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Single crystals of pb1xsnxse are prepared using the self - selecting vapour growth method, cleaved at ~77 k in ultra - high - vacuum, and immediately inserted into the stm where they are held at 4 k during data acquisition . Although the process of cleaving can result in multiple surface step - edges and even distinct ...
The guinea pig (cavia porcellus, rodentia, caviidae), is widely distributed throughout the andean region of south america, from venezuela to buenos aires province, argentina (ziga et al ., 2002). Its domestication started in the andean region, 2500 to 3600 years ago (chauca, 1997), when the former natives began raising...
Approximately 80 pathological disorders afflicting over 22 million americans may be classified as autoimmune in nature . Notably, the unusually high prevalence of autoimmune disorders in female populations strongly indicates an estrogenic mechanistic link in the etiology and progression of pathophysiological processes ...
The circadian system has evolved to align an organism s behavior and physiology with the earth s geophysical time . As a consequence, anabolic and catabolic pathways are allocated to specific time periods over the 24-h of a day . Hence, the circadian system structures an organism s biochemistry and prepares it for dail...
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (iastm) is a form of manual therapy involving instruments with various shapes and materials to locate and treat various soft tissue disorders1, 2 . Over the years, the effectiveness of iastm, used alone or in combination with other therapeutic approaches, has been demonstrat...
B - cell non - hodgkin lymphoma (b - nhl) is a heterogeneous group of malignant lymphoproliferative disorders originating in b lymphocytes, which comprises approximately 8085% of newly diagnosed cases with nhl . Although current therapeutic strategies, including standard chemotherapy, unlabeled or radiolabeled monoclon...
Treatment of patients with class iii malocclusion is considered to be one the most challenging ones in orthodontics . The prognosis of such treatments is particularly limited, especially in cases of skeletal malocclusion with genetic determinants. [1 - 3] a wide range of prevalence has been reported for class iii maloc...
Gynecologic infections may adversely affect quality of life by causing discomfort, inconvenience and sexual dysfunction . Patients who have chronic vulvovaginitis should be thoroughly evaluated to determine the specific etiology and to initiate appropriate therapy . Induction therapy, followed by a maintenance regimen,...
After several conferences and workshops, each study group selected the tumors and determined the provisional behavior codes . The study group for hematopathology selected in situ lesions of malignant lymphomas, and histiocytic lesions for discussion . In situ lesions included mantle cell lymphoma in situ and follicular...
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases and is characterized by recurrent spontaneous seizures arising from abnormal electrical activity in the brain . Despite the increasing number and variety of antiepileptic drugs, nearly 30% of epilepsy patients who receive the appropriate medical treatment ha...
The eskape pathogens (enterococcus faecium, staphylococcus aureus, klebsiella pneumoniae, acinetobacter baumannii, pseudomonas aeruginosa, and enterobacter species) are responsible for 51% of all u.s . S. aureus accounts for 16% of hais and is responsible for more deaths in the u.s . The organism s high morbidity and m...
Otoacoustic emissions (oaes) have become a useful, noninvasive, objective measurement of outer hair cell response since their discovery by kemp1) in 1978 . Oaes are generated by the outer hair cells of the cochlea and can be recorded in the external auditory canal . Oaes are created by an outer hair cell active amplifi...
Digitorectal examination (dre), level of prostate specific antigen (psa) and transrectal ultrasound (trus) guided biopsy of the prostate, represent the basis of detection of prostate cancer, and the main tool of a urologist in the differential diagnosis of prostate diseases . The introduction of psa testing and trus in...
Schistosomiasis mansoni is an endemic disease, typical of developing countries [1, 2]. In brazil, the schistosomiasis is caused by the etiological agent schistosoma mansoni, whose intermediate host is species of mollusk of the biomphalaria genus . The s. mansoni was introduced in brazil by the african slavery trade dur...
It is a space in the suprahyoid neck that contains fat and is surrounded by several other spaces defined by the fascial layers of neck . Pleomorphic salivary adenoma (arising from deep lobe of parotid), malignant tumors of salivary gland, (for example, adenoid cystic carcinoma), carotid body tumors, angiofibroma, schwa...
They act by the closure of katp channel in pancreatic -cells which results in membrane depolarization, calcium influx in -cells, and subsequent insulin release . Katp channel is composed of four pore forming potassium inward rectifier 6.2 (kir6.2) subunits encoded by kcnj11 gene . The external part of the channel is co...
Eighteen patients receiving combined therapy with pdt and intravitreal bevacizumab for cnv secondary to amd, showed not only significant visual improvement but also reduction in the frequency of retreatment when compared to the results of monotherapy with each modality . The beneficial effect of photodynamic therapy (p...
Multiple sclerosis (ms) affects younger adults and leads to permanent disability . As a result of ms progression and relapses, many ms patients require increasing levels of medical and supportive services and eventually may need long - term skilled nursing facility (snf) care . Since 1999, the united states supreme cou...
Rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is the most common chronic, systemic and inflammatory autoimmune malady that causes symmetrical polyarthritis of joints . It has long been recognized that women are more commonly in risk of ra and are affected 2 - 4 times more than men . The disease is generally starts in women between 40 and ...
Recent trials have emphasized the need for intensive lipid lowering with hydroxymethylglutaryl - coa reductase inhibitors (statins) in subjects with cardiovascular disease (cvd) [1, 2]. One of the potential mechanisms contributing to the beneficial effects of lipid lowering in these patients is a reduction of inflammat...
The indications for microendoscopic spinal decompression surgery for lumbar lesions, which was first reported in 1997 by foley and smith1 as discectomy for lumbar disk herniation, has been used to treat lumbar spinal canal stenosis (lscs). Bilateral decompression is possible via a unilateral approach, by slanting the m...
The cause of the severe hypokalemia usually may be drug induced, nutritional deficiency, or due to potassium wasting in renal tubular acidosis . This case report intends to highlight the chances of an autoimmune disorder, such as sjogren's syndrome as a causative etiology . A 52-year - old female was admitted with comp...
Previous studies in nonhuman primates and cats have shown that the pulvinar is interconnected with various subcortical and cortical areas . Neuroanatomical tracer studies demonstrated, for example, connections between the pulvinar and the amygdala, the pons, the superior colliculus, the caudate nucleus, the putamen, as...
Many fundamental biological mechanisms such as cell migration and chemotaxis are induced by the concentration gradients of either diffusible chemicals or molecules . For example, when local inflammation occurs, the injured tissue will release a fair amount of chemoattractant, a diffusible chemical, to attract neutrophi...
This can present a challenge to the reconstructive surgeons when dealing with wounds that cannot be closed primarily, and also have to undergo postoperative radiotherapy . When a suitable bed is present, wound closure by skin grafting is reasonable and simple . Many surgeons and radiotherapists believe that skin grafts...
Among the minor ophthalmological procedures, intravitreal injection of bevacizumab is probably one of the most widespread procedures.13 despite its lack of approval by the us food and drug administration (fda) for ophthalmological use,4 data from the comparison of age - related macular degeneration treatments trials (c...
Efforts to control this disease have been largely focused on improving treatment and diagnosis of patients with active disease . However, in spite of those intensive efforts, high per capita rates of tb are still common, particularly in developing countries in asia, africa, eastern europe and the former soviet union . ...
Surface models of the epicardium and endocardium of the heart chambers are used in a number of biomedical applications for visualization, virtual reality, segmentation [3, 4], motion analysis [5, 6], shape analysis [7, 8], and modeling [9, 10] purposes . A typical approach to generate subject specific models is to appl...
The aum contains four uroplakins: up ia, up ib, up ii, and up iii (up iiia and up iiib) (fig . 1). The mammalian ups, including bovine, human, and mouse, are highly conserved . Many tetraspanins such as up ia and ib interact with important single tm domain signaling partner proteins . As can be inferred from the name, ...
Cheese is a dairy product that has played a key role in human nutrition for centuries . It is the most popular dairy product in sudan . Among cheese varieties available on the market, braided cheese is gaining popularity and became second to the white soft cheese (gibna bayda) as far as per capita consumption is concer...
Histone lysine demethylases (kdms), which regulate a dynamic, reversible status of methyl histone codes, have gained much attention since the first discovery of kdm1/lsd1 in 2004 . Mutations, amplifications, deletions, and aberrant expression of kdms have been identified in a variety of cancers, and their roles in modu...
An oncocytoma is a tumor that is composed predominantly of polygonal oncocytes with abundant granular and intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm . It occurs in virtually every organ, most commonly the kidney, salivary glands, and thyroid . An oncocytoma that arises in the adrenal gland is very rare and usually benign and non...
Ascb got involved with advocacy in april 1988 when i was president of the organization . The society was small but ambitious, with a growing staff managed by executive director dorothea wilson . As with all society councils, we were concerned about how to pay for an extra person and whether the investment would pay off...
It is known that mercury or hydrargyrom (hg) or quicksilver is a toxic agent that is liquid at room temperature and evaporates gradually in the air . The cases of metallic mercury vapor intoxication may occur in school science laboratories, from mercury dust and powders, from latex paint containing a mercury - based fu...
Medical errors in hospitals kill more people every year than aids, breast cancer and auto accidents combined . Widespread consensus exists that all of health care facilities can reduce patient injuries by concentrating on safety by implementing technical changes, such as electronic medical record systems, or by improvi...
Nuclear extraction and affinity purification of nanog - associated protein complexes were performed as previously described, with several modifications as described . Three biological replicates were performed for sa agarose - based affinity purification and one each for flag and nanog antibody - based affinity purific...
Unquestionable forensic age investigations are based on the statistical models constructed on a sample containing subjects of identical origin as the examined individual . However, the relationship between growth and chronological age is not linear and therefore the concept of biological age is used, which may be expre...
The increased awareness of facial esthetics has also led to an increase in the number of adults seeking orthognathic and orthodontic treatment.123 different facial features, their roles in facial esthetics, and the overall composition of the face have been previously assessed . Evaluations of the positions of the lip a...
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality, with the number of estimated deaths in the us exceeding 158,000 in 2015, representing nearly 27% of all cancer deaths . Approximately, 85% of these malignancies will be non - small cell lung cancer (nsclc), with adenocarcinoma accounting for over 50% . The majo...
Toxicokinetics (tk) was an important area of research well before ecotoxicology has been invented . Understanding the kinetics of a toxic chemical is the very basis for studies on its distribution and toxicity in an organism . Not surprisingly, specific tk models have been developed in pharmacology and medicine to desc...
To determine the prevalence of infection in adults and children, cultures were performed by standard techniques on fecal samples from several groups of adults and children, all residents of lusaka, the capital of zambia . Group a was 124 adults and 105 children, all hiv - seropositive patients with persistent diarrhea,...
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by reversible airflow obstruction, inflammation, and hyperresponsiveness to various allergic or non - allergic stimuli such as house dust mites or exercise . An asthma exacerbation is the increase in the duration and severity of respiratory symptoms ...
The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) has been in clinical use for more than thirty years now . A recent innovation, the loop - gastrostomy, makes the tube more secure and easier to change . Thus it is more suitable for developing countries . In the typical peg, one end of the hollow tube is fitted with a dilat...
In table 1 we have listed the methods most frequently used in clinical and experimental tbi studies as well as the type of data output that is commonly generated . In clinical tbi one of the main sources of diagnostic information is in vivo imaging (maas et al ., 1997; belanger et al . We believe that by employing diff...
Patients with chronic gastritis, hepatic cirrhosis and pancreatitis are at increased risk of cancer, and chronic gallstones and schistosomiasis are risk factors for cancer of the gallbladder and bladder respectively . There is also an elevated risk of colon cancer in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease, includi...
The rate of obesity continues to rise and affects more than one - third of the us adult population (over 72 million people). One of the most effective treatments for obesity and its associated comorbidities is bariatric surgery because of its dramatic and durable results . According to the american society for metaboli...
The key messages of the present review are that recruitment of the atelectatic lung tissue of ards is based on the degree of transpulmonary pressure applied . Tools, such as esophageal balloon measurement, can be used to accurately predict pleural pressure, allowing for more individualized peep application . Maintenanc...
A 53-year - old female was seen at our outpatient clinic because of follow - up of fap . Her medical history revealed a total colectomy and insertion of an ileostoma in 1986 because of fap . The germline mutation was localized on exon 13 of the apc gene (c1660 t; arg 554 x). Routine endoscopy of duodenum revealed a num...
Menopause is the stage of a woman's reproductive life that is accompanied by estrogen deficiency which has many negative effects on the vaginal mucosa, such as dryness, irritation, and vaginal atrophy . There is evidence that vulvovaginal atrophy is a common condition in postmenopausal women . In a normal condition, th...
Copd is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide.1 it is characterized by progressive airflow limitation; copd severity was until recently mainly defined by the level of post - bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (fev1).2 dyspnea is the predominant symptom of copd, both in stable condition a...
We included 59 consecutive caucasian subjects with diabetic charcot neuroarthropathy (ch group), 41 consecutive caucasian subjects with diabetic neuropathy without charcot neuroarthropathy (nd group), and 103 healthy caucasians as the control subjects (h group). An assessment of vibration perception threshold was perfo...
Induction of general anesthesia in a patient with compromised airway has always caused dilemma to anesthesiologist, especially for toddler this is paramounted . An 18 month old boy had a huge sized lingual mass which not only filled entire oral cavity but protruded outside the mouth up to about 5 cm . Having in mind th...
Questions identified by participants as important for future research fell roughly into five groups (groups i, ii and iii were summarized as indicated, and some (indicated with *) fell into more than one category): (i) conceptual issues regarding responsibility assessment will neuroscience lead us to alter the categori...
Traumatic rupture of the diaphragm is a diagnostic dilemma, requiring a high index of suspicion particularly in blunt trauma . Failure to diagnose traumatic rupture of the diaphragm can result in the development of a diaphragmatic hernia with significant morbidity and mortality . Since the introduction of diagnostic an...
Adolescence is a critical developmental period characterized by major physical, hormonal, and psychological changes . In humans, adolescence is also accompanied by sharp and gender - related increases in morbidity and susceptibility to psychopathologies [1, 2]. During adolescence, the incidence of depression, post - tr...
Strabismus refers to any misalignment of the eyes, and it is a common ophthalmologic disorder . Functionally, strabismus compromises depth perception, may cause asthenopia, and characterizes binocular diplopia . In addition, several studies have demonstrated the negative psychosocial impact strabismus has on quality of...
Over the past decade, there has been mounting evidence that medical students are not receiving adequate education in radiology . In a time when medical curricula, including ours, are seeing significant modernization, the need for satisfactory comprehension of radiology by medical students has never been more pressing ....
Pancreatic pseudocysts developed in 23% of patients following pancreatic trauma and endoscopic retrograde pancreatography demonstrated duct injury in half of these (grade iii pancreatic injury) (table 1) [13]. Percutaneous radiologically guided drainage is an alternative but has a failure rate of 55%, and it is not sui...
Graves' orbitopathy (go) is an organ - specific autoimmune disease with a multifactorial etiology, involving genes and environmental triggers, with smoking as a first example, that cause autoimmune dysregulation [13]. It is unknown why only a small subset of patients with graves' disease (gd) develops go . Vulnerabilit...
Aging is a process of gradual and spontaneous change resulting in maturation through childhood, puberty and young adulthood and then decline through middle and late age average life span of people around the world has been increasing dramatically (1). Recent increases in the proportion and number of elderly in many dev...
Functional quantification by using strain and strain rate through speckle tracking echocardiography has been developed as a promising tool in recent clinical situations.1)2)3) the recent introduction of two - dimensional (2d) strain and strain rate imaging by using the speckle tracking method for an accurate assessment...
A 9-year - old female neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented to the veterinary surgeon with an 810 week history of weight loss, markedly increased appetite and polydipsia, accompanied by occasional vomiting but no diarrhoea . Clinical examination revealed a body condition score (bcs) of 2/9, and a diffuse, smoot...
The postpartum period is a critical step that not only effects on mothers mental and physical health, but also on the complete structure of the family . Today, women are discharged from the hospital shortly after delivery and are transferred to the home spending their 1 days and weeks without care . On the other hand, ...
Archival cases were collected from four academic centers (mayo clinic, university of washington, armed forces institute of pathology, and johns hopkins hospital). A total of 23 primary fibrolamellar carcinomas and nine metastatic fibrolamellar carcinomas were studied (table 1). The large number of metastatic cases were...
Their identification was based on spore morphology, spore formation, and spore wall structure (e.g. Gerdemann & trappe 1974, walker & sanders 1986, morton & benny 1990, schenck & prez 1990). However, as soon as molecular phylogenetic tools became available, they were included in taxonomic analyses (e.g. Simon et al . 1...
The formation of long - term memory has been shown to be dependent on the synthesis of new proteins but the specific molecular mechanisms that are essential for learning and memory processes and how particular classes of molecules contribute to these events is not fully understood . Several studies indicate that immedi...
Systemic sclerosis (ssc) is a connective tissue disease characterised by fibrosis, vasculopathy, and immunological abnormalities . Over recent years, it has become clear that inflammation plays a crucial role in mediating the pathophysiological process underlying ssc, especially early in the disease . Endothelial cell ...
Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are common among the elderly and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 given the current secular trends in demographic groups with high longevity, the burden of both osteoporosis and sarcopenia may continue to increase . In 2011, the international working group on sarcope...
The japanese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gerd recommend adjusting the dose of the ppi, switching the type of ppi, or adding a prokinetic agent in refractory cases . Because the proton pump - binding and pharmacokinetic properties of ppis vary [36], switching to another ppi may be an effective treatmen...
Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that secretes adiponectin, which is a potent insulin sensitizer in muscle and liver, regulating energy homeostasis and glucose tolerance . There is large evidence that the adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ, not only the major tissue for energy storage and secreting ...
High blood pressure (bp) has become a major health problem in nigeria affecting about 15% of nigerians . One of the numerous functions of thyroid hormones in the mammal is the stimulation of adrenergic activity with an increased heart rate and myocardial contractility . Studies have shown that both hypo and hyperthyroi...
Recent international studies have reported that the lifetime prevalence of bipolar spectrum disorder (bsd) ranges from 2.4% to 6.4%.13 however, few studies have investigated the prevalence of bsd in korea . The prevalence of bipolar i disorder in korea has been found to range from 0.16% to 0.44%,46 which is significant...
Although paediatric regional blocks were introduced in the early 1900s, it was not until the 1980s that interest in them resurfaced . Since then, with the advances in regional techniques, it has gained more popularity . The caudal block (cb) is one of the most commonly used regional techniques in paediatric anaesthesia...
Previous studies have shown an important role of adenylate kinase locus 1 (ak1) genetic polymorphism in type 2 diabetes (t2d) (1, 2) and feto - placental development (3, 4). In t2d, ak12 - 1 phenotype is associated to higher blood glucose levels and increased tendency to dyslipidemia and retinopatia . Moreover, the cor...
Gitelman syndrome (gs) is characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and increased plasma aldosterone level and renin activity in combination with hypomagnesemia and low urinary calcium excretion, caused by defective tubular reabsorption of magnesium and potassium (1, 2). Symptoms of gs patients range from asympt...
During 20062007, bats of at least 30 species were collected from 25 locations in kenya (figure 1, panel a; appendix table). The sample numbers and collection protocol were approved by the national museum of kenya and the kenya wildlife service . Of the 1,221 bats collected, only 12 were sick or dead; the others appeare...
Focal cerebral manifestations of polycythemia have been previously described in the context of polycythemia vera and other causes of secondary polycythemia . We report a case where the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (aas) for bodybuilding was associated with polycythemia and lacunar infarction . A 40-year - old bo...
This report describes the use of lithium disilicate glass - ceramic veneer - fixed dental prostheses in replacing congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors . This kind of prosthesis has an advantage over a lingual - retainer resin - bonded fixed dental prosthesis in its capability of changing the color and shape ...
The mandibular implant - tissue - supported overdenture (mitso) using two implants is the first choice standard of care for the edentulous mandible, especially when finances prohibit more implants to be placed . Complete dentures are replaced by implant - tissue - supported overdentures by placing two implants and usin...
Venturing abroad for medical care is not a new occurrence for the elites of developed countries . For this social group, the usage of medical care offshore is part of a standard design of intake of foreign goods and services, which in turn possibly cannot be observed . It has been promoted by many countries around the ...
Seventy - five percent of injuries in throwing sports occur in the glenohumeral region of the upper limb1 . Athletes who perform overhand throwing motions are more susceptible to injuries than those who perform other throwing actions2 . Shoulder rotation during a javelin throw typically involves large external rotation...
A 36-year - old male patient was hospitalized because of sudden vertigo and incompetency related to walking for 2 hours . The accompanying clinical symptoms included glossolalia, a sensation of spinning, nausea, and vomiting of stomach contents . He has an 18-year history of smoking 10 - 15 cigarettes per day and a 15-...
Nine week old winster strain albino mice were obtained from nigeria institute of medical research (nimr) yaba, lagos, nigeria and acclimatized in a pathogen free, well - ventilated room in the animal house of babcock university, nigeria for two weeks . Supply of food and water was constant (a libido) to avoid the probl...
Parkinson's disease (pd) is a severe neurodegenerative disease that results from massive death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra previous studies have shown that risk factors such as age, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, environmental toxins, nerve inflammation, and genetic factors might be as...
The main objectives of an endodontic treatment are the elimination of microorganisms from the root canal system and prevention of subsequent re - infection of the system . Inability to find, completely obliterate the canal and achieve a fluid tight sealed three dimensional obturation may cause failure . The complexity ...
The practice of cesarean section is known to decrease the occurrence of long bone fractures . We present here an unusual diaphyseal fracture of the femur of a newborn after cesarean section, the only case observed in our 14 years of practice . The cesarean section was indicated in an aged primipara, bearer of uterine f...
Obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) is a heritable neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive, disturbing thoughts that are described as the artifact of one s mind and/or repetitive, compulsive behaviors or mental rituals . Systematic research over the past 3 decades has confirmed that ocd is associated with ...
Surgical removal of the cloudy lens and implantation of an artificial synthetic ocular lens is usual treatment of a cataract . Insertion of these lenses requires a smaller incision than a rigid lens, thus providing for a more gentle surgical intervention . Studies have assessed the success of any type of surgery by rat...
Open umbilical hernioplasty by primary closure of the fascial defects, considered the standard repair by most surgeons, is plagued by a high recurrence rate, particularly after suture repair (11%). Synthetic mesh has a more favorable recurrence rate (1%), but may not be an appropriate option when combined with laparosc...
The strength of endodontically treated teeth are affected from several predisposing factors such as excessive loss of tooth structure due to caries or trauma, dehydration of dentin, access cavity preparation and instrumentation with rotary files, undesirable effects of irrigation solutions, excessive pressure during fi...
It is well known that the solution u(t, x) of the cauchy problem for the wave equation: {ttu(t, x)u(t, x)=0,(t, x)rrnu(0,x)=u0(x),tu(0,x)=u1(x),xrn has the following form: (1.1)u(t, x)=f1cos(||t)fu0+f1sin(||t)||fu1, where f (resp ., x)=f1cos([1+||2]1/2t)fu0+f1sin([1+||2]1/2t)(1+||2)1/2fu1 is the solution of the linear ...
Lung cancer mortality has declined in the recent years . However, because of the increase of the cigarette smoking, the incidence of lung cancer is increasing in china . In 2005, nearly 429,000 people died from lung cancer in china, and this number is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years [2]. Most lung...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is one of the most common malignancies of western countries with an increased incidence in patients with chronic liver disease, especially those with hcv and hbv related cirrhosis [1, 2]. Hepatic resection is certainly one of the most important treatment options and surgery can be carried...
Organometallic compounds, due to their high biological activity, are the object of intensive research conducted by biologists, geneticists, biochemists, and biophysicists . The research focuses mainly on toxic properties of lead, mercury, and cadmium derivatives, that is of metals commonly present in industrial process...
The high incidence of hypertension and development of early vascular deterioration among the black population remains to be elucidated [13]. Vascular aging is characterised by vascular dysfunction manifested as thinning, fraying, and fracturing of elastic laminae and increasing connective tissue and collagen fibers tha...
Infectious diarrhea is one of the most critical diseases among children especially in developing countries . Documented data revealed that there are about two billion cases of diarrhea in adults and children and 1.9 million cases of diarrhea in children worldwide every year (1). The mortality rate of infectious diarrhe...
Thyroid dysfunction is a graded phenomenon, which progresses from early (mild or subclinical thyroid dysfunction) to more advanced forms (overt thyroid dysfunction). Subclinical hypothyroidism is characterized by high thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) and normal triiodothyronine (t3) and thyroxine (t4) with no signific...
Airway hyperresponsiveness (ahr) is defined as an excessive response to an aerosolized drug provocation that elicits little or no response in a normal person . This feature, at some point in time, appears to distinguish most patients with asthma, and underlies the rationale for bronchoprovocation testing [1 - 3]. Bronc...