the aim of the study was to establish the frequency of hypovitaminosis d in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), its influence on biochemical and densitometric parameters and the relation to diabetic nephropathy. 58 children with T1D at the age 9–19 years were enrolled to the study. Vitamin D concentration less than 30 ng/ml was considered as insufficient. 37 children (63.79%) had vita...

This study examines the effects of visual appeal and usability on user performance and satisfaction with a website. Users completed search and exploratory tasks on sites which varied in visual appeal (high and low) and usability (high and low). Results indicate that first impressions are most influenced by the visual appeal of the site. Users gave high usability and interest ratings to sites wi...

Materials and Methods: This was an open, prospective, randomized trial in COPD patients whose FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) levels were between 80% and 50% predicted. A total of 44 patients who met the inclusion and exlusion criteria and who gave written informed consent were included in the study. At the end of the two week wash-out period, the patients were randomized to receive...

Understanding the expectations of patients seems to be an essential complement to medical diagnosis and an aid in ordaining the healing process. The aim of this study was to assess and analyse the expectations of patients who are re ferred to physical and rehabilitation medicine doctors as a result of various musculoskeletal diseases. 90 patients were tested, including 34 males and 56 females, ...

Diffusion, partitioning, and binding of two aldose-reductase inhibitors (ARI) in the rat lens were investigated under in vitro conditions. A lipophilic ARI (CT-112) and a hydrophilic ARI (AD-5467) were used as model drugs. Under lens-uptake conditions, the drug concentration in the lens increased rapidly during the initial 10 hr and reached steady state (equilibrium) after 24 hr. Despite the eq...

Background: despite the fact that the genetic basis of schizophrenia has been intensively studied for more than two decades, our contemporary knowledge in this field is rather fractional, and a substantial part of it is still missing. The aim of this review article is to sum up the data coming from genome ‐wide association genetic studies in schizophrenia, and indicate prospective directions of...

an eight ‐month ‐old male child was admitted with weakness and swelling in the feet. paraparesis and bilateral lower extremity edema were present in the neurological examination. thoracic MRi showed an intradural intramedullary mass 61 × 11 mm in size in the t5–t10 levels. laminotomy between the t5–t10 vertebrae was performed. a mass with smooth borders was separated from most of the neural tis...

The reactivating and therapeutic efficacy of two combinations of oximes (HI ‐6 + trimedoxime and HI ‐6 + K203) was compared with the effectiveness of antidotal treatment involving single oxime (hi ‐6, trimedoxime, K203) using in vivo methods. In vivo determined percentage of reactivation of cyclosarin ‐inhibited blood and tissue acetylcholinesterase in poisoned rats showed that the reactivating...