Hugo Maia Jr, Clarice Haddad, Julio Casoy Centro de Pesquisa e Assistência em Reprodução Humana (CEPARH), Salvador, Bahia, BrazilObjective: Menstrual symptoms such as dysmenorrhea usually occur during the hormone-free interval in oral contraceptive users.Progestin withdrawal activates NF-κB transcription factor, which upre
Manipulation implies a conscious choice from speakers to trigger a change of opinion in the interlocutors and to make them accept their own point of view, i.e.their own vision of the world.As pointed out by Goatly [2007], Charteris-Black [2005, 2014] or Van Dijk [1998], metaphors can be used as manipulative tools.Metaphors have traditionally been c
Finding a safe needle path during percutaneous computed tomography-guided biopsy is sometimes difficult due to concern for injuring a vital structure.Saline instillation technique has been used to displace the structure out of the way.Another useful tool is a soft-tip stylet.A soft-tip also referred as blunt-tip stylet for the introducer cannula Cl
Lung cancer is one of the major cancer types and poses challenges in its treatment, including lack of specificity and harm to healthy cells.Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems (NDDSs) show promise in overcoming these challenges.While conventional NDDSs have drawbacks, such as immune response and capture by the reticuloendothelial system (RES),