Purpose: This retrospective study was performed to determine the prevalence of lower extremity venous duplication using duplex ultrasound in the patient population of a large urban medical center.Materials and Methods: The reports of all lower extremity venous ultrasound examinations performed at our institution between January 1, 2002 and December
Abstract Background More than 200 asthma-associated genetic variants have been identified in genome-wide association studies (GWASs).Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) data resources can help identify causal genes of the GWAS signals, but it can be difficult to find an eQTL that reflects the disease state because most eQTL data are obtained
In order to solve the problem of limited driving speed of piezoelectric actuators when the piezoelectric components are small and the driving frequency is low.This paper proposes a bi-directional piezoelectric stick-slip actuator, which mainly utilizes the combination of flexible drive foot and lever amplification mechanism to realize the displacem
Muscular dystrophies are common, currently incurable diseases.A subset of dystrophies result from genetic disruptions in complexes that attach muscle fibers to their surrounding extracellular matrix microenvironment.Cell-matrix adhesions are exquisite sensors of physiological conditions and mediate responses that allow cells to adapt to changing co
Abstract: INTRODUCTION This work shows that 3% (v/v) human urine (HU) in semisolid Liver Infusion Tryptose (SSL) medium favors the growth of Trypanosoma cruzi and T.rangeli.METHODS Parasites Accessories were plated as individual or mixed strains on SSL medium and on SSL medium with 3% human urine (SSL-HU).Isolate DNA was analyzed using polymerase c