BackgroundOncocytomas are uncommon benign tumors that arise in various organs and are predominantly composed of oncocytes.Adrenocortical oncocytomas are extremely rare and are generally non-functioning.MethodsWe report the case of a 40-year-old patient with a progressively enlarging left adrenal mass.At the age of 19 he had undergone right adrenale

Symbiontic microflora prevents contamination of human intestine with foreign microflora; microbial enzymes split cellular tissue, proteins, fat, starch, deconjugate bile acids, synthetize B vitamins, amino acids, cholesterol and other substances.Microbial metabolism products - short-chain fatty acids - stimulate intestinal motility and are effectiv

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the trematodes of the Schistosoma genus.It is one of the neglected tropical diseases, contributing significantly to health-care costs, morbidity, and mortality in the developing world.The resultant disease is broadly classified as urogenital and gastrointestinal schistosomiasis.Intestinal schistoso

Granular materials can segregate spontaneously due to differences in particle properties when subjected to process vibration, shear strain or because of the equipment geometries.Among the different properties, difference in particle size is the most relevant factor that drives segregation.Although size-driven segregation has serious technical impli