of the epidermal barrier has expanded greatly over the course of the last two decades. Primary functions of the epidermal barrier are to protect against the entry of foreign substances (antigens, irritants, and microbes). In addition to these primarily defensive roles, the epidermis traps moisture and regulates hydration, and it synthesizes vitamin D. The epidermal barrier is not a passive stru...

PURPOSE Various therapeutic approaches have been suggested for preventing or reducing the adverse effects of topical glucocorticoids, including skin barrier impairment. Previously, we have shown that impairment of skin barrier function by the highest potency topical glucocorticoid, clobetasol 17-propinate (CP), can be partially prevented by co-application of a physiological lipid mixture contai...

abstract eating and drinking are essential for life. there are clinical situations that artificial hydration is necessary. for dying patients artificial hydration looks useless and in many conditions could even be harmful (e.g. pulmonary edema in hypoalbuminemic patients). in our medical culture artificial hydration is a symbol of care to the patient and withholding it, is a very emotive issue,...

this article addresses the interplay between heat of hydration and physico-mechanical properties of calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate in the presence of retarding additives such as citric and malic acids and sodium citrate. the heat of hydration was measured using a semi-isothermal calorimeter. results proved that citric and malic acids had superior impact on hydration and mechanical properties. whi...

conclusions the administration of dextrose saline was associated with a shortened active phase and second stage of labor in vaginally delivered nulliparous women. results of 174 objects enrolled, 150 women delivered vaginally and completed the study. there was a significant difference in the duration of active phase between the groups (ns: 270.20 ± 13.37 minutes; d5ns: 206.67 ± 11.72 minutes) (...

Abstract: There have been lots of studies to control the poor hydration resistance of dolomite refractories one of themost effective solutions has been the addition of magnesia to doloma. Using a co-clinker of magnesia-doloma as astarting material would provide more homogeneity in the properties of the product and has been published recently.On the other hand, addition of iron oxide to doloma h...

abstract physiologists have shown that increased fluids improve skeletal muscle performance in prolonged exercise. typical orders provide for 125 ml of intravenous fluids per hour in patients taking limited oral fluids during labor. our purpose in this study was to determine whether increased intravenous fluids affect the progress oflabor. in a prospective randomized institutional clinical tria...

Epidermal hydration is maintained mainly by the retention of water in stratum corneum through natural moisturizing factor (NMF). NMF a complex mixture components, including pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA) and urocanic (UCA), two amino derivatives. In corneum, breakdown filaggrin (FLG) main source PCA UCA. The proteases involved this degradation are still incompletely known. keratosis linearis...

abstractepidermal inclusion cysts are uncommon in the breast, but the consequences can besevere when these cysts occur in the breast parenchyma. here, we report two suchcases. the patient in case 1 was an 37-year-old woman with a 3-cm palpable mass inthe right breast. mammography revealed a round and smoothly outlined mass, whichindicated a benign tumor, and sonography showed an irregularly sha...