The aim of this study was to examine current prevalences, clinical correlates and patterns of co-occurrence of impulse-control disorders (ICDs) in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We examined rates and clinical correlates of comorbid ICDs in 70 consecutive child and adolescent subjects with lifetime DSM-IV OCD (32.9% females; mean age = 13.8 +/- 2.9 years). Com...

BACKGROUND Since the term chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) was removed from the Banff scheme in 2005, transplant glomerulopathy (TG) has been regarded as a clinicopathological entity that is one of the major causes of graft loss. To assess the distinction between CAN and TG, we performed a comprehensive evaluation comparing TG with traditional CAN. METHODS We compared the clinicopathologic...

“First, the order picking then the stock planning – In the order picking area the most stuff is usually employed. Here the customer service and the logistics quality are decided. The highest costs incur here.” [5] The planning of an order picking system is characterized by the complexity of the system. All attempts to standardize the planning process failed so far. The aim of two research proje...

A footwear business is one of highly competitive markets. Footwear businesses must continuously improve three main key performance measures namely quality, cost and lead time. The case study is one of footwear businesses in Thailand. As customer demands are fragmented, the company needs to offer different products to serve customers’ satisfaction. Customer orders are then small quantities, but ...

in this paper the histopathological observation of the migratory phase of schistosome larvae (schistosomulae) in the laboratory animal were studied. the first tissue samples were taken from the skin of infected animals 30 minutes after exposure to the cercariae and continued daily up to 40 days post infection. the tissue specimens were taken from skin, liver. lung, lymph nodes, kidney, brain, b...

Information on the use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in neuropsychiatric disorders has increased in recent publications. Although there are positive reports on the use of NAC in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRD), such data have not yet been validated. This article aims to review the research, case series and case reports that have been published about the use of NAC in OCRD. Researc...