BACKGROUND Although fascial bands within the subcutaneous (SQ) layer are commonly seen in ultrasound images, little is known about their functional role, much less their structural characteristics. This study's objective is to describe the morphological features of SQ fascial bands and to systematically evaluate the bands using image analyses tools and morphometric measures. METHODS In 28 hea...

BACKGROUND Supplementing pregnant and lactating mothers with small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) has resulted in improvements in birth outcomes in some low-income settings. In order to be effective, SQ-LNS must be consumed regularly over sustained periods. METHODS The objective was to assess and compare acceptability of and adherence to SQ-LNS consumption among pregnant a...

By the application of Poiseuille's law to the rate of flow of water through collodion membranes, it is calculated that the membranes used had pore radii of the order of 0.3 to 2 x 10(-6) cm. On the same basis the number of pores per sq. cm. appears to vary from 270 x 10(10) to 7 x 10(10), decreasing with increase in pore size. Reasons are given for preferring these figures for the radii to figu...

Abstract Background Substance use and sleep problems are common in patients with psychotic disorders, but their associations these have not been evaluated. We aimed to investigate between substance a large nationwide cohort of disorder. Study Design This study is part the Finnish SUPER study, which belongs Stanley Global Neuropsychiatric Genomics Initiative. In this cross-sectional, multicenter...

We consider the spectral correlations of clean globally hyperbolic (chaotic) quantum systems. Field theoretical methods are applied to compute quantum corrections to the leading (‘diagonal’) contribution to the spectral form factor. Far–reaching structural parallels, as well as a number of differences, to recent semiclassical approaches to the problem are discussed. PACS numbers: 03.65.Sq, 03.6...

AIM To observe the effects of Shenqi compound recipe (SQ) on cell cycle and apoptosis of hepatocarcinoma cell line H22 in-vitro and in-vivo. METHODS BALB/c mice bearing tumors were perfused with SQ for 10 days running. And then cytotoxic activity of mouse NK cells and macrophages and variation of cell cycle of H22 cells were observed. Inhibition of H22 cell proliferation and induction of the ...

The Q-cycle mechanism of the bc1 complex explains how the electron transfer from ubihydroquinone (quinol, QH2) to cytochrome (cyt) c (or c2 in bacteria) is coupled to the pumping of protons across the membrane. The efficiency of proton pumping depends on the effectiveness of the bifurcated reaction at the Q(o)-site of the complex. This directs the two electrons from QH2 down two different pathw...

Makowski and Konkel [Phys. Rev. A 58, 4975 (1998)] have obtained certain classes of potentials which lead to identical classical and quantum Hamilton-Jacobi equations. We obtain the most general form of these potential. PACS numbers: 03.65.Sq, 03.65.Bz In their recent paper [1], Makowski and Konkel study the class of potentials allowing for a quantum potential Q which only depends on time,