Patients with ankylosing spondylitis were asked to follow a 'klebsiella exclusion diet' for 5 months of a 10-month study. The same percentage of faecal samples were positive for klebsiella whether the patients were on or off the experimental diet. The diet also failed to influence variability of klebsiella serotypes. We found no correlation between acquisition of klebsiella and deterioration of...

abstract seed deterioration of seed is one of the most important limiting or even hindering factors in germination. the main purpose of this study was to determine the effects of salicylic acid and gibberellic acid hormonal on improvement and prevailing seed deterioration in two sesame cultivars. this studywere carried out at the department of agronomy and plant breeding seed laboratories of co...

Health monitoring of structural joints is a major concern of the engineering community. Among joining techniques, spotwelding play a major role. Spot welding is the traditional method of assembly for steel-based automotive structures, while spot-welding of aluminum is being considered for future vehicular structures. Though spot welding of steel is well researched and understood, the spot-weldi...

An increase in pulse pressure (PP) is highly associated with hypertension. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of increased aortic stiffness on PP and endothelial dysfunction as precursors to hypertension. A rat model of suddenly increased aortic stiffness by use of a nonconstrictive restraint (glue coating) on aortic surface was created to investigate the change of PP and mean a...

20 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (July 18, 2014). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00265.2014 Copyright © 2014 by the American Physiological Society. An increase in pulse pressure (PP) is highly associated with hypertension. The goal of this study was to 21 determine the effect of increased aortic stiffness on PP and endothelial dysfunction as precursors to 22 hypertension. A rat model...

Aging increases the risk for arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). We aimed at elucidating aging-related electrical, functional, and structural changes in the heart and vasculature that account for this heightened arrhythmogenic risk. Young (5-9 mo) and old (3.5-6 yr) female New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits were subjected to in vivo hemodynamic, electrophysiological, and echocardiographic ...

BACKGROUND The creation of arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been shown to have adverse effects on their central pulse wave profile suggesting a likely increase in arterial stiffness. The aim of the present study was to directly evaluate the effect of AVF on arterial stiffness. Method. Thirty-one stage-5 CKD patients underwent haemodynamic a...

conclusions getting a complete knowledge of the condition and evaluating different treatment modalities to treat thoracic insufficiency syndrome. results a direct enlargement of the thorax that will thus provide sufficient space for lung growth; the correction of both the three-dimensional thoracic deformity and the progressive scoliosis. recent findings have revealed that veptr instrumentation...