The effect of alloxan-induced insulin deficiency on high density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism was studied in rabbits. Rabbits with alloxan-induced diabetes had significantly higher (P less than 0.001, mean +/- SEM) plasma concentrations of glucose (541 +/- 13 vs. 130 +/- 2 mg/dl), triglyceride (2851 +/- 332 vs. 101 +/- 10 mg/dl), and total plasma cholesterol (228 +/- 55 vs. 42 +/- 4 mg/dl) than...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The adenoid pad has been considered a reservoir for bacteria in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion. This study aimed to characterize the middle ear microbiota in children with otitis media with effusion and establish whether a correlation exists between the middle ear and adenoid microbiota. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, controlled study. METHODS Middle ear asp...

continue on reverse if necessary and identify by block number) The corrosion mechanisms and behavior of a P-130x graphite fiber reinforced 6063 aluminum composite laminate were udied. Electrochemical and total immersion tests were performed on the composite in 3.5% sodium chloride and 5.0% >dium sulfate solutions. The effects of pH, the presence of sulfite ions, various heat treatments, and ele...

Abstract Introduction Aortic valvular calcium score (AVCS) is useful in patients with aortic stenosis for whom echocardiography was not conclusive grading its severity. Transcatheter valve implantation (TAVI) an established procedure of treatment symptomatic severe AS. The burden calcification has been associated some TAVI related complications (as perivalvular leaks), but at the same time it w...

Application of chemotherapy in cancerous children leads to reduction of immune system efficiency. Therefore, these children are prone to various infectious diseases. The excessive use of antibiotics can bring about antibiotic resistant strains. Hence, it is essential to investigate new therapies for this problem. On the other hand, the emergence of resistance against multiple drugs is a major p...

lytic therapy in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 1993;329:383–389. 4. Morrison LJ, Verbeek PR, McDonald AC, Sawadsky BV, Cook DJ. Mortality and prehospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction. A metaanalysis. JAMA 2000;283:2686–2692. 5. Simon T, Mary-Krause M, Cambou JP, Hanania G, Guéret P, Lablanche JM, Blanchard D, Genès N, Danchin N, on behalf of t...

"A simple result deserves a simple proof" I Objects lying in four different boxes are rearranged in such a way that the number of objects where the bottom is a rearrangement of the top. The weight W (T) of the multiset permutation T is defined to be (-I) ~-where U, is the number of columns of the form I: 111122333444 , x # y. For example, if n-= 441223133411 then U, = 7 and w (n-) = (-~) ~ =-1....