It has long been known that small changes to the structure of the R(2) side chain of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates can dramatically affect their potency for inhibiting bone resorption in vitro and in vivo, although the reason for these differences in antiresorptive potency have not been explained at the level of a pharmacological target. Recently, several nitrogen-containing bisphosphonat...

Edward Tufte describes the visual presentation of quantitative data as “envisioning information.” A number of databases, from Google to specialized subject databases, offer a graphical representation of research results. Visualization is offered as an alternative method for evaluating search results. A survey of the current mechanisms or tools for providing a visual or graphical presentation of...

(1) On page 529: The statement “we will denote the set of all double lacunary sequences by Nθr,s ” should be removed. (2) On page 529: In Definition 2.4, the statement “for every ε > 0” should be removed. (3) On page 530: In the proof of (C), for all K should be replaced with for all k and l. (4) The references “Li, J. Lacunary statistical convergence and inclusion properties between lacunary m...

Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy in women throughout the world. Similar to other cancers, a strong relationship between breast cancer and environmental factors such as infectious agents has been reported. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite which may play a role in cancer induction. The present study aimed to investigate a possible association between a history of T. gondii ...

Proofreading deficiencies of hepatitis B virus polymerase result in frequent DNA mutations in the hepatitis B virus genome. Here, we performed sequencing analysis of the hepatitis B virus polymerase gene to assess its association with the postoperative survival in 92 patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma by using the Kaplan-Meier method. The 2525, 2733, 2738, 2768, 2946, 3063, 3066...

BACKGROUND Poor obstetrical outcomes are associated with imbalances in the vaginal flora. The present study evaluated the role of vaginal Lactobacillus species in women with intermediate vaginal flora with regard to obstetrical outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively analysed data from all women with singleton pregnancies who had undergone routine screening for asymptomatic vaginal infections at...

Zbigniew Kopcinski, Krzysztof Szpital wojskowy w Rownem latach 1919–1939, wyd. PWSZ, Glogow 2020, ss. 529, rec. Bozena Urbanek.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine clinical, pathological, and treatment-relevant variables associated with long-term (90-month) overall survival in patients with lung metastases undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of patients who were admitted with lung metastases, and who underwent thoracotomy for resection, after treatment of a pri...