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human cytomegalovirus ( hcmv ) is typical of human herpesviruses in that it has both a latent and a lytic phase of its life cycle , which are bridged by periodic reactivation events . in the immune competent , primary infection is rarely symptomatic , and following the establishment of latency
it is now established t... | as with all human herpesviruses , human cytomegalovirus ( hcmv ) persists for the lifetime of the host by establishing a latent infection , which is broken by periodic reactivation events .
one site of hcmv latency is in the progenitor cells of the myeloid lineage such as cd34 + cells and their cd14 + derivatives .
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several lines of evidence suggest that abnormalities in the serotonin ( 5-ht ) system may be related to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia . among the various serotonin receptors ,
5-ht2 receptors have received much attention because of their unique role in the therapeutic actions of clozapine and several other aty... | aim : previous studies have shown an association between the t102c polymorphism of the serotonin-2a receptor gene and schizophrenia . in addition , an association of this polymorphism with clinical phenotypes in schizophrenia such as treatment response and cognitive impairment has been observed.materials and methods : ... |
healthcare facilities are an ideal environment for the rapid spread of influenza and healthcare workers ( hcws ) have been identified as the primary vectors for spreading influenza virus within these facilities .
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moreover , hcws often continue to care for their patients even after they develop flulike symptoms .... | background amongst healthcare workers ( hcws ) , compliance rates with influenza vaccination are traditionally low .
although a safe and effective vaccine is available , there is little australian data on reasons for poor compliance , especially amongst allied health and ancillary support staff .
methods crosss... |
the prevalence of metabolic syndrome ( mets ) in patients with essential hypertension is very high , and has been estimated as being close to 50% .
hypertensive patients with mets have a much higher cardiovascular ( cv ) risk than their counterparts without mets , and also have a particularly high risk of developing ... | we studied the effects of treatment with olmesartan / amlodipine and olmesartan / hydrochlorothiazide on inflammatory and metabolic parameters ( including new - onset diabetes as a secondary endpoint ) in non - diabetic hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome ( mets ) .
a total of 120 patients with mets and sta... |
operating theatres ' cost constitutes a huge investment of healthcare resources , approximating one - third of total hospital budget [ 1 , 2 ] .
thus , there is an increasing interest in providing an efficient anaesthetic and surgical service , to make operations the largest potential source of income [ 1 , 2 ] .
... | aim . to perform a thorough and step - by - step assessment of operating room ( or ) time utilization , with a view to assess the efficacy of our practice and to identify areas of further improvement .
materials and methods .
we retrospectively analyzed the most ordinary general surgery procedures , in terms of fiv... |
although it is difficult for a pair of hematologists / oncologists to admit , cardiologists teamed with public health aficionados and pharmaceutical companies have made a huge dent in the death and disability rates induced by atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease ( cad ) .
the relatively puny successes of our b... | cholesterol levels and not inflammatory markers are the major variables that pose a risk of coronary artery disease .
diabetes greatly increases the risk at any cholesterol level .
coronary artery disease and cancer are linked by a common protein - an apoptotic protein that also functions as a regulator of insulin ... |
a 48-year - old presented to the emergency department with a 4-week history of inflamed scrotum .
his scrotum was edematous and erythematous with well - delineated black necrotic areas ( fig.1 ) .
the patient was given broad - spectrum antibiotics and iv fluids and referred to urology urgently .
fournier gangrene... | key clinical messagefournier gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing infection of the perineal and genital fascia , often polymicrobial .
severity is increased in older patients , diabetics and the immunocompromised . as in this case
, the disease can have an indolent onset .
early recognition and aggressiv... |
geriatric medicine or clinical gerontology , as a branch of medical sciences specifically deals with health problems as well as care and treatment of older people . becoming a prominent issue
, this branch aims to improve function , overcome environmental problems and keep older adults healthy in normal activities . ... | in iran , a large group of patients are elderly people and they intend to have natural remedies as treatment .
these remedies are rooted in historical of persian and humoral medicine with a backbone of more than 1000 years .
the current study was conducted to draw together medieval pharmacological information relat... |
lesions in the central area ( intracanal lesions ) have traditionally been managed through a standard interlaminar approach .
lesions in the lateral area ( foraminal lesions ) occasionally involve the exiting ( upper ) nerve root within the neuroforamen and exposed through an extraspinal intertransverse approach61516... | objectivestenosis or herniated nucleus pulposus ( hnp ) occupying lumbar intracanal and foraminal area is an important cause of double radicular symptoms . using the combined interlaminar and paraisthmic approach
, we performed decompression surgery in patients with co - existing intracanal and foraminal lesions .
... |
age - related macular degeneration ( amd ) is the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment and disability among the elderly worldwide , and amd currently affects almost two - thirds of the population over 80 years old [ 1 , 2 ] . moreover ,
amd is the main cause of blindness , and 1018% of individuals between ... | age - related macular degeneration ( amd ) is the most common cause of blindness among the elderly , especially in western countries .
although the prevalence , risk factors , and clinical course of the disease are well described , its pathogenesis is not entirely elucidated .
amd is associated with a variety of bi... |
primary hypertension is the most common form of blood pressure elevation whose cause remains unknown .
however , many factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis , such as the renin - angiotensin - aldosterone system and the sympathetic nervous system hyperactivation .
in addition , changes in intracellular io... | many factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension , including changes in intracellular concentrations of calcium , sodium , potassium , and magnesium .
there is a significant inverse correlation between serum magnesium and incidence of cardiovascular diseases .
magnesium is a mineral with import... |
tuberculosis ( tb ) is the most widespread human infection worldwide affecting over one billion people . amongst the extrapulmonary sites , breast and bones are infrequent sites of tb , with less than 1 percent of reported cases .
it is more frequently encountered in developing countries like africa and asia where th... | sternal tuberculosis secondary to tuberculous mastitis is uncommon .
the invasion of the sternum following a primary focus in the breast has not been reported .
this may be due to the resistance offered by pectoral fascia and periosteum to the spread of infection into the bone .
we present a case of tubercular st... |
esophageal cancer is the sixth cause of death in the world , which kills about 386000 people each year . regarding diagnosis and
the survival rate for these patients is very low and only 12% and 4% for female and male patients , respectively in caspian region .
the highest number of outbreaks was reported in north ... | backgroundesophageal cancer is often diagnosed in the last stages where the chance of patient s survival is very low .
the aim of this systematic review was presentation of valid estimation of survival in patients with esophageal cancer in different regions of iran.methodsa systematic review was carried out based on ... |
methamphetamine is the most widely abused type of amphetamine , a class of stimulant drugs .
uses have been more prevalent in east and south east asia , north america , south africa , new zealand , australia , and a number of european countries .
individuals with methamphetamine use disorders had a higher mortality... | objective : methamphetamine is the second most widely abused drug worldwide .
we performed a study on the treatment outcome of acute methamphetamine intoxication in a referral tertiary care university hospital in iran.methods:in this hospital - based , retrospective study which was carried out from 2012 to 2013 , med... |
marginal integrity is a key factor in the success of restorations . in cemented restorations it means close adaptation of the prosthesis margin to the finishing line of prepared tooth .
gaps in margin render the tooth susceptible to caries , pulpitis and periodontal disease [ 13 ] .
all - ceramic restorations are i... | objective : to evaluate the influence of core thickness and fabrication stages on the marginal accuracy of ips e.max press crowns.materials and methods : twenty ips e.max press crowns , 1.5 mm thick , were fabricated on metal dies .
the crowns had two different core thicknesses , 0.8 mm for group a and 1 mm for group... |
approximately 500,000 new cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ( hnscc ) are diagnosed each year making hnscc the 6th most common cancer worldwide .
the rate of hnscc has been increasing recently secondary to an epidemic of human papillomavirus- ( hpv- ) related oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer ( opscc ) ... | background .
transoral robotic surgery ( tors ) is an emerging treatment option for the treatment of head and neck malignancies , particularly for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma ( opscc ) .
preliminary studies have demonstrated excellent oncologic and functional outcomes that have led to a resurgence of inte... |
lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis ( lip ) is a morphological subdivision of interstitial lung disease which is considered by some authors to represent a premalignant lymphoproliferative disorder .
lip is characterized as bilateral lower lobe infiltration and pleomorphic lymphohistiocytic infiltration within the pu... | lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis ( lip ) is characterized by diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltrations in both lower lobes .
pleomorphic lymphohistiocytes including mature lymphocytes , variable admixture of plasma cells and other mononuclear cells infiltrate within the pulmonary interstitium , ranging from widen... |
calculating nonsynonymous ( ka ) and synonymous ( ks ) substitution rates is a useful way for evaluating sequence variations for protein orthologs across different species or taxonomical lineages with unknown evolutionary status .
furthermore , it is often important to recognize positively selected sites and to ident... | we present an integrated stand - alone software package named kaks_calculator 2.0 as an updated version .
it incorporates 17 methods for the calculation of nonsynonymous and synonymous substitution rates ; among them , we added our modified versions of several widely used methods as the gamma series including -ng , -... |
a 23-year - old female was accidentally exposed to a q - switched nd : yag laser operating at 1064 nm in october 2002 .
the laser fired inadvertently while the patient was adjusting target without the use of her protective goggles . immediately after the exposure , she experienced a bright flash of light followed by ... | here , we report the case of a patient who sustained nd : yag laser macular injury with subsequent 6 year follow - up evaluation . a 23-year - old female was accidentally exposed to a q - switched nd : yag laser without protective goggles . upon initial evaluation ,
the best - corrected visual acuity of her affected ... |
a nasolabial cyst is an uncommon lesion that occurs in the soft tissue of the midface ( 1 , 2 ) . nasolabial cysts are non - odontogenic cyst and develop lateral to the midline of the maxillary lip and alar base ( 3 ) .
they usually present as a swelling in the nasolabial fold , causing alar nose elevation and upper ... | objectivessurgical excision via a sublabial approach is considered the standard treatment for nasolabial cysts .
although transnasal marsupialization has been proposed as an alternative method , no prospective study has compared the effectiveness of these techniques .
we thus compared the surgical procedure , opera... |
many disorders may show signs of meningeal irritation and increased icp including the infectious causes of meningitis either bacterial , viral , rheumatic diseases , hemorrhage and malignancies
. among these causes
infectious causes of meningitis are still an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children ... | objective : acute bacterial meningitis in pediatrics remains a serious and potentially lethal disease . its prognosis is critically dependent on rapid diagnosis and treatment .
the use of biological markers , like procalcitonin , has been proposed to facilitate the accuracy of the initial diagnosis of bacterial menin... |
emissary veins traverse emissary foramina of the skull and connect venous sinuses to extracranial veins .
although they are valveless and blood may flow in both directions , flow is usually away from the brain . in ordinary usage , emissary foramina
an occipital emissary foramen has been traditionally described as ... | an occipital emissary foramen has been traditionally described as a foramen present in the squamous part of the occipital bone at the occipital protuberance transmitting a vein that connects the confluence of sinuses with the occipital vein .
the present study was done on 221 south indian adult modern human skulls of... |
japan already has a super - aging society , where 1 in every 5 people is aged 65 years or older .
in such an aging population , the issue of pelvic organ prolapse ( pop ) is an increasing concern .
japanese gynecologists have traditionally performed curative surgical procedures such as vaginal hysterectomy ( vh ) ,... | objective . to examine retrospectively the occurrence of stress urinary incontinence ( sui ) in patients who underwent transvaginal mesh repair ( tvm ) for pelvic organ prolapse ( pop )
. methods .
the presence of preoperative sui and postoperative changes in sui was retrospectively analyzed for 105 patients who un... |
recent studies highlighted the increasing dramatically rates of overweight and obesity and their related range of adverse health outcomes especially in children and adolescences . in this regard ,
it is noticeable that healthy lifestyles including appropriate physical activity mainly established during the early year... | background : physical activity is a complex behavior . to designing the effective intervention , qualitative researches may be allowed for greater understanding of the reasons behind the adolescences physical activity - related behaviors.methods:using the grounded theory approach , including semi - structured focus gro... |
as society develops and lifestyles change , diabetes mellitus has become prevalent , threatening to reduce life expectancy for humans around the global .
globally , there were a total of 415 million patients aged 20 to 79 with diabetes in 2015 , and 90% of those patients had type 2 diabetes mellitus ( t2 dm ) . as we... | abstractto compare the remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus ( t2 dm ) through treatment with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy ( lsg ) or laparoscopic roux - en - y gastric bypass ( lrygb ) , and to analyze the cost - effectiveness of medical treatment , lsg , and lrygb in t2 dm patients ( bmi 28).a 2-group randomize... |
animals consuming a diet restricted in some , as of yet , unidentified component but with adequate nutrients so as to avoid malnutrition , typically show extended lifespan ( 13 ) , improved health ( 4 ) and delayed aging ( 5 ) . this treatment , termed dietary restriction ( dr ) , has been shown to increase longevity a... | dietary restriction extends lifespan in a diverse range of animals , but this often comes at a cost to reproduction . while a number of molecular pathways integral to these relationships have been characterised , we still do not fully understand whether restriction of specific nutrients or calories is responsible .
t... |
healthy volunteers and diabetic participants with mild npdr were recruited from casey eye institute of oregon health and science university ( ohsu ) . eyes with nondiabetic macular pathology , media opacity , or other significant eye disease were excluded .
informed consent was obtained , and the study was approved b... | purposethe purpose of this study was to evaluate an automated algorithm for detecting avascular area ( aa ) in optical coherence tomography angiograms ( octas ) separated into three individual plexuses using a projection - resolved technique.methodsa 3 3 mm macular octa was obtained in 13 healthy and 13 mild nonprolif... |
self - assembly is a widely used technique
in the field of nanotechnology
to access ordered macroscopic 1d , 2d , or 3d structures from simple
building blocks such as nanorods and/or nanoparticles ( np ) .
recently , the attention paid to one - dimensional ( 1d ) nanomaterials
has been increasing significantl... | the fabrication of well - defined one - dimensional ( 1d )
arrays is
becoming a challenge for the development of the next generation of
advanced nanodevices .
herein , a simple concept is proposed for the
in situ synthesis and self - assembly of gold nanoparticles ( aunps )
into 1d arrays via a one - step p... |
this study is a part of a project on obesity and lifestyle among adolescents in bahrain and the united arab emirates .
the project is divided into three parts : anthropometric measurements and obesity , factors associated with obesity , and lifestyle of adolescents .
the current study covered the third part , which... | backgroundchanges in dietary habits and lifestyle are considered the main factors associated with several diet - related diseases in the arab gulf countries .
the aim of this study was , therefore , to describe the dietary and lifestyle habits amongst adolescents in bahrain.designa cross - sectional study was carried... |
somatostatin ( som ) is a 14 amino acid neuropeptide originally identified as somatotropin release - inhibiting factor in the hypothalamus ( brazeau et al . , 1973 ) .
it is distributed widely in the brain and is coreleased with amino acid neurotransmitters . under normal conditions ,
som is exclusively expressed ... | summaryneuropeptides acting on pre- and postsynaptic receptors are coreleased with gaba by interneurons including bistratified and o - lm cells , both expressing somatostatin but innervating segregated dendritic domains of pyramidal cells .
neuropeptide release requires high - frequency action potentials , but the fi... |
human societies have recently experienced striking declines in mortality and fertility rates . while this demographic transition has received attention from demographers [ 4 , 5 ] , economists [ 6 , 7 ] , and evolutionary biologists , little effort has been put into investigating its evolutionary consequences .
the... | summaryrecent human history is marked by demographic transitions characterized by declines in mortality and fertility [ 1 ] . by influencing the variance in those fitness components
, demographic transitions can affect selection on other traits [ 2 ] .
parallel to changes in selection triggered by demography per se... |
the patient population undergoing carotid endarterectomy ( cea ) typically possesses numerous co - morbidities , such as arterial hypertension , diabetes , coronary heart disease , etc .
thus there is a significant risk of myocardial infarction and ipsilateral ischemic stroke during surgery of the internal carotid - ... | introductionwe aimed to show the spread of local anesthetic following an ultrasound - guided , double - injection technique of a carotid sheath block before carotid endarterectomy.methodsthe study included 15 patients scheduled for elective carotid endarterectomy .
the carotid sheath block was performed after ultraso... |
cervical cancer still remains the third most commonly diagnosed cancer type in women worldwide , particularly in developing countries , with over 500,000 estimated new cases and over 250,000 estimated deaths .
the main cause of cervical cancer development is infection with human papilloma viruses ( hpvs ) , that are ... | cervical cancer is a common cancer inflicting women worldwide .
even though , persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus ( hpv ) types is considered the most important risk factor for cervical cancer development , less than 5% of women with hpv will eventually develop cervical cancer supporting that oth... |
diet modification is recommended by the third report of the national cholesterol education program ( atp3 ) as the initial treatment to lower blood cholesterol .
it is the physician 's responsibility , according the atp3 , to encourage patients with elevated cholesterol to initiate a therapeutic lifestyle changes die... | backgroundto assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.methodsanonymous mailed dietary knowledge surveys to 6000 randomly selected physicians in the united states licensed in either internal medicine or cardiology.resultsresponse rate : 16% ( n = 639 ) . ... |
abpa is a rare complication of asthma in children ; only a few case reports and small series have been published .
severe asthma is known to cause cor pulmonale in adults , but rarely described in pediatric age group .
further , pulmonary thrombo - embolism ( pte ) in children with asthma and cor pulmonale has been... | allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ( abpa ) , as a complication of asthma , is rare in children .
the persistent and poorly - controlled asthma leading to cor pulmonale is not uncommon in adults but rarely described in the pediatric age group . here
, we report a case of asthma and abpa complicated by pulmonar... |
descriptions of epilepsy patients dying unexpectedly after seizures have existed since the 19 century , but only recently has it been recognized that sudden unexplained death in epilepsy ( sudep ) is the leading cause of premature death ( 10 - 50% ) in epilepsy patients ( shorvon and tomson , 2011 , tomson et al . , 20... | the symptoms witnessed in unexplained death in epilepsy ( sudep ) suggest a breakdown of central autonomic control .
since the brainstem plays a crucial role in autonomic control , the objectives of this study were 1 . to investigate
if temporal lobe epilepsy ( tle ) is associated with brainstem atrophy and to char... |
catheter - associated urinary tract infection ( cauti ) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in indian subjects , affecting all age groups .
bacteriuria or candiduria is almost inevitable in nearly half of the patients who require an indwelling urinary catheter for more than 5 days .
asymptomatic bacter... | the use of indwelling catheters in the critical care units ( ccus ) has a major role in determining the incidence and the morbidity as well as mortality from hospital - acquired urinary tract infections ( utis ) .
instituting evidence - based protocols can significantly reduce both the prevalence of indwelling cathet... |
in the united states , the 2010 civilian workforce accounted for 139 million people who spend up to a quarter of their lifetime and half of their waking lives at work . with changes in the global market , particularly with the rise of biotechnology , new occupational hazards have emerged . approximately , 200 biotic ... | occupational exposure to high - molecular - weight allergens is a risk factor for the development and pathogenesis of ige - mediated respiratory disease . in some occupational environments ,
workers are at an increased risk of exposure to fungal enzymes used in industrial production .
fungal enzymes have been assoc... |
intrahepatic bile duct adenoma ( bda ) is a rare benign liver tumor originated from the epithelium of the bile ducts .
the incidence of bda was reported 1.3% of primary liver tumors.1 most of bdas are less than 2 cm and lack of symptom .
several imaging modalities such as computed tomography ( ct ) and magnetic res... | a 51-year - old male patient with chronic hepatitis b was referred to our hospital due to a 1-cm liver nodule on ultrasonography .
alpha - fetoprotein ( afp ) was slightly elevated .
the nodule showed prolonged enhancement on dynamic liver magnetic resonance imaging and appeared as a hyperintensity on both diffusio... |
proficient meditative practices help to integrate the brain functions , regulate various physiological mechanisms resulting in a state of mental and physical well being .
studies of long term transcendental meditation ( tm ) practitioners have shown that tm helped to achieve a state of restful alertness a state of ... | intense meditation practices help to achieve a harmony between body and mind .
meditation practices influence brain functions , induce various intrinsic neural plasticity events , modulate autonomic , metabolic , endocrine , and immune functions and thus mediate global regulatory changes in various behavioral states ... |
multiple sclerosis ( ms ) is the most common autoimmune disease of the central nervous system ( cns ) among young adults and it is more common in women than men [ 1 , 2 ] . it is widely held that there are different four patterns including relapsing - remitting multiple sclerosis ( rrms ) , primary progressive multiple... | multiple sclerosis is the most common autoimmune disease of the central nervous system .
it is believed that the increased migration of autoreactive lymphocytes across the blood - brain barrier ( bbb ) may be responsible for axonal demyelination of neurons . in this review ,
we discuss micrornas participating in th... |
the recent introduction of vasopressin - receptor antagonists makes it imperative to revisit hyponatraemia and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion ( siadh ) .
vaptans , represent the first targeted therapy for siadh , which is one of the most common causes of hyponatraemia .
the various com... | the vasopressin - receptor antagonists have received approval for the treatment of hyponatraemia secondary to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion ( siadh ) .
it is therefore necessary that physicians encountering hyponatraemia focus on siadh .
recent studies show that hyponatraemia is often... |
1,4-naphthoquinones like vitamin k , doxorubicin , mitomycin , lapachol , plumbagin [ 5 , 6 ] , and others [ 710 ] are among the examples of this vast class of chemicals used in the treatment of bleeding , lymphoma , carcinoma , and so forth .
only one sulfurated naphthoquinone was found in nature , but many were syn... | new thionaphthoquinones and their hydroxyl derivatives , bearing alkyl side chains that match the phospholipids popc and pope , were synthesized in order to investigate their interactions with lipids .
it was observed that , in general , these additives destabilize the lipid bilayer and induce less organized structur... |
the benefits of exercise have been widely recognized , indeed the physical activity is reported as the better nonpharmacological treatment for cardiovascular , metabolic , and bone diseases [ 1 , 2 ] . however , for long time , the molecular mechanisms by which exercise exerts its healthful effects remained mostly unkn... | it has been recently demonstrated that exercise activity increases the expression of the myokine irisin in skeletal muscle , which is able to drive the transition of white to brown adipocytes , likely following a phenomenon of transdifferentiation .
this new evidence supports the idea that muscle can be considered an... |
integration of ayurveda with biomedicine has been a contentious issue since the colonial period when biomedicine was first introduced in the indian subcontinent .
this paper argues that the idea of integrative medicine is problematic and spells out what the problems are .
pure ayurveda or an attempt to resist chan... | the paper attempts to critically engage with the idea of integrative medicine as a marker of pharmaceuticalization of ayurveda in the recent decades .
it examines what it means to say
integrative medicine using the metaphor of language from philosophy of science .
drawing upon fieldwork with ayurveda practitioner... |
chronic myeloid leukemia ( cml ) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder of the primitive hematopoietic stem cell and is characterized by the presence of unique translocation , i.e. , bcr / abl1 known as philadelphia chromosome . in pre imatinib era , cml was treated primarily with radiotherapy , bulsulphan , hydroxyur... | in an effort to collaborate the data of chronic myeloid leukemia ( cml ) patient from all over india , meeting was conceived by icon ( indian cooperative oncology network ) in 2010 .
this article presents the summarized picture of the data presented in the meeting . in the meeting
8115 patients data was presented a... |
over the past decades , superparamagnetic ( sp ) nanostructures of spinel ferrites ( mfe2o4 : m = fe , co , cu , zn , etc . )
have drawn intense scientific and technological interests because they possess a wide range of applications in magnetic fluid [ 1 - 3 ] , magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) , and drug delivery... | based on a low - temperature route , monodispersed cofe2o4 microspheres ( mss ) were fabricated through aggregation of primary nanoparticles .
the microstructural and magnetic characteristics of the as - prepared mss were characterized by x - ray diffraction / photoelectron spectroscopy , scanning / transmitting elec... |
radiographs are an important component of dental and periodontal examination and are essential in establishing periodontal diagnosis . despite their value in diagnosing periodontal diseases
, they have several limitations as a diagnostic tool , one being underestimation of the amount of periodontal destruction in a t... | cone beam computed tomography ( cbct ) is an indispensable diagnostic imaging tool for dento - alveolar examination .
cbct scanning has become a valuable imaging modality in the field of periodontology for the detection of very small osseous defects .
a patient reported to the department of periodontology with a co... |
when wheatstone ( 1838 ) developed his mirror stereoscope in the first half of the nineteenth century , it was possible for the first time to independently control the presentation of images to the two eyes .
in reporting his new device ( wheatstone , 1838 ) , the main focus was on his impressive demonstration that p... | ever since wheatstone initiated the scientific study of binocular rivalry , it has been debated whether the phenomenon is under attentional control . in recent years
, the issue of attentional modulation of binocular rivalry has seen a revival . here
we review the classical studies as well as recent advances in the... |
the number of people who are considered overweight or obese is climbing in the united states , with studies now demonstrating that in some demographic and age categories obese persons are beginning to outnumber those who are simply overweight .
many factors contribute to obesity , such as dietary intake , inadequate ... | objective : comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of five newer anti - obesity medications to guide clinical decision making , examining bupropion naltrexone combination , liraglutide , lorcaserin , orlistat , and phentermine
topiramate combination.methods:a brief literature review and internet search for high... |
the performance of ambulatory surgical procedures is on the rise across all surgical fields , ranging from thyroid surgery1 to cholecystectomy.2 the field of orthopedic surgery has followed a similar path , with an ever - increasing practice trend of outpatient knee and shoulder arthroscopy3
4 and more recently lumba... | study design cross - sectional study .
objective to assess the current practices of spine surgeons performing ambulatory surgery in the united states .
methods an electronic survey was distributed to members of the international society for the advancement of spine surgery .
data were initially examined in a u... |
habitual dislocation of the patella is a rare condition among adults , where the patella dislocates during flexion and relocates during extension without pain and swelling unlike the recurrent patellar dislocation .
these techniques are all designed to relocate the patella and regain alignment of the extensor mechani... | habitual dislocation of the patella ( hdp ) is a common presentation in pediatric age unlike adults .
many surgical procedures using proximal realignment and distal realignment have been reported to treat hdp in children with satisfactory results . however , late presentation of habitual patellar dislocation with ost... |
carpal tunnel syndrome ( cts ) is the most common entrapment neuropathy caused by the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel .
common complaints are painful paresthesias or burning pain in the lateral half of the hand and the radial three fingers [ 2 , 3 ] . diagnosis is performed with the history , phy... | background . in this retrospective study , we aimed to compare the results of two surgical techniques , conventional and transverse mini - incision .
materials and methods .
95 patients were operated between 2011 and 2012 in bitlis state hospital .
50 patients were operated with conventional technique and 45 of t... |
as part of a larger study examining the immunopathogenesis of severe bronchiolitis , nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage samples were collected from 30 infants ventilated with rsv bronchiolitis ( determined by antigen detection in nasopharyngeal aspirates ) in 2000 and 2001 .
briefly , a suction catheter was pass... | reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction was used to detect segments of the m ( matrix ) , n ( nucleoprotein ) , and f ( fusion ) genes of human metapneumovirus in bronchoalveolar fluid from 30 infants with severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis .
seventy percent of them were coinfected with metapn... |
vascular calcifications have been associated with adverse clinical outcomes in ckd patients , including ischaemic cardiac events , claudication and mortality [ 16 ] .
it does not only consist of a simple precipitation of calcium ( ca ) and phosphorus ( p ) , but it is also an active and modifiable process .
vascula... | background . vascular calcifications and
the bone fractures caused by abnormal bone fragility , also called osteoporotic fractures , are frequent complications associated with chronic kidney diseases ( ckd ) .
the aim of this study was to investigate the association between vascular calcifications , osteoporotic bo... |
phage infection is the most prevalent cause of decreased starter activity in cheese and fermented milks manufacturing , resulting in fermentations in which acid production is markedly reduced or , in extreme cases , blocked ( neve , 1996 ) .
raw milk is considered to be the principal source of phages , either as free... | bacteriophages can cause great economic losses due to fermentation failure in dairy plants .
hence , physical and chemical treatments of raw material and/or equipment are mandatory to maintain phage levels as low as possible .
regarding thermal treatments used to kill pathogenic bacteria or achieve longer shelf - l... |
the greatest burden of diarrhea is in children under 5 years of age in developing areas .
in fact , childhood diarrhea accounts for almost one million directly attributable deaths per year globally .
additionally , morbidity associated with repeated episodes of childhood diarrhea can be long - lasting . collective... | in 2011 , a shiga toxin ( stx ) type 2a - producing enteroaggregative e. coli ( eaec ) strain of serotype o104:h4 caused a large lethal outbreak in northern europe .
until recently , the pathogenic mechanisms explaining the high virulence of the strain have remained unclear .
our laboratories have shown that eaec g... |
it was the time when an ambitious early career researcher finished writing the manuscript of his master s thesis .
he tried to sort through a number of journals , though he was not sure which journal was the right one to publish his work .
email from a journal pledging publication within a month . that was the time... | press freedom and worldwide internet access have opened ample opportunity for a staggering number of poor open access journals and junk publishers to emerge .
dubious publishers are abusing and camouflaging the golden open access model . in 2012 ,
jeffery beall shed light on the predatory journals ( as he preferred... |
total knee arthroplasty ( tka ) is widely accepted treatment for moderate or severe osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis .
significant blood loss can be seen during the early postoperative period where a blood transfusion may be necessary .
however , it has been known that the donor blood may lead to an immunolo... | background : total knee arthroplasty ( tka ) is widely accepted treatment for moderate or severe osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis .
significant blood loss can be seen during the early postoperative period where a blood transfusion may be necessary . closed suction drainage is known to prevent the formation of ... |
the terms " migrated " and " sequestrated " disc or fragment refer to displacement of disc material away from the opening in the annulus through which it has been extruded.5 ) when the distinction between the outer annulus and the posterior longitudinal ligament ( pll ) is unclear and the torn annulus opening is small ... | objectivethis retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of combined microscopic fragmentectomy and intraoperative nucleoplasty for sequestrated lumbar disc herniation.methodstwenty-four patients with magnetic resonance imaging proven sequestrated lumbar disc herniation with small annular leak treated ... |
follistatin - like 3 ( fstl3 ) is a circulating glycoprotein , which is highly expressed in the reproductive system , but fstl3 is also expressed in adipose tissue , pancreas , liver , and skeletal muscle [ 2 , 3 ] .
the only known function of fstl3 is to form high - affinity complexes with tgf- family members , most... | background .
rodent models suggest that follistatin - like 3 ( fstl3 ) is associated with diabetes and obesity . in humans ,
plasma fstl3 is reduced with gestational diabetes . in vitro
, tnf- induces fstl3 secretion , which suggests a link to inflammation . objective . to elucidate the association between plasma... |
cancer of the external auditory canal ( eac ) and middle ear is rare , with a prevalence of one to six patients per 1 million people [ 1 - 3 ] .
although several treatment modalities have been investigated , there are no standard guidelines for treating cancers of the eac and middle ear due to a lack of prospective r... | purposethe purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients treated with radiotherapy ( rt ) for a carcinoma of the external auditory canal ( eac ) and middle ear.materials and methodsthe records of 32 patients who received rt from 1990 to 2013 were reviewed retrospectively . the pittsburgh class... |
the effects of central nervous system ( cns ) injury or disease include altered sensation and pain and impaired control of movement , paralysis and spasticity .
contemporary emergency and rehabilitative medical care has developed to successfully prevent and treat secondary medical complications of neurological disord... | one consequence of central nervous system injury or disease is the impairment of neural control of movement , resulting in spasticity and paralysis . to enhance recovery ,
restorative neurology procedures modify altered , yet preserved nervous system function .
this review focuses on functional electrical stimulati... |
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we describe a new approach for the generation of heme - peroxo - cu
compounds , using a naked complex synthon , [ ( f8)feiii-(o22)-cuii(methf)3]+ ( methf = 2-methyltetrahydrofuran ;
f8 = tetrakis(2,6-difluorophenyl)porphyrinate ) .
addition of varying ligands ( l ) for cu allows the generation and spectr... | |
in medical dictionaries , the word periodontium comes from the greek terms peri- , which means around , and -odons , which means tooth .
those tissues are gingiva , cementum , periodontal ligaments , and alveolar bone [ 1 , 2 ] .
a long time ago , it has been found that periodontium of the primary dentition diff... | background . since 2000
, studies , experiments , and clinical observations revealed high prevalence of periodontal diseases among children and adolescents .
therefore , this paper was designed to provide an update for dental practitioners on epidemiology , microbiology , pathology , prevention , diagnosis , and tr... |
amc contributed to the writing of the complete paper including , literature search , review of papers , drafting the manuscript , and major revision . not commissioned ; peer - reviewed by mohammed rashed
amc contributed to the writing of the complete paper including , literature search , review of papers... | sleep paralysis is a relatively new term to describe what for hundreds of years many believed to be a visitation by a malevolent creature which attacked its victims as they slept .
the first clinical description of sleep paralysis was published in 1664 in a dutch physician s case histories , where it was referred to ... |
the main goal of endodontic treatment is to prevent and , when required , to cure apical periodontitis and maintain or reestablish periapical tissue health . to accomplish this objective , it is mandatory to control the microbial load inside the root canal system .
the chances of a favourable outcome with endodontic ... | aim .
the aim of this comprehensive literature review was to address the question : does photodynamic therapy ( pdt ) improve root canal disinfection through significant bacterial reduction in the root canal system ?
methodology .
a comprehensive narrative literature review was performed to compare pdt effect wit... |
since the 1980s , thiopurine agents such as azathioprine ( aza ) and 6-mercaptopurine ( 6-mp ) have been widely used for the treatment of ibd .
it has been reported that thiopurines are effective at maintaining remission in steroid - dependent or steroid - refractory cd and uc and have steroid - sparing effect.123 th... | background / aimsfor decades , thiopurines have been the mainstay of inflammatory bowel disease ( ibd ) treatment and will play an important role in the future . however , complex metabolism and various side effects limit the use of these potent drugs in clinical practice . the korean association for the study of intes... |
as the incidence of obesity increases , its impact on the care and outcomes of the critically ill patient has become an issue .
there are numerous concerns when caring for obese patients , which include the impact on survival to the ability of the care provider to move the patient . in terms of survival of these pati... | adipocyte morphological changes in critically ill patients have been reported , potentially providing beneficial effects .
marques and colleagues reported that these morphological adipocyte changes , as well as accumulation of m2 phenotype macrophages , occur irrespective of nutritional status in the critically ill .... |
at present , various types of aesthetic restorative materials are widely used with different properties and colors .
composite resins are among the tooth - colored restorative materials of choice for many dentists due to their high acceptance by patients and their ability to bond to tooth structure , their excellent ... | objectives : color change of composite restorations is well known to dentists . however , the effect of commonly consumed drinks on discoloration of composite resins has yet to be determined .
this study sought to assess the color change of a nanofilled ( premise ) and a flowable composite resin ( premise flowable ) ... |
various systems have been used to classify gi fistulas ; however , the three features that have been most widely used to classify fistulas are anatomical classification , output volume and etiological parameters ( 1 , 2 , 4 ) .
each of these features has specific implications for the likelihood of spontaneous closure... | gastrointestinal ( gi ) fistulas are frequently very serious complications that are associated with high morbidity and mortality .
gi fistulas can cause a wide array of pathophysiological effects by allowing abnormal diversion of the gi contents , including digestive fluid , water , electrolytes , and nutrients , fro... |
the restoration of upright balance after a perturbation relies on highly automated and , to a large extent , stereotyped postural responses , involving a complex pattern of activation of upper and lower leg , trunk , shoulder , and neck muscles ( allum et al .
2002 ; bloem et al . 2000 ; carpenter et al . 2004 ; mcil... | the restoration of upright balance after a perturbation relies on highly automated and , to a large extent , stereotyped postural responses .
although these responses occur before voluntary control comes into play , previous research has shown that they can be functionally modulated on the basis of cognitive set ( ex... |
marine members of the archaeal phylum euryarchaeota are divided into three groups : marine groups ii ( mg - ii ) , iii ( mg - iii ) , and iv ( mg - iv ) .
mg - ii archaea dominate the photic zone of oligotrophic oceans [ 1 , 2 ] , show seasonal variation , and comprise up to 90% of the total archaea and one - third ... | summarymarine group ii euryarchaeota ( mg - ii ) are among the most abundant microbes in oceanic surface waters [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] .
so far , however , representatives of mg - ii have not been cultivated , and no viruses infecting these organisms have been described . here , we present complete genomes for three disti... |
we suggest that our immunotherapy could be developed further to improve the treatment of osteosarcoma .
the standard treatment consists of chemotherapy and surgical excision , and good results have been achieved in patients with osteosarcoma .
however , additional methods have yet to be developed for treatment of p... | backgroundwe previously reported the combination of tumor cryotreatment with dendritic cells to promote antitumor immunity .
the effect of the combination treatment with dendritic cells and antitransforming growth factor- ( anti - tgf- ) antibody on the elimination of regulatory t cells and the inhibition of tumor gr... |
there are approximately 1.5 billion people in developing countries without access to electricity and 2.5 billion people who are dependent on traditional biomass fuels for cooking and heating . in jamaica ,
the island 's electricity supply industry is the jamaica public service company ( jpsco ) which was established ... | background : research has shown that the absence of electricity and potable water usually result in negative effects on one 's health and is more likely to affect women than men.aim:to determine the extent to which alternate electrification and limited potable water , impacts on health.materials and method : this study... |
in july 2008 , the joint united nations programme on hiv / aids ( unaids ) reported that by december 2007 , there were an estimated 33.0 million people globally living with hiv infection .
it also stated that the number of cases of new hiv infections had decreased from 3.0 million in 2001 to 2.7 million in 2007 .
t... | the development of antiretroviral drugs has significantly changed the perception of hiv / aids from a very fatal to a chronic and potentially manageable disease , and the availability and administration of antiretroviral therapy ( art ) has significantly reduced mortality and morbidity associated with hiv and aids .
... |
a 7-year - old boy was admitted with a history of diminution of vision in both the eyes following a cracker injury 7 months ago .
the acute symptoms had subsided , but there was constant irritation with poor vision . on examination , there were multiple intracorneal foreign bodies , some reaching up to descemet 's wi... | lamellar keratoplasty ( lk ) is a technique which can be followed for both tectonic and optical purposes .
we describe a technique of sutureless anterior lk by fixing the donor lenticule to the recipient bed using fibrin glue .
lk was performed in an eye with corneal opacity using the manual dissection method .
t... |
stroke risk in patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery ( ica ) stenosis greater than 70% can be reduced effectively by carotid endarterectomy . in most cases ,
carotid ultrasound is performed in association with tia or stroke and , in case of significant stenosis , an operative treatment or pharmacotherapy ... | to examine if mild carotid stenosis correlates with silent vascular brain changes , we studied a prospective population - based cohort
men born in 1914 . data from followups at ages 68 and 81 , have been used .
carotid ultrasound was performed at age 81 , and cerebral blood flow ( cbf ) was measured with spect at ... |
the incidence of mesenteric and omental cysts is 1 in 20,000 among children , and even lower among infants . of these two types of cystic mass , only 2.2% are omental cysts .
reported cases in the literature usually display symptoms of abdominal distension , abdominal pain , painless mass , or possible ascites .
me... | omental and mesenteric cysts are both rare pathologies in children .
children who have omental cysts usually display symptoms of abdominal distension , with or without a palpable mass .
the mass can simulate ascites on clinical observation , or tuberculosis on radiological images .
the optimal treatment for this ... |
a previously healthy 62-year - old male presented with a 9-day history of severe headache and vomiting . on admission , his neurologic examination was normal , except for a stiff neck .
the patient was judged clinically to be hunt and hess grade i. the brain computed tomography ( ct ) revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage... | abstractclipping bilateral middle cerebral artery ( bmca ) aneurysms via unilateral approach in a single - stage operation is considered as a challenge procedure . to our knowledge
, there is no study in surgical management of patients with bmca aneurysms by fully endoscope - controlled techniques .
the author repo... |
approximately 40% of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage die within 30 days , and the majority of survivors are left with severe disability4,11 ) .
hematoma expansion occurs in up to 70% of patients who have ich documented by computed tomographic ( ct ) scanning performed within 3 hours after the onset of symptoms... | objectivethe purpose of this study was to retrospectively review cases of intracerebral hemorrhage ( ich ) medically treated at our institution to determine if the ct angiography ( cta ) ' spot sign ' predicts in - hospital mortality and clinical outcome at 3 months in patients with spontaneous ich.methodswe conducted ... |
to report a case who had recurrence of macular hole retinal detachment ( mhrd ) after intravitreal ranibizumab injection ( ivr ) for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization ( cnv ) that arose from the damaged retinal pigment epithelium of the remaining macular hole ( mh ) edge , which had been successfully treate... | purposeto report a case who had recurrence of macular hole retinal detachment ( mhrd ) after intravitreal ranibizumab injection ( ivr ) for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization ( cnv ) that arose from the damaged retinal pigment epithelium of the remaining macular hole ( mh ) edge , which had been successfully... |
artifacts or simulated diseases are self - inflicted conditions caused by various means and for different purposes
. disease simulation can be motivated , among other things , by illegal purposes , to escape from civil duties or prison sentences , for example , or to exploit specific situations in order to receive a ... | abstractrationale : artifacts or simulated diseases are self - inflicted conditions caused by various means and for different purposes
. disease simulation can be motivated , among other things , by illegal purposes , to escape from civil duties or prison sentences , for example , or to exploit specific situations in... |
india is facing a shift from undernutrition to overnutrition,1 later producing obesity and its aftermaths like type 2 diabetes mellitus ( t2 dm ) .
there is alarming rise of t2 dm in india,2 a country with an ethnic predisposition for it .
insulin resistance proceeded by obesity is the link between t2 dm and cardio... | background : obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are on rise with cause effect relationship .
diabetics monitor blood sugar , neglecting qualitative body composition , leaving residual threat of ectopic fat unattended .
we tried to correlate glycemic triad with parameters of body composition derived objectively b... |
even though both diseases are rare and may display features of clonality , it is possible that the present concurrence should be regarded as fortuitous .
the true prevalence of pediatric mastocytosis is not known , but estimated to be similar to adult mastocytosis and around 10 in 100.000 1 . whereas adult mastocytos... | key clinical messagea change in clinical behavior of a disease should prompt search for differential diagnoses . here , the appearance of ulcerated skin nodules in a preexisting cutaneous mastocytosis revealed a concurrent lymphomatoid papulosis a cd30 + lymphoproliferative skin disease with histological features of a... |
first described in 1980 , 1 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy ( peg ) is the most common minimally invasive method for establishing long - term enteral feeding access .
pneumoperitoneum is relatively common after peg , reported in 8.6 % to 56 % of cases , and usually self - limited , however , it may be associate... | background and study aims : pneumoperitoneum following peg placement has been reported in up to 60 % of cases , and while usually benign and self - limited , it can lead to evaluation for suspected perforation .
this study was designed to determine whether using co2 compared to ambient air for insufflation during pe... |
quinupristin / dalfopristin ( synercid ) , a combination of two different streptogramins antibiotics , has a bactericidal effect by inhibiting the bacterial protein synthesis of ribosome .
it is currently used in infections caused by vancomycin - resistant enterococcus faecium ( vref ) , when no other active antibact... | quinupristin / dalfopristin is a new combination of streptogramin antibiotics designed specifically to treat clinically significant infections due to vancomycin - resistant enterococcus faecium .
sweet s syndrome is characterized by painful skin plaques , which is associated with dermal neutrophilic infiltration , fe... |
human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) infection has become associated with decreased morbidity and mortality since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy ( haart ) in western countries,1 non - western asian settings,2,3 and sub - saharan regions.4 however , older age , hiv infection itself , antiretroviral t... | background : the purpose of this study was to determine the cross - sectional association between some sociodemographic factors and antiretroviral therapy ( art ) , as well as the incidence and predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus among central africans with human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) disease.methods:this s... |
lindau ( vhl ) disease.1 rchs are hamartomatous malformations most commonly detected in patients between ages 25 and 30 years.1 they are located juxtapapillary in 17% of cases.1 in general , juxtapapillary rchs ( jrchs ) are treated if they are progressive or if they affect visual acuity ( va).2 herewith , we report a ... | we report a case of a patient known to have a von hippel lindau disease with documented progressive juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangioma ( jrch ) with well - preserved visual acuity ( va ) and visual field ( vf ) .
the patient received a single injection of intravitreal ranibizumab ( ivr ) .
six months afte... |
however , it should be considered in differential diagnosis with other umbilical masses because it can cause significant morbidity .
physical examination showed an irreducible umbilical tumor , the size of olive , with dubious secretion .
a definitive diagnosis of umbilical cord and intestinal hemangioma was est... | abstractbackground : umbilical cord hemangioma is very rare and may not be detected prenatally .
however , it should be considered in differential diagnosis with other umbilical masses because it can cause significant morbidity.methods:we report the case of a newborn referred with suspected omphalitis and umbilical h... |
trigeminocardiac reflex is defined as the sudden onset of parasympathetic dysrhythmia , sympathetic hypotension , apnea and gastric hyper motility under stimulation of any sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve .
sensory terminals of the trigeminal nerve sends nerve signals , due to the extra - ocular muscle stretc... | background : the current study aimed to determine preventive effect of 2 percent topical xylocaine on oculocardiac reflex in ophthalmological surgeries except strabismus , including retinal detachment and vitrectomy with scleral buckling under general anesthesia.methods:a randomized controlled clinical trial was carrie... |
peripheral arterial disease ( pad ) commonly results from progressive narrowing of arteries in the lower extremities due to atherosclerosis .
it has become evident that pad is an important predictor of substantial coronary and cerebral vascular risk [ 2 , 3 ] .
the most common symptomatic manifestation of mild to m... | the various risk factors for peripheral arterial disease ( pad ) are almost identical to those for atherosclerosis and include abnormal levels of lipids or lipoproteins . lipid peroxidation parameters and total antioxidant capacity in the serum of male patients with pad before surgery as well as
35 days and 710 days ... |
the process of optimization of dose distribution is well recognized as one of the most important parts of the whole treatment planning procedure in modern brachytherapy .
thus the implemented optimization routines are essential modules of almost all clinically used treatment planning systems .
especially when high ... | purposetreatment planning system commissioning is one of the most important parts of the quality assurance system in a working brachytherapy department .
migration to a more sophisticated system is always a step forward for the planning team but careful verification of the workflow and obtained results is mandatory .... |
frantz described first time in 1959 about a rare and characteristic tumor arising from body and tail of the pancreas known as solid pseudo papillary tumor ( spt ) of pancreas .
it usually affects young women , with a 10:1 predominance over men , at an average age of 24 years .
spt usually present with an abdominal ... | solid pseudo papillary tumor ( spt ) or frantz 's tumor is a slow - growing low - grade malignant tumor , commonly seen in young patients with a female predominance , which is commonly located in the body and tail of the pancreas .
we report a case of spt arising from the body of the pancreas in a 12-year - old girl ... |
due to the importance of electrostatic interactions in biomolecular systems , a variety of computational methods have been developed for evaluating electrostatic forces and energies [ see ( 16 ) and references therein ] .
typical computational electrostatics methods for biomolecular systems can be loosely grouped int... | real - world observable physical and chemical characteristics are increasingly being calculated from the 3d structures of biomolecules .
methods for calculating pka values , binding constants of ligands , and changes in protein stability are readily available , but often the limiting step in computational biology is ... |
family planning ( fp ) is a process that usually involves a discussion between a woman , a man , and a trained fp service provider focusing on family health and the desires of the couple to either limit or space their family .
these are long - acting and permanent methods ( intrauterine devices , implants , and steri... | background . long acting and permanent contraceptive methods
have the potential to reduce unintended pregnancies but the contraceptive choice and utilization in ethiopia are highly dominated by short term contraceptives . objective . to assess the knowledge and perception on long acting and permanent contraceptives o... |
olive ( olea europaea ) is in the family oleaceae that is used throughout the world especially in the mediterranean region .
olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids ( mufas ) and has excellent health benefits .
olive oil is composed mainly of mixed triglyceride esters of oleic acid , palmitic acid , and ot... | olive oil is the major component of the mediterranean diet and has rich history of nutritional and medicinal uses . in the present study , the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects and their neurochemical basis following repeated administration of extravirgin olive oil were monitored .
male albino wistar rats were us... |
acne inversa ( ai , also referred to as hidradenitis suppurativa ) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with common onset in the second or third decade of life [ 1 , 2 ] . estimates of the prevalence of ai have varied , ranging from less than 1 percent to 4 percent [ 3 , 4 ] .
the axilla and the inguinal , gluteal ... | acne inversa ( ai ; also designated as hidradenitis suppurativa ) is a chronic inflammatory disease with still unknown pathogenesis that affects the intertriginous skin of perianal , inguinal , and axillary sites .
it leads to painful nodules , abscesses , and fistulas with malodorous secretion and is frequently asso... |
diabetes mellitus , a metabolic disorder , results from an inadequate mass of insulin - producing pancreatic beta cells [ 1 - 3 ] .
various formulations of short- and long - lasting insulin have been used to control blood glucose levels .
however , the tight regulation of insulin in response to physiological change... | reduction of beta cell function and a beta cell mass is observed in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes .
therefore , restoration of this deficiency might be a therapeutic option for treatment of diabetes .
islet transplantation has benefits , such as reduced incidence of hypoglycemia and achievement of insulin indepen... |
splenomegaly is commonly a consequence of the hepatic portal vein system , splenic vein , and hepatic vein thrombosis , which may contribute to hypersplenism and can result in thrombocytopenia .
there are several possible reasons that can cause splenomegaly , for example , infectious mononucleosis , subacute infectiv... | backgrounds : splenomegaly may contribute to hypersplenism and can result in thrombocytopenia .
many approaches are used to treat splenomegaly ; however , the current management of splenomegaly has intrinsic limitations or disadvantages .
now , we initiate a new approach , that of total splenic vessel ( artery and ... |
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