OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of using a combination of fluticasone propionate (FP) and UV-A with that of either drug used alone in the long-term treatment of vitiligo. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled, left-right comparison study. Repigmentation was judged by a single dermatologist (L.N.-K.) and skin thickness was scored by a pathologist (using biopsy samples), a der...

OBJECTIVE To provide a picture of the unique role and competencies of family practice registered nurses (FP-RNs). DESIGN Case-study approach using interviews and focus groups. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Seven FP-RNs identified as exemplary by family medicine and nursing peers. METHODS An e-mail was sent to 9200 health care providers from nursing and family medicine, asking them to id...

In this paper, we use transaction data as the source data of mining, and each transaction data contains a consumer ever buy items. We mine association rules from two aspects. One is to present a Boolean FP-tree algorithm to mine association rules with the Boolean computation according to the FP-tree algorithm and CDAR algorithm. The experiments show that the performances of our algorithm are fa...

The classical n-variable Kloosterman sums over the finite field Fp give rise to a lisse Ql-sheaf Kln+1 on Gm,Fp = P 1 Fp − {0,∞}, which we call the Kloosterman sheaf. Let Lp(Gm,Fp ,Sym Kln+1, s) be the L-function of the k-fold symmetric product of Kln+1. We construct an explicit virtual scheme X of finite type over Spec Z such that the p-Euler factor of the zeta function of X coincides with Lp(...

Patients presenting with femoropopliteal (FP) disease often require revascularization for lifestyle-limiting claudication medical therapy that failed, or for critical limb ischemia. Percutaneous revascularization for FP disease has been fraught with challenges since the initial description of percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTA) of the FP artery. Due to high rates of arterial dis...

OBJECTIVE Although extensive resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) changes have been reported in schizophrenia, rsFC changes of the frontal pole (FP) remain unclear. The FP contains several subregions with different connection patterns; however, it is unknown whether the FP subregions are differentially affected in schizophrenia. To explore this possibility, we compared rsFC differences ...

We investigated the effects of antioxidant activity of fermentation product (FP) of five Thai indigenous products on oxidative stress in Wistar rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes type II. The rats were fed with placebo and with the FP (2 and 6 mL/kg body weight/day) for 6 weeks. Rutin, pyrogallol and gallic acid were main compounds found in the FP. Plasma glucose levels in diabetic...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and the additive contribution brought by clinical and ultrasound (US) features. METHOD Cytological and histological diagnoses were compared in a series of 924 patients who underwent US-guided FNA before surgery. We additionally developed a grading system for follicular proliferation (FP) FNA diagnosis, and inv...

Frequent involvement of the disc in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders warrants attempts to tissue engineer TMJ disc replacements. Physiologically, a great degree of similarity is seen between humans and farm pigs (FPs), but the pig's rapid growth confers a significant challenge for in vivo experiments. Minipigs have a slower growth rate and are smaller than FPs, but minipig TMJ discs have...

El presente trabajo aborda la corrección del Factor de Potencia (FP), utilizando datos facturación consumo eléctrico 2019 en un Hotel 4 estrellas ubicado Huasteca Potosina. Estimando el tamaño banco capacitores que pueden corregir y elevar FP por lo menos a 90% con ello reducir las pérdidas energía eléctrica, evitar los cargos penalización bajo FP, así como contribuir disminución emisiones Gase...