Evaluation of impact strength of heat cure and chemical cure acrylic resin denture base material by Ahmed Saleh Hamadameen

“…Method: 16 prosthetic specimens were made for each of the heat-cured and coldcured acrylic resins which were stroked and tested with a Charpy type digital impact tester (Electric Charpy impact tester) were used, and two joules of power were struck to get the fracture. …”
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Growth Retardation in Children with Kidney Disease by Paulina Salas, Viola Pinto, Josefina Rodriguez, Maria Jose Zambrano, Veronica Mericq

“…Growth failure in the setting of kidney disease is multifactorial and is related to poor nutritional status as well as comorbidities, such as anemia, bone and mineral disorders, and alterations in hormonal responses, as well as to aspects of treatment such as steroid exposure. This review covers updated management of growth failure in these children including adequate nutrition, treatment of metabolic alterations, and early administration of recombinant human growth hormone (GH).…”
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A Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. Van ’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Arno P. Nierich

“…In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, use of perioperative screening for aortic atherosclerosis with modified TEE (A-View method) was associated with lower postoperative mortality, but not stroke, as compared to patients operated on without such screening. …”
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The Benefits of Early versus Late Therapeutic Intervention in Fabry Disease by Mónica Furlano, Elisabet Ars, Anna Matamala, Vicens Brossa, Joan Martí, Maria del Prado-Venegas, Jaume Crespi, Esther Roe, Roser Torra

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Radiation Hardness of Flash Memory Fabricated in Deep-Submicron Technology by Bojan Cavrić, Edin Dolićanin, Predrag Petronijević, Milić Pejović, Koviljka Stanković

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Intergenerational Transfers in Infant Mortality in Southern Sweden, 1740-1968 by Luciana Quaranta

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Optimal Throughput for Cognitive Radio with Energy Harvesting in Fading Wireless Channel by Hiep Vu-Van, Insoo Koo

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« This narrative is my written memory » : transcrire la mémoire dans David Copperfield de Charles Dickens by Céline Prest

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Male Sexual Dysfunction by Danyon Anderson, John Laforge, Maggie M. Ross, Robert Vanlangendonck, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Risk factors for male sexual dysfunction include age, diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer, stroke, hypertension, penile trauma, depression, anxiety, and disturbance in central serotonin neurotransmission and 5-HT postsynaptic receptor functioning. …”
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A modern look at the oscillation physics case for a neutrino factory by Peter B. Denton, Julia Gehrlein

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A Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis and a Bilateral Fracture of the Proximal Tibia by J. Th. (Arjan) Hooghof, Joris J. Mellema, Marcel D. Posthumus, Jos J. A. M. van Raaij

“…On the other hand, immobilization, joint deformities, and steroid treatment are associated with rheumatoid arthritis and are also known risk factors for fractures. …”
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Measurements of the Flow in Backshroud/Casing Clearance of Precessing Centrifugal Impeller by Yoshiki Yoshida, Yoshinobu Tsujimoto, Hideo Ohashi, Akira Saito, Shin Ishizaki

“…The unsteady pressure was integrated to obtain the fluid force moment on the precessing impeller shroud for various precessing frequencies. It was shown that the fluid force moment can become rotordynamically destabilizing for small forward precessing motion as originally found by Ohashi et al. …”
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Pengaruh Sudut Geram dan Parameter Pemesinan Terhadap Keausan Tepi Pahat High Speed Steel (HSS) pada Proses Bubut Glass Fibre Reinforce Polymer (GFRP) by Muhammad Yusra Nusa, Firman Ridwan

“…The GFRP of workpiece was made from resin as a matrix and the glass type Chopped Strand Mat as fiber. The rack angle of tool is varied to 5º, 10º, 15º, 20º.  …”
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Recurrent “transient ischemic attacks” caused by pulmonary arteriovenous malformation by Jorrit B.A. Welling, Mascha Schuurmans, T. David Koster

“…Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal, direct connections between a pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein that can lead to severe neurologic complications including ischemic stroke. This case report describes a 39-year-old woman who presented with recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). …”
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Is platelet activating factor (PAF) an important mediator in bronchial asthma? by R. H. Gundel, H. O. Heuer, L. G. Letts

“…Similarly, recent studies in human asthmatics with PAF receptor antagonists have failed to show efficacy in blocking allergen-induced airway responses or to have any steroid sparing effects in patients with ongoing asthma. …”
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Ideološki vidiki razmerja med (demokratično) politiko in pravom by Miro Cerar

“…Še posebej pa se je treba izogibati takšni ideologizaciji prava, ki se kaže v politizaciji pravne stroke in pravnih (npr. pravosodnih) institucij.…”
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High-Dose Methotrexate for the Treatment of Relapsed Central Nervous System Erdheim-Chester Disease by Prahlad Ho, Carole Smith

“…We describe a case of a 60-year-old lady with a 5-year history of stable systemic ECD who presented with new brainstem lesions and rapid, steroid-refractory neurological deterioration which required immediate intervention. …”
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Heading Disorientation after Right Posteromedial Infarction by Ritsuo Hashimoto, Noriyo Komori, Masako Abe

“…We report the case of heading disorientation following ischemic stroke involving the right posteromedial areas. The patient was administered a new test named the Card Placing Test during which a subject was required to recreate an array of three cards, each of which was randomly placed on eight grids around the subject, before and after the subject’s rotation. …”
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Effect of Volume and Renewal of the Storage Media on the Release of Monomer from Dental Composites by Sima Shahabi, Maryam Sayyari, Sima Sadrai, Sara Valizadeh, Hamidreza Hajizamani, Alireza Sadr

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Bilateral Paramedian Thalamic Infarction Initially Presenting as a Convulsive Seizure by Jianping Wang, Xiaojie Fu, Chao Jiang, Hengfang Liu, Yuanzheng Zhao, Wei Han

“…Physicians should recognize this condition, because both seizure control and early ischemic stroke management are required.…”
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