BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recent studies have suggested that enhancing lesions on
contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MR images are predictive of impending exacerbations in …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the performance of different commercial enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
kits for measuring antinuclear antibodies (ANA) specific for dsDNA, SSB/La, Sm, and Scl-…

Background and Purpose The potential of thrombolytic agents to improve outcome after
ischemic stroke could be negated if recanalization of an occluded artery exacerbates cerebral …

Background & Aims: Acute pancreatitis (AP) reflects the intensity of the inflammatory response
and is divided into mild AP (MAP) or severe AP (SAP). Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (…

… The thermal perception scale was administered within the last 30 s of rest and minutes 10, …
50 Hz filter and smoothed using 5-s rolling averages according to manufacturer specifications. …

After destruction of the temple, Jewish medieval interpretation lacked a uniform centre. In
the early Middle Ages, Jewish interpretation was marked by local and theoretical differences. …

Background and Aims: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory process initiated by
recurrent acute pancreatitis and characterized by progressive parenchyma destruction and …

Introduction Capsaicin, a chili pepper extract, can stimulate increased skin blood flow (SkBF)
with a perceived warming sensation on application areas. Larger surface area application …

… Johnston’s novel The Christmas Tree (1981). Slivka asserts that Johnston’s novel challenges
… ’s agency as symbols of the nation and propagators of future citizens. Johnston does this, …

A sensitive, reliable method for the extraction, separation, and quantitation of methylprednisolone
from rat brain is reported. The method can accurately quantitate methylprednisolone …