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Extensive calcification of the ascending aorta is an infrequent but alarming finding while performing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Porcelain aorta (PA) requires adjustments in cardiopulmonary bypass as well as in revascularization techniques. Our case consists of a 64 years old woman with left main…

This study compared the dust, bioaresol and gas characteristics dynamics inside a pig barn with or without cyclone deduster (CD). The detection of inert minerals and heavy metal contamination was also done for both feed and dust. During a 24”hour monitoring at 30”minute interval, the…

In juvenile patients with Graves’ disease, extraocular muscles may be involved. Ultrasonography is a very important and informative diagnostic method in patients with exophthalmos and Graves’ disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate medial and inferior extraocular muscle thickness in juvenile patients with…

In this paper, the sodium alginate (SA) intercalated into a series of binary Mg-Al、Cu-Al, Zn-Al flaky layered double hydroxides (FLDH/SA) were fleetly prepared by the technology of the microwave-crystallization and low saturated state of coprecipitation. The purposed sample was characterized by XRD, IR and SEM.…

Research Motivation: The strength of the relationship a patient holds with their general practitioner (GP) is a crucial determining factor in terms of patient recovery. In a time when uncertainty in the institutions that sustain Irish society is ubiquitous, the importance of trust cannot be…

Fire blight of Rosaceae plants, one of the economically most important diseases of fruit trees, is caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Alternatives to the currently available, mostly unspecific fire blight control strategies are highly solicited. Bacteriophages from the virus families Podoviridae, Myoviridae, and…

Objective: The aim of this study is to clearly validate the perinatal prognosis when Japanese pregnant women gain weight during pregnancy within the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (HLWM) recommendation or the U.S. Institute of Health (IOM) recommendation. Methods: Japanese women who delivered…

A 27-month-old boy sustained superficial lacerations to his penis when he was voiding directly into the toilet bowl and the toilet seat fell onto the external genitalia.  Bruising at the distal end of the penis with a linear proximal border was consistent with the mode…

The methane pyrolysis on spherical SiO2 nanoparticles with mean diameter of 40—80 nm has been studied at temperatures 550—800 оС, methane flow rate 50—660 mL/min, and process duration 20—60 min. It is shown that this process results in the formation of core/shell composites with shells…

In the global economy, the quantitative dimension of economic growth measured by GDP is necessary, but not sufficient to express the qualitative development of economy and society. Statisticians and economists recognized the need to provide policy makers and civil society with a reliable, timely and…