Focal liver lesions : detection ...

Technique and Methodology in Liver Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Ultrasound and Contrast Ultrasou ...

Model based detection and recon ...

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 ...

Relationships between serum adi ...

Insulin resistance might be associated with an impaired ability of insulin to stimulate glucose oxidation and inhibit lipid oxidation. Insulin actio ...

Concurrent Chiari decompression ...

Background and purpose We describe the rationale and safety of concurrent decompression of Chiari type 1 malformation (CM1) and untethering of the s ...

Amplification of the prolactin ...

The identification of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) in a patient’s specimen confers an appreciable increased risk of development of future invasi ...

CD36-mediated activation of end ...

Thus far the clinical benefits seen in breast cancer patients treated with drugs targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway are ...

Myeloid cell diversification an ...

Tumour development is accompanied by an enhanced haematopoiesis. This is not a widespread activation since only cells belonging to the myelo-monocyt ...

Aldosterone-induced kidney inju ...

Background Aldosterone induces inflammation and fibrosis in the kidney, while nuclear factor jB (NFjB) plays key roles in inflammation mediated by v ...

Different CAD/CAM-processing ro ...

The aim of the present in vitro study was to evaluate the influence of different processing routes on the fitting accuracy of four-unit zirconia fix ...

Antidiabetic and antioxidant ef ...

Bridelia micrantha (Hochst) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae), commonly known in English as “coast gold leaf” or “ogaofia” (the boss of the bush) in Igbo, is a ...

A survey on ionic and metabolit ...

In this study, ionic parameters (Na+, K+, Mg+2, and Ca+2) and metabolite factors (cholesterol, total protein, and glucose) of serum and their interr ...

Management of Fat Accumulation ...

The use of antiretroviral therapies has improved survival in people living with HIV to nearly normal rates. However, ongoing low-level HIV replicati ...

Twenty-First Century Progress T ...

Hookworms are bloodsucking nematodes that afflict up to 740 million persons in tropical and subtropical regions, with Asia and sub-Saharan Africa ex ...

DNA Methylation in the Rectal M ...

Background DNA methylation varies throughout the normal colorectal mucosa and DNA methylation in normal appearing mucosa is associated with serrated ...

The Causes and Outcome of Acute ...

Objectives Our objective was to investigate the use of serum lipase levels[10,000 U/L as a tool for predicting the etiology of acute pancreatitis (A ...

Manometric assessment of pharyn ...

Oral cancer patients who undergo mandibular bone partial resection often exhibit swallowing disturbance after surgery. We examined the usefulness of ...

Prenatal and postnatal psycholo ...

Although relations of various parental psychological problems and family functioning with child development are well documented, it remains unclear ...

Pitfall in total hip arthroplas ...

Total hip arthroplasty is actually one of the most orthopaedic procedures realised to treat a lot of conditions in hip pathology. Complications asso ...

Results of locked flexible intr ...

Purpose We present our case series on the use of flexible locked intramedullary nails in the management of metacarpal fractures. Methods This was a ...

Orthopaedic surgical training: ...

Introduction Assessing orthopaedic trainees when they are operating unsupervised is difficult. Using post-operative x-rays is one possibility that h ...

Intraductally applied contrast- ...

Obstructive diseases of the salivary glands are a common problem, usually based on sialolithiasis, duct stenosis, foreign bodies or other more rare ...

The Pulfrich effect in the clin ...

First described in 1922 by Carl Pulfrich, the Pulfrich effect is a stereo-illusion thought to be caused by an inter-ocular signal latency difference ...

Clinical outcomes of medial pat ...

Purpose The specific aim of this project was to review a homogenous group of patients who had chosen to undergo medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL ...

Effectiveness of various therma ...

Alternative minimally invasive treatment options such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) are at present under in ...