Background: Patient immune status might be indicative of the variance in bacterial genetics in drug-resistant tuberculous pleuritis and could be used for predicting the risk of multi-drug resistant tuberculous pleuritis (MDR-TB). Objective: To determine the significance of Th2/Th1 ratio and concentration of PD-L1 in the pleural effusions for prediction of MDR-T...

The aim of this study was to determine the capsular types of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from clinical specimens by slide agglutination serotyping (SAST) and PCR capsule typing methods. All the isolates were biotyped and their antibiotic resistance patterns also determined. Thirteen isolates of serotype b, 2 of serotype e, 4 of serotype f, and 19 nontypeable (NT) isolates were identified by...

INTRODUCTION The Moyers' probability tables are used in mixed dentition analysis to estimate the extent of space required for the alignment of canines and premolars, by correlating the mesiodistal size of lower incisors with the size of permanent canines and premolars. OBJECTIVE This study intended to evaluate the applicability of the Moyer's probability tables for predicting the mesiodistal ...

This issue of Biological Psychiatry contains a thoughtprovoking article by Ivleva et al. (1) reporting on data generated as part of the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network for Intermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP) project. The B-SNIP project is an important effort that was started to help identify the similarities and differences across individuals with a spectrum of psychotic disorders, including schizop...

The rate o f photosynthesis in intact leaves o f a triazine-resistant biotype o f Amaranthus retroflexus was about 15% lower than that o f a triazine-susceptible biotype. Differences in photosyn­ thesis between resistant and susceptible biotypes o f Polygonum lapathifolium, Poa annua and Solanum nigrum were not significant, and absent in Chenopodium album and Stellaria media. The results are br...

During the treatment planning process, it is important to recognize differences in gingival tissue can affect treatment outcomes. The concept that thick and thin gingival biotypes have different responses to inflammation and trauma was previously introduced. In this paper, this concept is expanded in that gingival biotypes dictate different procedures for implant site preparation. With apprecia...

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BACKGROUND Parasitoids are frequently used in biological control due to the fact that they are considered host specific and highly efficient at attacking their hosts. As they spend a significant part of their life cycle within their hosts, feeding habits and life history of their host can promote specialization via host-race formation (sequential radiation). The specialized host races from diff...