HIV-1 protease gene sequences were obtained from peripheral blood, saliva or oral tissues of 35 HIV+ patients using nested amplification and manual sequencing of PCR products.Of the 35 HIV+ patients 9 had clinical oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) while 26 did not, and only 4 patients were on protease inhibitor (PI) therapy.These patients were collec
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) incorporates aesthetic and craniofacial surgical principles and techniques to feminize masculine facial features and facilitate gender transitioning.A detailed understanding of the defining male and female facial characteristics is essential for success.In this first part of a two-part series, we discuss key aspect
Background: To recognize the authors of the texts by the use of statistical tools, one first needs to decide about the features to be used as author characteristics, and then extract these features from texts.The features extracted from texts are mostly the counts of so called function words.Objectives: The data extracted are processed further to c
Leishmaniasis encompass a group of infectious parasitic diseases occurring in 97 endemic countries where over one billion people live in areas at risk of infection.It is in the World shades eq 07m Health Organization list of neglected diseases and it is considered a serious public health problem, with more than 20,000 deaths a year and high morbidi