bstract—Cannabinoid receptors (CBr) stimulation induces umerous central and peripheral effects. A growing interest n the beneficial properties of manipulating the endocannabioid system has led to the possible involvement of CBr in the ontrol of brain inflammation. In the present study we examned the effect of the CBr agonist, (R)-( )-[2,3-dihydro-5ethyl-3-(4-morpholinylmethyl)-pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]...

reatment of molar radicular cysts is challenging and many olars may be removed if endodontic treatment is unsucessful. Conventional periradicular surgery of molars is not lways done, because of the technical difficulties and poor isualisation. Endoscopic periradicular surgery (EPS) has een introduced to avoid having to remove molars.1–3 If lling of the root canal is insufficient, we use EPS aft...

bstract—This study investigated acquisition of a mirroreading skill via imagery training, without the actual perforance of a mirror-reading task. In experiment I, healthy volnteers simulated writing on an imaginary, transparent creen placed at eye level, which could be read by an expermenter facing the subject. Performance of this irrelevant otor task required the subject to imagine the letters...

his pictorial article has been written by an attending endocrine urgeon and illustrated by a surgical resident to provide a simlistic platform for surgical residents to approach the anatomial knowledge and technical knowledge needed for perforance of a partial or total thyroidectomy. This short article will ot replace the need for detailed study of thyroid anatomy efore performing thyroid surge...

Introduction:The present study aimed to compare self-assessment forms of coursework taught in the school of public health at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels and students’ evaluation of the performance of the faculty members at these levels.Methods: The subjects in this cross-sectional study were the faculty members and students of the School of Public Health and Nutrition, Shir...

What motivates governments to spend taxpayer money on iomedical research? A pragmatic answer would be to improve uman/animal health and to support biotech/pharma. Clearly, he research output from such expenditures should be both true repeatable, robust, reliable) and useful (helpful, applicable, growng knowledge). Most biomedical research funding is competitively warded as twoto five-year grant...

The general pattern of healthy growth is quite similar from one individual to another, but there is considerable individual variability in size attained and rate of growth at different ages, with respect both to the body as a whole and to its specific parts. Both the whole body and its parts, therefore, must be measured, and the study of growth is syno-nimous to a large extent with measurements...