The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) of the 1920s is an ancestor of today's ACA. Established in 1922 as an alternative to B.J. Palmer's protective society, the Universal Chiropractors' Association (UCA), the ACA floundered under its first administration, but found its way when Frank R. Margetts, D.D., LL.D., D.C. was elected its second president in 1923. A skilled orator, Margetts toured...

Giant aneurysms of the distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA), especially the azygos ACA, are rare. We treated a patient with giant aneurysm of the azygos ACA who underwent aspiration of thrombus and clipping under monitoring of motor evoked potentials of the lower extremities (L-MEPs), resulting in remarkable recovery of motor and intellectual function. A 72-year-old male was admitted with left...

OBJECTIVE To explore middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA) blood flow responses to superimposed acute hypoxemia in growth-restricted fetuses with and without established brain-sparing flow during basal conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS 47 term fetuses suspected of growth restriction were exposed to an oxytocin challenge test with simultaneous cardiotocography and Dopp...

INTRODUCTION Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease, with higher prevalence in women. An incidence peak occurs during the reproductive years, suggesting that estradiol may play a role in the clinical presentation of SLE. Anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) are associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLS), but can be found in patients with SLE without APLS, and rel...

A 35-year-old man presented with simultaneous occurrence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and cerebral infarction (CI) caused by anterior cerebral artery (ACA) dissection. He complained of sudden onset of left frontal headache and his symptoms progressed to consciousness disturbance and right hemiparesis. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated SAH localized in the left ...

We determined the equilibrium absorbances and rate constants for two enzymatic methods, aca (DuPont) and RA-1000 (Technicon), used in determining cholesterol in reconstituted lyophilized serum. The lyophilized materials included two serum pools, three control materials, a College of American Pathologists' survey material, and Standard Reference Material no. 909. We calibrated the reagents with ...

The toxin MazF in Escherichia coli cleaves single-stranded RNAs specifically at ACA sequences. MazF overexpression virtually eliminates all cellular mRNAs to completely block protein synthesis. However, protein synthesis can continue on an mRNA that is devoid of ACA triplets. The finding that ribosomal RNAs remain intact in the face of complete translation arrest suggested a purpose for such pr...

Direct endovascular access to the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) with a guidewire and catheter is not always possible. A C-shaped guidewire advanced as a loop into the middle cerebral artery and then withdrawn to advance the guidewire into the ACA is a way to gain endovascular access to the ACA when the direct approach is unsuccessful.

BACKGROUND The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to expand coverage to the uninsured, improve quality, and contain costs. The goal of this study was to ascertain how plastic surgeons perceive the ACA. METHODS An electronic questionnaire was e-mailed to members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons between May and June 2014. The survey was anonymous and voluntary and included questions to a...

Tributyrin (TBU) is a good dietary source of butyrate and has beneficial effects on the maintenance of normal intestinal morphology. The present study tested the hypothesis that dietary TBU supplementation could alleviate intestinal injury in the acetic acid (ACA)-induced porcine model of colitis. A total of eighteen piglets (25 d old) were randomly allocated to one of three treatment groups (c...