Background Neonatal suppurative parotitis is a rare disease. Only 32 cases were reported
in the English‐language literature between 1970 and 2004. Methods We searched Medline …

We report a Kuwaiti girl with ethylmalonic encephalopathy. She presented at the age of 4
months with chronic mucoid diarrhea and delayed psychomotor development, and at 6 months …

Objectives: To determine the rate of inappropriate pediatric admissions using the Pediatric
Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (PAEP) and to examine variables associated with …

IL-8 levels and the IL-8/IL-10 ratio promise to be good indicators of irreversible pulpitis. An
important and potentially very useful outcome of this study is the demonstration that cytokine …

ing was significantly associated with an increase in heart rate and a decrease in oxygen
saturation. Extreme increases in heart rate were found in a small group of participants, …

… Yatani A, Fujino T, Kinoshita K, Goto M. Excess lactate modulates ionic currents and tension
… Unluoglu I, Mazicioglu M. The establishment of primary health care and transition period in …

An enhanced MEMS capacitive sensor is developed for photoacoustic gas detection. This
work attempts to address the lack of the literature regarding integrated and compact silicon-…

Beta-ketothiolase (BKT) deficiency is a rare inborn error of isoleucine and ketone body
metabolism. Its clinical manifestations range from an asymptomatic course to severe life-…

We present a new technique designed for in situ measurement of pressure and temperature
in lubricating films. An innovative methodology has been developed, based on the …

A new in situ technique for temperature and pressure measurement within dynamic thin-film
flows of liquids is presented. The technique is based on the fluorescence emission …