In Alzheimer's disease (AD), besides the characteristic deterioration of memory, studies also point to a higher pain tolerance in spite of sensibility preservation. A change in the normal tau protein phosphorylation is also characteristic of AD, which contributes to the pathogenesis of the disease and is useful in early diagnosis. Kyotorphin (KTP) is an endogenous analgesic dipeptide (Tyr-Arg) ...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Lasers are widely used in treating symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. In current practice, potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) lasers are the most common type of laser systems used. The aim here was to evaluate the rapid effect of high-power laser systems after application of hypericin. DESIGN AND SETTING Experimental animal study conducted in the Department of Urol...

This paper reflects on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) at Construction Youth Trust (the Trust) with London South Bank University (LSBU) that aims to provide the Trust with a comprehensive and internal process that will result in Social Return on Investment (SROI) being embedded within the organisation. The aims of this paper are twofold, firstly to examine the development and growth of K...

Femto-second laser writing was used to fabricate waveguides in KTP with losses below 0.8 dB/cm. They were used for efficient broad bandwidth, Type II frequency doubling of cw Ti-sapphire laser radiation at 1080.4 nm. Keywords; laser written waveguides, low loss, broad bandwidth, KTP, type II frequency doubling

Absolute magnitudes of the effective nonlinearity, deff, were measured for seven KTP and six BBO crystals. The d(eff), were derived from the parametric gain of an 800-nm signal wave in the sample crystals when they were pumped by the frequency-doubled, spatially filtered light from an injectionseeded, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The KTP crystals, all type II phase matched with propagation in the X...

Kudingcha is a traditional Chinese tea, and insect tea is a special drink produced by the metabolism of insect larvae using the raw Kuding tea. Insect tea polyphenols (ITP) and its raw tea (Kuding tea) polyphenols (KTP) are high-purity polyphenols extracted by centrifuge precipitation. The present study was designed to compare the antioxidative effects of insect tea polyphenols (ITP) and its ra...

AIM The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the effects of different cavity-disinfectants and potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser on microtensile bond strength to primary dentin. Chlorhexidine (CHX), propolis (PRO), ozonated water (OW), gaseous ozone (OG) and KTP laser were used for this purpose. METHODOLOGY Twelve primary molar teeth were used in this study. One-third of the teeth ...

BACKGROUND The pulsed dye laser (PDL) has long been used for treatment of erythematous and hypertrophic scars. Its effectiveness has been attributed in large part to its vascular-specificity. The vascular-specific potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser has also been reported to be clinically effective for scars, but has not been compared to the PDL. OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and clinic...