INVESTIGATION OF THE GROWTH PATTERNS OF NON-FUNCTIONING PITUITARY MACROADENOMAS USING VOLUMETRIC ASSESSMENTS ON SERIAL MRI INVESTIGATIONS

Investigation of the growth patterns of non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas using volumetric assessments on serial MRI investigations

Background: Benign non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFMA) often cause mass effect on the optic chiasm necessitating transsphenoidal surgery to prevent blindness.However, surgery is complicated and there is a high tumour recurrence rate.Currently, very little is known about the natural (and residual post-surgical) growth patterns of these NF

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The Jihadi Discourse of the Terrorist Propaganda on the Internet

This article uses the method of thematic discourse analysis to study jihadi discussion forums in cyberspace.Firstly, this paper deals with propaganda as a form of communication, shows the Internet as a medium that has absorbed all other media, and analyses the terrorist ideas spread through Hardware the Internet.The main part of this study focuses

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A single mutation in the 15S rRNA gene confers nonsense suppressor activity and interacts with mRF1 the release factor in yeast mitochondria

We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the mim3-1 mitochondrial ribosomal suppressor, acting on ochre mitochondrial mutations and one frameshift mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.The 15s rRNA suppressor gene contains a G633 to C transversion.Yeast mitochondrial G633 corresponds to G517 of the E.coli 15S rRNA, which is occupied by an invar

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On monotony of opera playbill and underlying economy

The study explores modern opera theater repertoires and focuses on the strategy of opera offering.Statistics and data analysis reveal strong tendencies of monotony, sameness, and repetitiveness of repertoire across the biggest and most productive opera houses Amphibian Habitats in the world.The two ongoing tendencies are that the majority of opera

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