OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the epidemiological results of children with burns among different decades from 1970 to 2008. METHODS The clinical data of all children with burns younger than 14 years admitted between 1970 and 2008 were compared among different decades using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). RESULTS Of all patients with burns, children accounted...

ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIOXIDANTS In recent years increasing interest in health and the environment has stimulated studies of alternatives to the usual procedures for controlling pests and diseases. The fact that antioxidants are applied after harvest on fruit generally consumed fresh subjects them to close scrutiny. Therefore it is imperative to find dependable alternatives for scald control in app...

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The effect of ethylene on the quality of ‘Bartlett pears’ stored at either /1 or 2 8C was examined. Fruit from three different harvest dates were stored for 3 months in 0, 1, 5 or 10 ml l 1 ethylene. Quality attributes, including skin color, firmness, scald and internal browning, were assessed when the fruit were removed from storage and after 4 days ripening at 20 8C. All levels of ethylene in...

PURPOSE To investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on gastrocnemius muscle morphology and Myod immunoexpression in a model of dorsal burn in rats. METHODS Sixteen male Wistar rats were distributed into two groups: control group (CG): rats submitted to scald burn injury without treatment and laser treated group (LG): rats submitted to scald burn injury and treated with ...

The Koebner phenomenon (KP) was first introduced by Heinrich Koebner in the 1870s to describe the appearance of psoriatic lesions following trauma in psoriasis patients. KP has since been defined in numerous diseases, including necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD). Since most Koebnerized dermatological lesions can localise to a site of previous trauma, Weiss et al. (Eur Acad Dermatol Venere...