Article history: Received 16 January 2014 Accepted 20 September 2014 Available online 22 October 2014 Submitted by Y. Wei MSC: 15A18 15A57

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between neo-aortic root size, neo-aortic insufficiency (AI), and reintervention at mid-term follow-up. BACKGROUND Data on neo-aortic valve function and growth after the Ross procedure in children are limited. METHODS A total of 74 of 119 Ross patients from January 1995 to December 2003 had > or =2 follow-up echocardiogram...

Neonatal rats which had received a daily injection of 50 microgram of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) or 30 microgram of L-thyroxine (T 4) for 7 days beginning on the day of birth were compared as to the late effect of the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis with the neo saline control. Neo DNP rats and neo T 4 rats revealed the retardation of growth compared with neo saline rats. The plasma level of TS...

Introduction Behavioral addictions are a growing problem in the society. Digital technologies used by people of different ages, and their number is increasing every year. The precise reasons for development remain unknown. In case behavioral addictions, especially Internet addiction, significance personality traits behaviors predisposing an individual to such as depressiveness, anxiety, hostile...