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Biomechanical effects of polyglecaprone fibers in a polypropylene mesh after abdominal and rectovaginal implantation in a rabbit
The biology behind fascial defects and the use of implants in pelvic organ prolapse repair
Universal -linear resistivity and Planckian dissipation in overdoped cuprates
International audienceThe perfectly linear temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity observed as T 0 in a variety of metals close to a quantum critical point is a major puzzle of condensed-matter physics . Here we show that T-linear resistivity as T0 is a generic property of cuprates, associated with a universal scattering rate. We measured the low-temperature resistivity of the bilayer cuprate BiSrCaCuO and found that it exhibits a T-linear dependence with the same slope as in the single-layer cuprates BiSrCuO , LaNdSrCuO and LaSrCuO , despite their very different Fermi surfaces and structural, superconducting and magnetic properties. We then show that the T-linear coefficient (per CuO plane), A1, is given by the universal relation A1T= , where is the electron charge, is the Planck constant and is the Fermi temperature. This relation, obtained by assuming that the scattering rate 1/ of charge carriers reaches the Planckian limit, whereby /=, works not only for holedoped cuprates but also for electron-doped cuprates, despite the different nature of their quantum critical point and strength of their electron correlations
Efeitos local e sistêmico do laser de baixa potência no limiar de dor por pressão em indivíduos saudáveis
Adjunctive use of combination of super-pulsed laser and light-emitting diodes phototherapy on nonspecific knee pain: double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial
Does photobiomodulation therapy combined to static magnetic field (PBMT-sMF) promote ergogenic effects even when the exercised muscle group is not irradiated? A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial
LLLT for the management of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the combined low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and passive stretching with combined placebo LLLT laser and the same passive stretching exercises in patients suffering from Αnkylosing spondylitis. Forty-eight patients suffering from Αnkylosing spondylitis participated in the study and were randomized into two groups. Group A (n = 24) was treated with a λ = 820 Ga-Al-As laser CW, with power intensity = 60 mW/cm2, energy per point in each session = 4.5 J, total energy per session = 27.0 J, in contact with specific points technique, plus passive stretching exercises. Group B (n = 24), received placebo laser plus the same passive stretching exercises. Both groups received 12 sessions of laser or placebo within 8 weeks; two sessions per week (weeks 1–4) and one session per week (weeks 5–8). Pain and function scales were completed before the treatment, at the end of the fourth and eighth week of treatment, and 8 weeks after the end of treatment (follow-up). Group A revealed a significant improvement after 8 weeks of treatment in all pain and function scales. At 8-week follow-up, the improvement remained only for the pain, while for all other function outcomes the differences were not statistically significant. The results suggested that after an 8-week treatment and after a follow-up, the combination of LLLT and passive stretching exercises decreased pain more effectively than placebo LLLT along with the same passive stretching exercises in patients with Αnkylosing spondylitis. Future studies are needed to establish the relative and absolute effectiveness of the above protocol
A Study on the Effectiveness of Manual Mulligan Traction Compared to Intermittent Electrical Traction in Patients with Cervical Spondylosis
Quinolines and Quinolones as Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antivirulence, Antiviral and Anti-parasitic Agents
Infective diseases have become health threat of
a global proportion due to appearance and
spread of microorganisms resistant to majority
of therapeutics currently used for their treatment.
Therefore, there is a constant need for
development of new antimicrobial agents, as
well as novel therapeutic strategies.
Quinolines and quinolones, isolated from
plants, animals, and microorganisms, have
demonstrated numerous biological activities
such as antimicrobial, insecticidal, antiinflammatory,
antiplatelet, and antitumor. For
more than two centuries quinoline/quinolone
moiety has been used as a scaffold for drug
development and even today it represents an
inexhaustible inspiration for design and development
of novel semi-synthetic or synthetic
agents exhibiting broad spectrum of
bioactivities. The structural diversity of
synthetized compounds provides high and
selective activity attained through different
mechanisms of action, as well as low toxicity
on human cells. This review describes quinoline
and quinolone derivatives with
antibacterial, antifungal, anti-virulent,
antiviral, and anti-parasitic activities with the
focus on the last 10 years literature