PURPOSE This study was carried out to see the results of glycerol-preserved cornea (GPC) in emergency situation when fresh corneal tissue was not available. The aim was to study the outcome of corneal transplantation using GPC. METHODS This was a retrospective study. The medical records of all the patients were reviewed, who underwent keratoplasty using "GPC" during the period from October 20...

OBJECTIVES To measure the quality of care for patients with diabetes mellitus at the outpatient clinics from 12 general practitioners clinics (GPC) and one diabetes care clinic (DCC). METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Al-Razi Health Center, Manama, Bahrain, and health records from January to December 2012 were reviewed. The study consisted of 120 patients from GPC, and 80 p...

The membrane-anchored proteins of enveloped viruses form labile spikes on the virion surface, primed to undergo large-scale conformational changes culminating in virus-cell membrane fusion and viral entry. The prefusion form of these envelope glycoproteins thus represents an important molecular target for antiviral intervention. A critical roadblock to this endeavor has been our inability to pr...

The development of noninvasive imaging techniques for the accurate diagnosis of progressive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is of great clinical significance and has always been desired. Herein, a hepatocellular carcinoma cell-targeting fluorescent magnetic nanoparticle (NP) was obtained by conjugating near-infrared fluorescence to the surface of Fe3O4 (NIRF-Fe3O4) NPs, followed by coating the l...

A crucial step in the arenavirus life cycle is the biosynthesis of the viral envelope glycoprotein (GP) responsible for virus attachment and entry. Processing of the GP precursor (GPC) by the cellular proprotein convertase site 1 protease (S1P), also known as subtilisin-kexin-isozyme 1 (SKI-1), is crucial for cell-to-cell propagation of infection and production of infectious virus. Here, we sou...

Timing of various developmental stages including anthesis and whole-plant ('monocarpic') senescence influences yield and quality of annual crops. While a correlation between flowering/seed filling and whole-plant senescence has been observed in many annuals, it is unclear how the gene networks controlling these processes interact. Using near-isogenic germplasm, it has previously been demonstrat...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of group prenatal care (GPC) and individual prenatal care (IPC) on perinatal health outcomes, including our primary outcomes of preterm birth (PTB < 37 weeks) and low birth weight (< 2500 g). DATA SOURCES We searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and the references of selected articles. STUDY SELECTION Two reviewers independently performed each step of the system...

High-performance motor drives that operate in harsh conditions require an accurate and robust angular position measurement to correctly estimate the speed reduce torque ripple produced by estimation error. For reason, a resolver is used as sensor due its robustness. A resolver-to-digital converter (RDC) observer get from signals. Most RDCs are based on angle tracking observers (ATOs). On other ...

Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact recycled aggregate (RA) and sea sand (SS) replacement on fly ash (FA) slag-based geopolymer concrete (GPC). An orthogonal array design employed obtain optimum mix proportions, mixes are prepared using slag percentages 10%, 20%, 30% in FA/slag-based GPC. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution at three concentrations (8 mol/L, 12 16 mol/L)...