BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although plating is considered to be the treatment of choice in distal tibia fractures, controversies abound regarding the type of plating for optimal fixation. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate and compare the outcomes of locked plating and non-locked plating in treatment of distal tibia fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS A systematic review was conducted using...

Automotive wiring harness helps the interaction between electrical equipment such as in-vehicle controllers, sensors, actuators, and lamps. An automotive connector, on the other hand, is one of the important parts, which connects wiring harness to other harnesses or electrical devices. Automotive connector terminals are generally made of tin, gold and silver plated copper alloys. Figure 1 shows...

Skin wounding at 24 h before whole-body 60Co irradiation of mice raised the LD50/30 from 8.09 to 9.71 Gy resulting in a dose reduction factor of 1.2. Concentrations and quantities of myeloproliferative cells were examined at 3, 7, 10, and 14 days after 7 Gy, skin wounding 24 h before 7 Gy and in control non-treated mice. Wounding before irradiation provoked an increase in marrow and splenic clo...

Bacterial endotoxin when injected into mice prior to irradiation will give protection against whole body exposure to ionizing radiation. The greatest degree of protection is conferred when it is administered 24 hours before irradia tion.' Germfree mice withstand higher doses of x-rays than conventional mice2 and still higher doses when administered endotoxin before irradiation. 3 A reduction in...

Many laboratories are experiencing growing shortages of trained microbiology technologists and technicians. Consequently, there is considerable interest in new automation that could potentially lessen labor demands for specimen processing. In this study, we present the first published evaluation of a new microbiology instrument, the Walk Away Specimen Processor (WASP), manufactured by Copan, In...

BACKGROUND To compare risk of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in distal radius fracture (DRF) patients after 7 treatments using bridging external fixation (BrEF), non-bridging external fixation (non-BrEF), plaster fixation, K-wire fixation, dorsal plating fixation, volar plating fixation, and dorsal and volar plating by performing a network meta-analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS An exhaustive search ...

In an attempt to examine genomic function of the oocyte nucleus during meiotic maturation, the effects of X-irradiation on the oocyte of the frog (Rana pipiens) were studied. When oocytes were irradiated with 6000-36000 R before initiation of maturation, the ovulated eggs frequently failed to be fertilized and the jelly surrounding the unfertilizable eggs was always damaged. However, the egg it...

In an attempt to examine genomic function of the oocyte nucleus during meiotic maturation, the effects of X-irradiation on the oocyte of the frog (Rana pipiens) were studied. When oocytes were irradiated with 6000-36000 R before initiation of maturation, the ovulated eggs frequently failed to be fertilized and the jelly surrounding the unfertilizable eggs was always damaged. However, the egg it...

background: to evaluate the radioprotective potential of punica granatum fruit rind extract (pgre) in mouse testes. materials and methods: adult male mice were divided into four groups. group i was kept without any treatment. group ii was irradiated with 8gy co60 gamma irradiation and group iii was given pgre one hour before irradiation. group iv was fed with pgre at the rate of 10 mg/kg body w...