objective(s) human papillomavirus (hpv) infections are related to the genesis of various benign lesions and some malignant tumors, but no clear relationship has been identified so far between the subtypes of hpv and skin tag. materials and methods the present case-control study was designed to detect the existence of low risk and high risk hpv types in lesions of 50 patients with skin tag (case...

background: granulomatous dermatoses are common skin pathology, often need histopathological confirmation for diagnosis. histologically six sub-types of granulomas found in granulomatous skin diseases- tuberculoid, sarcoidal, necrobiotic, suppurative, foreign body & histoid type. the aims of the present study were clinico-pathological evaluation of granulomatous skin lesions and their etiol...

We wish to submit a manuscript entitled " Application of Concentrated Deep Sea Water Inhibits the Development of Atopic Dermatitis-like Skin Lesions in NC/Nga mice " for publication in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. We revised and checked carefully for the reviewer's report. Please, the detailed contents refer to the next page. Reviewer`s report and answer: 1. Title " Application o...

REALISTIC RENDERING OF A MULTI-LAYERED HUMAN BODY MODEL Mehmet Şahin YEŞİL M.S. in Computer Engineering Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Uğur Güdükbay August 2003 In this thesis study, a framework is proposed and implemented for the realistic rendering of a multi-layered human body model while it is moving. The proposed human body model is composed of three layers: a skeleton layer, a muscle layer...

AIM To agree a draft pressure ulcer risk factor Minimum Data Set to underpin the development of a new evidenced-based Risk Assessment Framework. BACKGROUND A recent systematic review identified the need for a pressure ulcer risk factor Minimum Data Set and development and validation of an evidenced-based pressure ulcer Risk Assessment Framework. This was undertaken through the Pressure UlceR ...

Weaned bison bull calves were randomly assigned to four feedlot diets in a 4 treatment by 4 periods Latin square study. The feeding periods were 80 days long during spring, summer, fall, and winter. The four dietary treatments were identified based on major ingredients in each ration: 1) wheat screenings, 2) wheat middlings, 3) crambe meal, and 4) a commercial bison ration. Winter gains were lo...

every firm learns through firm specific methods. this learning process is operationalized by firm’s knowledge management practices. therefore, knowledge to result in successful learning should be assisted by a combinative framework which can enhance a firms’ absorptive capability. this in turn will play a decisive role for achieving competitive advantage. current literature in strategic managem...

1. Skin irritation refers to the production of reversible damage to the skin following the application of a test chemical for up to 4 hours [as defined by the United Nations (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)](1). This Test Guideline (TG) provides an in vitro procedure that may be used for the hazard identification of irritant chemicals (substance...

the pathogenetic mechanism of nasal polyps remains unknown, although allergy has been cited as an important factor in the etiology of nasal polyposis. currently there is no definite histological criterion for differentiation of allergic from inflammatory nasal polyp. however, in a few studies, tissue eosinophil count has been used for this. this study aimed to find out the agreement rate of ski...

the most recent studies have explained almost 2.3 million children are affected with hiv up to the end of 2009. sub-saharan africa is the main region to at least 68% of the global total of hiv infection of 22.5 million. despite providing competent healthcare services to prevent mother-to-child transmission which is the main way of infection to a newborn, an estimated 370,000 children were newly...