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[ "the patient was a 41-week - gestational - age infant girl with a birth weight of 3300 g. after an uneventful pregnancy , the patient was delivered spontaneously and healthy until this episode . at 35 days of age , the patient was admitted to our hospital with a one - day history of anorexia , vomiting and recurren...
duplications of the alimentary tract are very rare . a one - month - old female presented with symptoms of anorexia , vomiting and continuous watery diarrhea . the plain abdominal radiograph showed thickened intestinal wall and signs of small bowel obstruction . the fevers , vomiting , and continuous wartery diarrhea p...
[ "the term presbyopia derives from greek for old eyes and refers to the age - related loss of natural accommodation and resulting reduction of baseline near vision around the age of 40 years . as people continue to work and stay active later in life than ever before , their need for quality vision at both near...
purpose . the purpose of this review is to provide a summary of laser refractive surgery and corneal inlay approaches to treat presbyopia in patients after cataract surgery . summary . the presbyopic population is growing rapidly along with increasing demands for spectacle independence . this review will focus on the...
[ "enteric duplications ( eds ) are uncommon anomalies that can occur at any point of the gastrointestinal tract . the small intestine is the most common location ; retroperitoneum is an extremely rare site . in general , diagnosed in the neonatal period or during infancy , they are increasingly diagnosed prenatally ...
retroperitoneum is a very uncommon site of enteric duplication ( ed ) . we report a new case of retroperitoneal ed cyst suspected in utero . prenatal ultrasound showed an abdominal cystic mass . noncommunicating retroperitoneal ed cyst measuring 70 mm 30 mm was resected . histopathologic examination confirmed the diag...
[ "albert hoffa first described this fracture in 1904.1 these fractures usually involve the lateral femoral condyle . bicondylar hoffa fracture involving both the femoral condyles is a rare injury and has anecdotally been reported in the literature [ table 1].234567 most reported cases of bicondylar hoffa fracture ha...
conjoint bicondylar hoffa fracture is an extremely rare injury . only one case has been reported previously in the pediatric age group . we describe this injury in a 17-year - old male who presented following a fall with direct impact on his semiflexed right knee . plain radiographs were inadequate to define the exact ...
[ ", neither buccolingual width nor angulation can be properly visualized on the most traditional radiographs . in the following case report , an innovative simplified method without radiation is used to fabricate a three - dimensional model to assess the available bone for implant placement in the mandible . even a ...
the primary factor that determines the success of implant is the amount of available bone in the edentulous site . diagnostic imaging and techniques help to develop and implement a cohesive and comprehensive treatment plan according to the available bone . in the following case report an innovative simplified method ( ...
[ "the use of ergotamines causing ischemia of peripheral vessels has been reported , particularly in patients with peripheral vascular disease . ischemic bowel induced by ergotamines is a much rarer event , with few documented cases in the literature . while colitis is always on the differential diagnosis of hospital...
a 48-year - old woman with a history of chronic migraines , initially admitted for inpatient management of intractable migraine headaches , developed new onset abdominal pain , hypotension , and diarrhea on hospital day number ten . in our institution 's headache unit , patients are treated by a multidisciplinary appro...
[ "we analyzed all 140 mrsa isolates we obtained during a previous study ( 2 ) and 50 other isolates selected from our collection of nosocomial mrsa isolates obtained in 2003 . characteristics of these 190 isolates are shown in table 1 . * ni , nosocomial infection acquired at national taiwan university hospital ( nt...
to determine the predominant staphylococcal cassette chromosome ( scc ) mec element in methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus , we typed 190 isolates from a hospital in taiwan . we found a shift from type iv to type iii sccmec element during 19922003 , perhaps caused by selective pressure from indiscriminate use...
[ "acute embolic limb ischemia is an urgent clinical condition in which sudden decrease or worsening in limb perfusion causes a potential threat to extremity viability and to life . thorough removal of all occlusive emboli in the arterial tree results in the best outcomes ; hence , some authors favored arteriography ...
acute limb ischemia can be potentially harmful to the limb and life threatening . renal failure is a possible outcome associated with release of products of ischemic limb reperfusion . some authors reported the benefit of performing angiography after embolectomy , even though iodine contrast is also nephrotoxic . we re...
[ "emphysematous gastritis , which was first described by fraenkel in 1889 ( 1 ) , is a rare disease characterized by the presence of air within the wall of the stomach and diffuse gastric wall inflammation by gas - forming bacteria , which may be also life - threatening due to systemic toxicity . predisposing factor...
emphysematous gastritis is a rare form of phlegmonous gastritis , characterized by air in the wall of the stomach due to invasion by gas - forming microorganisms . the most commonly involved microorganisms are streptococci , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa , clostrodium perfrigens and staphylococcus aureus . ...
[ "in accordance with the 1997 documents of the world health organization ( who ) , amoebiasis is the infection by the protozoan parasite entamoeba histolytica with or without clinical manifestations . the only known natural host of e. histolytica is the human body with the large intestine as the major target organ ....
in accordance with the 1997 documents of the world health organization ( who ) , amoebiasis is defined as the infection by the protozoan parasite entamoeba histolytica with or without clinical manifestations . the only known natural host of e. histolytica is the human with the large intestine as major target organ . th...
[ "engaging in high levels of physical activity is a key strategy for successful maintenance of weight loss . a study of nearly 4,000 participants in the national weight control registry ( nwcr ) , the largest longitudinal study of successful weight loss maintainers , indicated participants expend 2,621 2,252 kcal ...
given the importance of physical activity ( pa ) for weight control , identifying strategies to achieve higher pa levels is imperative . we hypothesized that performing a greater variety of self - reported moderate - to - vigorous activities ( mvpas ) would relate to higher objectively measured mvpa minutes in two grou...
[ "recently \n we reported on an analysis of the infrared spectrum of \n c2f4 . by observation \n of many combination and difference bands , including many from two c - containing isotopologues , and by comparison with mp2 and \n density - functional calculations , all 12 fundamentals could be assigned , \n although ...
compared to ethylene and its nonfluorinated derivatives , c2f4 is peculiar in many reactions . it very easily adds to radicals and prefers formation of four - membered rings over diels alder reactions . this has been rationalized by the preference of fluorine for carbon sp3 hybridization , which is possible ...
[ "cytomegalovirus ( cmv ) is one of the most common congenital viral infections in many regions . in the united states it occurs in 0.51% of live births , or approximately 40,000 infants annually . the manifestations of cmv infection cover a broad spectrum ranging from asymptomatic to severe systemic disease resulti...
objective . to examine the association of intracranial radiographic abnormalities and developmental measures with outcomes in children with congenital symptomatic cytomegalovirus ( cmv ) and cochlear implants ( ci ) . design / methods . it was a retrospective review of 15 children implanted from 2004 to 2010 . preimp...
[ ". there have been significant achievements regarding to the millennium development goals ( mdgs ) as a global development target . the indicators showed reflection of these achievements , such as decreasing global poverty rate , increasing the number of children going to school , decreasing child death rate , incr...
the world will enter the postmillennium development goals 2015 era . the achievements of the millennium development goals ( mdgs ) as a global development target need to be evaluated . a sustainable new reasonable target is important for neglected tropical diseases ( ntd ) elimination in indonesia . this review describ...
[ "walking is one of the recommended modes of exercise for obese individuals because of its \n merits in terms of safety , accessibility , and popularity , as well as proven efficacy in \n weight management1 , 2 . however , walking over a terrain of repetitive uphill and downhill \n inclines in activities such as mou...
[ purpose ] this study investigated the effect of the use of trekking poles on muscle and cartilage damage and fatigue during downhill walking in obese women . [ subjects and methods ] subjects included eight obese women who had a body fat percentage greater than 30 . subjects performed downhill walking without a...
[ "", "periampullary diverticula ( pad ) refer to extraluminal outpouchings of duodenal mucosa that develop within the radius of 2 to 3 cm from the ampulla of vater ( 1 ) . pad are largely asymptomatic but they sometimes can cause both pancreaticobiliary and non - pancreaticobiliary complications . rarely , obstruc...
duodenal diverticula are detected in up to 27% of patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal tract evaluation with periampullary diverticula ( pad ) being the most common type . although pad usually do not cause symptoms , it can serve as a source of obstructive jaundice even when choledocholithiasis or tumor is not pr...
[ "body mass index is a simple index of weight for height that is frequently used in the assessment of nutritional status . a low bmi , or underweight status , is often associated with an increased risk of mortality in seriously ill or hospitalized older adults [ 1 , 2 ] . conversely , a high bmi , indicative of ov...
associations between body mass index ( bmi ) and dietary patterns and health conditions were explored in a population - based multiethnic sample of centenarians from northern georgia . bmi 20 and 25 was prevalent in 30.9% and 25.3% of study participants , respectively . in a series of logistic regression analyses con...
[ "environmental factors play a major role in the etiology of cancers , cardiovascular disease , and other chronic diseases . these factors are diverse in nature and include diet , drugs , cosmetics , household chemicals , pollutants , or infectious agents . exposures to these factors vary widely between populations ...
exposome - explorer ( http://exposome-explorer.iarc.fr ) is the first database dedicated to biomarkers of exposure to environmental risk factors . it contains detailed information on the nature of biomarkers , their concentrations in various human biospecimens , the study population where measured and the analytical te...
[ "the aspergilli are filamentous fungi , which are multicellular eukaryotes with a relatively simple life cycle . many of them have long been used in food production , industrial fermentation , and agriculture . on the other hand , a few , such as a. fumigatus , a. flavus , a. niger , a. nidulans , and a. terreus , ...
glycosylation is a conserved posttranslational modification that is found in all eukaryotes , which helps generate proteins with multiple functions . our knowledge of glycosylation mainly comes from the investigation of the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammalian cells . however , during the last decade , glycosyl...
[ "in patients with hf , increased raas contributes to the pathogenesis , and ace inhibitors reduce the activity of the raas by inhibiting the production of angiotensin ii . two benchmark randomized controlled trials , namely the cooperative north scandinavian enalapril survival study7 and the studies of left ventric...
abstractheart failure is a major public issue , and dilated cardiomyopathy ( dcm ) is one of the common etiologies of heart failure . dcm is generally progressive , and some patients with dcm need heart transplant despite optimal medical and mechanical therapy . current guidelines recommend inhibitors of renin angiote...
[ "indian population representing one - sixth of the world population has been the global melting pot of human diversity . it has all the world s major linguistic groups and the populations have been shaped by different waves of migrations and admixture ( 1 , 2 ) . further , stringent mating patterns have led to the...
the indian genome variation consortium ( igvc ) project , an initiative of the council for scientific and industrial research , has been the first large - scale comprehensive study of the indian population . one of the major aims of the project is to study and catalog the variations in nearly thousand candidate genes r...
[ "coronary artery disease ( cad ) remains the principal cause of mortality and morbidity around the world [ 1 , 2 ] . although the mechanisms are still not entirely resolved , previous studies have demonstrated that an imbalance between t - helper 1- ( th1- ) mediated and th2-mediated immune functions contributes to...
background . recently , several studies suggest that galectin-9 ( gal-9 ) might play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases . however , the exact role of gal-9 in atherosclerosis remains to be elucidated . methods . serum gal-9 , high - sensitivity c - reactive protein ( hs - crp ) , interferon- ( ...
[ "sedation is often required in young children in order to obtain good diagnostic cross - sectional imaging like computed tomography scan ( ct scan ) and magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) . sometimes sedation is also needed for older children with complex neurodevelopmental disorders , such as autism and attention ...
objective . to determine the efficacy and safety of high dose dexmedetomidine as a sole sedative agent for mri . we report our institution 's experience . design . a retrospective institutional review of dexmedetomidine usage for pediatric mri over 5.5 years . protocol included a dexmedetomidine bolus of 2 g / kg in...
[ "exposure of ultraviolet ( uv ) irradiation to the skin causes acute and chronic detrimental cutaneous effects , which may result in photocarcinogenesis [ 17 ] . native human melanin includes eumelanin and pheomelanin that contains sulfur , and eumelanin has been found in almost every type of human skin [ 8 , 9 ] ....
alleviated melanin formation in the skin through inhibition of tyrosine - tyrosinase reaction is one of the major targets of cosmetics for whitening ability . since melanin has a pivotal role for photoprotection , there are pros and cons of inhibition of melanin formation . this study applying electron spin resonance (...
[ "bezoars are masses formed by the condensation of debris or stomach contents in the gastrointestinal tract . there are four major types of bezoars : a trichobezoar consists of hair , a phytobezoar of vegetable and fruit residues , a lactobezoar is formed from dairy products , a pharmacobezoar is caused by medicatio...
bezoars are masses formed by the concretion of stomach contents or debris within the gastrointestinal tract . bezoars are rare and account for only 0.44% of all cases of gastrointestinal obstruction and mainly occur in the stomach or small intestine . intestinal obstruction caused by colonic bezoars is extremely rare ....
[ "mosquito samples were collected in vietnam in 2002 . each species was separated and pooled , and each mosquito pool was then homogenized and centrifuged . the supernatant was filtrated through a 0.22-m filter and then inoculated onto a monolayer c6/36 mosquito cell culture and subsequently incubated at 28c for 7 d...
we isolated and characterized a banna virus from mosquitoes in vietnam ; 5 strains were isolated from field - caught mosquitoes at various locations ; banna virus was previously isolated from encephalitis patients in yunnan , china , in 1987 . together , these findings suggest widespread distribution of this virus thro...
[ "clozapine remains an ultimate option for patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia ( kane 2012 ) . efficacy of clozapine against positive symptoms of schizophrenia was confirmed in numerous studies and meta - analyses ( chakos et al . 2001 ) , including analysis published by the cochrane library ( asenjo lob...
aim : agouti - related peptide ( agrp ) is one of the hypothalamic hormones that works by increasing appetite and decreasing metabolism , thus leading to weight gain . the aim of the study was to find out if agrp level in subjects with schizophrenia on clozapine monotherapy is higher compared with healthy controls . me...
[ "it is widely accepted that mutation is the main causal factor for diverse tumorigenesis [ 1 , 2 ] . the recent development of next - generation sequencing ( ngs ) technologies has revolutionized the speed and throughput of dna sequencing , which facilitates the discovery of new driver mutations . for example , the...
next - generation sequencing ( ngs ) is widely used to identify the causative mutations underlying diverse human diseases , including cancers , which can be useful for discovering the diagnostic and therapeutic targets . currently , a number of single - nucleotide variant ( snv)-calling algorithms are available ; howev...
[ "echocardiographic measurements were performed in 19992001 ( baseline ) and 20072009 ( follow - up ) examinations of the hoorn study . the hoorn study is a population - based cohort study on glucose metabolism and cardiovascular diseases , previously described in detail ( 10 ) . at baseline , 290 individuals with n...
objectiveto investigate relative contributions of glucose status and arterial stiffness to markers of left ventricular ( lv ) systolic and diastolic dysfunction after 8 years of follow-up.research design and methodsin the population - based prospective hoorn study , 394 individuals with preserved lv systolic and diasto...
[ "primitive neuroectodermal tumor ( pnet ) , a highly aggressive tumor of the kidney is a rare malignancy with only few cases being reported in literature . boys and men are more likely to suffer rpnet ( renal pnet ) , and the sex ratio ( male : female ) is about 3:1 . it usually presents at an advanced stage , with...
primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney is a rare entity . very few cases of primary renal pnet have been reported to date . most literature about rpnet is isolated case reports . we report a case of rpnet in a 39-year - old male with a pre - operative diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma with renal vein thrombosis ...
[ "female sex workers ( fsws ) are at high risk of hiv infection and transmission . a systematic review conducted in over 25 countries with medium and high hiv prevalence indicated that 36.9% of sex workers in sub - saharan africa were hiv positive with some countries having hiv prevalence as high as 70.7% . despite ...
introduction . while four in ten female sex workers ( fsws ) in sub - saharan africa are infected with hiv , only a small proportion is enrolled in hiv care . we explored facilitators and barriers to linkage to hiv care among fsws receiving hiv testing services at a community - based organization in periurban uganda ...
[ "the acquired alexias may be categorized into posterior , anterior , central and deep alexias . analagous to semantic paraphasias , semantic paralexias constitute the substitution of content related words during reading . unlike the analogous subcortical aphasias such as thalamic aphasia , subcortical syndromes of ...
alexia may be divided into different subtypes , with semantic paralexia being particularly rare . a 57 year old woman with a discreet left thalamic stroke and semantic paralexia is described . language evalution with the boston diagnostic aphasia battery confirmed the semantic paralexia ( deep alexia ) . multimodality ...
[ "proliferative vitreoretinopathy ( pvr ) remains the major complication after retinal detachment surgery [ 13 ] . pvr was identified as an independent clinical entity in 1983 by the retina society terminology committee and a classification was created , based on the condition formerly named massive vitreous tracti...
purpose . to evaluate the current and suitable use of current proliferative vitreoretinopathy ( pvr ) classifications in clinical publications related to treatment . methods . a pubmed search was undertaken using the term proliferative vitreoretinopathy therapy . outcome parameters were the reported pvr classificat...
[ "the number of total joint arthroplasties ( tjas ) performed has increased steadily in recent years , with projected numbers for the coming years rising further . consequently according to recent data , peri - prosthetic joint infection ( pji ) incidence constitutes between approximately 0.3% and 1.7% of all total ...
total joint arthroplasty ( tja ) is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures . nevertheless , several complications can lead to implant failure.peri-prosthetic joint infections ( pji ) certainly represent a significant challenge in tja , constituting a major cause of prosthetic revision . the surgeon may have an i...
[ "\n the use of sodium hypochlorite as toilet detergent is related to a red - brown urine discolouration in patients taking mesalamine.it seems that the red - brown discolouration relates to a harmless reaction.polymerisation of mesalamine and/or metabolites could be a theoretical mechanism of this discolouration . ...
a 38-year - old male and a 36-year - old female experienced red - brown urine discolouration after 2 and 3 days , respectively , during the use of mesalamine for inflammatory bowel disease . both patients mentioned that the urine discoloured after contact with sodium hypochlorite detergent in toilet water . mesalamine...
[ "diabetic retinopathy ( dr ) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries . the decrease in vision is due to diabetic macular edema ( dme ) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy ( pdr ) [ 1 , 2 ] . the control of the blood glucose level , vitreous surgery , and photocoagulation are ...
aim . we investigated whether lecithin - bound iodine ( lbi ) can protect the integrity of tight junctions of retinal pigment epithelial cells from hypoxia . method . cultured human retinal pigment epithelial ( arpe-19 ) cells were pretreated with lbi . to mimic hypoxic conditions , cells were incubated with cocl2 . ...
[ "a 21-year - old caucasian woman presented to an outside facility with altered mental status after being found lethargic by family . on arrival to the emergency department , plasma glucose was 20 mg / dl . the patient was hospitalized and started on dextrose infusion , including 10% dextrose in water but remained h...
backgroundhypoglycemia occurs frequently in patients both in the inpatient and outpatient settings . while most hypoglycemia unrelated to diabetes treatment results from excessive endogenous insulin action , rare cases involve functional and congenital mutations in glycolytic enzymes of insulin regulation.casea 21-year...
[ "obstructive sleep apnea ( osa ) is a common public health problem worldwide and it has been shown to be associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular complications such as death , stroke , or myocardial infarction . the 2014 american heart association / american stroke association guideline recommends t...
obstructive sleep apnea ( osa ) is a common public health issue . if left untreated , osa may cause a large health economic burden from cardiovascular complications particularly stroke . the diagnosis of osa can be made by polysomnography , but its availability is limited in the developing countries in asia . stop - ba...
[ "triple - negative breast cancer ( tnbc ) is characterized by absence of expression of the estrogen ( er ) and progesterone receptors ( pr ) and no human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 ( her2)/neu gene amplification [ 1 , 2 ] . unlike hormone receptor - positive and her2-overexpressing breast cancers , tnbc is ...
this is a case study of a 52-year - old female patient diagnosed in june 2007 with primary metastatic invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast and synchronous metastases in the bone , lymph nodes , and lung . biopsy results of the tumor tissue were negative for the estrogen receptor , progesterone receptor , and hu...
[ "in humans , type i interferons are encoded by ~16 genes and individual genes encoding , , and . their gene products are highly structurally related and all bind to a single receptor ( ifnar ) consisting of heterodimeric r1 and r2 subunits . in contrast , ifn- consists of 3 genes , ifn-1 , 2 and 3 ( formally , ...
stat2 is unique among the stat family of transcription factors in that its activation is driven predominantly by only two classes of cell surface receptors : type i and iii interferon receptors . as such , stat2 plays a critical role in host defenses against viral infections . viruses have evolved to target stat2 by ei...
[ "for patients with operable breast cancer , the major prognostic determinant is whether there has or has not been spread to the axilla and the number of involved axillary nodes . initially it was suggested that breast cancer first spreads locoregionally via lymphatics to the axillary lymph nodes and then metastasis...
sentinel lymph node biopsy ( slnb ) is a safe and accurate minimally invasive method for detecting axillary lymph node ( aln ) involvement in the clinically negative axilla thereby reducing morbidity in patients who avoid unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection ( alnd ) . although current guidelines recommend comple...
[ "labor wellbeing refers to all efforts of employers , trade unions , voluntary organizations , and governmental agencies , which help employees feel better and perform ( work ) better . it is a comprehensive term that refers to the physical , mental , moral , and emotional wellbeing of an individual including intra...
background : reviewing the human resources management literature shows an absence of attention given to the employee 's benefits . taking a look at functions of the tehran university of medical sciences wellbeing services system , it uncovers a gap between employees real needs and what is delivered to meet their needs ...
[ "the clinical manifestation is typical and it is characterized by abduction of the affected arm , flexion of the elbow and pronation of the forearm . bilateral luxatio erecta represents an extremely rare condition , and just a few cases were reported in medical literature . because of a high incidence of related co...
luxatio erecta is an uncommon form of glenohumeral dislocation . cases of bilateral inferior shoulder dislocation ( luxatio erecta ) are very rare , and only ten cases have been described in literature . we describe a case of a woman with bilateral luxatio erecta of the shoulders treated with close reduction , immobili...
[ "a biloma is a rare abnormal accumulation of intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile caused by traumatic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree1 , 2 ) . it is most commonly caused by surgery , percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography ( ptc ) , percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage ( ptbd ) , and abdominal traum...
a " biloma " is a loculated collection of bile located outside of the biliary tree . it can be caused by traumatic , iatrogenic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree . prior reports have documented an association of biloma with abdominal trauma , surgery and other primary causes , but spontaneous bile leakage has ...
[ "the construct of unintended pregnancies ( ups ) is multifactorial and broadly encompasses pregnancies that are either unwanted or mistimed.1 in many instances , ups are likely to end by induced abortion ; worldwide estimates suggest that 50% will be voluntarily terminated.2 in 2008 , it was estimated that 43.8 mil...
backgroundunintended pregnancy ( up ) is an unmet medical need with consequences worldwide . we evaluate the costs of up based on pregnancies in brazil from for the year 2010.methodsthe consequences of up were evaluated using decision analysis based on pregnancy rates and outcomes as miscarriage , induced abortion , an...
[ "pmds is a rare form of male pseudo - hermaphroditism characterized by the presence of mullerian duct structures in an otherwise phenotypically , as well as genotypically , normal man . it is characterized by the persistence of the uterus , fallopian tubes and upper vagina in otherwise normally virilized boys . des...
introductionpersistent mullerian duct syndrome is a rare form of male pseudo - hermaphroditism characterized by the presence of mullerian duct structures in an otherwise phenotypically , as well as genotypically , normal man ; only a few cases have been reported in the worldwide literature . a great variety of organs h...
[ "spider nevus ( also known as spider angioma or vascular spider ) is a common benign vascular anomaly that may appear as solitary or multiple lesions . spider nevi are represented by telangiectases that consist of a large arteriole from which radiate numerous small vessels that resemble spider 's legs . they are fo...
spider nevi are benign vascular lesions mostly seen in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis . mostly , these are seen in the superior vena cava distribution and are small with pinhead size central vessel . giant spider nevus is rarely seen and hence this report .
[ "primary hyperhidrosis is a common disease that is characterized by excessive sweating of face , palms , or axilla , occurring in 0.6 - 3% of a population ( 1 , 2 ) . since kux performed endoscopic thoracic sympathetic surgery ( 3 ) , it has been popular during the past few decades as the surgical treatment of choi...
we performed sympathetic nerve reconstruction using intercostal nerve in patients with severe compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathetic surgery for primary hyperhidrosis , and analyzed the surgical results . from february 2004 to august 2007 , sympathetic nerve reconstruction using intercostal nerve was performed in...
[ "endometrial cancer ( ec ) is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies , occupying the sixth place in malignant tumor throughout the world with an increasing trend . the initial treatment of ec is comprehensive staging surgery , which consists of total hysterectomy , bilateral salpingo - oophorectomy , pelvi...
abstractthe aim of this study was to compare the long - term safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery and laparotomy for high - risk endometrial cancer ( ec).a retrospective analysis based on our decade of clinical data of patients with high - risk ec who were comprehensively surgically staged by laparotomy or lapar...
[ "syringomyelia is the development of a fluid - filled cavity within the spinal cord . despite different etiologies that cause syringomyelia , it is largely agreed that the alteration of cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) flow dynamics plays an important role in the development of a syrinx . known causes of syringomyelia i...
in a certain group of patients with syringomyelia , even with the advent of sophisticated magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) , no associated abnormality or cerebrospinal fluid ( csf ) block is easily identified . this type of syringomyelia is often termed idiopathic . current literature has less than 10 reports of arac...
[ "osteoporosis is a systemic disease leading to progressive decrease in bone mineral density , decreased bone strength , and increased risk of skeletal fractures . approximately 30% of women have sustained at least 1 vertebral fracture by the age of 75 . these fractures are an important and common cause of morbidity...
summarybackgroundwe studied the use of teriparatide in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis.material/methodstwo groups ( a and b ) of patients affected by severe osteoporosis ( t - score 2.5 at bone mineral density were analyzed and 2 vertebral fractures on radiograph).group a was treated for 18 months with 20...
[ "a 22 years old female patient was admitted to our outpatient clinic with a complaint of dyspnea for the previous three years . a right bundle branch block was detected on her electrocardiogram . in the transthorasic echocardiography ( tte ) , a 22 mm secundum type atrial septal defect ( asd ) , right heart dilatat...
an atrial septal defect is the most common type of congenital heart disease among adults . surgical repair or percutaneous closure of the defect is the treatment options . even though percutaneous closure seems to be less risky than surgical repair , it may result in fatal complications like device embolism , cardiac p...
[ "extracellular vesicles ( evs ) are a heterogeneous group of vesicles that can be subdivided based on their size , biogenesis , and molecular composition . using the biogenesis as a classification tool , evs can be divided into three major groups , namely , exosomes , microvesicles ( mvs ) , and apoptotic bodies [ ...
extracellular vesicles ( evs ) have a demonstrated involvement in modulating the immune system . it has been proposed that evs could be used as biomarkers for detection of inflammatory and immunological disorders . consequently , it is of great interest to investigate evs in more detail with focus on immunological mark...
[ "in march 2014 , an unprecedented \n outbreak of ebola virus disease \n ( evd ) began in western africa that as of july 2015 is ongoing and \n has claimed more than 11000 lives . the \n current outbreak is caused by viruses belonging to the species of \n the zaire ebolavirus , a member of the filoviridae family . f...
in the wake of the ongoing 2014/2015 ebola virus outbreak , significant questions regarding the appropriate handling of ebola virus - contaminated liquid waste remain , including the persistence of ebola virus in wastewater . to address these uncertainties , we evaluated the persistence of ebola virus spiked ...
[ "pulmonary nodules and lung tumours move substantially during respiration with significant differences according to the tumour localization . respiratory tumour motion is a big challenge for radiotherapy , especially for high precision techniques . an additional target dose escalation which is deemed necessary for ...
novel technology has made dynamic magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) of lung motion and lung tumour mobility during continuous respiration feasible . this might be beneficial for planning of radiotherapy of lung tumours , especially when using high precision techniques . this paper describes the recent developments to ...
[ "a 21-month - old male patient , 75 cm in height and 10 kg in weight , experienced tricuspid valve regurgitation ( tvr ) and was scheduled to undergo tricuspid valve plasty . the tvr was discovered in a follow - up test 1 year after he had undergone ventricular septal defect repair surgery . before tricuspid valve ...
visual loss occurring after pediatric cardiac surgery employing cardiopulmonary bypass ( cpb ) is relatively rare but the risk is substantial . compromised cerebral perfusion due to a cpb related micro - embolization and inflammatory vascular changes as well as reduced oxygen carrying capacity in hemodilution and hypot...
[ "neonatal period ( the first 28 days after birth ) , which is the period of various physiological adaptations to the extrauterine life , is a vulnerable time . more than 10 million children die before the age of 5 years , 8 million of whom die before the age of 1 year and more than half of these deaths occur in the...
background : a newborn is highly fragile whose death can be caused by embryonic , intrapartum , and postpartum factors . identifying the causes of death is the first step to be taken in order to decrease the death rate . the present study was aimed at finding out how neonatal factors and therapeutic actions affect deat...
[ "lung cancer remains the leading type of cancer worldwide and in latin america [ 1 , 2 ] . the disease burden is significantly high , with around 2.5 million new cases per year and 1.5 million deaths worldwide . the two main histological subtypes of lung cancer are small - cell lung cancer ( sclc ) , which comprise...
inflammation is a component of the tumor microenvironment and represents the 7th hallmark of cancer . chronic inflammation plays a critical role in tumorigenesis . tumor infiltrating inflammatory cells mediate processes associated with progression , immune suppression , promotion of neoangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesi...
[ "gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors ( gepnets ) are rare malignant neoplasm with an incidence ranging from two to five cases/100,000/yr . because it originates from the enterochromaffin serotonin - producing cell , it has a unique feature of hormone secretion and expression of distinctive differentiation ...
purposechromogranin a ( cga ) has been considered to be valuable not only in the diagnosis but also in monitoring the disease response to treatment . however , only a few studies have been published on this issue . we purposed to evaluate whether biochemical response using plasma cga level is reliable in concordance wi...
[ "subjective cognitive complaints ( scc ) are quite prevalent among older adults , with some estimates suggesting that between 25% and 50% of all older adults have self - perceived memory impairment [ 1 , 2 ] . in clinical practice , it is often difficult to assess the veracity and severity of subjective cognitive c...
objective . vascular mild cognitive impairment ( vamci ) is differentiated from mild cognitive impairment ( mci ) by the presence of vascular events such as stroke or small vessel disease . typically , mci and vamci patients present with subjective complaints regarding cognition ; however , little is known about the ...
[ "the 42 participating spanish hospitals were selected according to earss criteria ( 1,7 ) . the total catchment population was 9 million people , or 22.5% of the spanish population . the first blood e. coli isolates obtained from each patient between 2003 and 2006 were included . each laboratory identified the stra...
to determine the evolution and trends of amoxicillin clavulanic acid resistance among escherichia coli isolates in spain , we tested 9,090 blood isolates from 42 spanish hospitals and compared resistance with trends in outpatient consumption . these isolates were collected by spanish hospitals that participated in the...
[ "a 51-year - old caucasian female was referred to our institution because of an abnormal nodule detected in her right lung . this had at first been detected four months earlier when she underwent an urgent hartmann procedure due to refractory adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon ( pt4n1 stage ) . due to the urgency ...
solitary fibrous tumor is a rare spindle cell mesenchymal tumor entity , with either benign or malignant behavior that can not be accurately predicted by histological findings . an intrapulmonary site of origin is even rarer . we report a case of a 51-year - old woman in whom an abnormal nodule in the lower right lung ...
[ "synthesis of metal nanoparticles with the help of plant extracts is an emerging field of nanotechnology , due to their novel properties , terrific applications in biomedicine and its eco - friendly nature . in recent past great efforts were made for synthesis of environment benign and eco - friendly nanoparticle f...
aim : in the present study , we report a cost - effective , eco - friendly , and an efficient alternative method for large scale production of silver nanoparticles ( agnps ) from adansonia digitata fruit pulp extract . the study mainly focused on the synthesis , characterization , and antimicrobial properties of agnps....
[ "malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease that occurs most commonly in the genitourinary tract , especially the urinary bladder . most patients have associated conditions characterized by some degree of immunosuppression , as seen in solid - organ transplants , autoimmune diseases requiring steroid use ,...
malakoplakia is an uncommon but distinctive type of chronic granulomatous inflammation that occurs most commonly in the genitourinary tract , especially the urinary bladder . most patients have associated conditions characterized by some degree of immunosuppression , as seen in solid - organ transplants , autoimmune di...
[ "ghrelin , a 28-amino - acide peptide , is a potent stimulator of growth hormone release that \n has been implicated in the control of food intake and energy homeostasis in \n human begins and rodents \n [ 15 ] . ghrelin is not secreted into the gastrointestinal tract like digestive enzymes but into blood vessels...
background / aim . ghrelin has effects on nutrient intake and growth . the cause of growth retardation in congenital heart disease is multifactorial . the aim of the present study is to investigate the ghrelin in congenital heart disease and the association of ghrelin with tnf- and il-6 . materials and methods . we m...
[ "enteric viruses are major etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis among infants and young children worldwide . rotavirus , norovirus , adenovirus , and astrovirus are the recognized viral causes of pediatric gastroenteritis . the world health organization ( who ) data showed that each child practically has viral...
enteric viruses have been shown to be responsible for diarrhea among children during their early childhood . this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of rotavirus , adenovirus , and norovirus infection in young children with diarrhea in two primary health centers in edo state , nigeria . a total of 223 st...
[ "alpha ( )2-adrenoceptor agonists have been used as adjuvant to anesthetic agents in peri - operative period for its several beneficial actions . these drugs improve hemodynamic stability during endotracheal intubation and surgical stress by its central sympatholytic action , and thus reduce anesthetic and opioids ...
background : dexmedetomidine , a 2 agonist as an adjuvant in general anesthesia , has anesthetic and analgesic - sparing property.aims:to evaluate the effect of continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine alone , without use of opioids , on requirement of sevoflurane during general anesthesia with continuous monitoring of d...
[ "", "rkshv.219 virus is latently infected in islk.rkshv219 cell line , derived from islk cell line , as previously described by . rkshv.219 cells were seeded at 5 10 cells into 150-mm dish ( one day prior to induction ) . for induction of kshv reactivation , the previous medium is replaced with 1% fbs dmem med...
in the eukaryotic nucleus , dna is packaged into chromatin . the fundamental subunit of chromatin is the nucleosome , dna is wrapped 1.6 times around a histone octamer core . nuclear processes in eukaryotes are impacted by whether regulatory dna is occupied by nucleosomes . we used microarrays to measure nucleosome occ...
[ "primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma ( ppss ) is a rare soft tissue malignancy representing only 0.1% - 0.5% of all primary lung malignancies . the frequency of cardiac metastasis from soft tissue sarcomas ranges from 3.5% to 35% with only two cases of metastatic synovial sarcoma of the heart reported : one in...
primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcomas are rare soft tissue malignancies ; combined metastatic involvement of the heart is extremely rare . in this case report , a 17-year - old female presented with a history of chest pain . chest radiographs revealed a round mass in the left upper hemithorax , and computed tomogra...
[ "", "the work is self - sponsored by the first author who conceptualized and designed and wrote the manuscript . the second author assisted in the surgery provided some literature review and made necessary correction which lead to the final manuscript .", "the ethical committee of first choice specialist hospit...
highlightsremoval of an entrapped penile ring where possible should be done in a simple non - invasive way.milking the oedematous penis through the thick metallic ring in a slippery field complemented by levering with a blunt end paediatric bone lever , was the technique used to remove the ring.the ring was extricated ...
[ "a number of skin disorders have been described in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( aids ) . among them , secondary infections are common , but their incidence has decreased considerably following the introduction of combined therapies targeted to the human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) . some cl...
during the past decade or so , the incidence of syphilis has increased in most parts of the world . in some urban regions , a coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus is disclosed in nearly 50% of the cases . owing to the polymorphism of the lesions , the clinical diagnosis may be puzzling . the homing patterns an...
[ "hadrontherapy is an innovative form of radiotherapy , based on high - technology equipment using proton or carbon ions beams to destroy tumours [ 1 , 2 ] . this treatment method enables significantly higher ballistic precision to be achieved , compared to photons ( x - rays ) with , as expected therapeutic benefit...
context . hadrontherapy is an innovative form of radiotherapy using beams of protons or carbon ions able to destroy some radio - resistant tumours . because these tumours are highly specific amongst all cancerous tumours , it is impossible to determine the incidence of these diseases from surveillance registries . go...
[ "type 2 diabetes continues to present a public health burden across the world , and asia is considered to be at the epicenter of this diabetes epidemic , with 60% of the disease burden borne by this region1 . the increase in diabetes prevalence across asia has been rapid , fuelled by increasing obesity , aging pop...
abstractit is well recognised that asia is at the epicenter of the global type 2 diabetes epidemic . driven by socioeconomic changes involving industrialization , urbanization and adoption of western lifestyles , the unprecedented increases in the prevalence of diabetes are particularly evident in southeast asia . the...
[ "pott 's disease accounts for 50% of the cases of skeletal tuberculosis ( tb ) , 15% of the cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis ( eptb ) and 2% of all cases of tb.1 the diagnosis of pott 's disease is mostly based on clinicoradiological observations substantiated by staining and culture methods to detect the causa...
background : the diagnosis of pott 's disease is mostly based on clinicoradiological observations substantiated by the bacterial culture , staining and histopathology . since , no single technique is enough to conclude pott 's disease in diagnosis , the present study was undertaken to correlate the clinicoradiological ...
[ "such proteins perform many basic functions including cell signalling , transcription regulation , energy conservation and transformation , and ion exchange . membrane proteins are difficult to study , since they are inserted into lipid bilayers and expose to the polar outer and inner environments portions of diffe...
the annotation efforts of the biosapiens european network of excellence have generated several distributed annotation systems ( das ) with the aim of integrating bioinformatics resources and annotating metazoan genomes ( ) . in this context , the pongo das server ( ) provides the annotation on predictive basis for the ...
[ "the epstein barr virus ( ebv ) infects b cells . in most cases , ebv - positive patients develop a severe form of infectious mononucleosis which typically manifests with fever , tonsillopharyngitis , lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly . deficiencies may be characterized by abnormal activity of lymphocyte func...
hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ( hlh ) is one of the complications of epstein - barr virus ( ebv ) infection . although the patients who have developed hlh following ebv have normal immune system , there are a few patients with ebv - induced immune deficiency who develop hlh as well . here , we describe the case of...
[ "we used data from the hoorn study , a population - based cohort study on glucose metabolism and other cardiovascular risk factors in a general caucasian population , which has been described in detail previously ( 12 ) . in brief , men and women aged 5075 years were randomly selected from the population register o...
objectivemicroalbuminuria is associated with cardiovascular mortality , particularly among individuals with type 2 diabetes , but the mechanisms underlying this association are not completely understood . microalbuminuria is known to be associated with cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction ( c - ad ) , and c - ad in tur...
[ "cervical cancer is the third most common cancer after breast and colorectal cancer and the fourth leading cause of death among women in malaysia(1 - 3 ) . it remains to be one of the major cancers that burden worldwide particularly in under - developed and developing countries ( cervical cancer incidence rate incr...
abstractbackgroundcervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in malaysia . the objective of this study was to estimate the effect of explanatory variables on survival time of cervical cancer patients receiving treatment at a hospital in malaysia.methodsin this retrospective record review study , cervic...
[ "according to the european society of endodontology ( 1994 ) , the assessment of endodontic treatment requires clinical as well as radiological follow - ups at regular intervals . the radiographic evidence of success is the presence of a normal periodontal ligament space around the root . if radiographs reveal that...
objectives : to investigate the quality of root fillings and coronal restorations and their association with periapical status in an adult turkish subpopulation.methods:a total of 400 subjects were examined . panoramic radiographs of all participants and additional periapical radiographs of affected teeth were processe...
[ "the neighborhood has emerged as a prominent level of analysis in studies of contextual influences on health and wellbeing in human development . this owes to the social organization of life within neighborhoods , and to the availability of data at neighborhood - like levels of analysis ( i.e. , census tracts ) . n...
low neighborhood - level socioeconomic status has been associated with poorer health , reduced physical activity , increased psychological stress , and less neighborhood - based social support . these outcomes are correlates of late life cognition , but few studies have specifically investigated the neighborhood as a u...
[ "cocaine and other amphetamine - like psychostimulants have been a significant part of the human pharmacopoeia for thousands of years . however , the appearance of these substances in western societies has been relatively recent , cocaine having debuted as both a local anesthetic and a psychostimulant in the 19th c...
although the pharmacology of amphetamine - like psychostimulants at dopamine transporters is well understood , addiction to this class of drugs has proven difficult to deal with . the reason for this disconnection is that while the molecular mechanism of amphetamine action is critical to reinforce drug use , it is only...
[ "the roots of zapoteca portricensis is a common remedy in the treatment gastrointestinal disorders used by tradomedical practitioners in eastern nigeria .", "this study was aimed at evaluating the possible antiulcer activity of the root of this plant in experimental rats .", "different groups of albino rats of ...
background : the roots of zapoteca portricensis is a common remedy in the treatment gastrointestinal disorders used by tradomedical practitioners in eastern nigeria.aim:this study was aimed at evaluating the possible antiulcer activity of the root of this plant in experimental rats.methods:a methanolic root extract was...
[ "the online version of this article ( doi:10.1007/s10815 - 012 - 9815-x ) contains supplementary material , which is available to authorized users .", "the development of assisted reproductive technology ( art ) has recently enabled the direct observation of human oocytes , revealing various mysterious phenomena ...
purposeto analyze the fertilization process related to polyspermy block in human oocytes using an in vitro culturing system for time - lapse cinematography.methodswe had 122 oocytes donated for this study from couples that provided informed consent . we recorded human oocytes at 2,000 to 2,800 frames every 10 s during...
[ "primary human schlemm 's canal cell lines were grown to confluence in six - well plates ( bd falcon , franklin lakes , nj , usa ) containing dulbecco 's modified eagle 's medium ( dmem ; life technologies , grand island , ny , usa ) ; 10% fetal bovine serum ( mediatech , manassas , va , usa ) ; and 1% penicillin /...
purposeto identify downstream signaling molecules through which intraocular pressure ( iop ) is lowered following treatment with the prostaglandin analog latanoprost.methodstotal rna and protein isolated from primary human schlemm 's canal cells ( n = 3 ) treated with latanoprost ( free acid ; 100 nm ) were processed f...
[ "single - crystalline kinked nanowires were synthesized by the nanocluster - catalyzed vls method described previously18,19 in quartz tube connected to gas manifold and vacuum pump and heated by a temperature controlled tube furnace . monodisperse gold nanoparticles ( ted pella ) were dispersed on sio2/si or sapphi...
the ability to control and modulate the composition14 , doping1,35 , crystal structure68 and morphology9,10 of semiconductor nanowires during the synthesis process has allowed researchers to explore various applications of nanowires1115 . however , despite advances in nanowire synthesis , progress towards the ab initio...
[ "arachnoid cysts are benign , non - neoplastic and extra - axial lesions ; most of them are clinically silent and unchanged in size . in previous studies112131524 ) , the incidence of arachnoid cysts has been estimated to range between 0.3% to 1.7% . however , the advanced neuroimaging techniques have facilitated t...
posterior fossa is a site next to the middle fossa where arachnoid cyst frequently occurs . generally , most arachnoid cysts are asymptomatic and are found incidentally in most cases . although arachnoid cysts are benign and asymptomatic lesions , patients with posterior fossa arachnoid cysts often complain of headache...
[ "these techniques include closed reduction , percutaneous pin reduction , intramedullary pin reduction with elastic stable intramedullary nailing or kirschner - wires ( k - wires ) , and open reduction with or without internal fixation . our goals for treatment are to avoid incision , reduce the fracture adequately...
abstractpediatric radial neck fractures are uncommon . severely displaced and angulated fractures usually require treatment . our goals for treatment are to avoid incision , reduce the fracture adequately with no reduction loss , and achieve good postoperative function . we aimed to observe the clinical outcomes of clo...
[ "cities around the world can look very different if you compare the living conditions for the residents . however , it is not only different cities that can have completely diverse standards of infrastructure and social security . living in the slums compared to more wealthy neighbourhoods , will expose the inhabit...
the world is becoming more urban every day , and the process has been ongoing since the industrial revolution in the 18th century . the united nations now estimates that 3.9 billion people live in urban centres . the rapid influx of residents is however not universal and the developed countries are already urban , but ...
[ "inadequate blood flow to the brain , termed cerebral ischemia , will produce brain injury and a progression of pathophysiological responses associated with energy depletion that include cell swelling , cytotoxic edema , vasogenic edema and if sufficiently severe or prolonged , neuronal cell death . when brain regi...
ischemically damaged brain can be accompanied by secondary degeneration of associated axonal connections e.g. wallerian degeneration . diffusion tensor imaging ( dti ) is widely used to investigate axonal injury but the cellular correlates of many of the degenerative changes remain speculative . we investigated the rel...
[ "the effect of family on workforce is an important though often overlooked issue for work organizations , with implications for the morale , stability and productivity of the workforce . presumably men and women do not shed their family roles , relationships and experiences the moment they don their work clothes . ...
the article presents the premises for the need to develop a relationship - focused family life education program for young adult employees . the article explores the changing trends in the indian family unit and their impact on the workforce . the author also presents the findings from interviews with family - interven...
[ "macroscopically , renal cell carcinomas ( rccs ) generally present as either solid or cystic mass . among cystic rccs , multilocular cystic rcc represents a rare entity that was recognized in 1982 , with a reported incidence of 1 - 4% of all rccs . renal leiomyomas are benign tumors of the kidney originating from ...
we present an unusual case of concurrent occurrence of a multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma and a leiomyoma in the same kidney of a patient with no evident clinical symptoms . a 38-year - old man was found incidentally to have a cystic right renal mass on computed tomography . laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was...
[ "the ganoderma strains listed in table 1 were obtained from the korean collection for type culture ( ktct , jeongeup , korea ) , the american type culture collection ( atcc , rockville , md , usa ) , the korean agricultural culture collection ( kacc , suwon , korea ) , the mushroom division of the rural development...
ganoderma lucidum has a long history of use as a traditional medicine in asian countries . however , the taxonomy of ganoderma species remains controversial , since they were initially classified on the basis of their morphological characteristics . recently , it was proposed that g. lucidum from china be renamed as g....
[ "successfully conducted the first simultaneous liver - kidney transplant ( slkt ) in 1983 on a patient with chronic kidney allograft rejection and liver cirrhosis , this procedure has become the most effective method for the treatment of combined end - stage liver disease and renal failure . the number of patients ...
backgroundthe number and survival rate of simultaneous liver - kidney transplant ( slkt ) recipients have increased dramatically since 2002 . however , the long - term effectiveness of slkt in patients with hepatitis b is unknown.material/methodsforty-six patients who visited the organ transplant center of the shanghai...
[ "although dinoflagellates are best known as the notorious cause of toxic red tides , they are also important contributors to the ocean 's primary production . photosynthesis in these organisms is typically carried out in plastids surrounded by three membranes ( 1 ) , an evolutionary footprint reflecting their origi...
dinoflagellate plastid genes are believed to be encoded on small generally unigenic plasmid - like minicircles . the minicircle gene complement has reached saturation with an incomplete set of plastid genes ( 18 ) compared with typical functional plastids ( 60200 ) . while some of the missing plastid genes have recentl...
[ "several prospective , randomized , controlled clinical trials regarding cervical artificial disc replacement ( c - adr ) have been published . however , the number of c - adr patients with long - term follow - up for more than 4 years is still sparse . the purpose of this systematic review is to provide a summary ...
study design : systematic review.clinical question : does single - level unconstrained , semiconstrained , or fully constrained cervical artificial disc replacement ( c - adr ) improve health outcomes compared with single - level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ( acdf ) in the long - term?methods : a systema...
[ "zeolite is a natural porous mineral described as hydrated aluminosilicates containing exchangeable alkali and earth alkaline cations ( na , k , ca , or mg ) and could be synthesised from the aluminium silicate materials as clay minerals and pumice by alkali attack [ 13 ] . zeolites have a large surface area , micr...
wastewater treatment of some heavy metals was carried out by synthetic zeolite p1 , which was prepared by alkaline hydrothermal treatment of the pumice . both of the pumice raw materials and synthetic zeolite were investigated for their chemical phase composition , physical properties , and microstructure . the adsorpt...
[ "surgical resection of tumors is a common therapeutic procedure , especially for early - stage localized , and potentially curative , disease . while surgery can ultimately cure many patients , such as those with early - stage disease , distant macroscopic metastasis can emerge in others months to years later ( dem...
summarysurgery remains the most successful curative treatment for cancer . however , some patients with early - stage disease who undergo surgery eventually succumb to distant metastasis . here , we show that in response to surgery , the lungs become more vulnerable to metastasis due to extracellular matrix remodeling ...
[ "these conditions may be life - threatening ( e.g. oral cancers ) or not , progressing ( caries , periodontitis , etc . ) or not , dealing with aesthetics ( staining in anterior teeth such as molar incisor hypomineralisation ( mih ) ) or pain ( pulpitis , mih in posterior teeth , etc . ) . ohrqol is highly subject...
objectivesoral health - related quality of life ( ohrqol ) can be considered as the scientific expression of that part of a person s well - being that is affected by his / her oral health . the aim of this paper was to evaluate how to use the data available in the field of research to make a link between ohrqol and den...
[ "male sprague - dawley rats ( n = 24 ) weighing approximately 250 g were used for the study . permission for the experimental work was obtained from the institutional animal ethics committee ( 767/iaec/13 dated 1 - 1 - 2014 ) . rats were divided into 4 equal groups and injected physiological saline ( twice daily su...
objectives : opioids such as morphine form the cornerstone in the treatment of moderate to severe pain . however , opioids also produce serious side effects such as tolerance . fosaprepitant is a substance p ( sp ) receptor antagonist , which is used for treating chemotherapy - induced nausea and vomiting . sp is an im...
[ "the direct conversion \n of solar energy to a chemical fuel is an \n essential part of future sustainable energy systems that are independent \n of fossil reserves . hydrogen is an environmentally \n benign energy carrier of high - energy density and can be produced by \n photocatalytic water reduction . platinum ...
a molecular proton reduction catalyst [ fefe](dcbdt)(co)6 ( 1 , dcbdt = 1,4-dicarboxylbenzene-2,3-dithiolate ) with structural similarities to [ fefe]-hydrogenase active sites has been incorporated into a highly robust zr(iv)-based metal organic framework ( mof ) by postsynthetic exchange ( pse ) . the pse pro...