background: long-term tunneled catheters are used for the hemodialysis or chemotherapy in many patients. proper placement of the catheter tip could reduce early and late catheter related complications. aim of the present study was to evaluate a new formula for proper placement of tunneled hemodialysis or infusion port device by using an external anatomic landmark. materials and methods: a total...

background: obesity has been associated with several co ‑ morbidities such as diabetes and increased mortality. in general, the use of medication promotes only a modest weight loss in the range of 2 to 10 kg, usually most effective during the first 6 months of therapy; however, studies have shown positive effects on other risk factors such as blood pressure and serum glucose levels, but there...

The carbohydrate specificity of three novel lectins, Boletopsis leucomelas lectin (BLL), Aralia cordate lectin (ACL), and Wasabia japonica lectin (WJL), was examined by frontal affinity chromatography using a panel of fluorescently labeled 47 oligosaccharides. The results indicate that BLL recognizes an agalacto structure of the biantennary chain and its bisecting structure. ACL showed strong a...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: to measure the amounts of fluoride released from fluoride-containing materials, four glass ionomer cements (fuji ix, fuji vii, fuji ix extra and fuji ii lc), a compomer (dyract extra) and a giomer (beautifil) were used in this study . methods: twenty cylindrical specimens were prepared from each material. the a...

The need to improve pharmacopoeial approaches the standardization of medicinal plant raw materials (MPRMs) and herbal products (HMPs), ensure implementation principle «cross-cutting» in series «medicinal material – phyto-substance product» determine relevance developing new, more rational analysis objects origin. purpose research was theoretical experimental substantiation use reference develop...