The white gene, which is responsible for eye pigmentation, is widely used to study position effects in Drosophila. As a result of insertion of P-element vectors containing mini-white without enhancers into random chromosomal sites, flies with different eye color phenotypes appear, which is usually explained by the influence of positive/negative regulatory elements located around the insertion s...

Removable osseointegrated titanium mini-implants were successfully used as anchorage devices in orthodontics. The early load is necessary to simplify the mini-implant methodology, but can lead to failure during osseointegration. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy was used instead of commercially pure Ti due to its superior strength. However, the corrosion resistance is low, allowing for metal ion release. The...

the study by Lacroix and colleagues [1] in the previous issue of Critical Care, we appreciate the early use of the mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (mini-BAL) to diagnose health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). However, some limitations of the study create diffi culties in initiating this protocol in our institution. Hospitalized/intubated patients with HCAP were not studied. Th ese patients repres...

We study bound object formation in a background universe accelerated by cosmological constant and by quintessence. If the acceleration lasts forever, due to the existence of event horizon, one would have naively expected the universe to approach a state of cold death. However, we find that many local regions in the universe can in fact be protected by their own gravity to form mini-universes, p...

BACKGROUND The use of mobile fluoroscopic devices during orthopaedic procedures is associated with substantial concern with regard to the radiation exposure to surgeons and support staff. The perceived increased risks associated with large c-arm devices have been well documented. However, no study to date has documented the relative radiation risk associated with the use of a mini-c-arm device....

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a hematopoietic stem cell disorder in which allogeneic stem cell transplantation remains the only curative option, but its use is limited by donor availability and treatment-related morbidity and mortality. Imatinib mesylate is a targeted agent for CML with efficacy to date, which is superior to all other nontransplant therapy and has limited toxicity. The ...

Abstract Background To evaluate the safety and efficacy of mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini PCNL) retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in treatment kidney stones 20–30 mm. Methods A prospective randomized study 70 patients who presented to urology department with calyceal or renal pelvic stone mm between September 2017 2019. Patients were randomly divided into two groups, Group (Mini con...

BACKGROUND Surfactant protein B (SP-B; 79 residues) belongs to the saposin protein superfamily, and plays functional roles in lung surfactant. The disulfide cross-linked, N- and C-terminal domains of SP-B have been theoretically predicted to fold as charged, amphipathic helices, suggesting their participation in surfactant activities. Earlier structural studies with Mini-B, a disulfide-linked c...

Introduction: The 2003 Mars Exploration Rover science strategy is to identify promising targets for the rover using the visible imaging Pancam and thermal infrared imaging Mini-TES. Those targets would then undergo detailed examination using a suite of instruments including an alpha particle x-ray spectrometer, a Mössbauer spectrometer, and a microscopic imager. Team members will select sites u...

Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) is an advanced plasma propulsion system that will enable spacecraft to attain unprecedented speeds for minimal energy and mass requirements. The high efficiency and specific impulse attained by the system is due to its utilization of ambient energy, in this case the energy of the solar wind, to provide the enhanced thrust. Coupling to the solar wind ...