BACKGROUND : Dermabrasion has been a useful method for the improvement of acne scars since 1953. However, the improvement is often limited. Adjuvant procedures are often necessary to improve results. OBJECTIVE : To improve the results of resurfacing the acne scarred face. By combining the techniques of subcutaneous filling, laser shrinkage of collagen, dermabrasion, and excision, we hope to a...

Bi- and multilingualism has been shown to have positive effects on the attainment of third and additional languages. These effects, however, depend on the type of bi- and multilingualism and the status of the languages involved (Cenoz, 2003; Jessner, 2006). In this exploratory trend study, we revisit Cummins' Threshold Hypothesis (1979), claiming that bilingual children must reach certain level...

Abstract Foreign language learners frequently use words from their previously acquired language(s) in the target language, especially if these languages are related (Ringbom, Håkan. 2001. Lexical transfer L3 production. In Jasone Cenoz, Britta Hufeisen & Ulrike Jessner (eds.), Cross-linguistic influence third acquisition: Psycholinguistic perspectives , 59–68. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters...

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a rare skin disorder with a chronic-relapsing course. Cutaneous lesions affect predominantly the face of middle-aged Caucasian men with characteristic reddish papules, nodules, or plaques; however, various atypical cases with unusual morphology or extra facial involvement have been reported (1-3). Despite many treatment options, both surgical and medical, GF remains th...

Dynamic systems theory (DST) is a theory of change. Starting in the 1960s, the theory has been used extensively in a wide variety of disciplines, from physics to biology and from meteorology to demography. Essentially, DST is an application of mathematics, in which change of complex systems over time is expressed in dynamic equations that describe how these changes take place as a function of t...

The first dental case report of a patient with focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome (FDHS) is presented. A review of signs and symptoms of FDHS is presented along with newly reported oral findings. This patient apparently is the first person with FDHS to have an absent sternum and the fifteenth person reported with confirmed osteopathia striata. Carious lesions can be difficult to restore in FDHS d...

Candida albicans is a major cause of oropharyngeal, vulvovaginal and hematogenously disseminated candidiasis. Endocytosis of C. albicans hyphae by host cells is a prerequisite for tissue invasion. This internalization involves interactions between the fungal invasin Als3 and host Eor Ncadherin. Als3 shares some structural similarity with InlA, a major invasion protein of the bacterium Listeria ...