INTRA-ARTICULAR THERAPY WITH METHOTREXATE OR TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITORS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Intra-articular therapy with methotrexate or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review

Abstract Background Persistent monoarthritis in otherwise well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis presents a therapeutic challenge.Intra-articular (IA) steroids are a mainstay of treatment, though some have queried whether IA disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) and biologics can be used in those who fail steroid injections.Methods A systema

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Using Micromechanical Resonators to Measure Rheological Properties and Alcohol Content of Model Solutions and Commercial Beverages

Micromechanic resonators provide a small-volume and potentially high-throughput method to determine rheological properties of fluids.Here we explore the accuracy in measuring mass L-Phenylalanine density and viscosity of ethanol-water and glycerol-water model solutions, using a simple and easily implemented model to deduce the hydrodynamic effects

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Back Seat Girls: Where Do Dykes Sit with Queer theory?

Drawing on the narrative frames of the "road trip" and "lesbian drama," genres which, it could be argued, normatively construct Otherness with all that is Queer, in respect to not fitting in or belonging, this article attempts to draw on queer theory to out gay male and lesbian Incense Sticks relationships.Relationships between gay men and lesbians

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