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Evaluation of computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with symptomatic deviated nasal septum and their correlation with intraoperative findings

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
Aim To evaluate the computed tomography (CT) findings in patients having a symptomatic deviated nasal septum (DNS) and their comparison with intraoperative findings.
Ayaz Rehman, Faiza Ashfah Deva, Bashir Ahmad Malik, Asif A. Wani, Majid ul Islam Masoodi   +4 more
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Irisin, a new envoy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus – A plausible association with insulin resistance [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Basic Research, 2022
Background: Insulin resistance plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Irisin, an adipo-myokine, is found to increase insulin sensitivity by adaptive thermogenesis.
Saffalya Nayak, Debjyoti Mohapatra
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Effect of Short Term Cpap Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Background: Patients of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with metabolic syndrome (MetS) are at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The role of oxidative stress in pathogenesis of OSA and MetS has been widely reported.
Kanimozhi Sadasivam, Balaji Chinnasami, Saravanan Ayyavo, Krishnan Ravi   +3 more
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Diagonality Measures of Hermitian Positive-Definite Matrices with Application to the Approximate Joint Diagonalization Problem

, 2016
In this paper, we introduce properly-invariant diagonality measures of Hermitian positive-definite matrices. These diagonality measures are defined as distances or divergences between a given positive-definite matrix and its diagonal part.
Alyani, Khaled, Congedo, Marco, Moakher, Maher   +2 more
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: investigating the uptake and utilization of maternal and child health services in Tiko health district, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: despite evidence that interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV are effective in ensuring a healthy child and keeping mothers alive, there are many challenges to achieving successful interventions in Cameroon. The
George Awungafac, Patrick Achiangia Njukeng, Juliana Ajoache Ndasi, Lawrence Tanyi Mbuagbaw   +3 more
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Comparing the Efficacy of Tamsulosin and Silodosin in the Medical Expulsion Therapy for Ureteral Calculi [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Background: Urolithiasis is a chronic disease of mankind, which has enormous public health importance and it accounts for a substantial economic burden on our society. Hence, it becomes all the more important to formulate cheaper and easier means for
Sandeep Gupta, Bijit Lodh, Akoijam Kaku Singh, Khumukcham Somarendra, Kangjam Sholay Meitei, Sinam Rajendra Singh   +5 more
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The Evaluation of the Official Development Assisstance Programme From Jica on the Maternal and Child Health Handbook at the Telogo Asri Village, Central Java [PDF]

, 2006
This article will describe one of the Official Development Assisstance (ODA) programme which had been introduced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to increase the health condition of mother and children in such areas in Indonesia.
Adi, I. R. (Isbandi)
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The volumetric rate of calcium-rich transients in the local universe [PDF]

, 2018
We present a measurement of the volumetric rate of `calcium-rich' optical transients in the local universe, using a sample of three events from the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF).
Frohmaier, C., Maguire, K., Nugent, P. E., Sullivan, M.   +3 more
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Right supernumerary kidney: A rare entity

Urology Case Reports, 2019
The supernumerary kidney especially on right side is a rare diagnosis. Only few case reports are documented in literature. We report a case of Right supernumerary kidney with partial fusion of right accessory kidney to upper kidney.
Manjeet Kumar, Girish Kumar, Kailash Barwal, Pamposh Raina   +3 more
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Preliminary characterisation of the neuropeptide melanin concentrating hormone in humans [PDF]

, 2010
Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) is an orexigenic neuropeptide expressed centrally in the zona incerta and lateral hypothalamus. Evidence from rodent studies implicates hypothalamic MCH in the modulation of varied and diverse physiological functions ...
Naufahu, J., Naufahu, J.
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