introduction: the present study aims to compare bile and urine samples of a corpse for detection of morphine. methods: in this cross-sectional study, forensic examination of the bodies placed 59 of the 366 referred corpses at the high suspicion of opioid overdose. urine and bile samples of the bodies were analyzed for morphine using thin layer chromatography. results: all samples were taken fro...

This study assessed the effect on coagulation tests of fresh frozen plasma (FFP), given according to guidelines compared with higher doses in critically ill patients. Group 1 (10 patients) received 12.2 ml/kg and group 2 (12 patients) 33.5 ml/kg FFP. Prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and factors I-XII were measured before and after FFP infusion. Factor levels of 30 IU/dl (...

Vasopressor agents may affect cerebral oxygenation (rScO2) as determined by near-infrared spectroscopy on the forehead. This case series evaluated the effect of calcium chloride vs. α and β-adrenergic receptor agonists on rScO2 in patients (n = 47) undergoing surgery during i.v. anesthesia. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac output (CO) were assessed by Model-flow(®) and ephedrine (55 ± 3...

Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic autoimmune blistering disease of the skin, in whichloss of adhesion between keratinocytes is caused by autoantibodies. It has been hypothesizedthat cytokines play an essential role in the pathogenesis of PV. This study aimed to investigatethe other immunopathological aspects of PV by determining the serum levels of cytokines inPV patients to find another tre...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of a reduced radiotherapy dose on short- and long-term swallowing problems after organ-sparing treatment. DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS A consecutive sample of 29 patients with advanced oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer who were treated with intravenous hydroxyurea and concomitant hyperfractionated, a...

Let T : Z→ Z be defined by T (x) = 12x if x is even, and T (x) = 1 2 (3x + 1) if x is odd. The 3x + 1 Conjecture asserts that every positive x has an iterate T(x) = 1. It is known that T maps congruence classes with modulus 2 to those with modulus equal to a power of 3. We describe properties of the image class residues and use those properties to show that, under iteration by T , any congruenc...

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BackgroundTapinarof cream is a topical therapeutic aryl hydrocarbon receptor modulating agent under investigation for treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.MethodsIn phase 2b, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study, adults with plaque were randomized to tapinarof 0.5% or 1% once twice daily vehicle 12 weeks 4-week follow-up. Efficacy outcomes included Physician Global Assessment (PGA) sc...

This document specifies a packetization scheme for encapsulating 12-bit nonlinear, 20-bit linear, and 24-bit linear audio data streams using the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP). This document also specifies the format of a Session Description Protocol (SDP) parameter to indicate when audio data is preemphasized before sampling. The parameter may be used with other audio payload formats, in p...

Cost-sensitive consumer multimedia devices based on MPEG and JPEG type algorithms tend to have multiplications by constants, rather than by variables. In this paper, we show how slightly enhanced adders may be used to perform these constant multiplications with higher performance than more expensive hardware multipliers, using low-cost preshift_add instructions. We were able to find the shortes...