Conclusion This conference reflected a growing recognition that a fundamental knowledge and understanding of neuroendocrine interactions with the immunological and nervous systems need to be further acquired and related directly to basic and clinical aspects of rheumatic diseases. Clinically productive research on these complex mechanisms necessitates collaboration between investigators from ma...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lignin peroxidase (LIP) as a skin-lightening agent in patients with melasma. A self-controlled clinical study was performed in 31 women who had melasma on both sides of the face. This study involved 8 weeks of a full-face product treatment. The skin color was measured at days 0, 7, 28 and 56 using a chromameter on the foreh...

Bu çal??man?n amac?, i?-aile ya?am çat??mas? üzerindeki, i? yükü, stresi ve personelin fiziksel çal??ma ortam de?erlendirmelerinin etkisini analiz etmektir. kapsamda nicel ara?t?rma yöntemlerinden anket tekni?i kullan?larak veriler toplanm??t?r. Çal??ma Kahramanmara?’ta g?da sektöründe gerçekle?tirilmi?tir. Ara?t?rmada kullan?lan formunda, yerli yabanc? literatürde geçerlili?i güvenilirli?i tes...

Hektolitarska masa je parametar kakvoće pšenice na čiju vrijednost utječe više čimbenika. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio utvrditi razlike u nekim fizikalnim svojstvima kada se zrna razlikuju prema debljini, a istraživanje provedeno tvrtki Belje d.d. Mlinarstvo Križevci 2012. godini. Za potrebe istraživanja, uzorci ručno su uzeti tijekom transportiranja iz skladišnog prostora mlinsku čistionicu i ne...

Lentil grains with high nutritional value qualify as a promising candidate for alleviation of micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia and North Africa. Genetic variation concentration germplasm is prerequisite biofortification this crop. In the present study, ninety-six lentil genotypes consisting Indian (released varieties, advanced breeding lines lines) Mediterranean (germplasm landraces) we...

Education and Support Services There is a growing recognition that the most effective strategies to address the problems of struggling neighborhoods—from health to school success and poverty—involve the focused use of integrated strategies. Integrated strategies can address challenges that are complicated and interdependent in nature. For example, a change in health can influence students’ acad...

Melasma is a common hypermelanotic disorder affecting the facial area which has a considerable psychological impact on the patient. Managing melasma is a difficult challenge that requires long-term treatment with a number of topical agents, such as rucinol and sophora-alpha. Aims. We aim to compare the combined treatment of skin needling and depigmenting serum with that using depigmenting serum...

BACKGROUND A 1,927-nm wavelength was recently added to the 1,550-nm erbium-doped fiber laser. This wavelength possesses a higher absorption coefficient for water than the 1,550-nm, conferring greater ability to target epidermal processes such as dyschromia. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel 1,927-nm fractional thulium fiber laser in the treatment of melasma. METHODS F...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES A multidimensional self-report questionnaire to evaluate job-related stress factors is presented. The questionnaire, called Maugeri Stress Index - reduced form (MASI-R), aims to assess the impact of job strain on a team or on a single worker by considering four domains: wellness, resilience, perception of social support, and reactions to stressful situations. MATER...

Systemic sclerosis is a collagen disease with high frequency of oesophageal affection, specially if we use manometry as an evaluation method that has a high rate of clinic complication in high rate of patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of the oesophageal affection through the clinical, radiological, endoscopical and manometrical studies and to compare the results with...