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sacrococcygeal teratoma ( sct ) is thought to arise from hensen s node , which is usually located on the coccyx . with an incidence of approximately 1
: 35 000 to 1 : 40 000 in live births , sct is a rare tumor ; however , it is still the most common germ cell tumor ( gct ) of infancy and early childhood . for decade... | backgroundsacrococcygeal teratoma ( sct ) is a relatively uncommon tumor .
recurrence with poor survival and anorectal dysfunction are the 2 leading problems for patients . here , we would review the clinic features of patients with scts in our hospital to identify risk factors of recurrent scts and to analyze anorec... |
intensive care units ( icus ) consume a large proportion of hospital resources and they are focused places in the hospital with well - defined boundaries ( 1 - 3 ) .
medical resources such as drugs , supplies and equipment constitute a high proportion of costs in this unit .
the management of these resources is an ... | background : nurses are the main users of supplies and equipment applied in the intensive care units ( icus ) which are high - priced and costly .
therefore , understanding icu nurses experiences about resource management contributes to the better control of the costs.objectives:this study aimed to investigate the cu... |
reports of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome ( sfts ) induced by huaiyangshan virus infection have mostly been focused on adult cases .
a high incidence of bunyavirus infection has been observed recently in china , accompanied by rather severe and fatal cases .
herein , we describe a pediatric case with h... | to define the clinical manifestations and laboratory characteristics of pediatric severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome ( sfts ) case caused by a novel bunyavirus .
we retrospectively analyzed a pediatric case of viral sfts in a 13 year old successfully managed and confirmed to be due to the novel bunyavirus n... |
effusive - constrictive pericarditis ( ecp ) is an entity on the continuum between effusive and constrictive pericarditis.1 ) it was first formally described by hancock2 ) in 1971 , and only four series have been reported since.2)3)4)5 ) the condition is generally believed to be rare , occurring in only 1.2% of patient... | backgroundeffusive - constrictive pericarditis ( ecp ) is traditionally diagnosed by using the expensive and invasive technique of direct pressure measurements in the pericardial space and the right atrium .
the aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic role of echocardiography in tuberculous ecp.methodsintraper... |
fat embolism syndrome ( fes ) is more common following severe injuries with multiple fractures and fractures of long bones but can also occur in orthopaedic procedures , most commonly during intramedullary nailing of the long bones or hip or knee replacements [ 1 - 3 ] .
most cases do have certain predisposing factor... | incidence of fat embolism syndrome ( fes ) in fractures is about 16.3 but sometimes it is as high as 50% to 62% .
the fat embolism is common in fatty bed ridden patients and in whom reamed interlocking is performed under tourniquet with prolonged injury - surgery interval .
however in the case discussed here fes oc... |
it is commonly accepted that the glenohumeral joint space remains unchanged until the onset of osteoarthritis , at which point progressive degenerative changes , and joint space narrowing occur .
the available data on the cartilage thickness of the glenohumeral joint and the radiologically normal joint space are s... | purpose : it is commonly accepted that the glenohumeral joint space remains unchanged until the onset of osteoarthritis , at which point progressive degenerative changes , and joint space narrowing occur .
the aim of this study was to evaluate the radiographic width of the glenohumeral joint space in patients of diff... |
there has been a growing need for total knee replacement arthroplasty ( tka ) as a life - changing surgery . in elderly patients with osteoarthritis of the knee , tka is the choice of treatment in advanced stages of the disease . metabolic syndrome , clustering of obesity , hypertension , and diabetes ( dm ) are not on... | abstracthypoalbuminemia has been reported to be an independent risk factor for acute kidney injury ( aki ) .
however , little is known about the relationship between the albumin level and the incidence of aki in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty ( tka ) .
the aim of our study was to assess incidence and r... |
coronary artery disease ( cad ) is highly prevalent in patients with diabetic nephropathy ( dn ) and the incidence of dn is increasing worldwide . compared to nondiabetic patients , the postoperative
morbidity and mortality are higher in diabetic patients after coronary artery bypass grafting ( cabg ) or percutaneous... | backgroundpatients with diabetic nephropathy ( dn ) and coronary artery disease ( cad ) represent a subset of patients with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality .
the optimal revascularization strategy using either percutaneous coronary intervention ( pci ) or coronary artery bypass grafting ( cabg ) remains c... |
systemic lupus erythematosus ( sle ) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies to various cellular components
. approximately 50 % of patients with sle exhibit lupus nephritis ( ln ) .
the american society of rheumatology recently published guidelines for ln screening , treatment ,... | lupus nephritis ( ln ) is usually associated with immune deposition in the glomerular capillary wall . on the other hand , focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ( fsgs )
is not typically associated with immune deposition , and its pathogenesis includes podocyte damage and loss .
the definition of lupus podocytopathy (... |
adenomatoid odontogenic tumor ( aot ) is an uncommon benign epithelial lesion of odontogenic origin .
these variants have common histologic characteristics , which indicate a common origin , this being derived from the complex system of dental lamina or its remnants .
the follicular and extrafollicular variants acc... | adenomatoid odontogenic tumor ( aot ) is a benign lesion derived from the complex system of dental lamina or its remnant .
it is categorized into three variants ( follicular , extrafollicular , and peripheral ) .
we present a rare case of aot arising from a dentigerous cyst around the unerupted canine in a 28-year ... |
using the microstrep plus system ( dade behring , deerfield , il , usa ) , we tested 114 st7 isolates from china and found that all isolates were resistant to tetracycline and susceptible to 12 of 13 antimicrobial drugs .
of these 114 , 6 were isolated in 2006 , 84 were from human patients and 8 from diseased pigs in... | streptococcus suis sequence type ( st ) 7 has been spreading throughout china . to determine events
associated with its emergence , we tested 114 isolates . in all 106 st7 strains responsible for human outbreaks and sporadic infections , the tetracycline - resistance gene , tetm ,
was detected on the conjugative tr... |
actinic keratoses ( aks ) are among the most frequent diagnoses in dermatological practice . the exponential increase in the incidence of aks and their potential to evolve to squamous cell carcinoma
therapeutic options for aks include cryotherapy , curettage with or without electrosurgery , laser therapy , photodynam... | interest is increasing in the use of sequential or combined therapeutic modalities for spot or area treatment of actinic keratoses ( aks ) to achieve complete sustained remission . for multiple lesions in a contained area ,
topical treatment offers less discomfort , better cosmesis and greater patient convenience tha... |
failed back surgery syndrome ( fbss ) is a challenging clinical entity for both patients who suffer from persistent pain and impaired function and clinicians who try their best to manage them12 ) .
treatment of fbss is challenging because medical treatment and repeated back surgeries are often unsuccessful in providi... | objectivespinal cord stimulation ( scs ) is an effective means of treatment of chronic neuropathic pain from failed back surgery syndrome ( fbss ) . because the success of trial stimulation is an essential part of scs , we investigated factors associated with success of trial stimulation.methodssuccessful trial stimula... |
prostatic abscess is a disorder that rarely occurs and is difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to other disorders of the lower urinary tract in men [ 1 , 2 ] .
it should be noted that rapid diagnostics and correct treatment are very important , because prostatic abscess can be the initial presentati... | we currently treat prostatic abscess with minimally invasive methods , most frequently with transurethral ( turp ) or transrectal drainage under visual control with trus .
we present an example of prostatic abscess drainage by percutaneous and transvesical means under the control of ultrasonography ( usg ) . with a 9... |
what is science communication ? broadly speaking , it is conveying news to the public about the scientific enterprise : research discoveries , their possible effects , and the processes of science .
science communicators are journalists , writers , editors , multimedia producers , authors , exhibit developers , and e... | among careers for biologists with phds , science communication is one of the most diverse and rewarding pathways .
myriad options exist , from traditional journalism to new media , from writing for specialists to working in public outreach .
textbooks , mass - market books , and freelance writing that combines many... |
after more than four decades , pars plana vitrectomy has become routine for vitreoretinal surgeons .
vitrectomy can benefit patients with many ocular disorders such as retinal detachment , macular pathology , among other conditions .
in addition , vitrectomy can be performed to assess vitreous cytology in order to ... | purpose . to describe the histopathological features of vitreous samples obtained after vitrectomy surgery from diabetic and nondiabetic patients
. methods .
vitreous specimens from 137 patients who underwent vitrectomy for different clinical conditions were analysed .
all samples were centrifuged and each result... |
in recent years , increasing
concerns have arisen about emerging
contaminants in aquatic systems , such as pesticides , pharmaceuticals ,
and personal care products due to their potential adverse effects
on ecosystems and public health .
these compounds are
sometimes referred to as micropollutants ( mps ) b... | the biotransformation of some micropollutants
has previously been
observed to be positively associated with ammonia oxidation activities
and the transcript abundance of the archaeal ammonia monooxygenase
gene ( amoa ) in nitrifying activated sludge .
given
the increasing interest in and potential importance... |
targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma ( thh ) or hobnail hemangioma ( hh ) is a benign vascular lesion , which mainly affects young people with a prevalence in men .
the classical clinical presentation is a ring - shaped vascular lesion having a targetoid appearance , with a central purple - brown papule surrounded by a... | targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma ( thh ) or hobnail hemangioma ( hh ) is a benign vascular lesion that presents with the classical clinical presentation of a ring - shaped tumor having a targetoid appearance , with a central purple - brown papule surrounded by a thin pale area and an ecchymotic ring on the outside . ... |
the study population consisted of 11 male type 1 diabetic patients ( mean sem ; age 24 2 years , bmi 22.6 0.6 , duration of diabetes 15 2 years , hba1c 7.7 0.3% , 61 3.4 mmol / mol , vo2peak 53 1 ml kg min ) .
patients were eligible for inclusion if they were between 18 and 35 years of age with a duration of... | objectiveto examine the acute and 24-h glycemic responses to reductions in postexercise rapid - acting insulin dose in type 1 diabetic patients.research design and methodsafter preliminary testing , 11 male patients ( 24 2 years , hba1c 7.7 0.3% ; 61 3.4 mmol / mol ) attended the laboratory on three mornings .
pat... |
healthcare is a dynamic and rapidly growing sector of public services market which is currently facing increasing competition and significant changes ( 1 ) .
competition is particularly unavoidable for private hospitals in a free market economy system ( 2 ) .
statistics generated by iranian ministry of health shows... | background : service quality is perceived as an important factor for developing patient s loyalty . the aim of this study was to determine the hospital service quality from the patients viewpoints and the relative importance of quality dimensions in predicting the patient s loyalty.methods:a cross - sectional study was... |
c - reactive protein ( crp ) circulates as a disc - shaped pentamer consisting of five identical subunits arranged around a pore in the middle ( figure 1 ) .
as the exact function of crp is not fully understood yet , it is believed that it functions as part of the innate immune system .
it is also known that crp ri... | c - reactive protein ( crp ) and coronary heart disease ( chd ) have been the subject of intensive investigations over the last decades .
epidemiological studies have shown an association between moderately elevated crp levels and incident chd whereas genetic studies have shown that polymorphisms associated with elev... |
heparin is the standard anticoagulant , but it increases the risk of hemorrhage . the heparin dosage is adjusted based on the whole blood clotting time , using a test such as the activated clotting time ( act ) to avoid both bleeding and clotting in the dialyzer . in patients with a high risk of bleeding , heparin must... | we report a 68-year - old japanese man with end - stage renal failure requiring hemodialysis and chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation ( dic ) related to thrombosis in an aortic aneurysm .
he had undergone graft replacement for the dissection of the ascending and descending thoracic aorta in 1990 and 2002 , ... |
the neurovascular compression of the fifth and seventh cranial nerves is known as the cause of trigeminal neuralgia ( tn ) and hemifacial spasm .
the rate of success of surgical decompression for these two syndromes is satisfactory.1
2 however , it is still difficult to consider neurovascular compression of the eig... | microvascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve is known as a cause of tinnitus and vertigo in the literature , but our review of the literature shows that the compression is usually located in the cerebellopontine angle and not intrameatal.we present a case of intrameatal compression of the anterior inferior ... |
breathing oscillations influence the firing activity of the sinoatrial node defined as respiratory sinus arrhythmia ( rsa ) .
rsa is a consequence of various central as well as peripheral effects from medullary cardiorespiratory centre and reflex responses from pulmonary / cardiovascular receptors resulting in heart ... | respiratory sinus arrhythmia ( rsa ) is accepted as a peripheral marker of cardiac - linked parasympathetic regulation . according to polyvagal theory ,
the rsa is also considered as the index of emotion regulation .
the neurovisceral integration model posits that parasympathetic modulation of the heart marked by r... |
entitlement to publicly financed health services is regulated by various types of regulatory instruments ( table 1 ) .
these represent the decisions of various decision - making actors , with varying decision - making rules / processes and power .
there is a hierarchy of regulations with the constitution on top , ... | this contribution considers entitlements and benefits in the hungarian health care system . after a brief introduction to the organizational structure of the system
the decision - making processes are discussed in detail , including the most important actors , types and pieces of legislation , formal structures , dec... |
the presence of the vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernia was first described by claudius amyand in 1736 .
it has an incidence of 1% and is complicated by acute appendicitis in 0.08% of cases .
we report a case of amyand 's hernia occurring in an 85 year old woman , who presented with a tender , discharging ... | the finding of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia has an incidence of approximately 1% .
the condition is given the eponymous name amyand s hernia .
however in just 0.08% the condition is complicated by an acute appendicitis .
the clinical presentation varies , depending on the extent of inflammation of... |
it is characterized by transformation of the peritoneal membrane into a sclerotic cocoon encapsulating and strangling the intestines .
eps leads to withdrawal from peritoneal dialysis , and in spite of improved medical and surgical treatment , it is still associated with considerable morbidity and mortality [ 1 , 2 ]... | the aetiological factors and the pathophysiological mechanisms of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis ( eps ) have not been fully elucidated .
we present a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis whose peritoneal catheter was exchanged due to repeated episodes of bacterial peritonitis . immediately afterw... |
the main concern is to ensure the highest possible standard for the services provided and to meet the needs of individual service users and communities ( 1 ) . in 1997 ,
the uk department of health introduced clinical governance ( cg ) as a strategy for improving quality of health care services ( 2 ) .
the classic ... | abstractbackgroundhealth care systems should assign quality improvement as their main mission . clinical governance ( cg )
is a key strategy to improve quality of health care services .
the iranian ministry of health and medical education ( mohme ) has promoted cg as a framework for safeguarding quality and safety ... |
despite other advances in neonatal intensive care units ( nicus ) , acute peritoneal dialysis ( apd ) the nonvascular treatment method for acute kidney injury ( aki ) and critical metabolic disorders has been increasingly used of late [ 13 ] .
the use of other forms of renal replacement therapy , such as hemodialys... | backgroundto evaluate the efficacy , complications , and mortality rate of acute peritoneal dialysis ( apd ) in critically ill newborns.material/methodsthe study included 31 newborns treated in our center between may 2012 and december 2014.resultsthe mean birth weight , duration of peritoneal dialysis , and gestational... |
the microscopic picture is characteristic , described as a spindle cell lesion with antoni a and antoni b arrangements .
the unique feature in our report is the short duration of the tumor in a young patient , which might raise suspicion of malignancy .
a 22-year - old male patient reported to the dental facility w... | neurilemmomas are benign tumors of neural origin composed of schwann cell proliferation in characteristic patterns .
ancient neurilemmomas are usually longstanding growths that exhibit degenerative features that could be mistaken for malignancy .
they are extremely rare in the oral cavity and present in older indiv... |
heart failure ( hf ) is a common but potentially fatal condition , occurring when the heart is unable to provide sufficient blood flow to meet the demands of the body .
after the diagnosis of hf , about 40% of the patients die within one year .
implantation of left ventricular assist device ( lvad ) has become a co... | heart failure ( hf ) is a potentially fatal disease that affects increasing number of people worldwide .
although heart transplant is the gold standard therapy for hf , due to the limited availability of organs , many patients died when waiting for the transplant . left ventricular assist device ( lvad ) , as a mec... |
american foulbrood is the most destructive honeybee bacterial disease .
the etiological
agent , paenibacillus larvae , has been classified into four genotypes by a
repetitive - element pcr ( eric i - iv ) and 21 sequence types by multilocus sequence typing
( st1 - 21 ) . in this study
, we genotyped japanese ... | |
the metaphase spindle is a dynamic structure , balancing continuous antiparallel microtubule sliding , net microtubule polymerization near the midzone , and net depolymerization near the poles ( mitchison , 1989 ; sawin and mitchison , 1991 ; brust - mascher and scholey , 2002 ; maddox et al . , 2002 ) .
this polewar... | although mitotic and meiotic spindles maintain a steady - state length during metaphase , their antiparallel microtubules slide toward spindle poles at a constant rate . this
poleward flux of microtubules occurs in many organisms and may provide part of the force for chromosome segregation .
we use quantitative im... |
in this retrospective study , we reviewed 504 cases of arthroscopy - proven complete acl tear , for which acl reconstruction was performed by two surgeons ( tkk and cbc ) between february 2004 and december 2008 .
inclusion criteria were the available precise acl injury history with an obvious single major trauma even... | backgroundthe estimation of anterior cruciate ligament ( acl ) tear is required in certain cases involving legal and financial administration , such as the worker 's compensation and/or insurance .
the aim of this study is to propose and evaluate a quantitative evaluation instrument to estimate the chronicity of the ... |
panic disorder ( pd ) is a
common and incapacitating mental disorder characterized by the recurrence of spontaneous
panic attacks , followed by a persistent concern about having additional attacks ,
worry about the implications of the attack or its consequences , and a
significant change in the behavior related... | data from studies with humans have suggested that abnormalities of midbrain structures , including the periaqueductal gray matter ( pag ) , could be involved in the neurobiology of panic disorder ( pd ) .
the electrical stimulation of the pag in neurosurgical patients induces panic - like symptoms and the effect of d... |
chemical peels are used to create injury at a specific skin depth with the goal of stimulating new skin growth and improving surface texture and appearance .
the exfoliative effect of chemical peels stimulates new epidermal growth and collagen with more evenly distributed melanin .
chemical peels are classified by ... | background : chemical peels are the mainstay of a cosmetic practitioner 's armamentarium because they can be used to treat some skin disorders and can provide aesthetic benefit.objectives:to compare 15% tca peel and 35% glycolic acid peel for the treatment of melasma.material and methods : we selected 30 participants o... |
aortic valve stenosis ( avs ) is the most common cause of left ventricular outflow obstruction in adults , and its prevalence is increased among older patients .
aortic valve sclerosis is defined as aortic valve thickening and calcification without a significant gradient ( defined as an aortic jet velocity of < 2 m /... | background : aortic valve stenosis ( avs ) is the most common cause of left ventricular outflow obstruction , and its prevalence among elderly patients causes a major public health burden .
recently , platelet - to - lymphocyte ratio ( plr ) has been recognized as a novel prognostic biomarker that offers information ... |
even though the national teen pregnancy rate is declining , adolescent pregnancies continue to be a problem for individuals and society .
adolescents are at risk for a number of pregnancy complications , including preterm labor , premature delivery , low birth weight infants , and maternal morbidity , all of which ca... | this study examined whether the presence of the father of the baby ( fob ) at the first prenatal ultrasound study ( us ) visit of pregnant adolescents and young adults ( aya ) is a marker for improved pregnancy outcomes .
charts of 400 pregnant aya aged 1422 years seen at an academic maternity hospital were assessed ... |
recent research defines mobility as where people move or travel , ( while ) taking into account the frequency of movement and degree of independence during such movement . mobility is critical to the physical and mental health , as well as independence , of older adults , 65 and older [ 2 , 3 ] .
healthy people 2... | loss of mobility in older adults ( 65 and older ) is associated with falling , loss of independence , and mortality .
this paper , which to the author 's knowledge is the first of its kind , summarizes findings of federally qualified health center ( fqhc ) case reports and how fqhcs minimize the impacts of mobility l... |
international association of diabetes and pregnancy study groups ( iadpsg ) published criteria for the universal screening and diagnosis for gestational diabetes mellitus ( gdm ) based on hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcome ( hapo ) study .
after the release , the criteria for gdm were also updated in japan ... | poor maternal glycemic control increases maternal and fetal risk for adverse outcomes , and strict management of gestational diabetes mellitus ( gdm ) is recommended to prevent neonatal and maternal complications . however , risk factors for the requirement of antenatal insulin treatment ( ait ) are not well - investig... |
methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus ( mrsa ) has become a major cause of hospital - associated infection since it was first discovered in britain in the 1960s soon after the beta - lactam methicillin was introduced for clinical use against staphylococci.1 the emergence of mrsa infection has had a negative imp... | purposethe objective of this study was to evaluate the optimal number of sampling sites for detection of methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus ( mrsa ) colonization.methodswe performed a medline search from january 1966 to february 2014 for articles that reported the prevalence of mrsa at different body sites .... |
in multi - trauma patients , the acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ards ) is a commonly seen complication .
important risk factors for the development of ards after trauma are severe injury [ injury severity score ( iss ) > 25 ] and pulmonary contusion [ 1 , 2 ] .
although the occurrence of ards in multi - tra... | introductionthe acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ards ) is a severe and frequently seen complication in multi - trauma patients .
ards is caused by an excessive innate immune response with a clear role for neutrophils .
as ards is more frequently seen in trauma patients with chest injury , we investigated the ... |
traditionally , the presence of antibodies against human leukocyte antigen ( hla)-c and dp was considered to be associated with only a low risk of antibody - mediated rejection ( abmr ) in kidney transplantation ( kt ) , because the antigenicities of these proteins are weak .
however , the clinical effects of hla - c... | abstractbackground : traditionally , the presence of antibodies against human leukocyte antigen ( hla)-c and dp was considered to be associated with only a low risk of antibody - mediated rejection ( abmr ) in kidney transplantation ( kt ) , because the antigenicities of these proteins are weak . however , the clinical... |
over the past two decades , considerable biomedical successes have been achieved in the science of prevention of mother - to - child transmission of hiv ( pmtct ) in sub - saharan africa .
effective interventions that can significantly reduce in utero , intra - partum and postnatal hiv transmission are now available ... | backgroundhiv screening in a labour ward is the last opportunity to initiate an antiretroviral prophylaxis among pregnant women living with hiv to prevent mother - to - child hiv transmission .
little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of hiv screening during labour in west africa.findingsa cross - sect... |
acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( all ) is the most common pediatric malignancy and poses a serious threat to the health of children . with the development of multi - drug combination therapy in the past 50 years
, the efficacy in children with all has been significantly improved and the current cure rate is close to 80... | backgroundvincristine ( vcr ) is a major chemotherapy drug for treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( all ) .
triazole antifungal drugs ( afd ) are the main agents for the prevention / treatment of invasive fungal infection ( ifi ) , a common complication during the treatment of all .
this study inve... |
tooth color perception is an important target not only for the dentist who needs choose the correct tooth shade for esthetic restorations but also for patients and consumers who desire to enhance their smiles .
natural tooth color is determined by the paths of light inside the tooth and absorption along these paths ,... | background : the properties of the composite materials and the clinical expertise while layering them carry many esthetic implications in restorative dentistry.aims:the aim of the present study is to assess the influence of scattering properties of g - aenial a2 shade on color perception when used in esthetic restorati... |
in 2002 glaucoma jumped from third to second place on the list of the leading causes of blindness globally , which is published by the world health organization .
it poses a considerable challenge to public health , because blindness and visual impairment caused by glaucoma are irreversible . as a chronic eye disease... | summarybackgroundwe evaluated the relation of systemic blood pressure with intraday variations in ocular perfusion pressure and intraocular pressure in patients with primary open - angle glaucoma in a telemedical home monitoring scenario.material/methodsin the project teletonometry mecklenburg - vorpommern ( ttmv ) pat... |
dye sensitized solar cells ( dsscs ) are photoelectrochemical , alternative energy source devices that convert light energy into electricity , based on the photosensitization of wide - bandgap metal oxide semiconductors such as tio2 .
photosensitization is a process whereby energy of absorbed light is transferred fro... | chlorophyll and xanthophyll dyes extracted from a single source of filamentous freshwater green algae ( cladophora sp . ) were used to sensitize dye sensitized solar cells and their performances were investigated .
a more positive interaction is expected as the derived dyes come from a single natural source because t... |
although the dopaminergic system is central to the study of motivational and reward - related learning , the neurobiological basis of reward learning and memory can not be explained completely without the participation of the endogenous cannabinoid system and glutamatergic neurotransmission .
the hippocampus , which ... | the hippocampus has the extraordinary capacity to process and store information .
consequently , there is an intense interest in the mechanisms that underline learning and memory .
synaptic plasticity has been hypothesized to be the neuronal substrate for learning .
ca2 + and ca2 + -activated kinases control cell... |
isothermal titration calorimetry ( itc ) is a well established technique that can determine all the thermodynamic parameters ( affinity , enthalpy and stoichiometry ) of a binding interaction in one experiment .
the signal measured is the heat released or absorbed upon interaction ( binding ) of the two reactants .
... | isothermal titration calorimetry ( itc ) is a useful tool for understanding the complete thermodynamic picture of a binding reaction . in biological sciences ,
macromolecular interactions are essential in understanding the machinery of the cell .
experimental conditions , such as buffer and temperature , can be tai... |
encrusted cystitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease characterized by calcified plaques of the bladder , previously altered by varies conditions as urological procedures , caused by urea - splitting bacteria .
only one case has been reported on encrusted cystitis occurring after surgery and radiation therapy for... | purposeencrusted cystitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease characterized by calcified plaques of the bladder , previously altered by varies conditions as urological procedures , caused by urea - splitting bacteria .
only one case has been reported on encrusted cystitis occurring after surgery and radiation ther... |
all strains used here are derived from by4741 ( mata his31 leu20 met150 ura30 ) obtained from euroscarf ( european saccharomyces cerevisiae archive for functional analysis ) . to construct the mutant strains that substitute an array of 133 bp sequences for the wild type sequences underlying the phased nucleosome at sit... | a barrier phases nucleosomes at the yeast ( s. cerevisiae ) gal1/10 genes . here
we separate nucleosome positioning from occupancy , and show that the degree of occupancy of these phased sites is predictably determined by the underlying dna sequences . as this occupancy
is increased ( by sequence alteration ) nucle... |
thyroid gland volume enlarges and serum levels of thyroxine ( t4 ) and triiodothyronine increase , whereas serum tsh levels reduce [ 1 , 2 ] . these modifications are related to tsh - like activity of hcg , rise in thyroxin - binding globulin ( tbg ) due to hyperestrogenemia and resultant altered tbg glycosylation whic... | the presence of thyroid autoantibodies is relatively high in women of childbearing age .
there is evidence that positive thyroperoxidase antibody even in euthyroid women may increase the risk of spontaneous and recurrent pregnancy loss and preterm delivery .
however , the evidence is not enough to justify recommend... |
the decrease in the consumption of salt , a major source of sodium and chloride in the body , has been a major medical advice in the management of hypertension and has become a public health policy in some countries . however , many experts acknowledge that a gap exists in this practice and agree that additional resear... | background : deficiency of minerals and micronutrients has been reported to impair the process of spermatogenesis .
historically , salt has been used by women on their husbands to increase their libido , however , the role of salt diet on sperm parameters are yet to be ascertained.aim:the present study was designed t... |
all procedures in this study were conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the canadian council on animal care and conform to the arvo statement for the use of animals in ophthalmic and vision research .
all protocols were approved by the university of waterloo animal care committee and/or the institutional ani... | purposemoderately elevated intraocular pressure ( iop ) is a risk factor for open - angle glaucoma .
some patients suffer glaucoma despite clinically measured normal iops .
fluctuations in iop may have a significant role since iops are higher during sleep and inversion activities .
controlled transient elevations... |
in the last decades health professionals have been often organized into many specialties
and subspecialties directed to several body organs and systems .
the human organism is a
unity that is composed by an infinite number of biologic processes so strongly linked
that abnormalities in any part of the body and/o... | periodontal disease ( pd ) is one of the most commonly known human chronic disorders .
the relationship between pd and several systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus
( dm ) has been increasingly recognized over the past decades.objective:the purpose of this review is to provide the reader with knowledge concer... |
crohn 's disease ( cd ) and ulcerative colitis ( uc ) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract .
the etiology of these inflammatory bowel diseases ( ibds ) is not completely understood , but seems to be due to inappropriate inflammatory reactions in response to the intestinal flora and antigens... | background : psychological profile of inflammatory bowel disease patients is not well studied in iran .
we investigated the psychological status of iranian patients with ulcerative colitis ( uc ) and its relationship with disease activity and quality of life ( qol).materials and methods : a cross - sectional study wa... |
cervical cancer is the third most common cancer affecting women worldwide and responsible for an estimated 265,000 deaths annually worldwide , 87% occurring in low - resource countries.1,2 the disparity in cervical cancer diagnosis and subsequent mortality between high- and low - resource countries is due largely to th... | backgroundthough cervical cancer incidence has dramatically decreased in resource rich regions due to the implementation of universal screening programs , it remains one of the most common cancers affecting women worldwide and has one of the highest mortality rates .
the vast majority of cervical cancer - related dea... |
giant cell tumor ( gct ) accounts for 5 - 8% of all primary bone tumors .
it usually occurs between 20 and 40 years of age and is commonly located at the distal femur , proximal tibia or distal radius .
proximal humerus is a rare site of involvement , accounting for only around 4% of the disease .
gct presents as... | giant cell tumor is a benign bone tumor that is commonly encountered . the optimal treatment of a giant cell tumor which causes extensive bony destruction is controversial .
recent studies on the receptor activator of nuclear factor b ligand antagonist denosumab may offer a new treatment option for these patients .
... |
pregnancy is a beautiful phenomenon and experience for every woman , and is associated with many physiological changes . during normal pregnancy , almost all organs undergo anatomical and functional changes .
fasting blood sugar level is slightly lower in pregnant women than in non - pregnant women , and after food i... | background : pregnancy is associated with many physiological changes , which in some cases may cause serious risks such as preeclampsia , and fetal and maternal health threats .
recent research has focused on the relationship between metabolic syndrome and preeclampsia . by identifying appropriate indicators for earl... |
as the population ages , the numbers in the oldest age groups will increase the fastest.1 the prevalence of chronic diseases will increase exponentially , and most hospital beds in the developed nations will be occupied by older people , many of whom will be admitted because of delirium , functional impairment , decond... | purposeto examine the association between falls in hospital and new placement in a nursing home among older people hospitalized with acute illness.materials and methodsthis prospective cohort study of 2,945 consecutive patients discharged alive from an acute geriatric medicine service used multivariate logistic regress... |
we present here a case of a 54-year - old male who had presented to the psychiatry o.p.d . of s.c.b . medical college , cuttack with dementia like features .
he had presented with complaints of forgetfulness , irritability , crying spells , fearfulness , and urinary and fecal incontinence .
he was unable to take ca... | there is a widely held clinical opinion that syphilis has disappeared .
contrary to this , there are sporadic cases being reported across the country .
the classical cases of neurosyphilis have given way to the milder asymptomatic forms , making them even more difficult to be diagnosed .
conventional presentation... |
many patients with aplastic anemia ( aa ) or myelodysplastic syndromes ( mds ) need frequent transfusions of red blood cells ( rbcs ) .
one unit ( derived from 200 ml of whole blood ) of rbc transfusion in japan contains about 100 mg of iron . because there is no physiological mechanism for iron excretion in humans... | many patients with bone marrow failure syndromes need frequent transfusions of red blood cells , and most of them eventually suffer from organ dysfunction induced by excessively accumulated iron . the only way to treat transfusion - induced iron overload is iron chelating therapy .
however , most patients have not be... |
the largest number of patients are young or middle aged ( 2050 years ) , , .
lack of knowledge about the causes of these rare formation and asymptomatic clinical picture often leads to diagnostic and tactical mistakes .
the medical history of 54-year old male patient b. , who has been hospitalized at surgical depar... | highlightsdiagnosing of retroperitoneal organized hematoma in the early stages is not always possible , because exploration of retroperitoneal space can be difficult , especially in patients with obesity or flatulence.on our opinion , taking into account location and structure of tumors , laparoscopic intervention was ... |
we report nmr signal amplification
by reversible exchange ( sabre )
hyperpolarization of the rare isotopes in neat liquids ,
each composed only of an otherwise pure target compound with isotopic
natural abundance ( n.a . ) and millimolar concentrations of dissolved
catalyst .
pyridine ( py ) or py derivat... | |
evenly spaced nucleosomes directly correlate with condensed chromatin and gene silencing .
the atp - dependent chromatin assembly factor ( acf ) forms such structures in vitro and is required for silencing in vivo . acf generates and maintains nucleosome spacing by constantly moving a nucleosome towards the longer fl... | |
after digestion and excretion , due to nonefficient wastewater treatment procedures as well as the improper disposal of expired or nonused drugs they end up in surface waters . regarding the facts that pharmaceuticals mean a continuous input in the environment and that they are designed to affect the human endocrine sy... | nowadays monitoring pharmaceutical residues from surface waters is a widespread analytical task .
most of the studies are conducted from river waters or sewage treatment plants and mainly in western europe or north america .
such studies are seldom published from eastern europe , especially from stream waters , eve... |
healthcare has improved greatly over the last decades thanks to medical research , new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies , and evidence - based highly specialized care .
however , focus on specialization and single disease has also lead to a fragmentation of patient care .
collaborative care models , often in... | objectivesthis article seeks to describe the current state of informatics supported collaborative care and to point out areas of future research in this highly interdisciplinary field.methodsin this article , person - centered collaborative care is seen as a concept addressing both the provision of care over organizati... |
the prevalence of anemia among adolescents is 27% in developing countries , and 6% in developed countries . in turkey ,
accelerated development , hormonal changes , malnutrition and starting of menstrual periods in girls are major causes in this period [ 2 , 6 ] . because iron is an essential element for the function... | objectivethe aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of anemia among adolescents in denizli where mediterranean cuisine ( fresh fruit and vegetables ) is adopted.methodswe accepted hemoglobin values below 12 g / dl for girls and 13 g / dl for boys as the criteria of anemia .
we recorded a de... |
it
is probably still a widely held opinion that lower
organisms only have simple glycomes and that glycomic
profiling is sufficient for analyzing their protein - linked oligosaccharides ;
however , data obtained over the years indicate a wide range of variability
and complexity of the n - linked glycans f... | recent studies have
shown a remarkable degree of plasticity in
the n - glycome of the model nematode caenorhabditis elegans ; ablation of glycosylation - relevant genes can result in radically
altered n - glycan profiles despite only minor biological phenotypic
effects .
up to four fucose residues and five di... |
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion ( siadh ) is the most common cause of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients1 ) .
this syndrome occurs in a variety of clinical settings , such as malignancies , pulmonary diseases , central nervous system disorders and medications .
the most common cause of s... | syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion ( siadh ) is the most common disease leading to hyponatremia , and it is characterized by an inappropriately elevated serum adh level relative to serum osmolality .
this syndrome may occur in a variety of clinical settings including malignancies .
however , i... |
in a 2010 lancet paper ( hogan et al . , 2010 ) , researchers from the university of washington presented maternal mortality patterns over the last three decades .
based on an analysis of mortality data from 181 countries , they concluded that the improvement made in decreasing maternal deaths was much more substanti... | in 1994 , the international conference on population and development ( icpd ) held in cairo , egypt , laid out in its programme of action an impressive and ambitious set of goals for improving sexual and reproductive health and rights ( srhr ) all over the world , by the target date of 2015 ( international conference ... |
one of the major motivations behind the introduction of icus was to have nurses in immediate attendance so that patients could be constantly observed . through vigilance ,
a nurse is able to detect early changes in a patient 's condition , and , by alerting other team members , the nurse can subvert a disaster in the... | in the previous issue of critical care , rose and colleagues report the results of a survey on the frequency with which icu nurses are involved in decision - making in ventilator management .
about 63 to 88% of the decisions were made by nurses in collaboration with physicians , and as much as 68% of ventilator adjus... |
according to the chemotherapy guidelines , chemotherapy treatment of small - cell lung cancer ( sclc ) has , for many years now , been the combination of cisplatin and etoposide .
carboplatin has been substituted for cisplatin in order to avoid the nephrotoxicity of the latter , but no statistically significant diffe... | purposethe established treatment for small - cell lung cancer has been a cisplatin etoposide combination , as the most effective chemotherapy regimen .
paclitaxel has also been used in combination with cisplatin and etoposide but this has been unacceptable due to the toxicity . this toxicity could be attributed to t... |
advanced copd severely restricts work opportunities and impairs the ability to perform household chores , social activities , and family activities.1 inhaled long - acting bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids are widely prescribed for patients with copd .
these drugs reduce exacerbation risk but have only a mo... | backgroundclinical outcomes are worse in patients with copd and chronic bronchitis .
n - acetylcysteine ( nac ) is commonly prescribed for such patients but with uncertain clinical benefits .
we postulated that oral nac , at much larger doses than those ordinarily prescribed , would improve clinical outcomes in a s... |
prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ( tse ) are a group of fatal neurodegenerative disorders comprising creutzfeldt - jakob disease ( cjd ) , gerstmann - straussler - scheinker syndrome ( gss ) , fatal familial insomnia ( ffi ) and kuru in humans , chronic wasting disease in cervids , bovine spo... | prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ( tse ) are a group of neurodegenerative and infectious disorders characterized by the conversion of a normal cellular protein prpc into a pathological abnormally folded form , termed prpsc .
there are neither available therapies nor diagnostic tools for an ... |
cryptorchidism is the most common genital anomaly identified in males at birth with a prevalence of about 1% at 1 year of age . after the first year of life ,
spontaneous testicular descent is unlikely to occur , and it has been postulated that testicular position at that time might be final , or that in some cases ,... | purposesince the 1990s , it has been well known that orchiopexies should be performed by no later than 2 years of age .
nevertheless , studies from other countries report a substantial number of delayed orchiopexies . on the basis of an analysis of a tertiary care hospital database
, we aimed to investigate the inc... |
in developing countries such as india , cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality .
it is estimated that 60% of the world 's coronary artery disease ( cad ) patients are south asians who have a high prevalence of cad risk factors at a relatively young age .
acute myocardial infarction ( ami ) is freque... | backgroundsudden cardiac death ( scd ) is a major cause of mortality secondary to coronary artery disease ( cad ) in the industrialized societies .
although south asians have a high prevalence of cad , the frequency and underlying pathology of scd among this population are unknown.methodsmedical records of consecutiv... |
rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by proliferative synovitis , hyperplasia of the synovial tissues , and destruction of cartilage and bone .
fibroblast - like synoviocytes ( fls ) are crucial in the development of arthritis [ 1 , 2 ] . the activated fls proliferation i... | rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) is characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration , fibroblast - like synoviocytes ( fls ) invasive proliferation , and joint destruction .
cyclic gmp - amp synthase ( cgas ) is a cytosolic dna sensor that induces immune activation . in this study
, we examined whether cgas plays a role... |
juvenile dermatomyositis ( jdm ) is an idiopathic , multisystem , collagen disease characterized by non - purulent inflammation in the striated muscle and skin .
clinical pathology differs from that of the adult type ; there is a lower frequency of malignant tumors and many cases respond well to steroids .
clinical... | juvenile dermatomyositis ( jdm ) is a multisystem disease characterized by non - purulent inflammation in the striated muscle and skin .
banker - type jdm is difficult to treat and control , especially when it is a form that is resistant to steroid treatment . here
, we report a 2-year - old girl with banker - type... |
a computer search of our pathology records revealed a total of 40 cases of pathologically proven tubular carcinomas that were seen at our hospital between january 1998 and may 2004 .
those cases with less than 50% of the tubular growth pattern were excluded from this study . as a result , 31 patients ( age range : 34... | objectivewe wanted to evaluate the mammographic and sonographic differential features between pure ( pt ) and mixed tubular carcinoma ( mt ) of the breast.materials and methodsbetween january 1998 and may 2004 , 17 pts and 14 mts were pathologically confirmed at our institution . the preoperative mammography ( n = 26 )... |
although it closed its doors in 1950 , the pioneer health centre ( phc ) in peckham , south london ( also known as the peckham health centre or the peckham experiment ) remains a project whose significance and legacy are vigorously contested . on the one hand , there are those who have criticised what they see as its o... | the pioneer health centre , based in south london before and after the second world war , remains a source of interest for advocates of a positive approach to health promotion in contrast with the treatment of those already ill .
its closure in 1950 for lack of funds has been blamed on the then recently established n... |
currently , the definition of mets is a constellation of interconnected risk factors of metabolic origin that often accompany obesity , the principal symptom , and consist of dyslipidemia , elevated blood pressure , impaired glucose tolerance , a hypercoagulable state , and a proinflammatory state .
childhood obesity... | we investigated the role of urokinase plasminogen activator ( upa ) and its soluble receptors ( supar ) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 ( pai-1 ) in metabolic syndrome ( mets ) components , insulin secretion , and resistance in schoolchildren .
we enrolled 387 children , aged 10.3 1.5 years , in taipei .
ant... |
the study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the medical faculty of ruhr university bochum before the experiments ( registration no .
3231-ff ) as well as the german federal regulatory authorities ( bundesinstitut fr arzneimittel und medizinprodukte [ bfarm ] ) .
patients with type 2 diabetes ( world ... | objectiveinsulin secretion is often diminished in hyperglycemic patients with type 2 diabetes .
we examined whether chronic basal insulin treatment with insulin glargine improves glucose - induced insulin secretion.research design and methodsfourteen patients with type 2 diabetes on metformin monotherapy received an ... |
to identify and prioritise diseases which can be managed by an integrated care model . to develop an adequate methodology therefore . to develop a list of indicators for the design of integrated care models .
identification and prioritisation of the diseases through means of a literature review , a questionnaire for ... | aims and objectivesto identify and prioritise diseases which can be managed by an integrated care model . to develop an adequate methodology therefore . to develop a list of indicators for the design of integrated care models . to research and analyse international experience and evidence.methodsidentification and prio... |
this may be related to the abnormal hemodynamics of systemic and splanchnic arterial vasodilatation and extra - hepatic vasoconstriction peculiar to advanced cirrhosis .
this is termed functional renal failure , as the renal dysfunction is the result of relative renal ischemia , and is usually reversible upon correct... | the traditional diagnostic criteria of renal dysfunction in cirrhosis are a 50% increase in serum creatinine ( scr ) with a final value above 1.5 mg / dl .
this means that patients with milder degrees of renal dysfunction are not being diagnosed , and therefore not offered timely treatment .
the international ascit... |
infectious diseases pose a significant threat to global health and economic stability [ 1 , 2 ] . due to extensive globalization and urbanization , infectious diseases can spread at unprecedented rates .
small and localized infectious disease threats can rapidly become international catastrophes , as demonstrated by ... | the global rapid identification of threats system ( grits ) is a biosurveillance application that enables infectious disease analysts to monitor nontraditional information sources ( e.g. , social media , online news outlets , promed - mail reports , and blogs ) for infectious disease threats .
grits analyzes these te... |
in recent years , the incidence of obesity - related glomerulopathy has been steadily
increasing in patients with chronic kidney disease ( ckd ) . according to one report
, the
relative risks for ckd in overweight ( body mass index [ bmi ] of 25 kg / m or
higher ) and obese individuals ( bmi of 30 kg / m or h... | [ purpose ] this study assessed changes in body composition before and after dialysis in
chronic hemodialysis patients and determined the relationships between various body
composition parameters and blood lipid levels in these patients . [ subjects ] the
cross - sectional study included 19 dialysis outpatients (... |
the pathology of 60 aged female sencar mice used as acetone controls in skin painting studies was studied . fifty percent of the mice survived past 96 weeks of age .
the major contributing causes of death identified in 42 mice were glomerulonephritis ( 8 mice ) , histiocytic sarcoma ( 7 mice ) , and other tumors ( 8 ... | |
the brazil nut ( bertholietia excelsa ) is an important nontimber forest product ( ntfp ) from the amazon forest .
brazil nuts exploitation is an important social and economic activity for people living in forest areas . besides this
, it is an important factor in forestry conservation and environmental sustainabil... | this study aimed to verify the use of aqueous ozone as alternative technology for fungal control .
brazil nuts sterilized were inoculated with either 1 106 or 1 107 conidia ml1 of aspergillus flavus ( mum 9201 ) to determine optimal treatment parameters and different aqueous ozone contact times .
these assays s... |
in contrast with the y - chromosome , the x - chromosome has a large number of genes that are essential for cell activity .
however , a female cell has double the number of x - chromosomes in comparison with a male ; male and female cells have approximately an equal amount of x - chromosome - encoded enzymes .
x - ... | the aim of this study was to evaluate the patterns of x - chromosome inactivation during the remission in acute myeloid leukemia ( aml ) at the rna level .
two hundred normal females and 45 female patients with aml entered the study .
the frequency of heterozygosity was 48.5% ( 119/245 ) for p55 , 40% ( 93/245 ) fo... |
one of the most significant advances in the management of melanoma has been the adoption of the sentinel lymph node ( sln ) technique .
this procedure , through the cooperation between surgery , nuclear medicine , and pathology , has enabled surgeons to identify patients with subclinical nodal metastases .
for thos... | background .
advanced age is associated with a poorer prognosis in patients with melanoma . despite this
established finding , a decreased incidence of positive sentinel lymph nodes ( slns ) with advancing age has paradoxically been described . methods . using a single - institution database of melanoma patients be... |
the sylvian fissure ( sf ) , or the lateral sulcus , was first illustrated in tabulae pictae by fabrici dacquapendente in 1600 . in 1641
however , he attributed his work to franciscus sylvius , who became the eponym of this anatomical structure .
anatomically , the sf is formed by the frontal , parietal and temp... | the aim of this cross sectional anatomical study is to determine the distribution of the defined anatomical variations of the sylvian fissure ( sf ) in a normal population and to analyze its bilateral superposable presentation .
furthermore , we examined the course of the middle cerebral artery ( mca ) and the divisi... |
its morphology has been extensively studied since the technique of recording was introduced in the beginning of the twentieth century .
the use of computers for ecg recording enabled studies of dynamic properties of the ecg .
the modulation of the cardiac cycle is extensively studied based on the signal that is gen... | this article discusses the algorithm to measure electrocardiogram ( ecg ) and respiration simultaneously and to have the diagnostic potentiality for sleep apnoea from ecg recordings .
the algorithm is composed by the combination with the three particular scale transform of aj(t ) , uj(t ) , oj(aj ) and the statistica... |
some teeth are severely mutilated because of caries , trauma or even as a result of previous large restorations . in case of an evident horizontal loss of clinical crown
, most of the teeth could be unable to retain the final restoration without some additional support .
if only a ferrule of minimal thickness can b... | teeth that have short clinical crown , which are not alone enough to support the definitive restoration can be best treated using the post and core system .
the advantages of fiber post over conventional metallic post materials have led to its wide acceptance .
in addition to that the combination of aesthetic and m... |
non - alcoholic fatty liver disease ( nafld ) is associated with type 2 diabetes ( t2 dm ) and the metabolic syndrome , and can progress to chronic liver disease .
iu / l ) alanine transaminase ( alt ) , as a surrogate marker for nafld , in patients with newly diagnosed t2 dm .
retrospective analysis of alt with me... | introduction : non - alcoholic fatty liver disease ( nafld ) is associated with type 2 diabetes ( t2 dm ) and the metabolic syndrome , and can progress to chronic liver disease .
we examined the incidence of elevated ( > 35
iu / l ) alanine transaminase ( alt ) , as a surrogate marker for nafld , in patients with n... |
malaria is a major health problem in developing countries , affecting each year at least 300500 million individuals of which more than 1 million people die of serious complications .
primarily in children beyond 5 years , parasite - mediated processes and excessive or uncontrolled inflammation cause malaria pathogene... | b cells and antibodies are essential for the protective immune response against a blood - stage plasmodium infection .
although extensive research has focused on memory as well as plasma b - cell responses during infection , little is known about how malaria affects b - cell development and splenic maturation into ma... |
participants from the pittsburgh epidemiology of diabetes complications ( edc ) study with arterial blood pressure < 140/90 at study initiation were selected for study ( n = 510 ) .
the edc is a historical cohort study based on incident cases of childhood - onset ( prior to their 17th birthday ) type 1 diabetes , dia... | objectivediabetes control and complications trial / epidemiology of diabetes intervention and complications analyses demonstrated that intensive insulin therapy was inversely associated with incident hypertension .
we thus sought to confirm these observations and , given sex differences in other type 1 diabetes compl... |
a 42-year - old woman presented to us with a history of pain in her right knee for the past one year .
the trigger spot for the pain was located just medial to the ligamentum patellae at the level of the joint line .
the pain was sharp and shooting in nature and was precipitated by pressure over the trigger spot . ... | we present a rare case of glomus tumor of hoffa 's fat pad in a 42-year - old woman .
magnetic resonance imaging findings along with the characteristic clinical picture led us to suspect a glomus tumor as the possible etiology .
an ischemia test was found to be positive and this further substantiated our diagnosis ... |
a rapid increase in chromatin compaction during mitosis , known as chromosome condensation , is essential for the faithful distribution of identical genetic material between daughter cells .
chromosome condensation involves the recruitment of condensin complexes to chromatin and is characterized by a pattern of postt... | abstractmitosis in metazoans is characterized by abundant phosphorylation of histone h3 and involves the recruitment of condensin complexes to chromatin .
the relationship between the 2 phenomena and their respective contributions to chromosome condensation in vivo remain poorly understood .
recent studies have sho... |
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