OUTCOMES OF 23-GAUGE PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY AND INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING WITH BRILLIANT BLUE IN MACULAR HOLE

Outcomes of 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling with brilliant blue in macular hole

Huseyin Sanisoglu1, Mehmet Sahin Sevim1, new belial model Betul Aktas1, Semra Sevim2, Ahmet Nohutcu11Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, 2Uskudar State Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul, TurkeyPurpose: The evaluation of anatomic and visual outcomes in macular hole cases treated with internal limiting membran

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Curcumin: From Exotic Spice to Modern Anticancer Drug

Inhibition of defined molecular steps of tumourigenesis by natural non-toxic compounds may be an efficient means to tackle the population cancer burden.Extensive research has addressed the chemotherapeutic potential of curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a relatively non-toxic plant derived polyphenol.Curcumin is used for centuries in cuisine and indigen

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A proteomic insight into the midgut proteome of Ornithodoros moubata females reveals novel information on blood digestion in argasid ticks

Abstract Background The argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata is the main African vector of the human relapsing fever agent Borrelia duttoni and the African swine fever virus.Together with saliva, the tick midgut forms part of the host-tick-pathogen interface, and numerous midgut proteins play key functions in the blood digestion-related process click

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Microbial Communities and Nitrogen-Utilizing Bacteria of Rotating Biological Contactors and Activated Sludge Treating Public Sewage and Night Soil/Johkasou Sludge

The public sewage (PS) and night soil mixed with johkasou sludge (JO) have similar chemical compositions; however, the concentrations of organic matter and nitrogen compounds were different.We investigated the microbial community of the rotating biological contactor (RBC) units treating PS and JO, in which the RBC was submerged in the mixed liquor

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