The shock index (SI), modified shock index (MSI), and age multiplied by SI (Age SI) are used to assess the severity and predict the mortality of trauma patients, but their validity for geriatric patients is controversial. The purpose of this investigation was to assess predictive value of the SI, MSI, and Age SI for geriatric trauma patients. We used the Emergency Department-based Injury In-dep...

To investigate the effect of salinity stress on membrane stability index, membrane lipid peroxidation, catalase activity and protein content of Fenugreek (Trigonellafoenum) an experiment with five levels of short-term salinity stress (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mM) was carried out at the laboratory of agriculture faculty of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. The treatments were ar...

HYPOTHESIS Stage I or II colorectal carcinomas with microsatellite instability (MSI) are characterized by more isolated lymph nodes in the resected specimen than their counterparts with microsatellite stability (MSS). DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Academic research. PATIENTS Using a pentaplex polymerase chain reaction assay, MSI status was determined prospectively for 135 operative pa...

Colorectal malignancies demonstrating microsatellite instability (MSI) have a very heterogeneous histological appearance, better prognosis, and altered response to therapy. Consequently, identification of the MSI phenotype is both relevant and interesting as a screening and prognostic tool and as a potential predictive factor of chemotherapeutic response. Several groups have argued for the excl...

DNA mismatch repair (MMR) maintains genome stability primarily by correcting replication-associated mismatches. Defects in MMR lead to several human cancers characterized by frequent alterations in simple repetitive DNA sequences, a phenomenon called microsatellite instability (MSI). In most MSI-positive cancers, genetic or epigenetic changes that alter the function or expression of an essentia...

PURPOSE Mucinous cells (MUCs), signet-ring cells (SRCs), and poorly differentiated cells (PDCs) are uncommon histologic types and have been associated with advanced tumor stage and poor prognosis. However, MUCs, SRCs, and PDCs are commonly observed in cancers with high microsatellite instability (MSI), which have favorable outcomes compared with cancers with microsatellite stability (MSS). The ...

Several agronomic factors, including planting density, affect plant growth and final yield. New soil suffers from severe fertility shortage crop productivity. Potassium humate (KH) application improves performance under new conditions. Therefore, this investigation was performed in two seasons of 2018/2019 2019/2020 to study the impact KH at rate 50 kg hectare?1 (ha?1) on growth, yield, physio-...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic significance and determinants of myocardial salvage assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in reperfused ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND In acute myocardial infarction, CMR can retrospectively detect the myocardium at risk and the irreversible injury. This allows for quantifying the extent of s...

sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (speek) with a low degree of sulfonation (ds = 40%) was prepared for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (pemfc). poly (ether ether ketone) (peek) was sulfonated in concentrated h2so4 under n2 atmosphere and characterized by the hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (h-nmr) technique. after preparation of the speek polymer, the obtained polymer was dissolved i...

BACKGROUND Microsatellite instability (MSI) is an important marker for screening for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome) as well as a prognostic and predictive marker for sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC). The mononucleotide microsatellite marker panel is a well-established and superior alternative to the traditional Bethesda MSI analysis panel, and does not require testin...