Latest articles

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant condition and patients with NF-1  risk  malignant diseases, such as breast cancer. We aim to report a coexistence of both breast cancer and phochromocytoma in a NF1 patient. A female patient (47yr) with adrenal incidentaloma who had…

Feminization of poverty in care giving of people living with HIV and AIDS and other debilitating diseases has attracted local, national and international concerns in an endeavour to surmount the challenge of poverty among women caregivers. This article highlights factors underpinning the feminization of poverty…

Objective: Nocturnal enuresis is a common problem among children.  This multifactorial disease is a source of stress of the families. Therefore, it is important how to approach the disorder, plan the treatment in order to provide a satisfactory cure rate. The aim of this study…

The aim of the present article is to determine the impact of the external and internal factors of bank performance on the profitability indicators of the Latvian commercial banks in the period from 2006 to 2011. On the basis of research conducted abroad on bank…

We present a case of a 53 year old patient that underwent total knee arthroplasty in our hospital for degenerative arthritis and developed a series of very uncommon complications. Compartment syndrome of the calf occurred postoperatively as a result of bleeding from a large, ruptured…

Comparative analysis of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus strains isolated in Russian Asia in the pandemic of 2009 and the post-pandemic period of 2011 was carried out. It was shown that pandemic influenza А (H1N1) pdm09 virus strain isolated in the pandemic period is more…

Self-reported measurements of attentional bias are possibly influenced by social desirability, conscious awareness, or introspection. This study developed a visual dot-probe task to study the relationship between attentional bias and posttraumatic stress disorder among women with breast cancer. Fifty six women with breast cancer were…

Adipose tissue is commonly used in plastic surgery procedures and is also a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Since MSCs are functionally plastic cells, adipose tissue may provide a promising cell source for regenerative medicine applications. We have developed two mixed growth factor…

This paper deals with the influence of implemented quality and environmental management systems ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 on enterprise performance. The paper delivers original results and comments on realized and processed questionnaire research concerning approx. 700 companies operating through Czech and Slovak Republics, called…

We present the case of a 14-year-old Caucasian female, with intracranial hemorrhage due to an extensive brainstem cavernous hemangioma, asymptomatic until the date of her admission. Further investigation revealed multiple brain cavernous hemangiomas with two supratentorial hemangiomas demonstrating signs of past bleeding, a cervical vertebral…