The initial aim of this project was to combine (1) wavelet-based image quality enhancement techniques that have recently been introduced in the literature with (2) our previously developed color remapping technique to enhance the articulation of details in color fused multiband nighttime imagery. After implementing several of the wavelet super-resolution techniques, we observed that their perfo...

BACKGROUND There is significant and growing national interest for introducing Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) instruction into allopathic medical education. We measured CAM attitudes, use, and information-seeking behaviors as a baseline to evaluate future planned CAM instruction. METHODS Cross-sectional and longitudinal survey data on CAM attitudes, modality use, and common infor...

Phenotypic differences in analgesic sensitivity to codeine (3-methoxymorphine) results from polymorphisms in cytochrome P450-2D6, which catalyzes O-demethylation of codeine to morphine. However, O-demethylation reportedly is not required for analgesic activity of the 7,8-saturated codeine congeners dihydrocodeine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone. This study determined the potency and efficacy of the...

The neutropenia-related morbidity and mortality occurring after autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) is increased by marrow purging procedures. While phase I through III clinical trials showed the enhancing activity of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) on neutrophil recovery after ABMT with unpurged marrow, controversial results have been rep...

MR imaging of the brain, performed in 86 normal subjects and 113 patients with objective memory disorder or dementia, demonstrated white- and gray-matter areas of high signal intensity on long TR images (short and long TE). Hyperintensities were analyzed with respect to size (on a scale of 0-3) and location: lesions were periventricular, subcortical, or cortical. The patients with memory disord...

Thrombocytopenia is a well-known complication of liver cirrhosis. Although the pathogenesis of thrombocytopenia is not well understood, splenic congestion resulting from portal hypertension is considered the most significant underlying mechanism. Therapeutic measures that lower portal hypertension, such as transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), are expected to improve thrombocyto...

To study further the role of intermediate alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), AAT Pi-types and serum.trypsin-inhibitory-capacity (STIC) were measured in 965 patients th CQPD. Heterozygosity of the Z variant was the major cause of intermediate AAT deficiency (primarily the MZ phenotype), accounting for 8.0 percent of the patients compared to 2.9 p...