FK506 undoubtedly improved the survival advantage of hepatic allotransplantation. Hepatic-intestinal and multivisceral transplantation has also become a feasible therapy for patients with combined intestinal and liver failure. With better understanding of the immunologic and metabolic aspects of allo- and xenotransplantation, further clinical attempts to transplant animal organs to humans may b...

Dielectric dispersions on the Kerr constant of two polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals (BPLCs) are investigated. An extended Cole-Cole model is proposed to fit the experimental results and good agreement is obtained. As the electric field frequency increases, Kerr constant decreases and the associated dielectric heating effect gradually increases. These results will undoubtedly affect...

Correspondence to: Anselm Mak Abstract: Fibromyalgia is not an uncommon condition. Although the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has devised a set of criteria to classify fibromyalgia, whether it really exists as a distinct disease entity is still under continuing debate. Undoubtedly, fibromyalgia carries significant morbidity and socioeconomic impact to societies. Effective management wi...

The amount of extracellular polysaccharide produced by eight species of green and blue-green algae ranges from 174 milligrams per liter to 557 milligrams per liter. Most of the polymers are composed of four monosaccharides: a hexose, a pentose, a methyl pentose, and uronic acid. The production of excessive amounts of these photosynthetic end products will undoubtedly influence the effective rec...

We would like to thank our reviewers and the authors of the commentaries on our paper. Though we may have scientific differences, the criticisms raised in the commentaries will undoubtedly improve our understanding of the neural basis of decision making and provide a springboard for future experiments. In our response, we clarify why our data are incompatible with both the error likelihood and ...

The simultaneous advances in engineering, medicine, and molecular biology have accelerated the pace of introductions of new light-based technologies in dermatology. In this review, the authors examine recent advances in laser surgery as well as peer into the future of energy-based cutaneous medicine. The future landscape of dermatology will almost undoubtedly include (1) noninvasive imaging tec...

This book is a very practical one written by a dietitian of the Hammersmith Hospital. The diets, recipes and tables which occupy most of the book will be found useful by all concerned with the care of the sick. The caloric value of nearly every diet has been given, which undoubtedly increases the practical utility of the book. Numerous diets, such as Sippy, gastrostomy, typhoid, ketogenic, vari...

The availability of the draft sequence of the chicken genome will undoubtedly propel an already important vertebrate research model, the domestic chicken, to a new level. This review describes aspects of chicken natural history and cross-disciplinary biological value. The diversity of extant genetic variants available to researchers is reviewed along with institutional stock locations for North...

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20180012 It was a great honor and privilege to be appointed to serve as the new editor-in-chief of the Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia for the 2018-2021 period. In this first editorial, I would like to thank my peers and colleagues, who have manifested sincere and total support to my indication. It is undoubtedly a great challenge to contribute to the most important scienti...

Tic douloureux involving the glossopharyngeal nerve is rare and when it does occur probably often involves the vagus nerve as well. Many cases are undoubtedly not recognized, and yet the condition responds favourably and permanently to intracranial section of the glossopharyngeal nerve and upper filaments of the vagus nerve. We therefore propose to review the literature, discuss our own experie...