Despite recent advances in multiple sclerosis treatment, patients experience relapses for which standard treatment remains glucocorticosteroids (GCS). However, there is limited information comparing doses or routes of administration for different GCS types or the benefit of GCS compared to natural recovery. Currently, high dose (HD) methylprednisolone (MP) is the preferred therapy. We conducted...

The "productivity paradox" of information systems (IS) is that, despite enormous improvements in the underlying technology, the benefits of IS spending have not been found in aggregate output statistics. One explanation is that IS spending may lead to increases in product quality or variety which tend to be overlooked in aggregate output statistics, even if they increase sales at the firm-level...

in order to analyze sport factors which increase productivity in sport centers, three questionnaires including personal information, identity of sport centers and the factors affecting productivity in these centers (7 axles) were prepared. after their validity (cronbach’s alpha 0.835) had been determined, they were distributed among sports teachers in hamedan. in order to analyze the collected ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Arytenoid adduction (AA) surgery can be technically challenging, potentially limiting its utilization in general practice. Because AA often serves as an adjunct to thyroplasty type I (TTI) in the management of unilateral vocal fold paralysis, this study sought to define the anatomic position of the muscular process (MP) of the arytenoid cartilage in relation to the TTI win...

OBJECTIVE To examine short term power output during growth and maturation using a multilevel modelling approach. METHODS Body mass, stature, and triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses of boys and girls, aged 12.2 (0.4) years (mean (SD)) at the onset of the study, were measured at age 12, 13, and 17 years. Sexual maturation, classified according to Tanner's stage of pubic hair developmen...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of the novel Kinesio taping treatment approach on meralgia paresthetica (MP) symptoms. DESIGN Repeated measurements, feasibility study of 1 intervention. SETTING Referral private physical therapy clinic. PARTICIPANTS Men (n=6) and women (n=4) with clinically and electromyographically diagnosed MP. INTERVENTION Application of Kinesio tape, twice a week for ...

PURPOSE To validate the Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) against the Wingate Anaerobic cycling Test (WAnT) in a group of youth with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS Twenty children and adolescents (11 boys and 9 girls; mean age = 14.8 years) with spastic CP, and classified as either level I or II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System, completed the study. RESULTS Very strong signific...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Candida carriage and Candida species among cigarette and Maras powder (MP) users. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was conducted on 180 volunteering men in 20 cafehouses in the city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey. The sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and the behaviors of MP and cigarette usage were noted down. Cul...

The bioavailability of oral mercaptopurine (MP) is poor, and plasma levels following p.o. dosing are highly variable. In an attempt to circumvent these problems, we conducted a Phase I trial and clinical pharmacological study of MP administered as a prolonged i.v. infusion. An infusion rate of 50 mg/sq m/h, which was designed to achieve therapeutic drug levels in plasma, was used in all patient...