BACKGROUND Nesfatin-1, a member of the adipokine family, has been detected in synovial fluid (SF) from OA patients. This study aimed to determine whether there is a marked correlation of nesfatin-1 levels in serum and SF of knee OA patients with the disease severity of OA. MATERIAL AND METHODS This cross-sectional research enrolled 202 knee OA subjects. The Kellgren-Lawrence grading system wa...

The boundary layer flow of a second grade fluid over a permeable stretching surface with arbitrary velocity and appropriatewall transpiration is investigated. The fluid is electrically conducting in the presence of a constant applied magnetic field. An exact solution to the nonlinear flow problem is presented. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

We present the first generalization of Navier-Stokes theory to relativity that satisfies all following properties: (a) system coupled Einstein’s equations is causal and strongly hyperbolic; (b) equilibrium states are stable; (c) leading dissipative contributions present, i.e., shear viscosity, bulk thermal conductivity; (d) nonzero baryon number included; (e) entropy production non-negative in ...