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health - care providers were confident of having enough knowledge to work out preventive activities , but expressed their need for a work - up protocol to follow the consecutive steps of the programme and for helpdesk support .
most of them perceived preventive activities as a challenging task and as an intrinsic par... | in the netherlands an innovative programme for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) in primary care among patients aged 4070 years has been evaluated in both an effect study and a pilot implementation study .
health - care providers identified four obstacles for successful implementation ... |
since the advent of the first - generation iphone ( apple inc , cupertino , ca , usa ) in 2007 , smartphones have become a part of our lives .
smartphones , which evolved from personal digital assistants ( pda ) , are expected to be used by more than 100 million people worldwide in 2012 . not only can individuals use... | purposewe performed an analysis of the smartphone legibility of the websites of the korean urological association ( kua ) and other urological societies.materials and methodsthis study was conducted on the websites of the kua and nine other urological societies .
each website was accessed via iphone safari and androi... |
normal aging is associated with cognitive decline in various domains , such as executive control , working memory , and episodic memory , and has been linked with structural morphology and functional changes in the brain [ 1 , 2 ] .
there has been accumulating evidence that older adults exhibit structural volumetric ... | mounting evidence suggests that enriched mental , physical , and socially stimulating activities are beneficial for counteracting age - related decreases in brain function and cognition in older adults . here , we used functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fmri ) to demonstrate the functional plasticity of brain acti... |
platinum- ( pt- ) based chemotherapeutic agents have been utilized in the treatment malignancies since their first approval in the 1970s .
cisplatin , carboplatin , and oxaliplatin are the three most commonly used pt drugs in the usa and are an essential part of the standard of care for lung , ovarian , colorectal , ... | platinum drugs are an important class of cancer chemotherapeutics . however , the use of these drugs is limited by the development of resistance during treatment with decreased accumulation being a common mechanism . both cu transporters ctr1 and ctr2 influence the uptake and cytotoxicity of cisplatin . although it... |
gynecomastia is the development of a fibroepithelial structure in the male breast due to several factors , with resemblance to female breast .
gynecomastia may occur owing to physiological changes , systemic diseases , tumors , and medications .
angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitors , spironolactone , digoxin ... | adverse drug reactions play a substantial role in the etiology of gynecomastia .
gynecomastia as an adverse drug reaction , related to some cardiovascular drugs , has been reported in literature .
nebivolol is a third generation beta - blocker , and gynecomastia as an adverse effect on the consumption of this drug ... |
in 2003 , the united nations adopted a comprehensive approach to the prevention vertical transmission ( pvt ) of hiv among infants and young children , consisting of the following four essential elements : primary prevention of hiv infection among women of childbearing age;preventing unintended pregnancies among women ... | introductionin 2010 , two global networks of people living with hiv , the international community of women living with hiv ( icw global ) and the global network of people living with hiv ( gnp + ) were invited to review a draft strategic framework for the global scale up of prevention of vertical transmission ( pvt ) t... |
hypopituitarism is the partial or complete insufficiency of anterior pituitary hormone secretion and may result from pituitary or hypothalamic disease . the earlier reported incidence of ( 1242 new cases per million per year ) and prevalence of ( 300455 per million )
the prevalence of hypopituitarism was 46 cases per... | hypopituitarism , a disease of varied etiologies , is a serious endocrine illness that requires early recognition and prompt treatment to avoid its severe deleterious effects . in adults
it is often missed due to non - specific symptoms of growth hormone deficiency and hypogonadism or mild deficiencies of other pitui... |
prevention of -cell dysfunction is critical for avoiding the development and progression of type 2 diabetes ( 1 ) .
assessing in vivo insulin secretion is complex because the release of insulin from the -cell is influenced by multiple factors including systemic insulin sensitivity , hepatic insulin extraction , plasm... | objectivethe hyperbolic relationship between insulin secretion and sensitivity has been used to assess in vivo -cell function ( i.e. , the disposition index ) .
the disposition index emphasizes the importance of taking into account both skeletal muscle and hepatic insulin resistance to depict insulin secretion .
ho... |
diatoms are believed
to be the most important primary producers
in the ocean , accounting for approximately
40% of total marine primary productivity .
these organisms are extensively distributed , are often dominant
in well - mixed coastal and open - ocean upwelling regions , warm oligotrophic gyres , and the... | investigation
of how diatoms cope with the rapid fluctuations in
iron bioavailability in marine environments may facilitate a better
understanding of the mechanisms underlying their ecological success ,
in particular their ability to proliferate rapidly during favorable
conditions . in this study , using in v... |
sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas in affected tissues .
the most commonly affected organs are the lungs and lymph nodes , followed by the liver , although several other organs can also be involved , including the liver , skin , eyes , heart , and brain .
... | introductionthe association of hepatic sarcoidosis with hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) is considerably rare . here
we report a rare case of hcc associated with sarcoidosis.presentation of casea 75-year - old male with no history of alcohol addiction or viral hepatitis was referred to our hospital because of an abno... |
although commercial air travels have become one of the safest forms of transport , many people are still affected by aerophobia .
in fact , the last years have been characterized by a growing request for fear of flying intervention programs .
nevertheless , rather few controlled studies on the compared effectivenes... | the purpose of the research was to compare the effectiveness of the following treatment methods for fear of flying : cognitive behavioral therapy ( cbt ) integrated with systematic desensitization , cbt combined with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy , and cbt combined with virtual reality exposure ... |
gestational diabetes mellitus ( gdm ) may give rise to higher risks of multiple complications for mother and fetus , including miscarriage , preterm delivery , pregnancy hypertension , embryonic abnormalities , macrosomia , and even fetal death .
prevalence of gdm in china is increasing , from 3.7% in 1995 to 5.1% ... | backgroundthe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between plasma fatty acid binding protein 4 ( fabp4 ) , phosphatase and tensin homolog ( pten ) , and insulin resistance in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus ( gdm).material / methodsplasma fabp4 and pten were determined by elisa in gdm patie... |
ameloblastoma and odontogenic keratocyst ( okc ) are known as aggressive benign odontogenic neoplasms ( abons ) due to their aggressive behavior .
they have substantial potential to grow to enormous size with resulting bone deformities , invade the adjacent tissues and spread beyond their normal clinical and radiogra... | aggressive benign odontogenic neoplasms have substantial potential to grow to an enormous size with resulting bone deformities , and they often invade adjacent tissues and spread beyond their normal clinical and radiographic margins ; as such , they have a high rate of recurrence . historically , management ( conservat... |
however while there is a considerable amount of literature available on the subjective influences in adults little is known about esthetics in children [ 1 , 2 ] .
early childhood caries ( ecc ) is defined as the presence of one carious lesion or more on the teeth of children younger than 71 months of age .
the lab... | background and aim .
esthetic concerns in primary teeth have been studied mainly from the point of view of parents .
the aim of this study was to study compare the opinions of children aged 58 years to have an opinion regarding the changes in appearance of their teeth due to dental caries and the materials used to ... |
according to the last report from the nari 2006 ( national art registry of india ) , recipient cycles were performed in approximately 12% of all art cycles . in 50% of recipient cycles ,
a dedicated donor was stimulated and rest of 50% recipients had egg sharing with a patient .
the success of oocyte donation may b... | background : oocyte donation is an invaluable therapy for couples with impending or complete ovarian failure . in addition , oocyte donation affords a scientific opportunity to study the unique biologic participation of the uterus in the process of human embryo implantation.aim:to identify the recipient variables that ... |
dopaminergic ( da ) neurons located in the substantia nigral ( sn ) region of the midbrain serve as modulators for motor control .
progressive loss of these neurons is a hallmark of parkinson 's disease ( pd ) , the second most common neurodegenerative disorder .
the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving pd pat... | parkinson 's disease is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra . as a result ,
intensive efforts have focused upon mechanisms that facilitate the death of mature dopaminergic neurons .
unfortunately , these efforts have been unsuccessful in providing an effective treatment to addr... |
. feedback control may actually increase rather than decrease instability due to the inherent time - delay in the neural close - loop control .
we focused on measuring the mechanical impedance of the ankle during walking because the ankle is critical for propulsion , shock absorption , and balance during standing and... | the human ankle joint plays a critical role during walking and understanding the biomechanical factors that govern ankle behavior and provides fundamental insight into normal and pathologically altered gait .
previous researchers have comprehensively studied ankle joint kinetics and kinematics during many biomechanic... |
the major pathological hallmarks of ad besides neuronal loss are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles ( nfts ) .
both amyloid plaques and nfts have been implicated in neuronal impairment and death in a large number of studies .
although a great deal of controversy exists about the relative importance of amyl... | glial activation and increased inflammation characterize neuropathology in alzheimer 's disease ( ad ) .
the aim was to develop a model for studying phagocytosis of -amyloid ( a ) peptide by human microglia and to test effects thereupon by immunomodulatory substances .
human chme3 microglia showed intracellular a
... |
studies of calling in frogs have produced substantial insight to our understanding of sexual selection , speciation , and the evolution of communication systems [ 17 ] .
the astonishing diversity of frog calls has inspired studies on the selective forces that drive their diversification and evolutionary history .
p... | a high diversity of mating calls is found among frogs .
the calls of most species , however , are simple , in comparison to those of mammals and birds . in order to determine if the mechanics of the larynx could explain the simplicity of treefrog calls , the larynges of euthanized males were activated with airflow . ... |
the chemical and physical properties of
atmospheric aerosol particles
affect their ability to serve as cloud condensation nuclei ( ccn ) , thus influencing cloud properties and lifetime
and earth s radiative balance .
there are thousands of different organic compounds
in the atmosphere , either directly emitt... | particulate phase reactions between
organic and inorganic compounds
may significantly alter aerosol chemical properties , for example ,
by suppressing particle volatility . here , chemical processing upon
drying of aerosols comprised of organic ( acetic , oxalic , succinic ,
or citric ) acid
/ monovalent in... |
expensive and time - consuming processes have forced an increase in efficiency in the research industry ; this , as well as the increasing need for documentation , introduces the problem of pipetting robots operating blind .
the operator provides the reagents and substances for the system to work with according to ... | parallel liquid handling systems are widely used in different applications of life sciences . in order to avoid false positive or negative results which lead to higher costs due to the replication of the experiments it is necessary to monitor the process and success of liquid delivery .
an easy method for the determi... |
the choroid is the posterior portion of the uveal tract and outlines the retina and retinal pigment epithelium ( rpe ) .
it comprises three vasculature layers : haller layer that includes large vessels , sattler layer with medium vessels occupying choroidal stroma ( figure 1 ) , and the innermost layer of choriocapil... | the choroid is the vascular layer that supplies the outer retina and is involved in the pathogenesis of several ocular conditions including choroidal tumors , age related macular degeneration , central serous chorioretinopathy , diabetic retinopathy , and uveitis .
nevertheless , difficulties in the visualization of ... |
the aim of this paper was to investigate potential correlations between ambient sulphur dioxide and female emergency department ( ed ) visits for migraine in two canadian cities , toronto and ottawa , two locations with different levels of the pollutant concentrations .
conditional logistic regression was applied to ... | ambient sulphur dioxide ( so2 ) concentrations may affect the number of female emergency department ( ed ) visits for migraine .
ed visits diagnosed as migraine among females in two cities in canada , toronto ( n = 704 ) and ottawa ( n = 3 , 358 ) , were analyzed . in the study case - crossover design was used .
co... |
it allows listeners to accurately localize the direction of incoming sounds in their everyday listening and communication . with this ability
, listeners can construct auditory images and have a sense of the environment they are in .
it is especially critical for a listener to know the direction of surrounding soun... | this systematic review evaluated the impact of using digital pinna - cue preserving technologies ( ppt ) on front / back sound localization for adult hearing aid users .
two peer - reviewed studies and two non - peer - reviewed studies were included .
lab - based and self - report outcomes were both assessed .
th... |
requisition storage and retrieval are an integral part of any routine or specialized outpatient clinical laboratory .
patients receive a paper requisition from their physician indicating the required tests , and the patient brings it to a satellite bleed - station or a hospital for specimen collection .
the process... | requisition storage and retrieval are an integral part of the outpatient laboratory testing process .
it is frequently necessary to review an original requisition to confirm the ordering physician , patient demographics , diagnostic information , and requested tests .
manual retrieval of a paper requisition is time... |
skull base chondrosarcomas are rare tumors of cartilaginous tissue arising from cellular nests of nonossified bone .
the mainstay of treatment for these lesions is surgical excision along with adjuvant radiotherapy.1
2
3
4
5 however , several traditional surgical resection techniques such as the retrosigmoid ... | chondrosarcomas of the skull base are rare tumors that present difficult management considerations due to the pathoanatomical relationships of the tumor to adjacent structures .
we present the case of a 25-year - old female patient presenting with a chondrosarcoma of the right petrous apex extending inferiorly , medi... |
since kossard 's original description of frontal fibrosing alopecia ( ffa ) in 1994 as a scarring alopecia characterized by progressive recession of the frontotemporal hairline in postmenopausal women , zinkernagel and treb reported in 2000 yet another form of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution ( fapd ) affec... | frontal fibrosing alopecia ( ffa ) and fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution ( fapd ) represent clinically distinctive conditions characterized by pattern hair loss with evidence of follicular inflammation and fibrosis .
since kossard 's original description , the condition has been recognized to represent a r... |
nitrogen vacancy centers
( nvcs ) in diamond have great promise for
applications in quantum computing , fluorescence labeling , and electric
and magnetic field sensing .
several exciting advances have been recently reported including
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy on nanometer length scales and fluor... | we investigate the aerobic oxidation
of high - pressure , high - temperature
nanodiamonds ( 550 nm dimensions ) using a combination of carbon
and oxygen k - edge x - ray absorption , wavelength - dependent x - ray photoelectron ,
and vibrational spectroscopies .
oxidation at 575 c for 2 h eliminates
graphit... |
merkel cell carcinoma ( mcc ) is a rare neuroendocrine skin tumor , with a high risk of local and distant spread .
the incidence of mcc is 0.32 per 100.000 , showing an increasing incidence with advanced age and in male caucasians .
progression in incidence might be linked to the constantly increasing exposure to u... | background .
the goal of this paper is to review contemporary multidisciplinary treatment with reference to merkel cell carcinoma .
management of this rare but highly aggressive skin cancer is a complex undertaking that necessitates an understanding of its etiology , epidemiology , clinical presentation , and the c... |
different reasons might be responsible for delayed or nonunion healing . in the clinical setting ,
nonunion increases the cost of care , necessitates additional surgeries , and results in a prolonged period of convalescence , which is associated with increased mortality .
the incidence of hemorrhagic shock followin... | impaired fracture healing can occur in severely injured patients with hemorrhagic shock due to decreased soft tissue perfusion after trauma .
we investigated the effects of fracture healing in a standardized pressure controlled hemorrhagic shock model in mice , to test the hypothesis that bleeding is relevant in the ... |
the incidence of diffuse large b cell lymphoma ( dlbcl ) increases with age , with approximately 40% of patients aged over 70 years .
combination chemotherapy has improved the prognosis of dlbcl ; before the rituximab era the standard treatment included cyclophosphamide , doxorubicin , vincristine , and prednisolone ... | purposethe dose intensity of doxorubicin ( did ) is important to the survival of diffuse large b cell lymphoma ( dlbcl ) patients .
however , due to expected toxicities , most elderly patients can not receive full doses of anthracyclines .
the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of did on the survival ... |
a total of 30 anisakis type i larvae were removed from the stomach of 16 patients referred to the department of parasitology and tropical medicine , seoul national university college of medicine , seoul , south korea , from 2000 through 2013 ( table ) . among them , 26 larvae were analyzed by dna sequencing .
all pat... | anisakiasis in humans in south korea has been considered to be caused exclusively by the larvae of anisakis simplex sensu stricto and pseudoterranova decipiens .
recently , however , dna sequencing of larvae from 15 of 16 anisakiasis patients confirmed the cause to be anisakis pegreffii infection . molecular analysis... |
there has been a significant increase in the number of internal jugular veins ( ijv ) , which are cannulated for the purposes of haemodynamic monitoring and resuscitation , haemodialysis and the administration of drugs and parenteral nutrition .
this has been paralleled by an increase in the number of the various com... | complications following central venous catheterisation abound in the medical literature .
this reflects the under - estimated potential hazards associated with this procedure as well as an increase in the number of such procedures performed in high - risk patients .
we report on a case where a venous pseudo - aneur... |
photodynamic therapy ( pdt ) is considered a selective method of treatment which works in areas of choroidal neovascularization ( cnv ) ; however , there are reports of choroidal hypoperfusion after pdt .
this paper presents a clinical case of choroidal circulation disturbances caused by pdt , accompanied by cnv prog... | summarybackgroundphotodynamic therapy ( pdt ) is considered a selective method of treatment which works in areas of choroidal neovascularization ( cnv ) ; however , there are reports of choroidal hypoperfusion after pdt .
this paper presents a clinical case of choroidal circulation disturbances caused by pdt , accomp... |
pregnant women with impaired glucose tolerance ( igt ) is prone to gestational diabetes mellitus ( gdm ) and is characterized by impaired insulin sensitivity . insulin resistance and impaired pancreatic beta - cell function are important factors for gdm .
undesirable effects of hyperglycemia and gdm include emberyoni... | background : hyperglycemia and gestational diabetes mellitus are complications of pregnancy .
both mothers and newborns are typically at increased risk for complications .
this study sought to determine effect of zinc supplementation on serum glucose levels , insulin resistance , energy and macronutrients intakes i... |
the boluscal study was a prospective , randomized , controlled , open - label , three - arm parallel , bicentric clinical study of 51 adults with type 1 diabetes .
eligibility criteria were age 1865 years , type 1 diabetes duration 12 months , and use of mdi therapy with long- and rapid - acting insulin analog .
pr... | objectiveto investigate the effect of flexible intensive insulin therapy ( fiit ) and an automated bolus calculator ( abc ) in a danish type 1 diabetes population treated with multiple daily injections .
furthermore , to test the feasibility of teaching fiit in a 3-h structured course.research design and methodsthe b... |
the study design consisted of a cross - sectional , community - based survey of a qualitative
and quantitative nature . the sampling method employed ensured a nationally representative sample , with sufficient
numbers of subjects in each of the two target populations : 510 years of age ( primary
school - aged chi... | among countries which have undergone a rapid socio - economic and nutrition transition over
the past few decades , the indian ocean island of mauritius is among those with the
greatest surge in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cvd .
the aim of the present study
was to characterise the bmi and cardiovascula... |
nickel titanium ( ni - ti ) rotary endodontic files are known for its shape memory and super - elastic properties .
torsional failure occurs when an instrument tip or another part of the instrument is locked in a canal while the shank continues to rotate .
when torque exerted by the handpiece exceeds the elastic li... | aims : the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate comparatively the effects of multiple autoclaving on surface topography and cyclic fatigue of three different rotary nickel - titanium ( ni - ti ) instruments.materials and methods : twenty - one files each of twisted files ( tf ) , revo - s , and race were used in ... |
blindness as an outcome of eye disease may cause affective disorders,1 while sleep disorders usually accompany mood disorders . for example , a considerable proportion of patients with macular degeneration,2 glaucoma,3,4 cataract,5 and dry eye disease ( ded)6,7 suffer from depression .
patients with macular degenerat... | purposedry eye disease ( ded ) is potentially associated with sleep and mood disorders .
this study evaluated sleep quality in patients with ded using a questionnaire - based survey before and after topical eyedrop treatment .
the effectiveness of sleep and ophthalmic services in assisting with sleep problems in pa... |
conducting polymer ( cp ) and metal nanoparticle composites or the so - called nanocomposites have received much attention recently due to their potential applications in electrocatalysis , chemical sensors , electrochemical capacitors , and protective coatings against corrosion .
various methods for the preparation ... | in this work , gold - incorporated polyethylenedioxythiophene nanocomposite material has been synthesized chemically , employing reverse emulsion polymerization method .
infrared and raman spectroscopic studies revealed that the polymerization of ethylenedioxythiophene leads to the formation of polymer polyethylenedi... |
farmers are exposed to a variety of pollutants particularly heavy metals that are released into the environment as a consequence of agricultural activities such as the use of pesticides and fertilizers .
some metals are extremely toxic to humans and the toxic heavy metals of greatest concern include cadmium , lead , ... | heavy metals , particularly cadmium , lead , and arsenic , constitute a significant potential threat to human health .
this study was conducted to determine the levels of cadmium , lead , and arsenic in nail samples from farmers at muda agricultural development authority ( mada ) , kedah , malaysia , and evaluate fac... |
aortic regurgitation ( ar ) resulted by primary disease of the aortic valve leaflets and/or the wall of aortic root such as bicuspid aortic valve or rheumatic heart disease or secondary disease due to dilatation of ascending aorta such as degenerative change with hypertension or aortic dissection , etc .
in contrast ... | backgroundit is not well known about the implication of left ventricular ( lv ) strain as a predictor for mortality in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation ( ar ) .
the purpose of this study was to investigate whether global longitudinal strain measured by two - dimensional speckle - tracking echocardiography c... |
positron emission tomography ( pet ) with f - fluorodeoxyglucose ( f - fdg ) has emerged as an increasingly common component of pretreatment cancer staging and response assessment .
the use of concurrent computed tomography ( ct ) and pet ( pet - ct ) can improve detection sensitivity and is used in target delineatio... | patients with locally advanced gastroesophageal cancers frequently undergo concurrent chemotherapy and radiation ( crt ) . 18-fluorodeoxyglucose - positron emission tomography ( 18fdg - pet ) in combination with computed tomography
is used for disease staging and assessing response to therapy .
18fdg - pet interpre... |
some instances of new gene evolution from previously non - coding sequence have now been discovered [ 1 , 2 ] . also , new genes can be formed by shuffling of pre - existing nucleotide sequences .
the relatively recent discovery of large numbers of taxonomically restricted genes also demands a closer investigation of... | duplication of genetic material is clearly a major route to genetic change , with consequences for both evolution and disease .
a variety of forms and mechanisms of duplication are recognised , operating across the scales of a few base pairs upto entire genomes . with the ever - increasing amounts of gene and genome ... |
ectopic liver tissue is a rare entity that involves the presence of hepatic tissue in a number of sites outside of the native liver such as the gallbladder , hepatic ligaments , omentum , retroperitoneum , and thorax [ 15 ] . in most situations ,
rarely , they may present with symptoms of abdominal pain secondary to ... | ectopic liver tissue is a rare clinical entity that is mostly asymptomatic and found incidentally . in certain situations , however , patients may present with symptoms of abdominal pain secondary to torsion , compression , obstruction of adjacent organs , or rupture secondary to malignant transformation .
herein , w... |
current american college of cardiology / american heart association guidelines recommend initiation of dual antiplatelet therapy as soon as possible after admission among all eligible mi patients regardless of revascularization strategy . this recommendation is based on evidence from multiple randomized trials showing ... | backgroundp2y12 antagonist therapy improves outcomes in acute myocardial infarction ( mi ) patients .
novel agents in this class are now available in the us .
we studied the introduction of prasugrel into contemporary mi practice to understand the appropriateness of its use and assess for changes in antiplatelet ma... |
barbital ( btl ; 5,5-diethyl-2,4,6(1h,3h,5h)-pyrimidinetrione
or 5,5-diethylbarbituric acid ;
scheme 1 ) was the
first commercially available barbiturate , which was applied as a sedative
and hypnotic drug during the first half of the 20th century .
this
compound was marketed as tablets under the brand name... | barbital is a hypnotic agent that
has been intensely studied for
many decades .
the aim of this work was to establish a clear and comprehensible
picture of its polymorphic system .
four of the six known solid forms
of barbital ( denoted i0 , iii , iv , and v ) were characterized by various analytical
tech... |
renal cell carcinoma ( rcc ) is the third most common malignancy of the urinary tract and accounts for almost 3% of adult malignancies .
recent progress in the development of molecular targeted agents has expanded the treatment options for patients with metastatic rcc .
sunitinib is an oral tyrosine kinase inhibito... | sunitinib has been approved for the treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma ( rcc ) .
information on the dosage adjustment of sunitinib for patients undergoing hemodialysis is limited .
especially , efficacy and tolerance of sunitinib at a low dose in such patients are not fully understood .
... |
treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies ( psm ) by cytoreductive surgery ( crs ) combined with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy ( hipec ) is an evolving technique with encouraging results 1 .
patient selection for the procedure requires a multi - disciplinary approach and combines many clinical as well as pat... | background : achieving complete cytoreduction of peritoneal surface malignancies ( psm ) can be challenging . in most cases ,
delivery of heated intra - peritoneal chemotherapy ( hipec ) is straightforward .
however , using the closed technique in some cases may be technically challenging ; for example , in patient... |
laparoscopic pyeloplasty ( lp ) is a minimally invasive alternative to open pyeloplasty for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction .
it has been shown to provide lower patient morbidity , shorter hospitalization and faster convalescence .
however , there is an inherent risk of surgical ( blind trocar i... | laparoscopic pyeloplasty is viable standard minimally invasive alternative to open pyeloplasty for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction .
intrathoracic bleeding is an extremely rare complication after laparoscopic urological surgery , but it should be suspected and promptly diagnosed in case of worseni... |
agarose ( agarose type i - a , low eeo , sigma - aldrich , st .
louis , mo , usa ) melted in distilled water at 0.5 to 5% ( w / v ) was poured into paraffin embedding molds and allowed to cool slowly at room temperature to make agarose gels 2 - 5 mm in thickness .
the agarose gels were removed from the molds and re... | backgroundself - made tissue punches can be effectively used to punch holes in blank recipient paraffin blocks and extract tissue cores from the donor paraffin blocks for the low - cost construction of tissue microarrays ( tmas ) . however , variable degrees of section distortion and loss of the tissue cores can occurs... |
with > 600 000 deaths per year , heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the united states,1 despite large national declines in heart disease mortality over the past 60 years.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 nationally , these declines have varied by both race and sex .
white men have experienced large , sustained decline... | backgroundexamining smallarea differences in the strength of declining heart disease mortality by race and sex provides important context for current racial and geographic disparities and identifies localities that could benefit from targeted interventions .
we identified and described temporal trends in declining co... |
a prospective study of household tuberculosis contacts was conducted in the val - de - marne suburb of paris , as detailed in .
briefly , val - de - marne is an area of low tuberculosis endemicity with an annual tuberculosis incidence of 22.1 cases per 100 000 inhabitants . from april 2004 to january 2009
, househo... | a substantial proportion of subjects exposed to a contagious tuberculosis case display lack of tuberculin skin test ( tst ) reactivity .
we previously mapped a major locus ( tst1 ) controlling lack of tst reactivity in families from an area in south africa where tuberculosis is hyperendemic . here
, we conducted a ... |
circumference - derived diameter showed maximum dimension at 20 % of the cardiac cycle .
transcatheter aortic valve implantation ( tavi ) provides a minimally invasive therapeutic option for patients with aortic valve stenosis who can not undergo conventional open - heart surgery [ 15 ] .
unfortunately , current p... | objectivesto determine the optimal imaging time point for transcatheter aortic valve implantation ( tavi ) therapy planning by comprehensive evaluation of the aortic root.methodsmultidetector-row ct ( mdct ) examination with retrospective ecg gating was retrospectively performed in 64 consecutive patients referred for ... |
the burden of this condition is more common in children , especially in developing countries such as india because of poor regulation of the sale of corrosive substances , negligence and low socio - economic status .
the statistical report from the usa for 2008 documents an incidence of 191,397 cases of corrosive inj... | the loss of oesophageal length or obliteration of oesophageal lumen due to stricture acquired by accidental caustic ingestion is more common in children that may require major operative reconstruction .
a number of procedures have been developed for anatomic replacement of oesophagus of which thoracoscopic assisted g... |
the fundamental understanding
of molecular reactivity continues
to fuel countless aspects of scientific discovery .
one model for understanding
reactivity that has recently received great attention is the distortion / interaction
model .
strain
model according to bickelhaupt , divides
the activation ene... | the
distortion / interaction model has been used to explain and predict
reactivity in a variety of reactions where more common explanations ,
such as steric and electronic factors , do not suffice .
this model
has also provided new fundamental insight into regioselectivity
trends in reactions of unsymmetric... |
the main causes of oil pollution in the oceans are extraction of oil , transportation with ballast water release and tanker accidents , and also war - related incidents
land and offshore oil wells also can be a source of oil spills into ocean water .
oil spills from such accidents may quickly spread over many squar... | objective . to determine the most effective and biodegradable dispersant of spilled oil in water surrounding two persian gulf provinces . methods .
this study compared the effects of three dispersants , pars 1 , pars 2 , and gamlen od4000 on removal of oil in two persian gulf provinces ' water .
overall , 16 statio... |
green and blue points mark the mature trees and the seedlings , respectively ( scale bar = 200 m ) . | in korea , mass mortality of quercus mongolica trees has become obvious since 2004 .
raffaelea quercus - mongolicae is believed to be a causal fungus contributing the mortality . to evaluate the pathogenicity of the fungus to the trees ,
the fungus was multiple- and single - inoculated to the seedlings and twigs of... |
the metabolic syndrome is characterized by a collection of cardiovascular risk factors that include obesity , dyslipidemia , hypertension , and glucose intolerance / insulin resistance and together predispose individuals to an increased risk of heart disease , stroke and diabetes [ 1 , 2 ] .
the increased prevalence ... | obesity and hypertension , major risk factors for the metabolic syndrome , render individuals susceptible to an increased risk of cardiovascular complications , such as adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure .
there has been much investigation into the role that an increase in the renin - angiotensin - aldoster... |
growth hormone ( gh ) and its physiological mediator , insulin - like growth factor-1(igf-1 ) , have a major role in linear bone growth and accrual of bone mass during childhood and adolescence . in general ,
linear growth - promoting effects of gh appear to depend upon the production of igf-1 and perhaps other igf p... | objective : growth hormone through insulin - like growth factor 1 ( igf-1 ) plays an important role in both bone growth and mineralization .
this cross - sectional study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between serum igf-1 concentrations and dual energy x - ray ( dxa ) measured whole body less head bone a... |
twenty - one cases of nodular fasciitis and 37 cases of low - grade sarcoma were chosen from the surgical specimens of eulji university hospital , daejeon , between january 2000 and december 2009 .
all available clinical data were acquired from a review of the patients ' medical records .
the histopathological diag... | backgroundnodular fasciitis is the most common reactive mesenchymal lesion to be misidentified as a type of sarcoma .
hur is an mrna - binding protein that can stabilize cyclooxygenase-2 ( cox-2 ) mrna leading to cox-2 overexpression .
the aim of this study is a comparison of the expressions of cox-2 and hur and th... |
population - based
studies suggest that mild cognitive impairment ( mci ) , at a level below what would be
diagnosed as dementia , is more prevalent ( 1020% ) than dementia ( 56% ) . annually ,
1015% of
elderly people with mci progress to dementia , compared with 12% of elderly people who
progress to dementia... | [ purpose ] the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between handgrip
strength and mild cognitive impairment in elderly adults .
[ subjects ] study participants
included 2,982 adults ( 1,366 males and 1,616 females ) , aged 65 years or older . [ methods ]
this population - based cross - sec... |
most organs consist of a variety of cell types with interdependent functions . to understand organ function and disease , genome - wide information on each cell type is crucial .
studies on pooled material detect global gene expression patterns but represent an average dominated by the most abundant cell types . with... | summaryto understand organ function , it is important to have an inventory of its cell types and of their corresponding marker genes . this is a particularly challenging task for human tissues like the pancreas , because reliable markers are limited .
hence , transcriptome - wide studies are typically done on pooled ... |
we have designed two metal organic
frameworks ( mofs ) to
efficiently convert x - ray to visible - light luminescence . the mofs
are constructed from m6(3-o)4(3-oh)4(carboxylate)12 ( m
= hf or zr ) secondary building units ( sbus ) and anthracene - based dicarboxylate
bridging ligands .
the high atomic num... | |
actinomyces neuii are irregularly shaped gram - positive rods that grow well under aerobic conditions as other species in the genus , but do not display the typical branching filaments and do not cause the typical lesions of actinomycosis with purulent discharge of sulfur granules observed in most other actinomyces spe... | bacteremia due to actinomyces neuii has been reported in the literature 14 times .
a. neuii is an endogenous organism that has been cultured in clinical specimens of the genitourinary tract ; we are reporting a unique case of a. neuii postoperative testicular abscess with bacteremia which was successfully treated wit... |
low molecular weight heparins ( lmwhs ) have now largely replaced unfractionated heparin ( ufh ) in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism ( vte ) due to ease of administration and a more predictable pharmacokinetic profile .
however , certain patient demographics were not included in the early random... | low molecular weight heparins ( lmwhs ) are now the mainstay option in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism . in some patients receiving therapeutic doses of lmwh , activity can be measured by quantifying the presence of anti - factor xa ( afxa ) for dose adjustment
. however , currently there are n... |
gastrointestinal cancer is a common digestive system tumor , accounting for 30% of the global incidence and 40% of the global malignant tumor mortality . tumor recurrence and metastases
therefore , prognostic and predictive factors are urgently needed for a better - personalized treatment . circulating tumor cells ( ... | background : as the clinical value of cytokeratin-19 ( ck19 ) and thymidine kinase-1 ( tk1 ) in advanced gastrointestinal cancer remains controversial , we investigated their expression and clinical significance in this disease.methods:a total of 171 advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients were prospectively enrolled... |
the oral cavity has been the most prominent site of drug delivery for a long period of time . in 1847
recent developments in the formulation technology have presented viable dosage alternatives from the oral route for pediatrics , geriatric , bedridden , nauseous , or noncompliant patients .
novel bioadhesive mucos... | the present investigation was undertaken with an objective of formulating mouth dissolving films ( mdfs ) of amlodipine besylate ( amlo ) to enhance convenience and compliance of the elderly and pediatric patients for better therapeutic efficacy .
film formers like hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose ( hpmc ) and methyl ... |
previous studies have reported that the correlation of ics and ischemic stroke is more prominent in asians ; in contrast , extracranial carotid stenosis ( ecs ) is more prevalent in whites.1 , 2 , 3 ics is thought to be the cause of 33% to 84% of ischemic strokes in asian populations4 and 8% to 10% of strokes in north ... | backgroundintracranial stenosis ( ics ) is a major determinant of ischemic stroke in asians .
we determined the clinical significance of different risk factors and the role of ics in taiwanese patients with varied distributions of cervicocerebral stenosis.methods and resultspresence of extracranial carotid stenosis (... |
prostate cancer ( pca ) is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in men and accounts for a major proportion in cancer deaths . though known to be more prevalent in western countries ,
migrant population data show lifestyle and environment to be contributing risk factors . with westernized behavior changes ,... | purposewe evaluated the biochemical recurrence ( bcr ) of prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy ( rp ) or radiotherapy ( rt).materials and methodspatients who underwent rp or rt as primary definitive treatment from 2007 were enrolled for this study .
they were divided into two groups ; the low - i... |
fibrous dysplasia ( fd ) is a condition characterized by the presence of fibro - osseous tissue in the bone leading to widening and thinning of its cortex .
fibrous dysplasia has a wide clinical spectrum , with substantial variation between patients in terms of orthopaedic manifestations , including the number of fra... | purposethe management of proximal femoral deformity in fibrous dysplasia ( fd ) is a challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon .
the purpose of this study was to analyze the various presentations of fd of proximal femur and the results of the various treatment modalities for the same.methodsthis is a retrospective cohort ... |
cytosine-5 methylation ( mc ) is a common epigenetic modification found in dna with important regulatory roles in transcription ( suzuki and bird , 2008 ) .
the cellular and molecular functions of mc - modified nucleobases in rna , however , remain largely unknown .
dnmt2 and nsun2 are currently the only known mc r... | summaryautosomal - recessive loss of the nsun2 gene has been identified as a causative link to intellectual disability disorders in humans .
nsun2 is an rna methyltransferase modifying cytosine-5 in transfer rnas ( trnas ) , yet the identification of cytosine methylation in other rna species has been hampered by the ... |
repetitive sequences , such as trinucleotide repeats ( tnrs ) , are spread all over the genome and can be found in intergenic regions , 5 regulatory regions , promoters , introns , or exons .
such sequences are particularly prone to mutate , and their rate of mutation can be several orders of magnitude higher than th... | instability of repetitive sequences originates from strand misalignment during repair or replicative dna synthesis . to investigate the activity of reconstituted t4 replisomes across trinucleotide repeats ( tnrs ) during leading strand dna synthesis
, we developed a method to build replication miniforks containing a ... |
proton therapy has currently used to treat brain , spinal and prostate cancers , as well as breast cancer .
proponents have cited the modality s ability to spare healthy tissue , but critics have claimed the benefit gained from its use has not validated its cost in comparison with photon therapy .
the aim of this s... | context : proton therapy has currently used to treat brain , spinal and prostate cancers , as well as breast cancer .
proponents have cited the modality s ability to spare healthy tissue , but critics have claimed the benefit gained from its use has not validated its cost in comparison with photon therapy .
the aim... |
an 84-year - old woman was referred to our ocular oncology service with a suspected diagnosis of choroidal melanoma in her left eye . upon examination in our clinic ,
the visual acuity in her right eye was 0.7 and in the left eye , hand movements .
the left eye was pseudophakic , and an elevated pigmented tumor wit... | our case represents a unique occurrence of pigmented choroidal tumor that clinically appeared as choroidal melanoma and was treated accordingly . at the same time , while evaluating the patient for systemic metastases of uveal melanoma , she was diagnosed as having lung carcinoma .
events that led to the enucleation ... |
poliomyelitis is caused by poliovirus ( pv ) , which can affect the nervous system causing permanent paralysis .
pv is an rna virus that belongs to the genus enterovirus of the large family of picornaviridae .
there are three serotypes of pv ( i.e. , pv-1 , pv-2 , and pv-3 ) .
two trivalent polio vaccines have be... | the antiviral activity of the organic extract ( oe ) of eupatorium buniifolium against poliovirus type 1 was determined by in vitro assays with an effective concentration 50 ( ec50 ) of 23.3 3.3 g / ml .
bioassay - guided fractionation of the oe allowed the isolation of an active principle that was identified by sp... |
determining the end of a life is important because it should be specified that what would be lost , according to which death would be determined .
brain death includes approximately 1% of the total deaths all over the world , and implies the loss of all functions of the brain that is caused after a complete cessation... | background : studies have shown that , with regard to social , cultural , and institutional contexts , several factors affect family decision - making on organ donation . this study aimed to investigate the effective factors in organ donation by family members with brain - dead patients.materials and methods : this was... |
in this study , influenza virus strains of different pathogenicity were isolated from central people s republic of china during the same outbreak .
distinctive from most other studies , our work may lead to a more detailed understanding of the complexity of the genetic and biologic variations among avian influenza ( ... | in 2004 , 3 and 4 strains of avian influenza virus ( subtype h5n1 ) were isolated from waterfowl and chickens , respectively , in central people s republic of china .
viral replication and pathogenicity were evaluated in chickens , quails , pigeons , and mice .
we analyzed the sequences of the hemagglutinin and neu... |
not many studies have examined the risk of emergency medical attendance during stressful life events or special days .
a literature search found no such studies looking at association of birthdays and emergency department attendances .
birthdays have been implicated in vascular events , associated with higher suici... | background : not many studies have examined the risk of emergency medical attendance during stressful life events or special days such as birthdays .
this study looked at whether patients had a higher than normal chance of attending the emergency departments around their birthdays compared to the rest of the year.met... |
we have recently developed a data - mining pipeline that comprehensively identifies cancer unique susceptibilities , following the concept of synthetic lethality ( sl ) .
the approach enables , for the first time , to identify and harness genome - scale sl - networks to accurately predict gene essentiality , drug res... | |
some deep - sea squid are rarely encountered , and the biology of many species remains poorly understood .
observations of live specimens are even rarer , and the examination of dead animals , whether washed ashore , caught by fishing gear or retrieved from stomachs of large predators , remains an important source of... | spermatangium implantation is reported in the large oceanic squid taningia danae , based on ten mated females from the stomachs of sperm whales .
implanted spermatangia were located in the mantle , head and neck ( on both sides ) or above the nuchal cartilage , under the neck collar and were often associated with inc... |
astroglia have been acknowledged to play a role in brain responses to stress and glucocorticoids as its chemical mediators [ 1 , 2 ] .
such effects implicate brain plasticity and can lead to regional brain remodelling , with volume changes observed within the limbic system in cases of long - term toxic stress , and... | the long - term effects of antenatal dexamethasone treatment on brain remodelling in 3-month - old male sprague dawley rats whose mothers had been treated with dexamethasone were investigated in the present study .
dorsal hippocampus , basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens volume , cell numbers , and gfap - immu... |
approximately 8085% of the adult population has experienced or suffers from lower back
pain , which results in difficulty while walking and turning in bed1 . in physical therapy in clinical settings ,
measures to
alleviate pain frequently include manipulative physiotherapy in addition to physiotherapy
and guida... | [ purpose ] a 3-month follow - up study was conducted on a patient diagnosed with acute
nonspecfic lumbago .
direct stretching ( ds ) of the tensor fasciae latae muscle ( tflm ) was
performed , and an immediate effect was confirmed .
[ subjects ] the case subject was a
60-year - old woman diagnosed with acute... |
iron oxide nanoparticles and their composites have received increasing attention for their promising biomedical applications [ 1 - 7 ] .
, nanoscale iron oxide nanoparticles have been applied as light scattering labels and luminescent optical markers [ 1 - 3 ] because of their potential applications as contrasting ma... | backgroundin this work the chemical structure of dextran - iron oxide thin films was reported .
the films were obtained by maple technique from composite targets containing 10 wt .
% dextran with 1 and 5 wt.% iron oxide nanoparticles ( ionps ) .
the ionps were synthesized by co - precipitation method .
a krf * ... |
breast lesions are assessed nowadays using the well known bi - rads categories and the more recently instated tsukuba ultrasound elasticity score .
the bi - rads acronym stands for breast imaging - reporting and data system which is a widely accepted risk assessment and quality assurance tool in mammography , ultraso... | aims.to establish the correlations between the ultrasound ( us ) bi - rads classification and tsukuba elastography score when assessing breast lesions . to determine which type of breast lesion ( bi - rads category ) would benefit most from an elastographic assessment.patients and methods.the investigated sample of ima... |
a network consists at minimum of a dv source , such as a digital camcorder , or digital video converter box , and several computers connected with firewire cables .
firewire is a trademark term for the ieee1394 standard for this form of communication between computers and/or peripherals such as hard drives and v... | video is an effective teaching tool , and live video microscopy is especially helpful in teaching dissection techniques and the anatomy of small neural structures .
digital video equipment is more affordable now and allows easy conversion from older analog video devices .
i here describe a simple technique for brin... |
the purpose of this article is twofold . in the first part ( sections 24 ) ,
the construction we present is not new ; similar constructions can already be found in the literature . however , the justification of their validity is usually kept brief or more abstract than necessary .
we have found it instructive to... | we explain the construction of fields of formal infinite series in several variables , generalizing the classical notion of formal laurent series in one variable .
our discussion addresses the field operations for these series ( addition , multiplication , and division ) , the composition , and includes an implicit f... |
according to the statistics of the world health organization in 2014 , the per capita medical expenditure of all countries showed a significant growth trend in the past 10 years . from 2000 to 2011 , the per capita consumption of medical consumption of the united states increased by 96.30% , the united kingdom 92.50% ,... | background : the study was to explore the causes of high inpatient expenditure through analyzing the distribution characteristics as well as the influence factors of high inpatient expenditure cases during 3 years within a grade - a tertiary hospital through various aspects and multiple angles , thus identifying the ma... |
in healthy normal glucose - tolerant individuals , the kidney filters 180 g ( fpg 100 mg / dl 180 l / day ) of glucose daily .
all of the filtered glucose is reabsorbed by the kidney in the proximal tubule and returned to the circulation ( fig .
two sglts are responsible for the glucose reabsorption in the proxima... | inhibitors of sodium - glucose cotransporter 2 ( sglt2 ) are a novel class of antidiabetes drugs , and members of this class are under various stages of clinical development for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus ( t2 dm ) .
it is widely accepted that sglt2 is responsible for > 80% of the reabsorption of the ... |
heart disease is one of the most common developmental abnormalities among children , affecting approximately 6 per 1,000 live births .
dental management of children with congenital heart disease ( chd ) requires special attention , because of their increased susceptibility to infectious endocarditis , associated with... | introduction : oral health problems , especially dental caries are known to be common in children with severe heart disease , especially at early ages .
the role of nitric oxide ( no ) in protection against oral diseases owing to its strong antimicrobial action has been a topic of interest.objective:the current study... |
the online version of this article ( doi:10.1007/s11060 - 009 - 9994 - 1 ) contains supplementary material , which is available to authorized users .
. often attainment of this goal is complicated by factors such as tumor location , extent of dural attachments , and the complexity of tumor blood supply .
falcine me... | we report the case of a highly vascular facline meningioma removed following surgical ligation of a large callosomarginal feeding branch via a contralateral interhemispheric approach . successfully addressing this vessel via a contralateral interhemispheric approach prior to any debulking allowed for en bloc
simpson ... |
states are enrolling medicaid beneficiaries into various forms of managed care for basic medical benefits .
medicaid managed care enrollment increased by 140 percent from 1993 to 1995 ( mcguire , 1996 ) .
only two states have no operational medicaid managed care plan or have no plans to implement one ( hegner , 199... | this study tests whether the managed care vendor shifted costs to medicaid - reimbursed medical care after the start of the mental health carve - out for the aid to families with dependent children ( afdc ) population in massachusetts .
we used claims data over a 4-year period to estimate expenditures for four types ... |
data from epidemiological studies suggest a link between the symptoms of lower urinary tract ( luts ) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia ( bph ) and erectile dysfunction ( ed ) in older men , regardless of the impact of age , co - morbidity or differences in lifestyle ( 1 ) . according to the mmas study ,
90% per... | introduction : epidemiological studies suggest a link between the symptoms of lower urinary tract ( luts ) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia ( bph ) and erectile dysfunction ( ed ) . increasing expected period of life , justify the interest of establishing correlations luts / bph and ed in order to find more effic... |
degenerative disorders of the musculoskeletal system are characterized by high occurrence , and affects both large and small animals ( butt 2002 ; mohammed et al . 2007 ) . to overcome this issue ,
treatment options mainly involve the utilization of two classes of drugs ; non - steroidal anti - inflammatory drugs ( n... | the aim of this study was to evaluate the proliferation rate and morphological changes of adipose - derived mesenchymal stem cells of canine and equine origin ( eq- and caadmsc ) .
investigated cells were exposed to a static magnetic field ( mf ) with the intensity of 0.5 t. proliferation activity of cells was deter... |
stimulation of the vestibular system with air - conducted sound activates predominantly saccular afferents , wu and young , curthoys et al . , and wang et al . .
the auditory sensitivity of the saccule ( vestibular hearing ) has been demonstrated in amphibians , birds , mammals , and among human , curthoys et al . , ... | vestibular hearing in human is evoked as a result of the auditory sensitivity of the saccule to low - frequency high - intensity tone .
the objective was to investigate the relationship between vestibular hearing using cervical vestibular - evoked myogenic potentials ( cvemps ) and speech processing via word recognit... |
melting points were measured in open capillaries on thomas - hoover melting point apparatus and are uncorrected .
infrared spectra were recorded on the abb - bomem fourier transform infrared ( ft - ir ) spectrometer mb 104 .
mass spectra were recorded on jeol gcmate. elemental analysis was performed on the perkin -... | aim : a novel series of n - nitroso-3-(substituted phenylimino)-indolin-2-one 3a h was synthesized and tested for carcinogenic effects.materials and methods : the synthesized pyrazole derivatives chemical structures were proved by means of their infra red ( ir ) , proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1h - nmr ) , and m... |
this anesthesia - controlled time interval is largely under the control of the anesthetist . given the transition to competency - based assessments by the accreditation council for graduate medical education ( acgme ) through the milestones project , reliable outcome metrics are necessary to assess anesthesia trainee p... | background and aims : emergence time , or the duration between incision closure and extubation , is costly nonoperative time .
efforts to improve operating room efficiency and identify trainee progress make such time intervals of interest .
we sought to calculate the incidence of prolonged emergence ( i.e. , > 15 m... |
the symptoms of spontaneous pneumothorax , including dyspnea , cyanosis , and anxiety , were first described by itard in 1803 . in 1941 ,
tyson and crandall proposed open thoracotomy with pleural abrasion as a treatment for this condition [ 14 ] .
primary spontaneous pneumothorax ( psp ) is diagnosed when clinical ... | this paper provides a recapitulation of the position of the british thoracic society and the american college of chest physicians based on a review of the literature concerning the current methods of diagnosing and treating primary spontaneous pneumothorax ( psp ) .
the previously developed guidelines were re - evalu... |
the use of complementary and alternative medicine ( cam ) has been increasing among patients worldwide .
the objective of this study was to assess cam use and its related factors among iranian dermatologic outpatients in shiraz , iran .
this cross - sectional study was conducted in shiraz , iran . six hundred derma... | background : the use of complementary and alternative medicine ( cam ) has been increasing among patients worldwide .
the objective of this study was to assess cam use and its related factors among iranian dermatologic outpatients in shiraz , iran.methods:this cross - sectional study was conducted in shiraz , iran . ... |
percutaneous vertebroplasty ( pvp ) is a minimally invasive procedure for painful osteoporotic compression fractures , which has been first described in 198712 ) .
pro- cedure involves percutaneous injection of bone cement , which is generally polymethylmethacrylate ( pmma ) .
pvp is used for relieving pain of bone... | objectivepercutaneous vertebroplasty ( pvp ) is an effective treatment modality for management of osteoporotic compression fracture .
however physicians sometimes have problems of high pressure in cement delivery and cement leakage when using jamshidi needle ( jn ) .
bone void filler ( bvf ) has larger lumen which ... |
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