BACKGROUND The study aimed to compare the therapeutic effect of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) on the onset of acute cerebral infarction (ACI) at different time points of the first 6 hours. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted in 74 patients who received rt-PA thrombolysis treatment within 4.5 hours after ACI and another 15 patients who received rt-PA thrombolysis ...

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has demonstrated good clinical success in the repair of articular cartilage defects in the knee. Postoperative rehabilitation after ACI is considered critical in returning the patient to an optimal level of function by attempting to create the appropriate mechanical environment for cartilage regrowth, and it involves a progressive program that emphasize...

We investigated the association between polymorphisms in the adiponectin gene (APM-1) and atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (ACI) in a Chinese Han population of Hainan Province. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and gene sequencing were used to analyze the distribution of APM-1 +45T/G and +276G/T genotypes and their alleles in 120 ACI patients and 120 healthy ...

Over the years a variety of cartilage restorative procedures have been developed for athletes to address focal, full-thickness cartilaginous defects in the knee joint, including microfracture, osteochondral autografts, osteochondral allografts, autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), and most recently, next-generation ACI involving scaffolds or cell-seeded scaffolds. Since its introduction, ...

Background: Cyclosporine-A(CsA) is an immunosuppressive polypeptide which is produced byTolypocladium inflatum gams and can cause infertility. Satureja hortensis or summer savory is a one year plant from Lamiaceae family which is used as a motive drug, anti-bloat, anti-infection and sexual power enhancer. According to positive effects of S. hortensis and negative effects of CsA we will evaluate...

We report on progress towards the development of an Action Concept Inventory (ACI), a test that measures student understanding of action principles in introductory mechanics and optics. The ACI also covers key concepts of many-paths quantum mechanics, from which classical action physics arises. We used a multistage iterative development cycle for incorporating expert and student feedback into s...

ACI Rossignol is composed of teams from LIF (UMR 6166), LSV (UMR 8643), INRIA Futurs (Projet Comète and projet SECSI) and Verimag (UMR 9939). The research topic of the action is ccryptographic protocol verification. Two general meetings have been held and additional meetings between sites have been organized. Futhermore the action has organized a Spring School on formal aspects on Security (Sec...

BACKGROUND We investigated whether routine elective irradiation of a clinically negative inguinal node (IGN) is necessary for patients with locally advanced distal rectal cancer and anal canal invasion (ACI). METHODS We reviewed retrospectively 1,246 patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma managed using preoperative or postoperative chemoradiotherapy and radical surgery between 2...

• HEUDIASYC laboratory: Heuristic and diagnosis of complex systems, (UMR 6599 CNRS / Compiègne University of Technology, France): – Franck DAVOINE (CR CNRS) – Thierry DENOEUX (PR) – Yves GRANDVALET (CR CNRS) – Vincent FREMONT (MCF) – Romain HERAULT (PhD Student, since oct. 2004, MENRT ACI SI) – Yisong CHEN (postdoc, since sept. 2005, CNRS) These researchers are members of the ASTRID1 research g...