In this case, we opted for dual surgery combining caesarean section and internal fixation of acetabular fracture in late pregnancy, which allowed safe foetal delivery, fracture repair and early ambulation of the mother. In similar cases, this method could be potentially considered in the armamentarium of treatment options, aiming to facilitating prompt motherhood input and early hospital discha...

Background Thus far, exhaustive research has been conducted on a potential link of breastfeeding (BF) to wheezing illnesses. Nevertheless, conflicting evidence often emerges with several investigators reporting BF to protect from asthma, whereas others fail to show such a link; reports of an asthma-favoring role of BF can also be found. We therefore opted to explore the relation of different in...

Tailgut cysts are rare developmental cysts. Surgery has been the primary method of diagnosis and treatment of these cysts, but endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has recently been used to establish diagnosis. Only 2 cases of tailgut cyst diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA have been reported. We present a woman in her fourth decade who presented for evaluation of perirectal mass. EUS-guided fine-needle aspira...

BACKGROUND Simultaneous repair of pectus deformities and open heart surgery has been reported. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of a 23 year old male with a severe pectus deformity complaining of chest pain. Subsequent work up revealed a 10 cm. ascending aortic aneurysm and severe aortic insufficiency. We opted to repair the aneurysm and close the sternotomy, leaving the deformity intact....

Background Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae are classified into six genotypes (types I-V and Ib). Among them, occurrence of fimA type II genotype is more predominant in periodontitis patients. Similarly collagenase encoded by prtC gene is a potential virulence factor expressed by P. gingivalis strains associated with periodontal disease. The study was opted to detect the presence of P. gingiva...

Two-component signaling pathways involve histidine kinases, response regulators, and sometimes histidine-containing phosphotransfer proteins. Prevalent in prokaryotes, these signaling elements have also been co-opted to meet the needs of signal transduction in eukaryotes such as fungi and plants. Here we consider the evolution of such regulatory systems, with a particular emphasis on the roles ...

We are interested in flexible manufacturing systems and more particularly in their well functioning. In such a context, we opted for a deterministic and cyclic command, which optimizes several criteria such as Work in Process and workflow. In order to supervise the system functioning, we propose to survey the system output and compare it to the deterministic schedule. We will give a diagnostic ...

The Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) screening protocol, using LC/MS/MS for the analysis of amino acids (AA) and acylcarnitines (AC), is now widely used. Despite its broad acceptance, there is an ongoing debate regarding the need for the derivatization step described in the original sample preparation procedure. The derivatization by butylation hampers the simplicity of the assay and some user...

This study aimed to understand the implications of the entrepreneurial competence in microenterprises. Literature on micro-enterprises and entrepreneurial competence has been reviewed; the research design opted the analysis of entrepreneurial competence in micro-enterprises in a multi-case study way. By the research findings were divided by the construct implication of entrepreneurial competenc...

OBJECTIVE A case of fetal neck lymphangioma is reported METHODS A 34-year-old primigravida presented with a fetus at 21+5 weeks' gestation with a neckl cystic mass. RESULTS Diagnosis of neck lymphangioma was made; the couple opted for termination of pregnancy a 22 weeks; they refused fetal autopsy. CONCLUSION Counseling in case of neck lynphangioma is still difficult. Prognosis in guarded...