Effect of L. and L. Leaf, Flower, Stem, and Root Extracts on the Survival of .

is one of the most antibiotic multi-resistant bacteria, causing chronic pulmonary disease and leading to respiratory failure and even mortality. Thus, there has been an ever-increasing search for novel and preferably natural antimicrobial compounds. L.

Advantages of the Rayleigh-Lowe-Andersen thermostat in soft sphere molecular dynamics simulations.

The Rayleigh-Lowe-Andersen thermostat is a momentum-conserving, Galilean-invariant analogue of the Andersen thermostat, like the original (Maxwellian) Lowe-Andersen thermostat. However, the Rayleigh-Lowe-Andersen thermostat remains local even if the fluid density becomes low. By using a minimized thermostat interaction radius we show with a molecular dynamics simulation that the Rayleigh-Lowe-Andersen thermostat affects the natural dynamics of a low-density Lennard-Jones fluid in a minimal fashion.

[Acute mesenteric ischemia as a fatal complication of infectious disease in a high-risk patient: a case report].

Acute mesenteric ischemia is a serious problem with high morbidity and mortality rates. Mesenteric ischemia is difficult to diagnose and treat, mainly due to late diagnosis when irreversible changes are already present. The authors present a case of a patient who died after being admitted to an infectious disease department with gastroenteritis subsequently complicated by acute mesenteric ischemia.

Rare causes of acute appendicitis.

Introduction: A clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis does not necessarily imply only inflammatory changes found upon histopathological examination. Even though appendiceal tumors are very rare, accounting for less than 4% of all gastrointestinal tumors‚ they need to be taken into account and require the right choices regarding subsequent onco-surgical management.

Methods: 1036 appendectomies were performed and 38 (3.

Splenectomy in patients older than 65 years - a single-center experience.

Introduction: Despite current efforts at the most conservative approach possible to splenic injury, splenectomy remains a relatively common surgical procedure. Indications for splenectomy, however, are not limited to spleen injury. In senior patients in particular, non-traumatic reasons for splenectomy becomemore frequent.