OBJECTIVE The more atherogenic lipid profile seen in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients cannot fully explain the increased incidence of atherosclerosis in this population. Oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is considered to play a central role in the atherogenic process, whereas high-density lipoprotein (HDL) protects LDL from oxidation. On the other hand, it has been sugge...

INTRODUCTION Models of atmospheric processes simulate only certain spatial and temporal scales. The observations used to test the performance of these models are individual realizations (which can be envisioned as coming from ideal ensembles), and are affected by variations unaccounted for within the simulation model. Given this, it makes sense to ask the models to replicate variations having c...

As the oven temperature is raised at a reproducible rate, analytes are eluted and the areas under the chromatogram are recorded. Boiling points are assigned to the time axis from a calibration curve, known as the boiling-point distribution curve, based on a known mixture of normal paraffin hydrocarbons over a fixed range. These paraffin hydrocarbons serve as markers, which identify the time tha...

In glaucoma, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) confers neuroprotection. Elevated IOP characterizes glaucoma and arises from impaired aqueous humor (AH) outflow. Increased resistance in the trabecular meshwork (TM), a filter-like structure essential to regulate AH outflow, may result in the impaired outflow. Flow through the 360° circumference of TM structures may be non-uniform, divided into h...

Abstract Introduction Pediatric sleep-related hypoventilation is a clinical pattern in which ventilatory insufficiency occurs the setting of either severe OSA (obstructive hypoventilation) or obesity (sleep related hypoventilation). We are reporting case describing management overlapping obstructive due to uncontrolled and pediatric syndrome. Report case(s) The patient full term African America...

Amyloid h-peptide (Ah) is the major constituent of senile plaques, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain. It is generally accepted that Ah plays a central role in the pathophysiology of AD. Ah is released from cells under entirely normal cellular conditions during the internalization and endosomal processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP). However, accumulation of Ah can...