BACKGROUND This study used serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to evaluate the effect of preinterventional arterial remodeling on in-stent intimal hyperplasia (IH) after implantation of non-polymer-encapsulated paclitaxel-coated stents. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients were randomized to placebo or one of two doses of paclitaxel (low dose, 1.28 microg/mm2; high dose, 3.10 microg/mm2...

BACKGROUND HIV infection is a concern in the army troupes because of the risk behaviour of the military population. In order to allow regular access to CD4+ T cell enumeration of military personnel as well as their dependents and civilians living with HIV, the Senegalese Army AIDS program is implementing PIMATM Alere technology in urban and semi-urban military medical centres. Validation such d...

INTRODUCTION There is a growing interest in the potential contribution the private sector can make towards increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income settings. This article describes a public-private partnership that was developed to expand HIV care capacity in Yangon, Myanmar. The partnership was between private sector general practitioners (GPs) and a communit...

Background: Pentoxifylline (PTX) is used in human for intermittent claudication and cerebral vascular disorders including cerebrovascular dementia. It also inhibits the synthesis of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which is believed to be neurotoxic in animal models of cerebral ischemia. The objective of this study was to examine the role of PTX on ischemia/reperfusion injures in rat model of t...

recent droughts and indiscriminate use of ground water for agriculture, is the main problems of the especially desert country.water crisis has gripped all of country plains, and due tothe reduction of surface water resources and successive droughts, illegal exploitation of ground water resources is increasing.the knowledge of the water balance plains can be helped in the water resources managem...

UTE Technique Spoiled GE Multi-spin echo Spoiled GE k-space encoding Cartesian Cartesian 3D radial Excitation slice selective slice selective non-selective Flip angle [°] 20 90 10 Echo time [ms] 2 8.1 0.05 Repetition time [ms] 3.8 625 4.7 Pixel BW [Hz] 500 240 800 # echoes 1 16 1 Acquired res. [mm3] 2.5x2.5x5 0.4x0.4x1 0.8x0.8x0.8 Recon res. [mm3] 1.5x1.5x5 0.4x0.4x1 0.5x0.5x0.5 Field of view [...

Background: Several instances of pneumonia from an unknown cause were recorded in the city Wuhan, China December 2019, and later confirmed as coronavirus illness 2019. (COVID-19). Pneumonia is inflammatory disease that impacts parenchyma lungs, resulting consolidation afflicted area filling alveolar air gaps with exudate, cells, fibrin. Acute phase reactants (APRs) are critical early detection,...

The present study aims to explore the possible mechanisms underlying the multidrug resistance characteristic of Cryptosporidium parvum by detecting the presence of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein encoding genes, especially one that shows high similarity to members belonging to the multidrug resistance protein (MDR) and multidrug resistance associated protein (MRP) subfamilies. PCR using ABC-...