Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne (KDS) syndrome is a rare form of hypothyroid myopathy, with associated hypertrophy of muscles.Although cardiac manifestations of hypothyroidism AUTOMATIC are well known, reports of cardiac involvement in KDS have only described the occurrence of pericardial effusion as an association.This report describes an adolescent male
Epidemiology of drug resistant HIV has focused on trends and less attention has been given to identification of factors, especially behaviors including substance use, in acquisition of drug-resistant HIV.From 2009 to 2012 The Metromates Study enrolled and followed for one year men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking testing for HIV in a community c
Micro-plasma is generated in ultra-high-pure hydrogen gas, which fills the inside of a cell at a pressure of (1.08 ± 0.033) × 105 Pa by using a Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser device operated at a fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm and a pulse duration of 14 ns.The micro-plasma emission spectra of the h
The hyper-arid Atacama Desert is one of the most extreme environments for life and only few species have evolved to survive its aridness.One such species is the tree Prosopis tamarugo Phil.Because Tamarugo completely depends on groundwater, it is being threatened by the high water demand from the Chilean mining industry and the human consumption.In