EFECTO DEL PH DE AGUAS CON ALTA TURBIDEZ EN LA EFICIENCIA DEL COAGULANTE OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA
La variación del pH a valores de 5, 7.5 y 9 en aguas con alta turbidez inicial (100, 150 y 200 UNT) no afectó la eficiencia del coagulante Opuntia ficus indica desecado. Removió más del 85% de turbidez, con dosis óptimas de 50 y 100 ppm, y representa una alternativa a los coagulantes tradicionales y una opción ambientalmente amigable para aguas turbias que requieran clarificación.  

Yaxcelys Antonia Caldera Marín
Cabimas, Venezuela

           

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  PROPIEDADES BIOLÓGICAS DE LOS ALÉRGENOS INHALATORIOS Y SU RELACIÓN CON LA RESPUESTA INMUNITARIA
Las propiedades biológicas de casi todos los alérgenos principales pueden actualmente predecirse a partir del conocimiento de sus estructuras e indican las interacciones probables con el sistema inmunitario innato, así como las interacciones posibles con los reguladores hormonales de la inmunidad.

Wayne Robert Thomas
Perth, Australia

           

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GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID: A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER IN HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS
ELISA is the most commonly used test for screening HIV patients. Generally it is found that people are scared of pricking injections, reluctant to give blood sample (quantity), think about cost effectiveness and also causes disturbances their social life. In the present era investigators are searching for alternative to serological testing. Recently it is proved that oral fluids testing can be used as an alternative to blood testing. New investigational devices are introduced like Orasure and others which collects the oral saliva, oral mucosal transudate. In the present study we used calibrated 5 µl disposable microcapillaries so that the uncontaminated gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is obtained. According to Goodson the IgG content of GCF in periodontal pocket is approximately 100 times more than found in saliva and is now widely appreciated that GCF is formed as blood ultrafiltrate. In this study we studied many parameters and reached to the conclusion that GCF can also be of choice instead of serum because of non-invasivensess, painless, low cost effective, less sample, easy collection, safer disposal and better for clinicians because of patients better compliance. The above findings suggestive of GCF being better alternative and better diagnostic medium than serum and saliva so it can be used for detection of HIV.

Prachi Atram
Amravati, In

     

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  HYPOTHYROIDISM IN CLINICAL PRACTICE . CASES HOW TO APPROACH TO PATIENTS IN CLINIC
Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disease that was seen in the clinical practice especially for family physicians. Methods: This review article covered the important practical clinical issues for managing overt hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism and hypothyroidism during pregnancy. Conclusions: The clinical issues were addressed by clinical scenario followed by questions and stressed on the important clinical points

Faiza Qari
Jeddah, Sa

  

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THE ROLE OF EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN IN ALLERGIC INFLAMMATION
Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) enhances cell growth of normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF). CNTF, NAP-2, and NT-3 may be participating inenhancing the growth of NHDF. These findings will contribute to determination of the role of ECP in allergic inflammation.

Takamaro Sato
, Japón

  

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