an intramuscular osteolipoma on the posterior neck , independent of vertebrae , and revi... | ossified lipoma or osteolipoma are rarely reported . it is defined as a histologic variant of lipoma that has undergone osseous metaplasia . osteolipoma presents with a dominant osseous component within a lipoma . we report a case of a histologically confirmed osteolipoma on the nuchal ligament independent of bone . th... |
[
[
"the degree of potential misclassification relative to use of 0.70 or other proposed fixed thresholds for fev1/fvc was also evaluated .",
"this is due to an age - related decline in pulmonary volumes , particularly in fev1 , which is observed even in healthy people with no history of exposure to noxious p... | backgroundthe choice between lower limit of normal or fixed value of forced expiratory volume in one second / forced vital capacity ratio ( fev1/fvc ) < 0.70 as the criterion for confirming airway obstruction is an open issue . in this study , we compared the criteria of lower limit of normal and fixed fev1/fvc for dia... |
[
[
"protein identifications today are nearly exclusively carried out by mass spectrometry ( ms ) . however , since the mass of a native protein normally does not allow any conclusion on its identity , proteins have to be fragmented by specific endopeptidases before mass analyses to generate defined peptides .",
... | in classical proteome analyses , final experimental data are ( a ) images of 2d protein separations obtained by gel electrophoresis and ( b ) corresponding lists of proteins which were identified by mass spectrometry ( ms ) . for data annotation , software tools were developed which allow the linking of protein identit... |
[
[
"we propose a novel method to jointly segment a t1-map and calibrate rf - inhomogeneity , and in section 5 we show the results of registering the flip angle images , determining optimal flip angles , and segmenting the t1-maps .",
"we also show validations , the resulting t1-map after rf - calibration , a... | we propose a constrained version of mumford and shah 's ( 1989 ) segmentation model with an information - theoretic
point of view in order to devise a systematic procedure to
segment brain magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) data for
parametric t1-map and t1-weighted images , in both 2-d and
3d settings . incorp... |
[
[
"consequently , the objective of this study was to compare the results of oral and vocal \n fold ddk of dysphonic women to the results of oral and vocal fold ddk in women without \n vocal disorders .",
"scientific studies that make use of this assessment tool support advances in \n knowledge in this area ... | the evaluation of oral and vocal fold diadochokinesis ( ddk ) in individuals with voice
disorders may contribute to the understanding of factors that affect the balanced
vocal production . scientific studies that make use of this assessment tool support
the knowledge advance of this area , reflecting the developm... |
[
[
"based on the common mechanism involving disturbances in the dopaminergic neurotransmitter system between rls and pd , we investigated whether rtms application to the cortex was beneficial in patients with rls .",
"various studies suggest that genetic component , iron - deficiency , disturbances in the do... | background : repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ( rtms ) is a noninvasive technique used to alter cortex excitability that has been proposed as an efficient method for treating brain hyperexcitability or hypoexcitability disorders . the aim of this study was to investigate whether high - frequency rtms could ... |
[
[
"malaria control programmes utilising indoor residual spraying are only effective if a high coverage of targeted structures is achieved and an insecticide that is effective against the specific mosquito vector is correctly applied .",
"ongoing monitoring of spraying operations is essential to assure optim... | backgroundmalaria control programmes utilising indoor residual spraying are only effective if a high coverage of targeted structures is achieved and an insecticide that is effective against the specific mosquito vector is correctly applied . ongoing monitoring of spraying operations is essential to assure optimal progr... |
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[
"we presented three cases of peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking ovarian malignancy to point out the importance of the histopathologic diagnosis before chemotherapy in women suspected having advanced ovarian cancer , especially if there is a family history of pulmonary tb or infertility .",
"but in citie... | genital tb may present as on abdominopelvic mass mimicking ovarian malignancy because clinical and laboratory findings are similar . family history is very important and should be considered for differential diagnosis . three cases of genital tb with presentation of abdominopelvic masses and with no signs and symptoms ... |
[
[
"in this study , two aspects of our smartphone - based ras application \n were investigated : ( 1 ) the effects of various ras tempos on stroke gait patterns and ( 2 ) the \n effects of short - term gait training on spatiotemporal gait parameters in stroke \n patients .",
"stroke patients have shown bette... | [ purpose ] the effects of various rhythmic auditory stimulation tempos on stroke gait
pattern changes when training patients with a smartphone - based rhythmic auditory
stimulation application were investigated . [ subjects and methods ] fifteen patients with
chronic stroke were included . cadence during comfort... |
[
[
"therefore , \n the goal of this study was to evaluate , histomorphometrically , the healing of surgically \n created intrabony defects in dogs treated with prp+bg .",
"the use of prp associated with biomaterials is an alternative treatment approach that \n may favor the process of bone tissue regeneratio... | objectivethis study was designed to evaluate , histomorphometrically , the association of
platelet - rich plasma ( prp ) and bioactive glass ( bg ) in the treatment of
periodontal intrabony defects.material and methodsnine mongrel dogs were included in the study . three - wall intrabony defects were
surgically cr... |
[
[
", we hypothesized that we will find substantial number of patients in the internal and the intensive coronary unit ( icu ) wards diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic patients .",
"the unique situation of this population calls for both studies and intervention on a national level to promote health and preve... | aims . to seek high risk population for diabetes and to improve their health care by investigating the characteristics and outcome of hospitalization in hospitals with predominant arab patients in northern israel . methods . retrospective analysis of the prevalence of diabetes and the outcome of diabetic in comparison ... |
[
[
"the ivy sign might be suggestive of diffuse leptomeningeal collaterals found on post - contrast t1-weighted mr images in patients with moyamoya disease11,19 ) .",
"accordingly , recent studies have examined the usefulness of mr flair images as a follow - up study after superficial temporal artery ( sta)-... | objectivemr perfusion and single photon emission computerized tomography ( spect ) are well known imaging studies to evaluate hemodynamic change between prior to and following superficial temporal artery ( sta)-middle cerebral artery ( mca ) anastomosis in moyamoya disease . but their side effects and invasiveness make... |
[
[
"prevention and reversal of abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau as \n a potential promising therapeutic strategy is also discussed .",
"although alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) and its main brain histopathology , that is , senile plaques and \n neurofibrillary tangles ( nfts ) , were described a century ago ... | studies during the last two decades have provided new insights
into the molecular mechanism of alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) . one of
the milestone findings in ad research was the demonstration that
neurofibrillary degeneration characterized by tau pathology is
central to the pathogenesis of ad and other tauopath... |
[
[
"the main hypothesis of the study was that copd is related to the development of nir .",
"concept introduced to explain the link between upper and lower inflammatory airway disease in asthma and nir , even though other inflammatory mechanisms are likely to be involved.7 the diagnosis and classification of... | backgroundthe aim of this population - based study was to investigate the risk of developing noninfectious rhinitis ( nir ) in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd).materials and methodsthis is a longitudinal population - based study comprising 3,612 randomly selected subjects from gothenburg , sw... |
[
[
"the occurrence of pneumothorax and its subsequent rhs along with sinusitis , supported by radiology and pathology in a 33 years old patient , is considered as a rare case of pulmonary mucormycosis .",
"immunocompromised patients might bear a variety of presentations such as rhino - orbito - cerebral , pu... | mucormycosis , an invasive fungus with a variety of clinical presentation , is a devastating infection in immunocompromised host . here an unusual case of pulmonary mucormycosis is introduced in an immunodeficient patient in which pneumothorax was followed by reversed halo sign ( rhs ) . the clinicians , who visit immu... |
[
[
"the purpose of the present study was to examine the role of ifn- in regulation of fas expression and \n apoptosis in granulosa cells at different stages of follicular development and granulosa cell \n differentiation in vitro .",
"in addition , we assessed the presence of ifn- in the ovary \n during foll... | abstractfas ligand ( fasl ) and its receptor fas have been implicated in granulosa cell apoptosis during
follicular atresia . although interferon - gamma ( ifn- ) is believed to be involved in the regulation
fas expression in differentiated granulosa or granulosa - luteal cells , the expression of this
cytokine a... |
[
[
"incidence rates vary 10-fold in both sexes worldwide , and the highest rates are estimated in more developed regions , such as north america and western europe , whereas the lowest rates are estimated in africa ( except southern africa ) and south - central asia . in asia , colorectal cancer is the fourth mo... | purposethis study was conducted in order to demonstrate changing trends in colorectal cancer incidence according to sex , age group , and anatomical location in the korean population.materials and methodsdata from the korea central cancer registry between 1999 and 2009 were analyzed . annual percent changes ( apcs ) of... |
[
[
"further searches included treatment and management options for metastatic breast , metastatic colorectal , metastatic melanoma , metastatic lung , and hematologic cancers .",
"however , such patterns may differ geographically as a study in taiwan found internal malignancies metastasize to t... | skin metastases are rare in the routine clinical practice of dermatology , but are of major clinical significance because they usually indicate advanced disease . we reviewed the literature on skin metastasis regarding recent trends in clinical presentation and diagnosis of the most common cutaneous lesions . an extens... |
[
[
"surgical resection has the advantage of lower recurrence rates as opposed to endoscopic resection ; however , with the obvious caveat of a much higher risk of morbidity and mortality . in this article , we present a case where a female patient developed recurrent chest infections and gastric outlet obstructi... | ampullary adenomas are a rare clinical entity , occurring at a rate of 0.040.12% in the general population . they are premalignant lesions which have the capability to progress to malignancy , and they should be excised if they are causing immediate symptoms and/or are likely to degenerate to carcinoma . intestinal int... |
[
[
"this is a nonrandomized prospective comparative case study on 57 eyes seeking refractive surgery who were not indicated for laser corneal refractive surgery .",
"patients with refraction error between 2.00 d and 14.50 d who could use both artiflex and artisan , were free to choose the type of the lens . ... | aim of study : the aim of this study is to assess wavefront aberration and contrast sensitivity ( cs ) after implantation of foldable iris claw artiflex- and rigid iris claw artisan- phakic intraocular lenses ( piols).materials and methods : a nonrandomized prospective comparative case study was performed on 57 eyes ;... |
[
[
"chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( cll ) is the most commonly found leukemia in the adult population of the western world and of clinical interest because of its prevalence .",
"these results provided a genetic basis for the notion that the fish abnormalities found underlie the phenotypic m / f sex ratio and... | distorted sex ratios occur in hematologic disorders . for example , chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( cll ) displays disproportionate sex ratios with a large male excess . however , the underlying genetics for these disparities are poorly understood , and gender differences for specific cytogenetic abnormalities have not ... |
[
[
"this article discusses an icr managed by endodontic treatment , surgical management of resorptive defect by reverse sandwich technique and periodontal regeneration using platelet rich fibrin ( prf ) , prf membrane and bone graft .",
"the severance of the protective layer may be commonly due to orthodonti... | invasive cervical resorption ( icr ) is a localized resorptive process that commences on the surface of the root below the epithelial attachment and the coronal aspect of the supporting alveolar process , namely the zone of the connective tissue attachment early diagnosis , elimination of the resorption and restorative... |
[
[
"the present study aimed to determine the effect of an 8-week program of joint mobilization \n on changes in pelvic obliquity and pain level in seventeen female university students aged \n in their 20 s with sacroiliac joint dysfunction by dividing them into two groups : a joint \n mobilization group , and a ... | [ purpose ] the present study aimed to determine the effect of an 8-week program of joint
mobilization on changes in pelvic obliquity and pain level in seventeen female university
students aged in their 20 s with sacroiliac joint dysfunction by dividing them into two
groups : a joint mobilization group ( mwm ) an... |
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