Anemonia viridis is a widespread and extensively studied Mediterranean species of sea anemone from which a large number of polypeptide toxins, such as blood depressing substances (BDS) peptides, have been isolated. The first members of this class, BDS-1 and BDS-2, are polypeptides belonging to the β-defensin fold family and were initially described for their antihypertensive and antiviral activ...

Odontogenic tumors: A review of 319 cases in a Nigerian teaching hospital Akinola Ladipo Ladeinde, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, Oluseyi Folake Ajayi, BDS, FMCDS, Mobolanle Olugbemiga Ogunlewe, BDS, FWACS, Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, BDS, FMCDS, Godwin Toyin Arotiba, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, FDSRCS, Babatunde Olamide Bamgbose, BDS, FMCDS, and Jelili Adisa Akinwande, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, Lagos, Nigeria UNIVERSITY OF LAGO...

BACKGROUND Functional symptoms and disorders are common in primary care. Bodily distress syndrome (BDS) is a newly proposed clinical diagnosis for functional disorders. The BDS diagnosis is based on empirical research, and the symptoms stated in the BDS criteria have been translated into a self-report questionnaire called the BDS checklist. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ps...

OBJECTIVE The upcoming International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision for primary care use suggests inclusion of a new diagnostic construct, bodily (di)stress syndrome (BDS), for individuals with medically unexplained symptoms. We aimed to explore the long-term outcome of BDS in health care costs, work disability, and self-rated health. METHODS Consecutive patients consulting their f...

Previous studies have reported that patients with bipolar disorders (BDs) exhibit increased physical comorbidity and psychological distress. Studies have shown that schizophrenia and anxiety increase the risk of peptic ulcer diseases (PUDs). Therefore, we conducted this study to determine the association between these 2 diseases and examine the possible risk factors. We used patients diagnosed ...

The regional constellation of the BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS) has been providing continuous positioning, navigation and timing services since 27 December 2012, covering China and the surrounding area. Real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning with combined BDS and GPS observations is feasible. Besides, all satellites of BDS can transmit triple-frequency signals. Using the advantages of...