BACKGROUND Neopterin and tissue polypeptide-specific antigen (TPS) have been suggested to be useful in differential diagnosis between pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) and chronic pancreatitis (CP). The aim of our study was to compare the clinical usefulness of CA19-9, neopterin and TPS serum levels in patients with PA and CP. METHODS The study included 85 patients with PA, 72 with CP and 50 hea...

A number of prokaryotic proteins have been shown to contain nuclear localization signals (NLSs), although its biological role remains sometimes unclear. Terminal proteins (TPs) of bacteriophages prime DNA replication and become covalently linked to the genome ends. We predicted NLSs within the TPs of bacteriophages from diverse families and hosts and, indeed, the TPs of Φ29, Nf, PRD1, Bam35, an...

Background: The present work aims to study the out-of-field photon calculation accuracy of a commercial treatment planning system (TPS), Oncentra, for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment techniques from Elekta Synergy medical linear accelerator. Materials and Methods: Accuracy of individual out-of-field dose components was...

Telecobalt machine is one of the essential equipment needed in many cancer centers and still prominently used for the treatment of a variety of cancer cases in developing countries. This study aims to evaluate the impact of tissue heterogeneity corrections on 3D treatment planning system (Prowess). The human body contains a variety of tissues and cavities which vary widely in their physical and...

Constitutive and induced terpenoids are important defense compounds for many plants against potential herbivores and pathogens. In Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst), treatment with methyl jasmonate induces complex chemical and biochemical terpenoid defense responses associated with traumatic resin duct development in stems and volatile terpenoid emissions in needles. The cloning of (+)-3-car...

PURPOSE Two treatment concepts for implant-supported bar retention of mandibular overdentures-2 intramobile cylinder (IMZ) implants and a Dolder bar and 4 titanium plasma-sprayed (TPS) screw implants and an angulated bar-were compared in a randomized controlled clinical trial with respect to postprosthetic efficacy and safety. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred twenty-five patients with edent...

introduction: this study investigates to what extent the computed dose received by lung tissue in a commercially available treatment planning system (tps) for 192ir high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy is accurate in view of tissue inhomogeneities and presence of ribs. materials and methods: a ct scan of the breast was used to construct a patient-equivalent phantom in the clinical treatment plan...

Pharmaceuticals are emerging organic micropollutants that are frequently detected in the aquatic environment. While information on their environmental occurrence is substantial, knowledge gaps exist with respect to their environmental transformation. This licentiate thesis focuses on this research deficit by (1) providing and applying tools for identifying biotransformation products, and (2) in...

Men with either chronic or temporary urinary retention symptoms are common patients treated in a urology practice. Both indwelling and intermittent catheterization are widely used to treat this condition. These approaches are associated with significant complications including infection and reduced quality-of-life. Infection is a target for quality improvement and cost reduction strategies in m...

The notostracan tadpole shrimp (TPS) Triops newberryi Packard has potential to be used as a biocontrol agent of immature mosquitoes. Eggs, nymphal or adult shrimps are considered to be the stages for field introduction. To yield good growth of the shrimp and high production of shrimp eggs under artificial conditions, nutritional requirements of TPS for growth, survival and fecundity need to be ...