background: worldwide, cancer of stomach is still the fourth common cancer and the second cause of mortality among all cancers affecting annually 870,000 subjects. this study aims to determine the frequency and the characteristics of gastric cancer in southern iran. materials and methods: 10,800 of all cancers registered in fars hospital-based cancer registry were surveyed among which 574 cases...

conclusions abnormal e-cadherin expression is a common phenomenon in gastric adenocarcinoma. the study showed a significant correlation between abnormal e-cadherin expression and tumor grade and regional lymph node involvement; so, abnormal e-cadherin expression may be used as a predictive factor for tumor invasiveness in gastric adenocarcinoma. materials and methods a historical cohort survey ...

BACKGROUND Three types of totally implantable venous access devices, Ports, are currently in use: titanium, plastic (polyoxymethylene, POM), and mixed (titanium base with a POM shell). Physics theory suggests that the interaction between a non-coring needle (NCN, made of stainless steel) and a plastic base would lead to the stronger material (steel) altering the more malleable material (plastic...

Alcohol dependence (AD) is a complex disorder with environmental and genetic origins. The role of two genetic variants in ALDH2 and ADH1B in AD risk has been extensively investigated. This study tested for associations between nine polymorphisms in ALDH2 and 41 in the seven ADH genes, and alcohol-related flushing, alcohol use and dependence symptom scores in 4597 Australian twins. The vast majo...

1802. Prevalence of KPC-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in New York City: Have We Turned the Corner? Marie Abdallah, MD; Olawole Olafisoye, MD; Christopher Cortes, MD; Clayton Charles, MD; Carl Urban, PhD; David Landman, MD; John Quale, MD; Infectious Diseases, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Infectious Diseases, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY; Medicine, SUNY Downstate Med...

The delivery mechanisms of labile nutrients (e.g. NO3, DON and DOC) to streams are poorly understood. Recent work has quantified the relationship between storm DOC dynamics and the connectedness of catchment units and between pre-storm wetness and transient groundwater NO3 flushing potential. While several studies have shown N and C flushing during storm events as the important mechanism in the...

To test the suggestion that chlorpropamide-alcohol flushing (CPAF) resembles the disulfiram effect and might be mediated by acetaldehyde, the initial metabolite of alcohol, blood concentrations of acetaldehyde were measured after a drink of alcohol in controls and diabetics positive and negative for CPAF. The CPAF-positive diabetics had significantly greater blood acetaldehyde concentrations af...

In this study, the viability of soil flushing on the removal of cresols (meta-, ortho-, and para-cresols) from contaminated soil has been investigated. High production and distribution of cresols in the environment indicate their potential for a widespread exposure to humans. The presence of these compounds in soil could cause a significant threat to environment, as they are toxic and refractor...

The reproductive performance of postpartum cows is affected by factors such as suckling and nutrition. We investigated the effect of a restricted suckling period on the superovulatory response and the fertility after flushing in postpartum Japanese Black cows. Forty-seven postpartum cows were used in this study. At 7 days postpartum, the cows were divided into 2 groups: (1) continuous access to...