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Gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) represents approximately 90% of these cases and affects 25% of all pregnancies and varies in direct proportion to type 2 diabetes mellitus in the background population . The importance of diabetes in pregnancy stems from the fact that it carries a significant risk to both the foetus ... |
Although the ideals of physical beauty vary over time and by culture, general consensus supports the integral role of the eyes in defining beauty.1 the practice of taking steps to enhance the appearance of the eyes, specifically the eyelids and eyelashes, dates back thousands of years.2 mulhern et al showed that enhanc... |
Thyroiditis, which literally means thyroid inflammation, is a term that includes different conditions with some sort of controversy in nomenclature even among thyroid disorders expert endocrinologists . Thyroiditis disorders can be classified in several ways, based on different etiology whether known or suspected diffe... |
Congenital hyperinsulinism (chi) is the most common cause of nonketotic persistent severe hypoglycaemia in neonates, and is caused by an inappropriate insulin secretion from pancreatic cells . Katp channel subunits (abcc8, kcnj11) alterations are considered to be channelopathies, while metabolopathies are enzyme defect... |
Sciatica is a relatively common condition with a lifetime incidence varying from 13 to 40% . The corresponding annual incidence of an episode of sciatica ranges from 1 to 5% . Intervertebral disc prolapse, protrusion, or extrusion account for less than 5% (though some reports put it between 5% and 10%) of all low back ... |
The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12686 - 015 - 0420-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users . Anthropogenic hybridization between livestock populations or between domestic species and their wild relatives has been practiced since the early phases of domestication . In ... |
It is well - known that amphiphilic diblock copolymers self - assemble in water to form either spherical micelles, cylindrical micelles (a.k.a . Worms), or vesicles, depending on the relative volume fractions of each block . The membrane consists of interdigitated hydrophobic chains, with brush - like hydrophilic chain... |
Retinitis pigmentosa (rp) is an inherited retinal disease characterized by the degeneration of photoreceptor rods and cones [1, 2]. In the majority of rp cases, there is a primary degeneration of rod photoreceptors with a secondary degeneration of cones . This explains why patients show only a night blindness at first ... |
Globally, the prevalence of gdm has been increasing rapidly at a rate proportionate to type-2 diabetes . According to diabetes in pregnancy study group india (dipsi), the prevalence rate of gdm in indian population was found to be about 3.8 - 21% depending on the geographic location and methods applied during diagnosis... |
Some problems can be associated with cervical laminoplasty such as axial neck pain and deterioration of sagittal alignment of the cervical spine1; we have previously reported that c36 laminoplasty preserving muscles attached to the c2 and c7 spinous processes can significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative axia... |
Monitoring tens of thousands of genes in parallel under different experimental environments or across different tissue types provides a systematic genome - wide approach to help in understanding a wide range of problems, such as gene functions in various cellular processes, gene regulations in different cellular signal... |
In the previous issue of critical care, meaudre and colleagues measured bedside rapid assay b - type natriuretic peptide (bnp) levels daily, and performed bedside echocardiography in patients admitted to hospital for subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah). They found that bnp levels rose in 25/31 (81%) patients, peaking at day ... |
The treatment of complex pathologies of the thoracic aorta has been and remains a challenge for cardiovascular surgeons . Until the early 2000s, the combined pathologies of the arch and of the descending thoracic aorta were mainly treated by a 2-stage approach, the elephant trunk (et) technique described in 1983 by bor... |
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy with increasing incidence in many parts of the world . The follicular cell - derived thyroid cancer is histologically classified into differentiated thyroid cancer (dtc), poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (pdtc) and anaplastic thyroid cancer (atc). Dtc is furthe... |
Dried extract of centella asiatica (herbalia centella) containing 10% active constituents (madecassic acid, asiatic acid, asiaticoside) were purchased from cognis iberia s.l . The extraction was performed with a 10:1 solvent - raw material ratio (by volume per mass) in 150-ml flasks at a temperature of 25 for 24 h on a... |
Patients with stroke experience overall degradation in visual perception and activities of daily living (adls). In particular, damage to visual perception makes it difficult for patients with stroke to perform adls due to unilateral neglect and damage to spatial perception abilities . For example, difficulties with dre... |
The placement of dental implant is an effective and predictable treatment modality for replacing a missing tooth . Using implant survival as the indicator of successful clinical outcome the success of implant therapy has been reported with a favorable high survival rates ranging between 95% and 99% . Despite the high s... |
Maintenance of acceptable anesthetic depth to avoid awareness may reduce blood pressure and perfusion pressure to the newly reperfused kidney . In a large series of renal transplantations studied by heino et al, hypotension (49.6%) was a more common finding than hypertension (26.8%). Hypotension is commonly encountered... |
Despite the progress achieved in the past three decades, human immunodeficiency virus/ human immunodeficiency virus infection (hiv / aids) is still considered a serious public health issue (1). This infection, in some subgroups in iran which are at higher risk for hiv transmission, exists in form of an epidemic and is ... |
Over the years there is a significant improvement in the understanding of the etiopathogenesis of periodontal disease . Consequently, therapeutic modalities have been modified to suit the changing trends of time, for the successful clinical management of these diseases . Today, there is abundant scientific evidence to ... |
Inflammatory bowel disease (ibd), which includes crohn's disease (cd) and ulcerative colitis (uc), is a relapsing and remitting disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract . The etiology of ibd remains unclear; however, both cd and uc are associated with enhanced leukocyte traffick... |
Approximately one - third of the amphibian species around the world face extinction, and chytridiomycosis is believed to be one of the factors responsible for this threat.15 this disease is caused by the fungal pathogen batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which infects keratinized epithelial cells of amphibians.6 the fungu... |
The korean public is highly concerned about the risk of occupation cancer as a result of exposure to carcinogens in the workplace . An increase in the incidence of occupational cancer among workers based in industries manufacturing goods such as asbestos textiles, semiconductors, and tires, as well as those working in ... |
Inadequate knowledge of tooth morphology and canal systems may pose significant problems during root canal treatment . To ensure the long - term prognosis of a tooth undergoing root canal treatment, it is imperative to assess the anatomy of the root canals and their numerous variations before initiating root canal trea... |
In contrast, vasculitis of the coronary arteries has only been rarely documented [35]. Here, we present images of repeated coronary angiography in a young patient with churg strauss syndrome demonstrating complete resolution of severe coronary vasculitis after 1 year of therapy with prednisone and cyclophosphamide . An... |
Its systematic implementation into the process of gynaecological bt planning, according to the gec estro recommendations [8, 9], allows for an individual assessment of tumour dimensions, topography and patterns of spread (and regression) at time of diagnosis and bt [10, 11]. Post - insertion mri at time of bt enables a... |
Various diseases can cause otalgia because the ear has rich sensory innervationthrough many cranial (v, vii, ix, and x) and cervical (2 and 3) nerves . Primary otalgia is ear pain that originates inside the ear, whereas referred otalgia is ear pain that originates from outside the ear . Thus, a detailed patient history... |
Multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system, with both inflammatory and neurodegenerative components . Ms has a predilection to affect the optic nerves with autopsy studies revealing that up to 99% of ms patients have involvement of the optic nerves, regardless of optic neu... |
Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of endothelial cells, which represents less than 2% of all soft tissue sarcomas . Despite primary angiosarcoma of spleen being extremely rare, it is the most common primary nonlymphoid malignant lesion of spleen . Till date we report a case of primary angiosarcoma of spleen pre... |
Pyoderma gangrenosum (pg) is a rare dermatological condition characterized by the rapid progression of a painful, necrolytic ulcer with an irregular, undermined border and commonly affects the lower extremities, mainly in the pretibial area . The peak of incidence occurs between the ages of 20 and 50 years with women b... |
Most women with epithelial ovarian cancer (eoc) treated with current, taxane - platinum - based combination chemotherapy regimens will respond to first - line chemotherapy (1). Nonetheless, complete clinical or pathological responses have not necessarily translated into long - term disease control or cure . Data from s... |
We examined an extract of hospital episode statistics data between the financial years 20042005 and 20092010 for all national health service (nhs) hospital trusts in england . The dataset covers all inpatient hospital activity and day case admissions to nhs (public) hospitals across england, including private patients ... |
The use of central venous saturation (scvo2) to guide haemodynamic management is an important and evolving aspect of clinical practice . An observational study published in this issue of critical care has advanced our understanding of this form of monitoring by exploring the association between derangements in scvo2 an... |
In vitro fertilisation (ivf) has always been a very stressful therapy for the patient . First of all the fertility problem itself induces a lot of distress for the couple . Moreover, the therapy with hormonal down - regulation, multiple injections for the stimulation, oocyte retrieval, and the possible side effects suc... |
Both vitamin d deficiency and rickets seem to be unusually frequent among native peoples at northern latitudes (710). In canada, a quarter of all cases involve amerindian or inuit children, with the highest incidences being in the yukon territory, the northwest territories and nunavut (7). This susceptibility has been ... |
Silver is a rarely occurring element in the earth's crust (0.050.1 ppm) but is deposited at much higher concentrations in ores in association with other elements . In the aquatic environment, silver originates from leaching, mining, or anthropogenic sources . It is traditionally incorporated in, for example, coins, jew... |
In recent years, some progress have been made in bioinformatics study of functional peptide preparation, such as comparing active peptide sequences in database, hydrolysis enzyme choosing, simulated hydrolysis, activity prediction of hydrolysate, and so forth [16]. However, these studies were all based on a known seque... |
A 69-year - old man underwent primary prevention dual - chamber icd (fortify assura, st jude, minn, usa) insertion due to ischemic cardiomyopathy . The current implant was performed on the right side following optimal antibiotic treatment . Both leads (atrial lead: tendril sts pacing lead, st jude med, and ventricular ... |
Consumption and sale of meat products has constantly been increasing in korea . In recent years, meat product sales increased by 136.9% in 2000 as compared to 1990 (45,644 (m / t)), by 43.26% in 2010 as compared to 2000 (154,914 (m / t)), and by 7.8% in 2013 (207,681(m / t)) compared to 2012 (kmia, 2015). Considering t... |
Malignancy is believed to be more common in patients with end - stage renal failure than in matched controls with normal renal function . However, the role of cancer screening, if any, in maintenance dialysis patients remains unclear [2, 3]. Most cases of cancer in end - stage renal disease (esrd) are picked up when th... |
Ahei, also called postinfectious cockade purpura, finkelstein's disease and seidlmayer's disease is a leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by inflammatory acral edema and ecchymotic purpura in a target or cockade pattern usually without visceral involvement . The cutaneous findings of ahei resemble those of henoch... |
Multiple sclerosis (ms) is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (cns) that chronically affects both brain and spinal cord . The pathological hallmark of this pathology is an inflammatory plaque that can be detected by histopathological analysis and, more recently, by using magnetic resonanc... |
The occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma in actinic keratosis is well - known and has been documented time and again . Non - melanoma skin cancer (nmsc) is the most common variant of cutaneous malignancy, white population being the most susceptible . Photo - protective effect of eu - melanin seemed to have a role to p... |
In previous literatures, approximately 65% reduction in sensory function including tactile and proprioceptions has been reported among stroke patients1 . Because post - stroke patients usually have sensory impairments and mobility disorders, restricting their performance of functional tasks, the intervention to increas... |
At the nucleic acid level, epigenetic changes are defined as modifications to dna that may alter gene expression but do not result in changes in the primary dna sequence . These modifications can be transitory, persist for years, or in some instances, may be transgenerational (youngson and whitelaw, 2008). Epigenetic p... |
One of the prevalent and life - threatening crises in all societies is spinal cord injuries (scis). Statistics report annual average of 20 - 50 people out of 1,000,000 suffering from sci in the world . Annually 40 - 50 out of 1,000,000 are affected in iran, which shows that there are over 30,000 sci patients yearly in ... |
In healthy children, periodontitis in the primary dentition is a distinct clinical entity termed pubertal periodontitis . Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans has been the organism found in the gingival pockets of children with this condition . The amount of bone destruction is usually not correlated with amount of lo... |
The rapid increase in type 2 diabetes is one of the most serious global health problems today . The number of patients with diabetes, estimated to be 415 million in 2015, is expected to rise to 642 million by 20401, partly as a result of a drastic increase in the number of patients in east asian countries, which now co... |
Gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is a common complication during pregnancy that occurs in 17.5% of chinese pregnant women . Gdm leads to various adverse pregnancy outcomes not only during the perinatal phase but also in the long term [2, 3]. For example, women with gdm display an elevated risk for shoulder dystocia ... |
Proteins are complex molecules of fundamental importance in biological processes . Numerical simulation using molecular dynamics (md) has proven to be a powerful tool to predict many important properties such as the native state of the protein or its free energy . In this paper, we will focus on methods, based on md, t... |
Epidemiological studies where patients self - report the amount of sun they have been exposed to over their lifetime have been the main source of the described link between cumulative, lifetime sunlight exposure and the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma . While informative, with patients historically dev... |
The prevalence of asthma in the united kingdom (uk) ranks among the highest globally, and consequently the health economic burden of asthma in the uk is considerable . Thus, in the uk, asthma accounts for> 65 000 hospital admissions per year with an annual spend of 800 million on pharmaceutical costs alone [1, 2]. Up t... |
The study of the stem cells potential has stimulated the onset of new areas, as the regenerative medicine and tissue bioengineering . Cell - based therapies to treat human diseases have become a clinical reality in the light of the advances in research with adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells, the two major divis... |
While not life - threatening, it often adversely affects their daily activities and quality of life . As the population is aging, it is estimated that the demand for pop care will double over the next 40 years . However, the pathophysiological mechanisms of pop have not been fully elucidated . Pop is a complex disease ... |
Twentytwo healthy males (mean age: 27.4 years, range: 1840 years) participated in the study . The measurements were obtained as a part of a placebocontrolled, crossover study investigating the effect of erythropoietin on cerebral metabolism . Measurements from pcm mri have previously been published.8 in the present ana... |
Amyloidosis cutis dyschromica (acd) is a very rare form of primary cutaneous amyloidosis (pca) with very few cases reported in literature . Pca is a rare chronic progressive disease with deposition of amyloid in the skin without systemic involvement . It is characterized by hyper and hypopigmented spots, prepubertal on... |
Reports of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistulae have been found in medical literature dating back to the 17 century . Fortunately, spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistulae are a rare complication of cholelithiasis nowadays as prompt medical and surgical treatments address the underlying pathology when symptomatic .... |
Physical activity, such as bicycling, provides health benefits for all ages [1, 2]. Bicycling can reduce the risk of all - cause mortality independent of participation in other types of leisure activity [1, 2]. Despite its potential to improve health, rates of bicycling vary widely by country and between cities [36]. I... |
Dysosteosclerosis (mim224300) is a rare sclerosing bone dysplasia characterized by metaphyseal osteosclerosis and metaphyseal undermodeling with a tendency toward fractures . Sclerosis at the skull base leads to cranial nerve compression resulting in certain manifestations, such as blindness and facial paralysis . Dent... |
The development of ascites predicts a mortality of approximately 15% and 44% at one and five years, respectively . Total therapeutic large volume paracentesis (lvp) has been shown to be a safe means of treating tense or refractory ascites [2, 3]. Postparacentesis circulatory dysfunction (pcd) describes the development ... |
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine disorders in the world; it affected roughly 6% of the global population ca . In the year 2000, and it is estimated that it will affect 300 million people in 2025 . Diabetic retinopathy affects 35% of the patients in the diabetic population and is the main cause of p... |
More than two thirds of all adults in the usa are either overweight or obese . Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing several chronic diseases, including atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and many types of cancer [24]. At the crux of obesity - related diseases is metabolic dysregulation characterized... |
A 44-year - old polynesian male presented with sudden loss of vision in his left eye (oculus sinister [os]) following blunt trauma by a heavy plastic object hitting his eye 1-day earlier . His past ophthalmic history included right eye (oculus dexter [od]) rhegmatogenous retinal detachment 20 years ago secondary to ocu... |
The kidney is one of the major organs that maintain acid - base homeostasis via three major processes . In the proximal tubule and the thick ascending limb, filtered bicarbonate (hco3) is reabsorbed, and acid / protons are excreted in the collecting duct . The other process includes the synthesis of ammonia and the use... |
The prevalence of rrd ranges from 6.3 to 17.9 per 100,000, with the highest incidence found in patients between 60 and 69 years of age . In the early 20th century, gonin studied the rrd disease process and reported it was the most common cause of retinal detachment . The three prerequisites for the development of rrd i... |
Incidence of lateral disc herniation is lower than that of medial disc herniation and has been reported to account for 7% to 12% of all lumbosacral disc herniations . Patients with lateral disc herniation can manifest with more severe clinical symptoms, including severe radicular pain, or more frequent motor and sensor... |
A growing body of literature exists on the use of cortical auditory evoked potentials (caeps) in assessing neural activity in nh and hi listeners . Such measures reflect the sum of synchronous, time - locked neural activity detected at the level of the central auditory system, related to the strength (amplitude) and ti... |
Previous publication reported that low - levels of vitamin d are associated with multiple sclerosis (ms). Ms is a continual inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system (cns), with extremely inconstant medical sequence that classically exhibited a relapsing - remitting (rr) configuration . This con... |
Genotype 1 has caused epidemic outbreaks in asia and africa and genotype 2 is usually discovered in western africa . Both genotype 1 and 2 are found exclusively in humans.1 on the other hand, genotypes 3 and 4 are usually isolated from sporadic hepatitis e in developed countries, and also found in swine, deer, wild boa... |
The introduction of clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, and quetiapine represents an important step forward in the treatment of schizophrenia . Atypical profile of these drugs has been linked to a combined antagonism of central serotonin type 2 (5-ht2) and dopamine type 2 (d2) receptors . Amisulpride a substituted benz... |
The brain serotonin (5-ht) system plays an important role in the modulation of different functions and behaviors including appetite, sleep, memory and learning, mood, sexuality.1,2 however, on the basis of a wealth of preclinical and clinical observations,38 one of the most intriguing suggestions regarding the general ... |
The mediterranean flour moth, ephestia kuehniella (keller)(lepidoptera: pyralidae), is a serious pest of stored food products, especially whole and milled grains . Its close association with human foods makes it a prime target for control methods other than chemical pesticides . The insidious flower bug, orius insidios... |
Mouthrinses are a common adjunct to mechanical hygiene measures to facilitate the control of supragingival plaque, therefore dental caries and gingivitis.13 chlorhexidine (chx) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic active against gram - positive and gram - negative bacteria, facultative anaerobes and aerobes, moulds, yeasts and... |
In january 2002, a 74-year - old man sought medical care, reporting malaise, anorexia, and fever . Past medical history included ischemic bowel disease, vascular disease, partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcers, and left upper lobectomy for squamous cell carcinoma (december 1999). On february 1, he was hospitalized with ... |
The development of colorectal cancer (crc) is a multi - step process characterized by the accumulation of genetic alterations (1). The evolution of colorectal cancer from polyps was first proposed by morson (2). Since the seminal publication of vogelstein and fearon (3), we understand that most colorectal cancers arise... |
Cystic fibrosis (cf), one of the most common inherited diseases in the caucasian population, usually presents with persistent pulmonary infections, pancreatic insufficiency, and elevated sweat chloride levels . It is caused by mutations in the cf transmembrane conductance regulator (cftr) protein, which is expressed in... |
Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a devastating complication associated with intraocular surgery . It can occur both intraoperatively and postoperatively . Risk factors for suprachoroidal hemorrhage include axial length greater than 25 mm, high myopia independent of axial length, advanced age, atherosclerosis, elevated bloo... |
Multidrug resistance (mdr) against anticancer drugs is one of the major obstacles to successful chemotherapy . It refers to the ability of tumors to develop resistance to a number of structurally and functionally unrelated chemotherapeutic agents . In malignant cells, mdr is predominantly mediated by the overexpression... |
Intrauterine growth restriction (iugr) and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are important complications of pregnancy and are, also in term pregnancies, associated with an increased risk of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality [15]. At present there is evidence on the optimal treatment of pregnancies compli... |
1015% of the half million maternal deaths that occur every year are associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy . However, indeed, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain among the most significant and intriguing unsolved medical problems complicating pregnancy . During the past centuries, a number of etiolo... |
Catheter ablation is effective in terminating ventricular tachycardia (vt) storm in cardiac sarcoidosis.1 identification of scar tissue and low voltage area is important for detecting critical vt circuit.2 echocardiography, ventricular angiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (mri) provide ample information ... |
Introduced over 45 years ago, vincristine (vcr) remains a potent and widely used anticancer agent, particularly for childhood and adult hematologic malignancies and solid tumors including sarcomas . However, sub - optimal pharmacokinetic properties and dose - related neurotoxicity prevent realization of the full potent... |
Rhythmic activity in the eeg occurs over temporal scales from <1 hz (steriade, 1999), through well known eeg bands (280 hz) up to very fast oscillations (canolty et al ., long - term eeg spectra demonstrate a 1/f relationship between power and frequency a pattern common in other cortical activity patterns and natural d... |
The number of requests for emergency medical services (emss) and transportation to medical facilities has increased drastically during the past decade due to technological advances, increase in population age, and people's greater awareness of and sensitivity toward their own health . For instance, the results of a stu... |
The proportion of older adults has been growing throughout the world . In brazil, where the classification of older adult begins at the age of sixty years, 12.6% of the population is currently in this phase of life that elderly and this figure is expected to rise to 26.7% by the year 20601 . This increase in the older ... |
Thromboembolic (te) complication is the most common complication of endovascular embolization of cerebral aneurysms.13)23)24)27) although the incidence of diffusion positive lesions (dpls) has a reported range of 10 - 61% following coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms,2)4)12)13)14)17)19)20)23)24)25)27) most high sig... |
Hepatitis b can cause chronic liver disease and chronic infection and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer, which usually brings heavy economic burden to both family and society . Therefore, the control of hepatitis b epidemic is the focus of china s ministry of health . Hepati... |
Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal igg deposits (pgnmid) is a rare and recently identified disease described by nasr et al . In 2004 . Diagnosis of pgnmid should be considered in the presence of monoclonal igg deposition with a glomerular pattern that cannot be assigned to any of the established renal dis... |
Thus, women with substance use disorders who are also pregnant are an important population to reach for both preventive interventions and treatment . Drug abuse treatment itself has been shown to serve as a protective factor for hiv drug use risks and has been shown to prevent hiv in nonpregnant patients . These result... |
Their action mechanism remains unknown, although their effects on biological membranes have already been demonstrated . A serum level lying in the range of 0.8 and 1.2 the cardiovascular effects resulting from the use of lithium have been well documented for a broad range of plasma concentrations . Lithium salts may in... |
We enrolled 57 patients who had been treated between september 1, 2003 and august 31, 2012 and met our inclusion and exclusion criteria (table 1). All patients with an unstable burst fracture (thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score [tlics]> 5) which was not secondary to osteoporosis or pathological were... |
Synovial lipomatosis is an uncommon intra - articular, fat - containing, proliferative lesion . It generally affects the articular synovium of the knee joint with less predilection for other joints . This lesion may also involve other structures like the tendon sheath and bursa, which have a synovial lining . As it is ... |
Low dose rate i-125 seed brachytherapy is an established treatment for localized low risk prostate cancer . Both the american brachytherapy society (abs) recommendations on permanent seed implant [1, 2] and the groupe de curiethrapie - european society for radiotherapy and oncology (gec - estro) guidelines consider pri... |
Its import is common sense: heat will flow from hot to cold, never the reverse . The second law can also be stated alternatively: entropy cannot but increase . The irrevocable increase in entropy, however, is not as tangible a notion as the irreversible motion of energy down from height . So, what does entropy mean? On... |
Gan - related iii - nitride materials have drawn much attention over the last decade owing to its highly expected potential in short - wavelength optoelectronic devices, optical detectors, and semiconductor lasers . In order to further improve the performance of these devices, besides the optical and electrical propert... |
In accordance with both the british association of urological surgeons referral guidelines and the european association of urology guidelines, computed tomography (ct) of the renal tract (computed tomography kidneys, ureter and bladder [ctkub]) is now accepted as the gold standard investigation in suspected renal colic... |
Dyslipidemia is a known correlate of chronic kidney disease (ckd), with increased triglycerides (tg) and decreased high - density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdlc) consistently observed [1, 2]. The relationship between lipids and kidney function in the general population, however, is less clear . As the response between g... |
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