BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Mild hypothermia (32-35 degrees C) has been repeatedly shown in laboratory models to reduce damage resulting from global cerebral ischemic insults. Little information is available, however, regarding the protective potential of mild hypothermia against focal ischemia. We designed the present study to determine whether mild hypothermia influences outcome from either tempor...

The human body has an amazing ability to undergo self-repair. However, this natural regeneration process is limited, and in those patients with infection or disease, the body’s repair process may be compromised. To improve, maintain, or restore function to damaged or diseased tissues, scientists are looking to engineer tissue equivalents either as temporary substitutes while the body heals or a...

AIM Premature loss of primary molars due to dental caries and their complications has been associated with space loss and eruptive difficulties, especially when the loss occurs early. The aim of our study was to determine the impact of premature loss of temporary upper molars upon the longitudinal axis of the first and second upper permanent molar. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group include...

the association of osteomalacia with neurofibromatosis is a very rare entity. here a 34 year old man, a known case of neurofibromatosis, is reported who presented with bone pain, hypophosphatemia, rena] phosphorus wasting, multiple looser's pseudofractures, and low bone density. treatment with high dose calcitriol and phosphate resulted in temporary treatment. permanent cure was achieved a...

This paper develops a model to study the effects of foreign aid on the creation and distribution of wealth in the recipient country. It considers three types of foreign aid: permanent grants to all individuals, temporary grants to uneducated workers, and foreign aid in the form of low interest rate loans to individuals who invest in education. The model shows that the economy may have two long-...

This paper uses calibrated versions of a sticky-price currency-substitution model to compare the initial dynamics and welfare costs of three types of stabilization program: Ž . Ž . exchange-rate-based ERB , money-based MB , and money-based with initial reliqueficaŽ . tion MBR . ERB and MBR programs are found to induce an initial expansion in real activity, whereas MB programs are initially cont...

The test is one of the approaches commonly used for validating systems to ensure qualitative and quantitative implementation requirements. In this paper we are interested in refusals test based for testing stochastic systems. We propose a new kind of refusals graph named stochastic refusals graphs (SRG) for specification in maximality-based stochastic labeled transition systems (MSLTS) model. I...

Microbial communities are responsible for the bulk of biogeochemical processing in temporary headwater streams, yet there is still relatively little known about how community structure and function respond to periodic drying. Moreover, the ability to sample temporary habitats can be a logistical challenge due to the limited capability to measure and predict the timing, intensity and frequency o...