Early childhood caries (ECC) is defi ned as the presence of one or more decayed tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in children 71 months of age or younger [1]. ECC is the most common chronic illness among children and adolescent. Caries progression can lead to pain and reduced ability to chew and eat, which may also lead to iron defi ciency due to malnutrition [2]. Reduction of quality of life...

Herein we describe a case of a 56-years old patient presented with general malaise, anorexia and progressive weight loss for about 5years associated recently with diarrhoea and repeated syncopal attacks for 1month. On admission, he had splenomegaly and his laboratory studies showed macrocytic hyperchromic haemolytic anemia [Hb = 9.4g/dl] and a signifi cant hyponatremia [Na+ = 111mmol/l]. Endocr...

In September, 2006, a 66-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 6-week history of nausea, dysphagia to solids, and abdominal discomfort after eating. His appetite was much reduced, and he reported that he felt sated after eating little food; he had lost 10 kg in weight, and was constantly tired. His past medical history included hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and coronary artery disease...

Scheme 1 . Illustration of colorimetric detection of HIV-1 RNase H activity using unmodifi ed gold nanoparticles. Acquired immune defi ciency syndrome (AIDS) is generally characterized by infection of human immunodefi ciency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Despite enormous efforts in developing antiretroviral drugs, coping with the drug resistance of HIV-1 remains a daunting task. [ 1 ] The ribonuclease ...

Key words: adenine phosphoribosyltransferase defi-adequate explanation of her symptoms. On arrival, she was pale and dehydrated. The blood pressure was ciency; crystalluria; 2,8-dihydroxyadeninuria; renal failure 120/60 in the supine position but fell to 100/60 on standing. Physical examination was otherwise unremarkable. Laboratory data included haemo-globin 96 g/l, mean corposcular volume 88,...

| May 2015 | 533 The cognitive domains impaired in MS seem to have an inter-patient variability, but a characteristic pa ern may be defi ned: Memory, information processing effi ciency, executive functioning, a ention, processing speed, are the most commonly compromised functions.[8] Recent research shows that MS patients have diffi culty with acquisition of new knowledge as opposed to retrieva...

A conceptual framework for crop production effi ciency was derived using thermodynamic effi ciency concept, in order to generate a tool for performance evaluation of agricultural systems and to quantify the interference of determining factors on this performance. In Thermodynamics, effi ciency is the ratio between the output and input of energy. To establish this relationship in agricultural sy...

Pompe disease (glycogen storage disease type II, glycogenosis II, or acid maltase defi ciency) is a lysosomal storage disorder in which an alpha-glucosidase (GAA) defi ciency causes intralysosomal accumulation of glycogen in all tissues, notably skeletal muscles. Pompe disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the GAA, located on chro...

ER. Animal-based national surveillance for zoonotic disease: quality, limitations , and implications of a model system for monitoring rabies. To the Editor: Diphyllobothrium latum, a fi sh tapeworm, has a complex cycle including copepods and freshwater fi sh as intermediate hosts. Humans are infected by eating raw or undercooked fi sh meat. Clinical consequences of human infection are generally...