PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that subnormal retinal oxygenation response (DeltaPo2) found at 3 months of experimental diabetes is associated with cellular swelling and increased retinal thickness. METHODS Two groups of animals were studied: control rats injected intraperitoneally with either 15% body weight of saline or distilled water (cellular swelling model) or with intravitreal N-methyl...

A second endoscopic method together with injection therapy is recommended to treat high-risk bleeding peptic ulcers. This study investigated whether additional argon plasma coagulation (APC) treatment could influence hemostatic efficacy following endoscopic injection therapy to treat high-risk bleeding ulcers.From October 2010 to January 2012, eligible patients with high-risk bleeding ulcers we...

Abstract Salinity is one of the major abiotic stress factors that threaten crop development and sustainable food production. As a mitigation strategy, several plant growth regulators osmoprotectants have been applied to ameliorate negative effects salinity in plants. Therefore, current study aimed investigate effect foliar applications different concentrations salicylic acid proline on growth, ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of distilled water, artificial saliva and ethanol on the tensile strength of direct tooth-coloured restorative material. METHODS The study was conducted at Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, from April 2011 to September 2012. The testing was performed at the Pakistan Council of Scientifi...

background: although borage ( borago officinalis l.) is a valuable medicinal plant, no information is available on the responses of this plant to salinity. for this reason, it is necessary to determine responses of this plant to salinity .  objective: since germination and early growth stage is one of the most critical phases of plant life under salinity condition this experiment was conducted ...

INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were to evaluate dentin debris removal from the root canal during ultrasonic activation of sodium hypochlorite (2% and 10%), carbonated water, and distilled water and to determine the influence of 3 ultrasonic refreshment/activation cycles of the irrigant by using the intermittent flush technique. METHODS Root canals with a standardized groove in 1 canal wa...

The effects of the intranasal administration of synthetic alpha-human atrial natriuretic polypeptide (alpha-hANP) were investigated in 14 anesthetized spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR; Okamoto-Aoki strain). They were given intranasally synthetic alpha-hANP in distilled water at doses of 10 micrograms/kg, 50 micrograms/kg and 100 micrograms/kg. Intranasal application of 200 microliter of dis...

Water was evaporated from infective Haemonchus contortus larvae suspended in tap, distilled and triple-distilled water, and the nematodes were then exposed to 50% and 75% relative humidity (RH) at 20, 30, 40, and 50 C. Sample groups were rehydrated 4 hr daily in similar quality water, observed for motility, then returned to the same RH and temperature and re-evaporated. This was continued until...