INTRODUCTION Animal studies have shown Zoledronic Acid (ZA) may diminish pleural fluid accumulation and tumour bulk in malignant pleural disease (MPD). We performed a pilot study to evaluate its effects in humans. METHODS We undertook a single centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in adults with MPD. Patients were randomised (1:1) to receive 2 doses of intravenous ZA or placebo, 3 we...

Objective This study was performed to investigate the effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on healing in osteoporotic fractures via a phospholipase C (PLC)-independent pathway and explore the mechanism of PTH-mediated bone formation. Methods Ninety-six 12-week-old C57BL/6J female mice underwent bilateral ovariectomy. One month later, the lower third of the femur was fractured and the mice were t...

Povzetek. Predstavljena je numerična metoda za izračun kvazistatičnega magnetnega polja v okolici ravnih tokovodnikov in njim vzporednih dolgih magnetnih zaslonov. Metoda predvideva, da so zasloni slabo prevodni, lamelni ali feritni, oziroma neprevodni. Izračun polja sledi iz predhodne določitve tokov magnetizacije na površinah magnetnih zaslonov. Za verifikacijo metode so prikazani rezultati z...

Epidemiološke studije o spondiloartritisima (SpA) uključuju opise načina na koji se bolest javlja u populaciji, razine učestalosti bolesti: incidenciju i prevalenciju, komorbiditet, mortalitet, geografsku distribuciju i kliničke karakteristike kao i faktore rizika za pojavu bolesti. Etnički, genetski, okolišni čimbenici povezani su s pojavom i ekspresijom bolesti. Jasno razlikovanje među podsku...

Povzetek. V prispevku sta predstavljena postopka za brezsenzorsko ugotavljanje začetne lege elektronsko komutiranih motorjev (EKM). Metodi temeljita na merjenju sprememb induktivnosti treh statorskih navitij, ki nastanejo zaradi različne intenzivnosti nasičenja geometrijsko pogojenega magnetnega tokokroga, ob vzajemnem delovanju magnetov na rotorju in tokovno vzbujanih statorskih navitjih. Indu...

This diploma thesis deals with a problem of the mobile robot localization in an unknown outdoor environment. The studied localization problem is based on processing observations of the robot surroundings sensed by its exteroceptors providing a set of measurements called scan. Such a scan contains a percepted features of the environment that are used in a scan-to-scan localization method. The me...

Adresa za dopisivanje Prof. Yehoshua Shapira Tel Aviv University The Maurice and Gabriela Goldshleger School of Dental Medicine Department of Orthodontics, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel Tel : +972-2-5335531 Fax: +972-2-5335532 [email protected] Sažetak Svrha: Željeli su se odrediti rasprostranjenost i svojstva zaglavljenja (impakcije) drugoga donjočeljusnog kutnjaka (mandibularnog molara) u ve...

Adresa za dopisivanje Gordana Cerjan-Letica Sveučilište u Zagrebu Stomatološki fakultet Katedra za opće i društvene predmete Gundulićeva 5 10 000 Zagreb Tel ++ 385 1 4802 111 [email protected] Sažetak Hrvatski stomatolozi, posebice vlasnici/nositelji privatne prakse, zakupci prostora i opreme za obavljanje privatne prakse, pa i zaposleni u privatnoj praksi kao i njihovi kolege u europskim i ostali...

The influence of zinc status on the levels of p53, as well as downstream targets of p53 in cell repair and survival, was examined in human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs). A serum-reduced low-zinc medium (ZD) was used to deplete zinc over one passage. Other treatments included zinc-normal control (ZN), zinc-adequate (ZA), and zinc-supplemented (ZS) treatment with 3.0, 16.0, and 32.0 microM zin...

The natural compound zosteric acid, or p-(sulfoxy)cinnamic acid (ZA), is proposed as an alternative biocide-free agent suitable for preventive or integrative anti-biofilm approaches. Despite its potential, the lack of information concerning the structural and molecular mechanism of action involved in its anti-biofilm activity has limited efforts to generate more potent anti-biofilm strategies. ...