OBJECTIVE To evaluate the in vivo technical feasibility, efficiency, and safety of switching bipolar (SB) and switching monopolar (SM) radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a no-touch ablation technique in the porcine liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animal care and use committee approved this animal study and 16 pigs were used in two independent experiments. In the first experiment, RFA was perfo...

In adults, adding protein to a postexercise beverage increases muscle protein turnover and replenishes amino acid stores. Recent focus has shifted toward the use of bovine-based milk and milk products as potential postexercise beverages; however, little is known about how this research translates to the pediatric population. Twenty-eight (15 girls) pre- to early pubertal (PEP, 7-11 yr) and mid-...

We studied glucose metabolic adaptations in the intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) rat offspring to decipher glucose homeostasis in metabolic programming. Glucose futile cycling (GFC), which is altered when there is imbalance between glucose production and utilization, was studied during a glucose tolerance test (GTT) in 2-day-old (n = 8), 2-mo-old (n = 22), and 15-mo-old (n = 22) female rat...

2014 The theoretical results of Allet, Kléman and Vidal [15] for the behaviour of the Sm C disclination s = + 1/2 with a partial twist are extended to the case of a magnetic field applied along the cylinder axis. The solution has shown that a critical magnetic field exists above which the disclination with a jump is transformed into a usual edge-disclination without twist. This makes possible t...

In humans, the amount of spinal homonymous recurrent inhibition during voluntary contraction is usually assessed by using a peripheral nerve stimulation paradigm. This method consists of conditioning the maximal M-wave (SM stimulus) with prior reflex stimulation (S1), with 10 ms inter-stimulus interval (ISI). The decrease observed between unconditioned (S1 only) and conditioned (S1+SM) reflex s...

Decalcification of enamel during fixed orthodontic appliance treatment remains a problem. White spot lesions are observed in nearly 50% of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. The use of fluoride-containing orthodontic materials has shown inconclusive results on their ability to reduce decalcification. The aims of this investigation were to compare the levels of Streptococcus mutans (SM) ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke mimics (SM) challenge the initial assessment of patients presenting with possible acute ischemic stroke (AIS). When SM is considered likely, intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) may be withheld, risking an opportunity to treat AIS. Although computed tomography is routinely used for tPA decision making, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may diagnose AI...

Introduction: Previous studies of heat flow from the lunar mantle have suggested that the amount of heat flow is strongly dependent on the abundance of radioactive isotopes in the mantle and is at least loosely correlated with Th content [1,2]. Measurements of heat flow from the Apollo missions had been used to imply that those measurements could be extended outside of KREEP terrains; however, ...