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Leech therapy for epidermoid cysts and review of the literature
Hirudo medicinalis sucks blood directly through the external mammalian skin. We recently observed a healthy 64-year-old Iranian man, who presented with numerous asymptomatic multilobular oval-to-round well-defined 0.5 to 1.5 cm cystic lesions with ...
Abbas Rasi +4 more
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Methyl-Cyclohexane Methanol (MCHM) Isomer-Dependent Binding on Amorphous Carbon Surfaces
In January 2014, over 10,000 gallons of methyl-cyclohexane methanol (MCHM) leaked into the Elk River in West Virginia, in a chemical spill incident that contaminated a large portion of the state’s water supply and left over 300,000 residents without ...
William A. Alexander
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Supermicrosurgical replantation of a small amputated nasal tissue in a child
Key Clinical Message This study reports a case of an 8‐year‐old boy who suffered from a dog bite injury to the nose. The amputated nasal tissue measured approximately 1.0 × 1.5 cm and included part of the tip, alar, and soft triangle subunits.
Richard Tee, Michael Woodfield
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Intensive Care Units (ICUs), and Ordinary Means: Turning Virtue Into Vice [PDF]
There is a social process by which what have been virtues in one social context can become vices in another. Alasdair MacIntyre 1
Bole III, Thomas J.
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Leech as a lifeboat: Reminiscent role in plastic and reconstructive surgery!
Leeching was a popular therapeutic practice since ancient times for various diseases. Previously, it was used as an unscientific home remedy by traditional therapists.
Rohan Dilip Newadkar +1 more
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Professional Ethics in the Construction Industry [PDF]
The results are provided of a small, but reprersentative, questionnaire survey of typical project managers, architects and building contractors concerning their views and experiences on a range of ethical issues surrounding construction industry ...
Skitmore, Martin, Vee, Charles
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Identification of ibuprofen, ketoprofen and diclofenac can be done by using simple method, it is called test strips. Test strip is made by immobilized specific reagents with entrapment technical on membrane matrix, which the used membrane nata de coco.
Karisma Wulan Ningtyas +2 more
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Photodynamic Therapeutic Effect of Nanostructured Metal Sulfide Photosensitizers on Cancer Treatment
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes photosensitizers (PSs) to produce reactive oxygen species (ROSs) upon irradiation, which causes the shutdown of vessels and deprives the tumor of nutrients and oxygen, and in turn induces adverse effects on the immune ...
Daysi Diaz-Diestra +4 more
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Aluminum toxicity to bone: A multisystem effect?
Aluminum (Al) is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust and is omnipresent in our environment, including our food. However, with normal renal function, oral and enteral ingestion of substances contaminated with Al, such as antacids and ...
Gordon L. Klein
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Peptides as potent antimicrobials tethered to a solid surface: Implications for medical devices [PDF]
Medical devices are an integral part of therapeutic management; despite their importance, they carry a significant risk of microbial infection. Bacterial attachment to a medical device is established by a single, multiplying organism, leading to ...
Ahmed El-Ghannam +8 more
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