PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate whether there is a significant difference between typical and atypical parenchymal patterns in the development of fibrosis, which is the most crucial factor affecting morbidity in pulmonary sarcoidosis.METHODS: In our hospital, 145 cases with Siltzbach Types 2 and 3 sarcoidoses diagnosed by clinical, radiolog
Malacofauna of Crimea as a possible source of introductions to other regions of Ukraine: land snails of non-Crimean origin
Background.Due to global climate changes, a number of land mollusc species, previously known only from southern Ukraine or only from Crimea, are increasingly being recorded in different parts of the country.Apparently, not only species of the Crimean origin but also some other molluscs, native or alien to the Crimean Peninsula, could have been intr
Prospective study of human herpesvirus 8 oral shedding, viremia, and serological status among human immunodeficiency virus seropositive and seronegative individuals in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is a gamma-herpesvirus and etiological agent of all forms of Kaposi sarcoma (KS).Saliva may play an important role in HHV-8 transmission in specific populations.Little is known about HHV-8 oral shedding pattern and the possible correlation with the HHV-8 serological profile and viremia.A prospective study was conducted o
Ordinary and Extraordinary Permittivities of 4H SiC at Different Millimeter-Wave Frequencies, Temperatures, and Humidities
Hexagonal semiconductors such as 4H SiC have important high-frequency, high-power, and high-temperature applications.The applications require accurate knowledge of both ordinary and extraordinary relative permittivities, ϵ⊥ and ϵ||, perpendicular and parallel, respectively, to the c axis of these semiconductors.Ho