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Objective: Sitagliptin is a new oral glucose-lowering medication that acts via the incretin hormone system. The most common side-effects are headache and pharyngitis. Acute pancreatitis is rarely described in literature. Research design and Methods: We report four cases of pancreatitis that developed in patients after…

Traditionally, functional imaging with somatostatin receptor analogues is used in the primary diagnostics, staging, and monitoring of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) as well as to assess the potential effect of treatment with (radioactive) somatostatin analogues. We report a case in which a woman was diagnosed with…

The most frequent enzyme abnormality of the glycolytic pathway which causes hereditary non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia is red cell pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency.The disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. The case of a successful pregnancy in a 38 year- old woman with Pyruvate Kinase…

The current paper attempts to investigate the consumers’ actual usage behavior of electronic-word-of-mouth (eWOM) on social networking sites (SNS) and to develop a conceptual framework that could help increase the understanding of consumers’ use of SNS as a vehicle for eWOM. Accordingly, we examined the factors…

Two basic features of continuum description of nanocomposite materials are discussed in the framework of structural mechanics of materials and construction units. First, a continuum as a basic notion in mechanics of materials is considered, where the principle of continualization is stated and the notion…

Port site metastases are a recognised complication of laparoscopy in the presence of malignancy. With the increased use of minimally invasive technology to surgically manage gynecological malignancy, their incidence is likely to increase. Three encountered cases of port site metastatic disease are discussed. We recommend…

Multiple factors have been identified as elements of the respiratory disease complex in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis). We hypothesized that differences in health factors and Pasteurellaceae in the upper respiratory tracts could exist between populations of bighorn sheep with and without histories…

Due to the advantages of social media in connecting businesses to end-consumers directly, in a timely manner and at a low cost, by facilitating various areas of marketing, such as promotions, marketing intelligence, sentiment research, public relations, marketing communications, product and customer management, social media…

Reduction of employees has become a potentially valuable way of securing a competitive advantage and improving organizational performance, downsizing has been in existence for a while now however, its effect on employee or organizational performance has brought mixed reactions in both developed and developing countries.…

Salmonella has emerged as the leading cause of human infections in many countries, with poultry and avian environment, being the main source of the pathogen (FAO/WHO, 2002; Alali et al., 2012). Salmonella control is important for human exposure reduction. The aim of this research was…