Cytokines are key modulators of the immune system and also contribute to regulation of the ovarian cycle. In this study, Bender MedSystems FlowCytomix technology was used to analyze follicular cytokines (proinflammatory: IL-1β, IL-6, IL-18, IFN-γ, IFN-α, TNF-α, IL-12, and IL-23;, and anti-inflammatory: G-CSF), chemokines (MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MCP-1, RANTES, and IL-8), and other biomarkers (sAPO-1/Fa...

The purpose of this study was to determine the coronary angiographic correlations (specifically disease of the left anterior descending coronary artery) of reciprocal ST segment depression appearing during inferior acute myocardial infarction. Forty six patients (41 men and five women; mean age 56 years) were allocated into two groups based on the extent of precordial ST segment depression: wid...

n the electrocardiogram illustrated here (Figure), the ventricular rhythm is irregularly irregular with baseline undulation but no definite P waves; thus, the rhythm is atrial fibrillation. No time lines are visible on the tracing, but it was recorded at 25 mm per second and is 250 mm, or 10 seconds, long. Nineteen QRSs occur in the 10 seconds, making the ventricular rate 114 beats per minute. ...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that the QTc of any lead of the ECG predicts death after stroke, and to determine which lead of the ECG carries the greatest risk of cardiac death when its QTc is measured. DESIGN Standard 12 lead ECGs were analysed by one observer who was blind to patient outcome. SETTING A major teaching hospital in Scotland. PATIENTS 404 stroke survivors were studied a...

The goal of the present study was to elucidate the corticocortical afferent connections of area V6Av, the ventral subregion of area V6A, using retrograde neuronal tracers combined with physiological and cytoarchitectonic analyses in the macaque monkey. The results revealed that V6Av receives many of its afferents from extrastriate area V6, and from regions of areas V2, V3, and V4 subserving per...

The Q strain known as v6 was tested for its ability to induce X-linked lethal mutations in male and female hybrids from crosses with M strains in the P-M system of hybrid dysgenesis. All measurements of the mutation rate were made on the X chromosome derived from the v6 strain. The lethal rate for young hybrid males from the cross M female X v6 male was 1.11% per chromosome. For older males, it...

Mobile electronics are undergoing a convergence of formerly multiple dedicated-application devices into a single programmable device – the smart phone. The programmability of these devices increases their vulnerability to malicious attack. In this paper, we propose a new malware management system that seeks to use program differentiation to reduce the propagation of malware when a software vuln...

BACKGROUND CD44 is a potentially interesting prognostic marker and therapeutic target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although the expression of CD44 has been reported to correlate with poor prognosis of NSCLC in most literatures, some controversies still exist. Since the limited patient numbers within independent studies, here we performed a meta-analysis to clarify the correlations bet...

Left ventricular hypertrophy due to diastolic overload is characterized by the following in lead V6: (a) tall R wave; (b) prominent initial Q wave; (c) minimally elevated concave-upward ST segment; and (d) relatively tall symmetrical T wave. Reciprocal deep S waves are seen in lead V1. This study reflects a further evaluation of these parameters in the four main causes of left ventricular diast...