Background and Aims: New advances in the use of cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) in maternal plasma of pregnant women has provided the possibility of applying cffDNA in prenatal diagnosis as a non-invasive method. One of the applications of prenatal diagnosis is fetal gender determination. Early prenatal determination of fetal sex is required for pregnant women at risk of X-linked and some endocrin...

The milk production of one mother was determined post-partum for a period of 13 weeks, during which time breast milk was her infant's only source of food energy. The weight changes of both the mother and the male infant were recorded during this period. The food intake and activity pattern of the mother were also recorded for 4-week periods: at 2, 6, 10 weeks after birth and 2 weeks after the c...

In four large, nationally representative surveys (N = 11.2 million), American adolescents and emerging adults in the 2010s (Millennials) were significantly less religious than previous generations (Boomers, Generation X) at the same age. The data are from the Monitoring the Future studies of 12th graders (1976-2013), 8th and 10th graders (1991-2013), and the American Freshman survey of entering...

aims and objectives: the present study was carried to evaluate the adjunctive effect of the local application of hyaluronan gel to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. materials and methods: twelve patients with chronic periodontitis participated in the study with a split mouth design. plaque formation and bleeding on probing (bop) were evaluated pre-treatment (ba...

conclusions the radiological findings of the present study showed that the use of a coral-dcfgp mixture led to superior bone defect healing and rapid graft incorporation when compared to the use of solely coral or dcfgp. background currently, coral is used as an osteoconductive material. demineralized calf fetal growth plate (dcfgp) has also been used as a source of osteoinduction. objectives t...

BACKGROUND Pharmacological therapy for congestive heart failure (CHF) with ventricular arrhythmia is limited. In the study, our aim was to evaluate the effects of Chinese traditional medicine Shensong Yangxin capsules (SSYX) on heart rhythm and function in CHF patients with frequent ventricular premature complexes (VPCs). METHODS This double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study random...

The objective of the present study was to examine the influence of energy supplementation and its cessation thereafter on the basal metabolic rates (BMR) of chronically undernourished individuals. Seven apparently healthy males were supplemented daily with 3.35 MJ (15 g protein, 35 g fat, 105 g carbohydrate) for 12 weeks. The average gain in body-weight was 1.9 kg (body fat, 58%; fat-free mass ...

LH, FSH and testosterone variations were compared during the prepubertal period in Romanov and Ile-de-France ram lambs born in the spring. Mean plasma LH levels increased significantly between the 1st and 8th week of age in the Romanov and between the 1st and 12th week of age in the Ile-de-France. At 1 month of age, the number of LH and testosterone pulses per hour was higher in Romanov than in...

background recombinant human erythropoietin (rhuepo) treatment can increase hemoglobin levels and decrease transfusion requirements. this study aims to investigate how blood transfusion influences hemoglobin levels in patients receiving rhuepo for 12 weeks. materials and methods this was a case-control study of 60 patients less than 15 years with anemia and a solid tumor in any location between...