There have been amazing advances in embryology, teratology, reproductive biology, genetics, andepidemiology in the past 50 years that have provided scientists and clinicians with a better perspective on the causes of congenital malformations. We still cannot provide the families of children with malformations a definitive 434SURAKSHA AGRAWAL Author’s Address: Prof. Suraksha Agrawal, Dep...

Purpose: To provide factorial analytical findings, and to construct validation and normative data for Malaysian diabetic patients in Penang. Method: A population-based survey was conducted in Penang, Malaysia during Nov 2012 to March 2013. Cluster random sampling technique was employed for the selection of participants in the community. A total of 1924 diabetic patients of age ≥ 18 years (mean ...

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of the Japanese version of a performance evaluation tool for activities of daily living (ADL) based on the modified Barthel Index (PET-MBI) among elderly people at home. [Subjects] The subjects were elderly people living at home in Japan. [Methods] A cross-sectional study was performed at five home care facilities for e...

Background: Aberrant metabolic reprogramming of malignant cells is known to drive cancer progression and metastasis. The increase in glycolytic flux creates a lactate-rich tumor microenvironment (TME), which tumors exploit by expanding immunosuppressive cell populations such as Tregs MDSCs that thrive on lactate fuel source. Blockade export from cells, while inhibiting uptake suppressive immune...

⁎ Corresponding author at: Neurosurgical Clinic, Depa Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Paler 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy. Fax: +39 091 6552393. E-mail address: [email protected] (D.G. Iaco http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2014.04.002 2214-7519/© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B Article history: Received 17 February 2014 Revised 27 March 2014 Accepted 12 April 2014

Resenha de PLATÃO. O Banquete. Texto estabelecido e anotado por John Burnet. Tradução notas Irley F. Franco JAA Torrano. Apresentação Franco. Rio Janeiro; São Paulo: Editora PUC-Rio; Edições Loyola, 2021. 212 pp. ISBN (PUC-Rio): 978-65-88831-23-6. (Edições Loyola): 978-65-5504-091-3.