OBJECTIVE To determine if the experimental (keratin-based) dressing accelerates epithelialization rates during healing of partial-thickness wounds, relative to a Standard Care dressing. METHOD A randomized control trial was conducted using a Standard Care dressing side by side with the experimental dressing on a sample (n=26) of partial-thickness donor site wounds. The proximal/distal placeme...

The origin of high background electron concentration (n) in InxGa1−xN alloys has been investigated. A shallow donor was identified as having an energy level (ED1) that decreases with x (ED1 = 16 meV at x = 0 and ED1 = 0 eV at x ∼ 0.5) and that crossover the conduction band at x ∼ 0.5. This shallow donor is believed to be the most probable cause of high n in InGaN. This understanding is consiste...

The successes of thoracic transplantation have led to the expansion of indications and a subsequent growth in demand for a short supply of organs. In response to this disparity, the criteria for organ donation have been liberalized. Despite these difficult challenges, with advances in surgical techniques and perioperative care of both the donor and recipient, outcomes have continued to improve ...

BACKGROUND This study presents findings from a large sample of donor offspring who are aware of the nature of their conception. Importantly, this is one of the first studies to compare the views of offspring told of their origins during childhood to those who found out during adulthood. METHODS Online questionnaires were completed anonymously by donor offspring who were members of the Donor S...

purpose: to determine the effect of retained donor descemet membranes (dms) on visual outcomes following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (dalk). methods: in this retrospective comparative study, keratoconic eyes undergoing dalk using the big-bubble technique were enrolled. a bared dm was achieved in all cases. a donor cornea without (group 1; 48 eyes) or with (group 2; 22 eyes) dm was sutur...

results liver function tests in the healthy blood donors were within the normal range. the incidence rates of senv-d and senv-h in the 184 total blood donors were 10 (5.4%) (95% confidence interval (ci): 2.1% - 9.0%) and 32 (17.4%) cases (95% ci: 12.0% - 23.0%), respectively. senv-h/d co-infection occurred in 2 (1.1%) patients. the sera of 8/184 (4.3%) were positive for anti-hbc antibody but ne...