INTRODUCTION Persistence of allergen and immunocompetent cells at sites of healed contact dermatitis has been reported. Flare-up reactions triggered by patch testing and after systemic provocation with allergen are well-known phenomena. To our knowledge, we report the first flare-up of a previous patch test site following casual cutaneous application of nickel in an individual with hitherto lat...

Abstract A multidisciplinary approach has been applied to investigate the production technology of a collection copper-based artefacts found during archaeological excavation campaigns carried out in Almohad neighbourhood Mārtulah, Islamic name modern Mértola (South Portugal). In stark contrast other materials same site such as common and finely decorated pottery, glass, bone artefacts, metal ob...

The Phoenician tomb discovered in Kition in 1998 yielded some of the most impressive gold jewellery items recovered by archaeological excavations in Cyprus. Seal finger-rings, lunate earrings, necklace pendants, bracelets and a richly decorated elbow fibula exemplify the goldsmith’s skill in the 8th-7th century BC. The aim of this work is to describe and illustrate the goldsmith’s techniques wi...

INTRODUCTION T is limited information on the ivory trade in Lao PDR but the presence of Asian Elephant Elephas maximus populations and a geographic position—situated between the world’s largest ivory traders Thailand and China—as well as the presence of ivory for sale in the country, may suggest an emerging role for the country in the international ivory trade. Six towns known for their involve...

1. In biographies of Japanese writer Kanehara Hitomi (b. 1983) included in the English language translations of her work, commentators unerringly proclaim that Kanehara's brilliance was evident from the moment she famously left home at an early age to pursue a career in literature. Kanehara was eleven when she stopped attending school. The repeated claims in these biographies of her rebellious ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impressions made by different styles of dress and appearance adopted by physicians on patients, medical students and other physicians in Brazil. METHODS Two hundred fifty nine patients, 119 students, and 99 physicians answered questions related to a panel of male and female physicians' pictures covering the following styles: white clothing; white coat; formal, inf...

estrogens foster immunological processes driven by cd4+ th2 cells and b cells and androgens foster th1 cd4+ and cd8+ cell activity. higher levels of ifn-gamma and il-2 and lower levels of il-4 and il-10 are detected in the phytohemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocyte culture supernatants of men compared with women. it is documented that the physiologic levels of estrogens produced during the luteal...

The paper provides an analysis of the iconography and semantics two ancient Egyptian amulets-pendants made “Egyptian faience” found in Scythian female burial No. 1 mound No. 8 Pisochynsky ground (Kharkiv region). dates to end 4th century BC. Currently, these objects are stored basement M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum (inv. nos. M-2759 M-2760). Fai...

El linfoma cutáneo primario T CD8 + tipo acral ha sido incluido como entidad provisional dentro de la nueva clasificación revisada las neoplasias linfoides Organización Mundial Salud en 2016 1 . Inicialmente fue descrito proliferación linfoide indolente oreja 2 , y se han publicado literatura un total 29 casos dicha neoplasia. Ninguno ellos relacionado con reacciones hipersensibilidad retardada...