Objectives:We aimed to present our experience in augmentation rhinoplasty, using autologous grafts.Methods:Between the years 2003-2007, whose registries were available, we evaluated 32 patients retrospectively.Results:Most of the operations were for traumatic reasons (62.5%, 20/32), and 37.5% (12/32) of them were revision surgeries.Satisfactory res
Background: Phototherapy may alter the morphologic features of melanocytic nevi.Dermoscopy is a non-invasive method for evaluation of skin lesions, specifically melanocytic nevi.Aims and Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) and psoralen-ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy on the dermoscopic featu
Bacterial cell-cell communication or quorum sensing (QS) is a biological process commonly described as allowing bacteria belonging to a same pherotype to coordinate gene expression Machine Control to cell density.In Gram-positive bacteria, cell-cell communication mainly relies on cytoplasmic sensors regulated by secreted and re-imported signaling p
The handicraft Tote Bag industry remained an integral part of the mixed economy of the Russian Empire.Foreign artisans, primarily those of German descent, played a significant role in the capital cities from the 18th century onward.Most of these craftsmen relocated to Russia in response to an invitation from the Tsarist government.Around the turn o
As the World Wide Web became accessible to society on a global scale during the 1990s, artists that stepped into this technological and aesthetic environment experienced transformative effects to their craft and creativity.For dance, a traditionally ephemeral and corporeal action, the limits and values associated with this condition were susceptibl