Abstract Introduction Loss of sexual function can be a devastating side effect the radiotherapy techniques used in treatment pelvic area tumors. Direct damage to erectile tissues caused by off-target effects radiation contributes this loss function. Advances allow for greater tissue sparing, offering potential minimize toxicity during treatments cancers. In oncology practice, specific attention...

Oral antibiotics remain one of the most frequently prescribed systemic treatments for acne, despite growing concerns widespread antibiotic resistance. The American Academy Dermatology recommends limiting oral to less than three months acne treatment, yet adherence these guidelines remains inconsistent. An important first step in addressing guideline is examine determinants stewardship clinical ...

The aim of this paper is to study a finite family of H-accretive operators and prove common zero point theorems of them in Banach space. The results presented in this paper extend and improve the corresponding results of Zegeye and Shahzad (Nonlinear Anal 66:1161-1169, 2007), Liu and He (J Math Anal Appl 385:466-476, 2012) and the related results.

The oscillation criteria are investigated for all solutions of second order nonlinear neutral delay differential equations. Our results extend and improve some results well known in the literature see ( [14] theorem 3.2.1 and theorem 3.2.2 pp.385-388). Some examples are given to illustrate our main results.

00051504 Fred T. Caldwell, Jr., MD: Etiology and Control of Postburn Hypermetabolism: The 1991 Presidential Address to the American Burn Association. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation Vol. 12, No.5 :385-401,1991 ".....The conclusion to be reached is that adequate energy from external infrared heaters or the use of occlusive dressings reduces the HMR [hypermetabolic response] to burn injur...

In this paper we study the spectrum of super–simple (v, 5, 2)– designs. We show that a super–simple (v, 5, 2)–design exists if and only if v ≡ 1 or 5 (mod 10), v 6= 5, 15, except possibly when v ∈ {75, 95, 115, 135, 195, 215, 231, 285, 365, 385, 515}.

In this paper we investigate the monotonicity properties related to ratio of gamma functions, from which some asymptotics and inequalities are established. Some special cases also confirm conjectures C.-P. Chen (Appl Math Comput 283:385–396, 2016).

PURPOSE Previous experiments from our laboratory showed that the oral intake of selected guanidino compounds could block the formation of crystallin-bound advanced ascorbylation products. Here we tested whether these were also active when applied as eye drops. METHODS Two month old hSVCT2 transgenic mice (n=10) were treated twice daily with one drop of 0.1% L-arginine, γ-guanidinobutyric acid...

This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of three different conditions of osmotic pressure (325, 365 and 385 mOsm kg-1) in combination with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and NaCl or glucose on spermatozoa DNA damage, rate and duration of motility. Sperm was collected from eight healthy mature Mesopotamian catfish, evaluated microscopically and pooled at 25 °C. The pooled sperm samples...

A mechanistic hypothesis for the acetylation of cyclooxygenase (COX) by aspirin is proposed on the basis of a QM/MM study. This mechanism is consistent with previous experimental findings by other investigators. Ser 530 appears to be acetylated under intramolecular general base catalysis provided by the carboxylate moiety of aspirin, while Tyr 385 plays a crucial role in orienting and polarizin...