Intranasal and inhaled corticosteroid administration concurrently in comorbid allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma may potentially enhance cortisol suppression. This study determined whether intranasal ciclesonide 200 micro g once daily has an additional effect on cortisol suppression when coadministered with inhaled fluticasone propionate-salmeterol (FP-SAL) 500 to 50 micro g twice daily. Adults ...

The effect of mouth wash on the removal of drug residues in both mouth and pharynx after the use of fluticasone propionate dry powder inhaler (FP-DPI) was studied. The concentration of FP in mouth wash after sprinkle and inhalation of Flutide 50, 100, 200 Rotadisk was determined by HPLC-UV. The total amount of the removed FP was measured by the sum of the concentration of FP in 5 times of mouth...

A key feature of immune evasion for African trypanosomes is the functional specialization of their surface membrane in an invagination known as the flagellar pocket (FP), the cell's sole site of endocytosis and exocytosis. The FP membrane is biochemically distinct yet continuous with those of the cell body and the flagellum. The structural features maintaining this individuality are not known, ...

PURPOSE To evaluate fluticasone propionate/formoterol (FP/FORM) in COPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS COPD patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) ≤50% predicted and ≥1 moderate/severe COPD exacerbation in the last 12 months were randomized to FP/FORM 500/20 or 250/10 µg bid, or formoterol (FORM) 12 µg bid for 52 weeks. The primary outcome was the annualized rate of moderate/severe COPD ...

In this note, we prove that the order of x p − x − 1 ∈ Fp[x] is p p −1 p−1 , where p is a prime and Fp is the finite field of size p. As a consequence, it is shown that x p − x − a ∈ Fp[x] is primitive if and only if a is a primitive element in Fp.

Frequent Pattern Tree (FP-Tree) is a compact data structure of representing frequent itemsets. The construction of FP-Tree is very important prior to frequent patterns mining. However, there have been too limited efforts specifically focused on constructing FP-Tree data structure beyond from its original database. In typical FPTree construction, besides the prior knowledge on support threshold,...

Oral anticoagulant therapy could be advanced using lipid-based nanoparticulate systems. This study examined lipid nanocapsules for their oral absorption potential as the first step in developing oral fondaparinux (Fp) novel carriers. Using phase inversion method and cationic surfactants such as hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) or stearylamine (SA), cationic lipid nanocapsules (cLNCs),...

Tables Table 1 Calculation of weighted average fish concentrations for piscivorous birds and threatened and endangered species Table 2 Alternate Evaluation: IMPG attainment for benthic invertebrates for selected SED/FP combinations Table 3 Alternate Evaluation: IMPG attainment for amphibians (as represented by wood frog) for selected SED/FP combinations Table 4 Alternate Evaluation: IMPG attain...

INTRODUCTION Fishing communities (FCs) in Uganda have high HIV infection rates but poor access to health services including family planning (FP). Although FP is a cost-effective public health intervention, there is a paucity of data on knowledge and use of modern FP in FCs. This study determined knowledge and use of modern FP methods in FCs of Uganda. METHODS Data were accrued from a 12-month...

PURPOSE False-positive (FP) results of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) conducted in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening could lead to performing unnecessary colonoscopies. Hemorrhoids are a possible cause of FP FIT results; however, studies on this topic are extremely rare. We investigated whether hemorrhoids are associated with FP FIT results. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was ...