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Chemical pathways of peptide degradation. X: effect of metal-catalyzed oxidation on the solution structure of a histidine-containing peptide fragment of human relaxin.
To elucidate the major degradation products of the metal-catalyzed oxidation of (cyclo S-S) AcCys-Ala-X-Val-Gly-CysNH2 (X = His, cyclic-His peptide), wh... |
MediCaring: development and test marketing of a supportive care benefit for older people.
To develop an alternative healthcare benefit (called MediCaring) and to assess the preferences of older Medicare beneficiaries concerning this benefit, which emphasizes more home-based and supportive health care and discourages us... |
Normal ocular features, conjunctival microflora and intraocular pressure in the Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis).
The aim of the study was to assess the ocular features, normal conjunctival bacterial and fungal flora, and intraocular pressure (IOP) in the Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis). Sixteen, apparently heal... |
On the impact of smoothing and noise on robustness of CT and CBCT radiomics features for patients with head and neck cancers.
We investigated the characteristics of radiomics features extracted from planning CT (pCT) and cone beam CT (CBCT) image datasets acquired for 18 oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with fract... |
Invasive versus conservative strategy in patients aged 80 years or older with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris (After Eighty study): an open-label randomised controlled trial.
Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina pectoris are frequent causes of hospital a... |
Spatial patterns of spinal cord [14C]-2-deoxyglucose metabolic activity in a rat model of painful peripheral mononeuropathy.
Spatial patterns of spinal cord glucose metabolic activity were examined in unanesthetized rats with painful peripheral mononeuropathy produced by sciatic nerve ligation (chronic constrictive inj... |
Effect of quebracho-chestnut tannin extracts at 2 dietary crude protein levels on performance, rumen fermentation, and nitrogen partitioning in dairy cows.
Our objective was to determine the effects of a tannin mixture extract on lactating cow performance, rumen fermentation, and N partitioning, and whether responses w... |
A reevaluation of midbrain and diencephalic projections to the inferior olive in rat with particular reference to the rubro-olivary pathway.
Projections from the midbrain and caudal diencephalon to the inferior olivary nucleus (ION) in the rat were investigated by using anterograde and retrograde tracing techniques. Pa... |
[Effect of hydrogen-rich water on the CD34 expression in lesion boundary brain tissue of rats with traumatic brain injury].
To observe the effect of hydrogen-rich water on the CD34 expression and angiogenesis in lesion boundary brain tissue of rats with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A total of 54 adult male Sprague-Daw... |
Pharmacologic validation of human tumor clonogenic assays based on pleiotropic drug resistance: implications for individualized chemotherapy and new drug screening programs.
Because of the bias toward successful cloning of human tumor cells from more advanced malignancies, alternative approaches to clinical correlation... |
The nurse's role in preventive care in the field of community nursing.
According to published reports from the WHO, health care is undergoing a transformation that reflects the increasing importance of community care based on social, group, and individual needs. Community health care is provided by multidisciplinary te... |
[TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN AMNIOTIC EPITHELIAL CELLS IN TREATMENT OF HEPATIC FIBROSIS IN IMMUNE RATS].
To observe the survival, migration, and effect of human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) on hepatc fibrosis in immune rats so as to provide the experimental theory for the clinical treatment with hAECs. Sixty-four 10-... |
The evaluation of amifostine for mucosal protection in patients with advanced loco-regional squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN) treated with concurrent weekly carboplatin, paclitaxel, and daily radiotherapy (RT).
Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation has improved the outcome for patients presenting wi... |
Sleep disorders: disorders of arousal? Enuresis, somnambulism, and nightmares occur in confusional states of arousal, not in "dreaming sleep".
In summary, the classical sleep disorders of nocturnal enuresis, somnambulism, the nightmare, and the sleep terror occur preferentially during arousal from slow-wave sleep and a... |
Quantitative testing in spinal cord injury: overview of reliability and predictive validity.
The objective of this study was to identify commonly used physiological outcome measures and summarize evidence on the reliability and predictive validity of quantitative measures used in monitoring persons with spinal cord inj... |
Whole-brain functional connectivity during script-driven aggression in borderline personality disorder.
Intense anger and anger-related aggression are frequently reported by patients with borderline personality disorders (BPD). Recent results suggest that anger-related aggression and its control is associated with a co... |
Neurodevelopmental outcome of severe neonatal hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia.
We recruited 128 neonates with hyperbilirubinemia over a 5-year period (1995-2000) to study the short- and long-term effects of hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia on the auditory brainstem pathway and neurodevelopmental status. These children were di... |
Unique Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy and Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Discectomy.
Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) includes 2 main procedures: percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (PEID), both of which are minim... |
Vitamin E for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.
Vitamin E is a dietary compound that functions as an antioxidant scavenging toxic free radicals. Evidence that free radicals may contribute to the pathological processes of cognitive impairment including Alzheimer's disease (AD) has led to interest in the... |
The degree of extramural spread of T3 rectal cancer: an appeal to the American Joint Committee on Cancer.
The T3 category of the TNM classification includes over 60% of all rectal tumours and encompasses the greatest variance in cancer-specific end-points than any other T category. The most recent edition of the cancer... |
Association of the Mandatory Medicare Bundled Payment With Joint Replacement Outcomes in Hospitals With Disadvantaged Patients.
Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model rewards or penalizes hospitals on the basis of meeting spending benchmarks that do not account for patients' preexisting social ... |
[Influence of non-occupational sources on the levels of biomarkers of internal dose for use in biological monitoring of occupational exposure to extremely low concentrations of benzene].
To study how traditional (t,t-muconic acid--t,t-MA and S-phenylmercapturic--SPMA) and new (urinary benzene) urinary biomarkers of int... |
Septic arthritis in childhood.
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether there was a difference between septic arthritis (SA) combined with osteomyelitis and SA alone with regard to clinical and laboratory findings, such as symptoms on admission, age, sex, joint involvement and isolated micro-organisms,... |
[Late results of myocardial revascularization in patients with coronary artery endarterectomy].
The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term results after myocardial revascularization in patients with diffuse and distal coronary disease, and to compare this procedure with the classical approach--indirect myocardial ... |
Tei index for prenatal diagnosis of acute fetal hypoxia due to intermittent umbilical cord occlusion in an animal model.
To study the effectiveness of the pulsatility index for veins of ductus venosus (DV-PIV) and the Tei index in a prospective assessment of fetal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in a near-term ovine fetu... |
Image simulation and a model of noise power spectra across a range of mammographic beam qualities.
The aim of this work is to create a model to predict the noise power spectra (NPS) for a range of mammographic radiographic factors. The noise model was necessary to degrade images acquired on one system to match the imag... |
Conservation, fiber digestibility, and nutritive value of corn harvested at 2 cutting heights and ensiled with fibrolytic enzymes, either alone or with a ferulic acid esterase-producing inoculant.
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the use of a fibrolytic enzyme product, applied at ensiling either al... |
Effect of integrated responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions in the Lady Health Worker programme in Pakistan on child development, growth, and health outcomes: a cluster-randomised factorial effectiveness trial.
Stimulation and nutrition delivered through health programmes at a large scale could potentially ... |
[Survival status of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer patients after radiotherapy--a report of 287 cases].
The patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) usually need radiotherapy and have good responses, particularly in those with brain or bone metastases. This study was to evaluate the influence of r... |
Regulation of glucagon-like peptide-1-(7-36) amide, peptide YY, and neurotensin secretion by neurotransmitters and gut hormones in the isolated vascularly perfused rat ileum.
Neurotensin (NT), peptide YY (PYY), and several peptides derived from proglucagon are promptly released from endocrine cells of the distal part o... |
Comparison of the long-term reproducibility of the walk test and of exercise peak oxygen consumption in patients with preserved exercise capacity.
Short-term and long-term reproducibility of the cardiopulmonary (CPX) exercise test have been established. Though short and mid-term reproducibility of the walk test has bee... |
Explainable variation in renal transplant outcomes: a comparison of standard and expanded criteria donors.
In 2002, OPTN/UNOS altered kidney allocation rules to allow patients to be listed separately to receive kidneys from expanded criteria donors (ECD). Our aim was to quantify the short- and long-term impacts of 21 p... |
Confirmation of E. coli among other thermotolerant coliform bacteria in paper mill effluents, wood chips screening rejects and paper sludges.
Paper sludges are solid wastes material generated from the paper production, which have been characterized for their chemical contents. Some are rich in wood fiber and are a good... |
Modular Design of Peptide- or DNA-Modified AIEgen Probes for Biosensing Applications.
Fluorophore probes are widely used for bioimaging in cells, tissues, and animals as well as for monitoring of multiple biological processes in complex environments. Such imaging properties allow scientists to make direct visualization... |
Finding an optimal method for imaging lymphatic vessels of the upper limb.
Lymphoscintigraphy involves interstitial injection of radiolabelled particulate materials or radioproteins. Although several variations in the technique have been described, their place in clinical practice remains controversial. Traditional dia... |
Effects of recommendations to follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet v. usual dietary advice on childhood metabolic syndrome: a randomised cross-over clinical trial.
The effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan on childhood metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin r... |
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists and heart failure: angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors remain the first-line option.
(1) Some angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) reduce mortality in patients with heart failure (captopril, enalapril, ramipril and trandolapril), and in patients with recent ... |
One-year tolerability and efficacy of sumatriptan nasal spray in adolescents with migraine: results of a multicenter, open-label study.
The objective of this study was to determine the 1-year tolerability and efficacy of sumatriptan nasal spray (NS) at doses of 5, 10, and 20 mg for the treatment of acute migraine in ad... |
Does de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia affect the likelihood of recurrent pneumonia or mortality in critically ill surgical patients?
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients. Although previous studies have shown that de-escal... |
Automatic detection of lung nodules in CT datasets based on stable 3D mass-spring models.
We propose a computer-aided detection (CAD) system which can detect small-sized (from 3mm) pulmonary nodules in spiral CT scans. A pulmonary nodule is a small lesion in the lungs, round-shaped (parenchymal nodule) or worm-shaped (... |
Living Under the Constant Threat of Ebola: A Phenomenological Study of Survivors and Family Caregivers During an Ebola Outbreak.
Ebola is a highly infectious disease that is caused by viruses of the family Filoviridae and transmitted to humans by direct contact with animals infected from unknown natural reservoirs. Ebo... |
Clinical evaluation of oral chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Oral chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a significant and serious complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The purpose of this study was to characterize the distribution, type, and extent of lesions and the... |
Effect of estriol treatment on the menstrual cycle and prolactin secretion.
In order to study the biological effects of estriol in women 20 mg estriol was administered daily to 7 young women. Plasma luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), progesterone (Pg) and prolactin (Prl) were measured during a treatment and a co... |
Time course of competence in phytochrome-controlled appearance of nuclear-encoded plastidic proteins and messenger RNAs.
The phytochrome-controlled expression of genes coding for plastidic proteins was studied in mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seedling cotyledons in continuous red (R) and far-red (FR) light, i.e. under stea... |
High rates of early HCV reinfection after DAA treatment in people with recent drug use attended at mobile harm reduction units.
The World Health Organization recently called for the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and has identified people who inject drugs (PWID) as a key target population. Clinical trials analy... |
[Efficacy of PCR-microwell plate hybridization method (Amplicor Mycobacterium) for detection of M. tuberculosis, M. avium and/or M. intracellulare in clinical specimens].
Recently, a new kit to detect and identify mycobacteria in clinical specimens was developed by Japan Roche Co. Limited. The new method is based on am... |
Speech perception in children with cochlear implants: effects of lexical difficulty, talker variability, and word length.
The present results demonstrated that all 3 factors --lexical difficulty, stimulus variability, and word length--significantly influenced spoken word recognition by children with multichannel cochle... |
[Comparative studies on activities of antimicrobial agents against causative organisms isolated from patients with urinary tract infections (1997). I. Susceptibility distribution].
The frequencies of isolation and susceptibilities to antimicrobial agents were investigated on 560 bacterial strains isolated from patients... |
Final report on the safety assessment of disperse Blue 7.
Disperse Blue 7 is an anthraquinone dye used in cosmetics as a hair colorant in five hair dye and color products reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Hair dyes containing Disperse Blue 7, as "coal tar" hair dye products, are exempt from the princi... |
Living lobar lung transplantation.
A constant awareness of the risk to the living donors must be maintained with any live-donor organ transplantation program, and comprehensive short- and long-term follow-up should be strongly encouraged to maintain the viability of these potentially life-saving programs. There has bee... |
Effect of dietary calcium and phosphorus levels on the total tract digestibility of innate and supplemental organic and inorganic microminerals in a corn-soybean meal based diet of grower pigs.
The effects of Ca and P (CaP) levels and micromineral sources on mineral digestibility were evaluated in growing pigs. Treatme... |
[Drawing up guidelines for the attendance of physical health of patients with severe mental illness].
Having a mental illness has been and remains even now, a strong barrier to effective medical care. Most mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression are associated with undue medical morbidit... |
Intricate interaction between store-operated calcium entry and calcium-activated chloride channels in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.
Ca(2+)-activated Cl-() channels (Cl(Ca)) represent an important excitatory mechanism in vascular smooth muscle cells. Active accumulation of Cl-() by several classes of anion trans... |
The interactions between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, testosterone, insulin-like growth factor I and abdominal obesity with metabolism and blood pressure in men.
To examine potential interactions between abdominal obesity, endocrine, metabolic and hemodynamic perturbations. A subgroup of 284 men from a... |
Total knee arthroplasty after previous knee surgery: expected interval and the effect on patient age.
With more than 650,000 knee arthroscopies and 175,000 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions performed annually in the United States, patients presenting for total knee arthroplasty are increasingly likely to have ... |
Swedish use and validation of Valpar work samples for patients with musculoskeletal neck and shoulder pain.
I studien beskrivs vad e bedömning av arbetskapacitet (BAK) innehåller Vid en bedömning av arbetskapacitet jämförs kraven för att utföra ett specifikt arbete, definierat i "The dictionary of Occupational Titles" ... |
Release of incompletely processed proinsulin is the cause of the disproportionate proinsulinemia of NIDDM.
The production of insulin from proinsulin involves cleavage of intact proinsulin into proinsulin conversion intermediates by the processing of enzymes PC2 and PC3 before fully processed insulin is produced. Intact... |
[History and development trend of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer in China].
With the development in past 20 years, the utilization of the laparoscopic surgery, which is the main trend in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer, has tremendously changed. Minimally invasive surgery for colorect... |
Genome exposure and regulation in mammalian cells.
A method of measurement of exposed DNA (i.e. hypersensitive to DNase I hydrolysis) as opposed to sequestered (hydrolysis resistant) DNA in isolated nuclei of mammalian cells is described. While cell cultures exhibit some differences in behavior from day to day, the gen... |
Silica-based solid phases for affinity chromatography: Effect of pore size and ligand location upon biochemical productivity.
The influence of pore size and surface chemistry upon the productivity in affinity chromatography of three silica-based solid phases, Sorbsil C-200, C-500, and C-1000 (40-60 microm particle diam... |
Predicting 1-Year Statin Adherence Among Prevalent Users: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Attempts to predict who is at risk of future nonadherence have largely focused on predictions at the time of therapy initiation; however, these users are only a small proportion of all patients on therapy at any point in time. Metho... |
Indicators for the evaluation of diet quality.
The role of diet quality and physical activity in reducing the progression of chronic disease is becoming increasingly important. Dietary Quality Indices or Indicators (DQIs) are algorithms aiming to evaluate the overall diet and categorize individuals according to the ext... |
Influence of obesity on the appearance of proteinuria and renal insufficiency after unilateral nephrectomy.
Some patients develop proteinuria and progressive renal failure after unilateral nephrectomy, although the majority of patients maintain normal renal function. Reasons to explain this different evolution are not ... |
Does the γ dose distribution comparison technique default to the distance to agreement test in clinical dose distributions?
To determine the validity of the assumption that the γ dose distribution comparison tool defaults to the distance to agreement test under conditions of clinically relevant steep dose gradients and... |
Osteoporosis in men and women: a story about bone mineral density thresholds and hip fracture risk.
In postmenopausal women, the T score for bone mineral density (BMD) is a well-accepted diagnostic criterion for osteoporosis. It is also used to assess fracture risk. However, it is unclear whether in elderly men similar... |
Hepatosplenic fungal disease: diagnostic accuracy and spectrum of appearances on MR imaging.
We describe our 6-year experience in the prospective examination of patients with suspected hepatosplenic fungal disease to show the diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging and the spectrum of appearances on MR images. All patients w... |
Prospective randomized trial of routine versus selective shunting in carotid endarterectomy based on stump pressure.
The use of shunting in carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is controversial. This randomized trial compared the results of routine (RS) vs selective shunting (SS) based on stump pressure (SP). Two-hundred CEA p... |
Differentiation between glucose-induced desensitization of insulin secretion and beta-cell exhaustion in the HIT-T15 cell line.
Refractoriness of the pancreatic beta-cell to glucose stimulation plays a role in the secretory defect of NIDDM, but the mechanisms underlying this refractoriness are not clear. The purpose of... |
[Effect between felodipine plus irbesartan and felodipine plus metoprolol regimen on the sexual function in young and middle-aged women with hypertension].
To compare the effects between felodipine plus irbesartan and felodipine plus metoprolol regimen on blood pressure and the sexual function in young and middle-aged ... |
Low power and type II errors in recent ophthalmology research.
To investigate the power of unpaired t tests in prospective, randomized controlled trials when these tests failed to detect a statistically significant difference and to determine the frequency of type II errors. Systematic review and meta-analysis. We exam... |
Mean platelet volume in euthyroid patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Mean platelet volume (MPV) is the measure of platelet size. MPV possibly is a simple way to estimate platelet activity. In this study, we aimed to investigate MPV levels in euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients. Fifty-one euthyroid patients w... |
A comparison of the direct costs and cost effectiveness of serotonin reuptake inhibitors and associated adverse drug reactions.
The economic burden of depression is known to be high and was estimated to be USD 83.1 billion in 2000. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs), including both selective serotonin reuptake inhibi... |
Age-related response to lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) emulsion and effect of music distraction on the pain of intravenous cannulation.
To compare the efficacy of a local anesthetic cream and music distraction in reducing or preventing pain from needle puncture (intravenous cannulation) in children. A secondary aim was to... |
Hypotensive and vasorelaxant effects induced by the ethanolic extract of the Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. (Mimosaceae) inflorescences in normotensive rats.
Caatinga is highly influenced by its seasonality. This species is endemic in the northeastern region, which is rich in plants with pharmacological potential. Many... |
Home management of malaria with artemether-lumefantrine compared with standard care in urban Ugandan children: a randomised controlled trial.
Home management of malaria-the presumptive treatment of febrile children with antimalarial drugs-is advocated to ensure prompt effective treatment of the disease. We assessed the... |
A new, practical, low-dose 14C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: clinical validation and comparison with the standard method.
The carbon-14 urea breath test (UBT) is a reliable and non-invasive technique for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. In this study we evaluat... |
Laparoscopic vs open partial nephrectomy in consecutive patients: the Cornell experience.
To compare a contemporary series of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and open partial nephrectomy (OPN) at one institution, to evaluate the size and types of tumour in each group and the early outcome after each procedure, a... |
Intervals from norgestomet withdrawal and injection of equine chorionic gonadotropin or P.G. 600 to estrus and ovulation in ewes.
Synchronization of estrus and ovulation is essential for AI of ewes during a predetermined time frame, and progestogen-eCG treatments are typically used to prepare the ewes. However, eCG is ... |
Surgical options for salvage of end-stage hallux rigidus.
When approaching patients with a painful first MTP joint that has failed conservative therapy and first-line surgical treatments (cheilectomy or minor bunion procedures), the surgeon should stratify these patients based upon diagnosis, age, and activity level (F... |
Minimally invasive approach to thyroid gland surgery--indications, methods, first results.
After the introduction of minimally invasive operative techniques in the surgery of organs located in body cavities, extensive work has been done in the last five years with respect to their application in thyroid gland surgery a... |
A single-institutional, multidisciplinary approach to primary sarcomas involving the chest wall requiring full-thickness resections.
Primary sarcomas involving the chest wall requiring full-thickness excision are rare. We reviewed our experience with these lesions in a tertiary referral cancer center by using multidisc... |
Stenting in the carotid artery: initial experience in 110 patients.
To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of intravascular stents in the treatment of extracranial carotid artery occlusive disease. According to protocol, stent therapy was offered to symptomatic patients with > or = 70% arteriographically def... |
Catheter-based renal denervation in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED): a randomised, sham-controlled, proof-of-concept trial.
Previous randomised renal denervation studies did not show consistent efficacy in reducing blood pressure. The objective... |
Neural architecture underlying person perception from in-group and out-group voices.
In spoken language, verbal cues (what we say) and vocal cues (how we say it) contribute to person perception, the process for interpreting information and making inferences about other people. When someone has an accent, forming impres... |
Biomonitoring role of some cellular markers during heat stress-induced changes in highly representative fresh water mollusc, Bellamya bengalensis: Implication in climate change and biological adaptation.
Owing to increasing concern of global climate-change, temperature rise is of great interest which can be primarily e... |
Crossbreeding applied to systems of beef cattle production to improve performance traits and carcass quality.
Crossbreeding represents an important technique to improve growth, beef quality and adaptability in beef production systems in tropical countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate sire and dam breed effect... |
Global surgical and anaesthetic task shifting: a systematic literature review and survey.
Billions of people worldwide lack access to surgical care; this is in part driven by severe shortages in the global surgical workforce. Task shifting, the movement of tasks to associate clinicians or non-specialist physicians, is ... |
Surgical approach to neonatal intestinal perforation. An analysis on 85 cases (1991-2001).
Primary gastrointestinal perforations have an incidence of between 1% and 3% in NICU patients. The 3 Centers participating in this study cover nearly 40% of the NICU population of the Lazio Region--Italy. The aim of this study is... |
[Influences of human dermis derived mesenchymal stem cells on α-SMA and DCN expressions of hypertrophic scars fibroblasts].
To preliminarily explore the effects of human dermis derived mesenchymal stem cells (hDMSCs) on expressions of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and decorin (DCN) in hypertrophic scars fibroblasts (HS... |
Genetic variants associated with risk of atrial fibrillation regulate expression of PITX2, CAV1, MYOZ1, C9orf3 and FANCC.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified genetic variants in a number of chromosomal regions that are associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). The mechanisms underlying these associat... |
Relationship between of short-course preoperative radiotherapy and serum albumin level and postoperative complications in rectal cancer surgery.
The identification of risk factors could play a role in improving early postoperative outcome for rectal cancer surgery patients. The air of this s5udy was to determine the re... |
Recommended levels of physical activity to avoid adiposity in Spanish children.
What is already known about this subject There is an association between adiposity levels and physical activity guidelines for adolescents. Achieving physical activity recommendations helps adolescents to prevent obesity status. What this s... |
Interventions for recurrent idiopathic epistaxis (nosebleeds) in children.
Recurrent idiopathic epistaxis (nosebleeds) in children is repeated nasal bleeding in patients up to the age of 16 for which no specific cause has been identified. Although nosebleeds are very common in children, and most cases are self limiting... |
Assessment of insulin resistance in normoglycemic young adults.
Detection of Insulin resistance (IR) in normoglycemic young subjects before the onset of Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) is of importance as it affords implementation of preventive measures in such high risk subject. Very few studies have specifically eva... |
The antifracture efficacy of alendronate.
Two multicentre, double-blind, randomised trials were performed involving 994 postmenopausal women (mean age 64 yr, range 45-80 yr) with osteoporosis and using identical protocols at centres in the USA and internationally. Patients were included if bone density was +/- 2.5 stan... |
The Li-ion rechargeable battery: a perspective.
Each cell of a battery stores electrical energy as chemical energy in two electrodes, a reductant (anode) and an oxidant (cathode), separated by an electrolyte that transfers the ionic component of the chemical reaction inside the cell and forces the electronic component ... |
SPECT study with I-123-Ioflupane (DaTSCAN) in patients with essential tremor. Is there any correlation with Parkinson's disease?
The differential diagnosis between essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD) may be, in some cases, very difficult on clinical grounds alone. In addition, it is accepted that a small... |
Obsessive-compulsive and spectrum disorders in children and adolescents.
The available literature indicates that OCD affecting children and adolescents is highly prevalent. Pediatric-onset OCD seems to share important similarities with the adult disorder but also shows important differences. For example, the clinical p... |
Effect of immediate versus slow intrauterine reduction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia on lung development in the sheep: a morphometric analysis of term pulmonary structure and maturity.
The incidence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is 1:1,200-5, 000, and the condition is associated with high mortality and ... |
Preliminary experience with the Endovascular Technologies bifurcated endovascular aortic prosthesis in a calf model.
The purpose of this study was to develop a bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis for transfemoral placement in the aortoiliac position with a large-animal model that would simulate human implantation. Fiftee... |
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