The Prevalence of Positive Fungal Cultures in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a High Altitude Region of Iran [PDF]
Introduction: There are suspended fungal spores in the air and in the nasal mucosa of adults, especially in areas with a humid climate. Several studies have revealed the role of fungi in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in recent years ...
Farnaz Hashemian +2 more
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Direct Intracochlear Acoustic Stimulation Using a PZT Microactuator
Combined electric and acoustic stimulation has proven to be an effective strategy to improve hearing in some cochlear implant users. We describe an acoustic microactuator to directly deliver stimuli to the perilymph in the scala tympani.
Chuan Luo +7 more
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Large ectopic intrathoracic goiter: A case report [PDF]
Introduction: Ectopic intrathorcic goiter in comparison with retrosternal goiter is a rare presentation of thyroid disease, it must be considered in differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses, that may induce serious signs due to compression of other ...
Aseyeh Fattahi Masoum +3 more
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Harmonization of repetition time and scanner effects on estimates of brain hemodynamic response function. [PDF]
Dole L +4 more
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Interleukin-8-251 A/T and CXCR2 +1208 C/T Genes Polymorphisms in Chronic Rhinosinusitis [PDF]
Introduction: IL-8 is one of the pro-inflammatory cytokines which can play an essential role in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) as well as nasal polyposis (NP).
Bijan Khademi +2 more
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Desenvolvimento cognitivo e linguagem em prematuros
Objetivo : Correlacionar os aspectos do desenvolvimento cognitivo e de linguagem em prematuros de 24 a 42 meses de idade cronológica. Métodos : Estudo quantitativo, de caráter analítico e transversal, realizado no período de fevereiro a dezembro de ...
Tatiana Plutarco Viana +2 more
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Homo- and hetero-dimeric subunit interactions set affinity and efficacy in metabotropic glutamate receptors. [PDF]
Habrian C +3 more
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Competência glótica na doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
OBJETIVO: Correlacionar a medida do tempo máximo de fonação (TMF) com o volume de ar pulmonar expirado no primeiro segundo do sopro (VEF1) e comparar o TMF, emissão do "s", "z" e relação s/z em indivíduos saudáveis e indivíduos com doença pulmonar ...
Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani +4 more
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ATP1A3 as a target for isolating neuron-specific extracellular vesicles from human brain and biofluids. [PDF]
You Y +9 more
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What is the association between adverse childhood experiences and late-life cognitive decline? Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR) cohort study. [PDF]
Lor Y +8 more
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