The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with prolonged prothrombin time (PT), active partial thromboplastin (aPTT), and increased D-dimer levels. Therefore, we aim to investigate if anticoagulants (AC) antiplatelet (AP) therapy play a role in mitigating COVID-19 its thrombosis along effect on the mortality rate, need for mechanical ventilation, risk of hospital admission. Electron...

AIM The objective of this study was the retrospective evaluation of tolerability and activity of pemetrexed with carboplatin (AC) or cisplatin (AP) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a consecutive series of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with operable MPM received three cycles of AC or AP followed by surgery and radiotherapy. RESULTS Since 2005...

Chinese herbal medicines have long been used to treat various illnesses by modulating the human immune response. In this study, we investigate the immuno-modulating effect and antitumor activity of Alocasia Cucullata (AC), a Chinese herb traditionally used to treat infection and cancer. We found that the whole water extract of AC roots could significantly attenuate tumor growth in mouse tumor m...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of the effect of estrogen on the production of acetylcholine in the brain and to study the regulatory role of acupuncture of Zusanli acupoint in acetylcholine production in the brain of ovariectomized rats. Experimental female Wistar rats were divided into three groups: intact group (INT), ovariectomized group (OVX), and ovariect...

The intelligent energy management system is operated automatically to ON and OFF the generating sources as per the load demand. The renewable energy sources used in this energy management system are solar, wind, fuel cell and energy storage element battery as an input source. These renewable energy sources are integrated into the main dc bus through dc-ac converter. Microgrid is basically a gro...

abstract   background: different methods of surgical treatment for acromioclavicular(ac) joint injury were considered in the literature. the purpose of the study was to compare intra- articular ac repair technique with the extra-articular coracoclavicular repair technique for the patients with rockwood type iii and vac joint injury when indicated.   methods: nineteen consecutive patients with r...

Apple consumption is related to the prevention of chronic diseases due to the presence of phenolic acids and flavonoids that have antioxidant capacity. However, phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity can vary between varieties. The aim of this study was to analyze the total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity (AC) of thirty-six apple varieties to establish a classification of the...

In this paper, a new step-up/step-down AC-AC converter is designed by switched capacitor (SC) techniques. The main features of the proposed SC AC-AC converter are the symmetrical converter topology and the absence of magnetic elements. Owing to the symmetrical converter topology, the number of capacitors in the proposed AC-AC converter is fewer than that in the conventional SC AC-AC converter. ...

We studied the acetabular coverage in bladder exstrophy patients and normal control children. The study included 13 patients with bladder exstrophy, who were divided according to their ages into group I below 5 years, group II between 5 and 10 years, and group III above 10 years of age. Four normal children served as controls, 2 were below 5 years, one was 7 and one was 12 years old. We measure...