In numerous countries, the utilization of plants for both nutritional and therapeutic purposes is a common practice. However, the inadvertent use of these plants can pose risks due to their active molecules or microbiota. The traditional use of L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlasmacytomas rarely affect the skull base and may be found as an isolated lesion or as a part of multiple myeloma. The typical feature of plasmacytomas is aggressive bone destruction in the skull. It is often confused with the chordoma of the clivus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radial scars/radial sclerosing lesions (RS) are benign breast lesions identified on core needle biopsy (CNB) which can upgrade to malignancy at excision. There is limited data on RS detection and upgrade rates with more sensitive imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and none during their detection for breast cancer workup and its implication on patient treatment decisions.
Methods: A retrospective institutional study of RS diagnosed on CNB between January 2008 and December 2017 was conducted.
Probiotics have been a part of our lives for centuries, primarily through fermented foods. They find applications in various fields such as food, healthcare, and agriculture. Nowadays, their utilization is expanding, highlighting the importance of discovering new bacterial strains with probiotic properties suitable for diverse applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In addition to the fact that the concept of passion in sports plays a significant role in the formation of the identity concept of athletes, the dedication of athletes to the sports branches they are interested in also has a significant impact on their passion for the sport they are interested in as well as their identity as an athlete. In this direction, the research aims to investigate the role of dedication as a mediator and moderator in the relationship between athlete identity and passion in sport.
Methods: The research was designed using the quantitative research technique of relational surveying.