Objective To determine the expression and clinical significance of plasma miR-335 in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and investigate its association with calmodulin (CaM) expression. Methods Plasma miR-335 and CaM expression levels in patients with AIS and healthy controls were examined. Correlations between miR-335, CaM, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores were also...

Very few learning systems applied to problem solving have focused on learning operator definitions from the interaction with a completely unknown environment. Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS) deal with that issue by means of architectures where learning is achieved by establishing plans, executing those plans in the environment, analyzing the results of the execution, and combining new evid...

BACKGROUND Several reports have suggested low bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). We determined bone mineral status in patients with AIS to evaluate the effect of brace treatment on BMD. METHODS BMD was measured in 46 patients (mean age, 17.8 ± 4.9 years) with AIS (17 with brace and 29 without brace) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan and c...

BACKGROUND Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is a sensitive marker of ischemic event. However, limited studies are available regarding role of IMA in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate time course of IMA in AIS patient to validate its prognostic value. METHODS IMA level was estimated in serum samples collected from five AIS patients at admission, 24hrs,...

(1) Background: Celiac disease (CD) can cause long-term inflammation and endothelial dysfunction has been cited as a risk factor for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in pediatric patients. However, the rate outcomes of AIS patients with CD not explored large population. Our objective is to explore rate, severity, amongst on nationwide level. (2) Methods: The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database ...

BACKGROUND α-glucosidase inhibitors controls postprandial hyperglycemia (PPHG) by lowering sharp rise in blood glucose levels after ingestion of carbohydrate rich meal in type 2 diabetic (T2D) individuals. Acalypha indica commonly known as Indian copper leaf is used in traditional medicinal system to treat various diseases. In our previous in-vitro investigation, methanolic extract of A. indica...

Amelogenesis Imperfectas (AIs) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous conditions characterized by a wide range of clinical features. These abnormalities of enamel formation are categorized into three main groups, hypoplastic, hypomaturation and hypocalcified with different modes of inheritance such as autosomal recessive (AR), autosomal dominant (AD) and X-lined recessive (XLR). In spite ...

Use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs), exemestane, letrozole and anastrozole, for breast cancer therapy is associated with severe pain symptoms, the underlying mechanism of which is unknown. The electrophilic nature of AIs suggests that they may target the transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel, a major pathway in pain transmission and neurogenic inflammation. AIs evoke TRPA1-mediat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for the diagnosis of acute cerebral ischemia among patients with suspected ischemic stroke arriving to an emergency room has not been studied in depth. METHODS DWI was performed in 712 patients with acute or subacute focal symptoms that suggested an acute ischemic stroke (AIS), 609 of them with AIS. RESULTS DWI demonstr...

Companies need to report financial information to different stakeholders, using multiple generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Their Accounting Information System (AIS) needs to be able to comply with these GAAP. Since GAAP change frequently, the AIS needs to be evolvable. We use Normalized Systems Theory (NST) to adhere to the evolvability criterion. Our contribution to the problem ...