Our most recent data indicate differences in the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-17, and IL-6) and malondialdehyde (MDA), a stable end-product of lipid peroxidation in the plasma samples between HIV positive individuals with low CD4 T cell counts <200 mm(3) and HIV positive individuals with CD4 T cell counts between 200 and 300 mm(3) (ee). The data lend support and provide valua...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of a single twisted file (TF) instrument in three different operation modes on the preparation of curved root canals in human molars and to explore a new possible method in canal shaping in the clinic setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 105 selected root canals with an angle of curvature ranging from 20° to 35° were...

Seutin, Vincent, Laurent Massotte, Jacqueline Scuvée-Moreau, ena observed in our study were due to the anesthetic, some (n Å 16) neonatal rats were killed without prior anesthesia. The other and Albert Dresse. Spontaneous apamin-sensitive hyperpolarizations in dopaminergic neurons of neonatal rats. J. Neurophysiol. animals were anesthetized with halothane. All animals were decapitated. 80: 3361...

AA6262 and AA5456 alloys are welded through friction stir weld (FSW) with process parameters of tool speed 1200 rpm, welding 25 mm/min, angle 3 degree. A cylindrical shape HSS-13 is used to perform the To improve mechanical properties tensile strength (TS), yield (YS), elongation%, hardness, wear behavior, postweld heat treatment was conducted on FSW sample at different temperatures from 300°C ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to investigate whether fast and slow components of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from diffusion-weighted MR images could predict prostate cancer progression in patients managed by active surveillance. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eighty-one patients managed by active surveillance underwent diffusion-weighted MRI in addition to T2-weighted MRI using an...

The inhibition of nitric oxide synthase by N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (0.03-3 mM) dose-dependently reduced nitric oxide (NO(*)) levels and enhanced the outward currents carried by human ether-a-gogo-related gene-1 (hERG1) K(+) channels expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, whereas the increase in NO(*) levels achieved by exposure to L-arginine (0.03-10 mM) inhibited these currents. Furtherm...

A thermo-electric 3-D analysis of 980 nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays based on thefinite elementmethod (FEM) is presented in this paper. High performanceVCSEL array structureswith square mesas are modeled by applying a steady-state 3-D heat dissipation model. Several oxide aperture diameters (Da), substrate thicknesses, current densities, array sizes, heat flux, and tem...