Serum Interleukin-33 Levels in ...
Background Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a novel member of the IL-1 family of cytokines, and it is closely related to IL-18, one of the best characteriz ...
Antiviral Drug Resistance Testi ...
Background Antiviral drugs against hepatitis B virus are limited by the emergence of drug resistance. Aims We aimed to study the impact of drug resi ...
Epigenetic Inactivation of the ...
Introduction The secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) gene, as a Wnt signaling modulator, is frequently inactivated by promoter methylation i ...
Somatostatin and Dopamine Recep ...
Somatostatin and its synthetic analogs act through five specific somatostatin receptors (sstr1–5), found on the cell membrane of various tumors, inc ...
Policy framework for formulatin ...
Objectives The leather industry is one of the main examples of industries which play an important role in the Indian economy in terms of exports and ...
Effectiveness assessment of vac ...
Objectives In 2007, measles prevailed among the youth and young adult population in Japan, creating in a serious social problem. Among the developed ...
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 ...
High-dosage betahistine dihydro ...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical benefit and the side effects of high dosages of betahistine dihydrochloride (288–480 mg/day ...
Immunonutrition in head and nec ...
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible role of immunonutrition in head and neck cancer patients. Malnutrition frequently occurs in ...
Emotional symptoms from kinderg ...
The study investigated the interactive impact of different dimensions of social skills on children’s emotional symptoms. We differentiate between se ...
Recreational physical activity ...
Increasing evidence suggests that physical activity could prevent cancer, but scanty data is available on head and neck cancer (HNC). The aim of our ...
Parity and total, ischemic hear ...
In a prospective study with information about life style and reproductive factors, we assessed the relationship between parity and total, ischemic h ...
Implant failure of long proxima ...
Pathologic or impending pathologic fracture is an unhappy clinical manifestation of skeletal metastasis. If possible, stabilization of metastatic bo ...
Survey of sleeping position rec ...
The risk of sudden infant death syndrome is increased in prematurely born infants compared to those born at term, particularly if they are either sl ...
Ferritin and iron levels in chi ...
Iron has an important role on cognitive, behavioral, and motor development. High prevalence of iron deficiency has been reported in autism. The aim ...
The turbocharged Becker flap: a ...
Cover of medium and large defects of the dorsum of the hand remains a substantial surgical challenge that often requires free tissue transfer. We re ...
Assessment of breast cancer tum ...
Objectives Tumour size estimates using mammography (MG), conventional ultrasound (US), compound imaging (CI) and real-time elastography (RTE) were c ...
Magnetic resonance imaging goes ...
Objective To investigate the performance of postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (pmMRI) in identification and characterization of lethal myocard ...
Visual assessment of posterior ...
Objective To develop a visual rating scale for posterior atrophy (PA) assessment and to analyse whether this scale aids in the discrimination betwee ...
A meta-analysis of outcomes aft ...
Background: A meta-analysis of published literature comparing peri-operative, short-term and longterm outcomes after open Nissen’s fundoplication (O ...
Fluid and electroylyte balance ...
This review will summarize physiologic and pathophysiologic changes in the metabolism of water, sodium, and potassium in elderly individuals. In eac ...
Modulation transfer function of ...
Background A modified implantable collamer lens (ICL) with a central hole (diameter 0.36 mm), “Hole-ICL”, was created to improve aqueous humour circ ...
The effect of patient body mass ...
The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the extent to which laparoscopic gynaecological surgery could be completed as planned in overweigh ...
The effects of perindopril on Q ...
Coronary slow flow (CSF) is characterized by delayed opacification of coronary arteries in the absence epicardial occlusive disease. QT duration and ...
Assessing patients for catheter ...
Heart rhythm problems are common among patients who are hospitalized with acute heart failure (HF). Although it is often difficult to determine whet ...