Development of Chitosan Nanoparticles as a Stable Drug Delivery System for Protein/siRNA by Haliza Katas, Maria Abdul Ghafoor Raja, Kai Leong Lam

“…The results also showed that particle size and surface charge of CS NPs were slightly changed up to 2 weeks when stored at 4°C. Greater particle size and surface charge were obtained with increasing the concentration of DS. …”
Get full text

Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient by Joanna S. Saade, Bachir Abiad, Jonathan Jan, Dana Saadeh, James P. McCulley, Jeremy Bartley

“…The patient did well 4 weeks after starting antibacterial, oral steroids, and rosacea treatment. …”
Get full text

Whole Exome Sequencing and Molecular Modeling of a Missense Variant in TNFAIP3 That Segregates with Disease in a Family with Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema by Antoneicka L. Harris, Patrick R. Blackburn, John E. Richter, Jennifer M. Gass, Thomas R. Caulfield, Ahmed N. Mohammad, Paldeep S. Atwal

“…Chronic urticaria is a common condition characterized by recurrent hives lasting several weeks or months and is usually idiopathic. Approximately half of the individuals with chronic urticaria will present with episodes of angioedema that can be severe and debilitating. …”
Get full text

Comparing self reported and physiological sleep quality from consumer devices to depression and neurocognitive performance by Samir Akre, Zachary D. Cohen, Amelia Welborn, Tomislav D. Zbozinek, Brunilda Balliu, Michelle G. Craske, Alex A. T. Bui

“…Using data from 249 participants with medium to severe depression monitored over 13 weeks, sleep quality was assessed via retrospective self-report and physiological measures from consumer smartphones and smartwatches. …”
Get full text

Hepatosplenic Abscesses and Osteomyelitis of the Spine in an Immunocompetent Adult with Cat Scratch Disease by D. Knafl, F. Lötsch, H. Burgmann, G. Goliasch, W. Poeppl, M. Ramharter, F. Thalhammer, C. Schuster

“…We present an 18-year-old, immunocompetent Austrian military conscript with cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, back-pain, and persistent inflammation markers despite two weeks of antimicrobial therapy with ampicillin/sulbactam. …”
Get full text

A Successful Pregnancy by Utilization of Gradually Increasing Low Dose Gonadotrophin Stimulation in a Modified Natural Cycle in Vitro Fertilization Procedure: Case Report by Serkan Kahyaoğlu, Ayşe Seval Erdinç, Nafiye Karakaş Yılmaz, Mahmut Nedim Çiçek

“…A clinical pregnancy was established with ultrasonography on sixth weeks of gestation. Acceptable pregnancy rates per embryo transfer, low medication cost, relatively low risk of complications and higher patient acceptability are the main advantages of MNC-IVF treatment as a feasible treatment option especially for poor responder patients. …”
Get full text

In Vitro Evaluation of Bioactivity of Chemically Deposited Hydroxyapatite on Polyether Ether Ketone by D. Almasi, S. Izman, M. Sadeghi, N. Iqbal, F. Roozbahani, G. Krishnamurithy, T. Kamarul, M. R. Abdul Kadir

“…The apatite formation results showed the growth of the HA on the treated PEEK but there was not any sight of the growth of HA on the untreated PEEK even after 2 weeks. The results showed the new method of the HA deposition improved the bioactivity of the treated PEEK in comparison with the bare PEEK.…”
Get full text

Outcome of Allogeneic Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Dogs Suffering from Osteoarthritis and Other Joint Defects by Kiran Shah, Tara Drury, Ivelise Roic, Peter Hansen, Mark Malin, Richard Boyd, Huseyin Sumer, Ray Ferguson

“…Posttreatment assessment data after 10 weeks revealed significant improvement (p<0.007) of the symptoms: pain reduction, improvement of mobility, and increased daily activity as measured as quality of life score. …”
Get full text

Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance by Jonn A. Foulk, Denis Rho, Mercedes M. Alcock, Chad A. Ulven, Shanshan Huo

“…Bethune seed flax was collected from Canada with seed removed using a stripper header and straw pulled and left in field for several weeks. Unretted straw was decorticated providing a coarse fiber bundle feedstock for enzyme treatments. …”
Get full text

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study Comparing 0.0003% Calcitriol with 0.1% Tacrolimus Ointments for the Treatment of Endemic Pityriasis Alba by Berenice Moreno-Cruz, Bertha Torres-Álvarez, Diana Hernández-Blanco, Juan Pablo Castanedo-Cazares

“…Improvement was evaluated at baseline and 8 weeks later clinically and by digital quantification of the affected area, colorimetry, and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). …”
Get full text

Malignant Catatonia Mimicking Pheochromocytoma by Sophia Wong, Barbara Hughes, Morris Pudek, Dailin Li

“…Repeat urine collections within weeks of this presenting event revealed normalization or near normalization of his catecholamine and metanephrine levels. …”
Get full text

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in Neonate by K. Kouakou, M. E. Dainguy, K. Kassi

“…Under treatment, erythroderma decreased within 7 to 10 days and the newborn was completely healed after 3 weeks of followup, with the disappearance of the inflammatory syndrome and total body surface restored. …”
Get full text

Do Maternal Quality of Life and Breastfeeding Difficulties Influence the Continuation of Exclusive Breastfeeding? by Forough Mortazavi, Seyed Abbas Mousavi, Reza Chaman, Ahmad Khosravi

“…In a survey, 358 consecutive pregnant women filled out a quality of life questionnaire in the third trimester of pregnancy and the breastfeeding experience scale at 4 weeks postpartum. We assessed breastfeeding practices every month up to 6 months postpartum. …”
Get full text

Plasma galectin-3 can be considered as a non-invasive marker to predict the prognosis of ACLF patients with new typing by Li Bai, Wang Lu, Qi Yang, Xiaoxuan Liu, Yu Chen, Zhongping Duan

“…Our findings help advance the time window of prognosis prediction for type A and type B ACLF patients from 4 weeks to the baseline, thereby identifying ACLF patients who really need liver transplantation earlier and improving the survival of ACLF patients.…”
Get full text

The Shoot Growth of Several Selected Clones of Teak after Coppicing in the Nursery by Hamdan Adma Adinugraha, Tri Maria Hasnah, Waris Waris

“…The results showed that clones significantly affected the shoot growth: number, length, diameter, number of internode and number of leaf. At 6 weeks after hedging, the average of shoot number was 4.3, shoot length of 9.1 cm, shoot diameter of 5.9 mm, the number of internode of 2.4, and the average number of leaves was 5.1. …”
Get full text

Ultrasonographic examination of the maturational effect of maternal vitamin D use on fetal clavicle bone development by Fatma Ozdemir, Banu Acmaz, Fatma Latifoglu, Sabahattin Muhtaroglu, Nefise Tanrıdan Okcu, Gokhan Acmaz, Iptisam Ipek Muderris

“…Ultrasonographic imaging was performed on the fetal clavicle at 37–40 weeks of gestation. The fetal clavicle images were compared with adult male clavicle images. …”
Get full text

STUDY ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND FLOWERING OF COMMON RAGWEED IN CLIMATIC ZONE OF BIHOR COUNTY by Șipoș Monica, Raț Ioana, Pop Adina Nicoleta

“…Due to climatic changes feminine flowers appear two weeks later than two decades ago. These appear in mid-August at the level of the last two ramifications. …”
Get full text

A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition by Yuki Kojima, Mizuha Kojima, Kazuhiro Sakaguchi, Yutaka Sakaguchi

“…The patient was a 94-year-old man, who complained that he had found it hard to open his mouth and that his cheek had been swollen for the previous 2 weeks. He had a shallow oral wound caused by an improperly fitting denture; however, the wound became infected. …”
Get full text

Current Insight of Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Chronic Wound Healing Applications: A Concise Review by Aifa Asyhira Khairul Nizam, Syafira Masri, Nur Izzah Md Fadilah, Manira Maarof, Mh Busra Fauzi

“…Chronic wounds present a substantial healthcare obstacle, marked by an extended healing period that can persist for weeks, months, or even years. Typically, they do not progress through the usual phases of healing, which include hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling, within the expected timeframe. …”
Get full text

Prenatal Diagnosis of 45,X/46,XX Mosaicism with Presence of SRY Gene. A Case Report by Pedro Alí Díaz-Véliz Jiménez, María Antonia Ocaña Gil, Leydi María Sosa Águila, Belkis Vidal Hernández

“…The pathology report showed a fetal corpse of 25, 3 weeks of gestation, with penis and morphologically normal scrotal sacs, presenting alterations by cysts and hypoplasia of the prostate and seminal vesicles as well as testicular absence. …”
Get full text