A 54 year old female presented with lower extremity edema, fatigue, and shortness of breath with physical findings indicative of advanced aortic insufficiency.Echocardiography showed severe aortic regurgitation and a probable quadricuspid aortic valve.In anticipation of aortic valve replacement, cardiac computed tomography (Cardiac CT) was bremsesk
This study compared the extractability of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn by 8 extraction protocols for 22 representative rural soils in Taiwan and correlated the extractable amounts of the metals with their uptake by Chinese cabbage for developing an empirical model to predict metal phytoavailability based on soil properties.Chemical agents in these protoc
Background.The Cis-Ural trough and its junction area with the West-Ural outer folding zone are known as structures with high oil and gas potential.However, the complexity of the geological structure, due to the wide development of faults of various genesis and morphology, the discrepancy between the structural plans of parts of the sedimentary sect
Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID) is an essential regulator of B cell diversification, but its full range of action has until recently been an enigma.Based on homology, it was originally proposed to be an RNA-editing enzyme, but so far, no RNA substrates are known.Rather, it functions by deaminating cytidine, and in this manner, coupled w