... knowledge and thus can influence the exposure at the workplace andthe health risks of hairdressers Through the assessment of two time periods before and after changing the regulations in the Netherlands, ... examined whether there is a link between the occupation ofthe parents and brain tumours in their offspring (astrocytoma) [17] If the mother was a hairdresser before, during and after pregnancy, there ... Vrijheid et al analysed data from the National Anomaly Register of Wales and England for the risk of hypospadias in correlation with the occupation ofthe mother andthe exposure to potential endocrine...
... massage, Fig 15-2) and pulmonary ventilation as in step 6a Place the heel of one hand on the sternum just above the level ofthe xiphoid With the heel ofthe other hand on top of it, apply firm ... in the skin cause itching ERYTHEMA PALMARE This benign disorder is a dusky thenar and hypothenar vascular engorgement ofthe skin ofthe hands noted 4–6 weeks after the onset of pregnancy The ... rheumatic and other types of heart disease not (without other factors) increase the incidence of fetal anomalies Other forms of perinatal morbidity depend on the circumstances ofthe pregnancy and...
... relatively resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and complete resection ofthe tumor is the only known method for a chance of cure The prognosis for leiomyosarcoma ofthe IVC treated medically ... vena cava wall is on the right c, Tumor fills the bottom ofthe picture pushing into the adrenal gland seen at the top ofthe picture d, Tumor has replaced a portion ofthe pancreas A pancreatic ... present The tumor appeared to arise from the IVC at the level ofthe left renal vein and extend intraluminally in the IVC up to the caudate lobe, involving the left kidney, left adrenal gland, distal...
... and WM designed the study and participated in data collection HDM and JH analysed the data and wrote the first draft ofthe manuscript All authors contributed to the manuscript and approved its ... complications and mortality for both seropositive and seronegative patients The length of hospital stay (LOS) was defined as the number of days in the wards from admission to discharge To avoid bias, the ... extended midline incision [20] During the operation, the appendix was examined macroscopically andthe intraoperative findings were recorded The resected parts ofthe appendix were submitted to pathology...
... VB reviewed and interpreted the images from the CT scan AJ contributed to the overall review andthe English translation ofthe text, and finally JM and LR made the overall review and corrections ... starting the treatment showed a marked improvement in the extension ofthe psoas abscess andthe number of masses present The patient remains clinically well after months ofthe antituberculous therapy ... from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Competing interests The...
... mutation, and 11% had two identifiable CFTR mutations; 19% ofthe patients had the 5T allele in intron ofthe gene for It is clear from these atypical presentations of CFTR dysfunction that it is the ... us a better understanding ofthe hierarchy of tissue sensitivity to CFTR dysfunction In future the study of these disease presentations, as well as other unusual presentations of CFTR dysfunction ... chronic pancreatitis, and chronic sinusitis with nasal polyposis All of these have helped to provide an understanding ofthe hierarchy of tissue sensitivity to CFTR dysfunction Other common adult-onset...
... contributions 23 MA did the research and writing ofthe paper SF did the research and writing ofthe paper MS helped review the paper GK did the writing andthe major review ofthe paper 24 Acknowledgments ... pedis The skin ofthe inflamed area in this type of infection is often scaly and hyperkeratotic with erythema around the soles and sides ofthe foot [4,8] Papules may also be noted around the demarcation ... manifests in the interspace ofthe fourth and fifth digits and may spread to the underside ofthe toes (Figure 1) [4,8] Patients often complain of itching and burning sensations on the feet accompanied...
... localization of CGD subtypes are shown in the bottom ofthe figure There are several components of NADPH oxidase: of these the cytochrome-b558 heterodimer is located in the membrane and consists ofthe ... to the subtypes, and severity ofthe associated macrophage defect [22] In the majority of patients, the production of superoxides is undetetectable andthe manifestations are therefore early and ... pattern, and chromosomal localization are shown in the bottom ofthe figure There are several components of NADPH oxidase: of these the cytochrome-b 558 heterodimer is located in the membrane and...
... mass ofthe power pack, andthe size and length ofthe electrode catheter are important considerations The hardware must be tailored to the growth ofthe patient The placement site ofthe stimulating ... and, on the other hand, the transfer of information about the existing energy state, while ensuring a highly orderly behaviour ofthe network of its subsystems In the modern history, one ofthe ... can be made about the vector selectionandthe method of gene delivery, and each disease has its own target tissue andthe amount of gene product required for treatment None ofthe currently available...
... 8) At the time of prosthesis reimplantation, the spacer head can be easily removed andthe modular prosthesis parts (neck and head) placed This procedure offers a stable fracture treatment and ... removal, and insertion of a cement-coated modular prosthesis with a spacer head The cement mantle ofthe prosthesis is also antibiotic-loaded according to the sensitivity profile ofthe causative organism ... lag screws and Charnley prostheses, respectively [5] The authors reported that all constructs based upon the Charnley prostheses andthe commercial spacers did not fail at 3000 N; the other two...
... Ramachandran et al process On the basis of our finding ofthe temporal regulation of its expression andthe earlier report on exocytosis [5], we implicate mir-9 as a crucial factor in the control of ... indicate the loci from which they originate It should be noted that, although the mir-9 sequence is the same, those ofthe primary and precursor mirs (pri-mir and pre-mir) derived from these loci ... expression (A) Alignment of mature mir-9 with the target sequence on the 3¢UTR of mouse Sirt1 (using Target Scan) (B) Conservation ofthe target site of mir-9 on the 3¢UTR of Sirt1 across vertebrates...
... is directly related to the duration ofthe procedure, the diameter ofthe lesion(s), andthe proportion ofthe myoma that is in the myometrium.33 Recognition ofthe volume of systemic fluid absorption ... through the umbilicus is the angle of insertion Based on the location ofthe major vessels and their bifurcations, the standard approach in the early years of laparoscopy was to place the Veress ... from the plane ofthe spine The preponderance of right iliac vessel injuries might reflect a tendency of surgeons standing on the left side of patients and inserting instruments with the right hand...
... methods of medical and surgical treatment - with indications thereof - touching on the pros and cons ofthe different methods, andthe overall prognosis Aetiology 2.1 Acute pancreatitis The causes of ... upper limit of normal had a sensitivity of 61%, specificity of 91%, PPV of 92%, and NPV of 59% 4.3 Abdominal imaging The contribution of medical imaging to the diagnosis and evaluation of pancreatitis ... failure of fusion ofthe dorsal (Wirsung) andthe ventral (Santorini) ducts As a result, the exocrine drainage ofthe pancreatic body and tail is impaired due to the narrow minor duct and its...
... in the palatal/lingual side (d) Cross-sectional view ofthe redirection ofthe socket using the Lindemann drill (e) Clinical view ofthe groove created by the Lindemann drill (f) Placement ofthe ... because the thick palatal/lingual wall ofthe socket tends to redirect the drill toward the thin buccal plate (b and c) The use of a Lindemann side-cutting drill enables the creation of a depression ... buccolingually andthe prosthetic reconstruction is offset relative to the implant head for improved occlusion and/ or esthetics, the inclination will introduce a bending moment on the implant and will...
... abundant in the p16INK4a-expressing cells than in the control Of note, two N-glycans of unknown structure either in the region of mannose-rich compounds or between the trimannosyl core andthe biantennary ... Hase, Professor S Namirha and Dr A Villalobo for insightful discussions and critical reading ofthe manuscript, to the reviewers of our manuscript for their valuable input, to B Hofer, S Kudo and ... measured the percentage of positive cells and mean fluorescence intensity in each panel, as listed in Fig In full accordance with the results on the abundance of mRNA for the GalNAcTs, the presence of...
... layer formed by the intertwining apical dendrites ofthe granule cells and their afferents; (3) the polymorph layer in the hilus ofthe dentate gyrus containing the initial segments ofthe granule-cell ... accumulates In the hemoglobin, the preferential glycosylation site is the amino-terminal valine ofthe β chain ofthe globin (about 60% of glycosylated globin) Other sites are: lysin 66 and 17 ofthe β ... between the concentration of antigen in the patient sample andthe amount of light emitted during oxidation ofthe AE Note: Advantages of both RIA and CLIA are highly sensitivity, specificity and...
... understood. The major focus of these two books is towards the understanding ofthe basic biology of pancreatic carcinogenesis, identification of newer molecular targets andthe development of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies. ... dissemination and a wider impact of our publications Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these ofthe individual contributors and not necessarily those ofthe editors or ... have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use ofthe work Any republication, referencing or personal use of the...
... have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use ofthe work Any republication, referencing or personal use ofthe ... dissemination and a wider impact of our publications Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these ofthe individual contributors and not necessarily those ofthe editors or ... Considering the above mentioned disadvantages of main methods, the development of additional prognostic criteria ofthe risk of esophageal varices bleeding remains the urgent problem ofthe internal...
... visible bands of larger peptide fragments, as the bulk ofthe protein was digested to small peptides In contrast, in the presence of mM Ca2+, the trypsinogen band was converted to trypsin and stable ... Autolysis in the presence of 100 mM NaCl (C) Effect of Ca2+ on the relative rate of autolysis in the presence (s) or absence (d) of 100 mM NaCl The rate determined in the absence of added Ca2+ ... slower, and in the absence of Ca2+ a t1/2 of 90 was measured (Fig 7A) Thus, in the absence of Ca2+ a >11-fold difference was apparent between the autolysis rates ofthe two trypsins (Figs 6A and...
... and 57% of patients.102 The extent ofthe loss within the visual field may vary from the loss ofthe entire half ofthe visual field, to the loss of only a portion ofthe affected half Visual ... neutral rather than extension splints During the six weeks ofthe study there was a loss of range of motion ofthe wrist and finger flexors in all groups, that was unaffected by either the neutral ... While care ofthe dying andof their family is an important and sometimes unrecognised aspect of stroke care, it is beyond the scope of this guideline Guidance on palliative and end of life care...