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Tuberculosis, one of the oldest diseases known to affect human being, is caused by bacteria belonging to the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex . Transmission usually takes place through airborne spread of droplet nuclei produced by patients with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis . Oral mucosa is a rare location for tu... |
Medical and paramedical staff, particularly in service in emergency planning, are frequently exposed to situations of great physical and psychological stress . An increasing number of articles in the literature have focused on the development of psychic and somatic symptoms in the health workforce . Emergency departmen... |
Disturbances in fatty acid metabolism may cause several key features of the insulin resistance syndrome, including impaired glucose regulation, dyslipidemia, and obesity . Thus systemic free fatty acid (fa) oversupply can decrease insulin - stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle [1, 2], reduce insulin suppression... |
Renal cell carcinoma (rcc) is the most common malignancy of the kidney and a cancer of increasing incidence . In korea, rcc accounted for 1.85% of the total cancer occurrence in 2012, and the incidence rate was 8.2 per 100,000 people . The incidence of this cancer is relatively low among genitourinary malignancy, leadi... |
Mitochondria play a key role in apoptosis triggered by a wide variety of stimuli since they release important proapoptotic factors from their intermembrane space . Normally, it acts as mobile electron carrier shuttling electrons between ubiquinol cytochrome c oxidoreductase (complex iii) and cytochrome c oxidase (compl... |
, more than 9000 articles related to sids were published and over 100 sids explanations appeared in medical hypotheses . Sids occurs when an infant dies suddenly, unexpected by history, and without a cause found at forensic autopsy or thorough death - scene investigation . In the past four decades several multifactor m... |
This study demonstrates the application of an iterative two - stage multi - method strategy to improve quality of service (ie, design - based research). It represents a continuous and systematic appraisal of an operational process with the objective of improving the quality of health service . There was a notable diffe... |
Tlrs are transmembrane proteins which contain extra - cellular domains composed of leucine - rich regions (lrr) that interact with specific pathogen associated molecular patterns (pamp) ligands . The cytoplasmic domains of tlrs, which are homologues to the interleukin-1 receptor (il-1r) signaling domain, are called tol... |
Accurate and automatic segmentation of medical images is an essential component of a computer - aided diagnosis (cadx) system . However, medical image segmentation is typically a difficult task due to noise resulting from the image acquisition process, irregular shape and variable size of anatomical objects, as well as... |
A 67-year - old man, 164.5 cm in height and 64.7 kg in weight, was admitted to the hospital for investigation of abnormal shadows on chest x - ray in both lungs . Approximately 3 months before admission, he was diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and underwent surgery, which consisted of a distal pancreatec... |
Maternal moderate and severe anemia have been considered as conditions that affect adversely maternal and perinatal outcomes . For such reason the identification of these cases is important since appropriate treatment may reduce the risk for adverse outcomes . Iron is the most common treatment currently used to control... |
In the bioinformatics and computational biology (bcb) domain, biological sequence alignment is a quite common task . It includes comparison of dna (nucleotide), rna (nucleotide), and protein (amino acid) sequences . In such comparison, a query sequence is aligned to subject sequences from a large database to find simil... |
The identification of effective strategies to address the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity is critical to improving the health of the us population . National data from 2009 and 2010 show that nearly one in three children in america is either overweight or obese, and the numbers are even higher among certa... |
Presence of associated anomalies suggests a developmental origin of the arachnoid cysts . We present a case of a 6-year - old boy who presented with paraparesis and a brief review of the etiology and pathogenesis in relevance to clinical decision making is also presented . A 6-year - old boy presented to us with compla... |
Caudal block is the most popular and commonly used regional anaesthetic technique in children with a high success rate, for surgeries below the level of the umbilicus . It reduces the requirement of inhaled and intravenous (iv) anaesthetic agents, attenuates the stress response to surgery, facilitates a rapid and smoot... |
Since it first appeared as a clinical syndrome in central africa in the late 1970s, ebola hemorrhagic fever, now termed ebola virus disease, has intrigued infectious disease physicians, virologists, and epidemiologists because of the striking clinical presentation associated with the end stage of the disease, its high ... |
A 17-year - old male was referred to emergency department immediately after a gsi . On arrival, he was conscious, the vital signs were within normal limits, and no neurological deficit was noted . The right globe was ruptured and light perception was negative on the right eye . On physical examination, a single bullet ... |
A 26-year - old man was admitted to the emergency department with a 24-hour history of diffuse abdominal pain that had started in the epigastric area, then localized at the right lower quadrant (rlq), followed by nausea and vomiting . Physical examination revealed a mcburney incision scar . Tenderness and rebound tende... |
As in other countries worldwide, the number of traffic accidents in turkey is increasing each year, from 500,664 in 2000 to 1,034,435 in 2010 . The high number of traffic accidents yielding injuries and fatalities makes them of great importance to emergency departments (ed). It is thought that by determining common inj... |
Copper is present in a large number of enzymes, which are involved in electron transfer, activation of oxygen, and other small molecules as well as superoxide dismutation [1, 2]. It serves as an essential cofactor for a variety of proteins involved in neurotransmitter synthesis as well as in neuroprotection via the cu ... |
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (to) is a rare benign airway disease typically characterized by the presence of multiple rock - garden - like nodules in the lower trachea and upper main bronchi (1). Because of the absence of cartilage in this region of the airway, these nodules involve the anterior and latera... |
Traditionally, the emotional needs of dementia family caregivers are conceptualized with the transactional model of stress and coping (lazarus and folkman, 1984; pearlin et al ., 1990). In this model, the focus is specifically on the emotion of stress, with emphasis on improving coping skills and lowering stress level ... |
Use of computers by students has reportedly increased due the current information society and rapid economic growth1 . Students lifestyle choices including computer overuse, along with a lack of health education and exercise lead to changes in physical posture and increases in pain2 . Trunk stability is related to the ... |
We sequenced 12 bat brains positive for lyssavirus antigen detected by immunofluorescence and reverse transcription the 400-bp 5 variable extreme of the nucleoprotein gene of these eblv-1 strains was amplified by specific eblv-1 nested rt - pcr and sequenced by using the following primers: seqvar1f 5-1acgcttaacaaccagat... |
The potential energy landscape of a protein is a high - dimensional object, where locating the global potential energy minimum, the protein folding problem, is often still considered a since calculations using models where all degrees of freedom of all atoms in the protein are included are computationally demanding, co... |
Considered as an organ, the collective mass of hematopoietic bone marrow in a healthy adult is greater than that of the liver . The major proportion of this hematopoietic activity is directed to producing neutrophil leukocytes . Each day a healthy human adult releases about a hundred billion neutrophils into the circul... |
When cells migrate, they extend dynamic membrane - bound actin - rich tubular protrusions known as filopodia . Formins are a family of large multi - domain proteins that nucleate and polymerize actin to form linear actin filaments like those found within filopodia . In this review formins function as dimers and nucleat... |
Patients who report having diarrhea for more than four weeks should be evaluated for chronic diarrheal illness, since most infectious enteritides and other causes of acute diarrhea generally resolve within this period . Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy is often used by many physicians to find the organic cause of ... |
Redox biological signaling has significantly developed over the last couple of decades with small molecules such as no, co, h2s, and h2o2 being identified as competent signaling agents . Nitroxyl (hno), the oneelectron reduced / protonated form of no, has been discussed as a signaling agent, but the lack of specific & ... |
Tricyclic alkaloids represented by cylindricines, lepadiformine (3) and fasicularin are unique metabolites of ascidians . Cylindricines a and b isolated from clavelina cylindrical were the first members of the family based on the perhydropyrrolo[2,1-j]quinoline and the perhydropyrido[2,1-j]quinoline ring systems, respe... |
The serous layer is also divided into two parts, the parietal pericardium which is intimately fused to the fibrous pericardium and also the visceral pericardium which is a part of the epicardium . In between the visceral and parietal pericardium is a thin potential space consisting of 2030 cc of serous fluid that fills... |
Since 1965 when brnemark et al.1 introduced and established the osseointegration concept, dental implant has achieved enormous development and progress . Defined as direct connection between bone and implant surface, osseointegration is formed by the process of bone formation between bone and implant surface . Because ... |
Dilated cardiomyopathy (dcm) is the most common form of primary cardiomyopathy and is a leading cause for heart transplantations approximately 30%50% of affected individuals have a familial form of dcm . To date, at least 40 disease genes have been reported to be associated with familial dcm, in which; mutations of scn... |
Premature ovarian aging (poa) is defined by elevated age - specific basal follicle stimulating hormone (fsh) cut - off levels with menstruation . The age - specific cut - off level under the age of 33 years (our patient's age) is 7.0 miu / ml . There are four main causes for pof, namely, idiopathic, genetic, autoimmune... |
Hyperspectral imaging, as a tool for spectrochemical analysis, integrates the advantage of conventional imaging and spectroscopic technique, which can obtain both spatial and spectral information from a tested object and has been widely used in detecting quality of fruit products . Hypercubes, are made up of hundreds o... |
The folding and assembly of proteins and protein complexes is essential for all aspects of cellular function, with profound consequences on the long - term health of the cell, as well as organismal lifespan [1 - 5]. The challenge to proteome stability over the course of a lifespan is substantial and is impacted by muta... |
Numerous publications have clearly defined the role of pkc as transforming oncogene in fibroblasts and epithelial cells . Overexpression of pkc in nih3t3 fibroblasts and frc / tex cl d rat colonic epithelial cells was shown to increase cell proliferation, enhance anchorage - independent colony formation, and induce a h... |
Industrial areas are characterized by a high density of industries, sharing common infrastructures, such as transport networks, waste water treatment plants, and waste incineration plants . They have historically attracted, and may still attract, hundreds of employees who have settled in the vicinity of the plants . Wi... |
Gastrointestinal parasitism has been identified as a complex disease entity constituting a major impediment to efficient and profitable livestock production particularly in sheep and goats all over the world (1, 2). Parasites cause direct losses due to death and indirectly due to reduced productivity through reduced fe... |
Primary open - angle glaucoma is described distinctly as a multifactorial optic neuropathy that is chronic and progressive with a characteristic acquired loss of optic nerve fibers . Such loss develops in the presence of open anterior chamber angles, characteristic visual field abnormalities, and intraocular tension th... |
Patients hospitalized in the cardiovascular surgery department of carlos haya hospital (mlaga, spain) were recruited between february 2007 and june 2008 (n = 15). All patients had an advanced atherosclerotic process and type 2 diabetes for a mean sd of 12 7 years . From patients with clinical stage iv peripheral arteri... |
For every living creature, elderliness is the final and inevitable phase of life.1 elderliness is an unstoppable phenomenon that has biological, chronological, and social aspects . The process is not the same for all; it exhibits differences based on the individual involved.2 the elderly population is on the rise world... |
Despite great advancements in genomics research, dna microarrays are still of limited applicability as diagnostic tests, in part because proteins, not genes, are the ultimate effectors of a biological process . Proteins are often expressed at concentrations and varied structural forms having modifications that cannot b... |
Many debilitating and often fatal disorders, including alzheimer s and parkinson s diseases, the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, type ii diabetes, and a range of systemic amyloidoses, are associated with the deposition of normally soluble proteins as insoluble aggregates in various types of tissue. (1) altho... |
Hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a global healthcare problem, with a prevalence of around 3% worldwide (1); it has six major genotypes (types 1 6). Most infected patients will establish chronicity with long - term complications, including liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) (2). The success rates of... |
Over the last three decades, candida species has emerged as an important cause of health care associated and opportunistic infections . The increased use of intravenous catheters, total parenteral nutrition, broad spectrum antibiotics, and cytotoxic chemotherapy and an increase in the population of immunocompromised pa... |
Enlargement of upper - body adipose tissue depots, either visceral or truncal subcutaneous depots, in obese individuals is a risk factor for metabolic dysfunction in diabetes, obesity and atherosclerosis whereas lower - body adiposity appears protective . Although men tend to store lipid more in the visceral depot and ... |
Inflammation is a physiological reactionwhich involves cellular and biochemical responses, which is not only symptom for common diseases but also known to be an early phase for some serious diseases such as alzheimer's disease, cancer, heart vascular diseases etc . Nonsteroidal anti - inflammatory drugs (nsaids) like k... |
Prior to the nation s independence, the health care system in ghana under colonial rule was organized primarily for the benefit of the elite few . The development of public health services in ghana (formerly the gold coast) dates back to the 1880s, when the gold coast medical department was established to provide rudim... |
Although various prostheses have been used for anterior chest wall reconstruction, selection of the procedure depends on the surgeons experience . The case of a patient who underwent reconstruction of the anterior chest wall using a titanium plate sandwiched between two polypropylene mesh sheets is reported . A 79-year... |
Many patients experience immense pain prior to their death . However, the intravenous or oral dosage of opioids for pain control results in unacceptable sedation . Intrathecal injection of opioids has already been successfully utilized as a front - line treatment for cancer pain refractory to traditional treatment . In... |
In iran, as in many countries in the world, bursate nematodes belonging to the trichostrongyloidea superfamily are of major veterinary importance in small ruminant production systems (1, 2). Ostertagia species and marshallagia marshalli are the most prevalent nematodes infecting sheep and goats (3). Iran is a semi dry ... |
Statins or 3-hydroxy - methylglutaryl coenzyme - a (hmg - coa) reductase inhibitors are a potent class of cholesterol synthesis inhibitors and an established therapy for primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery diseases . Several large studies confirmed reduction in cardiac mortality and morbidity through th... |
This is due to climatic factors, poor environmental sanitation and cultural habits in this region, which provide conducive atmosphere that allows transmission of the parasite throughout the year.1 it has been estimated that about 90% of the annual 500 million cases of malaria occur in the sub - saharan africa with 80% ... |
The main - stay therapy for this condition is chronic oral anticoagulation, however, in patients with a high bleeding risk profile or prior life - threatening bleed, conventional therapy may not be ideal . New advanced technologies such as transcatheter closure of the left atrial (la) appendage (laa) provides clinician... |
Asphyxiation by an inhaled foreign body is a leading cause of accidental death among children younger than 4 years . In a recent series of 103 children with foreign body aspiration (fba), 64% of the patients were boys and the majority (73%) was younger than 3 years of age . The most common symptoms were sudden choking ... |
Bats were sampled in january and may 2007 at 6 sites in ghana: the center of accra (urban habitat); the wooded outskirts of accra (savannah habitat); and forested habitats at pra, kibi, adoagyiri, and oyibi (a plantation with woodland / forest border). Bats were captured by using 618-m mist nets; roosting eidolon helvu... |
The calcium - sensing receptor (car), a g protein - coupled receptor that signals through gi, gq and sometimes g12/13 pathways, is best known and understood for its role in regulating the secretion and synthesis of parathyroid hormone in response to extracellular ca in the parathyroid glands . Like many other g protein... |
Both fields have long recognized that the cutaneous surface is inhabited by myriad bacteria, fungi, and viruses and that these microbial communities are intricately linked to human health and disease (chiller et al ., 2001; fredricks, 2001; grice and segre, 2011; kong, 2011; leyden et al ., while many oft - studied org... |
Helicobacter pylori infection is the main known cause of gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer and gastric cancer . After 30 years of experience in h. pylori treatment pylori antibodies are detected in blood few weeks after infection (active infection), in case of past exposure or after antimicrobial eradication . Moreover, ... |
If there is any litmus test for measuring the familiarity with japanese popular culture, seirogan might be a good one . Looking and tasting like charcoal, as a renowned japanologist recalled, this soft, pellet - shaped, anti - diarrhoeal herbal medicine is a symbol of katei jbiyaku (), a generic over - the - counter pi... |
The ultimate goal of periodontal therapy is to arrest the progress of periodontal disease and regenerate the lost periodontal support . Hyaluronic acid (ha) is a high molecular weight, nonsulphated glycosaminoglycan component which is produced during various phases of cell's life cycle . It contributes in tissue hydrod... |
Cerebral palsy (cp) is the most common cause of neurological disability in children1, affecting approximately 1 in 1,300 live births2 . At an early age, abnormal hand postures such as thumb adduction and/or flexion with limited wrist extension are the primary manifestations of hand involvement . Daily living activities... |
The proteolytic process of myofibrilar proteins plays a major role during post mortem meat tenderisation . The first of the systems initiates the breakup and destabilisation of the myofibrilar structure, while the second one affects partial protein degradation leading to their further proteolysis and development of ten... |
The polymerization of a light - cured material will result in shrinkage of the restoration . These are believed to cause microleakage, postoperative sensitivity, recurrent caries and eventual loss of the restorations . After exposure of the restoration to oral fluids, some relief from the curing shrinkage may arise fro... |
Dermatology and cardiology at a first glance seem to be very distinct medical fields, but the relationship between them is shown by the adverse effects of amiodarone, the key antiarrhythmic drug . Amiodarone has been used by physicians for over 50 years to treat supraventricular and ventricular cardiac arrhythmias, and... |
A 53-year - old man presented with transient acute onset of left - sided numbness and speech disturbance one week prior to admission . Transient ischemic attack or acute cerebral infarction were possible diagnoses, so mri and mr angiography were performed, showing an occlusion of his right mca at the proximal m1 segmen... |
Food allergy policies in public places and stories in the popular press are evidence of the rising awareness of food allergies as an important public health risk . In its most severe form, ige - mediated food allergies can lead to anaphylaxis, which is potentially fatal . For example, self - reported prevalence in the ... |
Austocystin d was tested for cytotoxicity after 72 h treatment in a panel of cell lines . As indicated in table 1, austocystin d displayed potent cytotoxicity, with gi50 values below 10 nm for three cell lines, and marked selectivity, with greater than 10 000-fold selectivity between the most sensitive cell line (mcf7)... |
Burkholderia is a ubiquitous organism that occupies many diverse ecosystems such as soil, water, and even the human respiratory tract . The burkholderia cepacia complex (bcc) consists of nine closely related burkholderia species that have been widely studied and used for various purposes including biological control of... |
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most frequent malignant neoplasia and the fifth most common cause of death from malignant tumor growth in women in the us . The frequency of ovarian cancer increases in each decade of life, with the highest rate of diagnosis occurring in women that are 75 years of age . Early diagnosis of o... |
Epidermoid and dermoid cysts are benign lesions developing from abnormal epithelial components of ectodermal tissue formed during the fetal period, or implanted epithelium arising after trauma or surgery . These lesions, which can be seen anywhere in the body, occur in the head and neck area in approximately 7% of case... |
Chemotherapy - induced hair loss is a feared side effect of cancer treatment (katsimbri et al . Scalp cooling during administration of chemotherapy prevents hair loss (e.g., ridderheim et al . Cooling can be achieved by means of a cap that is pre - cooled in a freezer or that exchanges coolant with a reservoir . The ha... |
Knee osteoarthritis (oa) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide, and a leading cause of knee pain and disability in the elderly . The number of patients (aged 40 years) in japan with knee oa diagnosed from radiological findings is estimated to be approximately 25.3 million, and approximately 8 mi... |
A significant number of these admissions are attributable to a small number of complex patients with other comorbidities who do not engage well with mainstream services . Assertive outreach teams have been used in the field of psychiatry to engage patients who are poorly compliant . This study examines whether an alcoh... |
A renal leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon neoplasm of the kidney, accounting for approximately 1% of all malignant renal tumors, and has a poor prognosis [1, 2]. Its symptoms, such as nonspecific abdominal discomfort, dull pain, and oliguria, are common in other conditions; therefore, a renal leiomyosarcoma is difficult to... |
Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecologic malignancy, with an estimated 40 100 incident cases and 7470 deaths in 2009 . The current standard of care for patients with endometrial cancer consists of surgical staging, including total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo - oophorectomy, and pelvic and para - aortic... |
Ernst fuchs was the first in 1906 to report both the clinical and pathologic features of a consistent number of patients with a chronic low grade anterior chamber inflammation, heterochromia, and cataract . Nowadays fhi is one of the most common forms of anterior uveitis, accounting for up to 8% of endogenous uveitis s... |
However, the iron overload in various organs leads to serious problems such as metabolic, endocrine, and growth abnormalities in such patients despite the expanded use of iron - chelator drugs (3 - 5). Patients with thalassemia intermedia (ti) although the rate of iron loading is slower in ti than in tm, patients with ... |
Acuaria hamulosa), is a species of acuariidae family and etiological agent of cheilospirurosis in birds such as chickens, turkeys, pigeons, and guinea fowls [1, 2]. Cheilospirura hamulosa has cylindrical body with two triangular lips and 4 cuticular cordons that extend near posterior extremity . The c. hamulosa is loca... |
Newborn infants who sustain an acute intrapartum hypoxic ischemic insult of sufficient magnitude to result in long - term neurologic sequelae invariably have recognizable clinical encephalopathy during the first days of life . It is important to identify infants at high risk for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in order... |
Diabetic nephropathy (dn) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (dm) and is the leading cause of end - stage renal disease (esrd). Microalbuminuria is an early sign of dn, which correlates with and can predict the progression of renal damage and cardiovascular morbidity [15]. The discovery of biomarkers ... |
Tissue - organ bath systems have been widely used in ex vivo studies for cerebrovascular function by measuring the forces in strips or rings of isolated vessel segments9,19,20,23,25), whereas the transcranial window methods have been developed to study the vessel function in vivo in live experimental rodents18), in par... |
Her medical history included a spine operation due to tuberculous spondylitis of the lumbar spine about 10 years ago . The initial brain computed tomography (ct) scan (brilliance 64-multislice ct scanner, philips medical system, ma) demonstrated a well - defined intra - axial mass in the cerebellum (fig . The mass was ... |
In the last three decades, a large volume of studies have established that oxidized low - density lipoprotein (oxldl) is a useful marker for cardiovascular diseases (cvds) (see [16]). The measurement of oxldl correlates with the presence of cvds and indicates that oxldl is a potential prognostic marker for future healt... |
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cscc) is the second most common type of non - melanoma skin cancer (nmsc) globally, with a constantly increasing incidence . The known risk factors for cscc include aging, fair complexion, homosexual intercourse, chronic skin ulcers, burn scars, immune suppression, and exposure to ult... |
Masturbation is considered a normal sexual behavior and occurs in 9094% of males and 50 - 60% of females at some point during their lives . However, masturbatory behaviors in children and infants area less commonly addressed issue in the literature and most findings are form case reports or case series . Childhood mast... |
Autografted adipose tissue is potentially an excellent soft tissue space - filler because it is autologous, abundant, and biocompatible . Adipose tissue autografts have been used for facial plastic surgery, treatment of burn patients, breast implants and to improve phonatory closure of vocal folds [15]. However, the su... |
Hydroxyl radical attack on dna most frequently leads to base damages that result in generating a range of derivatives [13]. Aerobic organisms, within the course of evolution, developed a range of adaptive mechanisms inducing synthesis of anti - oxidative enzymes and/or enzymes repairing oxidative damages of dna [57]. O... |
Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (lds) is an acquired slippage of one lumbar vertebra on the lower one as the result of degenerative instability, in the absence of a defect in the pars interarticularis . The disease is frequently seen in middle and old aged female and patients may have no clinical symptoms . Most ... |
Outcomes and quality of life (qol) assessment instruments are important for assessing the results of surgical and radiosurgical treatment, as well as comparing results across studies . Many of these instruments assess qol but not in a manner that addresses the cns symptoms / signs of specific tumor sites . This becomes... |
First performed in 1989, laparoscopic cholecystectomy quickly became the gold standard for surgical extirpation of the gallbladder . Soon after, reports began to emerge of an increased incidence of significant bile duct injuries . Reported injury rates varied from 0.1% to 2.2% compared with 0.1% for open cholecystectom... |
Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (etss) has become a more common procedure in the treatment of midline skull - based lesions such as pituitary tumors [16]. Etss offers several technical advantages, including wider, multidirectional views of the operative field [7, 8]. In spite of these advantages, there is ... |
T - cells of the human immune system recognize antigens as short peptide fragments (t - cell epitopes) derived from the degradation of proteins . Major histocompatibility complex (mhc) proteins play a vital role in the initiation and regulation of immune responses (14). Their primary function is to bind and subsequentl... |
Constrictive pericarditis is a progressive condition that is characterized by pericardial fibrosis with or without calcification, and impairs ventricular filling . The most common cause of constrictive pericarditis is previous cardiac surgery, followed by thoracic radiation, previous myocardial infarction, idiopathic d... |
Data on all campylobacter isolates obtained from fecal or lower gastrointestinal tract samples, reported in england and wales from 1990 through 2007, were extracted from the national laboratory database (labbase) and stored in a microsoft access (microsoft corp ., cases were assigned to 10-year age groups and to geogra... |
Sciatic hernias are one of the rarest types of hernia and often pose diagnostic difficulty to clinicians . Imaging is often required to confirm the diagnosis and usually involves computed tomography (ct) or magnetic resonance imaging (mri). To our knowledge, we report the 115th case of sciatic hernia in the literature ... |
The growing use of high - throughput screening (hts) as a discovery tool in academic translational centers has resulted in the pursuit of assay artifacts, promiscuous bioactive compounds, and screening actives with major absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicological (admet) liabilities . A similar ... |
Of the various behaviors and adaptations that have evolved in marine environments, bioluminescence stands out as one of the particular importance, given the fact that it has evolved independently more than 40 times (haddock et al . 2010). While it does not necessarily give specific advantage to species in cold environm... |
Some of the strongest predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2 dm) are obesity and family history of diabetes [1, 2]. However, lifestyle factors are also important in the etiology of the disease, and several studies have shown that t2 dm can be prevented through modifications to a healthier lifestyle, such as dietary... |
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