text stringlengths 0 868k |
|---|
During acute inflammation, leukocytes, mostly neutrophils, are recruited to the afflicted site by a well - defined and dynamic multistep process which includes leukocyte tethering, rolling, adhesion, and transmigration out of the vasculature [13]. In vivo, neutrophil recruitment is complex and regulated by a variety of... |
The eurodiab prospective complications study (19971999) is a follow - up of the eurodiab type 1 diabetes complications study (19891991), which was designed to explore risk factors for diabetes complications in 3,250 randomly selected people with type 1 diabetes, aged 1560 years, attending 31 diabetes centers in 16 euro... |
After more than 40 years of clinical use, levodopa (ld) remains the gold standard regarding symptomatic efficacy in the drug treatment of parkinson s disease (pd).1 compared with other available dopaminergic therapies, dopamine replacement with ld is associated with the greatest improvement in motor function, as assess... |
It is believed that irradiation of non - reproductive organs with low dose in pregnant mothers is without risk . However, in a study, it was argued that dental radiography during pregnancy increased the risk of low birth weight owing to its effect on hypothalamus - pituitary - thyroid (hpt) axis (not direct irradiation... |
Takayasu's arteritis (ta) is an autoimmune disease that accompanies the active inflammation of relatively large - sized vessels like the aorta and its primary branches . Most of the glomerulonephropathies associated with ta show the histological feature of mesangial proliferation, such as membranoproliferative glomerul... |
The tumor suppressor function of p53 is compromised in essentially all human cancers . In about half of human cancers, tp53, the gene encoding p53 protein, is mutated or deleted, and this inactivates the tumor suppressor function of p53 . In the remaining 50%, p53 retains its wild - type status but its function is effe... |
The remarkable progress in large - scale automated dna sequencing and the development of computer algorithms for fast automatic identification of the location of trna genes in sequenced genomes lead to the exponential increase of the available trna sequence information . To date, more than a hundred genomes from eukary... |
Self - harm poisoning and toxicological disasters constitute a significant proportion of patient load in the emergecy department . Pesticides and envenomations constitute a substancial proportion of the poisoned patients in developing counties as compared to prescription / recreational drugs in the developed world . Da... |
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (fl - hcc) is a rare primary liver tumor, usually presenting in the younger population (<40 years) [1, 2], which was first described by edmondson in 1956 . It is characterized histologically by well - differentiated malignant hepatic cells with abundant eosinophilic and granular c... |
Self - inserted male urethral foreign bodies are rare emergencies that urological and general surgeons may face . Urethral foreign body insertions are an unusual practice in which any imaginable object is known to be implicated . In a series of 20 adult cases over 9 years, foreign body insertions into the lower urinary... |
The obesity epidemic is affecting all age groups and could decrease prospects for an active life expectancy . The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents in the india has doubled from 11.7% to 22.1% from 2006 to 2011 . Although the body mass index (bmi) is widely used as a surrogate measure of adiposity... |
These extraordinary organisms take part in numerous aspects of human daily life: they are valuable foods, being a rich source of vitamins, proteins, and minerals, low in calories and fats; sources of medicines, that is, antibiotics, and bioactive molecules, such as lectins, polysaccharides, and lanostane - type triterp... |
The oxidation of alcohols into corresponding aldehydes and ketones is a crucial transformation in organic chemistry, both with academic and industry relevance [14]. Traditionally, this reaction is realized by using inorganic oxidants (e.g. Cr(vi) reagents). These reagents are needed in stochiometric amounts and are usu... |
This is a complex organ highly regulated by several external systems (central nervous, neurohormonal) and by an important internal system . Investigating its contractile properties has always been an important, but challenging goal . In 1866, carl ludwig and elias cyon, decided to take up the challenge to develop the f... |
However, in a proportion of the patients with major depression, despite the use of adequate antidepressant doses for the adequate duration, clinical remission is not achieved . Although there is no consensus, but in general it is accepted that those patients with major depression who do not respond to 2 - 3 adequate tr... |
In saudi arabia, all academic physical therapy (pt) programs require completion of a mandatory 1-year clinical internship, as is the case in many other professional health programs1 . Graduates from pt programs are not required to sit any licensing examination because completion of internship is considered sufficient f... |
Systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by a loss of tolerance to nuclear antigens and by dysregulated activation of t and b cells . Polyclonal activation of b cells leads to the production of large quantities of autoreactive antibodies and the formation of immune complexes, wh... |
Creatine monohydrate, or methyl guanidine - acetic acid, has become one of the most popular ergogenic sport supplements used today . Creatine was first discovered in 1835 by a french scientist, chevreul, followed by the first research trials occurring within the early 1900's on the fate of administered creatine . At th... |
A diaphragmatic hernia presenting in the postoperative period is a rare complication of transhiatal oesophageal surgery with an incidence of 0.4 - 2% . It can be easily confused with pulmonary complications like aspiration, atelectasis, consolidation, pneumonia and anastomotic leak causing sepsis which are the leading ... |
Marginal zone lymphoma (mzl) is an indolent b - cell lymphoma that accounts for about 5 - 17% of all non - hodgkin s lymphomas (nhls) in adults . Mzl arises from post - germinal center marginal zone b cells present in lymph nodes and extranodal tissues . The neoplastic cells share a similar immunophenotype: positive fo... |
Situs inversus totalis is a rare anatomic anomaly with an estimated incidence of 1:20,000 in the general population and an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance . One associated constellation of malformations includes kartagener's syndrome, first described in 1904 by siewert in the berliner klinische wochenscrift . H... |
The anatomy of craniovertebral junction bones of the tiger, horse, and deer was analyzed and compared with human bones . The evolutionary changes and structural alterations that have occurred due to the functional variations are clearly seen in the comparison . Understanding the anatomy of these animals clarifies the f... |
Gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance that occurred or is diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy . Gdm is still a great problem for the mother and fetus and even in the best conditions, the risk of fetal malformations and mortality is 25 times higher than normal preg... |
Molecular dynamics (md) and monte carlo (mc) simulations have grown to become a central tool in physics, chemistry, and biology over the past three decades . However, in spite of the huge advancement of both algorithms and hardware, there are still some unresolved methodological issues . Arguably, the most persistent o... |
Traditional exercise guidelines have focused on increasing low- to moderate- intensity physical activity in sedentary individuals . The american diabetes association (ada) and american college of sports medicine (acsm) guidelines for physical activity recommend a minimum of 150 minutes / week (or 30 minutes, 5 days / w... |
The authors met on august 11, 2011, in chicago, illinois, usa, to discuss their experience with tamper - resistant formulations (trfs) of opioid medications and their impact on chronic pain therapy . The topic considered was whether patients had expressed objections to being switched to a trf opioid from a non - trf, a... |
Systemic sclerosis (ssc) is an often fatal disease characterized by autoimmunity and inflammation, leading to widespread vasculopathy and fibrosis of multiple organs 1 . There are two distinct subsets of the disease, limited and diffuse, which are based on the extent of skin involvement however, one of the hallmarks of... |
Congenital heart defect is defined as a malformation of the heart or blood vessels that develops during the fetal period.1 the prevalence is 9:1,000 live births, corresponding to 1.35 million newborns per year.2 most of these children require surgical intervention, often in early childhood.3 the multiple surgeries to c... |
All mice were bred in the charles river facility (charles river, l'arbresle, france) and transported to the laboratory on request . Male c57bl/6j mice and knockouts for the 2-subunit of nicotinic receptors (2), aged 78 wk on the arrival were used in this study . Both c57bl/6j and 2 mice arrived at the same time from th... |
The development of multislice computed tomography (msct) technology represents a substantial technological advance in computed tomography (ct). The dramatic four-, eight-, and sixteen - fold increase in imaging speed affords several benefits: (1) makes the examination more comfortable; (2) provides a higher quality of ... |
Osteoprotegerin (opg), transforming growth factor-1 (tgf-1) and tgf-2 are cytokines closely associated with bone metabolism [1, 2]. Opg is one of the key cytokines secreted by osteoblasts and plays an important role in the bone remodeling balance . Opg knockout can result in severe osteoporosis in mice, and overexpress... |
Diesel exhaust, the dominant pollutant in ambient air, has been classified as a potential or probable human carcinogen by the international agency for research in cancer studies have found that diesel exhaust particles (deps) are associated with various health effects such as inflammation of the respiratory tract, lung... |
Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina is a rare chorioretinal dystrophy inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern . Patients typically report night blindness and/or loss of peripheral vision, usually in the second decade of life . More than 200 individuals with gyrate atrophy have been reported since it was first ... |
Worldwide, membranous nephropathy is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults with a predominance in caucasian men . The disease is usually idiopathic although it has been associated with certain infections such as hepatitis b and c virus, syphilis and schistosomiasis as well as treatment with gold and pen... |
Several studies support the application of decompression and fusion in patients with lumbar segmental instability . For this reason, it is important to accurately identify patients who have lumbar segmental instability in addition to spinal stenosis for determining the most appropriate surgical treatment approach . A l... |
Fractures of the radius and ulna are common in children . Whilst closed reduction and immobilisation in an above - elbow cast is the most widely used treatment, not all fractures can be reduced adequately by closed manipulation and not all reductions can be maintained by a cast . Internal fixation with elastic stable i... |
This cohort study was approved by the centre hospitalier universitaire de qubec research ethics board . Participants were <3 years of age and either received medical attention at an outpatient pediatric clinic or were hospitalized at a pediatric center for acute rti during 4 winter seasons (20062010), in qubec city, qu... |
Caries excavation has traditionally been performed according to mechanical principles using drills and sharp - edged hand instruments . These methods, although often effective, have some major disadvantages . First, it is often difficult to establish the amount of dentin to be removed due to the apparent lack of object... |
Worldwide, already 1 billion people are overweight and more than 300 million are obese [1, 2]. Particularly, the increase in extremely overweight people was recently demonstrated (bmi 40 kg / m). In the usa, already obesity is the result of a long - term positive energy balance, caused by lack of exercise combined with... |
On skin and mucous membranes (intestine, airways), microbial genomes outnumber those of the human host by a factor of 100 . The microbiome (microbiota), i.e., the bacteria, viruses, archaea and fungi, living on and within the human body contributes to health and disease . The crosstalk between the microbiome and the hu... |
Transitional cell carcinoma (tcc) of the upper tract comprises less than 5% of all urothelial tumors . While open nephroureterectomy (onu) has been the gold standard for the management of localized upper tract tcc, the laparoscopic approach for this procedure (lnu) is rapidly gaining acceptance . Oncologic results with... |
A 45-year - old female patient with crps visited the clinic for management of neuropathic pain of the left upper extremity . She had suffered from allodynia and hyperalgesia of the left upper extremity for two years . We had managed her symptoms with cervical epidural block and thoracic paravertebral block . During thi... |
The global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (gold) defines copd as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible . The airflow limitation is usually both progressive and associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases . In 20... |
The psesame - cre expression vector was constructed by inserting a cre - encoding fragment into psesame via avrii and nhei restriction sites using standard cloning methods . Psesame encodes a fusion protein consisting of a histidine - tag, tat - domain, nls sequence and cre, abbreviated htncre . For expression of htncr... |
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss as a result of impairment of retina ganglion cells (rgcs). Although lowering of intraocular pressure (iop) is currently the method of choice for the treatment of glaucoma, glaucomatous neuropathy may still develop and lead to loss of vision . There are no other effec... |
Mucopolysaccharidosis type ii (hunter's syndrome) is an x - linked chromosomal storage disorder due to deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase with patients rarely living till adulthood . Failure to identify patients early could contribute to an increased morbidity as identified in this case report . A... |
Pathologic myopia is often associated with characteristic features including axial elongation, chorioretinal degeneration, and posterior staphyloma.1,2 it is a major risk factor for retinal detachment, associated with a variety of peripheral retinal pathologies . Retinal detachment in pathological myopia can also be as... |
From july through november 2000, a wnv epidemic occurred in central and northern israel . More than 430 people were diagnosed with wnv infection; 29 of these patients had fatal encephalitis . We report phylogenetic analysis of wnv sequences isolated from the brain of an encephalitis patient from the 2000 israel epidemi... |
According to the 2014 report from the world health organization, 39% of the world's adult population is overweight, and 13% is obese . In the near future an important feature of obesity and aging is dysregulation of fat in relation to morbidity and mortality . Adipokines, proteins secreted by the adipose tissue (at), c... |
Trauma to the eye and retrobulbar injections can often lead to retrobulbar hemorrhaging that can result in an increased pressure in the retrobulbar space and an occlusion of the central retinal artery (crao).1,2 the intraorbital pressure can be relieved by surgical drainage of the hematoma.15 however, a medline search ... |
Therapeutic hypothermia has been used in survivors of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patients with brain trauma and with acute myocardial infarction [13]. Mild systemic hypothermia might theoretically be used for rate control in critically ill patients with supraventricular tachycardias instead of or on top of drug the... |
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally and this burden of disease is one of the most challenging public health problems of the 21st century with asia as the epicentre [1, 2]. It is increasing in epidemic proportions with one person developing diabetes every five seconds globally [1, 2]. Once diabetes develop... |
It can cause or exacerbate different health problems, both independently and in association with other chronic diseases . There are substantial evidences concerning the association between increased adipose tissue and high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and other illnesses . It has been demon... |
The genus bifidobacterium has been classified into 48 taxa, including 39 species and nine subspecies, three of which (bifidobacterium longum, bifidobacterium breve, and bifidobacterium animalis) are commonly applied as bifidobacterial probiotics in the food industry . Many studies have been performed on the functionali... |
Diabetes mellitus (dm) induced by total pancreatectomy (tp), often termed pancreatogenic diabetes, is often thought to be difficult to manage [14]. The notion that tp could cause brittle diabetes in up to 25% of patients may adversely influence the decision to perform the surgery . In addition, the overall quality of l... |
In this issue of critical care, graf and colleagues describe a long - term cohort study of the costs and consequences of intensive care after resuscitation from cardiac arrest . We took particular interest in this study because health care costs in the us exceed those of any other nation . This study was a programmatic... |
In a previous report, global pertussis initiative (gpi) participants described the difficulties in defining pertussis from a clinical perspective . Most case definitions are supplemented with laboratory and epidemiologic data so that reports may be categorized as confirmed, probable, or suspect . For example, in vaccin... |
Periodontitis constitute a major cause of tooth loss in adults worldwide, and most children and adolescents exhibit signs of gingivitis . This is particularly the case in underprivileged subpopulations in both developing and developed countries [2, 3]. Even in high - income countries with advanced public oral health ca... |
Adenoviruses, coronaviruses, human enteroviruses (hev), human rhinoviruses (hrv), influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses (piv), and respiratory syncytial viruses (rsv) are well - known causes of acute respiratory tract infections (arti) in both industrialized and developing countries . Over the last decade, modern mo... |
The promise of diverse applications including optical data processing and biological imaging has stimulated much interest in organic nonlinear optical (nlo) materials.1 within this field, organotransition metal complexes offer intriguing possibilities for creating new multifunctional materials in which potentially usef... |
Since the first case of transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (pda) by porstmann in 1967,1 device closure has become a mainstream form of intervention for this lesion with a wide variety of devices.2 the amplatzer pda occluder is a self - expanding nitinol double - disk device and consists of two disks of v... |
Alzheimer's disease (ad) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by severe cognitive impairments [1, 2]. Postmortem studies of brains from long - term ad patients have revealed the presence of senile plaques that contain the amyloid beta - peptide (a) [3, 4]. Most studies of ad have focused on the bio... |
One of the endodontic challenges is to provide an apical stop in open apex roots either in immature tooth or mature tooth with apical root resorption . One of the suggested treatment plans is to induce preparation of a physiologic barrier by applying and further renewing of calcium hydroxide or other temporary endodont... |
The world health organization attributes over four million deaths a year to tobacco and this figure is expected to rise to 10 million by 2030 . In the developed countries, tobacco use is dramatically increasing among youth; the phenomenon has been described as a paediatric disease and a paediatric epidemic . Nearly 25%... |
Have been developed.5 rotary niti instruments have also been proposed to remove filling materials from root canal walls, and various studies reported their efficacy, cleaning ability, and safety.4,6,7 recently, three new niti retreatment instruments have been introduced commercially: the protaper universal (dentsply ma... |
Imbalances in proinflammatory and anti - inflammatory immunomodulatory pathways can promote autoimmune responses that manifest as chronic inflammatory conditions . Diarthrodial joints (those with cartilage - capped surfaces, an intervening space filled with viscous fluid, and a synovium - lined capsule) are one major t... |
This is achieved by fine - tuning of all the processes governing gene expression, including transcription, splicing, mrna transport, rna stability, translation, protein stability and posttranslational modification . All the steps within this cascade of events are subjected to their own specific regulation, and contribu... |
Childbirth, even though a normal physiological process has been associated with a number of risks, which may, in extreme cases, lead to loss of life . This concern was underscored by the millennium development goal 5 (mdg) which focused on improving maternal health services (mhs) to reduce morbidity, disability, and mo... |
In autumn 2004, the zoo of pistoia, italy, adopted 2 adult lions that had been born in captivity . In october 2005 and may 2006, the female gave birth to 2 cubs each delivery, which 34 weeks later showed signs of enteritis and died . In october 2006, she gave birth to a single cub, which died of severe hemorrhagic ente... |
Since the technology introducing video capsule endoscopy was for the first time presented during digestive disease week in may 2000 and the first brief communication was published in nature, video capsule endoscopy has been widely used in clinical practice . To date more than 600,000 capsules have been deployed worldwi... |
Tissue engineering attempts to generate new living tissues through the use of engineering principles and biological sciences . There are many different techniques and methodologies used to generate these new tissues (fig . 1), which have progressed beyond contemporary structural design . Traditionally, when constructin... |
The study was conducted in 28 undergraduate students (18 to 24 years, mean age 20.9; 10 males). Stimuli were created at 44.1-khz sampling rate (16-bit resolution), delivered via external soundcard (edirol ua-4fx) and closed headphones (sennheiser hd 265 linear) at approximately 80 db rms sound pressure level . All stim... |
Life expectancy has extended worldwide and a growing number of patients with multiple comorbidities including ischemic heart diseases and cancer have undergone surgeries . Consequently, postoperative cardiovascular complications are expected to increase,1 and perioperative acute myocardial infarction (ami) has become a... |
Briefly, diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was made according to criteria by the australasian pediatric endocrine group diabetes register and national guidelines . Baseline assessment and retinal photography was performed at the initial visit during the recruitment period . Of 1,159 participants who had retinal photographs ... |
Hplc analysis of the active petroleum ether - soluble extract pointed to several shikonin derivatives . Using preparative hplc, seven fractions were collected, from which fractions 2, 4, 6, and 7 gave -hydroxyisovalerylshikonin (1), acetylshikonin (2), dimethylacrylshikonin (3), and a mixture of -methylbutyrylshikonin ... |
Humerus fractures are generally secondary to the direct trauma [1, 2]. Fractures of the shaft of the humerus as a result of muscular violence are uncommon . Spiral fractures of the humerus have been reported in throwing sports such as baseball, softballs, handballs, javelins, and hand grenades [35]. This type of fractu... |
Conformational changes in a molecule are implicated in many biological processes . For example, during transcription rna polymerase recognizes and binds to a promotor region on double - stranded dna (dsdna) and then unwinds it, dissociating 17 bp in the process (1). This transition from dsdna to single - stranded dna (... |
The main ports of entry for microorganisms during dental procedures are skin, mucosa, respiratory tract and eyes . An important consideration in the preventive protocol is the manner of encountering the patients: all patients should be treated as if they are infected . The best way to avoid transmissible infections thr... |
It has advantages compared with translaryngeal endotracheal intubation, including reduced laryngeal anatomical alteration, reduced inspiratory load, and better patient tolerance and ease of nursing . Thus, tracheostomy can enhance patient care in the event of prolonged respiratory support and difficulty in weaning . In... |
Conventional periodontal regenerative therapies such as bone replacement grafts and guided tissue regeneration have not been able to achieve complete and predictable periodontal regeneration . In spite of allowing progenitor cells to selectively migrate and differentiate as in guided tissue regeneration, the possible r... |
Pulmonary hypertension is a common syndrome that encompasses a large spectrum of conditions that sometimes have similar pathogenesis, resulting in increased pulmonary vascular resistance, right ventricular overload and dysfunction, and occasionally death . The use of recently approved pulmonary hypertension drugs has l... |
Enterococcus has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen in the last two decades, causing urinary tract infections, genital tract infections, and endocarditis due to its colonizing capacity and multidrug resistance [1, 2]. The emergence of multidrug resistant enterococci to commonly used antibiotics, for example, aminoglycosi... |
A 71-year - old female patient (height: 143 cm and weight: 48 kg) was scheduled for posterior decompression and posterolateral fusion of l4 - 5-s1 under general anesthesia for spinal stenosis . She never has been diagnosed with any disease, including hypertension . On the preoperative evaluation, the ecg showed right b... |
Many patients present with symptoms related to the cervicothoracic spine, such as neck pain, scapular pain, and headaches7). Changing pillows can significantly relieve cervical pain, scapular pain, and headaches25679), although many people appear to have made poor pillow choices, as low pillow comfort and cervicothorac... |
Brown tumor is one of the lesions that develop in patients with hyperparathyroidism and it affects the jaw bones occasionally . Histologically it is difficult to differentiate from other giant cell tumors, so clinical diagnosis is made with the findings of hyperparathyroidism . Although initially associated with primar... |
Most cases of prostate cancer are detected by abnormal serum total prostate specific antigen (psa) levels and atypical digital rectal examination leading to transrectal biopsy . Although the diagnosis of prostate cancer from biopsy specimens is considered definitive, there are reports pointing out that the standard bio... |
Bilateral neck exploration (bne) with identification of all four parathyroid glands and with removal of the abnormal gland(s) has been the surgical gold standard for treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (phpt). In experienced hands, it is successful in more than 95% of cases without any preoperative imaging . Howev... |
Collection of high - resolution phenotypic data is useful in studies that aim to understand the interplay of genetics and environment in mediating organismal function . Studies of this nature are also inherently large in scale, making it additionally necessary that methods employed for measuring phenotypes in this cont... |
Cocoons of a. suraka and other saturniids, as well as b. mori, were used for the study . Cocoons of north american saturniids, antheraea polyphemus (cramer), hyalophora cecropia, and actias luna, were provided in february 2011 by breeders from new hampshire (usa). Cocoons of the malagasy saturniid argema mittrei (gurin... |
The benefits of physical exercise on cognitive function in the elderly have been demonstrated in many studies . Several large - scale longitudinal studies showed that older people who have a high level of physical activity, have a significantly lower risk of developing alzheimer s disease and cognitive impairment.17 th... |
To describe the activities and time spent by casemanagers for home - dwelling people with dementia and their family caregivers in a western region of the netherlands . People with dementia and their family caregivers go through several transitions in disease, care and social roles . Integrated care for this group is im... |
Congenital contracture is a muscle condition present from birth and refers to an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of muscle fibers, with a concomitant inability of passive extension and flexion and may be due to prolonged immobilization, serious injuries, and musculoskeletal or circulatory disorders containin... |
It is composed of mucus - containing acini - lined by cuboidal cells without pleomorphism . The lesion is classified as a benign epithelial tumor of the lung, among the salivary gland - type adenomas . The main differential diagnoses are a low - grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, primary adenocarcinoma, and benign adenoma... |
Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare tumor and account for less than 2% of all pancreatic carcinoma . Recent literature review showed occasional rare cases with papillary or papillocystic growth pattern that can be mistaken for mass forming cystic neoplasms of the pancreas . Cystic pancreatic tumors represen... |
A 32-year - old korean woman found that she had visual loss in her right eye when she woke up in the morning and was referred to our clinic for acute crao 16 hours after symptom occurrence . Eight years prior, she had presented with itching and tender violaceous erythematous non - elevated patches with central necrotic... |
Many cultures throughout the world still rely on indigenous medicinal plants for their primary health care needs . To date, 25% of modern medicines it is a fact that traditional systems of medicine have become a topic of global importance . Although modern medicine may be available in many developed countries, people a... |
The world health organization (who) published the international classification of disability and health (icf), which is a system to group and describe how a person is functioning in the environment based on a bio - psycho - social model . According to the icf an assistive device is described as an environmental factor ... |
All tumours start out small, and treatment is more effective if the disease is detected early; thus the current focus of imaging is to improve our ability to recognise small lesions . With colorectal liver metastases, careful mri or ct will detect 95% or more of lesions larger than about 15 mm, and it is now uncommon f... |
The gastrointestinal (gi) tract contains a multitude of regulatory peptides that transmit information not only to the intestine and associated organs, but to other systems, such as the central nervous system (cns) and the cardiovascular system . At the beginning of the 20th century, experiments were carried out with mu... |
Lamina dura (ld) is a radiographic landmark viewed largely on periapical radiographs (pr). The terminology ld (or alveolus) is applied to the thin layer of dense cortical bone, which lines the roots of sound teeth . Radiographically it is seen as a thin radiopaque line running around the length of the roots . Adjacent ... |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.