BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Giant cell granuloma (GCG) is a rare lesion. The purpose
of this study was to determine the CT characteristics and describe possible MR imaging …

Ultrashort echo time (UTE) techniques have been used successfully to image very short T2*
tissues in the musculoskeletal system and more recently in animal lungs. In this work we …

Excess myocardial iron can result in sudden death or heart failure, the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients. Accurate and …

Objective. To evaluate levels of resistin in female subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) compared to age and race-matched controls and to determine the relationship …

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are important pollinators throughout the world's tropical and
subtropical regions. Understanding their thermal tolerance is key to predicting their resilience to …

OBJECTIVE: To determine (1) whether the A(-2518)G polymorphism of CCL-2, the gene
encoding monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), is associated with disease, MCP-1 …

We present the first study of infestation by the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, in a
queenright colony of the stingless bee Tetragonula carbonaria, a species used for pollination …

Stingless bees are important social corbiculate bees, fulfilling critical pollination roles in many
ecosystems. However, their gut microbiota, particularly the fungal communities associated …

Stingless bees are globally important social corbiculate bees, fulfilling critical pollination roles
in many ecosystems; however, their gut microbiota, especially fungal communities, are not …

Giant cell reparative granuloma is an unusual benign process arising especially in the
maxillofacial bones. It occurs in the second and third decades, predominantly in children and …