AN INFANT WITH UNEXPLAINED MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES OCCURRING DURING TREATMENT IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

An infant with unexplained multiple rib fractures occurring during treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit

It is generally believed that trauma from child abuse or bone fragility from diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta accounts for most cases of multiple rib fractures.We report an infant with Polish unexplained fractures from the right 3rd rib through to the 8th rib who had undergone resection of a large cervical tumor and had been admitted to a B

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Aggregated clumps of lithistid sponges: a singular, reef-like bathyal habitat with relevant paleontological connections.

The advent of deep-sea exploration using video cameras has uncovered extensive sponge aggregations in virtually all oceans.Yet, a distinct type is herein reported from the Mediterranean: a monospecific reef-like formation built by the lithistid demosponge Leiodermatium pfeifferae.Erect, plate-like individuals (up to 80 cm) form bulky clumps, making

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Ethosomes and Transethosomes as Cutaneous Delivery Systems for Quercetin: A Preliminary Study on Melanoma Cells

The present study is aimed to design ethosomes and transethosomes for topical administration of quercetin.To overcome quercetin low bioavailability, scarce solubility and poor permeability that hamper its pharmaceutical use, the drug was loaded in ethosomes and transethosomes based on different concentrations of Finishers phosphatidylcholine.Vesicl

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