PURPOSE To examine the bradykinin (BK) B₂-receptor system in human and monkey ciliary muscle (CM) using immunohistochemical techniques, and to pharmacologically characterize the associated biochemical signal transduction systems in human CM (h-CM) cells. BK-induced modulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in pigmented Dutch-Belt rabbits and cynomolgus monkeys was also studied. METHODS Previou...

Abstract: Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, and Body of Evidence are three films that forge a connection between the cinematic femme fatale genre and an imagistic and narrative focus on masochism. The author argues that the foregrounding of masochistic desire acts to complicate our understanding of the male gaze and female spectatorial pleasure; thus, these films present a serious challenge to ...

Example 1 Lets consider the integers from 1 to 10,000. The properties are defined as follows: E1 = property that an integer is divisible by 4 E2 = property that an integer is divisible by 5 E3 = property that an integer is divisible by 6 The probabilities of individual divisability are easily computed: Pr [E1] = probability the number is divisible by 4 = 1=4 Pr [E2] = probability the number is ...

a0 is called the real part of Q. An arithmetic S of Q(a, ]8) is a set of numbers having the following properties : Ca : S is closed with respect to algebraic addition. Cm: S is closed with respect to multiplication. R: For every number of 5, (4) has integral coefficients. U: 5 contains I0 , Ii and I2 (and hence I i l 2 by Cm). M : 5 is maximal ; that is, S is contained in no larger set having P...

Present-on-admission modifiers for International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes are rapidly becoming a standard coding requirement. Inaccurate coding of these modifiers can distort analyses of risk-adjusted outcomes and determinations of hospital reimbursement. A set of 12 screens for the plausibility of present-on-admission designat...

A few countries permit women to serve in combat roles, but their long term performance in these positions has not been reported. The incidences of overuse injuries and attrition of 85 male and 235 female recruits in a light infantry brigade was followed in a three-year prospective study. Females were shorter (162 cm, CI 161-163 cm) than males (174 cm, CI 173-176), had more body fat (18.9 kg, CI...

[Purpose] Recent findings suggest there is an interesting interaction between the stomatognathic system and the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the influence of the temporomandibular joint on the explosive strength of the lower limbs. [Subjects and Methods] An observational study was carried out. The subjects were 60 male football players who voluntarily p...

Methods The safety of RPL554 0.003 and 0.009 mg/kg was evaluated in 18 healthy males (age 18-41 years; weight 58-90 kg; height 168-196 cm; BMI 18-29 kg/m) in a randomised, double-blind study. For each dose group, 6 subjects inhaled RPL554 and 3 placebo. Study medication was administered by a calibrated electronic nebuliser and oronasal mask. Subsequently, RPL554 0.009 and 0.018 mg/kg were evalu...

OBJECTIVES Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using administrative data. Recognizing this, we conducted a multistep process to develop ICD-10 coding algorithms to define Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidities in administrative data and assess the performance of the res...