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it plays a functional role in structural , regulatory , and signaling processes and thus is essential for a healthy brain
therefore , zinc levels have to be highly regulated during embryogenesis and development of the central nervous system ( cns ) .
it is thus not surprising that zinc deficiencies can contribute t... | disturbances in neuronal differentiation and function are an underlying factor of many brain disorders . zinc homeostasis and signaling are important mediators for a normal brain development and function , given that zinc deficiency was shown to result in cognitive and emotional deficits in animal models that might be ... |
most gynecologists seem to function under the assumption that they practice medicine within the standard of care for their hospital or community .
but the average gynecologist probably does not think about the standard of care until he or she is required to define the term on the occasion of a lawsuit . in the legal ... | for the most part , gynecologists are actually unaware of the issues involving surrogate versus quality of life outcomes , the deceptive practice of medicine and the true incidence of complications as they relate to the standard of care .
an anonymous survey of 1958 practicing gynecologists attending seven national... |
degenerative lumbar scoliosis surgery can lead to development of adjacent segment degeneration ( asd ) after lumbar or thoracolumbar fusion .
its incidence , risk factors , morbidity and correlation between radiological and clinical symptoms of asd have no consensus .
we evaluated the correlation between the occurr... | background : degenerative lumbar scoliosis surgery can lead to development of adjacent segment degeneration ( asd ) after lumbar or thoracolumbar fusion . its incidence , risk factors , morbidity and correlation between radiological and clinical symptoms of asd have no consensus .
we evaluated the correlation between... |
resin composites have been widely used in direct esthetic restorative procedures . despite the development of the resin composites ,
polymerization shrinkage still harms the interfacial quality . when the shrinkage takes place under confinement , due to bonding to cavity walls , stresses on the bonding interface
th... | objective : the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of photoinitiator concentration on marginal and internal adaptation of composites photocured by modulated methods.materials and methods : composites based on bisgma / triethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 65 wt% of filler were prepared with different conce... |
post - traumatic epilepsy is defined as a recurrent seizure disorder due to traumatic brain injury .
post - traumatic epilepsy has become an important clinical problem in many countries , as the incidence of head injuries is steadily increasing , especially from road traffic accidents .
post - traumatic epilepsy ha... | backgroundpost - traumatic seizures cause secondary brain injury , contributing to morbidity and mortality after traumatic brain injury .
seizure activity may be undetectable if the patient is paralysed and ventilated.aimsthe effect of prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy on the prevention of seizures after moderate t... |
dandy walker syndrome ( dws ) is a rare developmental malformation of the brain .
congenital malformations including agenesis of corpus callosum , heterotopias , gyral abnormalities , syringomyelia , and cardiac defects may be commonly associated with dws , however association with gigantic occipital meningocele ( o... | association of dandy walker syndrome with occipital meningocele ( omc ) is extremely rare and about thirty cases are reported till date in the western literature .
however , omc is classified by talamonti et al . into small , large , and giant categories with respective diameters
were upto 5 cm in small , large wi... |
diabetes mellitus ( dm ) , which is estimated that 347 million adults are suffering from , has become an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide , through both direct clinical sequelae and increased mortality from cardiovascular and kidney diseases . dm results from body 's ineffective use of insulin , whi... | background : there has been much interest in the role of free radicals and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus ( dm ) . the aim of this study was to assess the possible association between genetic polymorphisms of the glutathione s - transferase - theta ( gstt1 ) and the risk of the development of... |
in 1995 , we started to implant battery - powered , programmable , and gas driven constant infusion rate pumps for long - term delivery of drugs to the intrathecal space in patients with refractory chronic pain and severe spasticity in various neurological conditions . during the first 3 years of pump implantation
, ... | background : in an observational study , complications of intrathecal catheter pumps necessitating surgical exchange were analyzed .
also the use of a high - volume prophylactic epidural blood patch ( ebp ) during surgery for preventing post - dural puncture headache ( pdph ) with a follow - up for 1 year is describe... |
diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis ( cvt ) is commonly overlooked or delayed because of the remarkable diversity of its clinical symptoms , modes of onset , and neuroimaging signs .
hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for cvt , increasing the risk four to seven fold .
diffusion - weighted imagin... | a 45-year - old man presented with global headache , vomiting and abnormal behavior after cross - country run at high altitude . there was no seizure , loss of consciousness , fever or head injury .
he was conscious , abulic and uncooperative with normal vitals .
there was no focal neurological deficit .
non cont... |
hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) is one of the most common human malignancies , which shows exceptional heterogeneity in cause and outcome and is especially prevalent among chinese populations .
it ranks as the second leading cause of cancer - related death in males and the third leading cause of cancer - related dea... | background : micrornas ( mirnas ) function as essential posttranscriptional modulators of gene expression , and are involved in a wide range of physiologic and pathologic states , including cancer .
numerous mirnas are deregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) .
this study aimed to investigate the role of mir... |
the symptoms generally improve after conservative treatment2,3 ) , however short - term disability has been known to be improved by surgical treatment6,17 ) .
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ( acdf ) has the advantages of easier exposure , wider exposure of the disc space , and less patient discomfort18 ) .
... | objectiveposterior cervical foraminotomy ( pcf ) is a motion - preserving surgical technique .
the objective was to determine whether pcf alter cervical motion as a long - term influence.methodsthirty one patients who followed up more than 36 months after pcf for cervical radiculopathy from january 2004 to september ... |
we evaluated the current distribution and potential spread of the rat lungworm within areas of the gulf coast region and midwestern united states by sampling rodent populations in regions of louisiana and oklahoma that were predicted by an ecologic niche model to contain suitable and unsuitable habitat ( 9 ) .
we use... | using quantitative pcr analysis and dna sequencing , we provide evidence for the presence of rat lungworm ( angiostrongylus cantonensis ) in oklahoma , usa , and identified a potentially novel rat host ( sigmodon hispidus ) .
our results indicate a geographic range expansion for this medically and ecologically releva... |
menopause is the constant cessation of ovarian activity that leads to cease the menstruation of a woman and diagnostic span of this phenomenon is 12 months after the last menses .
the mean age of menopause in iranian women is 47 years while , in western countries , it is approximately 51 years . because of changes of... | introduction : central adiposity and metabolic syndrome are quite common among postmenopausal women . dietary diversity and healthy food choices have essential role in health and also in prevention of obesity .
the main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of mobile phone short messaging system on healt... |
avaliar o impacto de um programa de reabilitao pulmonar na capacidade funcional e na qualidade de vida de pacientes em lista de espera para transplante pulmonar .
pacientes em lista de espera para transplante pulmonar encaminhados a um programa de reabilitao pulmonar de 36 sesses .
os participantes foram avaliados ... | objective : to investigate the impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on the functional capacity and on the quality of life of patients on waiting lists for lung transplantation .
methods : patients on lung transplant waiting lists were referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation program consisting of 36 sessions . ... |
glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is most often associated with elevated intraocular pressure ( iop ) .
prostaglandin analog ( pga ) and beta - blockers are typically the initial medications of choice.1 animal and human tissue studies have shown that pathologic changes to the ocular surface , conjunctiva , and tra... | ocular surface disease ( osd ) is common among glaucoma patients
. clinical assessment of osd can be challenging .
this review focuses on some of the limitations relating to both subjective and objective measures of osd , including dry eye .
a survey of the literature was conducted to identify the caveats associa... |
pth(1 - 84 ) and its foreshortened variant , teriparatide ( pth(1 - 34 ) ) , represent the only available osteoanabolic therapies for osteoporosis .
in contrast to antiresorptive therapies , which are the mainstay of osteoporotic treatment , these agents directly stimulate bone formation , and as a result , improve n... | osteoanabolic therapy is an attractive therapeutic option for men with osteoporosis because it directly stimulates bone formation , an action not shared by any antiresorptive drug .
teriparatide ( recombinant human pth(1 - 34 ) ) and pth(1 - 84 ) are available in many countries but pth(1 - 84 ) is not available in th... |
primary tumor samples were collected from 60 patients ( n=60 ) who had been diagnosed with colorectal adenocarcinoma at kosin university gospel hospital in busan , korea .
the patients had undergone a colectomy between january 2006 and december 2010 , where cases were identified retrospectively from clinicopathologic... | backgroundthere are no established reports about the expression of the piwil gene , a subfamily of the piwi gene involved in rna silencing and self - renewal , in colorectal carcinomas .
it is known that the degree of piwil2 expression is higher in colorectal carcinomas .
but its clinicopathologic significance rema... |
calcifications within primary tumors can be seen in thyroid , breast , and ovarian neoplasms . they are also described within benign lesions of the gastrointestinal tract , such as leiomyomas and angiomas , or in metastases from colonic carcinoma .
however , calcifications within primary gastric cancer are a rare fin... | soft tissue uptake of tc-99 m labeled bone seeking agents , such as tc-99 m 3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanedicarboxylic acid ( dpd ) , is commonly seen in clinical practice , even though bone scintigraphy is mainly used to detect bone disease .
however , gastric uptake of bone agents in patients with gastric cancer is ve... |
acute diarrhea is responsible for nearly 1.9 million deaths per year in under-5 children ( 1 ) .
disease caused by the virus varies from very mild disease with watery diarrhea to severe diarrhea with the loss of body water and electrolytes along with shock and death . during the first 5 years of life
, each person ... | background : rotavirus diarrhea is one of the most important causes of death among under - five children . anti - rotavirus vaccination of these children may have a reducing effect on the disease.objectives:this study is intended to contribute to health policy - makers of the country about the optimal decision and poli... |
the early steps in a modern drug discovery project typically include identifying a biological macromolecule that plays a key role in a disease process , and seeking a low - molecular weight compound that inactivates this macromolecular target by binding it with high affinity .
ligand discovery involves a substantial ... | bindingdb ( ) is a publicly accessible database currently containing 20 000 experimentally determined binding affinities of protein ligand complexes , for 110 protein targets including isoforms and mutational variants , and 11 000 small molecule ligands .
the data are extracted from the scientific literature , dat... |
metastatic malignant spinal cord compression is one of the major causes of morbidity and significantly compromises the quality of life in patients with cancer .
although true incidence of spinal cord compression in cancer patients is unknown , between 5% and 10% of cancer patients will develop metastatic spinal cord ... | background and objectives : malignant spinal cord compression is an oncologic emergency , unless diagnosed early and treated appropriately , can lead to permanent neurological impairment and compromised quality of life of patients .
we analyzed the epidemiology and the effect of common interventions on the outcome in... |
embolic complications occur in 12 - 40% , or even as many as 21 - 50% of infective endocarditis ( ie ) cases [ 1 , 2 ] . 75% of them occur before the introduction of appropriate antibiotic therapy . during the course of antibiotic treatment , the risk of complications is reduced significantly ; it is estimated at 6 - 2... | we present a case of a 51-year - old male patient hospitalized due to acute coronary syndrome requiring stent implantation to the left main stem .
double antiplatelet therapy was commenced .
after 2 - 3 days , the patient presented with high fever , dyspnea on exertion , pain in the chest , myalgia , and general we... |
hepatitis b virus ( hbv ) infection may lead to a wide spectrum of liver diseases ranging from an asymptomatic carrier state to severe chronic hepatitis , cirrhosis , and hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) .
hbv is a member of the hepadnaviridae family and has a relaxed - circular , partially double stranded dna genome... | background : hepatitis b virus ( hbv ) infection is a worldwide public health problem . nine hbv genotypes ( a - i ) have been already discovered .
hbv genotypes are important both in the clinical manifestation of disease and treatment response
. moreover , hbv dna without hbs ( hepatitis b surface)-antigenemia was... |
professions related to health care delivery now accept as axiomatic that good communication with patients and clients moderates or mediates positive health outcomes .
unfortunately , there is little consensus across the professions regarding what constitutes good communication and how it should be assessed .
each h... | despite the central role that communication skills play in contemporary accounts of effective health care delivery in general , and the communication of medical error specifically , there is no common or consensual core in the health professions regarding the nature of such skills .
this lack of consensus reflects , ... |
since balfour and stewart first reported cavernous transformation of the portal vein ( ctpv ) or portal cavernoma in 1869 , the incidence of ctpv has increased rapidly ; however , the disease was not quite common in adults , mostly identified for acute upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding , obstructive jaundice , asci... | cavernous transformation of the portal vein ( ctpv ) is not quite common in adults , and cases with ctpv and acute liver abscess are lacking .
we report a patient with ctpv inducing extrahepatic and intrahepatic obstruction , finally leading to acute liver abscess due to bile duct infection .
we aim to find out the... |
a school - based cross - sectional survey of 2,640 teenagers ( 1,323 boys and 1,317 girls ) aged 1219 years from 16 schools in chennai , india , was done ( 15 ) .
approximately 200 subjects of the cohort were selected for this analysis , which had an equal number of boys and girls of normal weight and overweight , wi... | objective the objectives of this study were to determine age- and sex - specific concentrations of adiponectin in asian indian teenagers and adults and to assess whether its blood levels correlated with insulin resistance and other cardiometabolic parameters.research design and methods we studied 196 teenagers ( 94 b... |
patients - genomic dnas from 238 hiv-1 positive children ( all within 6
and 14 years of age ; 126 females - 53% and 112 males - 47% ) were obtained .
the sample
consisted of 78 brazilian children ( 40 females and 38 males ) from the state of
pernambuco , northeast region of brazil , collected at the prof fernan... | lactotransferrin , also known as lactoferrin , is an iron binding glycoprotein that
displays antiviral activity against many different infectious agents , including human
immunodeficiency virus ( hiv)-1 .
lactotransferrin is present in the breast milk and in
the female genitourinary mucosa and it has been hypot... |
staphylococcus ( s. ) aureus is recognized worldwide as a major pathogen that causes food poisoning and various infections in animals and humans .
the primary habitat of s. aureus is the nasal passage of humans , and on the skin and hair of warm - blooded animals .
hence , the sources of this organism found on food... | the present study determined the genetic relationships between 41 staphyloccocus ( s. ) aureus isolates from bovines , humans , and food using a single enzyme amplified fragment length polymorphism ( aflp ) technique .
we evaluated the prevalence of staphylococcal enterotoxin ( se ) genes and other virulence gene det... |
vascular complications occur in approximately a quarter of patients of pancreatitis , adding to the associated morbidity and mortality .
these include splanchnic vein thrombosis ( svt ) and hemorrhage from direct arterial wall erosion or pseudoaneurysm formation .
however , cerebral infarction from arterial thrombo... | peripancreatic vascular thrombosis is a known complication of acute pancreatitis ( ap ) and chronic pancreatitis .
however , hemiplegia resulting from cerebral infarction due to cerebral arterial thrombosis is a rare complication of ap . here
, we report a case of alcohol related severe ap with multi - organ dysfun... |
consequently , the wine is one of the liquid products that are subjected to falsification or adulteration regarding the variety , vintage , and geographical region .
the wine origin has been considered to be a quality indicator and wine consumers often require information on the provenance . in the literature , vario... | the wine is one of the most consumed drinks over the world , being subjected to falsification or adulteration regarding the variety , vintage , and geographical region . in this study ,
the influence of different characteristics of wines ( type , production year , and origin ) on the total phenolic content , total fl... |
variation in arterial system in extremities is a challenging clinical question in vascular and reconstructive surgeries and radiographic evaluation of angiographic studies .
superficial ulnar artery is an uncommon variation in which the ulnar artery is having its course superficial to the flexors of the forearm and m... | superficial ulnar artery is an uncommon variation in which the ulnar artery is having its course superficial to the flexors of the forearm and may arise directly from axillary or brachial arteries .
the proper understanding and knowledge of variation of arterial systems is helpful for judicious planning of various re... |
we studied a consecutive series of 63 knees in 61 patients that underwent revision tka for various problems after tka at our institution ( sun general hospital , daejeon , korea ) between december 2004 and december 2010 .
the procedures were performed by a single surgeon ( iss ) and all cases were performed at the sa... | backgroundthe aim of this study was to evaluate causes of unstable total knee arthroplasty and results of revision surgery.methodswe retrospectively reviewed 24 knees that underwent a revision arthroplasty for unstable total knee arthroplasty .
the average follow - up period was 33.8 months .
we classified the inst... |
this study is part of the japan diabetes complications study ( jdcs ) , an open - labeled randomized trial originally designed to evaluate the efficacy of a long - term therapeutic intervention mainly focused on lifestyle education .
the original primary end points were chd , stroke , diabetic retinopathy , and overt... | objectivefoods rich in fiber , such as vegetables and fruits , prevent cardiovascular disease ( cvd ) among healthy adults , but such data in patients with diabetes are sparse .
we investigated this association in a cohort with type 2 diabetes aged 4070 years whose hba1c values were 6.5% in japan diabetes society va... |
periodontitis like many other common diseases ( e.g. , crohn 's disease , cardiovascular diseases , diabetes ) is considered to be a complex multifactorial disease .
typical for complex human diseases is that they mostly have a relatively mild phenotype and are slowly progressing and chronic in nature .
furthermore... | we aimed to conduct a review of the literature for gene polymorphisms associated with chronic periodontitis ( cp ) susceptibility .
a comprehensive search of the literature in english was performed using the keywords : periodontitis , periodontal disease , combined with the words genes , mutation , or polymorphism . ... |
the study area was selected because , although most bovines in zambzia province are vaccinated , no vaccination of small ruminants had been performed and the local veterinary service had identified this province as a potential high - risk area for rvfv .
the farms were selected based on willingness of farmers and ove... | backgroundthe rift valley fever virus ( rvfv ) is a vector - borne virus that causes disease in ruminants , but it can also infect humans . in humans ,
the infection can be asymptomatic but can also lead to illness , ranging from a mild disease with fever , headache and muscle pain to a severe disease with encephalit... |
non - melanoma skin cancers ( nmscs ) constitute more than one - third of all cancers in usa with an estimated incidence of over 600,000 cases per year .
the nmscs are the most common malignancies occurring in the white population ( 3 ) .
the incidence of melanoma is much lower than that of nmscs ; but it is the mo... | we evaluated the recent trend in the incidence of premalignant and malignant skin lesions between 1991 and 2006 . among 571,057 newly registered dermatology out - patients from our 8 affiliated university hospitals ,
2,598 were diagnosed with a premalignant ( 899 , 0.16% ) or malignant skin lesions ( 1,699 , 0.30% ) ... |
atrial fibrillation ( af ) is the most frequently occurring cardiac arrhythmia associated with a substantial morbidity and mortality .
incidence of af is considerably high increasing with age and leading to significant complications , such as thrombo - embolism , heart failure , and disturbances in cognitive function... | recent advances in surgical techniques and understanding of the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation has led to the development of a less invasive thoracoscopic surgical treatment including video - assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation using bipolar radiofrequency ablation clamps .
more recently , the same op... |
of these , 11 patients were diagnosed as having bo after bmt ( five men and six women ) .
bmt was performed in cases of chronic myelocytic leukemia ( n=7 ) , acute lymphocytic leukemia ( n=2 ) , acute myelocytic leukemia ( n=1 ) , and severe aplastic anemia ( n=1 ) .
ten of the 11 patients with bo experienced chron... | objectiveto evaluate the high resolution computed tomography ( hrct ) findings of bronchiolitis obliterans ( bo ) after bone marrow transplantation ( bmt).materials and methodsduring the past three years , 11 patients were diagnosed as having bo after bmt when they developed irreversible air flow obstruction , with an ... |
migraine headache is a common disorder with neurovascular fundament , manifested by repeated episodes of moderate to severe headache as well as autonomic nervous system dysfunction . although the basic pathophysiology of this disease remained unclear , but recent evidences have emphasized its vascular sources , especia... | background : recent evidences have supported migraine headache and neurally mediated syncope as the especial types of endotheliopathies . to determine endothelial function in patients with migraine headache or
those with neurally mediated syncope , the present study was conducted.materials and methods : this cross - ... |
decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate ( gfr ) seems to be a potent predictor of cardiovascular complications and mortality .
in addition , worsening heart failure or acute decompensated heart failure ( adhf ) can accelerate worsening of renal function , that is what we call cardiorenal syndrome ( crs ) .
t... | patients with heart failure often present with impaired renal function , which is a predictor of poor outcome .
the cardiorenal syndrome is the worsening of renal function , which is accelerated by worsening of heart failure or acute decompensated heart failure . although it is a frequent clinical entity due to the i... |
odontogenic infection comprises a high percentage of maxillofacial infections , if not controlled , can spread to adjacent head and neck fascial spaces .
fascial space infections may occasionally cause morbidity and thus use of advanced imaging in detection of space infections is helpful for the clinician for better ... | cysticercosis cellulosae , caused by the larval stage of taenia solium is a common parasitic infection in indian subcontinent .
although cysticercosis is common in other parts of the human body , its involvement with temporalis muscle is an extremely rare entity and demands documentation .
this paper reports a case... |
human immunodeficiency virus type 1 ( hiv-1)-seropositive patients are at a high risk for the development of a variety of acute and chronic renal diseases . most patients with hivan are of african descent , presenting late in the course of their hiv-1 infection .
the only reliable test to establish or rule out the pr... | backgroundhuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 ( hiv-1)-seropositive patients are at a high risk for the development of a variety of acute and chronic renal diseases . most patients with hivan are of african descent , presenting late in the course of their hiv-1 infection .
the only reliable test to establish or rule ... |
in the era of changing healthcare environment , fast technological development and increased patient consciousness about their health , clinical laboratories face major challenges to look outside the laboratory and pay more attention to activities which optimize the clinical outcomes of laboratory testing .
these new... | apart from maintaining the highest quality of analytical test results , laboratories are now getting more focused on how to achieve the greatest impact of laboratory results on their patient 's outcome .
laboratory professionals are now in the learning phase of implementing new practices at different steps of the ext... |
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sites : the mononuclear type two ( t2 ) cu site in nitrite reductases
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the t1 cu and the remote catalytic sites are connected via a cys - his
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rift valley fever virus ( rvfv ) is an arthropod - borne phlebovirus in the family bunyaviridae , with widespread epidemiology throughout sub - saharan african regions first reported in the early 1900s by a veterinary surgeon in kenya .
the virus is maintained and transmitted by mosquitoes , mainly aedes and culex sp... | rift valley fever virus ( rvfv ) is capable of causing dramatic outbreaks amongst economically important animal species and is capable of causing severe symptoms and mortality in humans .
rvfv is known to circulate widely throughout east africa ; serologic evidence of exposure has also been found in some northern afr... |
in 1917 , thomas hunt morgan first described the notch gene following the observation of notches on the wings of fruit flies ( drosophila melanogaster ) caused by partial loss of function of the notch gene 1 .
notch signaling was an evolutionarily conserved pathway from drosophila to humans and played an important ro... | notch signaling was evolutionarily conserved and critical for cell - fate determination , differentiation and many other biological processes .
growing evidences suggested that notch signaling pathway played an important role in the mammalian placental development .
all of the mammalian notch family proteins had be... |
it affects predominantly male babies and is accompanied by severe oligohydramnios , polycystic kidney , bilateral renal agenesis , and obstructive uropathy during middle gestational weeks .
other characteristic features include premature birth , breech presentation , atypical facial appearance , and limb malformation... | potter 's sequence is a rare fatal disorder that occurs in sporadic and autosomal recessive forms with an incidence of 1 in 4000 births .
babies born with this condition are either still born or die very early within the neonatal period .
we report a case of potter 's sequence with the typical physical findings and... |
the study population is the dynamic cohort of 300 000 us full - time male career firefighters employed between january 1 , 1998 , and december 31 , 2012 .
the cps , conducted by the us census bureau for the bureau of labor statistics , is the primary source of labor statistics in the united states .
the cps uses a... | backgroundlittle is known about the burden of sudden cardiac death ( scd ) among active , presumably healthy persons .
we investigated the incidence of scd among us male career firefighters.methods and resultsall on - duty scds among us male career firefighters between 1998 and 2012 were identified from the us fire a... |
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the analysis is based on proton
proton collision data recorded by the atlas experiment at the lhc , with a centre - of - mass energy of 7 tev .
the data sample correspon... |
recently , temporary anchorage devices ( tads ) were developed to achieve maximum anchorage using a simple method . unlike general implants , tads can be loaded immediately and have the advantages of low cost , short chair time and small size .
important factors that affect site selection are stability and safety.1,2... | objectivein this study , we measured the cortical bone thickness in the mandibular buccal and lingual areas using computed tomography in order to evaluate the suitability of these areas for application of temporary anchorage devices ( tads ) and to suggest a clinical guide for tads.methodsthe buccal and lingual cortica... |
approximately 225,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed worldwide , and ~140,200 women die of the disease each year.1 when compared to other solid tumors , ovarian cancer has a strong proclivity for early peritoneal dissemination and a disproportionately high percentage of women present with advanced stage dise... | patients with platinum - resistant ovarian cancer have progression of disease within 6 months of completing platinum - based chemotherapy .
while several chemotherapeutic options exist for the treatment of platinum - resistant ovarian cancer , the overall response to any of these therapies is ~10% , with a median pro... |
it belongs to the dibenzothiazepine chemical class and was introduced in a few european countries since 1970 .
it is characterized by high incidence of extrapyramidal side effects , but some authors underlie its efficacy in treating resistant schizophrenic patients . its chemical structure is similar to that of clo... | introduction .
clotiapine is an atypical antipsychotic of the dibenzothiazepine class introduced in a few european countries since 1970 , efficient in treatment - resistant schizophrenic patients .
there is little published data on the therapeutic and toxic concentrations of this drug .
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severity and longevity of the current ebola outbreak highlight
the need for a fast - acting yet long - lasting vaccine for at - risk populations
( medical personnel and rural villagers ) where repeated prime - boost
regimens are not feasible . while recombinant adenovirus ( rad)-based
vaccines have confer... |
quantitative sensory testing ( qst ) to determine experimental pain sensitivity for healthy participants and participants with pain conditions appears to be gaining in popularity.1 recent reports have suggested standardized qst protocols for the assessment of individuals with chronic pain conditions.24 most qst clinica... | this study investigated the relationship of thermal pain testing from three types of quantitative sensory testing ( ie , supra - threshold stimulus response scaling , temporal summation , and after - sensation ) at three anatomical sites ( ie , upper extremity , lower extremity , and trunk ) .
pain ratings from these... |
two of these disorders , autism spectrum disorders ( asds ) and schizophrenia ( sczd ) , combine to affect nearly 2% of the global population .
asds are complex neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by severe impairments in social interactions , communication and behavior ( kanner , 1943 ; american psychiatric a... | psychiatric disorders , including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia , are extremely heritable complex genetic neurodevelopmental disorders .
it is now possible to directly reprogram fibroblasts from psychiatric patients into human induced pluripotent stem cells ( hipscs ) and subsequently differentiate thes... |
hearing loss ( hl ) can be defined as complete or partial loss of the ability to hear and understand information , which limits or restricts an individual 's ability to perform hearing - related activities .
the hearing handicap also affects non - auditory skills ; such individuals are less able to perform normal eve... | summary
introduction : hearing loss ( hl ) is defined as the complete or partial loss of hearing ability .
aims : to characterize ( 1 ) the degree of satisfaction among adult and elderly hearing aid ( ha ) users who were treated by a public hearing health service and ( 2 ) the relationship between satisfaction and ... |
education is a series of purposeful activities planned by the educators , in the form of interaction between them and the learners ( 1 , 2 ) .
education is one of the most important ways of ensuring the success of plans in all dimensions of the society . in addition
, learning includes all the skills and knowledge ... | introduction : creating a calm and stress - free environment affects education significantly . the effects of the emergency department overcrowding ( edo ) on the training of emergency medicine residents ( emr ) is a highly debated subject .
therefore , this study aimed to evaluate the effect of edo on efficiency of ... |
persistent injurious stimuli derived from hepatitis c virus ( hcv ) infection can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma .
therapeutic strategies for hcv infections include a combination of pegylated interferon ( ifn ) and ribavirin . however , several adverse effects associated with the use of pegylated ifn ... | pulmonary toxicity related to the use of pegylated interferon alpha-2a during treatment of hepatitis c infections is rare ; nonetheless , some cases with fatal outcomes have been reported .
evaluating patients pulmonary function is a key to diagnosis , follow - up and prognosis of several respiratory diseases , but c... |
children differ considerably from each other , even within the same family , with regard to growth factors , skeletofacial patterns , and spacing of teeth .
occlusion of growing child is regarded as dynamic rather than static relation between facial structures .
characteristic occlusal features of primary dentition... | objectives : to assess the occlusal relationship , canine relationship , crowding , primate spaces , and anterior spacing in both maxillary and mandibular arches of primary dentition of indian children of wardha district and also to study the age - wise differences in occlusal characteristics.materials and methods : a ... |
sometimes depression during pregnancy disturbs daily activities , acceptance of new roles , pregnant womans life responsibilities and pregnancy consequences .
the goal of this study was to investigate the association between depression during pregnancy and preterm labor consequences and some personal characteristics ... | background : there are situations in every woman s life that impressively affect her whole life .
pregnancy is one of those situations .
pregnancy period is usually accompanied with positive emotions for the women and their families .
sometimes depression during pregnancy disturbs daily activities , acceptance of... |
systems biology is ubiquitous : computational modeling of molecular systems and the integrative interpretation of ever larger postgenomic datasets are accepted as useful , and perhaps even necessary , components of biological research ( serrano , 2007 ; westerhoff et al . , 2009 ) ,
being applied in a wide variety of... | systems biology is increasingly popular , but to many biologists it remains unclear what this new discipline actually encompasses .
this brief personal perspective starts by outlining the asthetic qualities that motivate systems biologists , discusses which activities do not belong to the core of systems biology , an... |
an article written in jerusalem and published in 1983 in switzerland reported a single case of palmar squamous cell carcinoma ( scc ) and cited only one previous 1980 example .
however , one group of researchers in tennessee , usa illustrated this palmar carcinoma in a black patient .
another american group of surg... | objective : to document six cases of squamous cell carcinoma ( scc ) of the palm.materials and methods : a review of patients records seen from 1986 to 1998 , at the plastic surgical unit of the national orthopaedic hospital , enugu was undertaken .
the accumulated data were analyzed with the reference to those diagn... |
it is a severe complication of intraocular surgeries like penetrating keratoplasty ( pk ) or cataract surgery where the risk of bacterial or fungal infection increases with transplantation of a contaminated cornea [ 1 , 2 ] .
it has been shown that the microorganisms responsible for the postoperative endophthalmitis ... | aims . to compare hb&l and bactec systems for detecting the microorganisms contaminating the corneal storage liquid preserved at 31c
. methods . human donor corneas were stored at 4c followed by preservation at 31c .
samples of the storage medium were inoculated in bactec peds plus / f ( aerobic microorganisms ) , ... |
sinonasal tumors are a rare entity [ 1 , 2 ] . these tumors are usually not included in major head and neck cancer studies addressing questions regarding local management or systemic treatment [ 36 ] .
multiple small retrospective series have been published and certain facts are clear from these studies : the subclas... | introduction .
sinonasal tumors are chemotherapy responsive which frequently present in advanced stages making nact a promising option for improving resection and local control in borderline resectable and locally advanced tumours .
here we reviewed the results of 25 such cases treated with nact .
materials and m... |
humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy ( hhm ) is one of the mechanisms of hypercalcemia in malignancy , in which calcium liberation from the skeleton occurs due to a humoral mediator .
the most frequently found mediator of hhm is parathyroid hormone - related peptide ( pthrp ) .
hhm due to elevation of pthrp is rare ... | humoral hypercalcemia due to parathyroid hormone - related peptide ( pthrp ) elevation is a well - known complication of various malignancies , but the situation is rare concerning hematological malignancies except for adult t - cell leukemia / lymphoma .
we report a case of richter 's syndrome with humoral hypercalc... |
a 35-year - old male patient reported to department of prosthodontics and maxillofacial prosthetics for the restoration of missing the right eye .
his past medical history revealed that he has been undergone for enucleation of the right eye to treat septicemia resulting from a shrapnel injury [ fig . 1 ] .
patient ... | various impression and fitting techniques have been described in the past for restoring ocular defects .
the present article describes a new direct impression technique for recording and rehabilitating ocular defects , by custom - made ocular prosthesis .
all the techniques described in the history , mainly concent... |
the first part began with a discussion of the historical roots of science in greek philosophy and medieval science .
three distinct philosophical traditions were identified with different biases ( perspectives ) and assumptions ( axioms ) leading to different predictions ( hypotheses ) see table 2 .
case studies 1... | there are compelling reasons for teaching a philosophy of science course to undergraduate life science students .
the main reason is to help them understand that modern science is not based upon a single , consistent philosophical system ; nor is it based upon common sense , or a method , set of rules or formulas tha... |
infant and childhood mortality is very high in resource - limited countries . according to the 2010 united nations reports , infant mortality rate ( imr ) ranges from 1.92 ( singapore ) to 135 ( afghanistan ) with imr of india at 52.9 deaths per 1000 live births . about 60% of these deaths are neonatal yet many of the ... | objective .
children have limited physiological reserve that deteriorates rapidly .
present study profiled patients admitted to picu and determined pim2 score applicability in indian setting .
patients and methods . prospective observational study . results . in 742 consecutive admissions ,
male : female rati... |
the major portion of plant genomes is composed of repetitive dnas , which are organized in families , according to base - pair length , mechanisms of accumulation / reduction , dispersion and their role in genome behavior . the most important site of satdna occurrence is heterochromatin , and the genomes of some plant ... | heterochromatin comprises a fraction of the genome usually with highly repeated dna sequences and lacks of functional genes .
this region can be revealed by using giemsa c - banding , fluorochrome staining and cytomolecular tools .
some plant species are of particular interest through having a special type of heter... |
we performed a prospective , nonrandomized , open - label phase 4 study in 35 centers ( australia [ 3 centers ] , austria [ 1 center ] , germany [ 9 centers ] , italy [ 6 centers ] , spain [ 1 center ] , south korea [ 4 centers ] , united kingdom [ 1 center ] , united states of america [ 7 centers ] , and thailand [ 3 ... | objectivethe objective of this study was to assess the risk of gadoxetate disodium in liver imaging for the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis ( nsf ) in patients with moderate to severe renal impairment.materials and methodswe performed a prospective , multicenter , nonrandomized , open - label phase 4 study... |
the patient was a male aged 7 years and had a body weight of 28 kg .
he was admitted to hospital on july 9 , 2000 due to right side inguinal hernia .
preoperative blood routine examination was normal and he was given high ligation of hernial sac three days after admission .
only 0.5 h before surgery , 30 mg lumin... | malignant hyperthermia ( mh ) is a rare life threatening inherited disorder that is triggered by drugs used for general anesthesia in susceptible persons .
the symptoms include rapid increase of body temperature and severe muscle contractions .
the present study includes 3 cases of mh and highlights the timely iden... |
by 2050 , the number of people over the age of 65 is projected to increase from an estimated 524 million to nearly 1.5 billion , representing 16% of the world 's population .
many of these individuals and their families will experience challenges as older adults learn how to manage and cope with chronic health proble... | the purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness to care for a relative with a chronic health condition .
329 undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire .
hierarchical multiple regressions found that after controlling for d... |
thermal ablation procedures , including radiofrequency ablation ( rfa ) or laser - induced interstitial thermotherapy ( litt ) , are now well established in the treatment of malignant unresectable hepatic tumors .
this includes primary malignant liver tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) as well as metasta... | summarybackgroundthermal ablation procedures , including radiofrequency ablation ( rfa ) or laser - induced interstitial thermotherapy ( litt ) , are now well established in the treatment of malignant unresectable hepatic tumors .
but the impact of partial ablation ( pa ) on long - term survival following computed to... |
meibomian glands play a critical role in the health and well - being of the eye .
these tissues , which are relatively large sebaceous glands , secrete a lipid mixture ( i.e. , meibum ) that promotes clear optical surface for the cornea , interferes with bacterial colonization , and retards tear overflow [ 14 ] .
t... | purpose . we hypothesize that growth hormone ( gh ) plays a significant role in the regulation of the meibomian gland . to test our hypothesis , we examined the influence of gh on mouse meibomian gland structure . methods .
we studied four groups of mice , including ( 1 ) bovine ( b ) gh transgenic mice with excess g... |
an impacted tooth is one that fails to erupt into the dental arch within the expected time
. 1 eruption of a tooth may be obstructed by adjacent tooth , dense bone or soft tissue and therefore may also cause impaction .
2 intrusive trauma may cause impaction especially when the periodontal ligaments are extensively... | background : an impacted tooth is one which fails to reach the occlusal plane even after two - third s of its root completion . though the etiology is multi - factorial , most common reason is crowding of teeth with lack of space for eruption .
mandibular third molars are the most commonly impacted teeth .
very few... |
however , age - appropriate facilities are often not provided to meet the needs of adolescents , which should be incorporated in the wards .
this study compares the satisfaction level about physical environment of the wards among adolescents who have been admitted to pediatric and adult wards .
in a cross - section... | background : adolescents admitted to hospital are either surrounded by children or adults . however , age - appropriate facilities are often not provided to meet the needs of adolescents , which should be incorporated in the wards .
this study compares the satisfaction level about physical environment of the wards am... |
hemoglobins , hemerythrins , and hemocyanins are three different respiratory proteins present in animals ( terwilliger 1998 ) .
hemoglobins have a fe protoporphyrin ring to reversibly bind oxygen and are the most common molecules for oxygen transport and storage in the bilateria ( weber and vinogradov 2001 ) .
glo... | hemerythrins and hemocyanins are respiratory proteins present in some of the most ecologically diverse animal lineages ; however , the precise evolutionary history of their enzymatic domains ( hemerythrin , hemocyanin m , and tyrosinase ) is still not well understood .
we survey a wide dataset of prokaryote and eukar... |
incidence is 1 in 40,000 live births ; but can be as high as 1 in 300 in certain inbred populations . greater awareness about this condition among clinicians and radiologists is essential for early diagnosis and prevention of its catastrophic consequences . to the best of our knowledge , mr imaging of different stages ... | two siblings born of a consanguineous marriage with history of neurologic deterioration were imaged .
imaging features are classical of glutaric aciduria type 1 ( ga-1 ) , acute ( striatal necrosis ) stage in younger sibling , and chronic stage in older sibling .
ga-1 is an autosomal recessive disease with typical ... |
the goals stated in the recent roadmap published by the united states department of energy ( us doe ) is to accelerate biomass to energy conversion research , helping make biofuels practical and cost competitive by 2012 and offering the potential to displace up to 30% of the nation 's current gasoline use by 2030 .
... | overcoming the recalcitrance ( resistance of plant cell walls to deconstruction ) of lignocellulosic biomass is a key step in the production of fuels and chemicals .
the recalcitrance is due to the highly crystalline structure of cellulose which is embedded in a matrix of polymers - lignin and hemicellulose .
the m... |
rapid advances in gastrointestinal ( gi ) endoscopy have made it necessary for us to continue to equip ourselves with latest endoscopic technologies and techniques in various fields . in 2011 , iden took its first step toward sharing the latest researches , skills and technologies on diverse topics of endoscopy in the ... | this special september issue of clinical endoscopy will discuss various aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic advancement of gastrointestinal ( gi ) endoscopy , explaining what is new in digestive endoscopy and why international network should be organized .
we proposed an integrated model of international conference... |
baker s cysts are enlargements of gastrocnemius - semimembranosus bursa that lies between these muscles on the medial side of the popliteal fossa , slightly distal to the center crease of the knee .
twenty - six percent of cysts were found in patients 3150 years , whereas 53% were found in ages 5190 years .
most co... | popliteal soft tissue sarcoma is a rare tumour , but sometimes it does pose clinical , diagnostic and management challenges .
we present here a case report which initially presented as baker 's cyst as it is one of the commonest cyst in this region .
it posed a diagnostic challenge even with the help of new imaging... |
hand burns are major injuries according to the american burn association , although each hand represents < 3% of total body surface area ( tbsa ) hands are involved in more than 80% of extensive burn injuries .
their functions are the most important factors for the independence of humans in daily life activities .
... | background : despite a general consensus regarding the impacts of early excision and grafting ( ee and g ) of burned hand on the reducing of treatment cost and hospital stay , there are some controversial issues about its effect on the outcome of hand function .
this study conducted to compare the results of the ee a... |
calcaneus or heel bone or os calcis forms a major component of the skeleton of foot providing posterior pillars for bony arches of the foot .
the calcaneum is the strongest , largest , and longest of the seven tarsal bones and forms the prominence of the heel .
the plantar or inferior surface is rough , as the calc... | introduction : calcaneus or os calcis forms a major component of the skeleton of foot providing posterior pillars for bony arches of the foot .
it is largest of seven tarsal bones of foot and forms prominence of heel .
many times anterior to calcaneal tuberosity an osteophytic outgrowth has been observed ( calcanea... |
knowledge of water movement in plants is critical to plant growth , land atmosphere exchanges and management of forest watersheds ( wullschleger et al . , 1998 , wilson et al . , 2006 ) .
in the natural world , water transport from the soil into plants and from plants into the atmosphere is largely dependent on five... | transient responses of sap flow to step changes in wind speed were experimentally investigated in a wind tunnel . a granier - type sap flow sensor was calibrated and tested in a cylindrical tube for analysis of its transient time response .
then the sensor was used to measure the transient response of a well - watere... |
antiproliferative agents should for the time being not be used off - label in pulmonary arterial hypertension.the risk / benefit ratio of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in arterial hypertension remains to be established .
antiproliferative agents should for the time being not be used off - label in pulmonary arterial hyp... | introduction despite new treatment options targeted at its three main pathogenic pathways , prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension has remained dismal , with 3-year survival rates around 70 % .
antiproliferative agents have emerged as a new therapeutic concept .
however , they may exert their effe... |
three - dimensional ( 3d ) imaging techniques are becoming increasingly popular and have opened new possibilities for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment assessment.1 in particular , maxillofacial 3d images can be obtained easily with the introduction of cone - beam computed tomography ( cbct ) scanners.2 although cbct... | objectivethe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of reference ear plug ( rep ) during cone - beam computed tomography ( cbct ) scan for the generation of lateral cephalograms from cbct scan data.methodstwo cbct scans were obtained from 33 adults .
one cbct scan was acquired using conven... |
however , the snps identified from typical genetic mapping studies often are not the causal snps but may tag the true causal mutation if they are in linkage disequilibrium with each other ( ardlie et al . , 2002 ; gabriel et al . , 2002 ; ke et al . , 2004 ) .
to increase heterozygosity , genetic information , and st... | when susceptibility to diseases is caused by cis - effects of multiple alleles at adjacent polymorphic sites , it may be difficult to assess with confidence the genetic phase and identify individuals carrying the risk haplotype .
experimental assessment of genetic phase is still challenging and most population studie... |
the umbilicus is one of the potential weak areas of the abdomen and a relatively common site of herniations .
umbilical hernias occur more frequently in women , and obesity and repeated pregnancies are common precursors .
they have received little attention in comparison with other types of hernias of the abdominal... | background : the use of prosthetic material for open umbilical hernia repair has been reported to reduce recurrence rates .
the aim of this study was to compare outcomes after laparoscopic versus open umbilical hernia repair.methods:we reviewed all umbilical hernia repairs performed from november 1995 to october 2000... |
passiflora l. is the largest genus of the passifloraceae family , and encompasses more than 500 wild species distributed especially in the neotropical region ( ulmer and macdougal , 2004 ) .
the majority of these are herbaceous , but there are also shrubs and trees among them .
killip ( 1938 ) and macdougal ( 1994 ... | as part of a long - term investigation on the evolution of passiflora l. , we investigated the divergence ages of the genus and diversification of its subgenera , relating them with biogeographical and/or historical events , and other characteristics of this taxon .
the main aim of the present work was to evaluate th... |
contrast - induced nephropathy ( cin ) has been recognized as a serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention ( pci ) , and associated with increased short - term and long - term morbidity or mortality.1 - 4 ) although many risk factors associated with the development of cin have been reported,5 - 7 ) decr... | background and objectivesthe risk of contrast - induced nephropathy ( cin ) is significantly influenced by baseline renal function and the amount of contrast media ( cm ) .
we evaluated the usefulness of the cystatin c ( cyc ) based estimated glomerular filtration rate ( egfrcyc ) in the prediction of cin and to dete... |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) , which includes both chronic bronchitis and emphysema , is characterized by airflow obstruction , and may be accompanied by airway hyperreactivity , chronic cough , sputum production , shortness of breath ( sob ) , wheezing , exercise intolerance , and poor quality of lif... | backgroundthe purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of smoking duration with respiratory symptoms and history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) in the south carolina behavioral risk factor surveillance system survey in 2012.methodsdata from 4,135 adults aged 45 years with a smoking histor... |
a 23-year - old male ( height : 184 cm , weight : 64 kg ) was referred for general anesthesia and surgical repair of multiple fractures , including closed reduction of the nasal bone and open reduction and internal fixation of the right clavicle , right olecranon , and right femur shaft 1 week after a traffic accident ... | a 23-year - old male underwent a left internal jugular vein catheterization during extended surgery for treatment of multiple fractures due to a traffic accident .
although the catheterization was performed under ultrasound ( us ) guidance , iatrogenic perforation of the central vein and pleura occurred . the cathete... |
. with longer survival of patients and enhanced imaging techniques , the reported incidence of extrahepatic metastases in hcc is increasing .
dual - tracer positron emission tomography / computed tomography ( pet / ct ) scans using fluorodeoxyglucose ( fdg ) and c - acetate have been extensively undertaken owing to t... | a 37-year - old male who underwent a central hepatectomy of the liver for hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) was referred for an 18f - fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography / computed tomography ( 18f - fdg pet / ct ) study to rule out tumor recurrence or metastases .
the scan showed a recurrent hepatic mass ... |
deep venous thrombosis ( dvt ) of the lower limb is a common and life - threatening condition .
the incidence in the united states is estimated at 70100 000 new cases / year with as many as 200 000 hospitalizations / year .
it carries a risk of pulmonary embolism ( pe ) and the development of post - thrombotic synd... | the purpose of this article is to review the spectrum of
image - based diagnostic tools used in the investigation of suspected deep vein thrombosis ( dvt ) .
summary of the experience gained by the author as well as relevant publications , regarding vein imaging modalities taken from a computerized database , was ... |
bacterial vaginosis ( bv ) is the most common infection of the female reproductive tract .
bv refers to clinical syndromes resulting from replacement for normal lactobacilli vaginal flora with anaerobic bacteria including prevotella sp .
reactive arthritis ( rea ) occurs worldwide in 1 - 4% of patients a few days t... | we report a 42-year - old woman with reactive arthritis induced by bacterial vaginosis who presented with oligoarthritis with an additive form , arthralgia , and enthesitis .
she hasnt had a history of diarrhea or dysuria or vaginal secretion , or sexually transmitted infections ( stis ) .
the laboratory tests were... |
temporal lobe epilepsy ( tle ) is the most common drug resistant epilepsy in adults .
the majority of seizures in tle are associated with hippocampal sclerosis ( hs ) or other temporal lobe abnormalities , which can reliably be detected in vivo by mri [ 2 , 3 ] .
patients with resection for tle generally do not rep... | occurrence of language impairment in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy ( mtle ) patients is common and left mtle patients always exhibit a primary problem with access to names . to explore different neuropsychological profiles between left and right mtle patients ,
the study investigated both structural and effective fun... |
acrylic teeth and denture base materials are widely used in the restoration of missing teeth .
one of the principal benefit of acrylic teeth is their property to bond to the denture base resins .
zuckerman reported the high incidence of damage to dentures caused by tooth debonding . clashing results with the use of... | aim and objectives : acrylic teeth are used for fabrication of dentures .
debonding of tooth denture base bond is routine problem in dental practice .
the aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate failure load of acrylic resin denture teeth bonded to three different heat resin.materials and methods : four gr... |
large hemispheric infarction is a devastating type of stroke accounting for up to 10% of all supratentorial ischemic strokes and has mortality rates of up to 80% .
the severe mass effect produced by progressive swelling of the infarcted brain tissue and the subsequent inevitable elevation of intracranial pressure typ... | background and purposethe use of decompressive hemicraniectomy ( dhc ) for the treatment of malignant cerebral edema can decrease mortality rates . however , this benefit is not sufficient to justify its use in elderly patients .
we investigated the effects of therapeutic hypothermia ( th ) on safety , feasibility , ... |
cigarette smoking has declined over the last years in modern countries , in contrast to smoking the waterpipe .
it is becoming rapidly more popular in western society , including the netherlands , especially among young people in waterpipe bars .
however , neither waterpipe smokers nor health professionals are well... | contextcigarette smoking has declined over the last years in modern countries . on the contrary ,
waterpipe smoking has increased , especially among young people visiting waterpipe bars .
unfortunately , most waterpipe smokers seem to know little about the possible cardiovascular and other health consequences of wa... |
cerebral palsy is a heterogeneous group of conditions that results in permanent , non - progressive motor disability
. it may be due to perinatal hypoxic insults , developmental brain abnormalities , genetic conditions , traumatic or infectious causes .
the insults may occur at any time during gestation resulting i... | cerebral palsy ( cp ) is a disabling condition that affects a child s life and his / her family irreversibly .
it is usually a non - progressive condition but improvement over time is rarely seen
. the condition can be due to prenatal hypoxia , metabolic , genetic , infectious , traumatic or other causes .
it is ... |
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