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The method is validated by showing that measured liquid and solid proton densities accurately reflect WC and DMC of reference samples. The NMR plant sensor is demonstrated in an experimental context by monitoring WC of rice leaves under osmotic stress, and by measuring the dynamics of water and dry matter accumulation during seed filling in a…[Read more]

All the studied patients received standardized treatment for cerebral infarction. However, three patients died and the remaining two were left in a locked-in syndrome state.Conclusions BCPI is a very rare stroke disease and its main clinical manifestations are locked-in syndrome and persistent vegetative states. However, the obtained imaging…[Read more]

These results show that even when modern-day pathways and recruited genes are similar, the antecedent conditions may be distinctive such that different evolutionary steps are required to generate convergence.Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. In spite of cardiovascular prevention, there is residual risk not…[Read more]

01). Multivariate analysis showed a significant association between a high global symptom score and SSA seronegativity, gastroparesis, and ESSPRI score (p < 0.01 for each).

The majority of patients with pSS suffered abdominal symptoms. There is currently no therapeutic recommendation because of the lack of information on the underlying pat…[Read more]

Ventricular thrombus is an uncommon, severe condition with high morbidity and mortality. Simultaneous left and right ventricular thrombi caused by lupus myocardiopathy have not been previously reported in the literature. This case presents a 42-year-old woman who has bilateral ventricular thrombi with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction…[Read more]

ting the impact of sex hormones on airway inflammation and immune response are necessary to better understand the clinical impact of these responses. Clinical trial registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02036879).This study explores the community-based strategies that a group of trans women living in Lima, Peru, employed to resist the negative…[Read more]

To determine the clinical and antibody response after therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in patients with severe refractory antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis (AE).

This single-center prospective cohort included all patients consecutively admitted to our hospital because of severe refractory AE over the period from July 2014 to…[Read more]