Key Clinical Message: Benign ancient retroperitoneal schwannomas (BARS) exhibit abdominal masses and flank pain to incidental findings at more advanced stages. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis is essential for confirmation of benign nature. Our patient was misdiagnosed as ureteric colic, highlighting the need to consider BARS in differential diagnosis to prevent complications like hydronephrosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNanomaterials (Basel)
January 2023
Increasing heat transfer is an important part of industrial, mechanical, electrical, thermal, and biological sciences. The aim of this study is to increase the thermal competency of a conventional fluid by using a ternary hybrid nanofluid. A magnetic field and thermal radiation are used to further improve the thermal conductivity of the base fluid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Appl Biomater Funct Mater
August 2022
Entropy is the measure of the amount of energy in any physical system that is not accessible for the useful work, which causes a decrease in a system's thermodynamic efficiency. The idea of entropy generation analysis plays a vital role in characterizing the evolution of thermal processes and minimizing the impending loss of available mechanical power in thermo-fluid systems from an analytical perspective. It has a wide range of applications in biological, information, and engineering systems, such as transportation, telecommunication, and rate processes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFB-cell epitopes have the capability to recognize and attach to the surface of antigen receptors to stimulate the immune system against pathogens. Identification of B-cell epitopes from antigens has a great significance in several biomedical and biotechnological applications, provides support in the development of therapeutics, design and development of an epitope-based vaccine and antibody production. However, the identification of epitopes with experimental mapping approaches is a challenging job and usually requires extensive laboratory efforts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProteins are a vital component of cells that perform physiological functions to ensure smooth operations of bodily functions. Identification of a protein's function involves a detailed understanding of the structure of proteins. Stress proteins are essential mediators of several responses to cellular stress and are categorized based on their structural characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN4-methylcytosine (4 mC) is an important epigenetic modification that occurs enzymatically by the action of DNA methyltransferases. 4 mC sites exist in prokaryotes and eukaryotes while playing a vital role in regulating gene expression, DNA replication, and cell cycle. The efficient and accurate prediction of 4 mC sites has a significant role in the insight of 4 mC biological properties and functions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the outcome of initial external fixation and then conversion to intramedullary nailing in patients having open fracture of shaft of femur or tibia.
Design: Descriptive study.
Place And Duration Of Study: Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Quetta, from July 2002 to July 2004.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
February 2004