To distinguish things, we use terms which characterize them for us. For two balls it may be their color, for two people it may be their height, or their manner of speaking. In order to illustrate the differences in meaning for many words J. j. KATZ and J. A. FODOR (1963) proposed the use of "semantic characteristics ". They give an example for the meanings of man and ball: man- ...-(physical ob...

Hirsutism is one of the most prevalent health problems in women. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of 755 nm alexandrite hair removal laser with that of alexandrite laser plus topical licorice on the improvement of idiopathic hirsutism. A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study was performed on 90 female subjects. The patients were divided into two groups: alexandrite las...

Using a specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay involving extraction with diethyl ether and chromatographic separation of steroids, we measured concentrations of salivary and plasma dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in 22 women with normal ovulatory cycles (ages 18-45 years). Salivary DHEA values closely correlated with total and free DHEA in plasma. In the follicular phase the mean concentrations ...

Wheat, a significant grain crop, is the second-largest crop in terms of acreage and output after rice. It farmed on around 217 million hectares worldwide, with nearly half it poor nations. Wheat member Poaceae family. Weed flora wheat includes Phalaris minor, Avena ludoviciana, Chenopodium album, Lathyrus aphaca, Vicia sativa, hirsute, Medicago hispida, Cichorium intybus, Asphodelus tenuifolius...

A decade-long survey of ground waters in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, has so far yielded over sixty new crustacean taxa, belonging to Copepoda, Bathynellacea, Amphipoda, Isopoda, and Ostracoda. This paper describes a new genus and species attributable to the phreatoicidean isopod family Hypsimetopidae Nicholls, and provides ecological and behavioural observations. The new taxon was found...

Adrenocortical carcinoma tissue removed from a mildly hirsute 16-year-old girl was cultured in order to assess steroidogenesis and responsiveness of the cells to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), and insulin. The cells in culture produced large amounts of androstenedione and testosterone; however, production of cortisol, which was initially high, decreased ...

Biochemical data implicate an underlying disorder of androgen biosynthesis and/or metabolism in the aetiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We have examined the segregation of the genes coding for two key enzymes in the synthesis and metabolism of androgens, cholesterol side chain cleavage (CYP11a) and aromatase (CYP19), with PCOS in 20 multiply-affected families. All analyses excluded C...