Purpose:MUC4 shows aberrant expression in early pancreatic lesions and ahigh specificity for pancreatic cancer. It thushas ahighpotential tobe a sensitive and specific biomarker.Unfortunately, its low serum level limits its diagnostic/prognostic potential.We here report that amultifaceted acute phase protein lipocalin 2, regulated by MUC4, could be a potential diagnostic/prognostic marker for p...

Low pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) is considered a risk factor for Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and is influenced by psychological variables. Objectives To correlate deep pain sensitivity of masticatory muscles with prosthetic factors and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in completely edentulous subjects. Material and Methods A total of 29 complete denture wearers were recruited...

This paper presents a no-reference image quality assessment metric that makes use of the wavelet subband statistics to evaluate the levels of distortions of wavelet-compressed images. The work is based on the fact that for distorted images the correlation coefficients of the adjacent scale subbands change proportionally with respect to the distortion of a compressed image. Subband similarity is...

PURPOSE To evaluate the reproducibility of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements obtained by Spectralis spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) in normal and glaucoma participants. METHODS Participants were recruited from a university-based clinic. Peripapillary RNFL thickness measurements were repeat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has recently been proposed that fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging may serve as a surrogate marker for time of symptom onset after stroke. We assessed the hypothesis that FLAIR imaging could be used to decide if an MRI was performed within 4.5 hours from symptom onset or later. METHODS All consecutive patients with presumed stroke who underwent an MR...

in this work, 137cs activity concentration of soil in five depths and in six meteorology stations in terms of bq/kg has been measured. for each thirty soil's samples, parameters such as kind of soil, density and hydraulic coefficient of transmission were determined. correlation coefficient between 137cs activity concentration and raining average, hydraulic coefficient of transmission and s...

Elements in a sample date are demonstrated based on their characteristics and in turn the characteristics are represented by variables. Identifying the relationship between these variables is crucial for prediction, hypothesis testing, and decision making. The relation between two variables is often quantified using a correlation factor. Once correlation is known it can be used to make predicti...

This study aims to analyze the level of community participation and relationship between knowledge with in fire prevention suppression from peat Orang Kayo Hitam Grand Forest Parks (TAHURA), Jambi Province. Research uses a mixed method by combining quantitative qualitative research. The data sampling purposive collecting through in-depth interviews. analytical used is descriptive analysis suppo...