Peritoneal dysfunction is a major factor leading to treatment failure of peritoneal dialysis (PD). However, the precise mechanism of the peritoneal diffusion changes related to PD remains to be elucidated. To this end, we have established a novel peritoneal diffusion model in vitro, which consists of a three-dimensional culture system using a collagen vitrigel membrane chamber and a fluid-strea...

Estrogens and artificial progestins used in hormone replacement therapy increase breast cancer risk. This seems to be due to a promoting and not initiating effect. A synergic effect of estradiol and hyperinsulinism has been shown. Insulin plays a role in the increase of breast cancer risk when associated with android obesity, sedentariness, type II diabetes, and high glycemic index food, alcoho...

(pyrazol-3-yl)pyridmium group at the C-3' position as a combination of the pyridine moiety of ceftazidime2) and the pyrazole moiety of cefoselis3) to attain a synergic effect in activity. As we expected, those compoundsexhibited wellbalanced and broad spectrum of activity against Grampositive and Gram-negative bacteria. Of them, 7-[(Z)-2-(2aminol ,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetamido]-3[(3...

The exosubstance of Rhodococcus equi in a prepurified form strongly enhanced the hemolytic effect of certain strains of Listeria monocytogenes. The strains which produced positive synergic hemolysis with this exosubstance were also pathogenic for guinea pigs and white mice. The other strains, which remained nonhemolytic in the presence of the R. equi. exosubstance, were apathogenic for those an...

Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a support therapy that can be used in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and refractory hypoxemia, despite optimal management. However, ECMO may responsible for synergic effect the proposed mechanism of viral associated hyperinflammation.

In this chapter a conceptual foundation of employing music in rehabilitation is highlighted. The basic assumption is that, when a person is involved in performing or listening to music, she has a comprehensive experience in which several mental registers are activated simultaneously. The specific effect of music is to trigger a coordinated action of motor, visuospatial and verbal mechanisms. Th...

Dog-human communication has been widely investigated recently for different theoretical reasons, in most cases through dogs’ comprehension of human gestural cues. Dogs have been reported to be very skilful in comprehending a variety of human pointing gestures in many independent studies. This paper provides a short overview of the possible explanations behind the dogs’ exceptional communication...