charcot-marie-tooth disease (cmt) is the most common inherited neurological disorder, affecting both motor and sensory peripheral nerves. neurophysiological patterns divide cmt into three main groups: demyelinating cmt1 (upper limb motor nerve conduction velocity (mncv) <38 m/s), axonal cmt2 (mncv >38 m/s) and intermediate cmt (mncv 25-45 m/s). cmt has been also categorized based on the mode of...

conclusions the mtbdrplus and mtbdrsl genotypic testing can serve as useful additional tools for dst in a high-burden country like pakistan provided it is used in combination with phenotypic testing. results the sensitivity of mtbdrplus for isoniazid and rifampicin was found to be 88.8% and 90.2%, respectively, while sensitivity of mtbdrsl for fluoroquinolones, amikacin/capreomycin, and ethambu...

background: blunt abdominal trauma is one of the causes of mortality in emergency department. free fluid in the abdomen due to intra-abdominal blunt trauma can be determined by the surface probe of ultrasound. since the importance of this free fluid in hemodynamic stable patients with blunt trauma is associated with the unknown outcome for surgeons, this study was performed to evaluate the role...

The goal of this study was to compare the effect of heater probe thermocoagulation for massive bleeding of peptic ulcers with a control group. Between March 1992 and August 1995 we used heater probe thermocoagulation endoscopically to treat 42 patients with active UGl bleeding or nonbleeding visible vessels at the base of ulcer craters within 2-3 hours of admission. We also selected 42 pati...

investigating pressure applied in surface vertically that is done by use of mechanical procedures isn’t efficient to measure pressure applied in inner surface of reservoir or pipes having gas due to entering pressure into whole walls and different surfaces. So, in order to measure this kind of pressure, several studies were conducted in past decades and also various procedures were proposed tha...

in this research, a fast colorimetric method for the detection of 4-phenylthiosemicarbazid (4-ptsc) in environmental samples, is reported for the first time. semicarbazide compounds have been used as pesticides or fungicides in agriculture and for chemical synthesis in industrial processes. with this method, one or the total amount of semicarbazide in real samples can be detected within 6-7 min...

Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy (SHPM) is a scanning probe microscopy technique developed to observe and image magnetic fields locally. This method is based on application of the Hall Effect, supplied by a micro hall probe attached to the end of cantilever as a sensor.  SHPM provides direct quantitative information on the magnetic state of a material and can also image magnetic induction under a...