The Painlevé expansion for the second Painlevé equation (PII) and fourth Painlevé equation (PIV) have two branches. The singular manifold method therefore requires two singular manifolds. The double singular manifold method is used to derive Miura transformations from PII and PIV to modified Painlevé type equations for which auto-Bäcklund transformations are obtained. These auto-Bäcklund transf...

Glycine allele at codon 16 has previously been associated with the increase in asthma severity, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and also the increase in inhaled corticosteroid dependence. This study was designed to evaluate the genetic alleles in mild asthma.Thirty-four patients with diagnosis of mild asthma (FEV1 ≥ 80%, positive methacholine test) and body mass index (BMI ≤ 30 Kg/m2) were includ...

We reviewed the plain radiographs, bone scans and hip aspiration results of 54 patients with painful hip arthroplasties which had been explored surgically, to compare the results of the investigations with the operative findings. For acetabular loosening, the sensitivity and specificity of bone scanning were 87% and 95%, with an accuracy of 90%: for serial plain radiography sensitivity was 95%,...

BACKGROUND Our prior study revealed the loss in short-term L-Arginine (ARG) therapeutic efficacy after continuous exposure; resulting in tolerance development, mediated by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) down-regulation, secondary to oxidative stress and induced glucose accumulation. However, the potential factor regulating ARG cellular response is presently unknown. METHOD Human umb...

An enzyme-free amperometric sensor based on a heptadecapeptide possessing an electroactive ferrocene (Fc) linker as ferrocene-Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly-Phe-Gly-His-Ile-His-Glu-Gly-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly-Lys-(CH2)4-dithiocyclopentane self-assembled gold substrate was designed and fabricated for specific determination of L-arginine (L-Arg). The detection mechanism is conformational change surface-immobilized ...