Radiation protection in medical ...
Preface. List of Participants. Photographs. General Radiation Protection Principles. Internal Safety Standards; M. Rehani.- Radiation Units, Limits & ...
Sexual Risk Behaviors for HIV I ...
The stigma associated with male sex workers (MSW) hinders the prevention, treatment, and care of HIV infection in this population. These factors mak ...
Diagnosis of a variant of Mayer ...
Mayer–Rokitansky–Kuster–Hauser (MRKH) syndrome consists of vaginal aplasia associated with other mu¨ llerian duct abnormalities. Its penetrance vari ...
Hypertrophy of the lumbar ligam ...
Background Despite the significance of hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum (HLF) in the disease progress of neurogenic claudication, the cellular m ...
Expansion of CD4+CD25+ regulato ...
Rapamycin has important roles in the modulation of regulatory T cells. We tried to expand CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) from umbilical c ...
Predictive and prognostic value ...
Background Transient ischemic dilatation (TID) of LV cavity during stress gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI) is known as a predictor of sever ...
Gene expression profile predict ...
Prognosis of early beast cancer is heterogeneous. Today, no histoclinical or biological factor predictive for clinical outcome after adjuvant anthra ...
HER2 status in a population-der ...
This retrospective study investigates the correlation of intra-individual HER2 status between primary breast cancers and corresponding recurrences i ...
Tamoxifen metabolites as active ...
The mechanism of tamoxifen action in the treatment of breast cancer is believed to be via active metabolites that act as potent estrogen receptor an ...
Kummel Disease Treatment by Uni ...
Purpose This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the blunt-tipped curved injection needle (BCN) AVAflex (Care Fusion) for vertebral augme ...
Modified bilateral subtemporal ...
Purpose Slit ventricle syndrome (SVS) remains a major problem for early shunted children. Several conservative and surgical treatment paradigms have ...
A case of slowly progressive sc ...
A rapidly progressive renal deterioration accompanied by acute-onset/uncontrolled hypertension characterizes scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), a life- ...
Impact of arbitrary and mean tr ...
When fabricating dental restorations, casts are usually transferred to the articulator based on arbitrary hinge axes or mean values instead of true ...
Catheter-based renal sympatheti ...
Background Renal sympathetic hyperactivity is associated with hypertension, a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Renal sympathetic denervation vi ...
Tennis leg—a new variant of an ...
This syndrome, while common, is not well recognised in the rheumatology literature. We describe two cases, one classical and one unusual with ultras ...
The impact of allicin on lead-i ...
Lead-induced oxidative stress contributes to the pathogenesis of lead poisoning. Considering the antioxidant properties of allicin, the objective of ...
The Impact of Vitamin D on Regu ...
Epidemiologic studies highlight the increasing prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency and its association with an increased risk of au ...
Serrated Pathway to Colorectal ...
Serrated polyps of the colorectum are formed by a spectrum of lesions that share a unique histological feature- the presence of sawtooth-shaped cryp ...
Potential Dopamine-1 Receptor S ...
The role of dopamine receptors in blood pressure regulation is well established. Genetic ablation of both dopamine D1-like receptor subtypes (D1, D5 ...
Jet Lag and Psychotic Disorders
Jet lag syndrome appears after multiple time zone transitions as bodily rhythms shift out of phase with the local environment. The possible psychiat ...
Lower Serum Level of Adiponecti ...
Background Obesity is recently known as a risk factor for endoscopic gastritis. Adiponectin is an anti-inflammatory cytokine secreted from fat tissu ...
Tumor Marker Levels Before and ...
Background a-fetoprotein (AFP) is used as a marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is influenced by hepatitis. Protein-induced vitamin K a ...
C-reactive protein levels, airf ...
Objectives There is some evidence that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be related, perhaps through system ...
Persistent direction-changing g ...
The aims of the study were to clarify whether persistent direction-changing geotropic positional nystagmus contains vertical and torsional component ...
Elimination disorders: a critic ...
Elimination disorders are common in childhood and adolescence. Enuresis is defined as wetting from the age of 5 years and encopresis as soiling from ...