TOOTH MINERALIZATION AND HISTOLOGY PATTERNS IN EXTINCT AND EXTANT SNAGGLETOOTH SHARKS, HEMIPRISTIS (CARCHARHINIFORMES, HEMIGALEIDAE)-EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OR ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION?

Shark jaws exhibit teeth that are arranged into distinct series and files and display great diversities in shapes and structures, which not only is related to their function (grasping, cutting, crushing) during feeding, but also bear a strong phylogenetic signal.So far, most research on the relationship between shark teeth and feeding ecology and s

Abstract Background Whereas many adolescents and young people with HIV require the transfer of care from paediatric/adolescent clinics to adult ART clinics, this transition is beset with a multitude of factors that have the potential to hinder or facilitate the process, thereby raising ethical challenges of the transition process.Decisions made reg

Rhabdomyolysis occurring as a complication of hypophosphatemia has been infrequently described.A 58-year-old male with a history of daily alcohol consumption presented with two generalized tonic clonic seizures secondary to hypovolemic hyponatremia.He was volume-resuscitated, and antiepileptic medication was administered.After three days of hospita

Cytokines from the common gamma chain receptor family, such as IL-15, IL-21 and IL-7, show promise for cancer immunotherapy and have been incorporated individually into the immunocytokine approach.However, their efficacy as monotherapy is limited.Here, we investigated the molecular design of tumor-directed trifunctional antibody-cytokine fusion pro

Drowsiness is one of the main causes of road accidents and endangers the lives of road users.Recently, there has been considerable interest in utilizing features extracted from electroencephalography (EEG) signals to detect driver drowsiness.However, in most of the work performed in this area, the eyeblink or ocular artifacts present in EEG signals