STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. PURPOSE To compare outcomes of apical derotation with pedicle screws in idiopathic and neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE No information about apical derotation in NMS with pedicle screws is available. METHODS We performed deformity correcting surgery using pedicle screw constructs on 12 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients ...

OBJECTIVE To detect the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and P-STAT3 in the brain of the APPswe/PS δE9 double transgenic mouse model of Alzhaimer's disease (AD) and investigate their possible role in AD. METHODS APPswe/PS δE9 double transgenic mice and control mice were examined for cerebral STAT3 and P-STAT3 expressions using immunothistochemistry. R...

We measured physiological functionalities, including antihypertensive angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity and immun-stimulating β-glucan content for sixty kinds of Makgeolli that is commercially available from the market. As a result, we selected R-12 commercial raw Makgeolli, with a high content of immuno-stimulating β-glucan, and R-14 commercial raw Makgeolli, exhibiting high ...

DNTs are considered possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) because there is inadequate evidence in humans for carcinogenicity though there is sufficient evidence in experimental animals. In this study, MCF-7 (breast) and MRC-5 (lung) cells were exposed to a serial dilution of 2,4 and 2,6 DNTs (control, 1-500 ppm) in 96 well tissue culture plates. After various time intervals (24, 48, 72 and...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that the presence of systemic inflammation correlates with poor survival in various types of cancers. This study investigated the usefulness of a novel inflammation-based prognostic system, using the combination of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), collectively named the CNP, for predicting survival in patients with esoph...

fish genome contains two copies of growth hormone (gh-1 and gh-2) as a result of duplication process during evolution. the aim of this study was to distinguish gh-1 from gh-2 genes in rutilus kutum (mahi sefid) from the caspian sea using sequencing techniques and application of specific restriction enzymes for these loci. for this purpose, five fish were randomly selected and samples for dna ex...

Abstract This study examined sex differences in domain and facet scores from six personality tests various large adult samples. The aim was to document groups which might contribute new data this highly contentious area. We reported on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); Five Factor NEO-PI-R; Hogan Personality (HPI); Motives Values Preferences (MVPI); Development Survey (HDS) High Potential...

in the present research. the relationship of social and language development of 1 grade girl students has been investigated. with the aim of showing the interrelatedness of these variables and the significant effect of social development on language development. thirty 1si grade girl students were selected through stratified random sampling. results from the administration of told-p-3 and weinl...