Background Problematic scarring remains a challenging aspect to address in the treatment
of burns and can significantly affect the quality of life of the burn survivor. At present, there …

Background Veliparib is a potent small molecule inhibitor of PARP-1/2, which is cytotoxic in
tumor cells with deficiencies in BRCA1 or BRCA2. We studied the clinical activity and toxicity …

Background Scars widen when the underlying musculature pulls apart suture lines, and
scars oriented against relaxed skin tension lines are especially susceptible to these …

Corni Fructus (CF), used for thousands of years in Asia as food and medicine, has different
therapeutic effects before and after processing. In the past work, the quality assessment of …

Background Spontaneous lightening of congenital melanocytic naevi (CMN) has not been
studied systematically. Final colour is considered an important outcome after superficial …

The polynomial regression method is employed to calculate the relationship of device color
space and CIE color space for color characterization, and the performance of different …

Background Open thyroidectomy is conventionally performed at the anterior side of neck,
which is a body part with a comparatively great degree of open exposure; due to this …

Scarring is a significant clinical problem following dermal injury. However, scars are not a
single describable entity and huge phenotypic variability is evident. Quantitative …

Objectives To analyze the effects of kinesio taping (KT)-applied with three different strains
that induced or not the formation of skin creases (called convolutions)-on color intensity of …

Background Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a major clinical problem that constitutes a
tremendous economic burden on healthcare systems. Deep tissue injury (DTI) is a unique …