Background: Runner’s dystonia (RD), a rare task-specific lower-limb dystonia affecting high-mileage runners, presents as abnormal lower-extremity muscle contractions during running.Treatment of RD is challenging and often confounded by significant diagnostic delays due to overlapping symptomatology with other conditions.This case series examines
Large numbers of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) use habitat childrens backpacks in tidewater glaciers in Alaska for pupping, breeding, and molting.Glacial fjords are also popular tourist destinations; however, visitation by numerous vessels can result in disturbance of seals during critical life-history phases.We explored factors affecting haul-out
Objectives To investigate the potential mechanisms of 125 I seed implantation therapeutic treatment on inactivating the VEGFR2/PI3K/AKT pathway in cholangiocarcinoma.Methods The human cholangiocarcinoma cell lines HCCC-9810 and HuCCT1 were purchased for Rockets in vitro studies.The BALB/c nude mice were obtained for in vivo studies.The proliferatio
Abstract Background Despite word-of-mouth (WOM) and electronic WOM (eWOM) influencing people’s willingness to donate blood, no research has explored this behavior among blood service employees who are also donors.This underexplored segment is highly important, as they are generally committed to both the organization and the cause and are likely m