Tocilizumab in Severe Covid-19 Infection, Early Experiences at a Community Hospital

Alwyn Rapose1*, Raul Davaro2 The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in more than 118 million cases and more than 2.5 million deaths. Most fatalities are related to severe pulmonary disease caused by a severe inflammatory response to the virus in the lungs. As yet there is no uniformly successful therapeutic agent. Tocilizumab is a monoclonal

Tocilizumab in Severe Covid-19 Infection, Early Experiences at a Community Hospital2021-05-20T11:46:09+00:00

Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: Atypical Presentation of COVID-19

Elina Shrestha MD1*, Shoaib Ashraf MD1, Muhammad Saad MD2 and Timothy J. Vittorio MS MD2 Background: COVID-19 is associated with elevated inflammatory markers and a hypercoagulability state leading to venous thromboembolism. We present an atypical presentation of a young female with Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) thrombosis, a cause attributable to the disease. Case: A 47-year-old

Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: Atypical Presentation of COVID-192021-05-17T11:28:22+00:00

Effects of Gibberellic Acid on Total Carbohydrate of Shoots, Vegetative Growth and Flower Production in Barberry Plants

Zeinab Arefnezhad, Mehdi Khayyat, Mohammad Hassan Sayyari Zahan and Gholamreza Zamani Background: The time of gibberellic acid application in the non-bearing year (OFF year) makes the different responses on seedless barberry plants in it (OFF year) and next year (ON year). Objective: The present research was conducted to evaluate the effects of gibberellin sprays applied

Effects of Gibberellic Acid on Total Carbohydrate of Shoots, Vegetative Growth and Flower Production in Barberry Plants2021-05-16T07:19:17+00:00

Infection Prevention in the ICU

Efstathios Koutsostathis Hospital-acquired infections are among the most significant issues within the healthcare system, both in Greece and abroad. This is because they are associated with severe morbidity and mortality. As a rule, in Intensive Care Units (ICU), hospital-acquired infections are caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. The spread of infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria occurs in steps.

Infection Prevention in the ICU2021-05-12T05:44:47+00:00

Urological Disorders in the Older Patient: Place of Phyto-Therapy

Alain Bitton MD, PhD In the era of robotic surgery, however, the quest for alternative medicine is once again a must. Herbal medicine, so decried by some, remains widely prescribed and recent and increasingly relevant studies recognize it as having a certain effec-tiveness. Indeed, natural, homeopathic and phytotherapeutic products meet a real need. Urology being

Urological Disorders in the Older Patient: Place of Phyto-Therapy2021-05-07T17:14:25+00:00

Laser: From Fundamental Principles to Applied Pediatric Dentistry – Review

Nagy Abdulsamee, Ahmed Elkhadem and Passant Nagi Over the past two decades, the use of lasers in dentistry has progressed significantly. While soft tissue lasers were first introduced, they are now commonly used on dental hard tissue as well, thanks to the advent of new generation lasers. Commonly used laser in dentistry includes neodymium yttrium

Laser: From Fundamental Principles to Applied Pediatric Dentistry – Review2021-05-07T02:27:37+00:00

Nutrition and Immunity during Pandemic Viral Infection

Richter J, Vetvicka V, Richterova S, and Král V Actual pandemic state of covid-19 infection leads to considerations of the quality of the state of immune system in population and to possible changes of this unfavorable state. In this review, the authors discuss the possibilities of nutritional changes, as the quality of nutrition in global

Nutrition and Immunity during Pandemic Viral Infection2021-05-01T07:06:20+00:00

Using Bluetooth Enabled Key Fob to Operate a Vehicle

Ziad AlHihi While working to deliver an app that send commands to the vehicle, I noticed it will not function properly when the phone battery dies. I thought to have the other regular key as alternative solution but the customers did not like to carry the bulky keys. I did some research and came up

Using Bluetooth Enabled Key Fob to Operate a Vehicle2021-04-25T19:20:01+00:00

“Particle of God” as insulting of the Divine Principle

Robert A. Sizov The author’s research has shown that fundamental magnetic poles (magnetic charges) are real structural components of atoms and substance. It is the magnetic poles, and not the moving electric charges are the direct sources of all magnetic fields and magnetic manifestations in Nature. The main reasons that real magnetic charges were “buried

“Particle of God” as insulting of the Divine Principle2021-04-25T19:08:45+00:00

Bioaccumulation of the Heavy Metals Contents in Green Leafy Vegetables

Mahdieh Mostafidi, Faezeh Shirkhan, Maryam Tamaskani Zahedi, Parisa Ziarati, Bernhard Hochwimmer and Luis Cruz-Rodriguez One of the major involvements of healthy soils in the environment is heavy metals which can be accumulated in vegetables and crops grown on due to the probability of food contamination through the soil-root interface. It should be considered that the

Bioaccumulation of the Heavy Metals Contents in Green Leafy Vegetables2021-04-25T18:53:15+00:00
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