background and objective: nanoscopic life forms called nanobacteria or calcifying nanoparticles (cnp) are unconventional agents. these novel organisms are very small (0.1 to 0.5 microns) and possess unusual properties such as high resistance to heat and routine antimicrobial agents. nanobacteria are 100 times smaller than bacteria and protected by a shell of apatite, so they could be as candida...

T iny, membrane-bound packets of tinted protein, called melano-somes, dictate the color of human skin. Defi ciencies in melanosome production underlie pigmentation diseases, so it is important to understand how melanosomes are generated. But melanosomes are just one example of a larger family of lyso-some-related organelles, many of which are associated with pathologies when they are functional...

conclusions although a leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is rare, practitioners should consider it when dealing with masses in the region of the broad ligament. if there is any suspicion of malignancy, especially in the presence of fever, it is recommended to avoid morcellation during laparoscopy. introduction leiomyosarcoma is a rare gynecologic malignancy that accounts for less than 1% of ...

Depending on politeness considerations, the quantifier ‘some’ can receive a broad interpretation (some and possibly all) or a narrow interpretation (some but not all). Face-threatening statements such as ‘some people hated your speech’ encourage the broad interpretation that everyone hated the speech. Because previous research showed that broad interpretations are normally faster and easier, po...