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Grass strip corridors in agricultural landscapes enhance nest-site colonization by solitary wasps.
Corridors that connect otherwise isolated habitats have often been proposed as a management strategy to mitigate negative effects of habitat fragmentation. Non-crop corridors may have the potential to enhance the connecti... | {
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[Quality of fundamental movement patterns in chronic low back pain patients: a quasi-experimental cross-sectional study].
Chronic back pain may be associated with alterations of motor control and maladaptive movement. However, instruments that systematically screen fundamental movement patterns are rare. Using a newly ... | {
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Sense of coherence contributes to physical and mental health in general hospital patients in China.
The sense of coherence (SOC) may explain why some people become ill under stress whereas others remain healthy. SOC is strongly related to perceived health, particularly mental health. Little is known about the physical ... | {
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MUC1 and breast cancer.
The development of an effective immunotherapeutic approach to cancer is now a major focus of research, and despite impressive progress over the last 10 years there are still many hurdles to overcome to elicit an effective immune response which will totally eradicate the cancer. Mucins (MUC1) hav... | {
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Air-breathing behaviour of the Colombian catfish Eremophilus mutisii (Trichomycteridae, Siluriformes).
Eremophilus mutisii uses the vascularized central portion of its stomach for aerial respiration, and is a frequent but not obligatory air breather. Air ventilation takes place during a rapid dash to the surface with t... | {
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Quantification of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in different foods using rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes.
The abundance of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in different Spanish foods was evaluated by using taxon-specific oligonucleotide probes targeted against extracted rRNA. Two sat... | {
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[A comparative analysis of the intracellular potassium content for the cardiomyocyte in papillary muscle tissue and in a primary heart culture].
This work was aimed to examine potassium contents in heart myocytes. The intracellular concentration of this element was measured with electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). The... | {
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Are antipredator behaviours of hatchery Salmo salar juveniles similar to wild juveniles?
This study explores how antipredator behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar developed during conventional hatchery rearing of eggs from wild brood stock, compared with the behaviour of wild-caught juveniles from the same... | {
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Degree of molecular self-sorting in multicomponent systems.
Self-sorting represents the spontaneous and high fidelity self and/or non-self-recognition of two or more related components within a complex mixture. While the effective management of self-sorting principles perceptibly requires some key expertise in molecula... | {
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Characterization of serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and development of a direct two-site immunoassay.
Osteoclasts secrete tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) to the circulation, where the amount of TRAP is expected to correlate with the bone resorption rate. We have developed two monoclonal antibodies,... | {
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Neuroendocrine neoplasms arising in inflammatory bowel disease: a report of 14 cases.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly ulcerative colitis (UC), is a premalignant condition, because these patients are at increased risk of adenocarcinoma. Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) have rarely been described in this se... | {
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Atraumatic osteolysis of the distal clavicle: MR findings.
The purpose of this study was to describe the MRI appearance in atraumatic osteolysis of the distal clavicle (AODC). We retrospectively evaluated MRI, medical records, ancillary diagnostic imaging studies and clinical course in five men and two women (mean age,... | {
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The role of p21-activated kinases in pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis and an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Management has not improved significantly over the last 30 years, and a better understanding of the genetic and molecular changes that occur is urg... | {
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Is patient outcome compromised during the initial experience with robot-assisted radical cystectomy? Results of 164 consecutive cases.
• Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) remains controversial in terms of oncologic outcomes, especially during the initial experience. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ... | {
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Acute phase protein levels in pregnancy and oestrus cycle in bitches.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acute phase protein (serum amyloid A, C-reactive protein, haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin and fibrinogen) profiles in pregnant dogs as well as bitches at various stages of the estrus cycle and to verify possib... | {
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[Energetic changes in heart cells of white rats in stress conditions induced by violated diurnal cycle].
The aim of the study was to investigate the content and dynamics of nitric oxide (NO) and enzymes involved in generation and preservation of energy in cardiomyocytes under chronic stress condition, induced by circad... | {
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The Women's Initiative for Nonsmoking (WINS) XI: age-related differences in smoking cessation responses among women with cardiovascular disease.
Smoking cessation has immediate health benefits; however, the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions among older adults and women has received limited research attention.... | {
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Spoken words can make the invisible visible-Testing the involvement of low-level visual representations in spoken word processing.
The notion that processing spoken (object) words involves activation of category-specific representations in visual cortex is a key prediction of modality-specific theories of representatio... | {
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Impact of a standardized titration protocol with carvedilol in heart failure: safety, tolerability, and efficacy-a report from the GESICA registry.
Grupo de Estudio de la Sobrevida en la Insuficiencia Cardiaca en Argentina (GESICA) studied whether a standardized protocol for the initiation and titration of the beta-blo... | {
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Bend and helical twist associated with a symmetric internal loop from 5S ribosomal RNA.
We have used gel electrophoretic mobility measurements to investigate the conformation of the symmetric eubacterial loop E sequence of 5S rRNA (seven nucleotides in each strand). The loop strongly retarded the gel mobility of duplex... | {
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Ultrasonic diagnosis of oral and neck malignant lymphoma.
A series of 14 patients with nodal and extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the oral and neck region was analyzed by ultrasonogram evaluation. Eight nodal lymphomas and six extranodal lymphomas commonly exhibited almost completely similar ultrasonographic findin... | {
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Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) NF45 (ILF2) cDNA, a subunit of the nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NF-AT).
NF45 (ILF2) and NF90 (ILF3) regulate the IL-2 gene transcription via interaction with the antigen receptor response element. Much work on N... | {
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Clinical research evidence and clinical practice.
An informal survey among colleagues turns up the far-from surprising information that the average patient contact involves at least three or four judgements and decisions: judgements about aetiology and prognosis, decisions about diagnosis and therapy, and sometimes dis... | {
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The crystal structure of pectate lyase Pel9A from Erwinia chrysanthemi.
The "family 9 polysaccharide lyase" pectate lyase L (Pel9A) from Erwinia chrysanthemi comprises a 10-coil parallel beta-helix domain with distinct structural features including an asparagine ladder and aromatic stack at novel positions within the s... | {
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Stereoselective acylation of the E,E-vinylketene silyl N,O-acetal and its application to the synthesis of khafrefungin.
Stereoselective acylation of the E,E-vinylketene silyl N,O-acetal possessing a chiral auxiliary has been achieved by using acid anhydrides and SnCl4. Acid anhydrides having alkyl chains gave the adduc... | {
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Low Tie Compared to High Tie Vascular Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery in Rectal Cancer Surgery Decreases Postoperative Complications Without Affecting Overall Survival.
The aim of this study was to determine the clinical impact of low tie ligation (LT) of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) below the left c... | {
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Thymic extracellular matrix in human malnutrition.
Previous studies have shown that malnutrition severely affects both lymphoid and epithelial components of the thymus. Yet, few data are available concerning the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the thymic microenvironment in malnutrition. We studied by histological, ultra... | {
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Detecting and detering employee theft.
Physician group practices can limit their vulnerability to employee theft by taking steps to detect theft when it occurs and to deter future occurrences. Steps for detecting theft include being wary of an employee's refusal to take earned time off, conducting periodic credit check... | {
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Outcomes of the Arterial Switch Operation in Children Less Than 2.5 Kilograms.
Children with body weight less than 2.5 kg who undergo the arterial switch operation (ASO) represent a challenging group. We sought to determine outcomes of patients with weight less than 2.5 kg at ASO at a single institution. All patients w... | {
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Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality in trans people: A systematic review of the literature.
Literature has described high levels of mental health problems among trans people, such as depression, resulting in increased levels of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviour and suicidality (suicidal thoughts, suicide a... | {
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[Gallbladder cancer in chronic calculous cholecystitis].
127 cases of gallbladder cancer are analysed. Among them there were 99(78%) women and 28(22%) men. The majority of the patients were at the age from 61 to 70 years; 19 (15%) patients were younger than 50 years. Mean average age of the patients was 61.7 years. Chr... | {
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Lithium niobate nanoparticle-coated Y-coupler optical fiber for enhanced electro-optic sensitivity.
Single crystals of lithium niobate (LiNbO3), possessing high birefringence and anisotropic properties have been explored, for a long time, to harness their excellent electro-optic properties. However, their nanoforms are... | {
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Maintaining motivation and health among recreational runners: Panel study of factors associated with self-rated performance outcomes at competitions.
To investigate health-related factors associated with self-rated race performance outcomes among recreational long-distance runners. Panel study. Data were collected from... | {
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Comparison of weights for left and right breast muscle of broilers.
Two studies were conducted to investigate the differences in the yield of broiler breast meat (pectoralis muscles) between the left and right sides of the bird. In the first study, 42-day-old male broilers had 3.3% more meat on the left side of the bre... | {
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State-of-the-art-myocardial perfusion stress testing: Static CT perfusion.
Large multicenter studies and meta-analysis have documented the diagnostic accuracy and the prognostic implications of stress echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance and, mainly, nuclear stress tests. However, none of them provides a compre... | {
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HPV status predicts for improved survival following chemotherapy in metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx.
We sought to further define prognostic and predictive value of human papillomavirus (HPV) status in metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (OPC). A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End ... | {
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Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in small cell lung cancer: a brief report.
Knowledge about the current status of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has resulted in an improvement in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. In contrast, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) continues to frustrate clinici... | {
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Demography, hunting ecology, and pathogen exposure of domestic dogs in the Isoso of Bolivia.
Disease is increasingly recognized as a threat to the conservation of wildlife, and in many cases the source of disease outbreaks in wild carnivores is the domestic dog. For disease to spill over from a domestic to a wild popul... | {
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Crescent fractures of the pelvis treated by open reduction and internal fixation: a critique of Day's guidelines.
Day's classification and treatment guidelines are considered the gold standard in crescent fractures of the pelvis. The objective of this study was to retrospectively evaluate 10 surgically treated crescent... | {
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Developmental changes in heart and muscle phosphofructokinase isozymes.
Phosphofructokinase isozymes of fetal, neonatal, and adult rat heart and skeletal muscle were characterized by DEAE-cellulose chromatography, agarose gel electrophoresis, and immunodiffusion with specific antisera. The results of these studies indi... | {
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Retrospective detection of potential medication errors involving drugs with similar names.
To estimate frequencies of potential errors involving similarly named drugs using a retrospective claims database and measure the association between frequencies of potential errors and two measures of drug name similarity, edit ... | {
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Evolution of the apolipoproteins. Structure of the rat apo-A-IV gene and its relationship to the human genes for apo-A-I, C-III, and E.
We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the rat apolipoprotein (apo-) A-IV gene and analyzed its structural and evolutionary relationships to the human apolipoprotein A-I, E, and... | {
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Glycoligand-targeted core-shell nanospheres with tunable drug release profiles from calixarene-cyclodextrin heterodimers.
Stable core-shell nanospheres self-assemble in water from heterodimers combining a hydrophobic calix[4]arene moiety and a hydrophilic β-cyclodextrin head; their potential to encapsulate and provide ... | {
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Effect of thiamine concentration on animal health, feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and ruminal hydrogen sulfide concentrations in lambs fed diets based on 60% distillers dried grains plus solubles.
Limited data are available regarding the influence of thiamine supplementation on the incidence of polioence... | {
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Neutrophil responses to aspergillosis: new roles for old players.
Neutrophils are professional phagocytic cells that play a crucial role in innate immunity. Through an assortment of antifungal effector mechanisms, neutrophils are essential in controlling the early stages of fungal infection. These mechanisms range from... | {
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Sulfonato-imino copper(ii) complexes: fast and general Chan-Evans-Lam coupling of amines and anilines.
Sulfonato-imine copper complexes with either chloride or triflate counteranions were prepared in a one-step reaction followed by anion-exchange. They are highly active in Chan-Evans-Lam couplings under mild conditions... | {
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Profiling and characterization of miRNAs associated with intramuscular fat content in Yorkshire pigs.
miRNAs are short noncoding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by binding to complementary regions of the target mRNA. The miRNAs associated with the deposition of intramuscular fat (IMF) content ... | {
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Localized glenoid hypoplasia. An anatomic variation of possible clinical significance.
Examinations were done on 1150 scapular bone specimens from museum collections. A localized hypoplasia of the posteroinferior glenoid was found in significant numbers (20%-35%) depending on the population group studied. Criteria were... | {
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A modular computer system for the nuclear medicine/ultrasound laboratory.
Computer-controlled graphic displays are a necessity in many nuclear medicine studies. The authors propose using a set-up consisting of three modules: (a) a display system based on television technology; (b) an instrument interface employing list... | {
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The toxic effects and fate of intravenously administered zearalenone in goats.
To clarify the toxic effects and fate of zearalenone (ZEA) in ruminants, we studied histopathological changes and toxicokinetic profiles in goats administered with a single intravenous (iv) injection of ZEA at doses of 2.4 mg/kg bw and 1.2 m... | {
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Unexpected double-primary aortoenteric fistula resulting in massive bleeding after induction of anesthesia.
We report a case of a patient with a double-primary aortoenteric fistula with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. A 75-year-old man was taken to the operating room for the repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and a s... | {
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Immunoglobulin synthesis after HLA-identical marrow grafting. V. The role of peripheral blood monocytes in the regulation of in vitro immunoglobulin secretion stimulated by pokeweed mitogen.
The ability of purified monocytes to regulate in vitro immunoglobulin (Ig) production was examined in 12 patients after HLA-ident... | {
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Use of a puncture needle for recanalization of an occluded right subclavian vein.
We report a patient in whom we used a puncture needle to initiate percutaneous recanalization of a chronic occlusion of the junction between the right subclavian vein and the right brachiocephalic vein. Under fluoroscopic guidance, an 18-... | {
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Crystal structure of the mosquito-larvicidal toxin Cry4Ba and its biological implications.
Cry4Ba, isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, is specifically toxic to the larvae of Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes. The structure of activated Cry4Ba toxin has been determined by multiple isomorphous replaceme... | {
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Mitochondrial DNA mutations at nucleotide 8993 show a lack of tissue- or age-related variation.
Two pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations, a T-to-G substitution (8993T > G) and a T-to-C substitution (8993T > C), at nucleotide 8993 have been reported. We describe 13 pedigrees with mitochondrial DNA mutations at nucleot... | {
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Optimization of donkey sperm vitrification: Effect of sucrose, sperm concentration, volume and package (0.25 and 0.5 mL straws).
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of different factors affecting vitrification success of donkey sperm: extender, sperm concentration, volume and storage vessel type. In Experime... | {
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A comparison of river water quality sampling methodologies under highly variable load conditions.
When river water quality fluctuates over relatively short periods of time with respect to the sampling frequency, the collection of grab samples may be inappropriate for characterising average water quality. This paper pre... | {
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Using algorithms and computerized decision support systems to treat major depression.
The American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines for treating major depressive disorder advocate using measurement-based care and treatment algorithms, which have been shown to be effective strategies in improving patient outc... | {
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Effects of peritonsillar infiltration on post-tonsillectomy pain. A double-blind study.
The concept that local infiltration of the operative area with a local anesthetic when using general anesthesia could alleviate postoperative pain is well known. We tested this concept on 129 patients scheduled for elective tonsille... | {
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Shoulder-arm pain from cervical bands and scalene muscle anomalies.
Fourteen patients were identified with (1) pain and sensory changes in a brachial plexus distribution, (2) aggravation of pain with use of the affected extremity, and (3) pain on palpation over the brachial plexus. All patients had minimal or no intrin... | {
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Rational Design of UCST-type Ureido Copolymers Based on a Hydrophobic Parameter.
Thermoresponsive polymers exhibiting upper critical solution temperature (UCST)-type behavior under physiologically relevant conditions have potential as biomaterials. The phase separation temperature ( Tp) of the UCST-type polymers can be... | {
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Plant regeneration by organogenesis in Vitis rootstock species.
A procedure for the regeneration of Vitis rootstocks plantlets by organogenesis from foliar tissues is described. Leaves from mature plants grown in growth chambers or from plantlets grown in tubes were wounded with a scalpel and cultured on a modified Mur... | {
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Transseptal approach for stent implantation in right internal carotid artery stenosis.
Carotid artery stenting is emerging as an effective measure to prevent strokes in patients with significant carotid artery stenosis. We report a case of right internal carotid artery stenosis in which we used a transseptal approach f... | {
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Incomplete nuclear transformation of human spermatozoa in oligo-astheno-teratospermia: characterization by indirect immunofluorescence of chromatin and thiol status.
BACKGROUND Sperm heterogeneity in the human, as observed in oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia (OAT), is associated with hypospermatogenesis. METHODS The chro... | {
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DNA damage in dihydroartemisinin-resistant Molt-4 cells.
Artemisinin generates carbon-based free radicals when it reacts with iron, and induces molecular damage and apoptosis. Its toxicity is more selective toward cancer cells because cancer cells contain a higher level of intracellular free iron. Dihydroartemisinin (D... | {
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Characteristics of coherent lidar returns from calibration targets and aerosols.
A CO(2) heterodyne lidar system and high speed digitizer were used to examine properties of returns from disk and belt-type calibration targets and atmospheric aerosols. Amplitude statistics of the returns from the targets examined corresp... | {
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Introducing the concept of modern depression in Japan; an international case vignette survey.
Japanese psychiatrists have increasingly reported patients with depression that does not seem to fit the criteria of the ICD-10 and the DSM-IV, and which has recently been called modern type depression (MTD). We explored wheth... | {
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An interactive computer program for recording and analysing longitudinal cephalometric growth material.
An interactive suite of chained programs is described for recording, measuring, and analysing a large number of longitudinal cephalometric records. The programs are arranged in a logical sequence, and integrated with... | {
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Writing to get published.
Writing for publication is an important way to contribute to the knowledge base for professional nurses. This paper reviews the process of writing a professional paper from identification of a topic to the time the paper appears in print. Web-based resources to facilitate the writing process a... | {
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Discovery of potent and selective phenylalanine derived CCR3 receptor antagonists. Part 2.
Highly potent CCR3 antagonists have been developed from a previously reported series of phenylalanine ester-based leads. Solution-phase, parallel synthesis optimization was utilized to identify highly potent, functional CCR3 anta... | {
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Enzymatic inactivation of major circulating forms of atrial and brain natriuretic peptides.
We compared the enzymatic inactivation of major circulating forms of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Both ANP and BNP induced a significant increase in cyclic GMP (cGMP) formation in culture... | {
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Activation by stress of the habenulo-interpeduncular substance P neurons in the rat.
Substance P levels were significantly decreased in the ventro-tegmental area and the interpeduncular nucleus of rats submitted for 20 min to electric foot-shocks. Substance P levels in the substantia nigra and in the prefrontal cortex ... | {
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Intramolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution in gas-phase-protonated difunctional compounds containing one or two arylmethyl groups.
A variety of dibenzyl esters and ethers undergo a rearrangement process upon isobutane chemical ionization and collision-induced dissociation of their MH(+) ions, whereby a new bond... | {
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Reduction of osteopontin in vivo inhibits tubular epithelial to mesenchymal transition in rats with chronic allograft nephropathy.
Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is an important etiological factor causing graft loss. However, the mechanism of CAN is unclear. Osteopontin (OPN), a proinflammatory and profibrosis mol... | {
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Role of the ghrelin system in alcoholism: Acting on the growth hormone secretagogue receptor to treat alcohol-related diseases.
There exists a substantial need to identify new neuropharmacological targets to treat alcohol-dependent individuals. Ghrelin represents a gut-brain peptide, initially discovered as the endogen... | {
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Probing the mechanistic principles of bacterial cell division with super-resolution microscopy.
Bacterial cell division takes place almost entirely below the diffraction limit of light microscopy, making super-resolution microscopy ideally suited to interrogating this process. I review how super-resolution microscopy h... | {
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Macrophage colony-stimulating activity is produced by three different EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines.
The lymphoblastoid cell lines BLY 9.84, Gl, and Pl constitutively release a colony-stimulating activity (CSA) which specifically stimulates murine macrophage progenitor cells in vitro. The biochemical charac... | {
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Prevention of in vitro low-density lipoprotein oxidation by an albumin-containing Lp A-I subfraction.
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) and two lipoprotein particles, those containing apo A-I and apo A-II (LpA-I:A-II) and those containing only apo A-I (LpA-I) were examined for their effect on Cu(2+)-catalyzed oxidation of... | {
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Antimicrobial activity and resistance selection of different bioglass S53P4 formulations against multidrug resistant strains.
This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of two different formulations of bioglass BAG-S53P4 against multiresistant microorganisms involved in bone infections, and the capability ... | {
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Comparison between off-resonance and electron Bernstein waves heating regime in a microwave discharge ion source.
A microwave discharge ion source (MDIS) operating at the Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of INFN, Catania has been used to compare the traditional electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) heating with an innovative ... | {
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Clergy knowledge and attitudes concerning faith community nursing: toward a three-dimensional scale.
Research has described faith community nursing practice, including positive aspects and barriers to practice. Barriers to faith community nursing practice must be identified and addressed to facilitate faith community n... | {
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Inhibition of glutamine synthetase in rabbit pneumococcal meningitis is associated with neuronal apoptosis in the dentate gyrus.
Apoptosis of dentate granular cells in the hippocampal formation during bacterial meningitis may be mediated by glutamate toxicity. For this reason, we studied the relationship between glutam... | {
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Renal tubular transport and nephrotoxicity of beta lactam antibiotics: structure-activity relationships.
Several of the cephalosporin and carbapenem antibiotics produce acute renal failure when given in large single doses. Antibiotic concentrations in the tubular cell, determined by the net effects of contraluminal sec... | {
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Novel optineurin mutations in patients with familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Optineurin (OPTN), a causative gene of hereditary primary open-angle glaucoma, has been recently associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with mainly autosomal recessive, but also dominant, traits. To further def... | {
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Acute and persistent protein synthesis inhibition following cerebral reperfusion.
Lack of recovery from protein synthesis inhibition (PSI) closely correlates with neuronal death following brain ischemia and reperfusion. It has therefore been suggested that understanding the mechanisms of PSI will shed light on the mech... | {
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Parathyroid hormone regulates the expression of rat osteoblast and osteosarcoma nuclear matrix proteins.
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) alters osteoblast morphology. How these changes in cell shape modify nuclear structure and ultimately gene expression is not known. Chronic exposure to rat PTH (1-34) [10 nM] attenuated the... | {
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[Mechanism of synergism of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system in regulating cardiac and gastric activity].
The authors studied the mechanism of the higher vagus suppression of cardiac performance, which occurs when irritation of the sympathetic nerve is added to that of the vagus and when gastric motili... | {
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Taste and odor compounds associated with aquatic plants in Taihu Lake: distribution and producing potential.
The odor problem caused by the decay of aquatic plants is widespread in many freshwater lakes. In this study, the spatial distributions of seven taste and odor (T&O) compounds (dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfi... | {
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The natriuretic peptides.
The natriuretic peptides are a family of widely distributed, but evolutionarily conserved, polypeptide mediators that exert a range of actions throughout the body. In cardiovascular homeostasis, the endocrine roles of the cardiac-derived atrial and B-type natriuretic peptide (ANP and BNP) in r... | {
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The Use of Propensity Scores for Nonrandomized Designs With Clustered Data.
In this article we propose several modeling choices to extend propensity score analysis to clustered data. We describe different possible model specifications for estimation of the propensity score: single-level model, fixed effects model, and ... | {
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[Mirizzi syndrome with cholecystoduodenal fistula--a rare complication of cholecyctolithiasis].
Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of the long-term gallbladder stone disease. It's caused by a gallbladder stone impression to the common bile duct wall. The clinical appearance is an obstructive jaundice, pain in righ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Brief Report: Modest but Clinically Meaningful Effects of Early Behavioral Intervention in Twins with Rett Syndrome-A Case Study.
A growing evidence base supports early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism spectrum disorder. We have found only one study exploring the outcome of EIBI f... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Full steam ahead on the SS "external regulator"? Mandatory reporting, professional independence, self-regulation and patient harm.
Mandatory reporting by medical practitioners of their colleagues who demonstrate poor clinical performance, are intoxicated while working or have sexual relations with patients, has been re... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Analysis of a new technique to stabilize the chronic peritoneal dialysis catheter.
A significant cause of morbidity for peritoneal dialysis patients is catheter dysfunction. In our experience, the most common cause of catheter dysfunction was cephalad migration of the catheter tip out of the true pelvis. A new techniqu... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Associated reactions after stroke: a randomized controlled trial of the effect of botulinum toxin type A.
To measure the impact of botulinum toxin A on associated reactions in patients following stroke. Randomized placebo-controlled trial. Forty patients with spasticity in their paretic arm (median time since stroke: 2... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Delayed cord clamping in preterm dichorionic twin gestations.
To examine the practice of delayed cord clamping and associated neonatal outcomes in preterm dichorionic twin gestations. This is a retrospective cohort study of women delivering dichorionic-diamniotic twin gestations between 23 and 32 weeks of gestation at ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Describing different brain computer interface systems through a unique model: a UML implementation.
All the protocols currently implemented in brain computer interface (BCI) experiments are characterized by different structural and temporal entities. Moreover, due to the lack of a unique descriptive model for BCI syste... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Effect of Bacoside A on growth and biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the antibiofilm and antimicrobial activities of Bacoside A, a formulation of phytochemicals from Bacopa monnieri, against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, whi... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Enhancement of the complement activating capacity of 17-1A mAb to overcome the effect of membrane-bound complement regulatory proteins on colorectal carcinoma.
Adjuvant immunotherapy with 17-1A mAb directed against colorectal carcinoma is found to be effective in patients. However, 52 % of the patients treated with mAb... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Reduced frequency of wheezing respiratory illness in infants with perinatal human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 infection: a model for immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms of airway obstruction?
A multivariate analysis using a logistic regression model evaluated odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence limits (95% CL) of ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
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