Leach Sparks

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is an effective method for the treatment of neurologically intact Kümmell’s disease, but bone cement leakage during surgery is a problem that deserves attention.

To reduce bone cement leakage and evaluate the effect of the sequential infusion of bone cement during PVP for the treatment of stage I or II…[Read more]

The best policy to follow when nursing homes are massively hit by SARS-CoV2 is unclear.

To describe COVID-19 containment in a nursing home transformed into a caring center.

Physicians and nurses were recruited. The facility was reorganized and connected with the laboratory of the reference hospital. Ultrasound was used to diagnose…[Read more]

CZE was then successfully applied for antigen quantification of commercial O monovalent and A/O bivalent FMDV vaccines. Compared with HPSEC, CZE was not only able to quantify each serotype of FMDV, but also free from interference of nucleic acids impurities. In summary, the CZE can be a simple, rapid, and reliable tool for quality control of…[Read more]

CZE was then successfully applied for antigen quantification of commercial O monovalent and A/O bivalent FMDV vaccines. Compared with HPSEC, CZE was not only able to quantify each serotype of FMDV, but also free from interference of nucleic acids impurities. In summary, the CZE can be a simple, rapid, and reliable tool for quality control of…[Read more]

he present study aims to validate the Spanish version of the Bush Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS).Impairments in Social Cognition (SC) in First Episode Psychosis (FEP) were reported exclusively using neurocognitive tests. Aim of this study is (1) to assess subjective experience of SC in FEP adolescent and young adults compared to non-FEP…[Read more]

Fuzi was widely used in clinical practice to cure Yang depletion syndrome, which was based on its function of enhancing Yang and removing cold. Along with the further study on quality evaluation standard, Fuzi will probably get a much wider range of applications.The aim of this paper was to investigate the immunosuppressive effects of…[Read more]

85; 95% CI, 0.77-0.95; p=0.004). The association persisted after further adjustment for baseline levels of low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.79-0.97; p=0.014).

H. pylori infection may play a pathophysiologic role in the development of dyslipidemia, whereas H. pylori eradication might decrease the…[Read more]

In general, the benzothiazole derivatives were more active in comparison to their benzimidazole analogues. The exception was 2-phenyl substituted benzimidazole 6a being active with very pronounced activity especially towards HCC827 cells. All active compounds have similar mode of action on A549 cell line as standard compound doxorubicin, which…[Read more]

LPV/RTV for the treatment of COVID-19 over standard care, no antivirals or other antiviral treatments. This result might not reflect the actual evidence.Ingesting oolong tea or caffeine acutely increases energy expenditure, and oolong tea, but not caffeine, stimulates fat oxidation. The acute effects of caffeine, such as increased heart rate and…[Read more]