Objective: There is no therapy which reverses peripheral neuropathy (PN) in most diabetic patients. We hypothesized that a FDA cleared medical device, which emits monochromatic near infrared (890 nm) photo energy (MIRE) would improve neural function lost during diabetes. Research Design arid Methods: 49 consecutive diabetic subjects (Type 1. n=25: Type II, n=24). with established neuropathy rec...

[1] Large spatial and temporal variations in stream total organic carbon (TOC) concentration and export occurred during an 11-year observation period (1993–2003) in a boreal headwater catchment. TOC flux and concentration patterns from mireand forestdominated subcatchments differed (mean annual flux 8.2 g m 2 a 1 versus 5.8 g m 2 a ). Temporal variations in stream TOC concentrations in both lan...

Background Labeled noise reduction (NR) data presented by manufacturers are considered one of the main challenging issues for occupational experts in employing hearing protection devices (HPDs). This study aimed to determine the actual NR data of typical HPDs using the objective fit testing method with a microphone in real ear (MIRE) method. Methods Five available commercially earmuff protect...

the platform switching (pls) concept was introduced in the literature in 2005. the biological benefits and clinical effectiveness of the pls technique have been established by several studies. in this article different aspects of pls concept are discussed. crestal bone loss, biologic width, and stress distribution in this concept are comprehensively reviewed. in this article the relative publis...

abstract : a 28-year old patient was referred for endodontic treatment of his left mandibular second molar. the patient had no history of systemic diseases and his chief complaint was spontaneous pain in left posterior region of mandible. clinically, there was a deep caries in the left mandibular second molar. radiographic examination of this tooth revealed a long crown containing large pulp ch...

BACKGROUND Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a surgical technique that has been increasingly used by otolaryngologists in recent years due to the improved endonasal approach with endoscopes. Although it was first described in 1893 by Caldwell, it has been performed by ophthalmologists. OBJECTIVES Even though permeability results are similar in long-term follow-up, we present some modifications t...