PURPOSE To compare three different treatment modalities for traumatic corneal abrasions. METHODS We conducted a prospective, randomized, masked, three-arm clinical study of patients presenting with superficial corneal foreign bodies. Treatment modalities were: (1) pressure patching with ofloxacin ointment (patch group, PG, n = 18), (2) therapeutic contact lens with ofloxacin eye drops (contac...

Human aromatase is responsible for the last step of estrogen biosynthesis, for the aromatization of ring A of androstenedione (ASD) or testosterone. In this work the mechanism of aromatization was studied using gas phase and hybrid QM/MM calculations. It is shown that human aromatase can efficiently catalyze the aromatization process via a Compound I (or Compound II) mediated pathway. The natur...

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (r-FSH) low-dose step-up regimen for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in patients undergoing ovulation induction (OI) with intrauterine insemination (IUI). MaterialsAndMethods The study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial ...

background: low-intensity laser therapy (lilt) can be utilized for different treatments in the fi eld of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effi cacy of lilt on (1) the rate of canine movement during canine retraction phase and (2) evaluate the radiographic changes occurring during lilt around the irradiated area. materials and methods: a ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of short-term progesterone (P4) supplementation during the early metoestrous period on circulating P4 concentrations and conceptus development in cattle. The oestrous cycles of cross-bred beef heifers were synchronised using a 7-day P4-releasing intravaginal device (PRID® Delta; 1.55 g P4) treatment with administration of a prostaglandi...

Agricultural production is critical to meeting Indonesia's food demands. The water catchment area of Parit Keladi 1, located in Desa Keladi, Kecamatan Sungai Kakap, Kabupaten Kubu Raya, Provinsi Kalimantan Barat, includes tidal swamp land that has a variety plants. Cropwat 8.0 Software will be used this research assess crop needs. This employs primary and secondary data, including soil samples,...

introduction: the purpose of this study is to evaluated the effect of low power laser on the survival of a skin flap on the dorsum of the rats. materials and methods: fifty male rats were divided into five groups. the surgery was done under general anesthesia where a full thickness skin flap (including panniculus carnosus) from the dorsum of the rats were randomly dissected. the flap size was 2...

INTRODUCTION Admission blood pressure (BP) assessment is a central component of severity assessment for community acquired pneumonia. The aim of this study was to establish which readily available haemodynamic measure on admission is most useful for predicting severity in patients admitted with community acquired pneumonia. METHODS A prospective observational study of patients admitted with c...