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Pardaxin, a hydrophobic toxin of the Red Sea flatfish, disassembles the intact membrane of vesicular stomatitis virus.
Reaction of vesicular stomatitis virus with pardaxin, the hydrophobic toxin of the Red Sea flatfish, resulted in a profound morphological change of many virions and dissociation of their membrane and n... | {
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IFN-gamma-producing CD45RA+CD8+ and IL-10-producing CD45RA-CD4+ T cells generated in response to LACK in naive subjects never exposed to Leishmania.
Leishmania guyanensis (L.g.)-specific CD8+ T cells can be isolated from PBMC of subjects who have never been previously exposed to Leishmania. Cells that produce IFN-gamma... | {
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Cryopreserved chondrocytes in porous biomaterials with surface elastin and poly-L-lysine for cartilage regeneration.
The ability of cryopreserved chondrocytes to revitalize and propagate is a key biotechnology in cartilage regeneration. This study shows the formation of neocartilage from cryopreserved chondrocytes in s... | {
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[Factors associated with adherence to immunosuppressive therapy among transplant recipients].
Advancing medical technology has made organ transplantation an emerging surgical treatment option for organ failure. Patients who receive transplants must take immunosuppressive agents for the remainder of their life in order ... | {
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Immunoreactivity in vitro to human testis in patients with lepromatous leprosy.
Patients with lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy, together with normal aged matched controls, were tested for in vitro immunoreactivity against a panel of soluble extracts prepared from normal human tissues. The panel consisted of ... | {
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Effects of the summer holiday season on UV filter and illicit drug concentrations in the Korean wastewater system and aquatic environment.
Seasonal variations in the concentrations of eight ultraviolet (UV) filters and 22 illicit drugs including their metabolites in the Korean aquatic environment were investigated. Sea... | {
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Positive thinking: an unfair burden for cancer patients?
This presentation challenges the purveyors of the importance of "positive thinking" in the cure of cancer. Psychological support should allow the patient to come to terms with his or her situation in a way that works for that individual within a caring and realis... | {
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Pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus trastuzumab predicts favorable survival in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-overexpressing breast cancer: results from the TECHNO trial of the AGO and GBG study groups.
To evaluate efficacy and safety of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by... | {
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The Experiences of Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer With a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
Background: While the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an established part of the management regimen for patients with head and neck cancer (HNCA) wit... | {
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Computed tomography findings and surgical outcomes of dermoid sinuses: a case series.
This case series describes the computed tomography (CT) and surgical findings of nine dogs with dermoid sinuses. Medical records were reviewed and summarised. CT with intravenous contrast showed a superficial, peripherally contrast-en... | {
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Brain maturation is associated with increasing tissue stiffness and decreasing tissue fluidity.
Biomechanical cues guide proliferation, growth and maturation of neurons. Yet the molecules that shape the brain's biomechanical properties are unidentified and the relationship between neural development and viscoelasticity... | {
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[Arthroscopic therapy of tendinitis calcarea--acromioplasty or removal of calcium?].
In a retrospective analysis we evaluated 48 patients who had been arthroscopically treated for tendinitis calcarea. The calcific deposit was removed whenever possible and all patients were treated by arthroscopic subacromial decompress... | {
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Factor analysis of exercise capacity, dyspnoea ratings and lung function in patients with severe COPD.
In this study we aimed to determine the relationship between exercise capacity, clinical ratings of dyspnoea and lung function parameters in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by means o... | {
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Enhanced expression of hypothalamic nitric oxide synthase in rats developmentally exposed to organophosphates.
Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is highly expressed in the hypothalamus, and nitric oxide (NO) specifically contributes to the regulation of neuronal activity within distinct hypothalamic regions. We studied the l... | {
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[A case of Crohn's disease accompanied by Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by multiple gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome has an incidence of approximately 1 in 25,000 to 300,000 births. Cr... | {
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Enhancement of interferon induction in mice by polycationic modified polypeptides.
Combined intraperitoneal treatment of mice with poly I: C and a polycationic modified polypeptide (poly-DMAE-glutamine) was investigated. It was established that the presence of appropriate amounts of poly-DMAE-glutamine produced markedl... | {
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Methodological considerations with data uncertainty in road safety analysis.
The analysis of potential influencing factors that affect the likelihood of road accident occurrence has been of major interest for safety researchers throughout the recent decades. Even though steady methodological progresses were made over t... | {
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A new species of Agrilozodes Théry, 1927, new record for A. pygmaeus (Kerremans, 1897) and a key for the genus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae).
Agrilozodes bellamyi sp. nov. from the Caatinga Biome (type locality: Juazeirinho, Paraíba, Brazil) is described and illustrated. It differs from the other five known species mainly ... | {
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Sequence dependent conformational variations of collagen triple-helical structure.
The 2 A crystal structure reported here of the collagen-like model peptide, T3-785, provides the first visualization of how the sequence of collagen defines distinctive local conformational variations in triple-helical structure. | {
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New validated LC-MS/MS method for the determination of three alkylated adenines in human urine and its application to the monitoring of alkylating agents in cigarette smoke.
A highly specific liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed for simultaneous determination of urinary N(3)-me... | {
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Preinduced molecular chaperones in the endoplasmic reticulum protect cardiomyocytes from lethal injury.
Although molecular chaperones in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are known to be involved in folding and assembly of glycosylated proteins, it is unclear whether preinduced ER chaperones can protect cardiomyocytes fro... | {
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Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in children with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A report from the Korean society of pediatric hematology-oncology.
Recent development of stratified chemotherapeutic regimens has rapidly improved the survival rate of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of childhood. Despite these ... | {
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Overexpression of acyl-coA binding protein and its effects on the flux of free fatty acids in McA-RH 7777 cells.
Overexpression of acyl-CoA binding protein (ACBP) was induced in a rat hepatoma cell line (McA-RH 7777) by stable integration of rat ACBP cDNA. The transfected cells (ACBP-27) had 3.5-fold higher concentrati... | {
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Perceived Ethics Dilemmas Among Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations.
This study of Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACOs) suggests that the ACO model is creating moral distress for physicians and business leaders in seven critical ways:Despite an overall sense of optimism associated with the ACO model, our re... | {
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[Anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic oral vaccines?].
Recent data suggest clinical efficacy of specific antigens delivered at mucosal sites in the treatment of certain organ specific autoimmune diseases. This approach appears non-toxic and has no side effects. Phase I/II human trials on multiple sclerosis and rheumatoi... | {
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Methoxyflurane for Procedural Analgesia at 4470 m Altitude.
Methoxyflurane is a volatile, fluorinated anesthetic agent with analgesic properties. Although no longer used as an anesthetic due to concerns regarding renal toxicity in high doses, it has enjoyed a resurgence as an inhaled analgesic in prehospital care and i... | {
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Hysteroscopically detected asymptomatic müllerian anomalies. Prevalence and reproductive implications.
To assess the prevalence of uterine anomalies and relative reproductive function in 322 women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) evaluated by diagnostic hysteroscopy. Uterine contours were classified as septate/bico... | {
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Functional polymers for targeted delivery of nucleic acid drugs.
Cationic polymers have been chemically modified with a variety of targeting molecules such as peptides, proteins, antibodies, sugars and vitamins for targeted delivery of nucleic acid drugs to specific cells. Stimuli-sensitive polymers exhibiting differen... | {
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[Hormesis and its application in medicinal plant growing].
Hormesis describes the low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition phenomena for all kind lives under toxicity environment. This paper generalized hormesis of medicinal plant on grow and metabolite after introducing the concept and study state of hormesis and... | {
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Future of gait analysis: a podiatric medical perspective.
Despite the plethora of information on human gait analysis, its continued use as a clinical tool remains uncertain. Analysis of gait dysfunction has become integral to podiatric medical practice, and, like many specialized fields, it is rapidly changing to meet ... | {
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Knockdown of filaggrin impairs diffusion barrier function and increases UV sensitivity in a human skin model.
Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene are associated with ichthyosis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis. To investigate the impact of filaggrin deficiency on the skin barrier, filaggrin expression was kn... | {
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Role of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in osteoblastic differentiation.
Cholesterol (C27H46O) is the principal structural lipid of the biological membrane, but it also plays an important role in many other biological functions. Even though the majority of body cholesterol is synthesized by the liver and secreted ... | {
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Cementless versus cemented Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: early results of a non-designer user group.
Although fewer tibial radiolucent lines are observed in cementless Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) compared with cemented Oxford UKA, an independent comparative study on this topic is lackin... | {
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Nitrogenase structure and function: a biochemical-genetic perspective.
Biological nitrogen fixation is catalyzed by nitrogenase, an enzyme composed of two component proteins called the Fe protein and the MoFe protein. During catalysis, electrons are delivered one at a time from the Fe protein to the MoFe protein in a p... | {
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[Experimental infection of an adult domestic cat with third stage larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum isolated from a fresh water fish].
In order to confirm that the third larvae stage found in fresh water fish and that the adult parasite found in definitive hosts, corresponded to different stages of the same parasite lif... | {
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Elevated pain thresholds correlate with dissociation and aversive arousal in patients with borderline personality disorder.
In addition to reduced pain perception, patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show higher pain thresholds under subjective stress conditions as compared with non-stress conditions. H... | {
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A study of body image in long-term breast cancer survivors.
In this controlled postdiagnosis study, the authors examined various aspects of body image of breast cancer survivors in cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. In 2004 and 2007 the Body Image Scale (BIS) was completed by the same 248 disease-free women who ... | {
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The safety and efficacy of poly-L-lactic acid on sunken cheeks in Asians.
Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) is a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer device used for correction of facial contour deficiencies, with a gradual onset of effect that is maintained for up to 25 months. PLLA is currently widely used to correct age-... | {
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PATTERN OF ANORECTAL MALFORMATIONS AND EARLY OUTCOMES OF MANAGEMENT AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL ELDORET-KENYA.
Objectives: To describe the anatomical sub-types of Anorectal malformations, their management and the early outcome at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) over a 16 month period. Design: A pros... | {
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Migration of Tinuvin P and Irganox 3114 into milk and the corresponding authorised food simulant.
Migration of Tinuvin P (UV stabiliser) and Irganox 3114 (antioxidant) from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was studied. HDPE pieces were soaked in either milk (1.5% or 3.5% fat content) or 50% (v/v) ethanol-water mixture ... | {
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Transfected rat cMOAT is functionally expressed on the apical membrane in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells.
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the expression of canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter (cMOAT) by its cDNA transfection in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells (MDCK).... | {
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[Justifications for formula supplementation in low-risk newborns at a Baby-Friendly Hospital].
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative recommends not giving newborn infants any food or drink other than breast milk unless medically indicated. This study investigated the prevalence and alleged reasons for giving formula su... | {
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[Detection of Helicobacter pylori in oral cavity of patients with recurrent aphthous ulcer].
To investigate the association of recurrent aphthous ulcer (RAU) with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and digestive diseases. Saliva samples were collected from 82 patients with RAU and 74 healthy volunteers for Hp detection... | {
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[Determination of hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) by ion exchange resins freely suspended in test tubes].
Two methods to measure HbA2 are compared in order to discriminate the beta-thalassemia minor. Both the methods are based on the property of DEAE microgranular cellulose to bind every physiological haemoglobins but not the HbA... | {
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Mitotic activity in the growing red deer antler.
Antlers grow rapidly through the coordinated development of both osseocartilage and skin (velvet). The regional patterns of cell division in these two compartments were assessed by immunochemical detection of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in antlers from one-... | {
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Intensified-dose (4 gm/m2) cyclophosphamide and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration for hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in refractory rheumatoid arthritis.
To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of intensified-dose cyclophosphamide (ID-CYC), followed by granulocyte colony-stimulating fa... | {
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Adrenergic receptor polymorphisms in patients with stress (tako-tsubo) cardiomyopathy.
Stress (tako-tsubo) cardiomyopathy (SC) is a newly reported condition afflicting older women, characterized by acute left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, triggered by emotionally and physically stressful events, and occurring ... | {
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[Situations regarding the labour market for people suffering from chronic diseases].
This paper is aimed at investigating the extents to which illness modifies labour supply and employment conditions of people with chronic diseases (defined as severe diseases giving rise to 100% coverage of health expenditures by the S... | {
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Management of vasospastic disorders of the hand.
Vasospastic disorders of the upper extremity are common and often difficult to treat. Using the proposed classification system (Table 2) allows management based upon pathologic condition, physiologic staging, and response to treatment. Identifying patients in this way al... | {
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Hepcidin and disorders of iron metabolism.
The hepatic peptide hormone hepcidin is the principal regulator of iron absorption and its tissue distribution. Pathologically increased hepcidin concentrations cause or contribute to iron-restrictive anemias including anemias associated with inflammation, chronic kidney disea... | {
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Remodeling of myocyte dimensions in hypertrophic and atrophic rat hearts.
Changes in hemodynamic load cause alterations in cardiac myocyte size, with regional variations in myocyte size distribution possible within the ventricular wall. We studied regional changes in cellular dimensions and their distribution in two mo... | {
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Double-Aging Method for Preparation of Stabilized Na-Buserite and Transformations to Todorokites Incorporated with Various Metals.
A double-aging method has been developed to prepare and stabilize Na-buserite. In the first step, Na-buserite is synthesized by aging a MnO(x)() gel, which is produced from the oxidation of... | {
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Early involvement of small inhibitory cortical interneurons in Alzheimer's disease.
Work on acute models of cortical injury has revealed a population of small GABAergic interneurons that are induced to increase their low constitutive expression of neuronal nitric oxide (NO) synthase (nNOS). In some cases, this activati... | {
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The crystal and solution structures of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase reveal different quaternary structures.
The presence of an isoform of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (kmGAPDH1p) associated with the cell wall of a flocculent strain of Kluyveromyces marxianus was the first report of a non-cytosol... | {
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Nanog retrotransposed genes with functionally conserved open reading frames.
The Nanog gene plays a key role in the pluripotency of early embryonic cells in vitro and in vivo. In this article retrotransposed copies of Nanog, termed NanogPc and NanogPd, are identified on mouse Chromosomes 4 and 7, respectively. In contr... | {
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Compass of 47,787 cattle ESTs.
Comparative Mapping by Annotation and Sequence Similarity (COMPASS) has been demonstrated to be an effective approach for predicting the chromosome location of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and other sequence-based markers on the basis of comparative mapping information. Herein, we descr... | {
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Effectiveness and efficiency of platelet rich plasma in the treatment of diabetic ulcers.
"There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that wound healing in chronic diabetic foot ulcers is growth factor dependent, and that the therapeutic delivery of these growth factors to wounds topically, has the potential abilit... | {
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Dual phases of functional change in norepinephrine transporter in cultured bovine adrenal medullary cells by long-term treatment with clozapine.
The effects of long-term treatment with clozapine, a prototype of atypical antipsychotic drugs, on the functional activity, synthesis and mRNA of norepinephrine (NE) transport... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
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[Psychophysiological analysis of the reading and text understanding].
Presented cognitive studies aimed to identifying the individual properties of macro saccades, one of the most important oculomotor functions during text, the fairy tales reading. We measure, in the form of abstracts, the reduced analogue of the "scho... | {
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Unusual presentation of active implant periapical lesions: a report of two cases.
Active implant periapical lesion (IPL) is a rare lesion which has been reported as one of the causes of dental implant failures. Usually, an affected implant shows radiolucency in the apical area, while remaining clinically stable. IPL is... | {
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Feasibility of three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography-fluoroscopy image fusion technique in guiding complex endovascular aortic procedures in patients with renal insufficiency.
Three-dimensional image fusion of preoperative computed tomography (CT) angiography with fluoroscopy using intraoperative noncontrast... | {
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Altered aminergic neurotransmission in the brain of organic cation transporter 3-deficient mice.
Organic cation transporters (OCTs) are carrier-type polyspecific permeases known to participate in low-affinity extraneuronal catecholamine uptake in peripheral tissues. OCT3 is the OCT subtype most represented in the brain... | {
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Modified niche optima and breadths explain the historical contingency of bacterial community responses to eutrophication in coastal sediments.
Previous studies have shown that the response of bacterial communities to disturbances depends on their environmental history. Historically fluctuating habitats host communities... | {
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Oxidative damage to proteins and DNA in rats exposed to cadmium and/or ethanol.
The study was aimed to estimate whether rat's exposure to cadmium (Cd; 50mg/l in drinking water for 12 weeks) and/or ethanol (EtOH; 5g/kg b.wt./24h p.o. for 12 weeks), noted by us to induce oxidative stress and stimulate lipid peroxidation,... | {
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A simple and inexpensive clinical whole body counter.
The conventional radioisotope scanner has been used as a whole body counter. The background index of the system is 10.9 counts per minute per ml of sodium iodide crystal. The sensitivity and derived sensitivity parameters have been evaluated and found to be suitable... | {
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Coordinative task difficulty and behavioural errors are associated with increased long-range beta band synchronization.
The neural network and the task-dependence of (local) activity changes involved in bimanual coordination are well documented. However, much less is known about the functional connectivity within this ... | {
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Nitrogen mustard as adjunctive chemotherapy for breast carcinoma.
A retrospective study is reported of 38 patients with breast carcinoma treated by radical mastectomy and a short course of nitrogen mustard. They were followed up for an average of 10 years. There were no serious untoward reactions to the drug. The 5- an... | {
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Superantigens of microbial origin.
Food poisoning associated staphylococcal enterotoxins and other bacterial products of diverse origin are now the focus of immunological research. These substances have special properties which determine their designation as superantigens. They influence T cell functions by controlling... | {
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Effect of assumed stiffness and mass density on the impact response of the human chest using a three-dimensional FE model of the human body.
The mass density, Young's modulus (E), tangent modulus (Et), and yield stress (sigma y) of the human ribs, sternum, internal organs, and muscles play important roles when determin... | {
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Social participation and employment status after kidney transplantation: a systematic review.
To summarize and assess literature regarding social participation of recipients after successful kidney transplantation. A systematic review including a literature search in Medline (1980-2003) and five other databases, and as... | {
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iDynoMiCS: next-generation individual-based modelling of biofilms.
Individual-based modelling of biofilms accounts for the fact that individual organisms of the same species may well be in a different physiological state as a result of environmental gradients, lag times in responding to change, or noise in gene express... | {
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MEMBER ONLY COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS: WHY NOT?
For those active in industrial relations there is quite a well-known book titled From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: A Short, Illustrated History of Labor in the United States. The books' thesis or focus was firstly to remind readers of the many struggles in the USA b... | {
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Remediation of textile azo dye acid red 114 by hairy roots of Ipomoea carnea Jacq. and assessment of degraded dye toxicity with human keratinocyte cell line.
Bioremediation has proven to be the most desirable and cost effective method to counter textile dye pollution. Hairy roots (HRs) of Ipomoea carnea J. were tested ... | {
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Comparison of therapeutic results from radiofrequency ablation and stereotactic body radiotherapy in solitary lung tumors measuring 5 cm or smaller.
This retrospective study was conducted to compare the clinical outcomes of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with those of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients wi... | {
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Combined vascular reconstruction and adjunctive tissue transfer in the treatment of infected arterial prostheses and tissue defects.
One of the most serious complications in vascular surgery is infection of the vascular arterial prosthesis (VAP) which might lead to loss of limb or even death. Very often infected prosth... | {
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Neurofibromatosis 1 phenotype associated to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours: a case-control study.
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) are the main cause of death in neurofibromatosis 1 adult patients. To determine the clinical type of neurofibromas associated to MPNSTs. Case-control study. Cas... | {
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Importance of investment decisions and rehabilitation approaches in an ageing wastewater pipeline network. A case study of Oslo (Norway).
As Oslo Vann og Avløpsetaten (VAV, meaning Water and Sewage Department) looks into the future, it is faced with a quandary-to replace old pipelines or to continue maintaining them. T... | {
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[New perspectives in the treatment of diabetes by interfering with glucagon signaling pathway].
Glucagon, a hormone secreted from the alpha cell of the endocrine pancreas, is a major counterpart to insulin. After released into blood, glucagon will combine with its receptor in targeting tissues and form a compound, whic... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
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Prognostic Impact of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) is a multifunctional natural matrixin inhibitor that is generally considered a negative regulator of cancer metastasis. Clinical studies repor... | {
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[Prevalence of workplace bullying in a population of nurses at three Italian hospitals].
Negative behaviors could be considered as a risk index of workplace bullying; researching on these events is useful for the planning of preventive interventions. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of negative a... | {
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High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of tiflamizole in plasma.
A sensitive, specific, high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure was developed for the measurement of plasma tiflamizole levels. Acidic plasma samples were extracted with three volumes of ether. The ether extracts wer... | {
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Field dependence and body balance.
This study reports four points about the portable Rod and Frame Test performance of 30 Japanese women in terms of body balance. The primary findings using a stabilometer are: (a) field dependence correlated negatively with increased sway path within 1 min. both while a dot pattern as ... | {
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Cholesterol and bile acid synthesis during total parenteral nutrition with and without lipid emulsion in the rat.
The origin of excess plasma free cholesterol known to accumulate in plasma of patients or animals given total parenteral nutrition (TPN) with lipid emulsion was investigated. Rats were infused for 8 days wi... | {
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Multiple deprivations and maternal care in India.
Research on inequalities in the utilization of maternal health care services is often confined to only the economic domain. Individuals and families living in acute poverty may simultaneously experience multiple dimensions of deprivation, which together may obstruct the... | {
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Lupus patients with peripheral vascular thrombosis: the significance of measuring anticardiolipin antibody.
The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of measuring anticardiolipin (ACL) antibodies in Chinese lupus patients with peripheral vascular thrombosis. A total of 252 lupus patients were evaluate... | {
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Electron microscope study of merogony preceding cyst formation of Sarcocystis sp. in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
Precystic merogony of Sarcocystis sp. was studied in roe deer fawns 33, 45, and 49 days postinoculation (pi) with 2 X 10(4)-10(5) sporocysts recovered from dogs. Single merozoites, but no meronts, were f... | {
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Selective preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in laparoscopic biliary surgery.
The management of common bile duct (CBD) stones in patients subjected to laparoscopic cholecystectomy is still a subject of debate. A prospective study was performed of all 699 patients with symptomatic gallstones at ... | {
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Improving the disease awareness: how a communication campaign brings hidradenitis suppurativa to the light.
Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that presents a recurrence of painful and suppurating lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing regions, with a strong impact on the patients' life quality. De... | {
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Predicting response to regulatory change in the small group health insurance market: the case of association health plans and HealthMarts.
Lack of health insurance continues to be a concern for many people, even among those who are employed, and employees of small firms are much less likely to be insured than employees... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
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Animal model of depression.
A behavioural procedure is described which may provide an animal model for some aspects of human depression. Rats or mice when forced to swim in a restricted space will rapidly cease attempts to escape and become immobile. Immobility is reduced by many clinically effective antidepressant tre... | {
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Stomach cancer-related mortality.
In Japan stomach cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. We analysed the annual mortality rate of stomach cancer in relation to age, gender and life expectancy in Japan between 1970 and 1995. The adjusted stomach cancer-related mortality rates decreased from 88.9 ... | {
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Satellite peaks in the scattering of light from the two-dimensional randomly rough surface of a dielectric film on a planar metal surface.
A nonperturbative, purely numerical, solution of the reduced Rayleigh equation for the scattering of p- and s-polarized light from a dielectric film with a two-dimensional randomly ... | {
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} |
Tolman lengths and rigidity constants of multicomponent fluids: Fundamental theory and numerical examples.
The curvature dependence of the surface tension can be described by the Tolman length (first-order correction) and the rigidity constants (second-order corrections) through the Helfrich expansion. We present and e... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Rehabilitation medicine.
This article presents a limited overview of the assistance rehabilitation medicine can offer the elderly surgical patient. Appropriately timed rehabilitation can positively affect surgical outcome of elderly patients by restoring physical abilities and promoting independent function. Specific t... | {
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} |
A novel anti-rat CD18 monoclonal antibody triggers lymphocyte homotypic aggregation and granulocyte adhesion to plastic: different intracellular signaling pathways in resting versus activated thymocytes.
We have raised a monoclonal antibody (mAb), NG2B12, directed against rat CD18, capable of inducing lymphocyte homoty... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Central control of sexual behavior.
Neuronal activity changes in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the male monkey were related to the commencement of sexual behavior, penile erection and the refractory period following ejaculation. Similarly, changes in the female MPOA were related to the commencement of sexual behav... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Long-term changes in leptin, chemerin and ghrelin levels following different bariatric surgery procedures: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy.
Different studies have evaluated changes in adipo/cytokine levels after bariatric surgery and have given conflicting results. The adipo/cytokines, leptin and chemer... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Multicentre osteoarthritis trial.
A multicentre comparative crossover study of benoxaprofen in the treatment of osteoarthritis was undertaken by general practitioners in the United Kingdom. Rheumatologists from 20 centres helped to coordinate the trial and provided x-ray confirmation of the diagnosis. In predetermined ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
P-glycoprotein senses its substrates and the lateral membrane packing density: consequences for the catalytic cycle.
P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) prevents absorption (e.g., blood-brain barrier) or enhances excretion (e.g., kidney) by moving substrates from the cytosolic to the extracellular membrane leaflet at the expense of... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Image-enhanced, chromo, and cap-assisted colonoscopy for improving adenoma/neoplasia detection rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The effectiveness of narrow band imaging (NBI), chromoendoscopy (CE), and cap-assisted colonoscopy (CAC) on adenoma detection rate (ADR) has been investigated in previous meta-anal... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
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