Rehabilitation of facades may be carried out with the application External Thermal Insulation Systems (ETICS). Their main contribution is increase energy efficiency buildings. In literature, hygrothermal, impact and fire performance studies have been on several systems different insulation materials, such as expanded polystyrene, mineral wool extruded polystyrene foam insulation. Due to growing...

Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou FIOCRUZ, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG Brasil *Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB-UFMG, Caixa Postal 486, 30161970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil **Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, Y015DD, UK ***Laboratório de Genética de Câncer, Instituto Ludwig de Pesquisas Contra o Câncer, R. Prof. Antônio Prudente 109...

Light-curing units (LCUs) are often subject to clinician-determined factors such as infection control barriers (ICBs) and different positionings of the light tip that may reduce their radiant exposure. The objective this study was investigate individual cumulative effects ICBs LCU positioning on output. One used, in combination with five distances angles. were also tested when placed correctly ...

To investigate the expression profiles of efflux transporters in human ocular tissues, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were used to obtain the relative mRNA and protein expressions of various efflux transporters in human ocular tissues. The cornea, conjunctiva, iris-ciliary body (ICB), retina and choroid, human corneal epithelial cell...

Carbohydrates active enzymes (CAZymes) have multiple roles in vivo and are widely used for industrial processing in the biofuel, textile, detergent, paper and food industries. A deeper understanding of CAZymes is important from both fundamental biology and industrial standpoints. Vast numbers of CAZymes exist in nature (especially in microorganisms) and hundreds of thousands have been cataloged...

Successful brachial plexus block requires a thorough knowledge of anatomy, both to decide on the appropriate approach and to locate the nerves. The plexus is traditionally found at specific anatomical points by using bony or vascular landmarks, whereas ultrasound allows block of the plexus at any point along its length. The course of the brachial plexus and its relationship to nearby structures...

We evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of tyrosol (Tyr) on endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rats. EIU was induced in male Lewis rats by subcutaneous injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Tyr (10, 50 or 100 mg/kg) was intravenously injected 2 hr before, simultaneously and 2 hr after LPS injection. The aqueous humor (AqH) was collected 24 hr after LPS injection; the infiltrating cell number...

OBJECTIVES Parkinson's Disease patients wore a device on the wrist that gave reminders to take levodopa and also measured bradykinesia and dyskinesia. Consumption of medications was acknowledged by placing the thumb on the device. Some patients performed this acknowledgement repeatedly and unconsciously. This study examines whether this behaviour reflected increased impulsivity. METHODS AND R...

PURPOSE This study was designed to investigate the suppressive effects of antithrombin (AT)III on inflammatory reactions during endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rats by studying leukocyte-endothelium interactions. METHODS EIU was induced in Lewis rats by footpad injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). ATIII was administered immediately after or at 6 hours after LPS injection. Its suppressive...