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Pseudo-acute elimination harm following small injury: A case report along with report on literature.
Our BFI method using a bark thickness gauge (BGM) yielded similar results than using the less time-efficient contour gauge method (CM) to estimate BFI (bias BGM-CM -1.3%, non-significant at p = 0.72). Both BGM and CM had an error of less then 4% compared to digitized BFI from destructive sampled stem disks. An average of 15 bark gauge measurements per tree estimated bark thickness (and inconsequence BFI) for both fissured and unfissured bark with less then 20% error relative to the exact value.Using the bark gauge method, BFI can be rapidly measured from large numbers of trees needed for estimating bark carbon at the community level and modelling carbon uptake, storage and cycling in woody biomes.Clinical research in hematologic malignancies is continually advancing with emerging concepts in therapy and evolving results from clinical protocols. Targeting of the PI3K pathway remains a valuable treatment across both hematologic and solid malignancies. There are currently four United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved PI3K inhibitors, with several others in development. Copanlisib is a pan-PI3K inhibitor currently FDA-approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) following two lines of therapy. Since FDA approval, there have been further investigations into the long-term safety profile of copanlisib, as well as treatment of FL and other lymphoma subtypes, both indolent and aggressive. Here, we review the most recent available data from clinical trials, describe the management of the most common side effects, and explore future concepts. The use of copanlisib as part of a combination therapy for various hematologic malignancies will also be discussed. Copanlisib is a unique drug compared with other PI3K inhibitors, with remarkable potential to improve our armamentarium in cancer treatment.Secretory carcinoma (SC) was first recognized as a distinct salivary malignancy in 2010. In the nine years since its recognition, there have been multiple reports of SC of the major and minor salivary glands, as well one case of tongue base involvement. Here we present the first reported case of bilateral SC. The first tumor, diagnosed before the recognition of SC, was classified as mucoepidermoid carcinoma. After the contralateral parotid tumor was diagnosed as SC in 2016, the two histologies were compared, and the mucoepidermoid carcinoma was reclassified as SC. check details In this report, we describe our patient's clinical course and review the SC literature, with a focus on pathologic diagnosis and clinical prognosis.A case of pheochromocytoma producing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and left ventricular thrombus in the absence of cardiomyopathy or wall motion abnormalities on echocardiogram is presented along with a review of the relevant literature. A 30-year-old female of Afghani descent with past medical history of panic attacks presented with fever, cough, sore throat, vomiting, and was found to have an 11 cm adrenal mass consistent with primary adrenocortical adenoma versus carcinoma. Her tumor elicited catechols and vasoactive intestinal peptide. Her hospitalization was complicated by left ventricular thrombosis leading to an embolic injury to her right kidney, respiratory failure, need for transient dialysis and urinary tract infections. She developed a profuse secretory diarrhea and decision was made to treat with empiric octreotide infusion and imodium with improvement in symptoms. She underwent coil and particle embolization followed by resection. Followup PET gallium scan showed no evidence of residual disease or metastasis. VIP producing pheochromocytoma associated with intracardiac thrombosis is rare. Outcomes depend on prompt diagnosis of the pheochromocytoma and multidisciplinary approach to management.
The three old world
species i.e.,
, and
are considered as potential etiological agents of the various clinical forms of leishmaniasis in Iran. Different species co-exist in some areas. Accurate differentiation between the species is essential for choosing an appropriate therapy. Conventional and gold standard methods for the detection and characterization of parasites are time-consuming, laborious, and have low sensitivity. A polymerase chain reaction followed by high resolution melting (PCR-HRM) analysis has been employed for detection and species identification. Most of the studies suffer from the use of multiple targets and/or requiring more than one reaction to identify a single sample. The present study aimed to design a PCR method based on the amplification of kinetoplast DNA minicircles (kDNA) and HRM analysis of the amplicons for rapid discrimination of the three mentioned species.

DNA from reference strains including
, and
and fifty-eight strains subjected to PCR-HRM analysis targeting kDNA. All the samples were also analyzed by conventional kDNA-PCR.

The PCR-HRM analysis allowed discrimination between the three Old World species. The normalized HRM curves for the amplicons of kDNA indicated a unique and repeatable melting plot for each species, even in combination with human and mouse genomic DNA. Conventional kDNA-PCR could not properly discriminate
from


PCR-HRM analysis of kDNA proved to be fast and accurate for discrimination of
and

PCR-HRM analysis of kDNA proved to be fast and accurate for discrimination of L. major, L. tropica, and L. infantum.
This study was aimed to isolate
spp., from the plant rhizosphere and to investigate their effects on the growth of peanut (
L.) as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR).

The isolates were characterized using YEMA, YEMA + Congo Red, and YEMA + Bromothymol blue (BTB) media. The
was tested qualitatively for their ability to produce indole acetic acid (IAA), siderophores, proteases, nitrogenases as well as phosphate solubilizing activity. A greenhouse experiment was carried out to elucidate the effect of
inoculation on
L. growth.

Eleven isolates were obtained in YEMA media and they were red-pink in the YEMA + Congo Red media. The YEMA + BTB test showed that 2 isolates were slow-growing and the rest were fast-growing isolates. Seven isolates produced siderophores, 5 were capable of phosphate solubilizing, 9 isolates produced protease enzyme, 4 isolates could produce IAA, and 7 isolates could fix nitrogen. The B1 and the combination of some high trait-isolate treatments in Y gave the best results on
L. growth.

These isolates can be developed as biological fertilizer agents for the peanut plant.
These isolates can be developed as biological fertilizer agents for the peanut plant.
Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria (PGPB) can replace the dangerous chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The aim of this study was to isolate the PGPBs for
plant and to determine the appropriate volume for inoculation.

Plants samples were collected from tomato fields. Nitrogen fixing-PGPBs were isolated from rhizoplane and rhizosphere. Five isolates were screened based on their growth abilities and examined for PGPB traits including phosphate solubilization, and IAA, ammonia and HCN production. After high cell density cultivation, the cells were separated by centrifugation and freeze dried after resuspension in cryoprotectant. The powders were inoculated into sterile soil with a dose of 10
, 10
and 10
CFUs/g. Tomato
seeds were sown in soil and after 42 days the shoot length was measured.

Most of the potent PGPBs with high growth capacity were isolated from rhizoplane. Maximum phosphate solubilization was 289.7 μg/ml by NFB12 which isolated from rhizoplane. This strain produced the maximum level of IAA. NFB12 produced ammonia without the ability of production of HCN. This strain enhanced shoot length in dosed dependent manner. Surprisingly, inoculation of soil with 10
CFUs/g dramatically decreased the shoot length by 21%. Based on molecular approach NFB12 was identified as


Isolation of specific PGPBS is recommended for sustainable plant production. Our results showed that NBF12 improves tomato plant growth and its effect on tomato plant growth is does dependent. Maximum growth rate of tomato was observed with 10
CFUs/g soil inoculation of NFB12 while higher inoculation showed negative effect.
Isolation of specific PGPBS is recommended for sustainable plant production. Our results showed that NBF12 improves tomato plant growth and its effect on tomato plant growth is does dependent. Maximum growth rate of tomato was observed with 107 CFUs/g soil inoculation of NFB12 while higher inoculation showed negative effect.
is recognized as an important pathogen responsible for serious infections causing episodes of hospital infection. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have recently emerged as superior materials against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In this study, a new chemical compound was designed in order to combat
infections. Subsequently, the effect of this novel carbon nanotube coated with an antibacterial compound on Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR), Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) and Pan-Drug-Resistance (PDR) strains of
was investigated.

A total of 122 clinical isolates of
were cultured from burn patients and their susceptibility to antibiotics were checked using disk diffusion method and Minimum inhibitory concentration. Antimicrobial effects of the coated carbon nanotube were evaluated on XDR, MDR and PDR isolates of
. Cell viability was determined using tetrazolium reduction assay (MTT) on human fibroblast cell line (HDFa). Wound healing processes were assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Of the 50
isolates, 38 (76%) were found to be MDR and 12 (24%) were XDR. No PDR strains were detected. Results indicated that the carbon nanotube combined with mercury had antibacterial effect against different
species and it also was able to increase the expression of epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor A mRNA levels which are involved in wound healing.

The engineered carbon nanotube compound can potentially be used for treatment of burn related infections. This can potentially give clinicians a new tool for treating
infections.
The engineered carbon nanotube compound can potentially be used for treatment of burn related infections. This can potentially give clinicians a new tool for treating A. baumannii infections.
Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases around the world. Inhibitory effects of
bark extract has been proved on tooth decay both
and by using free sugar chewing gum. This research aimed to examine the effect of
bark mouth-wash on the prevalence of
in dental plaque.

This crossover, placebo-controlled, clinical trial study, was performed on a total of twenty participants (aged 18 to 35 years) in both control and intervention groups and four phases. The prevalence of
was measured in a certain volume of volunteer's dental plaque at the beginning of the project (phase 1), after the first prescription (phase 2), following the washout period (phase 3) and finally after the second prescription (phase 4) by culture on bacteriology medium. Plaque index and saliva sampling were carried out in follow-up visits by a dentist. The data were analyzed using T-Test (paired and independent) quantitatively.

There was a significant difference in
frequency in dental plaque between when the participants used
mouthwash and when they washed out or used a placebo (p<0.
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