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Polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia and high smooth-muscle autoantibody titers with specificity against filamentous actin: consider visceral leishmaniasis, not just autoimmune hepatitis
(2009)
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains a public health problem in most countries bordering the Mediterranean basin. Its diagnosis is challenging and often delayed, as the main clinical picture is often indistinguishable from ...
Expression of human serum albumin (HSA) mRNA in human granulosa cells: Potential correlation of the 95 amino acid long carboxyl terminal of HSA to gonadotrophin surge-attenuating factor
(2006)
Introduction: According to previous studies, gonadotrophin surge-attenuating factor (GnSAF), which is assumed to be produced in human granulosa cells, has a homology with the carboxyl terminal of the human serum albumin ...
Do alcohol-metabolizing enzyme gene polymorphisms increase the risk of alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease?
(2006)
Case-control studies that have investigated the association between alcoholism and alcohol-induced liver damage and the ADH2, ADH3, CYP2E1, and ADLH2 polymorphisms have reported controversial or inconclusive results. Thus, ...
The effect of diclofenac and paracetamol on pregnancy and implantation rates in infertile women undergoing IVF treatment
(2006)
We set out to assess the effect of diclofenac on implantation rates, when administered as analgesia following transvaginal oocyte recovery. This was a prospective study of infertile women undergoing IVF treatment in a ...
One-bone forearm reconstruction procedure as salvage operation after severe upper extremity trauma: a case report
(2009)
An industrial worker in his early 20s sustained a severe injury to the right dominant upper extremity: fracture, inversion, and complete devascularization of the ulna; transection of the median nerve, the radial artery, ...
Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: Results from a cross sectional study (GYTS Study)
(2008)
Background. Data about the predictors of smoking among adolescents in Greece are sparse. We tried to identify factors associated with current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Greece in the context of GYTS ...
Sex and sport-related differences in satisfaction among Greek swimmers
(2006)
The purpose was to test the applicability of the Scale of Athlete Satisfaction for Greek swimmers and to assess sex and sport-related differences for swimmers' mean satisfaction. The sample of 351 Greek swimmers comprised ...
Perceptions about exercise and intrinsic motivation of students attending a health-related physical education program
(2003)
The present study examined effects of sex, attitude towards physical activity, perceived barriers for participation in physical activity, and students' perception of their parents' participation in physical activity on the ...
Mortality after Pediatric Lung Transplantation: Autopsies vs. Clinical Impression
(2004)
Appreciable mortality accompanies pediatric lung and heart-lung transplantation. The objective of this investigation was to compare the clinical impression of causes of death with autopsy findings in all pediatric lung or ...
Investigating the failure to aspirate subglottic secretions with the evac endotracheal tube
(2007)
BACKGROUND: Aspiration of subglottic secretions is a widely used intervention for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. However, using the Hi-Lo® Evac endotracheal tube (Hi-Lo Evac; Mallinckrodt; Athlone, Ireland) ...