EFFECT OF STRESS ON STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF PERIPLASMIC MEMBRANE IN PATHOGENIC ORGANISM



Staging cardiac damage associated with aortic stenosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Background: A new staging classification of aortic stenosis (AS) characterizing the extent of cardiac damage was established and validated in patients undergoing COMBO STRAW STRAIGHT transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).The present study was aimed to refine the staging system by integrating a quantitative evaluation of right ventricular (

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A Flower Bud from the Lower Cretaceous of China

Background: Although various angiosperms (including their flowers) have been reported from the Yixian Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of China, which is famous worldwide for its fossils of early angiosperms, no flower bud has hitherto been seen in the Early Cretaceous.Such a lack of examples hinders our understanding of the evolution of flowers.Method

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Traction alopecia: the root of the problem

Victoria Billero, Mariya MitevaDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USAAbstract: Traction alopecia (TA) affects one-third of women of African descent who wear various forms of traumatic hairstyling for a prolonged period of time.The risk of TA is increased by the extent of pulling

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