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[ [ "this article traces the growth in the use of swing - bed services by medicare beneficiaries from 1984 through 1987 . in the context of the medicare program ,", "the increasing participation of hospitals in the provision of post - acute skilled nursing care services resulted in swing beds gaining an incre...
under medicare , swing beds are beds that can be used by small rural hospitals to furnish both acute and post - acute care . the swing - bed program was instituted under the provisions of the omnibus reconciliation act of 1980 ( public law 96 - 499 ) . under medicare , post - acute care in the hospital would be covered...
[ [ "patients with univentricular heart malformations are at increased risk of suffering from thromboembolic events ( te ) . at least 20% of patients with univentricular hearts have reported to experience te , of which 25% are fatal . despite the high incidence of te , no consensus has been reached regarding the ...
patients with univentricular heart malformations are at increased risk of suffering from thromboembolic events . we present a case of a 19-year - old woman born with a univentricular heart who suffered a major stroke while being treated with only salicylic acid . at least 20% of patients with univentricular hearts have...
[ [ "all patients were randomly assigned to one of the two groups : group a patients were given tablet imipramine and placebo .", "group b patients were administered tablet imipramine and tablet lithium carbonate as per schedule given below .", "cases having contraindication for imipramine and/or lithium ...
background : treatment of depressive episode often poses a challenge . although there are numerous medicines available for its treatment but they all have a lag period of 23 weeks before they start showing their result.aim:the aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that an initial lithium - tricyclic antid...
[ [ "the subject of ideals in topological space has been studied by kuratowski and vaidyanathaswamy .", "an ideal on a topological space ( x , ) is a nonempty collection of subsets of x which satisfies ( i ) a and b a implies b and ( ii ) a and b implies a b . given a topological space ( x , )...
we deal with the new class of pre--regular pre--open sets in which the notion of pre--open set is involved . we characterize these sets and study some of their fundamental properties . we also present other notions called extremally pre--disconnectedness , locally pre--indiscreetness , and pre--regular sets by utilizin...
[ [ "lichen sclerosus et atrophicans ( lsa ) is a chronic inflammatory muco - cutaneous disorder , characterized by sclerotic and atrophic lesions , most commonly found in adult women .", "it affects the anogenital area in 8598% of the cases and less frequently the extrgenital area .", "the involvement of...
lichen sclerosus et atrophicans ( lsa ) is a chronic , inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology , characterized by atrophy.we report a case of lsa with frontoparietal distribution , mimicking scleroderma en coup de sabre , causing scarring alopecia . the case was associated with borrelia infection . the lesion imp...
[ [ "the researchers of the present study aimed to define and conduct a study on the quality of work life and its association with workplace violence of nurses in the emergency departments , with regard to the effective role of nurses in health services efficiency and patients and families satisfaction .", "t...
background : nurses as the major group of health service providers need to have a satisfactory quality of work life in order to give desirable care to the patients . workplace violence is one of the most important factors that cause decline in the quality of work life . this study aimed to determine the quality of work...
[ [ ". the primary goal of the present work was to investigate the product ion distributions for the reactions with no ions of 22 aldehydes involved in human physiology and pathophysiology using a sri - tof - ms , a variant of the well - established ptr - ms technique .", "proton - transfer reaction mass spec...
highlightsreactions of 22 aldehydes with no+ in sri - tof - ms were investigated.hydride ion transfer was the common ionization mechanism generating ( mh)+ ions.small fractions of the adduct ion no+m were also seen for some unsaturated alkenals.almost all reactions resulted in partial molecule fragmentation producing h...
[ [ "the primary goal of the present exploratory study was to compare the mental health status of a sample of women who experienced a 1st trimester abortion ( up to 12 weeks gestation ) to women who had a 2nd or 3rd trimester abortion ( 13 weeks and beyond ) .", "a secondary goal was to provide additional des...
the primary aim of this study was to compare the experience of an early abortion ( 1st trimester ) to a late abortion ( 2nd and 3rd trimester ) relative to posttraumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) symptoms after controlling for socio - demographic and personal history variables . online surveys were completed by 374 wome...
[ [ "finally , understanding patient preference may be a strategy to improve adherence to osteoporosis therapy , since a lower treatment satisfaction is associated with an increased risk of discontinuing or switching the ongoing osteoporosis medication , as compared with a higher treatment satisfaction.23 in this...
patient adherence to many osteoporosis treatments , primarily bisphosphonates , is generally poor , thus leading to a significant reduction in antifracture efficacy . patient perceptions about the necessity of the prescribed medication to treat osteoporosis and the concerns about the potential adverse effects are impor...
[ [ "transcranial magnetic stimulation ( tms ) and magnetoencephalography ( meg ) have both been applied in stroke patients to reveal cortical excitability changes .", "we hypothesized to see correlations between erd and mt related to the early cortical excitability and between ers and sici , both attributed ...
objective . stroke alters cortical excitability both in the lesioned and in the nonlesioned hemisphere . stroke recovery has been studied using transcranial magnetic stimulation ( tms ) . spontaneous brain oscillations and somatosensory evoked fields ( sefs ) measured by magnetoencephalography ( meg ) are modified in s...
[ [ "stereotactic body radiotherapy ( sbrt ) is a technique that allows the delivery of a precise dose of radiation to a tumor while sparing adjacent normal tissues .", "the insertion of a fiducial marker near to the tumor before radiotherapy allows respiratory motion to be tracked , thus enabling accurate do...
the aim of this study was to describe our initial experience with a gold flexible linear fiducial marker and to evaluate the safety and technical and clinical efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy using this marker for malignant liver tumors . between july 2012 and february 2015 , 18 patients underwent percutaneou...
[ [ "the joint labour of otology and sociology gives way to otosociology , a discipline dedicated to the study , intervention , and prevention of organic and functional pathologies of the auditory system with special emphasis on the influence of social factors . in the following sections , we describe how oto...
otology concerns the biological study of ear alterations and diseases , solely . so , the diagnosis of audiovestibular diseases tends to be idiopathic or is based on theoretical concepts such as idiopathic sudden deafness , mnire disease , benign paroxysmal positional vertigo , tinnitus , hyperacusis , or idiopathic fa...
[ [ "we report the case of a relapsing para - oesophageal abscess posing a great diagnostic challenge .", "however , isolated oesophageal cd is a very rare condition [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 7 , 10 , 11 ] . the clinical presentation and endoscopic and histologic findings of oesophageal cd are mostly non - specific and s...
oesophageal involvement in crohn 's disease ( cd ) is uncommon and most often accompanied by involvement of more distal parts . its presentation is mostly non - specific , and therefore a diagnosis , especially in isolated oesophageal disease , is difficult . we present the case of a 42-year - old male patient who was ...
[ [ "hence , this study was undertaken to evaluate the disinfection of dentinal tubules when contaminated with e. faecalis using m. citrifolia gel , papain gel , and aloe vera when compared with calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine gel .", "there is no study to comparatively evaluate the antimicrobial activity...
aim : a comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of natural extracts of morinda citrifolia , papain , and aloe vera ( all in gel formulations ) , 2% chlorhexidine gel and calcium hydroxide , against enterococcus faecalis an in vitro study.materials and methods : the antimicrobial efficacy was assessed in v...
[ [ "are known to be complicated by aps ; however , aps with pleural effusion is extremely rare . here ,", "we present a case of aps complicated by unilateral pleural effusion that responded well to oral corticosteroid therapy .", "antiphospholipid syndrome ( aps ) is an autoimmune disease characterized b...
antiphospholipid syndrome ( aps ) with pleural effusion is extremely rare . a 75-year - old man was admitted to our hospital for spreading erythema on his trunk and extremities , as well as dyspnea . one year before admission , he had visited us with a 1-year history of erythema and purpura on his legs and occasional f...
[ [ ", we evaluated mitotic index as a possible prognostic marker in a large cohort of 282 patients with primary hcc who received long - term follow - up for 120 months .", "however , the practical utility of mitotic index as a predictor of prognosis in patients with hcc has not been determined . in this stud...
purposehigh proliferation rate is a hallmark of cancer . the mitotic index is a useful and simple method for analysis of cell proliferation . however , the practical utility of mitotic index as a predictor of prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) has not been determined . therefore , we examined m...
[ [ "the stage and grade of cancer will obviously influence treatment options , as will the presence of various co - morbidities.4 men with metastatic prostate cancer may be offered pharmacologic androgen deprivation therapy ( adt ) , specific chemotherapeutic medication or be treated with orchidectomy.5 in new z...
purpose : to assess the patterns of use of androgen deprivation therapy ( adt ) and chemotherapeutic agents in new zealand men with prostate cancer.methods : men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2006 and 2011 were identified from the new zealand cancer registry . through data linkage with the pharmaceutical colle...
[ [ " to describe the surgical technique and initial experience with a single - port retroperitoneal renal biopsy ( sprrb ) ." ], [ "after lower pole exposure , a laparoscopic biopsy forceps was introduced through the nephroscope working channel to collect a renal tissue sample .", "a single 1.5 cm i...
objective to describe the surgical technique and initial experience with a single - port retroperitoneal renal biopsy ( sprrb).materials and methods between january and april 2013 , five children underwent sprrb in our hospital . a single 1.5 cm incision was performed under the 12th rib at mid - axillary line , and an ...
[ [ "therefore , we designed this study to compare the results obtained by these two methods . in this study , 60 children with clinical signs suggestive of cf , who were referred to the children 's medical center , pediatrics center of excellence in iran , were investigated .", "this study demonstrates the v...
objectivesweat chloride measurement is considered a standard diagnostic tool for cystic fibrosis ( cf ) . this study was performed to compare sweat chloride values obtained by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis ( classic test ) with sweat crystallization detected by direct observation of a drop of perspiration unde...
[ [ "a matter of great concern that can influence the results of epidemiological studies of dental caries is the variation in disease diagnosis between two or more examiners ( interexaminer error ) and for the same examiner in two or more occasions ( intraexaminer error ) .", "therefore , it is very important...
objectivesa ) to evaluate the interexaminer reliability in caries detection considering different diagnostic thresholds and b ) to indicate , by using kappa statistics , the best way of measuring interexaminer agreement during the calibration process in dental caries surveys.methodseleven dentists participated in the i...
[ [ "we report an r function ( www.rproject.org ) named microarray outlier filter ( mof ) , which was designed to screen outliers at the whole array level by using the arrays from the current experiment and those from the historical archive that meet defined criteria .", "dna microarray analysis has gained wi...
we developed an r function named microarray outlier filter ( mof ) to assist in the identification of failed arrays . in sorting a group of similar arrays by the likelihood of failure , two statistical indices were employed : the correlation coefficient and the percentage of outlier spots . mof can be used to monitor ...
[ [ "this paper focuses on well - known interactions of tsp-1 with key receptors and growth factors during the initial inflammatory events throughout the chronic inflammatory processes .", "new developments are also herein discussed , showing the involvement of tsp-1 in pivotal transcriptional pathways relate...
inflammation is a defensive process against tissue injury . once this self - protective strategy is initiated , an effective resolution of the process is crucial to avoid major and unnecessary tissue damage . if the underlying event inducing inflammation is not addressed and homeostasis is not restored , this process c...
[ [ "since a large number of dentists all over the world report msds , this study was conducted in western india with an aim to determine if dentists are using cam therapies to manage their msds and , if so , to determine if cam therapies are associated with their job satisfaction and longevity , compared with co...
musculoskeletal problems have become a significant issue in the profession of dentistry . there are currently no recommended effective disease - preventing and modifying remedies . high prevalence rates for musculoskeletal disorders ( msds ) among dentists have been reported in the literature . complementary and altern...
[ [ "we therefore performed an adjusted comparison of the lotus valve system with the balloonexpandable edwards sapien 3 prosthesis in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing tavi within the nationwide swiss transcatheter aortic valve implantation registry ( nct01368250 ) .", "transcatheter aortic valve impl...
backgroundthe safety and effectiveness of the fully repositionable lotus valve system as compared with the balloonexpandable edwards sapien 3 prosthesis for the treatment of aortic stenosis has not been evaluated to date.methods and resultsall patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the edwards...
[ [ ", leptin has been shown to induce natriuresis which may in turn result in an increase in arterial pressure so as to maintain sodium and water balance .", ", we examined the independent relation between plasma leptin levels and ckd in a multiethnic sample of us adults , after adjusting for main confound...
background . leptin is an adipose tissue - derived hormone shown to be related to several metabolic , inflammatory , and hemostatic factors related to chronic kidney disease . recent animal studies have reported that infusion of recombinant leptin into normal rats for 3 weeks fosters the development of glomeruloscleros...
[ [ "therefore , the purpose of present study was to compare the quality of life and mental health of hypothyroid patients with normal people referring to motahari clinic , affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences . \n", "therefore , in the present study , the mental health condition and the qualit...
abstractbackground : hypothyroidism is a condition caused by a decrease in the thyroid gland hormones . this disease is very common at all age ranges . regarding its long term therapeutic procedure , this disease can affect the quality of life and the mental health of the patients . the present study aimed to compare t...
[ [ "genetic disorders caused by mutations in the -globin gene are widely known as the human -hemoglobinopathies , in which -thalassemia and sickle cell disease ( scd ) are the most prevalent ones , particularly in the mediterranean , africa , and southeast asia , leading to great mortality and morbidity [ 14 ] ....
for the treatment of -thalassemia and sickle cell disease ( scd ) , pharmacological induction of fetal hemoglobin ( hbf ) production may be a promising approach . to date , numerous studies have been done on identifying the novel hbf - inducing agents and understanding the underlying mechanism for stimulating the hbf p...
[ [ "was noted during a physical examination , and transthoracic echocardiography revealed a peri - membranous ventricular septal defect ( vsd ) with a septal aneurysm , a small patent foramen ovale ( pfo ) , and a small right - sided patent ductus arteriosus ( pda ) from the innominate artery .", "the intrao...
right aortic arch with isolation of the left subclavian artery is a rare anomaly . the incidence of bilateral ductus arteriosus is sporadic , and a right aortic arch with isolation of the left subclavian artery in association with bilateral ductus arteriosus is therefore extremely rare . since the symptoms and signs of...
[ [ "we performed a retrospective cohort study of 191 patients older than 69 years who were diagnosed with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer ( escc ) , treated with radiation therapy .", "the main objective was to assess the overall survival and local control rates after ebrt plus neutron brach...
purposethe aim of this study was to retrospectively observe and analyze the long - term treatment outcomes of 191 elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer ( escc ) who were treated with californium-252 ( 252cf ) neutron brachytherapy ( nbt ) in combination with external beam radiotherapy ( ebrt).material a...
[ [ "aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an inhabitant of the oral cavity and periodontal pathogen . in periodontal disease ,", "this work provides a novel mechanism for a. actinomycetemcomitans - induced tissue damage during infection .", "the bacterium infects and proliferates within the periodont...
aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a human pathogen that produces leukotoxin ( ltxa ) as a major virulence factor . in this study the effect of ltxa on microvascular endothelial cell viability and phenotype was studied . high doses of single ltxa treatment ( 500 ng / ml to 5 g / ml ) significantly and irreversi...
[ [ ", we examined bone mass in a trabecular abundant site of lumbar spine and ca balance such as intestinal ca absorption and ca accumulation in ovx rats after 8 weeks of dhea administration .", "we previously observed that dhea replacement increased e2 ( estradiol ) centration in the blood .", "however ...
[ purpose]the effect of dehydroepiandrosterone ( dhea ) administration on intestinal calcium ( ca ) absorption in estrogen deficiency state has not been studied yet . we examined the bone mineral content ( bmc ) of lumbar spine and ca balance such as intestinal ca absorption and ca accumulation in ovariectomized ( ovx ...
[ [ "has been proposed . \n \n in the present study , we investigated the anti - hbs seroconversion in 2 groups of blood donors with isolated anti - hbc and their controls after hb vaccination .", "we also attempted to find the predictors of non - response status among individuals with isolated anti - hbc . \...
background it is important to differentiate whether isolated anti - hbc is due to false positive results or the prior exposure to hepatitis b virus , because individuals with false - positive anti - hbc can benefit from vaccination and their blood can be safely transfused . to distinguish between these two cond...
[ [ "we searched medline ( between 1966 and 2007 ) and the cochrane library central registry of controlled trials ( between 1984 and 2007 ) for relevant publications using the following medical subject heading terms : diabetes and ( food or diet ) .", "we searched for studies of the effects of two kinds of pr...
objectivethe effects of dietary macronutrient composition on metabolic profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes have been inconsistent . this meta - analysis aimed to elucidate the effect of replacing dietary fat with carbohydrate on glucose and lipid parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes.research design and met...
[ [ "we also report the correlation between the years of meditation experience and the level of mindfulness .", "given the fact that past studies have looked at the levels of mindfulness in various practices , health and disease conditions , we planned the current study to asses the levels of mindfulness in a...
context : mindfulness forms an important component of meditation practice and has been increasingly popular around the world . there has been growing interest in studying the mindful component of various meditation techniques . one of the various forms of mindfulness is the practice of a unique technique called cyclic ...
[ [ "therefore , this study investigated a new neck support tying ( nst ) method that used \n a thera - band for the prevention of neck and shoulder pain in workers performing overhead \n work .", "previous studies have focused on risk \n factor analysis and the development of therapeutic exercises for overhe...
[ purpose ] this study proposed a new neck support tying ( nst ) method using thera - band for the prevention of neck and shoulder pain in workers doing overhead work . the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the new nst method using thera - band on cervical rom and shoulder pain after overhead...
[ [ "this new evidence provides further support to the contention that environmental change may play a critical role in the emergence of chronic diseases ; however , many questions remain regarding the clinical scenarios in which edcs exert their deleterious metabolic effects .", ", we ve shown that dietary e...
the global epidemic of metabolic disease is a clear and present danger to both individual and societal health . understanding the myriad factors contributing to obesity and diabetes is essential for curbing their decades - long expansion . emerging data implicate environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals ( edcs ) in...
[ [ "in this issue of critical care , laporta and coworkers review a multidisciplinary working group 's analysis of a case study on the causes of and solutions for staff turnover in an intensive care unit ( icu ) setting .", "the authors discuss that data on icu turnover comes from nursing literature and th...
this commentary discusses laporta and coworkers analysis of a case study on the causes of and solutions for staff turnover in an intensive care setting . staff turnover is a significant issue for health care leaders due to the shrinking workforce in western countries and an increased demand for intensive care services ...
[ [ ", we describe the first case of appendiceal perforation as a complication of ct - guided percutaneous rfa of an smr .", "due to the widespread use of imaging modalities , such as ultrasonography , computed tomography ( ct ) , and magnetic resonance imaging , the incidences of incidentally found small cor...
percutaneous radiofrequency ablation ( rfa ) has gained wide acceptance as nephron - sparing therapy for small renal masses in select patients . generally , it is a safe procedure with minor morbidity and acceptable short - term oncologic outcome . however , as a result of the close proximity of vital structures , such...
[ [ "the purpose of this study was , therefore , to investigate the influence of contamination with two different types of maintenance sprays on the microtensile bond strength ( tbs ) of dentin bonded with a 2-step self - etching adhesive system .", "the null hypothesis tested was that contamination with main...
objectiveto investigate the influence of maintenance spray on resin bonding to dentin.materials and methodsthe crown of extracted , caries - free human molars was transversally sectioned with a model trimmer to prepare the dentin surfaces from mid - coronal sound dentin , and then uniformly abraded with # 600 silicon c...
[ [ "microbiome of human skin refers to complete collection of microorganisms comprising bacteria , fungi and virus .", "fungi have been extensively isolated and investigated from skin in various parts of the world .", "infectious diseases , mostly the ones that affect the epidermal or mucous membrane , a...
background : fungi have been extensively isolated and investigated from skin in various parts of the world . determining the mycoflora of normal people is important when the role of skin is considered as a reservoir for microorganisms.objectives:the current study aimed to investigate the incidence of fungal flora on in...
[ [ "single attachment elements for overdentures include single retentive anchors , single magnet anchors , and individually cast telescopic copings.1 among these , telescopic copings have the benefit of implant splinting found in bar overdentures and the retrievability of single attachment overdentures", ", ...
although many prosthetic materials exist for fabrication of implant - supported telescopic overdentures , available materials have not been thoroughly evaluated from a functional standpoint . this case report describes the use of polyaryletherketone ( paek ) based polymer for an implant - supported telescopic overdentu...
[ [ "the question of structural and mechanical alterations of the arterial wall in the case of renal transplantation has not yet been completely resolved .", "meanwhile , some modern devices for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ( abpm ) allow the assessment of some as indices , and the approach to the ana...
the aim of our study was to assess the feasibility of using an approach to 24-hour pulse wave velocity ( pwv ) analysis similar to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring analysis in the management of patients with renal transplantation . overall , 41 patients aged between 18 and 55 years who had end - stage renal disease...
[ [ "xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis ( xgp ) is a rare , distinct and aggressive form of chronic infectious pyelonephritis .", "it is essential to suspect and diagnose this condition early to prevent the morbidity and mortality . owing to its rarity and clinical curiosity", "it accounts for lesser than...
xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis ( xgp ) is rare and aggressive form of chronic infectious pyelonephritis . no single clinical or radiological feature is diagnostic of xgp . a 75-year - old man with prostatic enlargement presented with difficulty and burning micturition fever , abdominal and flank pain . x - ray , ul...
[ [ "however , the diagnosis of bsis is still challenging in this patient group , because about half of all bsi cases are culture negative mainly because of the frequently used prophylactic antibiotics . to overcome the inhibitory effect of antibiotics , special blood culture bottles containing resin", "infec...
from year to year , it is important to get an overview of the occurrence of causative agents in febrile neutropenic patients to determine the empiric treatment . thus our aims were to evaluate a four - year period regarding the prevalence of bloodstream infections and the most important causative agents . during this p...
[ [ "the sami remained very isolated , not only because of their economy and culture but also because of the great distances between households and the intense cold of the region for most of the year . at the end of the 17 century", "this transition coincided with the swedish state 's increased interest in sp...
the study deals with infant mortality ( imr ) that is one of the most important aspects of indigenous vulnerability.backgroundthe sami are one of very few indigenous peoples with an experience of a positive mortality transition.objectiveusing unique mortality data from the period 17501900 sami and the colonizers in nor...
[ [ "so far , anthropometric variables and their relation to conventional coronary risk factors in railway employees have been inadequately studied in india . to assess anthropometric variables and their relation to coronary risk factors ,", "this particular section of the population was selected , as it comp...
background and objectives : anthropometric variables and their relation to conventional coronary artery disease ( cad ) risk factors in railway employees have been inadequately studied in india . this cross - sectional survey was carried out in the solapur division of the central railway in the year 2004 , to assess th...
[ [ "polymerase chain reaction ( pcr ) is a commonly used laboratory procedure nowadays for a variety of tasks , such as dna cloning , sequence determination and snp detection .", "additionally , all the primer data can be exported in csv format for further processing .", "consequently , numerous primers ...
primerz ( http://genepipe.ngc.sinica.edu.tw/primerz/ ) is a web application dedicated primarily to primer design for genes and human snps . primerz accepts genes by gene name or ensembl accession code , and snps by dbsnp rs or affy_probe ids . the promoter and exon sequence information of all gene transcripts fetched f...
[ [ "the prevalence rates of t2 dm increase with age , and older people are a growing population that account for a high proportion of cases among adults .", ". however , elderly patients are systematically excluded from clinical trials , and there is also a lack of reliable data on the response to pharmacolo...
summarybackgroundolder subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus ( t2 dm ) have differential characteristics compared with middleaged or younger populations , and require tailored management of the disease.aimsto evaluate how clinical characteristics , degree of control of glycaemia and cardiovascular risk factors , prese...
[ [ "the present study aims to satisfy this experimental challenge by considering the role of cue integration in both action and tone binding . in many sensorimotor tasks ,", "first , if cue integration underlies both action and tone binding measures , action binding will be weakest under high tone uncertaint...
intentional binding describes the perceived temporal attraction between a voluntary action and its sensory consequence . binding has been used in health and disease as an indirect measure of awareness of action or agency , that is , the sense that one controls one s own actions . it has been proposed that binding resul...
[ [ "the knee , hip and elbow joints are frequently reported to be involved by the condition . however , shoulder and ankle joints are involved extremely rarely .", "the disease is commonly seen in men and between the 3rd and 5th decades of life . although the exact etiology is not known", "synovial chond...
introductionsynovial chondromatosis is characterized by the presence of metaplastic cartilage nodules originating from the synovia , bursa and tendon sheaths . although it is extremely rare in the ankle joint , malignant transformation is possible . the choice of treatment is usually open surgery for excision of loose ...
[ [ "the norfolk component of the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition ( epic - norfolk ) study recruited 25,639 men and women aged 4079 years at baseline in 19931997 .", "we additionally adjusted for bmi ( continuous ) , waist circumference ( continuous ) , education level ( low , o l...
objectivethe association between quantity of fruit and vegetable ( f&v ) intake and risk of type 2 diabetes ( t2d ) is not clear , and the relationship with variety of intake is unknown . the current study examined the association of both quantity and variety of f&v intake and risk of t2d.research design and methodswe ...
[ [ "we report a case of dramatic outcome of an observation of severe hemolytic anaemia in a newborn due to rh1 incompatibility , which led to death .", "the immunoprophylaxis by anti - rh1 immunoglobulins has been established since the 1970s , but this disease remains the leading cause of fetal anemia .", ...
we report a case of dramatic outcome of severe hemolytic disease in a newborn due to rh1 incompatibility . a newborn with a rh1 blood group was admitted in the mohammed v military teaching hospital for the problem of hydrops fetalis associated with rh1 incompatibility . the blood group of his mother , aged 31 , was ab ...
[ [ "since 1995 , researchers have been working toward the use of stereotactic surgery in the treatment of ts . in 1999 , bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation ( dbs ) was first applied in the treatment of ts with substantial efficacy .", "while ts symptoms are often controlled effectively via behavior...
background : deep brain stimulation ( dbs ) has been a promising treatment for patients with refractory tourette syndrome ( ts ) for more than a decade . despite successful dbs treatment of ts in more than 100 patients worldwide , studies with a large patient sample and long - term follow - up assessments are still sca...
[ [ "the purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of exercise in patients with ra and to demonstrate the multitude of beneficial effects that a properly designed exercise intervention has in this population . in order to present this aim", "\n\t\t\t\t rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) is a chronic , sys...
this paper aims to highlight the importance of exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) and to demonstrate the multitude of beneficial effects that properly designed exercise training has in this population . ra is a chronic , systemic , autoimmune disease characterised by decrements to joint health includ...
[ [ "successful shunt facilitates abdominal surgery and avoids varices bleeding that could represent a risk for the transplanted organ . for the rare patients with repeated acute or chronic cholangitis , who develop cirrhosis , or for those with pulmonary complications , liver transplantation is a potential thera...
portal hypertension in children represents a particular diagnostic and management challenge for several reasons : ( 1 ) treatment outcomes should be evaluated in relationship with a long - life expectancy , ( 2 ) pediatric patients with portal hypertension constitute an heterogeneous population , both in terms of indiv...
[ [ "catheter - based radiofrequency ablation ( rfa ) delivered during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ( ercp ) has recently emerged as a possible therapeutic option within the bile duct 1 \n 2 \n 3 \n 4 .", "herein we present 4 cases assessing the technical feasibility , safety , and treatment...
background and study aims : catheter - based radiofrequency ablation ( rfa ) delivered during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ( ercp ) may represent a viable treatment option for intraductal extension of ampullary neoplasms , however , clinical experience with this modality is limited . after ampullary r...
[ [ "rtis in many cases are asymptomatic among women , making their detection and diagnosis difficult.(3 ) an effort has been made in this regard to detect rti cases among the women in the field practice area of urban health training centre ( uhtc ) , hubli , karnataka .", "reproductive tract infections ( rti...
background : reproductive tract infections ( rtis ) is a global health problem including both sexually transmitted infections ( stis ) and non - sexually transmitted infections ( non - stis ) of the reproductive tract . rti / sti is an important concern , as it possess risk for human immunodeficiency virus transmission...
[ [ "we hereby report a case where the patient first presented with a scrotal abscess and vesicocutaneous fistula after surgical repair of sliding hernia .", "the incidence of bladder forming a part of an inguinal hernia is 14% . with correct knowledge of anatomy and careful dissection , injuries to the bladd...
sliding inguinal hernias are usually direct inguinal hernias containing various abdominal viscera . the incidence of bladder forming a part of an inguinal hernia , called as scrotal cystocele , is 14% . the risk of bladder injury is as high as 12% when repairing this type of hernia . this case report emphasizes this a...
[ [ "the purpose of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and diagnosis of mucoid degeneration of the acl and to assess the outcomes of arthroscopic treatment in a series of 20 patients .", "unlike tears and ganglion cysts of the anterior cruciate ligament ( acl ) , mucoid degeneration is a ...
background : mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament ( acl ) is a less understood entity . the purpose of this study was to diagnose mucoid degeneration of anterior cruciate ligament and to assess the effectiveness of arthroscopic treatment in these patients.materials and methods : between december 2007 a...
[ [ ", we used the vn to determine the efficacy of this model in the detection of pca in our local population .", "thus , the use of the vn should result in higher pca detection rates , especially in younger patients and those with larger prostates , and , at the same time , should avoid the detection of insi...
purposethe purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the vienna nomogram prostate biopsy model in the detection of prostate cancer in our local population . we also assessed the incidence of complications from using such a template.materials and methodsfrom january 2006 to june 2007 , 120 men with either e...
[ [ "selective laser trabeculoplasty ( slt ) is a new and promising treatment that uses the 532-nm frequency - doubled q - switched neodymium : yytrium aluminum garnet laser .", "slt was developed to selectively target pigmented trabecular meshwork ( tm ) cells without causing thermal or collateral damage t...
purpose : to assess the change in intraocular pressure ( iop ) in egyptian patients after selective laser trabeculoplasty ( slt ) as a primary or adjunctive treatment for primary open - angle glaucoma ( poag).materials and methods : one hundred and six eyes with poag were enrolled in this prospective study . patients w...
[ [ "perceived quality is one of the principal determinants of utilization and non - utilization of health care services ( 6 , 7 ) , a major issue in developing and transitional countries including albania , a former communist country in the western balkans which has undergone tremendous political and socioeconom...
aim : to date , the available information regarding the quality of primary health care services in albania is scarce . the aim of our study was to assess the quality of primary health care services in albania based on physicians perceptions towards the quality of the services provided to the general population.methods:...
[ [ "this study was conducted to investigate the rostellar hook morphometry and the influence of mitochondrial gene variations on the hook length in sheep isolates of t. multiceps . \n", "coenurosis , also known as gid or sturdy , is a larval helminth infection of herbivorous animals .", "however no study...
backgroundthe purposes of the present study were morphometric characterization of rostellar hooks of taenia multiceps and to investigate the association of hook length variation and the variability within two mitochondrial genes of sheep isolates of the parasite.methodsup to 4500 sheep brains were examined for the pres...
[ [ "we systematically investigated the temperature dependency \n of tta - uc in neutral pegylated liposomes made of different lipids \n with different transition temperatures tm , to optimize the lipid composition of red - to - blue \n tta - uc drug - delivery systems functioning at human body temperature .", ...
understanding the temperature dependency of triplet triplet annihilation upconversion ( tta - uc ) is important for optimizing biological applications of upconversion . here the temperature dependency of red - to - blue tta - uc is reported in a variety of neutral pegylated phospholipid liposomes . in these s...
[ [ "whether the presence of amoeba in two different beverage products , milk and orange juice , influenced the survival of c. jejuni , the following three treatments were used : c. jejuni preincubated with a. polyphaga before the addition of product ( treatment a ) , c. jejuni mixed with a. polyphaga after the a...
background campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of human bacterial diarrhea in most parts of the world . most c. jejuni infections are acquired from contaminated poultry , milk , and water . due to health care costs and human suffering , it is important to identify all possible sources of infection . unpasteurized ...
[ [ "induced retinal vasodilation between individuals with diabetes and control subjects and in individuals with diabetes between those with and without dr .", "multiple logistic regression models were constructed using the generalized estimating equation models to account for correlation between the right an...
objectiveflicker light induced retinal vasodilation may reflect endothelial function in the retinal circulation . we investigated flicker light induced vasodilation in individuals with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy.research design and methodsparticipants consisted of 224 individuals with diabetes and 103 nondiabe...
[ [ "de lamorce dune antirtrovirothrapie prophylactique associative ( arpa ) contenant du raltgravir ( ral ) sur la charge virale ( cv ) du vih chez les femmes enceintes do nt la suppression de la cv est leve ou sous - optimale en fin de grossesse ." ], [ "les chercheurs ont extrait le dossier des femmes ...
the use of antiretroviral therapy ( art ) has led to a marked reduction in the incidence of perinatal transmission of hiv . with art , it is possible for the viral load to be reduced to undetectable levels during pregnancy . however , some patients ( eg , those with poor adherence or those who acquired hiv during pregn...
[ [ "based on this assumption , an aim was set at researching the influences of friction on the \n popliteal region as a manipulation of the body surface , and at considering the mechanism of \n friction s effects from the viewpoint of venous flow .", ", we obtained certain effects such as the relief of pain ...
[ purpose ] friction massage ( friction ) of the popliteal fossa is provided for the purpose of relieving pain related to circulatory disorders by improving venous flow in the lower legs . the purpose of this study is to verify the effects of enhancing the venous flow based on measuring the blood flow velocity of...
[ [ "the most common cardiac disorder is an ostium secundum asd , followed by ventricular septal defect ( vsd ) and ostium primum asd .", "holt - oram syndrome ( hos ) is an autosomal dominant condition with complete penetrance . manifested in 1:1 , 00 , 000 live births and characterized by forelimb deformiti...
holt - oram syndrome ( hos ) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that causes abnormalities of the upper limbs and heart . it is seen in 1:1 , 00 , 000 live births . it is linked to a single - gene tbx5 protein - producing mutation with gene map locus 12q24 . most commonly it is characterized by the cardiac septatio...
[ [ "idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy ( dcm ) is a heart muscle disorder characterized by systolic dysfunction and dilation of the left or both ventricles in the absence of any other possible cause.1 dcm can develop in people of any age or ethnicity , although it is more common in male than female persons ( occu...
backgroundthe longterm progression of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy ( dcm ) in pediatric patients compared with adult patients has not been previously characterized . in this study , we compared outcome and longterm progression of pediatric and adult dcm populations.methods and resultsbetween 1988 and 2014 , 927 dc...
[ [ "though limited in efficacy in many cases , the control methods available today represent a major progress when compared to the lack of any means for the control of these plants one or two decades ago .", "the application of ngs technologies will provide a new research framework and molecular tools to be ...
legume cultivation is strongly hampered by the occurrence of ascochyta blights . strategies of control have been developed but only marginal successes achieved . breeding for disease resistance is regarded the most cost efficient method of control . significant genetic variation for disease resistance exists in most le...
[ [ ", we describe a rare case in which a lesion was initially thought to be a single tumor but was ultimately diagnosed as 2 contiguous tumors ( malt lymphoma and hemangioma ) using contrast - enhanced ultrasonography ( ceus ) with sonazoid ( daiichi sankyo , tokyo , japan ) .", "marginal zone b - cell malig...
primary hepatic marginal zone b - cell malignant lymphoma of mucosa - associated lymphoid tissue ( malt lymphoma ) is extremely rare . we present a case in which a lesion was diagnosed as 2 contiguous tumors ( malt lymphoma and hemangioma ) using contrast - enhanced ultrasonography ( us ) with sonazoid . there has been...
[ [ "mdr tb , multidrug - resistant tuberculosis ; xdr tb , extensively drug - resistant tb .", "dst , drug susceptibility testing ; mdr tb , multidrug - resistant tb ; xdr tb , extensively drug - resistant tb . among xdr", "determination of prevalence of tuberculosis ( tb ) and drug resistance among pers...
we expanded second - line tuberculosis ( tb ) drug susceptibility testing for extensively drug - resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from south africa . of 19 patients with extensively drug - resistant tb identified during february 2008april 2009 , 13 ( 68% ) had isolates resistant to all 8 drugs tested . thi...
[ [ "we report a rare case of ps that presented with hypertrophy of index and middle finger without any other abnormalities or complications .", "proteus syndrome ( ps ) is a rare and sporadic disorder that causes postnatal overgrowth of tissues in a mosaic pattern .", "the complications of ps include , p...
proteus syndrome ( ps ) is a rare hamartomatous disorder characterized by various cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions , including vascular malformations , lipomas , hyperpigmentation , and several types of nevi . partial gigantism with limb or digital overgrowth is pathognomonic of ps . we report a rare case of ps in a ...
[ [ "zorca et al.11 reported that elevated plasma tg is a potential risk factor for pulmonary hypertension ( ph ) in sca subjects . the impact of disordered lipid metabolism on the course of sca and its numerous complications are not yet clearly defined . also , there is little information on the lipid profile of...
background : abnormal lipid homeostasis has been reported in sickle cell anaemia ( sca ) as well as in other haematological disorders . however , there is little information on the lipid profile of sca subjects in vaso - occlusive crisis ( voc ) . this study determined the lipid profile of adult sca subjects in voc and...
[ [ "\n obesity is a key public health issue for us youth , particularly among specific sociodemographic groups , including some racial / ethnic and sexual orientation groups [ 1 , 2 ] .", "disparities in bmi among sexual minorities have been explained primarily using the minority stress model , which suggest...
obesity is a key public health issue for us youth . previous research with primarily white samples of youth has indicated that sexual minority females have higher body mass index ( bmi ) and sexual minority males have lower bmi than their same - gender heterosexual counterparts , with sexual orientation differences in ...
[ [ "we present the case of a 67-year - old asian woman who had a m. intracellulare infection presenting with multiple cavitating pulmonary nodules , which was differentiated from metastatic lung disease by percutaneous transthoracic needle aspiration ( pcna ) .", "there have been many reports concerning its ...
nontuberculous mycobacteria ( ntm ) have been increasingly recognized as an important cause of chronic pulmonary infections . the mycobacterium avium complex ( mac ) , which is composed of two species , mycobacterium avium and mycobacterium intracelluare , is the most commonly encountered pathogen associated with ntm l...
[ [ "pain of medium severe intensity is dominant symptom in patients with advanced stages of cancer .", "progression of the disease in these patients requires frequent evaluation of symptoms of pain and adjustment of therapeutic doses of weak opioids or switch to strong opioid analgesics .", "mild ( weak ...
goal : the goal of the research was to determine the efficacy of a fixed combination of tramadol and paracetamol ( acetaminophen ) in the treatment of pain of patients with the advanced stage of cancer.material and methods : a prospective study was conducted at the center for palliative care , university clinical cente...
[ [ "the term amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( als ) was first coined by charcot , who postulated the primacy of the upper motor neuron ( umn ) in als pathogenesis.1 assessment of cortical function in als and identification of the characteristic clinical phenotype involving combined upper and lower motor neuron ab...
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( als ) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the motor neurons in the motor cortex , brainstem and spinal cord . a combination of upper and lower motor neuron dysfunction comprises the clinical als phenotype . although the als phenotype was first observed by charcot over ...
[ [ "it is estimated that rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) and psoriatic arthritis ( psa ) each affects approximately 1% of the population ( firestein , 2003 ; gladman , 2009 ) , leading to patient pain and disability as well as contributing to a great economic burden in terms of lost working days and patient health s...
synovial macrophages are one of the resident cell types in synovial tissue and while they remain relatively quiescent in the healthy joint , they become activated in the inflamed joint and , along with infiltrating monocytes / macrophages , regulate secretion of pro - inflammatory cytokines and enzymes involved in driv...
[ [ "two recently published studies highlighted the benefits of evidence - based , multidisciplinary , multimodal approach to optimizing care in joint replacement patients potentially requiring allogenic transfusion1213 ) .", "a critical component of successful patient care in total knee arthroplasty ( tka ) ...
a perioperative blood management program is one of a number of important elements for successful patient care in total knee arthroplasty ( tka ) and surgeons should be proactive in its application . the aims of blood conservation are to reduce the risk of blood transfusion whilst at the same time maximizing hemoglobin ...
[ [ "the aim of this study was to compare the utility of lamp , pcr , and elisa for diagnosis of leptospirosis and to correlate clinical features with the diagnosis of leptospirosis .", ". microscopic agglutination test ( mat ) is the reference method for serological diagnosis of leptospirosis .", "can di...
background : leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease which requires laboratory diagnosis for confirmation.materials and methods : in this study serum samples from adults with acute undifferentiated fever ( duration 15 days ) were tested for igm antibodies to leptospira by elisa , pcr for rrs gene and loop - mediated isothe...
[ [ "the study was conducted with the following aims : \n to estimate and compare the levels of opn in plasma of subjects with healthy periodontium and generalized chronic periodontitis.to estimate opn levels in plasma of generalized chronic periodontitis subjects 2 months after scaling and root planing.to compar...
background : osteopontin ( opn ) is a bone matrix derivative , whose levels reflect active lesions of aggravated periodontal disease accompanied by alveolar bone resorption . opn is also a component of human atherosclerotic plaque , suggesting a role of opn in cardiovascular diseases . the present study was conducted t...
[ [ "together with sensory inputs from the eye and ear in human they produce a movement output as a consequence of reflexes or higher brain cognitive functions .", "the development of the spinal cord plays a central role towards execution coordinated movements and of sensory inputs as well .", "the restau...
the development of the spinal cord needs a concerted interaction of transcription factors activating diverse genes and signals from outside acting on the specification of the different cells . signals have to act on the segments of the embryo as well as on the cranial - caudal axis and the dorso - ventral axis . additi...
[ [ "studies of gillnet fishery selection on pacific salmon ( oncorhynchus spp . ) are aided by their anadromous and semelparous life history .", "in this study , commercial gillnet fishery catch and escapement data from 1946 to 2005 were used to quantify the magnitude and nature of selection on age and size ...
life history traits of wild animals can be strongly influenced , both phenotypically and evolutionarily , by hunting and fishing . however , few studies have quantified fishery selection over long time periods . we used 57 years of catch and escapement data to document the magnitude of and trends in gillnet selection o...
[ [ "we investigated the regulatory effects of lllt on monocyte m1 polarization to provide evidence for the use of lllt for immunologic disorders .", "because different types of lasers have been used for the treatment of th2-dominant disease , we evaluate the influence of lllt on monocyte polarization in this...
low - level laser therapy ( lllt ) has been used in the treatment of radiotherapy - induced oral mucositis and allergic rhinitis . however , the effects of lllt on human monocyte polarization into m1 macrophages are unknown . to evaluate the effects of lllt on m1-related cytokine and chemokine production and elucidate ...
[ [ "we are here with reporting a case of craniopharyngioma which recurred at a site removed from the original site 5 years after surgery and radiotherapy .", "craniopharyngioma is an uncommon tumor of the nervous system ; it is well - known to recur even several years after surgery ." ], [ "a 4-year ...
the aim was to present a rare case of recurrent craniopharyngioma remote from the primary site of origin . a young girl was operated for sellar region craniopharyngioma . for a small residual tumor , she underwent radiotherapy . follow - up imaging did not reveal any residual tumor or recurrence . surveillance magnetic...
[ [ "herein , we report our use of a platform composed of novel sirna targets , sirna - lnp delivery technology , and ccl4-induced liver fibrosis , resulting in the identification of novel modifiers of fibrogenesis in vivo .", "we aimed to identify novel modifiers of tissue fibrosis expressed in myofibroblas...
fibrotic diseases contribute to 45% of deaths in the industrialized world , and therefore a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying tissue fibrosis is sorely needed . we aimed to identify novel modifiers of tissue fibrosis expressed by myofibroblasts and their progenitors in their disease m...
[ [ "however , its association with pheochromocytoma in indian subjects has not been reported till date .", "pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine producing tumors arising from chromaffine cells in the sympatho adrenal system .", "its prevalence is estimated at 0.1% to 0.6% . they secrete various catec...
pheochromocytomas have been described in association with vascular abnormalities like renal artery stenosis . a 48-year - old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of headache , sweating , anxiety , dizziness , nausea , vomiting and hypertension . for last several days , he was having a dull aching abdom...
[ [ "thus , the present study aims to assess the characteristic demographic findings of cf patients who attended the children s hospital medical center during a ten - year - period . \n", "\n cystic fibrosis ( cf ) is a worldwide disease occurring among virtually all ethnic groups . in caucasians", "early...
background cystic fibrosis ( cf ) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a cf trans - membrane regulator ( cftr ) defect . its prevalence is 1:2500 in caucasians , 1:15300 among african americans and is rare in southeast asia . the present study aims to review demographic data , clinical manifestations and labo...
[ [ "nasal dermal sinus is a very rare congenital anomaly that is frequently associated with inclusion cysts ( dermoid or epidermoid).1 \n 2 \n 3 at the end of the second month of gestation , the nasal and frontal bones are separated by the fonticulus frontalis . in this period ,", "the dura projects into the...
nasal dermal sinus is a rare congenital anomaly . we report a case of the dermal sinus associated with a dumbbell - shaped dermoid and demonstrate the detailed anatomy . the patient was a boy aged 1 year and 4 months with a small pit at his nasion from birth and developed swelling of the forehead . the sagittal view o...
[ [ "since laparoscopic gastrectomy was introduced by kitano et al . , laparoscopic ( assisted ) distal gastrectomy ( ladg ) has become more commonly performed for early gastric cancer in korea [ 2 - 6 ] .", "however , there have been several reports on early surgical outcomes of laparoscopic assisted total g...
purposeto evaluate the effectiveness of laparoscopic assisted total gastrectomy ( latg ) , we compared its early surgical outcomes with those of conventional open total gastrectomy ( otg ) in patients who were diagnosed as having early gastric cancer preoperatively.methodswe retrospectively analyzed early surgical outc...
[ [ "given the number of rules and constraints on the length of journal publications , it is difficult to assemble all the parameters in one publication and provide meaningful tutorials for using the parameters .", "the nearest neighbor database ( nndb ) is a web - based tool for assembling and archiving comp...
the nearest neighbor database ( nndb , http://rna.urmc.rochester.edu/nndb ) is a web - based resource for disseminating parameter sets for predicting nucleic acid secondary structure stabilities . for each set of parameters , the database includes the set of rules with descriptive text , sequence - dependent parameters...
[ [ "mucocele of the appendix ( collection of mucus within the appendiceal lumen ) is a rare lesion , found in only 0.2% to 0.3% of 43,000 appendectomies reviewed .", "in such cases , clinical findings and other investigative modalities are warranted to aid the diagnostic process . in spite of extensive preop...
mucocele of the appendix is an aseptic dilatation secondary to obstruction . the preoperative clinical diagnosis of appendiceal mucoceles can therefore be difficult because of this lack of clinical symptomotology . surgical excision is the treatment of choice in benign mucocele . we report a case presenting to the surg...
[ [ "our secondary objective was to study the relationship between the psychiatric morbidity and specific sociodemographic and clinical variable correlates in postpartum women ( within 4 weeks ) in a tertiary care hospital .", "hence , our primary objective was to assess the proportion and types of psychiatri...
background : a range of psychological disorders occur in women in the postpartum period apart from the traditional blues , postpartum depression and psychosis . these include obsession of infanticide , ptsd , morbid preoccupations regarding child birth and disorders of mother - infant relationships , though they are un...
[ [ "microdissection , genetic , and inhibitor experiments have been used to define the parts of the spindle that are required for cleavage furrow induction .", "however , recent results suggest that neither cell size nor lack of conservation underlies the variable degree to which the central spindle controls...
to complete the cell cycle , the cleavage furrow draws the plasma membrane toward the cell center , pinching the cytoplasm into two lobes that are subsequently separated into two cells . the position of the cleavage furrow is induced by the mitotic spindle during early anaphase . although the mechanism of cleavage furr...
[ [ "is a possible previous step to urinary tract infection , this work was designed to see if there is any difference in papg alleles ' distribution ( especially papg allele ii ) among e. coli vaginal isolates from pregnant and nonpregnant women and also to evaluate the possible ability of papg allele ii isolate...
vaginal ( 61 ) and fecal ( 61 ) escherichia coli isolates from pregnant and nonpregnant women ( 1845 years old ) were surveyed for papg alleles by pcr technique . papg allele ii was the most prevalent among both vaginal ( 32.7% ) and fecal ( 3.2% ) isolates , whereas other alleles were found only among vaginal is...
[ [ "its radius of care extends far into the amazonian region , where the most intense fighting between rebel groups , cocaine traffickers , and government forces has taken place for over 40 years . in this setting , tbi is exceptionally common , but few resources have been devoted to neurologic care in the hospi...
introduction : severe traumatic brain injury ( stbi ) is a disease that generates significant mortality and disability in latin america , and specifically in colombia . the purpose of this study was to evaluate the 12-month clinical outcome in patients with stbi managed with an early cranial decompression ( ecd ) as th...
[ [ "we \n investigate ni nanoparticles ( nps ) deposited on a polished \n yttria - stabilized zirconia ( ysz ) substrate as sofc model anode by \n surface sensitive x - ray diffraction methods .", "the nio formed \n during oxidation grows epitaxially with repect to the ni nanoparticles . \n from the measured...
nickel nanoparticles supported by the yttria - stabilized zirconia ( 111 ) surface show several preferential epitaxial relationships , as revealed by in situ x - ray diffraction . the two main nanoparticle orientations are found to have their [ 111 ] direction parallel to the substrate surface normal and 41.3...
[ [ ". therefore , our investigation aimed at an efficient screening program , using an experimental and computational(16 ) approach to complement and validate the results and comprehensively characterize all ra solid - state forms at ambient conditions . the experimental screen was based on manual solution cryst...
a combined experimental and computational study was undertaken to establish the solid - state forms of -resorcylic acid ( 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid ) . the experimental search resulted in nine crystalline forms : two concomitantly crystallizing polymorphs , five novel solvates ( with acetic acid , dimethyl sulfoxide , ...