Background & Aims: Conventional radiography is used for the diagnosis of problems such as dental caries and failure in root canal therapy. The diagnosis accuracy of conventional radiography is acceptable in the evaluation of anatomical and pathological structures. However, it seems that by using digital radiography we can obtain more information in this field. The aim of this study is to compar...

Abstract Background Blood transfusion is associated with side effects caused by residual leukocytes in blood and blood components. Using leukodepleted blood components can decrease some of these adverse effects. Among the various methods to remove leukocytes in blood components, prestorage leukoreduction has been most efficient, but the evidence of clinical side effects awaits further studies...

Article history: Received 14 January 2016 Received in revised form 8 August 2016 Accepted 7 September 2016 Available online xxxx This study examines the evolution of the GERB-2 and GERB-1 Edition 1 shortwave radiance calibration between 2004–2007 and 2007–2012 respectively, through comparisonwith CERES instrument FM1Edition 3A SSF instantaneous radiances. Two periods when simultaneous observati...

OBJECTIVE To assess coffee consumption in the Sami and Norwegian populations and to investigate the impact of unfiltered boiled coffee consumption on serum cholesterol concentrations. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. Information was collected by self-administrated questionnaires and total serum cholesterol was analysed. Participants were divided into three ethnic groups: Sami I (Sami used as h...

ABSTRACT A number of synoptic sky surveys are underway or being planned. Typically, they done with small telescopes and relatively short exposure times. search for transient variable sources involves comparison deeper baseline images, ideally obtained through the same telescope camera. With that in mind, we have stacked images from 0.68 m Schmidt on Mt. Bigelow taken over 10 yr as part Catalina...

The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which may develop following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), can cause postoperative complications that contribute to the morbidity and mortality associated with open-heart surgery. Inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, are thought to play an important role in SIRS. Zero Balance Ultrafiltration (Z-BUF) is thought to reduce the quantity of inf...