BACKGROUND Intrabiliary rupture is one of the most serious complications of liver hydatid cysts (LHC). The kind of surgery for these patients is still controversial. T-tube drainage and choledochoduodenostomy (CD) are used by most of the surgeons. But there is no comparative study in the literature. METHODS Eighty patients with symptomatic intrabiliary rupture were treated between 1980 and 19...

This study aims to unravel the functional significance of alternative oxidase1a (AOX1a) induction in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves exposed to cadmium (Cd) by comparing wild-type (WT) plants and aox1a knockout mutants. In the absence of AOX1a, differences in stress-responsive transcript and glutathione levels suggest an increased oxidative challenge during moderate (5 µM) and prolonged (72h) Cd ex...

BACKGROUND An increased incidence of paediatric Crohn's disease was reported recently by our group. AIMS To assess the incidence and characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in northern Stockholm between 1990 and 2001. METHODS All records of individuals 0-15 years of age with suspected IBD in the population based catchment area of 180000 individuals were scrutinised using defined...

Abstract Background We aimed to assess the gene expression profiles of uninflamed small bowels in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) identify its accompanying molecular alterations. Methods performed RNA sequencing bowel tissues obtained from 70 ileal CD, and 9 colon cancer (non-CD controls) during resection. Differentially expressed (DEG) analyses were using DESeq2. Gene set enrichment, correl...

We designed a β-CD dimer on silver nanoparticles embedded with silica nanoparticles (Ag@SiO2 NPs) structure to detect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Silica NPs were utilized as a template for embedding silver NPs to create hot spot structures and enhance the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signal, and a thioether-bridged dimeric β-CD was immobilized on Ag NPs to capture PAHs....

A hydroponic experiment carried out to study the effect of five Cd levels on growth and photosynthesis of two tomato cultivars showed that the addition of 0.1 micromol/L Cd induced a slight increase in plant height of Hezuo 903 and the SPAD (the Soil-Plant Analyses Development) value of the 2 cultivars. However, at higher Cd levels, i.e., 1 and 10 micromol/L, root length and volume, plant heigh...

The removal of heavy metal ions by the nonliving biomass of aquatic macrophytes was studied. We investigated Cd biosorption by dry Hydrilla verticillata biomass. Data obtained in batch experiments indicate that H. verticillata is an excellent biosorbent for Cd. Cd was rapidly adsorbed and such adsorption reached equilibrium within 20 min. The initial pH of the solution affected Cd sorption effi...

BACKGROUND Anti-TNF agents are often reserved for patients with severe Crohn's disease (CD). AIMS We explored the predictive value of baseline disease activity and C-reactive protein (CRP) for disease course, adalimumab efficacy for remission (induction and maintenance) in patients with moderate and severe CD, and adalimumab efficacy in moderate CD by CRP category. METHODS Post hoc analyses...

ion Class Design Encapsulation, intra class complexity, proper placement of methods and attributes, choice of class protocol. Labels or names of attributes and methods. Number of attributes, etc. Use of global variables, polymorphism, or information hiding. CD.2 number of methods per class CD.6 class vs instance variables what to put in each CD.7 Polymorphism and information hiding CD.10 underl...