PURPOSE Sebum may contribute to the composition of the tear film lipid layer naturally or as a contaminant artifact from collection. The aims of this study were to determine: if sebum changes the rheology of meibum surface films; if the resonance near 5.2 ppm in the 1H-NMR spectra of sebum is due to squalene (SQ); and if sebum or SQ, a major component of sebum, interacts with human meibum. ME...

The importance of the renin-angiotensin system in the development and maintenance of one-kidney renal hypertension in the dog was assessed by chronically inhibiting angiotensin by continuous infusion of [Sar'-,Ala]angiotensin II or a converting enzyme inhibitor (SQ 20881). Angiotensin blockade was begun 1-2 days before renal artery constriction and continued for 6-7 days throughout the high rer...

PURPOSE To investigate the accuracy and precision of threshold estimates returned by two Bayesian perimetric strategies, staircase-QUEST or SQ (a Swedish interactive threshold algorithm [SITA]-like strategy) and ZEST (zippy estimation by sequential testing), and to compare these measures with those of the full-threshold (FT) algorithm. METHODS A computerized visual field simulation model was ...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) occur at an incidence of 5-12% in the general population. We aimed to investigate the rate of true-positives for a screening questionnaire for TMD (SQ-TMD) and differences in the characteristics between the true-positive and false-negative groups. Materials and. METHODS Seventy-six individuals (16 men, 60 women; mean age, 41.1 ± 16.5 years) were se...

PURPOSE To compare the clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of utilizing continuous subcutaneous terbutaline versus oral tocolytics following recurrent preterm labor. DESIGN Retrospective, 1:1 matched cohort. METHODOLOGY From prospectively collected data in a nationwide, perinatal database of women receiving outpatient services, we identified singleton gestations having recurrent preterm...

Although magic angle spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR is a powerful technique to obtain atomic-resolution insights into the structure and dynamics of a variety of chemical and biological solids, poor sensitivity has severely limited its applications. In this study, we demonstrate an approach that suitably combines proton-detection, ultrafast-MAS and multiple frequency dimensions to overcome this ...

The value of linkage research is in its ability to recognise the organisational practices that are the most important drivers of customer satisfaction in a specific organisation. Human Resources Management (HRM) plays a central role in the exchange relationships between the organisation’s management and its employees. Though earlier studies investigated several facets of climate as possible med...

BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance is a common complaint in major depressive disorder (MDD) including impairment of both subjective and objective parameters. All antidepressants affect sleep architecture and quality. AIM This trial was designed to compare the effects of short-term use of citalopram with fluoxetine on sleep quality (SQ) of patients with MDD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...

[1] Relationships of the geomagnetic Sq field to the electric field, conductivity, and currents in the ionosphere were studied from the correlation of the Sq amplitude in the Y-component with that of the ionospheric electric field and Hall currents. The electric field was obtained from the observation by the MU radar from 1989 to 2001, and the currents were estimated from the obtained field and...

The pharmacological advantage of mitomycin C (MMC) given by intraarterial infusion as compared to i.v. infusion was studied in seven patients with cancer metastatic to the liver. Hepatic artery, hepatic vein, and peripheral vein catheters were placed, and then each patient received constant infusions of MMC via the intraarterial and peripheral i.v. routes at 0.4,1.2, and 4.0 mg/ sq m/hr. MMC co...