The author proposes a bicultural self theory for contemporary Chinese individuals, encompassing 2 main components: the individual-oriented self and the socialoriented self. The social orientation is rooted in traditional Chinese conceptualization of the self, whereas the individual orientation has evolved and developed under Western influences along with recent societal modernization. The autho...

1. Induction proofs, type I: Sum/product formulas: The most common, and the easiest, application of induction is to prove formulas for sums or products of n terms. All of these proofs follow the same pattern. (a) ∑n i=1 i(i+ 1) = n(n+1)(n+2) 3 (b) ∑n i=0 2 i = 2n+1 − 1 (sum of powers of 2) (c) ∑n i=0 r i = 1−r n+1 1−r (r 6= 1) (sum of finite geometric series) (d) ∑n i=0 i!i = (n+ 1)!− 1. Soluti...

17 Helicobacter pylori VacA is a secreted pore-forming toxin that is comprised of two 18 domains, designated p33 and p55. The p55 domain has an important role in binding of VacA to 19 the cell surface. About 111 residues at the amino-terminus of p55 (residues 312-422) are 20 essential for the intracellular activity of VacA, which suggests that this region may constitute a 21 subdomain with an a...

Limb-length discrepancy following total hip arthroplasty (THA) is often cited as a reason for patient dissatisfaction and for hip instability. Various intraoperative techniques have been described to help restore normal limb length after THA. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a computer-navigated surgical technique would help restore limb-length equality following THA.A retrospect...

Background: Surgical techniques and rehabilitations after total hip arthroplasty (THA) play a significant role in theimprovement of pain and limping. This study aimed to assess hip abductor muscle’s diameter and its strength after 6months postoperative THA performed by Hardinge approach.Methods: After obtaining the patients’ demographic characteristics, the preoperative values...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe work status and time to return to work in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and to determine which factors are associated with work status. METHODS A systematic search strategy in various databases through April 2013 was performed. All clinical studies concerning patients undergoing THA or TKA pro...

CPT-11 [7-ethyl-10-[4-(1-piperidino)-1-piperidino] carbonyloxycamptothecin or Irinotecan] is a carbamate prodrug that is activated in vivo by carboxylesterase (CES)-2 to SN-38 (7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin), a potent topoisomerase I inhibitor. There is high interindividual variation when CPT-11 is used in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Several splice variants of CES2 are reported in the ...

The importance of membrane-bound PGE synthase 1 (mPGES1) in the regulation of renal function has been examined in mPGES1-deficient mice or by evaluating changes in its expression. However, it is unknown whether prolonged mPGES1 inhibition induces significant changes of renal function when Na(+) intake is normal or low. This study examined the renal effects elicited by a selective mPGES1 inhibit...

BACKGROUND Patient-reported scoring systems have recently been used after surgical procedures. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the patient-reported outcomes of femoral osteotomy and total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). METHODS Forty-two symptomatic ONFH patients with asymptomatic contralateral hip underwent either transtrochanteric a...

A field experiment was conducted at the Agriculture Research Farm, Bhagwant University, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, during rabi seasons of 2020-21 and 2021-22. There were Ten treatments imposed in chickpea viz., T1- Control, T2- Farmers practice (50 kg DAP ha-1), T3- RDF, T4- FYM @ 10 tha-1, T-5 Vermicompost @5 T6- RDF + 5 T7- T8- 75% FYM@ 2.5 tha-1 1.0 T9- 50% T10- 25% 5.0 tha-1. These evaluated ...