The objectives of this study were to do inexpensive lamellar body count (LBC) in amniotic fluid, to do statistical analysis to evaluate cutoff values for fetal lung maturity (FLM) and fetal lung immaturity (FLI), to derive a threshold for obtaining a lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio and phosphatidylglycerol percentage (%PG), and to determine the potential cost savings to the hospital if th...

BACKGROUND Due to the high number of women affected by cervical cancer and the importance of an early diagnosis, combined with the frequent incidence of false-negative Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening results for this disease, several studies have been conducted in recent years in order to find better tests. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) tests, including the liquid-based thin layer method, have...

Increased expression of BCH-motif-containing molecule at the C-terminal region 1 (BMCC1) correlates with a favourable prognosis in neuroblastoma, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. We here isolated BNIPXL (BNIP2 Extra Long) as a single contig of the extended, in-vitro-assembled BMCC1. Here, we show that in addition to homophilic interactions, the BNIP2 and Cdc42GAP homology (BCH) dom...

Background: Controversy exists about the diagnostic value of liquid-based cytology (LBC) compared to conventional smears (CS). Most prior studies of LBC were performed using ThinPrep system. Few studies have ever compared the adequacy rate of SurePath with conventional smears. Methods: We performed a prospective comparison of LBC using SurePath with CS in 304 thyroid nodules. Four needle sticks...

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY The introduction of liquid-based cytology (LBC) for cervical screening in the UK has enabled research into human papillomavirus as an adjunct to screening and provides potential opportunities for population-based research into women's health. The authors explored women's views on the use of remnant LBC samples for sexual and reproductive health research. A pilot study...

Enzyme activity was evaluated in the intestine of juvenile dourado (Salminus brasiliensis) fed with diets containing 0, 10 or 20% of lyophilized bovine colostrum (LBC) inclusion for either 30 or 60 days. The intestinal enzymes acid and alkaline phosphatase (ACP and ALP, respectively), non-specific esterase (NSE), lipase (LIP), dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV (DAP IV) and leucine aminopeptidase (LA...

To estimate the prevalence of suicide attempts and explore the shared and unique factors influencing suicide risk in left-behind children (LBC) and non-left-behind children (NLBC) in rural China, this study collected data using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method from 13,952 children including 6,034 LBC and 7,918 NLBC. Sociodemographic characteristics, suicide attempts, neglect and phy...

Abstract Background Georgia, like other Eastern European countries, showed a dramatic increase of international labour emigration after becoming independent in 1991. Since then, thousands children are left-behind (LBC) the care extended family members while their parents work abroad. School teachers frequently contact with LBC and caregivers. The main aim this study is to explore school teacher...

This paper focuses on understanding the place for regenerative building standards within context of politically green Nordic social welfare states. To this end, it examines particular case adopting Living Building Challenge (LBC), an iconic example design standard, in Sweden. An extensive document analysis comparing Swedish and planning regulations as well Miljöbyggnad national certification sy...

High-risk human papilloma virus (hrHPV) plays an important role in cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution HPV genotypes region and correlate it with liquid-based-cytology (LBC) colposcopic biopsy results. Furthermore, potential relationship between infections bacterial vaginosis (BV) investigated. were determined using real-time PCR. LBC, biopsies, BV examina...