Background: vertigo may be a warning sign of impending vertebrobasilar stroke. Objective: To investigate the role of brain stem auditory evoked potential (BAEP), electronystagmography (ENG) studies and results of transcranial Doppler (TCD) in patients with vertigo of vertebrobasilar origin and patients with vertigo of non-vertebrobasilar origin. Methods: Twenty five patients with vertigo aged 4...

Angiogenesis is a highly coordinated, extremely complex process orchestrated by multiple signaling molecules and blood flow conditions. While sprouting mode of angiogenesis is very well investigated, the molecular mechanisms underlying intussusception, the second mode of angiogenesis, remain largely unclear. In the current study two molecules involved in vascular growth and differentiation, nam...

OBJECTIVES Vertigo is a very common symptom mainly caused by the lesion of vestibular system (peripheral or central) and often accompanied by some work-related diseases and occupational intoxications. The aim of this study was to assess the value of electronystagmography (ENG) and videonystagmography (VNG) for diagnosing vertigo of various origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included four...

Rui Wang, Hai Zhao,1,2⇤ Sabine Ploux, ⇤ Bao-Liang Lu, and Masao Utiyama Department of Computer Science and Eng. Key Lab of Shanghai Education Commission for Intelligent Interaction and Cognitive Eng. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS-L2C2, France National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kyoto, Japan wangrui....

BACKGROUND United States Army combat engineer (ENG) training is an intense 14-week course designed to introduce new recruits to basic soldiering activities, Army values and lifestyle, and engineering skills and knowledge. The present investigation examined injury rates and injury risk factors in ENG training. METHODS At the start of their training, 1,633 male ENG recruits were administered a ...

A family of endoglucanases belonging to glycoside hydrolase family (GHF) 45 have been isolated from the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Here we describe the purification and characterization of the recombinant enzymes, named Bx-ENG-1, 2, and 3, expressed in Pichia pastoris. The respective molecular masses of purified Bx-ENG-1, 2, and 3 were estimated to be 18, 33-39, and 100-140 ...

OBJECTIVE To present efficacy, safety, and bleeding profile results from the clinical trials that supported the U.S. Food and Drug Administration filing for the approval of a single-rod etonogestrel (ENG) contraceptive implant (Implanon). DESIGN Integrated analysis of 11 international clinical trials. SETTING Contraceptive clinics in U.S., Chile, Asia, and Europe. PATIENT(S) A total of 94...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of porous, crystalline materials with applications in the capture, storage, and separation of gasses. Although much effort has been devoted to understanding the properties of MOFs in powder form, in a realistic system the MOF media will likely be employed as dense compacts, such as pucks or pellets, to maximize volumetric efficiency. In these appl...

Pratylenchus loosi is an important root-lesion nematode that causes damage to tea plantations in Iran and all over the world. The present study reports on characterization evolution of three ß-1,4-endoglucanase genes: Pl-eng-2, Pl-eng-3 Pl-eng-4. gene structure Pl-eng-2 was fully determined with predicted signal peptide devoid linker domain carbohydrate-binding domain, while Pl-eng-4 were only ...