3.24.1 An Introduction to the Cannabis Plant 1034 3.24.1.1 The Different Forms of Cannabis 1035 3.24.1.2 The Botany of Cannabis sativa 1035 3.24.1.3 A Short History of Cannabis 1037 3.24.1.4 Chemical Constituents of Cannabis 1038 3.24.2 Cannabinoids 1039 3.24.2.1 Cannabinoids Defined 1040 3.24.2.2 Biosynthesis of the Cannabinoids 1041 3.24.2.2.1 The acidic cannabinoids 1041 3.24.2.2.2 Occurrenc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Restenosis after carotid angioplasty (with or without stent) is associated with increased rate of stroke and death. Our aim was to determine risk and predictive factors related to carotid restenosis post carotid angioplasty and its association to recurrent cerebrovascular events. METHODS All consecutive patients with carotid stenosis treated with angioplasty (n=1060) in...

INTRODUCTION Automatic blood pressure (BP) measuring devices are more and more often used in BP self-checks and in 24-hour BP monitoring. Nowadays, 24-hour BP monitoring is a necessary procedure in arterial hypertension treatment. The aim of this study was to validate the BPLab(®) ambulatory blood pressure monitor according to the European standard BS EN 1060-4:2004 and the British Hypertension...

The design of a biwavelength transceiver (TRx) module for parallel simultaneous bidirectional optical interconnects is described. The TRx module has been implemented using two different wavelengths, 850 and 1060 nm, to send and receive signals simultaneously through a common optical interface while optimizing cost and performance. Filtering mirrors are formed in the optical fibers which are emb...

BACKGROUND Porcine proliferative enteropathy caused by Lawsonia intracellularis (L. intracellularis) is a major concern to the pig industry worldwide. Although 8.3 billion pigs are produced each year in China, few reports on the prevalence of L.intracellularis infection are available. The aim of the current study was to estimate the seroprevalence of L. intracellularis antibodies in intensive p...

Purpose To analyze retinal thickness (RT) and choroidal thickness (ChT) changes in patients with unilateral nongranulomatous acute anterior uveitis (AAU) using three-dimensional (3D) 1060-nm optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods Retinal and choroidal thickness maps were statistically analyzed for 24 patients with newly diagnosed unilateral AAU before therapy. A total of 17 patients were...