short history of anti-rheumatic therapy. IV. Corticosteroids

In 1948 a corticosteroid compound was administered for the first time to a patient affected by rheumatoid Tanks/Jerseys arthritis by Philip Showalter Hench, a rheumatologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (USA).He was investigating since 1929 the role of adrenal gland-derived substances in rheumatoid arthritis.For the discovery of corti

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Intrathecal morphine is associated with reduction in postoperative opioid requirements and improvement in postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing open liver resection

Abstract Background Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that the addition of intrathecal morphine (ITM) results in reduced postoperative opioid use and enhanced postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing open liver resection using a standardized enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol with multimodal analgesia.Methods A retrospective

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Effect of Black and Clear Polyethylene Mulch on Yield and Yield Components of Melon in Salinity Stress Condition

Introduction: The term of Mulch, is the German word (Molsh) means the soft, however, not soft, and made of plant debris or synthetic substances.Many positive effects attributed to the use of plastic mulch such as adjusting the temperature in the root environment, conserve moisture, reduce weeds, increase root growth, reduce soil erosion, and soil c

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High-resolution FPGA-pulse width modulation applied to PFC 2 MHz converter using eGaN field effect transistor

This study proposes an implementation based on a low-cost field-programmable gate array (FPGA) of a high-resolution pulse width modulation applied on a single-phase Other power factor correction (PFC) converter operating with 2 MHz switch frequency.The PFC was implemented using a half-bridge enhancement-mode Gallium Nitride Stable Products (eGaN) f

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