IMPORTANCE Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of nasal airway obstruction in newborns. The decision to operate is made clinically. Although pyriform aperture width is used for diagnosing CNPAS, it does not fully characterize stenosis of the nasal cavity. OBJECTIVE To determine the utility of additional metrics for evaluating CNPAS. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTI...

NO is known to be involved in the peripheral and central regulation of the cardiovascular function. It plays a neuromodulatory role via a direct action on presynaptic nerve terminals, stimulating the release of gamma-aminobutyric acid, glutamate, and norepinephrine. Our aim was to study the possible role of NO in the cardiovascular effects of the central antihypertensive drugs clonidine, rilmen...

BACKGROUND Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for vascular diseases. This study aimed to investigate the serum total homocysteine (tHcy) level and nutritional status in elderly inpatients and determine the relationship between tHcy level and nutritional status. METHODS This cross sectional study was carried out in the Tongji hospital, and 142 subjects were consecutively recruited. Fasting ...

The electronic structure and linear and nonlinear optical susceptibilities of 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline (MNA) and 2-amino-4-nitroaniline (ANA) crystals have been studied using the full potential linear augmented plane wave method within density functional theory. In addition, we have investigated the excitonic effects by means of the bootstrap exchange-correlation kernel within time dependent den...

Epon epoxy resin was introduced as an embedding medium for biological electron microscopy largely through the independent efforts of Finck (1) and Luft (2). The usual recipe involves three components: Epon 812 resin (Epikote 812, in England), an anhydride hardener, and an accelerator such as DMP-30. Since the combination of Epon with dodecenyl succinic anhydride (DDSA) was thought to produce a ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the nutritional status of elderly living in nursing homes in the city of Salvador, Brazil and associated factors. METHODS Cross-sectional study performed with 359 individuals of both sexes, ages equal or over 60 years old, located in Nursing Homes in the urban area of the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. RESULTS Regarding nutritional status according to Mini Nutritional ...

AIM To obtain the cut-off value of anthropometric measurements and nutritional status of elderly in Indonesia. METHODS A multicentre-cross sectional study was performed at 9 hospitals in Indonesia. The data collected comprises of samples characteristics, anthropometric measurements (weight, height, trisep, bisep, subscapular, suprailiac, and circumference of the hip, waist, arm, calf, and thi...

introduction: the mini nutritional assessment (mna) has been developed to assess malnutrition in elderly  and to filter those who might get benefited from early diagnosis and treatment. the objective of the present study was to examine the nutritional profile of old age hospitalized individuals through the use of the mna in king khalid hospital at hail city of saudi arabia. methods: demographic...

Background: Malnourishment is highly prevalent among COPD patients. The study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of hospital admitted patients evaluate relationships between indices and pulmonary function parameters with severity correlation. Methods: A cross-sectional observational done constituting 50 spirometryproven at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Lung measured by routine s...

BACKGROUND Demographic transition in Nepal, like in many developing countries, has resulted in a burgeoning elderly population whose health status is not currently monitored. One pillar of health is adequate nutrition. Yet, little is known about the nutritional health status of the elderly in Nepal. The financial, material, and personnel limitations in Nepal's health delivery services necessita...