We studied the etiology, diagnosis and natural course of myeloproliferative disease (MPD) in 40 consecutive patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). In 38% of the BCS patients with MPD another etiological factor was found. JAK2 mutation was present in 41% of the tested BCS patients. Survival was not significantly affected by the presence of MPD.

CONTEXT It has been theorized that a positive Trendelenburg test (TT) indicates weakness of the stance hip-abductor (HABD) musculature, results in contralateral pelvic drop, and represents impaired load transfer, which may contribute to low back pain. Few studies have tested whether weakness of the HABDs is directly related to the magnitude of pelvic drop (MPD). OBJECTIVE To examine the relat...

Let MPd denote the space of polynomials f : C → C of degree d ≥ 2, modulo conjugation by Aut(C). Using properties of polynomial trees (as introduced in [DM]), we show that if fn is a divergent sequence of polynomials in MPd, then any subsequential limit of the measures of maximal entropy m(fn) will have finite support. With similar techniques, we observe that the iteration maps {MPd 99K MPdn : ...

Covering hydrophobic regions with stabilization agents to solubilize purified transmembrane proteins is crucial for their application in aqueous media. The small molecule 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) was used to stabilize the transmembrane protein Ferric hydroxamate uptake protein component A (FhuA) utilized as host for the construction of a rhodium-based biohybrid catalyst. Unlike commonly u...

This paper presented an overview on the dynamic analysis and control of the transmission tower-line system in the past forty years. The challenges and future developing trends in the dynamic analysis and mitigation of the transmission tower-line system under dynamic excitations are also put forward. It also reviews the analytical models and approaches of the transmission tower, transmission lin...

This paper presents an efficient control strategy for magnetorheological (MR) dampers embedded in building structures to mitigate quake-induced vibrations. In this work, MR dampers are used as semi-active devices, taking the advantages of the fail-safe operation and low power requirement. By using a static hysteresis model for the MR damper, a suitable controller is proposed here for direct con...

Various findings from a retrospective survey of355 multiplepersonality disorder (MPD) patients and 235 major depression patients, who served as a comparison group, are discussed. The survey was completed by 448 independent clinicians, 142 ofwhom contributed information on both an MPD and a major depression patient. The study confirms recent findings in the literature that MPD is not a rare diso...

Due to the difficulty in detection of multiple personality disorder (MPD), this dissociative disorder is frequently misdiagnosed and ineffectively treated. In this case report of MPD in a Hispanic woman, the author compares and contrasts her presentation of symptoms with those of the culturally accepted ataque de nervios, or "Puerto Rican syndrome. " It is theorized that the similarities may in...

BACKGROUND Social desirability may affect different aspects of people's quality of life. One of the impressive dimensions of quality of life is mental health. The prevalence of Minor Psychiatric Disorders (MPD) among health care workers is higher than other health workers. This article aims at evaluating the relationship between social desirability and MPD among nurses in southern Iran. METHO...

Chiral control of crystallization has ample precedent in the small-molecule world, but relatively little is known about the role of chirality in protein crystallization. In this study, lysozyme was crystallized in the presence of the chiral additive 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) separately using the R and S enantiomers as well as with a racemic RS mixture. Crystals grown with (R)-MPD had the m...