Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a rather common disease with a prevalence reaching up to 10 or 20% in the western world.The most specific symptoms which point to the diagnosis of GERD are feelings of heartburn and the regurgitation of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus.However, a certain number of patients do not respond to standa
Strain-Level Discrimination of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Spinach Using Metagenomic Sequencing.
Consumption of fresh bagged spinach contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has led to severe illness and death; however current culture-based methods to detect foodborne STEC are time consuming.Since not all STEC strains are The Ener-Supply project and preliminary analysis of the state-of-the-art and the action plan for RES
Superior vena cava syndrome in hemodialysis patient
Obstruction of blood flow Study on Illumination Intensity and Duration of LED Light Sources for a Weaned Piglet House without Natural Light in the superior vena cava (SVC) results in symptoms and signs of SVC syndrome.SVC obstruction can be caused either by invasion or external compression of the SVC by contagious pathologic processes involving the
Investigating the effect of bioactive glasses on enamel remineralization through morphological and elemental analysis
Background: Functionally and esthetically, enamel is the most important dental hard tissue in the tooth structure.It is composed of hydroxyapatite crystals and is the hardest calcified matrix in the body.Erosion of this dental hard tissue due to any underlying pathological disease or regurgitation, vomiting, and gastroesophageal reflux disease is t