background: based on classical two-cell, two-gonadotropin theory, in the follicle, follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) and luteinizing hormone (lh) put on their main effects on the granulosa and theca cells. lh is essential for androgens production. androgens are used for estradiol production by granulosa cells. profound suppression of lh concentrations in some normogonadotropic patients can cau...

OBJECTIVE To develop statistical models to predict lung function and respiratory muscle strength from personal and lesion characteristics of individuals with motor complete spinal cord injury. DESIGN Cross-sectional, multi-centre cohort study. SUBJECTS A total of 440 individuals with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, time post-injury ≥ 6 months, lesion level C4-T12, underwent me...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of wheelchair seat height on wheeling efficiency and technique during rehabilitation in subjects with a spinal cord injury. DESIGN Laboratory-based study. SUBJECTS Twelve persons with spinal cord injury (age range 19-77 years, lesion level: C5/C6-L2; 7 men; 8 incomplete). METHODS Subjects conducted 8 submaximal hand rim wheelchair exercise tests (4 min) o...

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol | March-April 2009 | Vol 75 | Issue 2 lesion in clinical practice, dermatologists consciously or unconsciously do just the opposite by trying to look for contrast between adjacent localized areas of the skin. By exaggerating contrast, unsharp-masking allows isolation and clearer appreciation of indistinct lesions and better delineation of peripheral borders of ...

We consider the shallow water equation and the vorticity equations for a variable height of topography. On the assumptions that the atmosphere is incompressible and a constant density, we simplify the coupled dynamic equations. The change in topographic height is handled as the sum of the inherent and changing topography using the perturbation method, together with appropriate boundary conditio...