Imperata cylindrica is a medicinal plant native to southwestern Asia and the tropical and subtropical zones.To date, 72 chemical constituents have been isolated and identified from I.cylindrica Among these compounds, saponins, flavonoids, phenols, and glycosides are the major constituents.Investigations of pharmacological activities of I.cylindrica
Sinonasal carcinoma presenting as chronic sinusitis and sequential bilateral visual loss
Sinonasal undifferentiated Wall Chargers carcinoma-related rhinogenic optic neuropathy is rare and may lead to visual loss.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bilateral sequential visual loss induced by this etiology.It is important to differentiate between chronic sinusitis and malignancy on the basis of specific findings on
A New Method for Reduction and Stabilization of the Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis
Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Fixation strategies for distal tibiofibular syndesmotic injuries are associated with risk of malreduction.We describe a new method of reduction and fixation of the syndesmosis with two suture buttons placed through a single sagittal tunnel through the fibula and across the tibia at the attachment sites
Nano meets the sheet: adhesive-free application of nanocellulosic suspensions in paper conservation
Abstract Historical papers are often locally damaged by exogenous influences and/or have endogenously degraded paper areas.The stabilization of such papers is very important because further use of the object can cause additional damage.Different types of nanocellulose are interesting as a novel stabilizing materials for paper due to their close str