... and acetylated to various degrees O-sulfation occurs at the 2-O, 3-O, and 6-O position of the uronic acid and at the 3-O and 6-O position of the amino sugar The amino group of the glucosamine may ... endocytosed via a clathrin- and caveolinindependent pathway, whereas BPV1 and HPV31 were shown to enter via clathrincoated pits and caveolae, respectively Additional details are provided in the ... Entry and infection was resistant to combined siRNA-mediated down-regulation of caveolin-1 and clathrin heavy chain andto over-expression of dominant-negative mutants of dynamin-2, caveolin-1 and...
... traditional frames are often bulky and ambulating with a lower limb fixator frame in-situ is awkward Some patients are self-conscious of these fixators and find them less aesthetically acceptable, ... traditional fixator, the monoaxial nature of the locking-head screw trajectory reduces the ability to compensate for imperfect placement, making it mandatory that anatomical reduction be achieved ... (up to 20%) [13] in traditional external fixation Nonunion in Case can be attributed tothe nature of LCP application and characteristics of the LCP that make it stand apart from traditional external...
... coordinates and leaving Acol,s invariant n By a calculation of the character of Sn on the homology of the order complex of LAcol,s n and using a formula of Orlik & Solomon [10] we are able to describe the ... called the complement of the arrangement H AAThe combinatorial object associated to an arrangement A is the intersection (semi)lattice LA It is the set of subspaces V of Cn such that ∅ = V ... Let A be an arrangement of a ne hyperplanes in Cn Assume G ≤ Gln (C) is a finite subgroup that leaves A invariant Let ˆ be an additional element that is larger than any element of LA Then, UA...
... of another determinant, namely EB (x, y; n), by (4.3)–(4.5), which is a polynomial in x and y, then identify as many factors of the new determinant as possible (as a polynomial in x and y), and ... integral a Some of these factors cancel with the denominator, but all factors of the form (2x + 2b + 1), with integral b, not cancel, and so because of (3.25) divide DB (x, y; n) These factors are ... that can be evaluated This two-parameter generalization is the subject of our next theorem We formulate it only for integral x and y But in fact, with a generalized definition of factorials and...
... Gupta T, Banavali S, Arora B, Sharma D, Kurkure PA, Ramadwar M, Viswanathan S, Rangarajan V, Qureshi S, Deshpande DD, Shrivastava SK, Dinshaw KA: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children: Comparison ... years ago as part of multimodality treatment of an acute lymphoblastic leukaemia About four years later he presented with an anaplastic astrocytoma and therefore received external beam radiation to ... patients received adjuvant radiotherapy and two patients radiotherapy only (cases #29, #7) One boy with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the nasal cavity was treated twice due to local relapse (case...
... macaque, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan - but in the other primates, the DNA has disabling mutations that disrupt the reading frame By extrapolating their findings tothe whole human genome, the ... humans and chimps, Clamp et al rejected as implausible the alternative hypothesis that the orphans are human-specific genes Recently, the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC), a multi-year effort to ... protein-coding genes They discarded as invalid genes that appeared to be retroposons, pseudogenes, and other miscellaneous artifacts, as well as ‘orphan’ DNA sequences These orphans have many features of...
... hepatitis B and C screening, and ANA analysis were all negative The possibility of a platelet transfusion was offered and discussed in case of aggravation of the thrombocytopenia However, the patient ... BRC and RHA carried out the assays for oxaliplatin-dependent platelet antibody All authors participated in drafting and editing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... with an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 1.9 due to warfarin prophylaxis for congestive heart failure Warfarin was discontinued to help control Case one A 60-year-old African-American male...
... differential diagnosis can be narrowed down to AAM, AMF, and SFT as follows: (1) AAM has a highly infiltrative pattern Conclusion Cellular AF is a benign neoplasm of the scrotal and inguinal area, is ... General Hospital, Zanni & Afentouli Street, 18536 Piraeus, Greece Authors’ contributions PD and AM analyzed and interpreted the patient data and drafted the manuscript AZ performed the histological ... hyaline walls (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification, ×10) between 0.6 cm and 25 cm; andthe primary location was in the subcutaneous tissue but was usually well marginated The anatomic...
... RG and JTK managed the patient and reviewed the literature MT and RG were the main authors of the manuscript AHM analyzed the histopathological specimen FG, JTK and JRI made modifications tothe ... like to thank Shazia Hussain and Katharina Tornow for their help in proofreading and editing the manuscript Author details Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical ... of the omentum, such as a small root, irregular vascular anatomy, abdominal trauma, cough and physical strain [2] The etiology of omental infarction without torsion remains uncertain but several...
... seroma formation under the skin flaps that was managed by aspiration and pressure bandaging She also experienced episodes of serous discharge from the site that was self limiting and was managed ... preparation of the manuscript SSa was the histopathologist who reported on the specimen All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have ... of the labia majora (15 × cm labial swelling on the left side and × cm labial swelling on the right side) The lower limbs are normal (Case report 2) She was taken up for surgery anda wide local...
... can therefore provide a direct route of spread tothe inguinal nodes [7] Ohtani and Gannon studied the microvasculature of the rat vas deferens and have described the arterial and venous drainage ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/378 Page of Authors’ contributions MI wrote the original manuscript FZ and JP analyzed and interpreted the patient data with regard tothe hematological and radiological ... examination showed a classical seminoma with vascular and perineural invasion (Figure 1) The spermatic cord margin appeared free of the tumor andthe tumor reached the excision margin Therefore,...
... crackles at the lower pulmonary fields bilaterally, a 4/6 diastolic heart murmur at the lower left parasternal area anda 4/6 systolic heart murmur at the right upper parasternal area Laboratory studies ... have cough and dyspnea for several days or weeks and may have arash and/ or fever In acute patterns of EP patients may appear to have symptoms of severe dyspnea and hypoxemia resembling acute lung ... X-ray demonstrating bilateral perihilar alveolar edema with a “butterfly” appearance and bilateral pleural effusions b Chest X-ray after pharmaceutical treatment for the congestive heart failure...
... analysis of data and drafted the manuscript AC and AB helped in drafting of manuscript and given their valuable suggestions, MG provided the images All the authors read and approved the final ... benign nature However, considering the age of our patient, size of the masses and raised CA-125 it was thought to be an ovarian malignancy and exploratory laparotomy was done for total abdominal hysterectomy ... India Department of Pathology, Maharshi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala Haryana, India Authors’ contributions YK designed, carried out acquisition and analysis...
... characterized by acute or subacute symmetric swelling of the skin andthe subcutaneous tissues The forearms, flanks and upper legs are usually affected, while the hands and face are spared [4] However, ... polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia (35%) can also be found [8] ANA positivity has Figure Mixed-type infiltration of eosinophils and other inflammatory cells in muscle and fat tissues of (A) patient and ... [3], and RF is almost always negative Both our patients had hypereosinophilia, and our second patient had an increased RF (0.59 IU/L) anda positive ANA test Definitive diagnosis requires histopathological...
... such as phototherapy in psoriasis HBO2 therapy may have a place in the management of psoriasis Further studies including large numbers of patients and involving monitoring cytokines and inflammatory ... barotrauma, oxygen toxicity (affecting the central nervous system and lungs), claustrophobia and anxiety, and ocular effects such as myopia and cataract HBO2 promotes proliferation of fibroblasts, ... reporting on the use of HBO2 to treat psoriasis in a study conducted in Cuba At the hospital he was evaluated to determine whether he was a suitable candidate for HBO2 therapy After he had given...
... involvement andthe diagnosis is supported by physical exam findings, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization In these patients, traditional heart failure therapies such as beta blockers, ACE inhibitors ... fistulas [1,2] If this is the case, pharmacotherapy with the ability to target the underlying malignancy and inhibit angiogenesis is an intriguing therapeutic option Lenalidomide and thalidomide, ... 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin bubbles into the femoral artery as well as the antecubital vein, an arteriovenous shunting ratio was calculated by assessing the degree of pulmonary uptake after arterial...
... Integration of Lean Tools in the DMAIC Framework Table 4.1 Comparing Lean Six Sigma and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on a Conceptual Basis 17 Table 4.2 Comparing Lean Six Sigma and Malcolm ... 4.2 Comparing Lean Six Sigma and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on an Execution Basis Areas of Comparison Lean Six Sigma Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Situations Applicable For ... existing quality factors that LSS and MBNQA affects andthe list of quality factors which are deemed to be essential to helping a company increase its competitive advantage The factors that are not...