P roliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) remains the leading cause of blindness among working-age individuals in developed countries (1). Diabetic macular edema (DME), another important event that occurs in diabetic retinopathy, is more frequent in type 2 than type 1 diabetes (2). Whereas PDR is the most common sight-threatening lesion in type 1 diabetes, DME is the primary cause of poor visua...

A first step toward a universal nuclear energy density functional based on lowmomentum interactions is taken using the density matrix expansion (DME) of Negele and Vautherin. The DME is adapted for non-local momentum-space potentials and generalized to include local three-body interactions. Different prescriptions for the three-body DME are compared. Exploratory results are given at the Hartree...

homogeneous charge compression ignition (hcci) combustion is a pioneer method of combustion in which pre-mixed fuel and oxidizer (typically air) are compressed to the point of auto-ignition. hcci engines can operate with most alternative fuels, especially, dimethyl ether (dme) which has been tested as a possible diesel fuel due to its simultaneously low nox and pm emissions. in this paper a sin...

Introduction: Diabetic macular edema (DME) poses a significant management dilemma for visual impairment. We present a challenging case with terrible centre-involved maculopathy, unsuitable for ranibizumab and heading toward steroid implant relatively soon. To date, no similar reports have been published. Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man presented with poor visual acuity (VA) [right count fi...

Purpose. To characterize the economic and quality of life burden of diabetic macular edema (DME) in Canadian patients. Patients and Methods. 145 patients with DME were followed for 6 months with monthly telephone interviews and medical chart reviews at months 0, 3, and 6. Visual acuity in the worst-seeing eye was assessed at months 0 and 6. DME-related healthcare costs were determined over 6 mo...

PURPOSE To establish whether differences in the assessment of diabetic macular oedema (DME) with either optical coherence tomography (OCT) or stereoscopic biomicroscopy lead to variability in the photocoagulation treatment of DME. METHODS The differences in the assessment of DME with either OCT or stereoscopic biomicroscopy were analysed by calculating the surface areas and the overlap of ret...

INTRODUCTION Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a common cause of visual acuity deterioration among patients with diabetes. Laser photocoagulation still remains the most common treatment of DME and diabetic retinopathy. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess mean central retinal sensitivity among patients with DME before and after laser photocoagulation treatment. Additionally, we estimat...

Purpose To evaluate the central visual field (CVF) with specialized Amsler grid testing methods that include contrast sensitivity evaluation, in an attempt to detect abnormalities not identified with standard methods and to define new patterns of CVF deficits in two different diseases. Methods 3D computer-automated threshold Amsler grid testing (3D-CTAG) was performed at five levels of contrast...

Alkali metal (M = Na, K) salts of the [CB11H12]− anion have attracted increasing attention in many fields such as catalysis and all-solid-state batteries. However, tedious low-yielding synthetic methods seriously limited their application these fields. We developed a facile method for direct synthesis unsolvated potassium sodium 66% 68% yields, respectively, by reactions Na[B11H14] with NaH/NaH...

Anisole is a straw-colored aromatic compound mainly used in making solvents, flavoring agents, perfumes, fuel additives, and the synthesis industries. Anisole, also known as methoxybenzene, synthesized from sodium phenoxide or phenol using various methylating agents. The use of dimethyl ether (DME) an alkylating agent seldom reported literature. Herein, we have anisole through O-alkylation proc...