BACKGROUND Retinol isotope dilution (RID) is used to determine vitamin A total body stores (TBS) after an oral dose of a vitamin A stable isotope. The generally accepted prediction equation proposed by Olson's group in 1989 (Furr et al. Am J Clin Nutr 1989;49:713-6) includes factors related to dose absorption and retention, isotope equilibration in plasma compared with stores, catabolism during...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to measure the rate of asymptomatic carriage of plasmodium in the Dakar region two years after the implementation of new strategies in clinical malaria management. METHODOLOGY Between October and December 2008, 2952 households selected in 50 sites of Dakar area, were visited for interviews and blood sampling. Giemsa-stained thick blood smears (TBS)...

BACKGROUND Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid sub type 1 (TRPV1), commonly known as capsaicin receptor can detect multiple stimuli ranging from noxious compounds, low pH, temperature as well as electromagnetic wave at different ranges. In addition, this receptor is involved in multiple physiological and sensory processes. Therefore, functions of TRPV1 have direct influences on adaptation an...

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is a rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder caused by mutations in the SALL1 gene. Its signs and symptoms overlap with other genetic syndromes, including VACTERL association, Pendred syndrome, Baller-Gerold syndrome, and cat eye syndrome. Structural vertebral abnormalities, hypoplasia of the thumb, and radial bone abnormalities, which are not usually associated...

In this work, The TBS glass microspheres doped with Er3þ for morphology-dependent resonances of upconversion emission were designed. The glass sample components are 25TiO2–27BaCO3–8Ba(NO3)2–6ZnO2–9CaCO3–5H3BO3–10SiO2–7water glass-3Er2O3 (wt%), and the emission spectra of TBS glass and a TBS glass microsphere (about 48 mm in diameter) were measured under 633 nm excitation and discussed. The stro...

Background: Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) is an index of bone microarchitecture that provides additional skeletal information to areal Mineral Density (aBMD). Recently TBS data has been used optimize the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) predictive value. Aim this study was evaluate clinical value on FRAX algorithm.

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is a rare autosomal dominant congenital anomaly syndrome characterized by the triad of anorectal, hand and external ear malformations. Kidney involvement is less common and may progress to end-stage renal failure (ESRF) early in life. The present study reports the case of a male patient presenting with multiple bilateral cortical kidney cysts at the age of 4 years, ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the potential of technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m MIBI) imaging as an alternative to I-131 total-body scan (I-131 TBS) for the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed 87 Tc-99m MIBI imaging studies in 76 DTC patients who had total or near-total thyroidectomy followed by a radioactive iodine abla...

This paper discusses the top -down design flow. An innovative theory and method, Top Basic Skeleton (TBS) model, is put forward, which supports cooperative design. The principle, the function of the TBS and its application are detailedly explicated on the cooperative design by the design examples.*

Our Token Based Switch (TBS) implementation shows that a packetbased admission control system can be used to dynamically select a fast end-to-end connection over a hybrid network at gigabit speeds. TBS helps high-performance computing and grid applications that require high bandwidth links between grid nodes to bypass the regular Internet for authorised packets by establishing shortcuts on netw...