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Infectious complications, especially bloodstream infections (bsis), are major causes of morbidity and mortality among patients who suffered from malignant hematological diseases and treated with intensive chemotherapeutic regimens [1, 2]. In these clinical settings, bacterial cultures from blood are of great diagnostic... |
Research indicates that many sami became reindeer herders in the early 17th century, as a response to a population crisis (9). This transition coincided with the swedish state's increased interest in spmi, the distant regions of the north which were the sami's traditional lands . Courts were held annually, market place... |
So far, anthropometric variables and their relation to conventional coronary risk factors in railway employees have been inadequately studied in india . To assess anthropometric variables and their relation to coronary risk factors, this cross - sectional survey was carried out in solapur division of the central railwa... |
Polymerase chain reaction (pcr) is a commonly used laboratory procedure nowadays for a variety of tasks, such as dna cloning, sequence determination and snp detection . Consequently, numerous primers need to be designed for dna amplification in order to produce enough dna . For dna sequencing, to design primers for the... |
The prevalence rates of t2 dm increase with age, and older people are a growing population that account for a high proportion of cases among adults . Older patients are more likely to present cardiovascular complications and comorbid conditions, which entail specific goals to control the disease . However, elderly pati... |
The perception of the sensory consequences of one s own actions is inherently different to the perception of other sensory events . For example, people tend to perceive the sensory consequences of their actions as attenuated (blakemore et al . 1998; shergill et al . 2003), which is proposed to facilitate the distinctio... |
Synovial chondromatosis is a disease with unknown etiology, originating from synovia and characterized by the presence of metaplastic cartilaginous nodules in the synovial cavities, bursa or tendon sheaths . The disease is commonly seen in men and between the 3rd and 5th decades of life . Although the exact etiology is... |
The norfolk component of the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (epic - norfolk) study recruited 25,639 men and women aged 4079 years at baseline in 19931997 . The epic - norfolk study was initiated to investigate the relationship between diet and cancer but has since broadened its scope to in... |
The rh1 alloimmunization responsible for the hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs when the rh1-negative mother s blood comes into contact with the foetus s rh1 positive red blood cells . After the passing of foetal red blood cells into the maternal circulation, the rh1 antigens on foetal red blood cells, which are f... |
Tourette syndrome (ts) is a childhood neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and phonic tics . Ts is often complicated by behavioral disorders such as attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), obsessive - compulsive disorder (ocd), and anxiety and emotional disorders . Approximately one - third of ts... |
Rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease, and the most common form of chronic joint inflammation, affecting 0.51% of the uk population . Ra is most prevalent in individuals aged 40 years or older with the risk of developing ra being up to 5 times higher in women . As a consequence of their d... |
Portal obstruction is the single most common etiology of portal hypertension in children, representing roughly 50% of all cases in the majority of series . The causes of portal vein obstruction fall into one of following categories: perinatal events (umbilical catheterization, omphalitis, and dehydration), congenital m... |
Catheter - based radiofrequency ablation (rfa) delivered during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) has recently emerged as a possible therapeutic option within the bile duct 1 2 3 4 . Intrabiliary extension of neoplasm remains an important challenge in the endoscopic eradication of complex ampullary ... |
Reproductive tract infections (rtis), including both sexually transmitted infections (stis) and non - sexually transmitted infections (non - stis) of the reproductive tract are responsible for major ill - health throughout the world. (1) world health organization estimates that each year there are over 340 million new ... |
The incidence of bladder forming a part of an inguinal hernia is 14% . With correct knowledge of anatomy and careful dissection, injuries to the bladder during hernia repair we hereby report a case where the patient first presented with a scrotal abscess and vesicocutaneous fistula after surgical repair of sliding hern... |
Unlike tears and ganglion cysts of the anterior cruciate ligament (acl), mucoid degeneration is a less - understood entity . The injury or loss of functional synovial lining protecting the acl is the primary lesion causing mucoid degeneration of acl though there was no significant preceding trauma that patients can rel... |
Prostate cancer (pca) is the fifth - most - common cancer among men in singapore, with an age - standardized rate of 17.4 cases per 100,000/y, and the incidence has been increasing steadily over the past 35 years . The average annual rate of increase between 1968 and 2002 was 5.6%, with the past 10 years showing a some... |
Selective laser trabeculoplasty (slt) is a new and promising treatment that uses the 532-nm frequency - doubled q - switched neodymium: yytrium aluminum garnet laser . Slt was developed to selectively target pigmented trabecular meshwork (tm) cells without causing thermal or collateral damage to the nonpigmented cells ... |
It is not easy to define a good health care system and good health care services . In these definitions, there is a complexity of elements or components, which contribute separately, but influence in a harmonized manner the perceptions towards a given health care system (1, 2). The health care system in albania has und... |
Coenurosis, also known as gid or sturdy, is a larval helminth infection of herbivorous animals . Adult tapeworm of t. multiceps inhabits small intestine of some domestic and wild carnivores, e.g. Dogs, jackals, foxes and coyotes . Eggs excreted in the environment by the definitive hosts are ingested by herbivorous inte... |
Light upconversion is the generation of high - energy photons from low - energy photons, for example, the conversion of red light to blue light . Generating upconverted light can be achieved using different systems such as two - photon absorption dyes, rare earth - doped materials or nanoparticles, and triplet triplet ... |
Ccug 11284 is a wild - type strain that was originally isolated from bovine feces . Before each experiment, bacteria were grown on conventional blood agar plates (columbia agar ii containing 8% vol / vol whole horse blood) at 42c for 20 h in a microaerobic environment, using a campygen gas generating system (cn0025a; o... |
Control subjects were consecutive patients seen at the hospital among individuals without diabetes and any retinal or eye pathological conditions . Individuals were excluded from participation if they were aged> 70 years, were of nonwhite ethnic background, had a history of epilepsy or glaucoma, had previous vitreal su... |
De lamorce dune antirtrovirothrapie prophylactique associative (arpa) contenant du raltgravir (ral) sur la charge virale (cv) du vih chez les femmes enceintes do nt la suppression de la cv est leve ou sous - optimale en fin de grossesse . Les chercheurs ont extrait le dossier des femmes enceintes infectes par le vih qu... |
Massotherapy, defined as a manipulation of the soft tissues, is often provided to specific areas or whole body parts aiming at the following effects: enhanced blood flow, relief of muscle tension, improvement of autonomic nerve functions, prevention of bad conditions or injuries, and easing of pains1,2,3 . In recent ye... |
Holt - oram syndrome (hos) is an autosomal dominant condition with complete penetrance . Manifested in 1:1, 00, 000 live births and characterized by forelimb deformities, congenital heart disease and/or cardiac conduction abnormalities . It is linked to a single - gene tbx5 protein - producing mutation with gene map lo... |
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (dcm) is a heart muscle disorder characterized by systolic dysfunction and dilation of the left or both ventricles in the absence of any other possible cause.1 dcm can develop in people of any age or ethnicity, although it is more common in male than female persons (occurring at a rati... |
Though limited in efficacy in many cases, the control methods available today represent a major progress when compared to the lack of any means for the control of these plants one or two decades ago . Crops can be protected by resistance, by selective fungicides, by biocontrol agents, and by cultural methods that did n... |
Marginal zone b - cell malignant lymphoma is a low - grade malignant non - hodgkin's lymphoma that develops in mucosa - associated lymphoid tissue (malt). This disease frequently develops in the stomach and also occurs in the salivary gland, thyroid, and lung . Most cases are diffuse large b - cell lymphoma, and the in... |
This study was conducted in tugela ferry, south africa, where tb incidence is 1,100 cases/100,000 population and> 80% of tb mdr tb and xdr tb incidence was 118 cases and 72 cases/100,000 population, respectively, in 2007 (4). Ethical approval for this study was obtained from albert einstein college of medicine, yale un... |
Proteus syndrome (ps) is a rare and sporadic disorder that causes postnatal overgrowth of tissues in a mosaic pattern . The complications of ps include, progressive skeletal deformities, invasive lipomas, benign and malignant tumors, and deep venous thrombosis with pulmonary embolism . We report a rare case of ps that ... |
It is characterised by the production of abnormal hb referred to as sickle hb or hbs.123 the prevalence of sca is high in sub - saharan africa with nigeria having the highest burden.45 sca has been associated with hyperhaemolysis, cerebrovascular disease, acute chest syndrome, vaso - occlusive crisis, pulmonary hyperte... |
Obesity is a key public health issue for us youth, particularly among specific sociodemographic groups, including some racial / ethnic and sexual orientation groups [1, 2]. Obesity is operationalized as having a body mass index (bmi) equal to or greater than the 95th percentile among individuals younger than age 18 yea... |
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) have emerged as an increasingly important pathogen in the last two decades . Unlike other environmental pathogens that are largely opportunistic in patients with malignancy and immunodeficiency, as well as transplant recipients, ntm can cause significant disease in otherwise healthy in... |
Despite better knowledge of the neurobiology of pain, progress of pharmacology and techniques of pain treatment, consensus and guidance of experts, inadequate control and underestimation of pain more often is the rule rather than the exception (1). Approximately 30 - 40% of patients with cancer have pain at the time of... |
The term amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) was first coined by charcot, who postulated the primacy of the upper motor neuron (umn) in als pathogenesis.1 assessment of cortical function in als and identification of the characteristic clinical phenotype involving combined upper and lower motor neuron abnormalities rema... |
Macrophages (m) are one of the resident cell types in synovial tissue, along with fibroblasts . While quiescent in health, m become activated in the inflamed joint, where they make up around 3040% of the cellular content, and regulate secretion of pro - inflammatory cytokines and enzymes involved in driving the inflamm... |
A critical component of successful patient care in total knee arthroplasty (tka) is a blood management strategy . Tka can result in substantial perioperative blood loss, rendering patients at increased risk of requiring allogenic blood transfusion12). Total knee and hip arthroplasty and fracture surgery is the number o... |
This infection is re - emerging in china, japan, australia, india, and europe . Leptospirosis is a common cause of acute febrile illness in india, especially during the monsoon months and outbreaks have been reported from the andamans, tamil nadu, karnataka, maharashtra, andhra pradesh, and orissa after heavy rains . S... |
Periodontal diseases comprise of a group of inflammatory diseases affecting the supporting tissues of the teeth resulting from a complex interplay between specific gram - negative microorganisms, their by products, and the host - tissue response . Earlier, periodontitis had been considered as a disease confined to the ... |
The development of the spinal cord plays a central role towards execution coordinated movements and of sensory inputs as well . Together with sensory inputs from the eye and ear in human they produce a movement output as a consequence of reflexes or higher brain cognitive functions . These circuits are mainly disturbed... |
Humans have domesticated animals and plants through selective breeding, producing individuals with specific traits deemed beneficial (hazel 1950). Hunting and plant harvesting can have selective, evolutionary effects on wildlife behavior and wildlife and plant morphology (skogland 1989; mcgraw 2001; harris et al . 2002... |
Both innate and adaptive immune responses are, in every way, affected by polarization with cytokines . The expression of costimulatory molecules and chemokines, as well as the execution of effector programs, is affected in monocytes . In humans and mice, t helper (th)1 and th2 polarization with ifn - r and il-4 il-4 po... |
Craniopharyngioma is an uncommon tumor of the nervous system; it is well - known to recur even several years after surgery . We are here with reporting a case of craniopharyngioma which recurred at a site removed from the original site 5 years after surgery and radiotherapy . A 4-year - old girl was admitted for progre... |
Pathological tissue fibrosis is the abnormal accumulation of collagen - rich extracellular matrix (ecm) after a chronic or misregulated response to injury that progressively disrupts tissue architecture, leading to tissue stiffness, impaired organ function, and eventually organ failure . Fibrosis is featured in diverse... |
Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine producing tumors arising from chromaffine cells in the sympatho adrenal system . Its prevalence is estimated at 0.1% to 0.6% . They secrete various catecholamines, predominantly norepinephrine, and epinephrine to small extent . These catecholamines are responsible for the manife... |
Cystic fibrosis (cf) is a worldwide disease occurring among virtually all ethnic groups . In caucasians although approximately 1 in 25 are heterozygous carriers, the incidence of clinical disease is approximately 1 in 2500 live births . The condition results from mutations in a single gene of chromosome 7, which encode... |
Nasal dermal sinus is a very rare congenital anomaly that is frequently associated with inclusion cysts (dermoid or epidermoid).1 2 3 at the end of the second month of gestation, the nasal and frontal bones are separated by the fonticulus frontalis . In this period, the dura projects into the nasal area through the ant... |
Since laparoscopic gastrectomy was introduced by kitano et al ., laparoscopic (assisted) distal gastrectomy (ladg) has become more commonly performed for early gastric cancer in korea [2 - 6]. However, there have been several reports on early surgical outcomes of laparoscopic assisted total gastrectomy (latg) [7 - 10].... |
Nearest neighbor approaches were developed to predict the folding stabilities of nucleic acid secondary structures (1). These parameter sets utilize empirical rules, generally derived from optical melting experimental data, as the basis of the predictions . For rna, rules exist for predicting both free energy and entha... |
Mucocele of the appendix (collection of mucus within the appendiceal lumen) is a rare lesion, found in only 0.2% to 0.3% of 43,000 appendectomies reviewed . Currently, the assessment of pelvic masses relies heavily on usg as the primary diagnostic tool . In such cases, clinical findings and other investigative modaliti... |
Postpartum psychiatric disorders, described as lactational psychoses by hippocrates in the 4 century bc, have long been of interest to the medical community . Pregnancy and postpartum period are widely considered periods of increased vulnerability to psychiatric disorders . After more than 50 years and four revisions, ... |
Microdissection, genetic, and inhibitor experiments have been used to define the parts of the spindle that are required for cleavage furrow induction . Chromosomes have been shown to be dispensable for cytokinesis (rappaport, 1996; zhang and nicklas, 1996; bucciarelli et al ., 2003; dekens et al ., 2003). Likewise, cen... |
Bacterial adherence is an essential step in all infections which involves surface interactions between specific receptors on the mammalian cell membrane and ligands on the bacterial surface . Tissue specificity of infection is determined significantly by the presence or absence of specific receptors on mammalian cells ... |
The incidence of stbi has been reported at 200 cases per 100,000 people worldwide . According to the world health organization's study on the global burden of disease in 2010, trauma remains as a public health problem and generates a significant burden on healthcare systems in latin american countries . In colombia in ... |
Supported nanoparticles are used on a tremendously large scale for catalytic reactions . Due to the inherent inhomogeneity of these, often industrial, materials, the basic understanding of their exact atomic structure and relation to their functionality can become very complex . One route to overcome this problem is by... |
The existence of different crystalline forms (polymorphs, hydrates, and solvates) represents one of the most challenging phenomena in solid - state chemistry and related sciences, since we are still not able to predict the number of practically relevant forms and the conditions under which these can be grown or exist .... |
In orthodontics, it is important to employ a suitable adhesive technique and methods that not only promote satisfactory bond strength during treatment, but also have a simplified protocol for clinical use, thereby reducing procedural errors and minimizing damage to the dental structure.1 self - etching adhesive systems... |
Methylmalonic acidemia (mma) encompasses a heterogeneous group of disorders that is characterized by impaired metabolism of methylmalonic acid that is generated during the metabolism of certain amino acids (isoleucine, methionine, threonine, or valine). The incidence rate of mma is 1 in 50,00080,000 newborns but it is ... |
Reactivation of latent tuberculosis (tb) is a serious hindrance to continuation of therapy . We present here a case of pleural tb in a patient on infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis . A 36-year - old male presented to our hospital in 2006 with low back ache inflammatory type with symmetric joint pains involving large... |
Myoepithelial carcinoma (mc) is a rare tumor with an incidence of 0.2% of all salivary gland tumors . Most of the reported cases of mc arise in the parotid gland (4875%), followed by minor salivary glands, and the submandibular gland . The first case was described by higashiyama et al ., in 1998 . Since then, only seve... |
As environmental and personal sanitation improves, the incidence of typhoidal salmonellosis tends to decrease, while the incidence of non - typhoidal salmonellosis markedly increases, . The most common clinical manifestation of nts is gastroenteritis, and the condition includes bacteremia, focal infection, and an asymp... |
Binaries composed of neutron stars (nss) and black holes (bhs) have long been of interest to astrophysicists . They provide many important constraints for models of massive star evolution and compact object formation, and are among the leading potential sources for detection by gravitational - wave (gw) observatories .... |
Glutamate functions as the major excitatory neurotransmitter by binding to n - methyl - d - aspartate receptors (nmdars) that are widespread in the central nervous system . The nmdars constitute a major class of ionotropic glutamate receptors and play an essential role in synaptic transmission, plasticity, and memory .... |
Amisulpride came into the indian market a few years back with hypes and hopes in the management of schizophrenia . Its broad spectrum effectiveness with lower chances of extrapyramidal symptoms (eps) and metabolic syndrome did help psychiatrists to treat schizophrenia and related disorders more effectively . Although t... |
The world health organization has defined health literacy (hl) as the cognitive and social abilities which determine the incentive and ability of individuals to increase access to understand and use information in ways, which promote and preserve good health . The hl of patients has obtained more attention as a risk fa... |
Pulmonary hypertension (ph) encompasses a diverse group of disorders, all characterized by an elevation in pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance (pvr). Pediatric ph is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and differs from ph as manifest in adults in several important ways, such a... |
T1d is a chronic autoimmune disease where cd4 + and cd8 + t cells recognizing islet autoantigens are likely the mediators of selective destruction of pancreatic islet beta cells . Although direct demonstration of the prominent role of t cells in the disease progression is provided only in animal models, the preclinical... |
Transcription factors are a class of proteins that regulate gene expression by binding to specific dna sequences within the regulatory regions of genes (1). Due to their important role in the regulation of gene expression, transcription factors are vital for cell development, differentiation and growth in biological sy... |
Although considered the gold standard for evaluating treatment effectiveness, randomized clinical trials (rcts) have important limitations . Because randomization removes potential bias from unknown and unmeasured confounders, observed differences in measured outcomes can be reasonably attributed to the treatment alone... |
In spite of the relatively high accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound - assisted fine - needle aspiration (eus - fna) in diagnosing lymphomas, inadequate sampling by eus - fna often makes it difficult to perform immunohistochemical analysis, thus limiting its application in the classification of lymphoma . Natural orifice ... |
Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal tissues triggered by bacterial insults periodontal subgingival pathogens affect local and systemic immune and inflammatory response . Local inflammatory response to these gram - negative bacteria and bacterial products is characterized b... |
Therapeutic plasma exchange (tpe) is used for many indications in patients presenting to a variety of medical disciplines . The efficacy and safety of tpe is the subject of recent reviews and guidelines from professional bodies including the american society for apheresis and the american academy of neurology . However... |
Clinical histories and condition of host dogs: in total, 173 cotton rectal swabs were collected from 93 dogs treated at rakuno gakuen university (rgu) veterinary teaching hospital (ebetsu, japan; university hospital) and from 80 dogs treated at 8 companion animal clinics (10 samples per clinic, from different dogs) in ... |
When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras, the art of medicine is based on soundness: the higher the pretest probability, the sounder the diagnosis . The problem with this medical aphorism is that it actively encourages the clinician to turn a deaf ear (and a blind eye) to the possibility of lesser known and,... |
The new global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (gold) 2011 system for copd severity assessment added chronic symptoms and exacerbation history to the traditional system of rating the degree of airflow obstruction by spirometry . It has been studied in a variety of research cohorts, but its impact in pri... |
It is usually the result of leakage from the thoracic duct or one of its main draining lymphatic vessels . The most common causes of chylothorax in children are lymphoma and trauma caused by thoracic surgery . The effusion can be identified by its white and milky appearance which is due to its high levels of triglyceri... |
Thirty patients with zygomatic complex fractures were treated with one point fixation [figures 13]. Preoperative peripheral nerve stimulation x - ray preoperative computed tomography scan under general anesthesia, nasoendotracheal intubation was done . The incision can be made from anterior to posterior or from medial ... |
Sotos syndrome is a dysmorphic syndrome characterized by early overgrowth, developmental delay, advanced bone age and characteristic craniofacial appearance . Sotos syndrome results from mutation involving the nuclear receptor set - domain - containing protein (nsd1) gene, located on chromosome 5q . The mutational mech... |
In march 2013, cases infected with a novel reassortant avian - origin influenza a (h7n9) virus emerged in china and had high mortality . That month, a patient with h7n9 influenza was admitted to our hospital, and daily lung ultrasound was performed . A 54-year - old woman, who ran a convenience store beside a poultry m... |
The need for categorization of anomalies and congenital aberrancies formed due to developmental vascular defects produce identifiable birthmarks of the skin and mucosa and a variable degree of underlying soft tissue abnormalities . Presently a surge in the knowledge of criterias to classify these various anomalies has ... |
Study population and sampling - this study was conducted between august - december 2011 and the women were recruited from central laboratory municipal campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, brazil, when they were forwarded to gynaecological exams in the public health system . Women were eligible to participate if t... |
Paola ricciardi - castagnoli (university of milano, italy) and were grown in rpmi 1640 medium (paa, linz, austria) supplemented with 2 mm glutamine and 10% (heat - inactivated) fcs (life technologies ltd ., paisley, scotland), 100 u / ml penicillin, and 100 g / ml streptomycin as described previously (2). Human monocyt... |
A 23-year - old engineering graduate presented with primary palmoplantar hyperhidrosis, for which he was advised an alternate day schedule of tap water iontophoresis . On his next visit, he presented with a very simple iontophoresis device that he devised on his own . The device was constructed with a rechargeable 12 v... |
Intertrochanteric femoral fractures (iffs), also called proximal femoral fractures, usually occur between trochanter major and trochanter minor and these fractures are observed in old people in a quite common way, since they are prone to decline in bone density and strength due to aging . Apart from old people, young p... |
The order siluriformes is the most diverse and well - distributed within the ostariophysi, and includes 3093 species, 478 genera and 36 families (ferraris jr, 2007). In the neotropical region, there are 1648 nominal species grouped in 15 families (reis et al ., 2003). The distribution of neotropical siluriformes appear... |
The incidence of animal bites in the world is estimated at 250 out of 1000 people . In iran, 180 people in 100,000, and the incidence of rabies <1 in a million is calculated . According to statistics published by the who, this disease causes between 1.3 and 2.6 million dally in a year . Although rabies is preventable w... |
The protein folding problem, or the protein structure prediction problem, is one of the most interesting problems in biological science . Studies have indicated that proteins biological functions are determined by their dimensional folding structures . Because the structure of a protein is strongly correlated with the ... |
Standard radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma patients undergoing primary chemosensitized radiation therapy usually consists of external beam therapy followed by an intracavitary brachytherapy boost (eifel et al ., 2004). Using this approach, the brachytherapy serves to provide a tumorical dose to the cervix while ... |
Subjects and sampling - the study was carried out in porto velho, ro, an unstable malaria - endemic area, where p. vivax accounts for more than 75% of all malaria cases (oliveira - ferreira et al . Symptomatic patients diagnosed with malaria infection by a thick blood smear in an outpatient clinic in porto velho were a... |
A 61-year male presented to the emergency department with a history of road traffic accident . He arrived hemodynamically stable with a blood pressure of 126/76 mmhg and a heart rate of 78 beats per minute . On plain radiograph (fig . 1a) anteroposterior and two judet 45 oblique view1) and computed tomography (ct) scan... |
Pericardiocentesis is an invasive procedure which is usually performed in a patient who has pericardial effusion to resolve the pressure in the pericardial sac . In 1653, riolanus (1) first described as a trephination of the sternum to relieve fluid surrounding the heart . Due to frequent complications this procedure w... |
Vehicles, which are characteristics of civilization have turned into a big problem in different social and public health respects due to increasing the number of the road and city accidents and high mortality rate . The most important factor behind death of those who are between one to forty is injuries caused by the v... |
She was referred to saitama hospital due to severe headache and nausea on october 2008 . Brain mri detected a 1.5 cm abscess mass with extensive edema in the right frontal lobe . We performed intensive therapy using some antibiotics that included cefotaxime and meropenem and depressants for intracranial pressure for si... |
Caustic esophageal injury in infants is a devastating insult to the gastrointestinal tract and will often require major reconstructive surgery to replace the damaged esophagus . Esophageal replacement with colonic interposition has been utilized since dale and sherman performed the first retrosternal colonic interposit... |
Panic disorder (pd) is characterized by unexpected recurrent panic attacks that lead to distressing thoughts about future episodes, physical harm, and maladaptive preventive behaviors.1 the main characteristic, lack of objective triggers or clues, is helpful to distinguish pd from panic attacks that occur in the contex... |
Peritoneal dialysis (pd) is a form of home - based renal replacement therapy for patients with end - stage kidney disease (eskd) that uses a patient's peritoneum as a dialysis membrane across which water and solutes (e.g., electrolytes and glucose) are exchanged between dialysis fluid and blood . Pd has several advanta... |
Study sites - north sinai is located in the northeastern part of egypt (30.5n 33.6e), marking the point of connection between asia and africa . North sinai is bordered by the gulf of suez, the red sea and the mediterranean sea and is inhabited mainly by bedouins . The regions comprise the following districts: el - hass... |
Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis (ssa) and its clinical presentation are infrequently seen and often difficult to manage . Presenting symptoms of ssa can vary, with chest and shoulder pain being the most common clinical features . After thorough literature search, no cases have yet been reported on ssa leading t... |
Vertically aligned zno nanorods (nrs) and nanowires (nws) are attracting much interest for several applications such as nanophotonics, dye - sensitized solar cells, electron field emitters, surround - gate field effect transistors, and nanopiezotronics . A number of preparation methods by high temperature vapor transpo... |
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