Triple therapy with bismuth subsalicylate, amoxicillin, metronidazole (BAM) or with omeprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin (OAC) has been commonly used for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. We compared the efficacy of these triple therapies in children with H. pylori infection. We retrospectively analyzed results in 233 children with H. pylori infection and treated with OAC (n=...

Introduction: Triple oxygen isotope measurement was once an exclusive practice in meteorite research [1]. Since 1980s, many compounds on Earth have been found to possess triple oxygen isotope compositions that deviate from terrestrial fractionation line [2, 3]. Some of them form minerals and rocks, which can be preserved in geological records and serve as a solid archive for past Earth system h...

We present numerical solutions of a two-dimensional Riemann problem for the compressible Euler equations that describes the Mach reflection of weak shock waves. High resolution finite volume schemes are used to solve the equations formulated in self-similar variables. We use extreme local grid refinement to resolve the solution in the neighborhood of an apparent but mathematically inadmissible ...

New derivations of Young–Laplace’s and Young’s equations for a liquid drop deposited on a smooth solid substrate are presented, based on an integral form of equilibrium conditions applied to appropriately selected finite portions of the drop. A simple proof for the gravity independence of the contact angle is constructed and compared with a commonly utilized but more involved proof based on the...

Emerging evidence suggests that BRCA1 pathway contributes to the behavior of sporadic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), but little is known about the mechanisms underlying this association. Considering the central role that microRNAs (miRNAs) play in gene expression regulation, the aim of this study was to identify miRNAs specifically deregulated in TNBC and investigate their involvement in...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS A levofloxacin-based triple therapy and a rifabutin-based regimen are advised as second-line and rescue therapies in the current Italian guidelines for H. pylori eradication. However, no data are available for the efficacy of these treatments in clinical practice. METHODS A total of 86 consecutive patients who failed a standard, first-line, triple therapy for H. pylori inf...

Introduction Natural plant dyes and dyeing processes have the potential to impact the triple bottom line of niche markets in both positive and negative ways. The triple bottom line is a framework to measure environmental, social, and economic impacts on sustainability (Elkington 1998). Sustainability is defined as ‘the principle ensuring that our actions today do not limit the range of economic...

Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) are important factors of the innate immune system which perform a comprehensive spectrum biological activities. The present study aims to examine expression, purification, and cytotoxic effects recombinant PI–laterosporulin10 (LS10) defensing-like peptide. PI is transmembrane peptide that helps increase penetration specificity targeting. PI–LS10 sequence was optim...