MAIN FINDINGS: A 22-year-old woman with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) presenting with primary amenorrhea and normal female external genitalia was referred for laparoscopic gonadectomy.She had been diagnosed several years earlier but was reluctant to undergo surgery.CASE HYPOTHESIS: Diagnosis of this X-linked recessive inherited sy
This study presents the shaking u11-200ps table test results of two-dimensional reinforced concrete (RC) frames retrofitted with a simplified friction damped brace.An easy-to-manufacture and install friction damper with economical design, was proposed and tested under reversed cyclic loading and used to retrofit RC frames.The splice of a convention
This study aimed to identify which factors influence the level of transparency of electronic municipalities.For this, we performed an evaluation of the level of transparency of municipalities, and using the discriminant analysis identify the socioeconomic and fiscal factors that influence the Fiscal Transparency Index of Municipalities.It was found
For decades, plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) levels have been known to be elevated in patients with congestive heart failure (HF).Excessive AVP signaling at either or both the V1a and V2 receptors could contribute to the pathophysiology of HF by several mechanisms.V1a activation could cause vasoconstriction and/or direct myocardial hypertrophy as