finger patterns and ridge-counts in a random sample of iranian muslims consisting of 100 males and 100 females are described. the most common finger patterns found were loops, having a frequency of 54.4% u.l., 3.4% r.l. in males and 51.2% u.l. and 4.8% r.l in females. the frequencies of arches and whorls in both sexes were 4% and 38.5% respectively. bimanual and sex differences were indistinct....

Understanding the process of the self-assembly of gigantic polyoxometalates and their subsequent molecular growth, by the addition of capping moieties onto the oxo-frameworks, is critical for the development of the designed assembly of complex high-nuclearity cluster species, yet such processes remain far from being understood. Herein we describe the molecular growth from {Mo150 } and {Mo120 Ce...

Lipomas are among the most common tumors of the human body. However, they are uncommon in the oral cavity. In the oral cavity they present as a slow growing, painless, and asymptomatic yellowish submucosal mass. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice with recurrence not expected. They have been known to grow to large sizes causing mastication and speech difficulties. The usual lesions con...

Buschke-Lowenstein tumor is a relatively rare sexually transmitted disease. It is a neoplasm of the anogenital region which has benign appearance on histopathology but is locally destructive. It carries a high recurrence rate and a significant potential for malignant transformation. Human papilloma virus has been implicated as an etiologic agent for this tumor. Since this disease is rare and no...

True massive thymic hyperplasia is a very rare entity, characterized by an increase in the size and weight of the thymus gland, without an apparent cause. Surgery has been required in patients with severe respiratory distress. We present an idiopathic true massive thymic hyperplasia in a 5-month-old boy.

Abstract This study shows that participants tend to remember an ambiguous, directional cue as biased towards stimuli associated with a high reward can be attained dishonestly. Participants saw eight digits presented in circular arrangement. On some trials, they were asked report the digit (“Target Digit”) indicated by jittery was slightly direction of another (“Second Cued Digit”), which either...

We present the first case study of idiopathic gigantic suprapubic lymphedema and buried penis treated with puboscrotal reconstruction in a patient with initial extreme obesity after an extensive weight reduction (120 kg). Massive localized lymphedema of the suprapubic region should be differentiated from the scrotal type. Severe lymphedema could not resolve on its own and weight reduction does ...

A 29-year-old man presented with dull abdominal pain and a lump occupying almost the entire abdomen, four months after a fall from a height. Ultrasonography revealed a cystic lesion with debris occupying almost the entire abdomen. Diagnostic tap revealed brownish fluid. Exploration revealed a huge thick-walled cyst of the sigmoid mesocolon, which could be enucleated out entirely. Histology sugg...

M08_01 Subtracts a three-digit number from another three-digit number. M09_01 adds a four-digit and a three-digit whole number. M10_01 identifies the number sentence that models a word problem involving subtraction. M11_04 finds the missing number in a number sentence involving multiplication. M13_05 Solves a word problem involving addition of three-digit whole numbers. M14_01 identifies a four...