BACKGROUND The number of existing wrinkle assessment scales makes it difficult to compare the efficacy of cosmetic techniques in rejuvenating photoaged skin. A single and simple assessment scale that reliably quantifies wrinkle depth is needed. OBJECTIVE The objective was to validate the Modified Fitzpatrick Wrinkle Scale (MFWS) as a nasolabial wrinkle severity assessment tool. METHODS AND ...

The Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) has been formulated as a modification of the Poisson equation for the Newtonian gravitational field. This theory generically predicts a violation of the strong version of the equivalence principle, and as a result the gravitational dynamics of a system depends on the external gravitational field in which the system is embedded. This so-called external fiel...

A water-soluble N-alkyl semisynthetic derivative of natamycin was synthesized by the Michael addition reaction of the parent with an N-substituted malemide. A comparative study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of the semisynthetic derivative and the parent antibiotic in suppressing mold growth on shredded Cheddar cheese stored in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). The effects ...

This research investigates the potential usefulness of the transmuted exponentiated modified Weibull (TEMW) distribution for modelling bladder cancer data. This distribution, formed using the quadratic rank transmutation map technique, contains twenty three lifetime distributions as special cases. We obtain the analytic shapes of the density and hazard functions. Some structural properties of t...

Malaria has been eliminated from a large part of the world. By the mid-twentieth century both North America and Europe were free of the disease, although both had suffered greatly during the prior century [1,2]. While a variety of means were used to achieve this eradication, the most important are thought to be reducing the number of breeding sites for malaria vectors and improving residential ...

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women in the United States. Based on 1,150 cases operated by the author, 56% of all operable breast cancers were treated either by radical mastectomy or extended mastectomy and 44% were treated by modified mastectomy during the 5 year period from 1974-1978. However, in 1985, 20% of the patients were treated by partial mas tectomy and ra...

During the first three quarters of the twentieth century, radical mastectomy was an accepted and common procedure in the management of patients with early stage cancer of the breast. After a lifetime of thinking about and working with patients with early-stage breast cancer, Vera Peters presented and published, in the mid-1970s, a retrospective historical case-control study that demonstrated th...

BACKGROUND: Without a doubt, nipple-sparing mastectomy affords a better cosmetic result than modified radical mastectomy. However, the surgical safety, radicality, complications, indications, and psychological benefits associated with this method are controversially discussed. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We carried out a retrospective analysis of 35 patients (study group) who underwent nipple-sparin...