Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association In normal skin, the stratum corneum serves as a protective barrier against excessive evaporative water loss and environmental insults. The extensibility of the stratum corneum depends on its water content and environmental temperature.1 The stratum corneum must contain more than 10% water to remain soft and pliable; when the water content dr...

The influence of dietary supplementation with dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S) at 0.6% was investigated in male Syrian golden hamsters initiated by treatments with azoxymethane(AOM), and dihydroxy-di-n-propyl nitrosamine (DHPN), timed after transfer from a choline-deficient to a normal diet. These carcinogens respectively target the colon, and the respiratory tract, the liver and pancre...

A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate use of complementary medicine by cancer patients, in two comprehensive clinics, in Tehran, Iran. This paper reports the results for breast cancer patients. Design: A specially designed questionnaire was completed for 177 breast cancer patients after informed consent was obtained. The Mean age of the participants was 47.61 years (SD= + 15.1) rang...

The underlying pathology of Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia (ICAE) still remains unknown; however, endothelial dysfunction (ED) may be responsible for the disease process. The aim of this study was to assess the endothelial functions of patients with ICAE in comparison to patients with normal coronary arteries (NCA) by using flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) in the brachial artery. Thirty patient...

Pregnancy-induced changes in drug pharmacokinetics can be explained by changes in expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters and/or normal physiology. In this study, we determined gestational age-dependent expression profiles for all metabolic enzyme and transporter genes in the maternal liver, kidney, small intestine, and placenta of pregnant mice by microarray analysis. We speci...

A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate use of complementary medicine by cancer patients, in two comprehensive clinics, in Tehran, Iran. This paper reports the results for breast cancer patients. Design: A specially designed questionnaire was completed for 177 breast cancer patients after informed consent was obtained. The Mean age of the participants was 47.61 years (SD= + 15.1) rang...

‎we say that a module $m$ is a emph{cms-module} if‎, ‎for every cofinite submodule $n$ of $m$‎, ‎there exist submodules $k$ and $k^{'}$ of $m$ such that $k$ is a supplement of $n$‎, ‎and $k$‎, ‎$k^{'}$ are mutual supplements in $m$‎. ‎in this article‎, ‎the various properties of cms-modules are given as a generalization of $oplus$-cofinitely supplemented modules‎. ‎in particular‎, ‎we prove tha...

Thin-flap laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a general term used to describe LASIK performed under intentionally created thin flaps of 130 μm thickness or less. Thinflap LASIK has been proven to be a safe, effective, and predictable procedure for myopic refractive corrections (1-6). It has the potential advantage of preserving more posterior corneal tissue available for laser ablation and ...