We study the interplay between intrinsic rotation and internal transport barrier (ITB) dynamics through the dynamic change of the parallel Reynolds stress. Global flux-driven gyrofluid simulations are used for this study. In particular, we investigate the role of parallel velocity gradient instability (PVGI) in the ITB formation and the back transition. It is found that the excitation of PVGI i...

BACKGROUND Multi-slice computed tomography enterography (MSCTE) is now widely used to diagnose and monitor intestinal disease. Preliminary studies suggest that MSCTE may be useful in detecting intestinal tuberculosis (ITB). We sought to assess the use of MSCTE for the diagnosis of ITB in our medical center. METHODS In this retrospective study, 15 patients (11 males and 4 females, 6 to 65 year...

BACKGROUND Distinguishing Crohn's disease (CD) from intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) is clinically challenging but important for prognostication and patient management. METHODS Patients with diagnosis of CD and ITB were prospectively enrolled in the study from January 2006 to October 2007. The patients were followed up for further 15 months to ascertain that the diagnosis had not changed. Clinic...

Abstract A linear empirical threshold condition ωE×B/γITG > 0.68s − 0.095 has been found for the onset of the ion internal transport barriers in the JET optimised shear database. Here, s is the magnetic shear, ωE×B the flow shearing rate and γITG is an approximate of the linear growth rate of the ion temperature gradient instability. The present empirical threshold condition for the ITB formati...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the uptake of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) following commissioning of this therapy by the National Health Service (NHS) England in April 2013. The specific objectives of this study were: (i) to explore the gap between the need for and the actual provision of ITB services; and (ii) to compare England figures with other European countries ...

METHODS: Gross anatomical studies of 20 embalmed cadavers that examined origins, insertions and significant attachments of the ITB were performed. The strain generated in the ITB by three typical stretching manoeuvres (Obers test: OBER, Hip flexion, adduction and external loading: HIP, Straight leg raise: SLR) was measured in 5 unembalmed cadavers using foil-type strain gauges. An ultrasound as...

drugs (4 azathioprine, 2 methotrexate, 1 interferon beta-1b, 8 gabapentin, 2 pregabalin, 2 phenobarbital, 2 paroxetine, 1 citalopram, 1 venlafaxine, 7 furosemide, 4 heparin, 1 risperidone and 1 olanzapine). Fifteen patients did not receive any concomitant medication. ITB was administered with a mean effective daily dose of 251.3 8 11 g (range 90–580 g). Adverse events of ITB were monitored by e...

Intregins are heterodimeric α- and β-subunit containing membrane receptor proteins which serve various cell adhesion roles in tissue repair, hemostasis, immune response, embryogenesis and metastasis. At least 18 α- (ITA or ITGA) and 8 β-integrin subunits (ITB or ITGB) are encoded on mammalian genomes. Comparative ITB amino acid sequences and protein structures and ITB gene locations were examin...

RATIONALE Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a collectin family member with demonstrated immunomodulatory properties in vitro. We hypothesized that SP-D modulates inflammation during noninfectious lung injury in vivo. OBJECTIVES To investigate the association of alveolar SP-D and injury, we studied the responses of transgenic mice expressing varying levels of SP-D to intratracheal bleomycin (ITB)...

PCR amplification of insertion element IS6110 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in fecal samples was evaluated in the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis (ITB). The numbers of samples that tested positive by PCR with SalI digestion were 16/18 untreated-ITB samples, 0/8 treated-ITB samples, 12/14 smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis samples, and 0/30 control samples. The sensitivity, specificity, ...