OBJECTIVE To describe the range of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) z-score values (IGF-Iz) and growth hormone (GH) dose adjustments in pre-pubertal patients with GH deficiency (GHD) treated with GH in a single tertiary care center. METHODS This is a retrospective review of GH-treated patients of ages ≤9 years with GHD, seen in an endocrinology clinic in 2013-2014. Patient demographics an...

ABSTRACT Differential Hox gene expression is central for specification of axial neuronal diversity in the spinal cord. Here, we uncover an additional function proteins developing cord, restricted to B cluster genes. We found that members HoxB are expressed trunk neural tube chicken embryo earlier than from other clusters, with poor antero-posterior specificity and overlapping intermediate zone ...

Given distinct points p1, . . . , pr of a smooth variety V (over an algebraically closed field k) and positive integers mi, Z = m1p1 + · · · +mrpr denotes the subscheme defined locally at each point pi by I mi i , where Ii is the maximal ideal in the local ring OV,pi at pi of the structure sheaf. More briefly, we say Z is a fat point subscheme of V . In the case that V is P for some n, it is of...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective observational study. PURPOSE To examine fractional anisotropy (FA) values and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of damaged nerves to discriminate between lumbar intraspinal stenosis (IS) and foraminal stenosis (FS) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE It is important in the selection of surgical procedure to discriminate between l...

Ever since the conception of statistical ranking-and-selection (R8S) problem, a predominant approach has been indifference-zone (IZ) formulation. Under IZ formulation, R8S procedures are designed to provide guarantee on probability correct selection (PCS) whenever performance best system exceeds that second-best by specified amount. We discuss shortcomings this and argue providing good (PGS)—se...

Background Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) demonstrated that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with optimal medical therapy does not reduce the frequency of major adverse events compared to optimal medical therapy alone when performed on days 3-28 post ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in stable patients. However the assessment of infarct zone (IZ) viability was not used as an inclu...

Let ZK C be the moment angle complex associated to a simplicial complex K on Œm , together with the natural action of the torus T D U.1/ . Let G T be a (possibly disconnected) closed subgroup and R WD T=G . Let ZŒK be the Stanley– Reisner ring of K and consider ZŒR  WD H .BRIZ/ as a subring of ZŒT  WD H .BTIZ/ . We prove that H G .ZK IZ/ is isomorphic to Tor ZŒR .ZŒK;Z/ as a graded module...

Background and Aim:  Streptococcus sanguinis (S. sanguinis) is one of the effective bacteria in the formation of caries and periodontal diseases which are caused by dental plaque. Currently, the use of natural honey (NH) is considered as a method of reducing S. sanguinis and S. mutans in saliva, which results in reducing the dental plaque. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects o...

Adresa za dopisivanje Prof. dr. Carlos Menezes Aguiar Rua Aristides Muniz, 70/501 Boa Viagem Recife PE 51020-150 Brazil telefon: 55 81 3467 6821 [email protected] Sažetak Svrha istraživanja: Željela se procijeniti učinkovitost sustava ProTaper Universal RetreatmentTM i ručnih instrumenata kod endodontske revizije korištenjem dvaju otapala gutaperki – Orange Oila i Eucalypthola. Materij...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the apparent disparity between the circumferential extent of abnormal wall thickening (WT) and that of infarct size (IS) at rest or size of ischemic zone (IZ) during demand ischemia (DI) is principally due to the effects of collateral blood flow (CollBF). BACKGROUND A disparity has been reported between the circumferential exten...