Large descending colon alveolar soft part sarcoma with ASPL-TFE3 fusion gene: Case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: ASPS is a rare, soft tissue tumor which represents 0.2-1 % of soft tissue sarcomas. A characteristic nonreciprocal translocation is found in nearly all cases.

Iridescent scales signal male fighting ability to access females in the jewelled splitfin Xenotoca variata.

Jewelled splitfin males (Xenotoca variata) possess multi-colour iridescent scales (speckles) on the flanks. This study tested the hypothesis that the number of speckles could be a good proxy for predicting fighting ability in contests for access to females. The experiments consisted in observing and recording males' agonistic behaviour, courtship displays and mating attempts in mixed-sex groups.

Prognostic value of scoring tools in severe trauma patients admitted to the emergency department.

Background: Severe Trauma is a misleading cause of death in young people. Early assessment of prognosis is the cornerstone in the management of such patients. Several prognostic scores have been proposed during the last decade.

Efficiency of newly formulated camptothecin with β-cyclodextrin-EDTA-FeO nanoparticle-conjugated nanocarriers as an anti-colon cancer (HT29) drug.

Camptothecin (CPT) is an anti-cancer drug that effectively treats various cancers, including colon cancer. However, poor solubility and other drawbacks have restricted its chemotherapeutic potential. To overcome these restrictions, CPT was encapsulated in CEF (cyclodextrin-EDTA-FEO), a composite nanoparticle of magnetic iron oxide (FeO), and β-cyclodextrin was cross-linked with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

Impact of dengue virus (serotype DENV-2) infection on liver of BALB/c mice: A histopathological analysis.

In this research, we characterized the histopathological impact of dengue virus (serotype DENV-2) infection in livers of BALB/c mice. The mice were infected with different doses of DENV-2 via intraperitoneal injection and liver tissues were processed for histological analyses and variation was documented. In the BALB/c mouse model, typical liver tissues showed regular hepatocyte architecture, with normal endothelial cells surrounding sinusoid capillary.