Radiosynovectomy is a novel method of treatment for several acute and chronic inflammatory joint disorders. A small amount of a beta-emitting radionuclide is injected into the affected joint delivering a radiation dose of 70 to 100 Gy to the synovia. The proliferative tissue is destroyed, secretion of fluid and accumulation of inflammation causing cellular compounds stops and the joint surfaces...

We draw upon past research on gender and prosocial emotions in hypothesizing that empathy can help explain the gender gap in charitable giving. In a nationally representative survey, we found that men reported less willingness to give money or volunteer time to a poverty relief organization, gaps that were mediated by men's lower reported feelings of empathy toward others. We also experimentall...

In experiments on mice the study of radioprotective and radiotherapeutic efficacy combined use selenium-containing feed additive DAFS-25k iodine-containing preparation Monclavit-1 was carried out. It has been shown that intragastric administration oil solution 3 hours before total, external, single exposure to γ-radiation, subsequent (in 12 hours) an aqueous Monclavit-1, increases survival rate...

This study examines a catastrophic earthquake in 1923 to analyse the long-term effects of natural disaster on children's health. The findings show that foetal exposure Japan's Great Kantō Earthquake had stunting girls devastated area. Disaster relief spending helped remediate among boys by late primary school age, whereas it did not ameliorate girls’ stunting, which suggests prenatal selection ...

The mechanism responsible for the blocking action of mecamylamine on neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) was studied on rat isolated chromaffin cells recorded under whole-cell patch clamp. Mecamylamine strongly depressed (IC(50) = 0.34 microM) inward currents elicited by short pulses of nicotine, an effect slowly reversible on wash. The mecamylamine block was voltage-dependent a...

Spatial distribution patterns and their relations with environmental factors at different scales were identified in ca. 100-ha grassland under cattle and sheep grazing, in Eldorado do Sul, RS, Brazil (30 degrees 05'S, 51 degrees 40'W). The field survey used 138 0.5 x 0.5 m quadrats located systematically on transects along relief gradients. The quadrats were arranged in groups of 3 contiguous q...

We evaluated the commonly prescribed analgesic buprenorphine in a postoperative pain model in rats, assessing acute postoperative pain relief, rebound hyperalgesia, and the long-term effects of postoperative opioid treatment on subsequent opioid exposure. Rats received surgery (paw incision under isoflurane anesthesia), sham surgery (anesthesia only), or neither and were treated postoperatively...

Millimeter wave therapy (MWT), a non-invasive complementary therapeutic technique is claimed to possess analgesic properties. We reviewed the clinical studies describing the pain-relief effect of MWT. Medline-based search according to review criteria and evaluation of methodological quality of the retrieved studies was performed. Of 13 studies, 9 of them were randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...

Introduction:Traumas that give symptoms of severe pains could lead to stress induced pain if not given an immediate relief. Penthroxinhaler reliever, can be in pre-hospital services by ambulance officers (paramedics or nurses). is a low-dose Methoxyflurane single-use inhaler, and has been used for more than 40 years the medical field managing trauma pain. Aim:The purpose this study was explore ...

Photoembossing is a powerful photolithographic technique to prepare surface relief structures relying on polymerization-induced diffusion in solventless development step. Conveniently, patterns are formed by two or more interfering laser beams without the need for lithographic mask. The use of nanosecond pulsed light-based interference lithography strengthens pattern resolution through absence ...