Abstract After the recapture of Constantinople (1261), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1259–82) re-shaped city through extensive building activities. Though scholars have previously considered involvement Emperor in urban restoration capital, no attention has been devoted to links between different aspects this programme renewal. This paper advocates for presence an ambitious and systematic plan behi...

Abstract Aim The ‘Basket-in-catheter’ (BIC) technique facilitates laparoscopic transcystic ductal exploration (LTCE) and increases its success rate, being easier safer than inserting the basket alone. This study evaluates benefits in confirmed suspected stones. Method Prospective preoperative, operative postoperative data on consecutive single session explorations was collected over 28 years an...

El dispositivo móvil es una herramienta que impacta en la vida diaria de las personas debido a su funcionalidad y versatilidad, sin embargo, un uso excesivo puede provocar dependencia. objetivo esta investigación fue analizar evidencias validez fiabilidad del test dependencia al para estudiantes universitarios ecuatorianos. Bajo el enfoque cuantitativo, tipo no experimental, correlacional. En p...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) reflects soil quality and plays a critical role in soil protection, food safety, and global climate changes. This study involved grid sampling at different depths (6 layers) between 0 and 100 cm in a catchment. A total of 1282 soil samples were collected from 215 plots over 8.27 km(2). A combination of conventional analytical methods and geostatistical methods were use...

This article statistically analyzes quantitative data from numerous sources in order to assess changes in marriage patterns, family structure, and rates of social mobility during the period from 1282 to 1494. During this period, three systems of social stratification coexisted -- wealth, political office, and age of family -- but these contending status systems were not consistent in their rank...

Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been epidemiologically linked to death from ischemic heart disease in nonsmokers. In this study, we evaluated the influence of 3 days, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks of ETS exposure on myocardial infarct size in a rat ischemia/reperfusion model. Methods and Results Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to ETS (four Marlboro cigarettes per 15 minutes, 6 h...

V4 hypervariable region of 16S rDNA was analyzed for identifying the bacterial communities present in Bat Guano from the unexplored cave - Pnahkyndeng, Meghalaya, Northeast India. Metagenome comprised of 585,434 raw Illumina sequences with a 59.59% G+C content. A total of 416,490 preprocessed reads were clustered into 1282 OTUs (operational taxonomical units) comprising of 18 bacterial phyla. T...