Most studies within the area of genre analysis, particularly those conducted in Iran, have exclusively used text analysis. While such investigations have led to important understandings of generic features of texts, it can be argued that incorporating interview data for triangulation can lead to better understanding of generic features of texts. Along this line, this paper reports the results o...

Anatomical Department University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara, Romania ABSTRACT: In this study, a three-dimensional (3-D) model of the pelvis was built based on thin slice plastination cross-sections of the adult female pelvis and 3-D reconstruction technology. A female pelvis was obtained, MRI scanned, plastinated, sectioned and subjected to 3-D computerized reconstruction...

The aim of the present study was to investigate how spatial attention influences directional manual and saccadic reaction times. Two experiments were carried out. In experiment 1 subjects were instructed to perform pointing responses toward targets that were located either in the same or the opposite hemifield with respect to the hemifield in which an imperative stimulus was presented. In exper...

This research was aimed to study the etiology of optic atrophy and comparison of optic disc morphology between compressive and glaucomatous optic atrophy. It included 72 cases of optic atrophy admitted in Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi between January 2016 to May 2017. Assessment of present complaints, examination of the eyes, visual acuity, refraction, perimetry, Optical Coherence ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disproportionately affect females compared to males, with female to male prevalence ratios of 7-9:1 for SLE and 2-3:1 for RA. Interestingly, epidemiologic studies indicate that men that develop SLE may have more morbidity than women, but the same is not true for RA. Given the sex and age bias of SLE and RA, sex hormones may influe...

Classification criteria are created in an attempt to produce a homogenous group of subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who can be used for clinical and basic research. The 1987 revised criteria lead to improved performance and more confidence in correct classification compared with the 1958 criteria. As therapies were introduced and early, aggressive approaches to RA management became commo...

Division of Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) St George's, University of London London, UK ABSTRACT: The standard method for plastination with Biodur TM S10/S3 involves lowtemperature dehydration in a volatile intermediary solvent followed by forced impregnation under vacuum at -15°C. However, some institutions have been reluctant to install low-temperature impregnation equipment because of health ...

The study was performed to determine the gestational age of preterm infants that requires amikacin therapeutic drug monitoring. A study was conducted in preterm infants on amikacin therapy with gestational age of 28 to 36 weeks. Therapeutic drug monitoring in preterm infants was performed based on their individual pharmacokinetics to avoid ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Its prerequisite, becau...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease manifesting in joint destruction. The recognized hallmark of RA pathogenesis is the involvement of immune cells which produce many mediators potentiating an inflammatory environment. RA synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) contribute significantly to disease progression by initiating and regulating many pathways of joint destruction. Detailed m...