We present our technique of repair of meniscal tears in 11 patients using a newly designed stapler, the Polysorb Meniscal Stapler XLS (USS Sports Medicine, Norwalk, CT), to increase the effectiveness and ease of repair of tears in the vascular zone while limiting potential complications. The low...

ObjectiveSutures in laparoscopy have been extensively developed in recent years. In this study, we assessed differences between Polysorb™ braided absorbable suture (CL-914) and V-Loc™ barbed suture (V-Loc 180) used in vaginal cuff closure during laparoscopic hysterectomy from various aspects.

Hepatic tumor promoting activity was determined for mixtures of dichloroacetic acid (DCA) and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) in female B6C3F1 mice initiated on day 15 of age with 25 mg/kg N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. The mice received in their drinking water from 6 to 50 weeks of age either DCA (7.8, 15....

Conventional Warburg techniques were used to assess the effect of amino acids and related compounds upon the metabolism of whole salivas and suspensions of washed salivary sediments. The study of such substances is releBANt to the search for the factor in salivary supernatant which enhances glyc...

Exercise endurance and metabolic patterns were determined in rats that had been administered commercial preparations of “pangamic acid,” dimethylglycine, or diisopropylamine subcutaneously. None of these substances affected (a) the time required to reach exhaustion by treadmill running, (b) th...

The stamina building, antistress and antihyperlipidemic principle of Cicer arietinum has been isolated and identified for the first time to be pangamic acid (d-gluconodimethylaminoacetic acid) by chemical and spectral methods.

Formation of metal hydrides is a serious complication that occur when hydride forming metals such as zirconium, niobium, vanadium and magnesium are exposed to long term hydrogen environment. The main concern is that the hydride, as being a brittle material, has very poor fracture mechanical prop...

ObjectivesAn experimental discoloration-free calcium aluminosilicate cement has been developed with the intention of maximizing the beneficial attributes of tricalcium silicate cements and calcium aluminate cements. The present study examined the effects of this experimental cement (Quick-Set2) ...

In this article, structural, thermal, and optical properties of zinc boro-aluminosilicate glasses with addition of different alkali (Li, Na, and K) and alkaline oxides (Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) have been reported. 10 mol% of alkali and alkaline oxides were incorporated into Zinc boro-aluminosilicate ...

The preparation of 11 silanetriols and their physical properties are reported. These systems are ideal precursor for the preparation of three-dimensional organic soluble metal-containing silicates. Moreover, the preparation of aluminosiloxanes with different types of Al/Si/O frameworks using sil...

In this study, a novel catalyst has been prepared through supporting Pd nanoparticles (NPs) on the surface of boehmite (γ-AlOOH) based hollow aluminosilicate microspheres ([email protected]γ-AlOOH). The prepared Pd/[email protected]γ-AlOOH catalyst has high catalytic activity for the hydrogen...

Hierarchical aluminosilicate zeolites were simply synthesized by a temperature-gradient strategy using conventional CTAB as single structure directing agent. The as-synthesized zeolites were composed of an ordered two-dimensional hexagonal mesopores and crystallized MFI structure. Catalytic perf...

A synthetic strategy is reported here for the selective containment of oxide nanoparticles of base metals within zeolitic voids of molecular dimensions. The technique, though generally applicable, is specifically illustrated to encapsulate Ni, Co, and Fe oxides within LTA, MFI, and FAU zeolites ...

Herein, graphene oxide intercalated montmorillonite nanocomposites were prepared by a facile chemical route and then used for the adsorption of crystal violet dye from contaminated water. Structural characterization of the nanocomposites were performed using Fourier transform infrared spectrosco...

In this research, zeolite-derived aluminosilicate phosphors were synthesized through the ion exchange route. Red light-emitting property of Eu3+-doped aluminosilicate phosphors were discussed from a view point of the Eu content, heat-treatment condition and the oxidation state of Eu ions. The cr...

A spectroscopic investigation of 1% Dy2O3-singly doped and 0.5% Ce2O3-1.0% Dy2O3-codoped zinc–sodium–aluminosilicate glasses was performed by analyzing their absorption and photoluminescence spectra, and decay times. Warm white yellow light emission, with (0.419, 0.440) CIE1931 chromaticity co...

Ce3+-doped oxyfluoride aluminosilicate glasses and glass ceramics were prepared by a melt-quenching method with subsequent heat treatment, and their spectral and scintillation properties were measured and analyzed. The effects of Na+ ions and glass microcrystallization on the spectral and scinti...

The undecapeptide substance P (SP) belongs to the tachykinin family of regulatory peptides. SP derives from the TAC1 gene and binds to the neurokinin (NK)-1 receptor. The distribution of the SP/NK-1 receptor system and the functional significance of isoforms (full-length and truncated) of the NK...

Substance P (SP) is a therapeutic peptide that has been widely used to induce angiogenesis and tissue regeneration. However, its therapeutic efficacy is often limited due to rapid degradation in vivo and a short half-life (˜1 min) after systemic administration. In the present study, we chemicall...

This article provides an overview of the structure and function of substance P signalling system and its involvement in the cardiovascular regulation. Substance P is an undecapeptide originating from TAC1 gen and belonging to the tachykinin family. The biological actions of substance P are mainl...