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Objective. The asymmetry ratio of ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) >40% is interpreted as augmented or reduced response depending on whether the nI-pI amplitude of the lesion ear is larger or smaller than that of the opposite ear, respectively. This study compared unilateral Ménière disease patients with augmented oVEMPs vs reduced oVEMPs to elucidate the mechanism of augment...

In the present study, the detrimental effect of β-emission on pig skin was evaluated. Skin injury was modeled in mini-pigs by exposing the animals to 50 and 100 Gy of β-emission delivered by (166)Ho patches. Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical changes in exposed skin were monitored for 18 weeks after β-irradiation. Radiation induced desquamation at 2~4 weeks and gradual repair of this d...

introduction:the use of beta emitters is one of the effective methods for palliation of bone metastasis. the risk of normal tissue toxicity should be evaluated in the bone pain palliation treatment. methods: in this study, the monte carlo simulation code mcnpx was used for simulation a bone phantom model consisted of bone marrow, bone and soft tissue. specific absorbed fractions were calculated...

Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are top predators in the North Sea and consequently accumulate a variety of pollutants in their tissues. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their hydroxylated metabolites (HO-PCBs and HO-PBDEs) were measured in serum of wild harbour seals (n=47) and captive harbou...

PURPOSE To determine normative reference ranges for higher-order wavefront error (HO-WFE), compare these values with those in common ocular pathologies, and evaluate treatments. METHODS A review of 17 major studies on HO-WFE was made, involving data for a total of 31,605 subjects. The upper limit of the 95% confidence interval (CI) for HO-WFE was calculated from the most comprehensive of thes...

I N T R O D U C T I O N T h e m a m m a l i a n ant id iure t ic ho rmone , vasopressin, modif ies the p e r m e a b i l i t y to wa t e r of the distal n e p h r o n and t he r eby accelera tes osmotic equ i l ib ra t ion of the fo rming ur ine wi th the renal interst i t ial fluid (4). Similar ly , neu ro hypophysea l pept ides increase the ra te of wa t e r m o v e m e n t a long an osmot ic...