Few animal models of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection have incorporated arthropod-borne transmission. Here, we establish an Aedes aegypti mosquito model of ZIKV infection of mice, and demonstrate altered vector competency among three strains, (Orlando, ORL, Ho Chi Minh, HCM, and Patilas, PAT). All strains acquired ZIKV in their midguts after a blood meal from infected mice, but ZIKV transmission onl...

Background: The treatment of patients presenting with cervicogenic dizziness (CGD) may be challenging. Indeed, there is no consensual approach for CGD, nor gold-standard assessment diagnosis. Objectives: Our study aimed to assess the management CGD by rheumatologists versus otorhinolaryngologists. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional including Tunisian doctors dealing CGD. Rheumatologists (R...

Objectives/Hypothesis Residency preparation courses (RPCs) have become a widely adopted practice to ease the transition of medical students into residency, but these often lack training in skills expected subspecialty interns. To fill this gap, simulation-based curriculum otolaryngology (ORL) was implemented at University Michigan Medical School. The aimed improve confidence and perceived abili...

Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes all consequences of reflux acid or other irritants (pepsin, duodenal contents in liver biliary diseases) from the stomach into the esophagus. The main cause of gastroesophageal and duodenogastral reflux is incompetence of the antireflux barriers at the esophagogastric junction. Object: To determine the prevalence of ORL’ symptoms in ...

Analysing the face recognition rate of various current face recognition algorithms is absolutely critical in developing new robust algorithms. In his paper we report performance analysis of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) for face recognition. This analysis was carried out on various current PCA and LDA based face recognition algorithms using standard p...

and localizing a face in a single image is the most important part of almost all face systems. Face localization aims to determine the image position of a face for verification documents such as passport, driving license, ID cards, etc. In this paper an entropy-based roposed for detecting the high information region of the image which may include eyes, e, etc. The derived regions in this stage ...

BACKGROUND Isolated sphenoid sinus pathologies are relatively rare. In the majority of cases, symptoms do not arise in the early stages of the disease or are non-specific, therefore making diagnosis difficult. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic process and the reasons for development of complications in patients with isolated sphenoid sinus pathology. MATERIAL/METHODS The...