UNLABELLED Partial acclimatization resulting from staging at moderate altitude reduces acute mountain sickness during rapid exposure to higher altitudes (e.g., 4300 m). Whether staging also benefits endurance performance has not yet been scientifically evaluated. PURPOSE Determine the effectiveness of staging at 2200 m on time trial (TT) performance of unacclimatized sea-level residents (SLR)...

Oxidative stress plays a major role in triggering astroglial cell death in diverse neuropathological conditions such as ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases. Numerous studies indicate that hemoglobin (Hb) is expressed in both resting and reactive glia cells, but nothing is known regarding a possible role of Hb on astroglial cell survival. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to investi...

introduction: children’s iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem; it plays an important role in reducing the child’s scientific and practical abilities. this study aims at reviewing the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in 1 to 6 year old children referring to the city health care centers in jahrom. material and methods: this is a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectio...

We have completely mapped the Galactic globular cluster NGC 1851 with large-field, ground-based V I CCD photometry and pre-repair HST /WFPC1 data for the central region. The photometric data set has allowed a V vs. (V − I) colour–magnitude diagram for ∼ 20500 stars to be constructed. From the apparent luminosity of the horizontal branch (HB) we derive a true distance modulus (m−M)0 = 15.44 ± 0....

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and efficacy of bipolar vs monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) in patients maintained on low-dose aspirin with tumours >3 cm. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective randomised single-centre study was performed including 200 patients with bladder tumours of >3 cm, as measured by ultrasonography. All patients were using low-dose aspirin (81 mg...

Approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells (RBCs) are used every day in the U.S. and there is a great challenge for hospitals to maintain reliable supply, given 42-day expiration period from donation date. For many years, research has been conducted develop ex vivo storage solutions that limit RBC lysis high survival rate transfused cells. However, little attention directed towards potential...

Information on the knowledge, uses, and abundance of natural resources in local communities can provide insight on conservation status and conservation strategies in these locations. The aim of this research was to evaluate the uses, knowledge and conservation status of plants in two Quilombolas (descendants of slaves of African origin) communities in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil, São Seba...

Tandem affinity strategies reach exceptional protein purification grades and have considerably improved the outcome of mass spectrometry-based proteomic experiments. However, current tandem affinity tags are incompatible with two-step purification under fully denaturing conditions. Such stringent purification conditions are desirable for mass spectrometric analyses of protein modifications as t...

S 873 SICKLE CELL ( Hb-S ) TRAIT IN FAMILY FROM SERBIA-YUGOSLAvIA. A. Sadikario, II. Duma, B. Mladenovski, G. Efremov, M. Andreeva and C. Lazova. From Department of Pediatrics, University of Skopje, Yugoslavia. J. Ped. Ass. Yugo. 11: