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polytrauma patients with pelvic fractures challenge the surgeon 's diagnostic , operative , and peri - operative management skills , especially because of the frequent associated injuries to the abdominal viscera .
the use of an external fixator for the initial and , in some cases , the definitive fixation of unstabl... | the use of external fixation for the initial treatment of unstable , complex pelvic injuries with hemodynamic instability remains an effective treatment for multiply injured patients .
bowel entrapment within a pelvic fracture is a rarely reported , potentially fatal complication . here
, we report a polytrauma pat... |
falls and fractures are intimately linked and are major causes of morbidity and mortality in older people .
previous fall and/or fracture are the most important risk factor for further events;1 therefore , secondary prevention programs for falls and fractures are highly needed .
although falls clinics have been est... | falls and fractures are major causes of morbidity and mortality in older people . more importantly , previous falls and/or fractures are the most important predictors of further events . therefore ,
secondary prevention programs for falls and fractures are highly needed .
however , the question is whether a seconda... |
the prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades both in the united states and abroad .
today , it is estimated that as many as 34% of women of reproductive age are obese ( bmi 30 kg / m ) .
studies have consistently shown a significant association between obesity and adverse pregnancy outco... | this study was undertaken to assess the impact of obesity on fetal well - being in glucose - tolerant and nonhypertensive women .
medical charts of all patients admitted to the labor and delivery department at our institution between january , 2011 and july , 2011 were retrospectively reviewed .
patients with diabe... |
vertebrate telomeres are essential nucleoprotein structures that protect chromosome ends from promiscuous dna repair activities and nucleolytic degradation ( for review , see de lange , 2005 ) .
telomeric dna is composed of repetitive double - stranded ttaggg sequences that extend into a 3 single - stranded overhan... | summarythe helicase rtel1 promotes t - loop unwinding and suppresses telomere fragility to maintain the integrity of vertebrate telomeres .
an interaction between rtel1 and pcna is important to prevent telomere fragility , but how rtel1 engages with the telomere to promote t - loop unwinding is unclear . here
, we ... |
myxoglobulosis , a term coined by von hansemann in 1914 , is described as a variant of mucocele .
it is associated with the formation of opaque globules varying in diameter from 0.1 cm - 1.0 cm and lying in a clear mucous .
mucous retention cyst is a true cyst , pathogenesis of which can be due to ductal dilatation... | in this paper , we present two case reports of myxoglobulosis , in a 24-year - old female and a 40-year - old male patient who came to our hospital with a chief complaint of painless swelling of the lower lip of approximately 6 months duration .
a study of two case reports has been given here .
in these patients , ... |
the spectrum of chronic hbv infection ranges from asymptomatic infection to chronic hepatitis with progression to cirrhosis , end - stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma .
a 30-year - old man presented with recent hypertension , severe headache and lethargy on a background of recently diagnosed hbv infecti... | hepatitis b viral infection is usually a self - limiting disease in immunocompetent individuals .
chronic infection can be seen in up to 5% of infected patients .
renal manifestations of chronic hbv infection are usually glomerular .
we describe here an uncommon presentation of a patient with chronic hbv infectio... |
hematopoietic stem - cell transplantation ( hsct ) is an important therapeutic option for many malignant and nonmalignant disorders . since the first report of bone marrow ( bm ) transplantation
, steady - state bm ( ss - bm ) has been the only stem - cell source for hsct . in recent years , granulocyte colony - stim... | background : steady - state bone marrow ( ss - bm ) and granulocyte colony - stimulating growth factor - primed bm / peripheral blood stem - cell ( g - bm / g - pbsc ) are the main stem - cell sources used in allogeneic hematopoietic stem - cell transplantation . here , we evaluated the treatment effects of ss - bm and... |
the seeding of tumor through cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) from primary intracranial tumors is very rare , often goes undetected , and is usually identified only on autopsy .
csf cytology along with magnetic resonance imaging constitutes the standard approach of diagnosing this grave condition .
use of fluoro-2-deoxy... | |
many urologists routinely use transrectal ultrasound ( trus ) for the diagnosis and staging of localized prostate cancer .
however , with the widespread use of prostate - specific antigen ( psa ) screening , there has been a shift to earlier stages and smaller volumes at the time of diagnosis .
furthermore , trus i... | purposethe purpose of this study was to investigate the value of hypoechoic lesions on transrectal ultrasound ( trus ) as a prognostic factor for patients with localized prostate cancer.materials and methodsthe patients consisted of 71 patients with pt2n0m0 disease following radical prostatectomy between 2002 and 2008 ... |
nearly , 200,000 malaria cases are reported each year in bangladesh for population of 140 millions .
malaria transmission in bangladesh is mostly seasonal and limited to the border regions with myanmar in the east and india in the north ( figure 1 ) . out of country 's 6 administrative divisions ( containing 64 dis... | relationships between yearly malaria incidence and ( 1 ) climate data from weather station and ( 2 ) satellite - based vegetation health ( vh ) indices were investigated for prediction of malaria vector activities in bangladesh .
correlation analysis of percent of malaria cases with advanced very high resolution ra... |
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( ets ) , which is largely composed of the sidestream cigarette smoke , has been implicated in increased incidence of cancer among nonsmokers .
the present study was conducted to compare the potential of mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke to induce dna adducts in mice . ... | |
in the past few decades , optical biosensors have been developed for applications in food industry , biomedical assay , and monitoring of environmental elements and changes.13 a great deal of effort has been made on developing various techniques for biomedical assays that use detection labels such as fluorophores to at... | purposewe present the regenerative label - free fiber optical biosensor that exploits surface plasmon resonance for quantitative detection of fibrinogen ( fbg ) extracted from human blood plasma.materials and methodsthe sensor head was made up of a multimode optical fiber with its polymer cladding replaced by metal com... |
the precise mechanism of the action of the corticosteroids within the inner ear is scarcely known .
corticosteroids bind to glucocorticoid receptors on the cell membrane surface , then are transferred into the cell nucleus where transcription is initiated or modulated , influencing cell signalling pathways .
fluid ... | intratympanic drug delivery refers to drug administration in the middle ear , the main advantage being direct diffusion of substances in the inner ear through the round window membrane with subsequent high intralabiryntine drug concentration and very low systemic side effects .
the article is a review of literature c... |
tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the united states [ 1 , 2 ] . according to the national youth tobacco survey , 5% of middle school students ( grades 68 ) currently smoke cigarettes and 20% of nonsmokers report willingness to experiment with cigarettes .
a growing body of res... | behavioral incentives have been used to encourage smoking cessation in older adolescents , but the acceptability of incentives to promote a smoke - free lifestyle in younger adolescents is unknown . to inform the development of novel , effective , school - based interventions for youth , we assessed middle school stude... |
diabetes mellitus ( dm ) is a common disease in iran and around the world .
it is a chronic , progressive and costly disease , and results in a number of complications . for individuals with dm , it is difficult to accept that they must change their lifestyle .
since these patients are unaware of short - term and l... | background : diabetes mellitus ( dm ) imposes restrictions on physical , emotional and social functioning of children and adolescents.objectives:the aim of this study was to determine the impact of acceptance and commitment therapy ( act ) on perceived stress and special health self - efficacy in seven to fifteen - yea... |
the institute of medicine report in 1995 stressed the need for change in dental education with better application of basic science to clinical problems and experimentation with different models of education , practice and performance assessment .
rajiv gandhi university of health sciences curriculum in the state of k... | background : case - oriented small group discussions ( cosgds ) can help students to correlate and integrate the basic science of dental materials into clinical application .
we used cosgds along with didactic lectures in dental material curriculum and hypothesized that case - oriented group discussions would be more... |
a 60-year - old man presented to the emergency room with a sudden onset of intractable pain in the left leg .
the patient had a history of intermittent abdominal pain and hypertension without other risk factors for atherosclerosis . a computed tomographic angiogram ( cta ) revealed chronic total occlusion of the abdo... | essential thrombocytosis ( et ) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an anomalous increase in platelet production .
many patients with et are asymptomatic .
few studies have reported et - associated thromboembolism in large vessels such as the aorta .
we report a patient with et who presented with pe... |
glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness after cataract , with approximately 60 million cases reported worldwide in 2010 .
if undiagnosed , glaucoma causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve leading to blindness . therefore diagnosing glaucoma at early stages
is extremely important for an appropriate m... | glaucoma is the second leading cause of loss of vision in the world .
examining the head of optic nerve ( cup - to - disc ratio ) is very important for diagnosing glaucoma and for patient monitoring after diagnosis .
images of optic disc and optic cup are acquired by fundus camera as well as optical coherence tomog... |
ionizing radiation has been increasingly used during the past decades for diagnosing and treating different medical conditions ( 1 ) . however , besides its diagnostic and therapeutic effects , ionizing radiation is also associated with different side effects .
severity of side effects varies with the dose , for whic... | background : radiological examinations for patients who are hospitalized at intensive care units are usually performed using portable radiography devices .
however they may require knowledge and safety precautions of nurses.objectives:the aim of the study was to investigate icu nurses knowledge of radiation safety an... |
a problem that has frequently emerged as a critical issue in patients with venoarterial ( va ) extracorporeal membranous oxygenation ( ecmo ) is a dilatation of the left heart due to volume overload of the left ventricle .
conventionally , a venting cannula is placed in the left atrium via the right upper pulmonary v... | patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ecmo ) frequently suffer from pulmonary edema due to left ventricular dysfunction that accompanies left heart dilatation , which is caused by left atrial hypertension .
the problem can be resolved by left atrium ( la ) decompression .
we performed a s... |
a key idea that has emerged over the past two decades is that neurons in the mpfc , especially the anterior cingulate cortex , encode the recent history of successes and failures in performing a given task ( shima and tanji , 1998 ; shidara and richmond , 2002 ; ito et al . , 2003 ;
mpfc neurons are thought to proces... | studies in rats , monkeys and humans have established that the medial prefrontal cortex is crucial for the ability to exert adaptive control over behavior . here , we review studies on the role of the rat medial prefrontal cortex in adaptive control , with a focus on simple reaction time tasks that can be easily used a... |
although individuals younger than 40 years of age account for only 3% of all patients with coronary heart disease ( chd)1 and also myocardial infarction ( mi ) mainly occurs in individuals older than 45 years old , the young are not completely immune from these cardiac diseases.2 the causes of mi among patients aged le... | although coronary artery disease ( cad ) is not common among individuals younger than 4045 years of age , a small percentage of this age group needs to undergo surgical revascularization because of cad . why some people are at higher risk of developing premature cad is not clearly known .
increased number of traditio... |
a monteggia fracture is a rare injury consisting of a proximal ulnar fracture with associated radial head dislocation .
notable differences exist in the treatment and outcomes of monteggia fractures in pediatric and adult populations , with children often having a better prognosis
. surgical fixation of these fract... | introductionmonteggia lesions are defined as a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated radial head dislocation .
management of these injuries varies depending upon the patient population , ranging from non - operative treatment with closed reduction and immobilization to surgical fixation .
percutaneous te... |
the rapid development of new digital display devices over the past decade has changed the performance requirements of modern contact lenses . where previously the lens - wearing population interfaced with primarily large , analog crt screens and low - definition television monitors , current lens wearers increasingly u... | purposecontact lens wearers today spend much time using digital display devices .
contact lens manufacturers are challenged to develop products that account for longer periods of time where blink rate is reduced and tear - film evaporation rate is increased , affecting both visual acuity and comfort .
two manufactu... |
the development of advanced imaging methods has revealed that living cells exhibit highly dynamic structural remodeling [ 1 , 2 ] .
the rate and structural details of cellular motility can change over development or in response to the environment in ways that reveal important details about cellular signaling mechanis... | cells such as astrocytes and radial glia with many densely ramified , fine processes pose particular challenges for the quantification of structural motility . here
we report the development of a method to calculate a motility index for individual cells with complex , dynamic morphologies .
this motility index reli... |
we obtained cdcl3 , sq , tetramethylsilane ( tms ) , and reagents from sigma - aldrich corp .
meibomian glands were expressed by compressing the eyelid between cotton - tipped applicators with strict attention to avoid touching the eyelid margin during expression .
all four eyelids were expressed , and approximatel... | purposesebum may contribute to the composition of the tear film lipid layer naturally or as a contaminant artifact from collection .
the aims of this study were to determine : if sebum changes the rheology of meibum surface films ; if the resonance near 5.2 ppm in the 1h - nmr spectra of sebum is due to squalene ( sq... |
blood - slide microscopy using thick and thin smears stained with giemsa has remained the gold standard in the diagnosis of malaria for many years.12 however , microscopy has its draw backs and limitations ; it has high - fixed cost , and demands well - trained and experienced laboratory technician and microscopist.34 ... | background : malaria has remained a major cause of morbidity and mortality among the under - five children in nigeria .
prompt and accurate diagnosis of malaria is necessary in controlling this high burden and preventing unnecessary use of anti - malarial drugs .
malaria rapid diagnostic test ( mrdt ) offers the ho... |
agranulocytosis is defined as an absolute neutrophil count ( anc ) less than 100/mm in association with infectious disease .
the risk of agranulocytosis is 0.38% of all clozapine treated cases and there is a relatively lesser incidence in indian population .
the risk of clozapine - induced agranulocytosis and neutr... | agranulocytosis is defined as an absolute neutrophil count less than 100/mm3 in association with infectious disease .
the risk of agranulocytosis is 0.38% of all clozapine treated cases and there is a relatively lesser incidence in indian population .
the risk of clozapine - induced agranulocytosis and neutropenia ... |
cervical cancer is mainly treated by radiotherapy which consists of external beam radiation therapy ( ebrt ) and intracavitary radiation therapy ( icrt ) . due to technological advances
intensity modulated radiation therapy ( imrt ) , a form of conformal radiation therapy , is increasingly being used nowadays in cerv... | purposeinterstitial brachytherapy ( ibt ) is used as an alternative to intracavitary radiotherapy in the management of cervical carcinoma .
we have devised a new technique called interstitial brachytherapy guided intensity modulated radiotherapy ( ibgimrt ) which can potentially reduce doses to organs at risk ( oars ... |
lymphoma of the bone is a rare malignancy , first suggested by oberling in 1928 and further described by parker and jackson in a series on reticulum cell sarcoma of bone .
primary bone lymphoma , as originally defined by ostrowski , is a lymphoma of bone without disease present elsewhere for at least 6 months after ... | the presentation of two 19 year old males with stage i non - hodgkin lymphoma in the proximal tibia prompted an extensive review of institutional and national databases to assess if there is any statistical evidence that these reflected a previously overlooked syndromic pattern of presentation .
the institutional rec... |
hepatitis c virus ( hcv ) is noncytopathic virus that causes chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) .
around 30% of chc patients exhibit pnalt and show milder disease activity and slower progression to hepatic cirrhosis [ 26 ] . however , it is reported that about 40% of these progress to the active s... | patients with chronic hepatitis c ( chc ) virus infection who have persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels ( pnalt ) have mild inflammation and fibrosis in comparison to those with elevated alt levels .
the cellular immune responses to hcv are mainly responsible for viral clearance and the disease pathoge... |
paraneoplastic pemphigus , which was initially described by anhalt et al ( 1 ) , is characterized by non - specific pemphigus accompanying mucosal skin lesions showing erosion and blisters , which occur as a result of the production of autoantibodies against internal tumors .
skin lesions associated with autoantibodi... | paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome ( pams ) , also known as paraneoplasic pemphigus , involves the skin , internal organs and mucosa .
pams - associated mortality may occur as a result of autoantibody formation against internal tumors and their infiltration into organs other than the skin lesions that char... |
the impact of land use practices in esthetically - managed landscapes of the united states was summarized in a us environmental protection agency report , which noted : the widespread replacement of millions of acres of native vegetation with primarily non - native ornamental plants in managed landscapes is a growing p... | exotic plants dominate esthetically - managed landscapes , which cover 3040 million hectares in the united states alone .
recent ecological studies have found that landscaping with exotic plant species can reduce biodiversity on multiple trophic levels . to support biodiversity in urbanized areas ,
the increased us... |
lower urinary tract infections ( utis ) are among the most frequently seen bacterial infection and account for considerable morbidity among sexually active women.(1 ) escherichia coli remains the predominant uropathogen , causing 80 - 90% of acute community acquired uncomplicated uti.(2 ) more than half of all women ex... | background : the risk factors for urinary tract infections ( utis ) from developed countries are not applicable to women from developing world.objective:to analyze the behavioral practices and psychosocial aspects pertinent to women in our region and assess their association with acute first time or recurrent uti.mater... |
a twenty one year old primi gravida at six months gestation presented with a history of rapidly enlarging lump in the left breast associated with pain . on examination ,
a mass approximately measuring 20 x 14 cm was present in the upper and lower quadrants of the left breast .
the specimen received by the pathol... | lactating adenoma is one of the breast tumours associated with pregnancy .
a case of lactating adenoma , unusual on account of its huge size , is presented .
large size and history of rapid growth can lead to a mistaken diagnosis of malignancy .
a review of the literature of this particular tumour with the differ... |
the classical renin - angiotensin - system ( ras ) is a proteolytic cascade which is constituted by multiple enzymes and effector peptides .
the cascade starts when angiotensin i ( ang 110 ) is released from the propeptide angiotensinogen by kidney - secreted renin .
the peptide metabolites produced from ang 110 by... | angiotensin - converting enzyme 2 ( ace2 ) is a monocarboxypeptidase of the renin - angiotensin - system ( ras ) which is known to cleave several substrates among vasoactive peptides .
its preferred substrate is angiotensin ii , which is tightly involved in the regulation of important physiological functions includin... |
sacral sitting is a poor seated posture with a posterior pelvic tilt and thoracic
kyphosis1 .
it is typically observed in
frail older adults using a wheelchair , and occurs when they lack the ability to retain a
seated posture and/or their body size and function do not match the size and structure of
the whee... | [ purpose ] the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of sacral sitting in
a wheelchair on contact pressure on the buttocks and back , and shear force on the ischial
region .
[ subjects and methods ] twenty - six healthy adults assumed two postures while seated
in a wheelchair : a basic sitting... |
in 2005 , wood discs were cut from a discolored stump of pinus thunbergii ( fig .
1 ) grown in a forest in taean , chungnam , korea . after washing with tap water
the wood pieces were surface - sterilized with 0.5% chlorine lax solution for 2 min , washed twice with sterile water , and air dried .
the dried wood ... | an ophiostoma fungus was isolated from a stump of pinus thunbergii in a forest on the west coast of korea .
microscopic analysis using a light microscope , a stereo microscope , and a scanning electron microscope revealed that it had morphological features of pesotum and sporothix synanarmorphs . based on the -tubuli... |
in total , 165 blood and 194 sputum samples were collected from 181 different
hiv - positive patients with upper respiratory complaints , regardless of tb suspicions ,
who were attended at the correia picano hospital and oswaldo cruz university hospital ,
as shown in fig .
the samples were forwarded to
pernam... | the present study analysed the concordance among four different molecular diagnostic
methods for tuberculosis ( tb ) in pulmonary and blood samples from immunocompromised
patients .
a total of 165 blood and 194 sputum samples were collected from 181 human
immunodeficiency virus ( hiv)-infected patients with upp... |
mechanical rotational thrombectomy devices can be utilized as a safe and effective alternative in the treatment of acute or subacute infrainguinal occlusions and chronic occlusions of the iliac and femoropopliteal arteries .
the limitation of rotational thrombectomy with rotarex catheter ( rotarex , straub medical ag... | objectivethe rotational atherothrombectomy with straub rotarex is a safe and efficient treatment of acute / subactute vascular occlusions .
the purpose of this study was to evaluate the benefit of paclitaxel - coated angioplasty after rotational atherothrombectomy over an observation period of six months.materials an... |
streptococcus agalactiae is the principal cause of bacterial sepsis , neonatal meningitis and endocarditis in parturient women .
it is also a cause of pneumonia particularly in the immunocompromised elderly ( 1 ) .
s. agalactiae commonly colonizes the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts of humans ( 2 ) and the p... | background and objectives : streptococcus agalactiae is the leading cause of bacterial sepsis and meningitis in newborns and results in pneumonia and bacteremia in adults .
a number of s. agalactiae components are involved in colonization of target cells .
destruction of peptidoglycan and division of covalently lin... |
pentacene was deposited on a muscovite mica surface by physical vapor deposition from a knudsen cell in an ultrahigh vacuum chamber .
the cell temperature was about 500 k to realize a deposition rate of 1 monolayer / min .
the mica samples ( 10 10 0.01 mm ) were attached to a steel plate via tantalum wires .
th... | organic thin films have attracted considerable interest due to their applicability in organic electronics .
the classical scenario for thin film nucleation is the diffusion - limited aggregation ( dla ) .
recently , it has been shown that organic thin film growth is better described by attachment - limited aggregat... |
ocular dominance is the preference of one eye over the other in terms of sighting , sensory , and oculomotor tasks [ 1 , 2 ] .
ocular dominance is clinically important in sports vision and vision therapy , but the most important application of the principles of ocular dominance is fitting of monovision contact lenses... | purpose . our aim was to compare contrast sensitivity values of the dominant and nondominant eyes of healthy middle - aged subjects .
material and methods .
ninety eyes of 45 healthy middle - aged subjects ( 30 males and 15 females ) were included in this study .
patients were aged between 40 and 60 years , havin... |
phechromocytomas are rare cathecholamine secreting tumors derived from the chromaffin cells of the embryonic neural crest .
although these tumors are similar in origin , the clinical manifestations , prognosis and management differ and occurrence of pheochromocytoma in patients with hypertensive symptoms is less than... | pheochromocytomas are rare tumors that present a diagnostic challenge in developing countries .
they occur in the adrenal gland and as paragangliomas along the sympathetic chain .
clinical features are usually those of sustained or paroxysmal hypertension and complications thereof .
surgical extirpation remains t... |
management is the art of performing jobs by or with other people mary parker follet [ figure 1 ] .
this is one of the many definitions of management , but apart from these definitions , it is very important to mention one of the general management theory postulates that gave henry fayol and which proposed the five ... | background : prevention of diseases in gynecology can be improved by better understanding of health promotion and management of diseases .
management is the art of performing jobs by or with other people mary parker follet.methods:a descriptive analysis was performed on scientific studies in several published artic... |
at hcb , as part of the routine workup for febrile patients , serum samples were collected , stored at 20c , and transported in liquid nitrogen to quito for pcr .
hospital personnel also tested these samples by using a dengue igm / igg - capture elisa with high specificity and sensitivity ( panbio , waltham , ma , us... | in tropical areas , the predominant cause of fever has historically been malaria . however by 2011 , among febrile patients in northwestern ecuador , dengue was identified in 42% and malaria in none .
this finding suggests a transition in the cause of fever from malaria to other illnesses , such as dengue . |
stroke , caused by ischemia or hemorrhage , results from the interruption of blood supply to
the brain that induces constant deficiency of oxygen and causes brain damage1 .
though fatality after stroke has been
greatly reduced by the development of medical technology , stroke presents physical and
mental obstac... | [ purpose ] this study aimed to investigate the effects of horse - riding exercise on
balance , gait , and activities of daily living ( adls ) in stroke patients .
[ subjects ] among
20 participants with stroke , 10 were randomly assigned to the experimental group , and 10
were randomly assigned to the control ... |
stereoscopic experiments on natural flocks of european
starlings were performed in the field in rome using three high speed machine
vision cameras shooting at 170 fps .
the stereoscopic video acquisitions were
then processed using a novel purpose - built three - dimensional tracking algorithm
based on a recur... | the correlated motion of flocks is an instance of global order emerging
from local interactions .
an essential difference with analogous ferromagnetic
systems is that flocks are active : animals move relative to each other ,
dynamically rearranging their interaction network .
the effect of this
off - equili... |
international guidelines recommend that for patients who present with symptoms suggestive of an acute coronary syndrome ( acs ) , attending emergency medical service ( ems ) personnel record a 12-lead ecg before transit to hospital.14 this prehospital ecg ( phecg ) may allow targeted treatments to be given outside of a... | objectiveto describe patterns of prehospital ecg ( phecg ) use and determine its association with processes and outcomes of care in patients with st - elevation myocardial infarction ( stemi ) and non-stemi.methodspopulation-based linked cohort study of a national myocardial infarction registry.results288 990 patients... |
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prostate cancer ( pca ) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer - related deaths amongst men .
just as digital rectal examination , prostate - specific antigen ( psa ) testing and transrectal biopsy have been stalwarts in the diagnosis of pca , staging has relied on computed t... | the ability to accurately stage prostate cancer in both the primary and secondary staging setting can have a major impact on management . until recently radiological staging has relied on computer tomography , magnetic resonance imaging , and nuclear bone scans to evaluate the extent of disease .
however , the utilit... |
the earliest host - cell response to viral infection is activation of the type - i interferon
( ifn/ ) system ( see fig .
1 ) , which ultimately
leads to the establishment of antiviral responses in infected / neighboring cells and
contributes to the shaping of an effective adaptive response [ 55 , 70 ] .
init... | rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by the lyssavirus rabies virus
( rabv ) that can infect most mammals , including humans , where it has a case - fatality rate
of almost 100% .
although preventable by vaccination , rabies causes c. 59,000 human
fatalities every year worldwide .
thus , there exists an urgent... |
rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) is the most frequent chronic autoimmune inflammatory rheumatism , with a worldwide prevalence around 1% .
ra severity is related to joint destruction characterised by erosion and space narrowing that is responsible for joint functional disability [ 24 ] .
early diagnosis and treatment ar... | objective .
the aim of this review is to clarify the usefulness of bone , cartilage , and synovial biomarker in the management of rheumatoid arthritis ( ra ) therapy in remission .
synovial biomarkers .
high mmp-3 levels are associated with joint progression in ra patients , but there is no data about their utili... |
for all the painstaking attention granted to tracheal intubation , especially with regard to the management of the difficult airway , precious little heed has thus far been paid to tracheal extubation.1 compared to 4.6% respiratory complications in the intubation of elective cases , extubation - related complications a... | background : extubation is associated with the risk of complications such as accumulated secretion above the endotracheal tube cuff , eventual atelectasia following a reduction in pulmonary volumes because of a lack of physiological positive end expiratory pressure , and intra - tracheal suction . in order to reduce th... |
salmonellosis is a well - known cause of morbidity and mortality in patients , particularly in endemic areas .
it is also a well - known cause of pyogenic liver abscess [ 1 , 2 ] .
it is frequently encountered in patients with pre - existing liver pathology such as amoebic abscess or echinococcus cyst .
we presen... | salmonellosis , endemic in various part of the world , is considered a differential diagnosis in a tropical traveller .
although it usually presents as gastroenteritis , its various clinical syndromes may vary from mild gastroenteritis to severe septicaemia including abscess formation , the later two being the most c... |
generally , there are associations between the concept of social capital and social and civic participation as well as networks of cooperation and solidarity ( 1 ) .
the existing literature is rife with different definitions , conceptualizations and perspectives in social capital area .
for example , bourdieu s dis... | background : the aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of social capital questionnaire ( scq ) developed by onyx and bullen ( 2000 ) among a sample of medical science students in tehran university of medical sciences , iran and to compare the factor analysis with findings from two previous st... |
in 2005 , heimburg and jackson showed that biomembranes may carry solitonic sound waves whose maximum amplitude and minimum velocity are close to the propagation velocity in myelinated nerves.(1 ) their paper concluded : it would be surprising if nature did not exploit these features .
subsequent works by the same a... | this paper reports all - atom computer simulations of five phospholipid membranes ( dmpc , dppc , dmpg , dmps , and dmpsh ) with focus on the thermal equilibrium fluctuations of volume , energy , area , thickness , and chain order . at constant temperature and pressure
, volume and energy exhibit strong correlations ... |
this paper describes a novel assessment and care planning system for improving quality of life ( qol ) in nursing homes .
the quality of life structured resident interview and care plan ( qol.sri/cp ) builds on a decade of research on measuring qol and is designed to be easily implemented in any us nursing facility .... | the quality of life ( qol ) of the approximately 1.5 million nursing facility ( nf ) residents in the us is undoubtedly lower than desired by residents , families , providers , and policy makers .
although there have been important advances in defining and measuring qol for this population , there is a need for inter... |
dialkyl phthalates , such as di-(2-ethylhexyl ) phthalate ( dehp ) , diisononyl phthalate ( dinp ) , diisodecyl phthalate ( didp ) and dibutyl phthalate ( dbp ) , are petrochemicals used as plasticizers or solvents in a variety of industrial products .
these chemicals have been thought to be environmental pollutants ... | analysis of the natural abundance 14c content of dibutyl phthalate ( dbp ) from two edible brown algae , undaria pinnatifida and laminaria japonica , and a green alga , ulva sp .
, revealed that the dbp was naturally produced .
the natural abundance 14c content of di-(2-ethylhexyl ) phthalate ( dehp ) obtained from... |
palmar hyperhidrosis is a somatic disorder characterized by excessive sudoresis that is limited to the hands .
it is caused by hyperfunctioning of the sympathetic nervous system and is frequently related to a triggering emotional situation.1,2 this hyperfunction goes beyond what is needed for thermoregulation.3,4 it ... | objectiveto compare two surgical techniques ( denervation levels ) for sympathectomy using video - assisted thoracoscopy to treat palmar hyperhidrosis in the long-term.methodsfrom may 2003 to june 2006 , 60 patients with palmar hyperhidrosis were prospectively randomized for video - assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy... |
a 15-year - old boy diagnosed as intracranial germ cell tumor underwent surgery , followed by cranial radiotherapy ( 45 gy ) and later treated with bleomycin , etoposide and cisplatin(bep ) regimen .
after third cycle of chemotherapy , he developed asymptomatic erythematous rashes over the back , chest and thighs , w... | bleomycin is a chemotherapeutic antibiotic used in various malignancies .
its toxicity is mainly lung and skin with marrow sparing effect .
here we would like to describe a characteristic skin reaction developed because of bleomycin in a case of intracranial germ cell tumor .
flagellate erythema which is a self -... |
microbial keratitis is a serious condition that could result in corneal scar , corneal perforation , and even blindness .
microbial keratitis usually occurs in the presence of predisposing factors , such as ocular trauma , ocular surface diseases , and contact lens wear . the demographics and microbiological profile ... | purpose . to evaluate the recent trends in demographics , risk factors , and microbiological profiles of microbial keratitis at a university hospital in hong kong
. design .
retrospective review .
methods .
the medical records of 51 patients admitted to the prince of wales hospital for microbial keratitis from ... |
road traffic injuries ( rtis ) are responsible for approximately 1.2 million deaths worldwide and 50 million injuries each year .
rti rates are particularly high in the developing world due to poorly maintained road networks and motor vehicles .
these rates are projected to rise as developing countries become incre... | backgroundrapid urban growth in developing countries has outpaced the development of health infrastructure , including trauma centers , leading to potential delays in trauma care .
this study was conducted in karachi , a city of 16 million people in pakistan.aimsour aim was to determine the time taken to reach the ne... |
colorectal cancer ( crc ) is one of the most commonly diagnosed and lethal cancers worldwide . in many years
, crc accomplishment has been explained as a multistep process that requires the accumulation of genetic / epigenetic aberrations in signal transduction pathways . a growing body of evidence is increasingly su... | background : it is supposed that human colorectal cancer consists of a phenotypically distinct population of tumorigenic cancer cells known as cancer stem cells ( cscs ) which play a pivotal role in cancer progression , maintenance , metastasis , and the relapse .
the aim of this effort was to investigate and compare... |
there is growing concern about the marked inadequacy of osteoporosis care for patients who suffer a fragility ( low - energy ) fracture .
hip fractures increase exponentially with age and are associated with impaired mobility , loss of independence , increased hospitalizations , and mortality for up to one in four wo... | we designed , implemented , and revised the brigham fracture intervention team ( b - fit ) initiatives to improve in - hospital care of fracture ( fx ) patients .
effectiveness was evaluated for 181
medical records of 4 cohorts in four successive years of consecutive patients who were admitted
with a fragility hi... |
several species of bacteria have been linked to chronic infections of colon and have been shown to increase the risk of colon cancer .
streptococcus bovis has been evaluated as one of the possible etiologic agents for colorectal cancer .
s. bovis is a gram - positive bacterium , which is considered as a normal inha... | streptococcus bovis is a gram - positive bacterium causing serious human infections , including endocarditis and bacteremia , and is usually associated with underlying disease .
the aims of the current study were to compare prevalence of the bacterium associated with malignant and nonmalignant gastrointestinal diseas... |
arachnoid cysts in the brain usually have an indolent course unless complicated by headache , seizures , increasing head circumference , behavioral disturbances , ocular , motor , speech disorders , and sudden cyst changes such as acute cyst expansion , sudden hemorrhage into the cyst , subdural hematoma , or subdural ... | intracranial arachnoid cysts developing in relation to the cerebral hemispheres and middle cranial fossa are usually incidental or asymptomatic . however , most of the clinically active cysts present with seizures because of chronic compression .
presentation as raised intracranial pressure due to cyst rupture into t... |
the pubertal growth spurt is considered to be an advantageous period for certain types of orthodontic treatment and should be taken into account together with orthodontic treatment planning13 . because of the wide individual variation in the timing of the pubertal growth spurt , chronological age is an unreliable guide... | objective : the purpose of this study was to investigate whether skeletal maturation using cephalometric radiographs could be used in a brazilian population.material and methods : the study population was selected from the files of the oral radiological clinic of the dental school of piracicaba , brazil and consisted o... |
in healthy women of child - bearing age the protective mucosa in the vagina is populated with microflora typically dominated by lactobacilli , and their dominance over pathogenic anaerobes is positively associated with vaginal health . the majority of healthy women evidence only lactobacillus in the vagina .
the func... | the human vaginal microbiota plays an important role in the maintenance of a woman 's health , as well as of her partner 's and newborns. when this predominantly lactobacillus community is disrupted , decreased in abundance and replaced by different anaerobes , bacterial vaginosis ( bv ) may occur .
bv is associated ... |
patients with lumbar pain have greater atrophy of the deep trunk muscles than healthy
subjects and they also have weakened proprioceptive senses , which trigger spinal
instability , which in turn becomes the cause of recurrent lumbar pain1 . lumbar stability is a prerequisite element that enables
movement of the ... | [ purpose ] we examined the effects of an abdominal drawing - in bridge exercise using a
pressure biofeedback unit on different bases on the thickness of trunk and abdominal
muscles , and lumbar stability . [ subjects ] thirty healthy young adults ( 2 males , 28
females ) took part in this study .
the subjects ... |
the bottom or opposing wall of the uticulo - endolymphatic ( bast s ) valve is the moving and thus functional part of the valve .
this structure was discovered by bast , who called it the utriculo - endolymphatic valve .
the morphology of the valve has been researched in humans and several mammalians [ 1 , 5 , 10 ]... | the utriculo - endolymphatic valve was discovered by bast in 1928 .
the function of bast s valve is still unclear . by means of orthogonal - plane fluorescence optical sectioning ( opfos )
microscopy 3d - reconstructions of the valve and its surrounding region are depicted .
the shape of the duct at the utricular... |
hypertension is the major factor responsible for the most deaths worldwide ( around 7 million or 12.8% per year ) and this is 46% more than tobacco usage , the next major risk factor . from an epidemiological and clinical perspective
, blood pressure at the higher end of the normal population distribution is associat... | despite its significant genetic component , the study of hypertension by genome - wide
association presents more challenges than other common complex diseases .
its high
prevalence , heterogeneity , and somewhat unclear definition are the challenges that need
to be overcome on one hand . on the other hand , the... |
localized gingival growths are one of the most frequently encountered lesions in the oral cavity and peripheral ossifying fibroma ( pof ) is one of them .
pof is a focal , reactive , non - neoplastic tumor like growth of the soft tissue that often arises from the interdental papilla . though the etiopathogenesis is u... | localized gingival growths are one of the most frequently encountered lesions in the oral cavity , which are considered to be reactive rather than neoplastic . different lesions with similar clinical presentation make it difficult to arrive at a correct diagnosis .
these lesions include pyogenic granuloma , irritatio... |
an 18-year - old male patient presented with pneumothorax on postoperative day four after the minimally invasive repair of pectus carinatum .
the pectus carinatum repair was performed using the sandwich technique , which involves a 33.02-cm press - molded internal bar and a 30.48-cm press- molded external bar ( fig .... | we report a case of an entrapped lung after the pectus bar repair of a pectus deformity .
the entrapped lung was found incidentally during video - assisted thoracoscopic surgery ( vats ) for pneumothorax . based on vats exploration
, multiple bullae seemed to be the cause of the pneumothorax , but the entrapped lun... |
apparent shortfalls between the supply of health professionals and demand for their services can be addressed in four main ways : ( i ) increasing training places ; ( ii ) improving retention of qualified people in the workforce ; ( iii ) improving productivity of the existing workforce and ( iv ) managing demand . in ... | objectiveswe explored the real cost of training the workforce in a range of primary health care professions in australia with a focus on the impact of retention to contribute to the debate on how best to achieve the optimal health workforce mix.methodsthe cost to train an entry - level health professional across 12 dis... |
it is the most potent toxin known , with as little as 30100 ng potentially fatal to a human adult ( peck 2009 ) .
there are seven types of botulinum neurotoxin ( types a g ) , which are formed by the gram - positive anaerobe clostridium botulinum and some strains of c. butyricum and c. baratii . types a , b , e , an... | genome sequences of five different group ii ( nonproteolytic ) clostridium botulinum type f6 strains were compared at a 50-kb locus containing the neurotoxin gene cluster .
a clonal origin for these strains is indicated by the fact that sequences were identical except for strain eklund 202f , with 10 single - nucleot... |
you are an intensivist in an institution that performs solid organ transplantations . in an effort to provide patients and families with increased opportunities to donate their organs ,
the institution has recently developed a policy for donation after cardiac death ( dcd ) . with the new dcd policy , organ donation ... | several hospitals have been developing programmes for organ donation after cardiac death .
such programmes offer options for organ donation to patients who do not meet brain - death criteria but wish to donate their organs after withdrawal of life - support .
these programmes also increase the available organ pool ... |
p. falciparum pfi1780w residues 85247 or 98247 , pfd1170c residues 132309 , and mal8p1.163 residues 131284 were cloned in vector pgex-6p-2 ( ge healthcare life sciences , glattbrugg , switzerland ) , and transformed into escherichia coli bl21(de3 ) .
pfe1605w residues 122335 and mal8p1.4 residues 310456 were cloned i... | uniquely among malaria parasites , plasmodium falciparum - infected erythrocytes ( irbcs ) develop membrane protrusions , known as knobs , where the parasite adhesion receptor p. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 ( pfemp1 ) clusters .
knob formation and the associated irbc adherence to host endothelium are di... |
a novel oxidative
n - heterocyclic carbene - catalyzed reaction pathway
has been discovered .
alkyl and aryl enals undergo -hydroxylation
via oxygen atom transfer from electron - deficient nitrobenzenes , followed
by trapping of the resultant acyl azolium by the solvent .
the proposed
mechanism involves a... | |
prospective interventional case series conducted at a tertiary eye care hospital from april 2013 to april 2014 .
patients aged more than 18 years with a diagnosis of active hsv nsk were enrolled .
ulcer measuring more than 2 mm and involving more than one - third of corneal stroma with an overlying epithelial defec... | purpose : to evaluate the efficacy of systemic and topical antiviral therapy in the treatment of active herpes simplex virus ( hsv ) necrotizing stromal keratitis ( nsk).design : prospective interventional case series.methodology:patients with a diagnosis of hsv nsk based on history and clinical findings were enrolled ... |
as energy expenditure does not seem to have changed substantially over the past 30 years , an increased energy intake is believed to be the main factor explaining the current obesity epidemic .
it is generally assumed that energy intake has changed because of changes in the environment : compared to the 1980s , west... | the incentive sensitization model of obesity hypothesizes that obese individuals in the western world have acquired an enhanced attention bias to food cues , because of the overwhelming exposure to food .
this article gives an overview of recent studies regarding attention to food and obesity .
in general , an inte... |
this means
that smartphones are used as personal computers as often as they are used to make phone
calls . due to conveniences in terms of portability , various smartphone functions
may be
utilized while walking or working . in particular , listening to music , sending messages , web
surfing , and playing gam... | [ purpose ] this study aimed to compare dynamic balance with respect to completing a single
task while not using smartrphone function and completing two task while using different
smartphone functions , therby preventing falls or injuries resulting from completion of
dual tasks .
[ subjects and methods ] the su... |
gaucher disease ( gd ) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by a profound deficiency in the enzyme glucocerebrosidase [ gba ( glucosylceramidase , acid beta - glucosidase ) ec.3.2.1.45 ] ( brady et al . , 1965 ) .
the deficiency in gba results in the accumulation of its lipid substrate glucocer... | gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder resulting from deficient glucocerebrosidase activity .
more than 350 mutations that cause gaucher disease have been described to date .
novel mutations can potentially provide insight into the glucocerebrosidase structure function relationship an... |
vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms ( vadas ) are diagnosed as a reason for subarachnoid hemorrhage ( sah).14 ) once ruptured and causing sah , the percentage of re - bleeding of these lesions is up to 30% and is associated with a high rate of mortality.1)18 ) thus , early treatment is strongly recommended .
the mo... | we experienced a patient with a ruptured dissecting aneurysm of the vertebral artery who was treated by trapping of the lesion using guglielmi detachable coils ( gdcs ) with micro - tornado coils ( mtcs ) .
an 80-year - old male was transferred with a ruptured left vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm ( vada ) .
th... |
primary spinal sarcomas arise from the spine itself , usually from a structural component such as bone or cartilage18 ) .
, they account for less than 5% of all osseous neoplasms , and less than 0.2% of all cancers24,25 ) .
dorfman and czerniak9 ) analyzed data on 2627 primary malignant tumors of bone including spi... | objectivewe have limited understanding on the presentation and survival of primary spinal sarcomas .
the survival , recurrence rate , and related prognostic factors were investigated after treatment for primary sarcomas of the spine.methodsretrospective analysis of medical records and radiological data was done for 2... |
tumor necrosis factor receptor - associated factors ( trafs ) act as adapter molecules controlling signaling pathways , such as nuclear factor kappa b ( nf-b ) , interleukin-1 receptor ( il-1r ) , toll - like receptor ( tlr ) , and transforming growth factor- ( tgf- ) [ 1 , 2 ] . for a long time
it is important that ... | in recent years , interests combining the exploration of tumor necrosis factor receptor - associated factor 4 ( traf4 ) and traf6 in immune cells and transgenic mice are emerging .
although it has been found that traf4 and traf6 share the same traf binding sites , comprehensive study of traf4 and traf6 in inflammator... |
questing ticks were collected from vegetation by flagging in 3 regions in germany ( 9 sites total ) in march
three sites , including renatured gravel pits and walking areas near villages and cities ( a c ) , were located in the federal state of saarland .
one site in southern germany was in a natural alluvial fore... | to explore increased risk for human rickettsia spp .
infection in germany , we investigated recreational areas and renatured brown coal surface - mining sites ( also used for recreation ) for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks .
r. raoultii ( 56.7% ) , r. slovaca ( 13.3% ) , and r. helvetica (... |
azoospermia , the absence of sperm in the ejaculate is seen in 1015% of infertile men .
examination of the testis and vas - deferens along with semen volume and serum follicle stimulating hormone ( fsh ) levels help in identifying the cause of azoospermia .
obstruction of the ductal system is responsible for approx... | objective : infertility may be the sole manifestation of genitourinary tuberculosis ( tb ) and men with idiopathic obstructive azoospermia are often screened for tb using semen polymerase chain reaction ( pcr ) test .
we assessed the benefits of such screening.design:totally , 100 infertile men with idiopathic obstru... |
eligible participants were insulin - nave adults ( 1880 years ) with type 2 diabetes treated for 3 months with 1,500 mg / day metformin and a1c values of 7.010.0% or with metformin and sulfonylurea ( less than or equal to half of the maximum approved dose ) and a1c values of 7.08.5% ( supplementary data online ) .
th... | objectivewe evaluated the addition of liraglutide to metformin in type 2 diabetes followed by intensification with basal insulin ( detemir ) if glycated hemoglobin ( a1c ) 7%.research design and methodsin 988 participants from north america and europe uncontrolled on metformin sulfonylurea , sulfonylurea was discontin... |
patellofemoral osteoarthritis ( pfoa ) commonly occurs among middle - aged and elderly people , especially among asian women .
pathogenically , lower limb alignment abnormalities will result in wear and tear on cartilage in the patellar / groove joint surface , subchondral sclerosis , and osteophytosis .
patellofem... | background : patellofemoral osteoarthritis commonly occurs in older people , often resulting in anterior knee pain and severely reduced quality of life .
the aim was to examine the effectiveness of arthroscopic patelloplasty and circumpatellar denervation for the treatment of patellofemoral osteoarthritis ( pfoa).met... |
the increasing number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is a prominent health problem worldwide .
incretin - based therapy is one of the promising new treatments for type 2 diabetes mellitus , and has recently become a first - line drug .
although side effects do not often appear with this class of drug , s... | a generalized skin eruption with strong itching was induced by sitagliptin , a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 ( dpp-4 ) inhibitor , in a patient almost 6 months after initiation of the drug .
physical examination revealed a spread of skin rash from chest to back , and abdomen and thigh .
discontinuation of the drug elimin... |
toll - like receptors ( tlrs ) are type i transmembrane receptors that are expressed on the cell membrane and are critical for the induction of downstream signals during innate immune responses to bacterial components .
tlr4 is expressed in many cells , including endothelial cells , keratinocytes , epithelial cells ,... | human platelets express toll - like receptors ( tlr ) 4 . however , the mechanism by which tlr4 directly affects platelet aggregation and blood coagulation remains to be explored .
therefore , in this study , we evaluated the platelet tlr4 expression in patients who underwent cabg surgery ; we explored the correlatio... |
ocular toxoplasmosis is a common inflammatory eye disease and a major cause of posterior uveitis worldwide .
the importance of toxoplasmosis is even greater in brazil , where the prevalence and severity of ocular disease are higher than those in the rest of the world .
a study conducted in brazil showed that 90% of... | toxoplasma gondii is the main infectious cause of human posterior retinochoroiditis , the most frequent clinical manifestation of congenital toxoplasmosis .
this investigation was performed after neonatal screening to identify biomarkers of immunity associated with immunopathological features of the disease by flow c... |
some earlier works from this laboratory were concerned with electrosorption and electroreactivity of small organic molecules at well - ordered pt single - crystal surfaces , including : aliphatic oximes [ 1 , 2 ] and guanidinium [ g / nh2 = c(nh2)2]-type ions [ 35 ] . with respect to g ions , their presence in soluti... | the present paper reports an alternate current impedance spectroscopic study on adsorption of urea ( u ) at pt(100 ) single - crystal surface , examined in 0.5 m h2so4 supporting electrolyte . the resulted information provided confirmation of the role of electrosorption of urea on the pt(100 ) plane through evaluation... |
the existing treatment options for mild to moderate alzheimer s disease ( ad ) patients are limited to a small number of fda - approved pharmaceuticals , including the acetylcholinesterase inhibitors ( acheis ) tacrine , donepezil , galantamine , and rivastigmine .
these compounds prevent the degradation of acetylcho... | as evidence for the role of metal ion dysregulation in the pathogenesis of multiple cns disorders grows , it has become important to more precisely identify and differentiate the biological effects of various pharmacological modulators of metal ion homeostasis .
this is particularly evident in disorders such as alzhe... |
the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) among adults ( above 14 years ) in nigeria is estimated to be 3.6%.1 with a population of approximately 150 million , 3.3 million adults lived with hiv / aids in nigeria at the end of 2009 .
patients infected with hiv have one thing in common ; a deficit in cell ... | background : despite a high frequency of anaemia , a positive direct antiglobulin test ( dat ) and bone marrow hyperplasia hiv - infected patients , lack of reticulocytosis may cause underdiagnosis autoimmune haemolytic anaemia ( aiha ) in them .
this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of autoimmune ha... |
because of their unique ability to self - renew while retaining pluripotency , human embryonic stem cells ( hescs ) are considered an invaluable resource in regenerative medicine . stem cell mediated repopulation of diseased muscles and hesc- or induced pluripotent stem cells ( ipsc)-derived generation of skeletal musc... | generation of a homogeneous and abundant population of skeletal muscle cells from human embryonic stem cells ( hescs ) is a requirement for cell - based therapies and for a " disease in a dish " model of human neuromuscular diseases .
major hurdles , such as low abundance and heterogeneity of the population of intere... |
one of the most essential components of the evaluation programs on children 's health status is investigation of their developmental skills . nowadays
, social changes , advancements in medical sciences , burdensome economic condition , and disabling changes in the families have resulted in occurrence of behavioral ,... | background : assessment of developmental skills is one of the most essential components of children 's health evaluation . since several pubertal disorders are caused by parental negligence in diagnosis , prevention , and treatment of childhood problems , failure to make a timely diagnosis of these problems could have ... |
summarydeficits in prefrontal cholinergic function are implicated in cognitive impairment in many neuropsychiatric diseases , but acetylcholine s specific role remains elusive .
rhesus monkeys with selective lesions of cholinergic input to prefrontal cortex were unimpaired in tests of decision - making and episodic m... | |
in addition to the known harmful effects caused to the human body , the oral cavity is directly affected by the smoking habit .
several studies have demonstrated that tobacco is , per se , a risk factor in the etiology of periodontal disease , with a local and systemic effect9,28 .
a positive association between ci... | given that tobacco smoking habit is a risk factor for periodontal diseases , the aim of this study was to compare clinical periodontal aspects between smokers and non - smokers .
the clinical status were assessed in 55 patients , 29 smokers and 26 non - smokers , aged 30 to 50 years , with mean age of 40 .
the clin... |
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