in today's world, quality improvement of basic medical education is a must for training physicians who are able to meet the growing health needs of our society. one way for quality assurance in higher education including medical education is to develop a system of accreditation which has been in medical education authorities' constant focus recently. this article is a review of national accredi...

Hyperthermia treatment planning (HTP) is an important tool to improve the quality of hyperthermia treatment. It is a practical way of designing new hyperthermia systems and can be used to optimize the phase and amplitude settings to achieve optimal heating. One of the main challenges to be dealt with however is the uncertainty in the modeling parameters. The role of dielectric and combined diel...

Aim: Allylmercaptocaptopril (AMC) is a covalently bonded product of allicin and captopril has been evaluated for its anticataract activity against selenite induced cataract in experimental animals. We wanted to evaluate its anticataract potential in galactosemic cataract to elucidate biochemical mechanism to appraise its activity. Method: We examined the protective effect of AMC in both in vitr...

BACKGROUND Clinically proven over-the-counter (OTC) treatment options are becoming increasingly important in the self-management of acute sore throat. The aim of this study was to determine the analgesic and sensorial benefits of two different amylmetacresol/2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol (AMC/DCBA) throat lozenge formulation variants, AMC/DCBA Warm lozenge and AMC/DCBA Cool lozenge, compared with ...

INTRODUCTION Despite the advanced antibiotic therapies, sepsis continues being a clinical entity with high morbidity and mortality. The ozone/oxygen mixture (O3/O2) has been reported to exhibit positive effects on immunity. The aim of our study was to analyze whether (O3/O2) combined with amoxicillin/clavulanate has any influence on the morbidity and mortality of septic rats. METHODS We used ...

Globally, coal-fired power plants are the largest industrial source of carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 emissions from flue gas have potential for direct mineralization with electrostatic precipitator fly ash particles in the field. Demonstration scale accelerated mineral carbonation (AMC) studies were conducted at the Jim Bridger Power Plant, a large coal fired power plant located in Wyoming, USA. AM...

Tadlock, Laura, Yoko Yamagiwa, James Hawker, Carla Marienfeld, and Tushar Patel. Transforming growth factorinhibition of proteasomal activity: a potential mechanism of growth arrest. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 285: C277–C285, 2003. First published March 19, 2003; 10.1152/ ajpcell.00550.2002.—Although the proteasome plays a critical role in the controlled degradation of proteins involved in cell ...

BACKGROUND A recent report showed that the combination of the absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and the absolute monocyte count (AMC) at diagnosis gave a prognostic score in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, this model requires validation in other patient cohorts. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the prognostic impact of the combination of the ALC and the AMC at diagnosis in a...

Artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs), also known as high-impedance surfaces, have received considerable attention in recent years. Artificial Magnetic Conductor surface is a kind of electromagnetic band gap (EBG) or artificially designed structure having a magnetic conductor surface for some particular frequency band. These engineered surfaces consist of a periodic arrangement of unit cells ha...

Background. Much work has been done to evaluate the outcome of integrative inpatient treatment but scarcely the costs. This paper evaluates the costs for inpatient treatment in three anthroposophic hospitals (AHs). Material and Methods. Cost and performance data from a total of 23,180 cases were analyzed and compared to national reference data. Subgroup analysis was performed between the cases ...