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Many studies regarding near-infrared, have used near-infrared resources without a water filter or a cooling system, and have proven its thermal effects. With these methods near-infrared energy is mainly absorbed in the superficial tissues and cannot be delivered sufficiently to deeper tissues. As solar near-infrared…

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant epidermal tumor of the skin. Several treatment options for BCC have been described including ablative and other laser systems.Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of carbon dioxide (CO2) laser vaporization in the treatment of superficial and…

Background: Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is the most frequently involved pathogen in gas-containing brain abscesses, most of them in the setting of penetrating traumatic brain injury. Postcraniotomy brain abscesses caused byC. perfringens are quite unusual, with very few cases reported previously in the literature. Case Description:…

Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing disease (IgG4-SD), also referred to as IgG4-related disease, is a newly described disease characterized by an infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells in the early stages of the affection of an organ. Well documented in the pancreas and then detected in other organs,…

Objectives: This study analyses the research output of India in Alzheimer’s disease research during 2002-11 on several parameters including the growth, rank and global publications share, citation impact, share of international collaborative papers and collaborative partner countries, sub-field wise distribution and productive institutions and author’s…

In this study, the effect of palm oil based vitamin E was evaluated on lymphocyte`s proliferation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetic rats were supplemented with alpha-tocopherol (AT) and/or mixed-tocotrienols (TT) at two dosages 6 and 12mg/kg for 8 weeks. Treated rats were sacrificed and their…

Until recently, anti-cancer clinics in order to plan and schedule chemotherapy treatments applied time-consuming methods, characterized by a high risk of error occurrence. Considering all the barriers that make chemotherapy treatment and demanding procedure, to evaluate if a chemotherapy management program could improve the administration…

The EU regional policy has been an ongoing concern of both the Member States and the candidate countries for accession. Its economic, social and territorial cohesion principles have been developed to sustain the stability and development of European integration. The Romania has established in 1998…

Leptomeningeal cyst or growing skull fracture is a rare complication of cranial fractures that is usually seen in infants and early childhood following trauma. It presents as cystic, nontender swelling over scalp with underlying bony defect due to old history of trauma. We hereby report…

We describe the case of a Chinese woman with lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency treated with omega-3 fatty acids and colestyramine during pregnancy at the age of 31 years, and her subsequent management with other lipid regulating drugs over the following 21 years. The coexistence of…