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atrial fibrillation ( af ) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in western countries , with an estimated 30 million patients affected by 2050 across united states and europe alone . atrial fibrillation has a significant impact on morbidity mainly related to symptoms , heart failure , and thromboembolic events and ...
atrial fibrillation ( af ) can be cured by pulmonary vein antrum isolation ( pvai ) in a substantial proportion of patients . the high efficacy of pvai is partially undermined by a small but concrete periprocedural ris...
breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide , accounting for 23% ( 1.38 million ) of the total new cancer cases and 14% ( 458,400 ) of the total cancer deaths in 2008 . about half of the breast cancer cases and 60% of the deaths are estimated to occur i...
breast cancer is the major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality between women in the world . metals involved in environmental toxicology are closely related to tumor growth and cancer . on the other hand , some metals such as selenium have anticarcinogenic properties . the aim of this study is to determine the...
in the neonatal intensive care unit ( nicu ) population , hyponatremia is the most frequent encountered water and salt abnormality . with its broad differential diagnosis , the most frequent causes are renal salt loosing through an immature kidney and the use of drugs such as diuretics . hypertension , however , is...
objective . to report the irreversible severe neurological symptoms following the hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome ( hhs ) in an infant after umbilical arterial catheterization . design . case report with review of the literature . setting . neonatal intensive care unit at a tertiary care children 's hospital . p...
the first requirements of the no child left behind act ( nclb ) , which became law in 2002 , led every state to evaluate the adequate yearly progress ( ayp ) of students in math and language arts based on specific content standards in those subjects . assessment requirements extended ( by statute , if not yet in prac...
science education in the united states will increasingly be driven by testing and accountability requirements , such as those mandated by the no child left behind act , which rely heavily on learning outcomes , or standards , that are currently developed on a state - by - state basis . those standards , in turn , dr...
traction exerted by the posterior hyaloid has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several conditions such as proliferative vitreoretinopathy ( pvr ) , proliferative diabetic retinopathy ( pdr ) , penetrating eye trauma and macular holes . therefore the surgical goal of any vitrectomy should be posterior hyaloid se...
adequate visualization and identification of the posterior hyaloid , epiretinal membranes and the internal limiting membrane are of paramount importance in modern vitreoretinal surgery . chromovitrectomy is a term used for describing the vital dyes use in order to stain these transparent tissues and facilitate their...
atherosclerosis is a pathological process that takes place in the major arteries and represents one of the causes of myocardial infarction ( mi ) , ischemic stroke , and peripheral artery disease . atherosclerosis , a multifactorial condition determined by environmental as well as genetic factors , has a strong infla...
coronary artery inflammation is a critical process in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction ( mi ) . the chemokine ccl5/rantes ( regulated upon activation , normal t cells expressed and secreted ) is expressed in advanced atherosclerotic lesions . functional polymorphisms of the rantes gene can , therefore , be...
the advent of antenatal ultrasound has allowed the diagnosis of conditions like large neck masses affecting the fetus which can compromise the airway after delivery . fetal magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) has helped in better delineation and planning for perinatal intervention which will improve the survival of th...
ex - utero intrapartum treatment ( exit ) is performed for fetuses diagnosed with large neck masses . a case report of a fetus diagnosed with a large cystic hygroma and cord around the neck who was delivered by exit is presented . the airway challenges and optimal positioning is discussed .
supplementary material is available for this article at 10.1007/s13659 - 012 - 0035-y and is accessible for authorized users .
solenostemon scutellarioides is a commercially important ornamental plant . in present study , it was attempted to establish a protocol for high frequency in vitro regeneration of s. scutellarioides . caulogenesis was found to be significant in solid ms medium supplemented with 0.5 mg dm3 bap . combination of ga3...
tomato ( solanum lycopersicum ) is one of the most important vegetable crops cultivated worldwide . tomato has a diploid ( 2n = 2x = 24 ) and relatively compact genome of approximately 950 mb . genetic linkage maps of tomato have been created by crossing cultivated tomato ( s. lycopersicum ) with several wild rel...
a total of 93,682 bac - end sequences ( bess ) were generated from a dwarf model tomato , cv . micro - tom . after removing repetitive sequences , the bess were similarity searched against the reference tomato genome of a standard cultivar , heinz 1706 . by referring to the heinz 1706 physical map and by elimi...
the innate immune system or the nonspecific immune system is the first and the oldest line of defense in organisms [ 1 , 2 ] . it was the most dominant form of immunity before the evolution of the more sophisticated adaptive immunity . it is comprised of various mechanisms which are responsible for rapid defense of...
lactoferrin is a multifunctional , iron - binding glycoprotein which displays a wide array of modes of action to execute its primary antimicrobial function . it contains various antimicrobial peptides which are released upon its hydrolysis by proteases . these peptides display a similarity with the antimicrobial ca...
aspirin - exacerbated respiratory disease ( aerd ) is a syndrome characterized by chronic hyperplastic rhinosinusitis , nasal polyposis , asthma , and aspirin sensitivity , as described in 1922 by szczeklik et al . [ 1 , 2 ] . the prevalence of aerd is variable ; stevenson and szczeklik reported in 2006 that aerd occ...
aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease ( aerd ) is characterized by chronic hyperplastic rhinosinusitis , nasal polyposis , asthma , and aspirin sensitivity . the mechanisms which produce these manifestations of intolerance are not fully defined , current research focuses on cyclooxygenase 1 ( cox-1 ) inhibition , m...
traditionally , students learned in the classroom through interaction with the teachers , which required his physical presence and confidence in asking questions to clear his doubts . many students may not take part in the discussion openly due to peer pressure and fear of asking a question that may appear silly and ...
background : although lecture handouts are commonly given to students during theory lectures , students perception , as well as their performance , can vary depending on the type of handouts they receive for information processing.methodology:this is a quasi - experimental study involving 6th semester medical students ...
the cell must generally define an axis , localize fate determinants , and coordinately orient the mitotic spindle . both plant and animal cells must accomplish these tasks , but unlike animal cells , plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall that impedes cell movement . in most plant cell types , the future divisio...
like animals , plants use asymmetric cell divisions to create pattern and diversity . due to a rigid cell wall and lack of cell migrations , these asymmetric divisions incur the additional constraints of being locked into their initial orientations . how do plants specify and carry out asymmetric divisions ? inte...
the importance of cd8 + t cells in viral clearance has been established in several viral models , including the nonhuman primate model of aids , in which depletion of cd8 + t cells resulted in the inability to clear infection [ 2 , 3 ] . several other evidences demonstrated the importance of the cd8 + t cell responses ...
cd8 + t cells are an essential component of an effective host immune response to tumors and viral infections . genetic immunization is particularly suitable for inducing ctl responses , because the encoded proteins enter the mhc class i processing pathway through either transgene expression or cross - presentation . ...
my introduction to research occurred in the summer of 1968 , when , as a third - year undergraduate student of biochemistry , i started to work with kai simons in the department of serology and bacteriology at the university of helsinki . this would likely not have happened had he not been the older brother of my gir...
the fluid mosaic model for biological membranes was formulated 40 years ago . ten years later endosomes were discovered as important prelysosomal organelles . at the outset of my research career , i was fortunate to witness both these turning points in biochemistry and cell biology from close up , and to participat...
over 50 million women who live in areas of high malaria transmission become pregnant every year , and thousands of these women die . women in their first and second pregnancies are at particular risk of infection with plasmodium falciparum , which is a major risk factor for maternal and foetal mortality and is implic...
pregnancy - associated malaria , a manifestation of severe malaria , is the cause of up to 200,000 infant deaths a year , through the effects of placental insufficiency leading to growth restriction and preterm delivery . development of a vaccine is one strategy for control . plasmodium falciparum - infected red bl...
recent advances in implant dentistry have introduced a number of alternative treatment options for the rehabilitation of partially and completely edentulous patients . in recent years , focus has shifted to a great extent into the restoration - driven approach for the placement of dental implants through a detail...
abstractbackgroundthe philosophy of a gradual transition to an implant retained prosthesis in cases of full - mouth or extensive rehabilitation usually involves a staged treatment concept . in this therapeutic approach , the placement of implants may sometimes be divided into phases . during a subsequent surgic...
early repair is important because of risks of incarceration and strangulation of abdominal contents along with respiratory and cardiovascular compromise . minimally invasive techniques have been useful for diagnosis and treatment of diaphragmatic hernias in both blunt and penetrating trauma . we present the case of...
background : traumatic diaphragmatic hernias are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to variable presentations . early repair is important because of risks of incarceration and strangulation of abdominal contents along with respiratory and cardiovascular compromise . minimally invasive techniques have been u...
a central database was created in august 2002 for two cohorts of participants in the maestro project : 1 ) a younger group ( aged 18 years , n = 84 ) who had the assistance of the navigator as they graduated from pediatric care and 2 ) an older group ( aged 1925 years , n = 64 ) who were transferred to adult care witho...
objectives to determine whether a systems navigator service , the maestro project , could increase medical surveillance for young adults with type 1 diabetes who transfer from pediatric to adult care.research design and methods there were two cohorts of participants : 1 ) a younger group ( aged 18 years , n = 82 ) who ...
immunization is one of the most cost - effective public health interventions and is largely responsible for the reduction of under-5 mortality rate . vaccine preventable diseases have declined markedly worldwide since the introduction of the routine immunization program in 1978 , which was later upgraded in 1985 as t...
hypertrichosis is characterized by increased hair growth independent of androgen excess . there are various causes of acquired localized hypertrichosis including chronic irritation and inflammation . localised hypertrichosis following pentavalent vaccine has not been described previously in indian literature . we...
according to the report of who , approximately 450 million people suffer from mental or behavioral disorders like stress . this amounts to 12.3% of the global burden of disease and is predicted to rise up to 15% by 2020 . it is estimated that 7590% of visits to primary care physicians are related to stress either a...
background . the leaves of pandanus odoratissimus linn have been widely used in ayurveda to treat a variety of common and stress related disorders . in the present investigation , hydroethanol extract of leaves of pandanus odoratissimus linn ( lepo ) were evaluated for antistress activity in normal and stress induced m...
a shared understanding of a patient s status between physicians , the patient , and caregivers is important in shared decision - making . not only can it reduce the discrepancy in expectations regarding treatment objectives precise awareness of disease status , i.e. , shared understanding of cancer stages between can...
purposemany end - of - life care studies are based on the assumption that there is a shared definition of language concerning the stage of cancer . however , studies suggest that patients and their families often misperceive patients cancer stages and prognoses . discrimination between advanced cancer and terminal ca...
acquired perforating dermatoses ( apd ) is a group of rare chronic persisting dermatological disorders with poor treatment outcomes , characterized by transepidermal elimination in which collagen , elastic tissue or necrotic connective tissue from the dermis is extruded to the exterior with minimal disruption of surrou...
acquired perforating dermatosis ( apd ) is a rare disorder characterized by transepidermal elimination of contents from dermis with minimal disruption of surrounding structures , believed to be due to altered expression of dermal proteins . its occurrence in patients with systemic mycosis has never been reported . ...
gross alpha / beta activity measurements are widely applied as a screening technique in many fields ( e.g. environmental monitoring , industrial applications ) . water intended for drinking purposes has to be analysed first for gross alpha / beta activity according to national and international standards and recommen...
an interlaboratory comparison was organised by jrc - irmm among environmental radioactivity monitoring laboratories for the determination of gross alpha / beta activity concentration in drinking water . independent standard methods were used for the reference value determination . the performance of participating l...
recently , the health care community has recognised the importance of using qol measurement as an essential component of a treatment modality 's efficacy . at every stage of disease , treatment choices may involve modalities that differ in side effects and impact upon qol . quality - of - life assessment can be hel...
backgroundthis paper describes the development of a new quality of life instrument in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care.methodsthe palliative care quality of life instrument incorporates six multi - item and one single - item scale . the questionnaire was completed at baseline and one - week after . ...
methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus ( mrsa ) is a common and important cause of infection in the intensive care unit ( icu ) setting . the colonizing bacterial strains may serve as endogenous reservoirs for overt clinical infections or may spread to other patients . several studies have demonstrated a lin...
abstractmethicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus ( mrsa ) is a common and important cause of colonization and infection in medical intensive care units ( icu ) . the aim of this study was to assess association factors between mrsa nasal colonization and subsequent infections in medical icu patients by clinical i...
extended surgery is necessary to perform curative resection of gastric cancer with hepatic or / and pancreatic invasion . the value of extended organ resection for advanced gastric cancer has been debated for many years . the potential advantage of extended resection for t4 gastric cancer is necessary to improve th...
a 64-year - old man was transferred to our division with a suspicion of gastric cancer . computed tomography showed widespread irregular thickening of the stomach walls close to the liver and pancreas . gastrointestinal fiberscopy showed a type 5 tumor in the upper to lower stomach , histologically diagnosed as tub...
giemsa dark and light bands are generally thought to correspond to gc - poor and gc - rich regions , respectively . giemsa light bands are gene - rich and contain most housekeeping genes as well as a large number of cpg islands , whereas giemsa dark bands are gene - poor and preferentially contain tissue - specific g...
chromosomal fragile sites ( fss ) are loci where gaps and breaks may occur and are preferential integration targets for some viruses , for example , hepatitis b , epstein - barr virus , hpv16 , hpv18 , and mlv vectors . however , the integration of the human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) in giemsa bands and in fss is ...
molecules that target and inhibit v3 , v5 , and 51 integrins have generated great interest because of the role of these receptors in mediating angiogenesis and metastasis . attempts to increase the binding affinity and hence the efficacy of integrin inhibitors by dimerization have been marginally effectiv...
paramedics are frequently required to perform tracheal intubation , a potentially life - saving manoeuvre in severely ill patients , in the prehospital setting . it is a difficult skill to acquire and to maintain , especially with limited training opportunities . simulation training is an essential educational stra...
background and aims : glidescope video laryngoscope ( gvl ) and intubating laryngeal mask airway ( i - lma ) may be used to facilitate intubation and secure the airway in patients with normal and abnormal airways . the aim of this study was to evaluate whether ( gvl ) and ( i - lma ) facilitate and improve the trache...
precise measurement of the anterior chamber is important in many aspects of ophthalmology , such as assessing glaucoma risk [ 1 , 2 ] and surgical planning and intraocular lens ( iol ) power calculation [ 3 , 4 ] . previous studies have focused on the measurement of anterior chamber depth ( acd ) or the anterior cham...
purpose . to evaluate the anterior chamber volume in cataract patients with swept - source optical coherence tomography ( ss - oct ) and its influencing factors . methods . anterior chamber volume of 92 cataract patients was evaluated with ss - oct in this cross - sectional study . univariate analyses and multipl...
blue nevus is considered a benign lesion that only in rare cases may progress into melanoma . the term malignant blue nevus includes both a melanoma that arose within a common or a cellular blue nevus or a de novo melanoma simulating a blue nevus . a peculiar type of blue nevus is the so - called large plaque typ...
the term large plaque type blue nevus with subcutaneous cellular nodules ( lptbn - sn ) refers to a huge blue nevus , usually located on the trunk , that develops subcutaneous nodules many years after the lesion has appeared . the potential malignancy of an lptbn - sn was only discovered in 2012.we report the case of...
the antibiotic resistance provides a great therapeutical and economic burden in the treatment of infectious diseases and it may threaten the success of antimicrobial chemotherapy . the disproportion between the slow development of new drugs and the fast emergence of resistant strains necessitates the development and ...
the essential oil ( eo ) from salvia sclarea was shown to increase the susceptibility of methicillin resistant staphylococcus epidermidis ( mrse ) isolates to oxacillin . the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eo from s. sclarea on expression of meca gene of mrse carrying different types of staphy...
a clinical audit can identify activities that should or should not be performed in clinical settings ( 1 ) . it not only improves care quality but also helps nurses to acquire and use the knowledge , skills , and attitudes necessary for creating a meaningful , productive , and satisfying working environment ( 2 ) . t...
background : although using the nursing process improves nursing care quality , few studies have evaluated nursing performance in accordance with nursing process steps either nationally or internationally.objectives:this study aimed to audit nursing care based on a nursing process model.patients and methods : this was ...
endodontic surgery has advanced in recent years to increase the clinician 's ability to achieve more predictably successful clinical outcomes . the properties of a root - end filling material are very critical in determining the success of periradicular surgery . , to address the shortcomings of commonly used root ...
introduction : the present study is designed to assess the apical seal obtained after root end cavity irrigation with mtad and retrograde filling with mineral trioxide aggregate ( mta ) and biodentine.materials and methods : sixty extracted maxillary central incisors were instrumented and obturated . apical 3 mm of a...
during the last decades , we have witnessed a global epidemic of obesity . a sedentary lifestyle and an atherogenic diet , along with genetic predisposition , are probably the driving forces of this problem . according to the last national health and nutrition examination survey ( nhanes ) , obesity , particularly ab...
the metabolic syndrome ( ms ) and chronic kidney disease ( ckd ) have both become global public health problems , with increasing social and economic impact due to their high prevalence and remarkable impact on morbidity and mortality . the causality between ms and ckd , and its clinical implications , still does rem...
the theory of fetal origins of adult disease ( foad ) proposed by barker et al . ( 1986 ) claims that physiological changes during intrauterine development would promote the restriction of development , as well as ultrastructural and physiological changes that would predispose to the early development of cardiovascul...
objective . to evaluate the expression of inflammatory markers in experimental renal failure after fetal programming . methods . the offspring aged two and five months were divided into four groups : cc ( control dams , control offspring ) ; dc ( diabetic dams , control offspring ) ; cfa ( control dams , folic acid...
calpain ( ec 3.4.22.17 ) is a ca - dependent cysteine protease first isolated in 1978 , with a ph optimum between 7.0 and 8.0 . there are at least 15 distinct calpain genes present in the human genome and several have a number of isoforms ( up to 10 ) . along with the atp - dependent proteasome , calpain appears to b...
backgroundinhibitors of the protease calpain are known to have selectively toxic effects on plasmodium falciparum . the enzyme has a natural inhibitor calpastatin and in eukaryotes is responsible for turnover of proteins containing short sequences enriched in certain amino acids ( pest sequences ) . the genome of p...
the strong association between abdominal fat and increased risk of cardio - metabolic risk suggests that measures of central fat distribution such as waist circumference ( wc ) and whr may be better than measures of general obesity , such as bmi , in predicting type 2 diabetes . this may be particularly important i...
aims / hypothesisthe aim of this study was to examine whether waist circumference ( wc ) or whr improve diabetes prediction beyond body mass index in older men and women , and to define optimal cut - off points.methodsin this prospective study , non - diabetic men ( n = 3,519 ) and women ( n = 3,404 ) aged 6079 ye...
the current application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic ( pbpk ) modeling in drug development was summarized by three industry representatives ( links to all presentations are provided in supplementary table 1 and a comprehensive meeting report is available online1 ) . jan snoeys ( janssen ) provided an over...
under the remit of the ministerial industry strategy group ( misg ) , the association of the british pharmaceutical industry ( abpi ) and medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency ( mhra ) hosted a meeting to explore physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation , focusing on the clinical comp...
to extract sij from the experimentally accessible gij , we formally link ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) via ( 3){dxidxi=1dxidxj=k=1nxixkdxkdxjij}. equation ( 3 ) is exact and the sum accounts for all network paths connecting i and j ( supplementary note s.i.1 - 2 ) . it is of limited use , however , as it requires us to solve n c...
predicting physical and functional links between cellular components is a fundamental challenge of biology and network science . yet , correlations , a ubiquitous input for biological link prediction , are affected by both direct and indirect effects , confounding our ability to identify true pairwise interactions . ...
basal cell carcinoma ( bcc ) is the most common cutaneous malignancy , the most common human malignancy overall , and its incidence is increasing . for more than 80 years , convincing epidemiological evidence has linked sun exposure with skin cancer . bcc is more frequent in patients with higher cumulative sun exposu...
basal cell carcinoma ( bcc ) is the most common human malignancy . both epidemiological and direct evidence have established ultraviolet ( uv ) exposure from the sun as the most important risk factor for bcc development . there has only been one randomized and controlled study to examine sunscreen 's role in the pr...
alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) is the most common neurodegenerative disease , accounting for more than 50% of all dementia types . its twice more common in females which could be due to increased longevity and sex difference in brain size . women with alzheimer have lower endogenous estrogen level which lead to the hy...
alzheimer disease ( ad ) is a crippling neurodegenerative disorder . it is more common in females after menopause . estrogen probably has a protective role in cognitive decline . large amount of research has been carried out to see the benefits of hormone replacement therapy with regards to alzheimer still its ne...
changes in olfactory functions have been found in many neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders , including parkinson s disease , alzheimer - type dementia , schizophrenia , obsessive compulsive disorder , and attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder ( adhd ) , as well as autism spectrum disorders ( asds).1,2 in ...
backgroundchanges in olfactory functions have been found in many neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders , including autism spectrum disorders ( asds ) . the aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between olfactory functions ( odor - detection thresholds , odor identification , and odor prefere...
multi - wavelength observations of coronal mass ejections ( cmes ) can be successfully used to investigate the main physical plasma parameters of the solar corona . for the most energetic cme events , a forward fast - mode magnetohydrodynamic ( mhd ) shock coronal shocks are thought to be driven by coronal mass eject...
the analysis of the spectral properties and dynamic evolution of a cme / shock event observed on november 1st 2003 in white - light by the lasco coronagraph and in the ultraviolet by the uvcs instrument operating aboard soho , has been performed to compute the properties of some important plasma parameters in the middl...
when the hiv epidemic peaked in 1993 , aids was the leading cause of death among 25 - 44-year - old men and women and the eighth most common cause of death worldwide ( 1 ) . injection drug use ( idu ) and unprotected sex are considered as major risk factors for the acquisition of retroviral infection ( 2 - 4 ) , and mo...
background : this study was performed in response to the rapid propagation of hiv / aids across iran and its status in this region . accordingly , an evidence - based program is required to combat this disease.objectives:the present study estimated the prevalence of hiv / aids in east azerbaijan ( population : 3,724,...
it is a major cause of disability and higher health care costs in the world . this clinical condition often results from vertebral injuries , intervertebral disc herniation , intervertebral foramen stenosis , or other disorders affecting the dorsal root ganglion ( drg ) or its near nerve root . so far , to reveal t...
evidence has accumulated that reactive oxygen species and inflammation play crucial roles in the development of chronic pain , including radicular low back pain . nonsteroid anti - inflammatory drugs ( nsaids ) , for example , salicylic acid , aspirin , provided analgesic effects in various types of pain . however ...
the use of chemotherapeutics to treat malignancies is rooted in the use of mustard gas during the world wars . sinking of the uss john harvey carrying a cargo of mustard bombs in the port city of bari , italy , in 1943 released the toxic payload and exposed survivors and residents to nitrogen mustard gas . within 34 ...
chemotherapy , irradiation , and other agents are widely used to target the process of cell division in neoplastic cells . however , while these therapies are effective against most cancers , the high proliferative rate of the cells of the hematopoietic system that produce billions of blood cells needed daily throughou...
depressive disorders are characterized by sustained and persistent low mood with loss of interest , easy fatigability , disturbed sleep , decreased concentration and suicidal thoughts . anxiety disorders have sustained feeling of impending threat with disturbed autonomic system ( ans ) functions . according to nation...
background : 5httlpr polymorphism ( 5- hydroxy tryptamine transporter linked promoter region polymorphism ) is the most widely studied genetic variant in psychiatry . the present study is a modest effort at ascertaining the role of 5ht transporter linked promoter region polymorphism ( 5httlpr ) in anxiety and dep...
hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy ( hie ) is a serious brain injury due to birth asphyxia [ 1 , 2 ] . hie has a variety of perinatal causes of interrupted uterine and fetal blood flow and/or hypoxia , such as uterine rupture , placental abruption , and cord prolapse . however , most often , the exact timing and und...
despite major advances in monitoring technology and knowledge of fetal and neonatal pathophysiology , neonatal hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy ( hie ) remains one of the main causes of severe adverse neurological outcome in children . until recently , there were no therapies other than supportive measures . over th...
its prevalence ranges from 1% to 3% in the western world.1,2 genetic and enviromental factors are relevant in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.3 in psoriasis , the inflammatory cytokine network is deregulated , leading to the excessive release of proinflammatory mediators from immune cells and increase in the proliferatio...
chronic plaque psoriasis presents clinically as an inflammatory disease of the skin , which is often associated with comorbidities and responsible for a poor quality of life . it can widely vary among patients because of different age of onset , type of symptoms , areas of involvement , and disease severity . the c...
takayasu 's arteritis ( ta ) and crohn 's disease ( cd ) are chronic inflammatory granulomatous autoimmune disorders that lead to characteristic manifestations . cd predominantly affects the gastrointestinal tract , and various hypotheses concerning the underlying pathology have been proposed , ranging from environme...
crohn 's disease ( cd ) and takayasu 's arteritis ( ta ) are inflammatory granulomatous autoimmune disorders . simultaneous occurrence of cd and ta in the same individual is rare . we report two cases treated with biologic agents . case 1 : a 16-year - old male presented with abdominal pain , nausea , vomiting . ...
ingestion of caustic agents leads to injuries in the esophagus , pharynx , larynx , and mouth , which often lead to death or other adverse effects on the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts . ingestion of caustic agents are frequently reported in children , especially when children start to walk or crawl . ...
introduction : caustic ingestion that occurs accidently is one of the most common problems in children . methods : this systematic review has been performed by searching the databases including science direct , proquest , google scholar , and pubmed . a strategic search was performed with keywords including ...
cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) leaks complicate operations of the cranial base , particularly those involving the anterior skull base ( asb ) . kassam et al reported on their experience with almost 800 asb procedures and reported a postoperative csf leak , the most common complication they encountered , in 15.9% of pati...
this study assesses the efficacy of preoperative lumbar drain ( ld ) placement prior to elective open cranial and endoscopic anterior skull base ( asb ) surgery in reducing postoperative cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) leak . a retrospective review of 93 patients who underwent ld placement at our institution between 2006...
neuroleptic malignant syndrome ( nms ) is a rare but the most severe side effect associated mostly with the use of antipsychotics.1 the most frequent signs and symptoms of nms include fever , muscle rigidity , autonomic dysfunction ( eg , tachycardia , labile blood pressure , tachypnea ) , confused mental state , and c...
here , we report a female patient developing neuroleptic malignant syndrome following the use of a combination of clozapine and haloperidol . subsequently , the patient presented withdrawal effects after an abrupt discontinuation of clozapine . psychiatrists not aware of possible clozapine - withdrawal effects may ...
high caffeine containing energy drinks are widely consumed by adolescents . due to the risk - taking behavior of adolescents and their lack of education on the negative effects of caffeine , cases of toxicity due to the consumption of energy drinks are likely to continue to increase [ 13 ] . in particular , there is ...
prenatal caffeine exposure adversely affects the development of the reproductive organs of male rat offspring . thus , it is conceivable that peripubertal caffeine exposure would also influence physiologic gonadal changes and function during this critical period for sexual maturation . this study investigated the i...
menopause is associated with an increase in intra - abdominal fat , which is considered a major risk factor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ( cvd ) . however , whether an increased risk of cvd in postmenopausal women is due to altered body composition , changes in reproductive hormones , or some other physi...
we hypothesized that soy isoflavones would attenuate the anticipated increase in androidal fat mass in postmenopausal women during the 36-month treatment , and thereby favorably modify the circulating cardiometabolic risk factors : triacylglycerol , ldl - c , hdl - c , glucose , insulin , uric acid , c - reactive pro...
polyneuropathy , organomegaly , endocrinopathy , monoclonal gammopathy , skin changes ( poems ) syndrome causes the following clinical manifestations : ( the initial letters of which form the word poems ) as well as extravascular volume overload , erythrocytosis / thrombocytosis , osteosclerotic lesions , and elevated ...
key clinical messagepolyneuropathy , organomegaly , endocrinopathy , monoclonal gammopathy , skin changes ( poems ) syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder that causes a paraneoplastic syndrome . we report the first case of poems syndrome with synchronous breast cancer . the patient was at risk of being misdiagnose...
serotonin transporter gene ( slc6a4 , solute carrier family 6 , member 4 ) encodes an integral plasma membrane protein that plays a major role in the regulation of serotonin neurotransmission ( 1 ) . it has been widely recognized as the target sites of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ( ssris ) , which have bee...
there have been numerous studies on the association between 5-httlpr ( polymorphisms in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene ) and anxiety - related personality traits , with conflicting results . in this study , we administered korean version of the temperament and character inventory ( k - tci ) to a...
spinal cord neoplasms are rare in the pediatric and adult patient population ; however , spinal neoplasms are less common in children compared with adults . only 0.51% of the central nervous system ( cns ) neoplasms are located within the spinal cord . the vast majority ( 90% ) of spinal cord neoplasms the rarity o...
abstractspinal cord neoplasms are rare lesions in children . most of the spinal cord neoplasms are astrocytomas . frequently the clinical symptoms are non - specific . back pain is often the leading symptom . diagnosis is often delayed . magnetic resonance imaging is the imaging modality of choice . preoperativ...
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) is characterized by progressive and partially reversible airflow limitation , and it is among the leading causes of mortality worldwide.1 copd is a multicomponent disease , and patients present a range of comorbidities that have an impact on prognosis and may increase the ...
purposewe investigated the association between cognitive impairment and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) , taking into account demographic and clinical variables evaluated during routine practice.patients and methodswe performed a post hoc analysis of a cross - sectional study that included subjects with ...
sepsis is a clinical syndrome that results from complex interaction between host and infectious agents and is characterized by systemic activation of multiple inflammatory pathways . the pathophysiology of sepsis could be initiated by the outer membrane components of gram - negative and gram - positive organisms . ...
background and aims : sepsis is a complex rapidly progressive infectious disease that remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in surgical patients and trauma victims . edaravone a novel free radical scavenger was approved in 2001 in japan for treatment of acute cerebral and myocardial infarction . hence , in ...
the major objectives of root canal therapy are removal of the pathologic pulp , shaping and cleaning of the root canal system , disinfection of the contaminated root canals and three dimensional obturation to prevent reinfection.1 the success of endodontic therapy depends on adequate access , thorough biomechanical pre...
background : to compare fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth obturated with different resin - based adhesive sealers with a conventional obturation technique.materials and methods : a total of 60 single canaled teeth were divided into five groups . the first group was taken as a negative control . th...
to provide a literature review of implant related complications from bilateral newcoloriris implantation ( kahn medical devices , panama city , panama ) . a pubmed search of peer - reviewed ophthalmology journals for complications related to newcoloriris implants was performed . including a recent case published by...
purpose : to provide a literature review of implant related complications from bilateral newcoloriris implantation ( kahn medical devices , panama city , panama).methods : a pubmed search of peer - reviewed ophthalmology journals for complications related to newcoloriris implants was performed.results:including a recen...
the internal transcribed spacer 2 ( its2 ) of the nuclear rrna cistron is a widely used phylogenetic marker . as its sequence evolves comparably fast , it is mainly used for low - level analyses . the hallmarks , namely four helices with the third as the longest , have been found in detailed exemplary studies ( 1 )...
an increasing number of phylogenetic analyses are based on the internal transcribed spacer 2 ( its2 ) . they mainly use the fast evolving sequence for low - level analyses . when considering the highly conserved structure , the same marker could also be used for higher level phylogenies . furthermore , structural...
fetal malnutrition ( fm ) is a significant contributor to perinatal morbidity and mortality.123 it is a state of poor nutrition in - utero resulting from inadequate supply and/or utilization of nutrients1 leading to the fetus failing to acquire adequate amount of fat , subcutaneous tissues , and muscle mass during intr...
background : fetal malnutrition ( fm ) which describes the underweight / wasting seen in newborns is a significant contributor to perinatal morbidity and mortality and requires proper documentation . the objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of term newborns at birth using clinical assessment o...
to determine the accuracy of the holladay 1 , hoffer q , sanders - retzlaff - kraff ( srk)/t , and srk ii iol power calculation formulas in patients with high myopia in a subset of indian population . this study was conducted at sadguru netra chikitsalaya , chitrakoot , madhya pradesh , india . all consecutive pati...
efficacy of intraocular lens power calculation formulas in a subset of indian myopic population . retrospectively reviewed 43 patients who underwent phacoemulsification with high axial length ( al ) ( > 24.5 mm , range 24.75 - 32.35 mm ) . the power of the implanted intraocular lens ( iol ) was used to calculate the ...
glycogenic hepatopathy ( gh ) was first identified at 1930 and it is characterized by elevated liver enzyme , hepatomegaly , and glycogen accumulation within hepatocytes and it can be found in patients with type i diabetes mellitus ( dm ) with poorly controlled blood sugar.1,2 clinically , gh has been known to have ben...
glycogenic hepatopathy ( gh ) is an uncommon cause of serum transaminase elevation in type i diabetes mellitus ( dm ) . the clinical signs and symptoms of gh are nonspecific , and include abdominal discomfort , mild hepatomegaly , and transaminase elevation . in this report we describe three cases of patients prese...
mammalian cells , bacterial strains , and culture conditions hela human cervix carcinoma cells ( atcc ccl-2 ) were cultured in dmem plus glutamax ( amersham biosciences ) supplemented with 1% sodium pyruvate ( amersham biosciences ) and 10% fetal calf serum . l. monocytogenes type strain egd ( bug 600 ) ...
septins are filament - forming gtpases implicated in several cellular functions , including cytokinesis . we previously showed that sept2 , sept9 , and sept11 colocalize with several bacteria entering into mammalian non - phagocytic cells , and sept2 was identified as essential for this process . here , we ...
arrow injuries are an extinct form of injury in most parts of the developed world but are still seen , albeit infrequently in developing countries . reports of penetrating injuries of the craniofacial region secondary to projectiles are few and far between . we report the case of a patient who was attacked by a pro...
arrow injuries are an extinct form of injury in most parts of the developed world , but are still seen , albeit infrequently in developing countries . reports of penetrating injuries of the craniofacial region secondary to projectiles are few and far between . the morbidity - free outcome of surgical removal , in c...
they are opportunistic and associated with some health - related infections ( 1 , 2 ) . such bacterial infections , particularly in patients hospitalized at intensive care units , are very dangerous ( 3 ) . in addition , colonization rates are rising among hospitalized patients , especially those hospitalized for a...
backgroundacinetobacter calcoaceticus baumannii ( acb ) complex are gram - negative opportunistic bacteria with low virulence properties . their resistance to antibiotics has become a matter of concern in hospital infections.objectivesthe present study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibilit...
ten years later , levels of serum tumor marker ca15 - 3 progressively increased until 2n although other serum tumor markers ( a - fetoprotein , carcinoembryonic antigen , carbohydrate antigen 19 - 9 ) were normal . axial contrast - enhanced multislice ct scan showed a solitary and hypovascular 4-cm lesion located in ...
von meyenburg complexes ( vmc ) are a cluster of benign liver malformations including biliary cystic lesions , with congenital fibrocollagenous stroma . this rare entity can mimick multiple secondary hepatic lesions . we report a case of a 56-year - old woman who had multiples liver lesions 12 years after operation...
chronic myelogenous leukemia ( cml ) is a malignant clonal disorder of hemopoietic stem cells characterized by abnormal proliferation and accumulation of immature granulocytes . leukostasis is one of the complications of cml and is characterized by partial or total occlusion of microcirculation by aggregation of leuk...
chronic myelogenous leukemia ( cml ) is a malignant clonal disorder of hemopoietic stem cells characterized by abnormal proliferation and accumulation of immature granulocyte . leukostasis is one of the complications of cml and is characterized by partial or total occlusion of microcirculation by aggregation of leuke...
acute lung injury ( ali ) , induced by pneumonia , sepsis , multiple trauma , aspiration of gastric contents and severe burns , is a critical illness syndrome marked by excessive production of proinflammatory mediators , massive infiltration of leukocyte , and rapid alveolar injury , resulting in respiratory failure an...
the present study was carried out to investigate the effects and mechanisms of polydatin ( pd ) in septic mice . the model of cecal ligation and puncture ( clp-)induced sepsis was employed . pretreatment of mice with pd ( 15 , 45 , and 100 mg / kg ) dose - dependently reduced sepsis - induced mortality and lung in...
the migration of an encircling silicone band through a rectus muscle is a rare postoperative complication associated with the scleral buckling procedure . however , both kreis et al . and tan et al . have reported cases of this rare complication . here , we describe what we believe to be the first reported case o...
the migration of an encircling silicone band through a rectus muscle is a rare postoperative complication associated with scleral buckling surgery for retinal detachment . in this present study , we describe what we believe to be the first reported case of a patient who experienced postoperative migration of an encir...
the use of biomass as a source of energy used in heating systems , power and cogeneration plants or vehicle motors is forecast to grow considerably in the next decades ( nakicenovic and swart , 2000 ) . bioenergy is promoted for several reasons , e.g. reducing the dependency on exhaustible fossil energy , greenhouse ...
the future bioenergy crop potential depends on ( 1 ) changes in the food system ( food demand , agricultural technology ) , ( 2 ) political stability and investment security , ( 3 ) biodiversity conservation , ( 4 ) avoidance of long carbon payback times from deforestation , and ( 5 ) energy crop yields . using a bioph...
only 10 cases without predisposing factors such as arthropathy or infectious joint alterations have been described until now.[17 ] it is potentially serious injury that can be associated with concurrent injuries to ribs , lungs , spine , great vessels , or myocardium . only a few case of patients treated surgically a...
traumatic manubriosternal dislocation is a rare lesion . in the literature , only a few case reports of patients treated surgically are published . in this case , we report an unstable posterior dislocation of the manubriosternal joint in a 50-year - old women caused by direct trauma . an open reduction was perform...
a 15-day - old female neonate patient was brought with history of a sudden onset proptosis of the left eye for three days . ocular examination revealed an axial proptosis of the left eye with limited ocular movements in all directions [ fig . 1 ] . systemic examination revealed no abnormalities except the presence ...
orbital cellulitis is a serious , yet uncommon infection in neonates . it can result in significant sight and life threatening complications . most commonly , it occurs secondarily as the result of a spread of infection from the sinuses . orbital cellulitis , secondary to dental infection is rare . we hereby re...
leukocyte adhesion deficiency type i ( lad - i ) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with usual described incidence of 1 in 1 million . overall about 300 cases have been reported until date with very few cases in newborn . lad - i is characterized by delayed separation of the umbilical cord at birth , persistent...
leukocyte adhesion deficiency type i is an extremely serious and rare form of congenital immunodeficiency with recurrent episodes of infection since neonatal period . it is usually diagnosed in childhood , but if diagnosed early in neonatal period then definitive treatment can be instituted early with promising resul...
insect samples were collected from preserved specimens of the insect museum at kangwon national university in chuncheon ( gangwon province , korea ) . collected insects were surface sterilized in a 2% sodium hypochlorite solution for 3 min , rinsed with plenty of sterile distilled water , then dried using filter pape...
three penicillium species have been isolated from insect specimens in korea ; penicillium sp . , p. steckii , and p. polonicum . penicillium sp . ( knu12 - 3 - 2 ) was isolated from lixus imperessiventris , while p. polonicum ( knu12 - 1 - 8 ) and penicillium steckii ( knu12 - 2 - 9 ) were isolated from muljarus ja...
the protozoan pathogen , trypanosoma brucei , undergoes complex cycles of differentiation and multiplication in its vector , the tsetse fly , genus glossina . the infection is first established in the midgut and the trypanosomes migrate anteriorly from this stronghold on a tortuous journey to the paired salivary glands...
backgroundthe protozoan pathogen , trypanosoma brucei , undergoes complex cycles of differentiation and multiplication in its vector , the tsetse fly , genus glossina . flies are refractory to infection and resistance mechanisms operate at a number of levels and timepoints . here we have used highly conspicuous gre...
patient 6 is a 62-year - old man from the town of mandal who was bitten by a tick ; onset of symptoms began 2 weeks later . at the end of may , the patient was dizzy and weak , had a headache , chills , and fever . the antibody from serum sample profiles showed previous infection with herpes simplex and varicella z...
the first reported case of tickborne encephalitis ( tbe ) in norway occurred in 1997 . from 1997 to 2003 , from zero to two cases of human tbe have been diagnosed per year in norway , for a total of eight cases . clinical tbe cases in dogs are not reported in norway .
communicable disease control is a public health priority at the international level to prevent the spread of contagious diseases ( 1 , 2 ) . the increase of emerging and re - emerging communicable diseases such as sars , multi drug resistance tuberculosis ( mdr tb ) , ebola and increasing information needs causes inc...
background : communicable disease reporting and surveillance system has poor infrastructure and supporters in most of countries . its quality improvement is a challenge and requires an accurate and efficient care and reporting systems at all levels to achieve new and simple models . this study evaluates reporting sys...
dry eye syndrome is a disorder of the ocular surface that is characterized by loss of natural function of the corneal and conjunctival epithelial barrier . moreover , cytomorphological studies have revealed microchanges in the epithelium comprising changes in size of surface cells and number of goblet cells as well a...
summarybackgrounda large number of artificial tears is widely used to treat dry eye symptoms . to test the efficacy of these drugs independent of individual parameters in vitro models are required . as described previously , we employed a reproducible in vitro cell culture system to evaluate the desiccation protection ...
a variety of bacterial pathogens are responsible for causing urinary tract infections ( utis ) , but the most prominent are escherichia coli , enterococcus spp . , pseudomonas aeruginosa and mirabilis , klebsiella pneumoniae , candida albicans , enterobacter spp . , and coagulase - negative staphylococci . however ...
urinary tract infections ( utis ) represent one of the most commonly acquired diseases among the general population as well as hospital in - patients , yet remain difficult to effectively and consistently treat . high rates of recurrence , anatomic abnormalities , and functional disturbances of the urinary tract all ...
however , it is also associated with variable post - operative consequences like pain , swelling and trismus . corticosteroids are some of the most common pharmaceutical agents employed to manage these sequelae . of these , methylprednisolone is a highly selective , intermediate acting , synthetic glucocorticostero...
aim and objectives : this study evaluated the efficacy of oral methylprednisolone and diclofenac sodium on post - operative sequelae after third molar surgery.settings and design : a randomized double - blind clinical trial was conducted ( with institutional and university approval for dissertation ) to evaluate the ef...
we present a case that occurred at bunbury hospital where a kirschner wire ( k - wire ) has been propelled distally down the intramedullary canal of the ulna when it made contact with the drill . in both cases , ms r is a 68-year - old female who had a fall off a push bike and presented to the emergency department wi...
at bunbury regional hospital , we recently saw a case where kirschner wires ( k - wires ) , used during open reduction and internal fixation of olecranon , were propelled down the intramedullary canal intraoperatively . the k - wire was only secured unicortically . from our experience , we have developed steps to p...
df of the bone is an extremely rare , lytic , locally aggressive but non - metastatic primary bone tumor . histologically , df consists of wavy fibroblasts and abundant collagenous tissue , bears a close resemblance to a desmoid tumor of the soft tissues and exhibits a characteristic production of collagen fibers ( 1...
desmoplastic fibroma ( df ) is a benign , rare fibroblastic intraosseous neoplasm histologically resembling a desmoid soft tissue tumor . although classified as benign , df frequently exhibits an aggressive behavior , has a moderate - to - high recurrence rate , and often causes pathological fractures and extensive b...
transurethral resection of the prostate ( turp ) is considered the best option for treating benign prostatic enlargement ( bpe ) ; however , it is associated with significant bleeding . in recent years , we have seen a gradual increase in life expectancy and , particularly in more developed countries , an increased i...
purposethulium vaporesection of the prostate ( thuvarp ) is a new and safe approach for patients receiving anticoagulant therapy in whom transurethral resection of the prostate ( turp ) may possess a high bleeding risk . we aimed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of thuvarp in patients receiving oral antiplatele...
all subjects were recruited from patients ages 5 years to 17 years presenting to the pediatric clinic . informed consent from parents was taken . to be enrolled , subjects had to have no ocular problems other than refractive error . exclusion criteria were strabismus or amblyopia , any abnormalities of the disc or ...
purpose : to measure the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer ( rnfl ) thickness in normal indian pediatric population.subjects and methods:120 normal indian children ages 5 - 17 years presenting to the pediatric clinic were included in this observational cross - sectional study . rnfl thickness was measured with ...
for henry , the common presupposition that links classical philosophy with historical phenomenology from husserl and heidegger to merleau - ponty and levinas consists in the fact that they think the logos of phenomena as the logos of the world . to put it another way , for this reason , henry believes , they are no...
this essay explores the practical significance of michel henry s material phenomenology . commencing with an exposition of his most basic philosophical intuition , i.e. , his insight that transcendental affectivity is the primordial mode of revelation of our selfhood , the essay then brings to light how this intuitio...
over the last decades numerous publications have highlighted the decline of serum testosterone levels in aging men . this decline has been termed late - onset hypogonadism ( loh ) . rather than chronological age per se , obesity , but also impaired general health , are the more common causes of low testosterone in ...
purposeto investigate the potential benefits of testosterone administration to elderly men ( > 65 years ) with late - onset hypogonadism ( loh ) in comparison with younger men and to assess the safety of testosterone administration to elderly men.materials and methodsa total of 561 hypogonadal men from two registry stu...
haemophilus spp . generally colonize the upper respiratory tract and can cause infections such as bronchitis , sinusitis , epiglottitis , pneumonia and meningitis . h. influenzae has been reported as a rare cause of genitourinary tract infection such as urinary tract infection , , , , , pyelonephritis , , prostatitis...
haemophilus species are known to colonize the upper respiratory tract and can cause infections . however haemophilus influenzae has been rarely described as a cause of genitourinary tract infection . we report a 44-year - old nonimmunocompromised japanese man with bacteremic pyelonephritis caused by a nontypable h....
iniencephaly is a rare , fatal neural tube defect ( ntd ) characterized by occipital bone defects at foramen magnum , fixed retroflexion of head , spinal dysmorphism , and lordosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae . howkin and lawrie in 1939 classified iniencephaly into two types based on the presence or absence of encep...
iniencephaly is a rare form of neural tube defect with an incidence of 0.1 - 10 in 10,000 pregnancies . it is characterized by the presence of occipital bone defects at foramen magnum , fixed retroflexion of head , spinal dysmorphism , and lordosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae . it is usually associated with centra...
this case describes the development of acute kidney injury following oral ingestion of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ( ecstasy ) with histological demonstration of venous thrombosis . a 22-year - old man presented with acute bilateral loin pain and was referred by his general practitioner for a urological consult...
the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine , also known as mdma or ecstasy , has been associated with vascular and end - organ damage . this case report describes , with histological evidence , the development renal venous thrombosis presenting with acute kidney injury following oral ingestion of 3,4-methylenedioxy...
currently , basalbolus insulin therapy is used to provide the insulin secretory patterns most physiologically similar to normal . basalbolus therapy includes multiple daily injection ( mdi ) and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion ( csii ) therapies . the recent advent of rapidacting insulin analogs and longac...
abstractaims / introduction : the daily basal insulin doses / body weight and the daily basal insulin doses / total daily insulin doses of japanese type 1 diabetes mellitus patients are less than those of western type 1 diabetes mellitus patients . it is known that western meals are richer in fat than japanese meal...
left ventricular free wall rupture ( lvfwr ) is reported to occur in 2 - 6% of acute myocardial infarction ( mi ) cases . lvfwr is presumed responsible for as much as 20 - 80% of infarct - related deaths.1 ) there is a history of previous mi in 25% of cases , lvfwr can often be the first presentation of ischemic hear...
left ventricular free wall rupture ( lvfwr ) is a serious complication of myocardial infarction . it presents with a very high mortality rate and can be rescued by accurate diagnosis and emergency surgery . lvfwr can occur with sudden overt clinical symptoms or present insidiously . this report highlights the cas...
ocular involvement is common in autoimmune disorders ; conversely , patients with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome ( aps ) frequently show vitiligo , alopecia , pernicious anemia , chronic hepatitis and uveitis1 , 2 . transgenic mice deficient for the autoimmune regulator gene develop type 1 aps and uveitis3 . there...
abstractwe present a rare cause of iridocyclitis in a patient with vitiligo and type 1 diabetes who showed poor metabolic control , and suffered from remitting fever , weight loss , fatigue , diffuse arthralgias and reduced visual acuity . mild systemic symptoms coupled with increased cholestasis enzymes , insulin re...
plant root - released volatile and non - volatile chemicals transmit information to other plants or edaphon organisms ( badri and vivanco 2009 ; bais et al . 2006 ; rasmann et al . 2005 ; van tol et al . 2001 ; wenke et al . 2010 ) . so far , technical limitations have rendered analyses of rhizosphere compound blen...
most studies on rhizosphere chemicals are carried out in substrate - free set - ups or in artificial substrates using sampling methods that require an air flow and may thus cause disturbance to the rhizosphere . our study aimed to develop a simplified and inexpensive system that allows analysis of rhizosphere chemica...
a living kidney donor can improve the quality of life and offer a survival advantage to the recipient . since 1998 , as per organ procurement and transplantation network data , there have been approximately 309,319 kidney transplantations and of these approximately 108,150 are from living kidney donors . the shorta...
evaluation of the potential kidney donor is a complex activity that differs substantially from other types of preoperative assessments . the well being of the donor , who derives no medical benefit from this surgery , must be assured in both the short term and long term , and the potential adverse consequences to the...