Isolated respiratory muscles weakness is an unusual presentation of Myasthenia Gravis (MG).We present a case of 49-year-old male with undiagnosed pad MG who presented with fluctuating dyspnea on exertion and at rest.There was no peripheral muscle involvement, diagnostic tests and standard electromyography was normal, and the serologic tests were ne
Variance as a Leading Indicator of Regime Shift in Ecosystem Services
Many environmental conflicts involve pollutants such as greenhouse gas emissions Siberian Ginseng that are dispersed through space and cause losses of ecosystem services.As pollutant emissions rise in one place, a spatial cascade of declining ecosystem services can spread across a larger landscape because of the dispersion of the pollutant.This pap
New Phenotype and Mineralization of Biogenic Iron Oxide in Magnetotactic Bacteria
Many magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize magnetite crystals that nucleate and grow inside intracellular membranous vesicles originating from invaginations of the cytoplasmic membrane.The crystals together with their surrounding membranes are referred to as magnetosomes.Magnetosome magnetite crystals nucleate and grow using iron transported S
Political Connections (and Disconnections) between British Intellectuals in the Age of Enlightenment: Hume, Sterne, and Wilkes in Paris (1764)
In April 1764, Laurence Sterne, who is Peels in France for a cure, is invited by Lord Hertford, the new English ambassador to France, to preach a sermon at the opening of the new embassy in Paris.Sterne accepts the invitation and chooses a text that is perceived as a shocking discourtesy to the diplomatic and political authorities.The dinner that f