purpose: to determine the dissection level during deep lamellar keratoplasty (dalk) using the big-bubble technique by light microscopy (lm) and transmission electron microscopy (tem). methods: descemet’s membrane (dm) and stromal tissue of 4 keratoconic eyes were removed because of inadvertent intraoperative dm perforation during dalk which was converted to penetrating keratoplasty. these speci...

Background: Most research on autonomic dysfunction of diabetes mellitus is conducted on ganglions innervating gastrointestinal (GI) tract and there are limited works focusing on cervical sympathetic ganglia. The effects of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the neurons of superior cervical sympathetic ganglion (SCSG) are investigated by stereological methods. Material and Methods: Female rats (n=72) ran...

In this paper, we introduce the class of ideals with $(d_1,ldots,d_m)$-linear quotients generalizing the class of ideals with linear quotients. Under suitable conditions we control the numerical invariants of a minimal free resolution of ideals with $(d_1,ldots,d_m)$-linear quotients. In particular we show that their first module of syzygies is a componentwise linear module.

Beet pulp as component of cattle feed can be processed in different way. Tis study was performed to characterize the physical properties of so called fine beet pulp (FBP); normal beet pulp (NBP) and pelleted beet pulp (PBP). The following parameters were determined: bulk density, kinetics of hydration, functional specific gravity (FSG), water holding capacity (WHC), soluble dry matter and intri...

Objective: Academic health services play an important role in the prevention and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Iran. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of DM-related complications and the associated risk factors among patients with DM in a university-affiliated outpatient diabetes clinic of a referral hospital in Southeast of Iran, Zahedan. Materials and Methods: This cross-...

background: deltamethrin (dm) is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide which can lead to pathological effects in mammals through oxidative stress. on the other hand, virgin olive oil (voo) is a rich source of phenolic compounds with antioxidants. the aim of the present study was to determine the protective effects of voo against dm-induced hepatotoxicity. methods: thirty-six mice were randomly sep...

*This research has been partially supported by the National Science Foundation under grant IP~I-9120788, by the DARPA Basic Research Program under grant N00O14-92-J-1929, by the Army Research Office under contract DAAL03-91-C-0034 through Batelle Corporation, and by the Army Research Institute under contract MDA-903-92-R-0035 through Microelectronics and Design, Inc. Language-to-Language (L-L) ...

he citation in Figure 1 is not from a recent visitor in Rome, but from the Roman author Martial some 2000 years ago. Anybody who has seen Roman roads that still exist or the streets of old Pompeii can easily imagine the noise created by the wagons rolling down these uneven streets. This sound is the ancient form of tire/road noise. Today’s tire/road noise is a matter of concern. In fact, it is ...