BACKGROUND The intraocular pressures and biomechanical parameters measured by the ocular response analyzer make the analyzer a useful tool for the diagnosis and management of anterior segment disease. This observational study was designed to investigate the effect of topical anesthesia on the parameters measured by the ocular response analyzer: corneal hysteresis, corneal resistance factor, Gol...

We study spectral hole burning in the unstable tautomer form of free-base Br-tetraethylporphyrin in poly(vinyl butyral) "lm, which is created by photo-transformation of the stable tautomer form at low temperature.We report a Debye}Waller factor a"0.7 at 4 K, burning quantum e$ciency u&10~3 and thermal stability up to 115 K for this system. We observe for the "rst time that narrow-band illuminat...

Water soluble homo-base polynucleotide analogues were synthesized in which polyvinyl alcohol and partially phosphonated polyvinyl alcohol constituted the backbones,onto which were grafted uracil or adenine via 1,3-dioxane spacers formed by acetal formation with the 1,3-diol moieties in PVA. The resulting adenine-PVA polynucleotide analogs exhibited hyperchromic effects, which was not the case f...

Different polymer formulations possess unique chemical, physical, and mechanical properties. Small variations in the structure of a given polymer formulation can significantly change its characteristics, resulting in new functions and applications. For example, polyvinyl alcohol is a water-soluble synthetic polymer made by alcoholysis of polyvinyl acetate. Its chemical and physical properties d...

Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are hamartomatous lesions consisting of abnormal blood vessels, smooth muscle, and adipose tissue. Bilateral AMLs invariably point to a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). The risk of hemorrhage in AML is related to tumor size, growth of the tumor, hypervascularization, presence of aneurysms, and association with TSC. We report a case of a young male who presen...

background polyvinyl alcohol (pva) is one of the well-known polymers, which has been used in numerous biomedical applications because of its good biocompatibility. objectives due to problems made by the therapeutics already used for leishmaniasis, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pva containing artemether in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis in balb/c mice. materials and metho...

This report was prepared by the author and does not represent the opinions of The University of Oregon or any of its affiliates. p. 53 © Basel Action Network. PVC coated wire waste sorted and burned by villagers in Guiyu, China. Cancer causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins will result from burning wires made from PVC and brominated flame retardants. p. 77 © Bryce lankard/Greenpea...