Delusion is the most difficult problem in psychopathology.In the existing definitions of delusion there is no clear indication of the discriminant that enables us to reliably distinguish it from other psychopathologic phenomena.This paper proposes an approach to examine delusion as semiotic object that has a symbolic nature.The paper accentuates th
Causes of Acute Peritonitis and its Outcome in Tertiary Medical Centre
OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors causing peritonitis and deaths at Jinnah Hospital Karachi.METHODOLOGY: The study included 216 patients with acute peritonitis who underwent exploratory laparotomy from 2016 to 2018.Surgical treatment according to cause and post-operative treatment of disease SWEATERSVEST carried out.Histopathological report and o
The main forest species encountered in southern and central Benin, West Africa
The south of Benin, a country in West Africa, is still home to remnants of dense forests that benefit from a particularly rainy sub-equatorial climate, with annual rainfall of up to 1,200 mm.These forest ecosystems are an integral part of the West African forest block, which stretches from Liberia to Togo.However, despite their richness and ecologi
Chemical Diversity Investigation of Hepatotoxic Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Qianliguang (Senecio scandens) and Related Species by UHPLC-QTOF-MS
Objective: Qianliguang (Senecio scandens) is a common Chinese medicinal herb.Qianliguang-containing herbal proprietary products are registered as over-the-counter remedies in China and exported to Western countries.The presence of hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids Bunting and Garland (PAs) has raised concerns Scarfs about the safety of using Qian
Natural killer cells modified with a Gpc3 aptamer enhance adoptive immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Abstract Introduction Natural killer cells can attack cancer cells Coverlet Set without prior sensitization, but their clinical benefit is limited owing to their poor selectivity that is caused by the lack of specific receptors to target tumor cells.In this study, we aimed to endow NK cells with the ability to specifically target glypican-3+ tumor