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From neuroimaging to patients' bench: what we have learnt from trigemino-autonomic pain syndromes.
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are primary headaches including cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania, and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT).... | {
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Effects of cytokines on nitric oxide pathways in human vasculature.
Proinflammatory cytokines exert a number of important effects on vascular reactivity. At one end of the spectrum, certain cytokines may induce vascular paresis leading to profound vasodilatation and hyporesponsiveness to constrictor stimuli. This may b... | {
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Evaluation of laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy for treatment of canine pyometra.
To describe a technique for treating pyometra in dogs using a 3-portal laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy (LAOVH) and evaluate outcome. Retrospective case series. Dogs (n = 12). Dogs with open or closed-cervix pyometra with m... | {
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The time and history-dependent viscoelastic properties of the canine medical collateral ligament.
The viscoelastic properties of the canine medial collateral ligament (MCL) were investigated. Stress-strain relationships at different strain rates, long-term stress relaxation and cyclic stress-strain curves of the MCL we... | {
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Measurement methods of drug consumption as a secondary judgment criterion for clinical trials in chronic rheumatic diseases.
Drug consumption is sometimes used as a secondary judgment criterion for clinical trials. Many measurement methods are available to quantify drug consumption. Several methods were applied in a rh... | {
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Virus-like peptide vaccines against Abeta N-terminal or C-terminal domains reduce amyloid deposition in APP transgenic mice without addition of adjuvant.
Immunotherapy against the Abeta peptide is increasingly viewed as an effective means of preventing and even decreasing Abeta deposition in transgenic mouse models and... | {
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MicroRNAs as regulators and effectors of hematopoietic transcription factors.
Hematopoiesis is a highly-regulated development process orchestrated by lineage-specific transcription factors that direct the generation of all mature blood cells types, including red blood cells, megakaryocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and... | {
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Optical liquid ring resonator sensor.
We demonstrate a robust and highly responsive optical microsensor, which probes the refractive index of liquids flowing along a ~ 100 mum radius channel formed in a polymer matrix. Sensing is based on measurement of the transmission spectrum of the whispering gallery modes, which a... | {
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Morphological study of vascular dissemination in a metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma model in the monkey.
In this report we describe a metastatic monkey hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) model in which intravascular metastatic development is clearly evident. The tumor-bearing livers contained intravenous tumor thrombi a... | {
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Ca2+-movements in muscle modulated by the state of K+-channels in the sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes.
1. A procedure has been developed to load Ca2+ reversibly by the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of mechanically skinned muscle fibres from the toad Bufo marinus under controlled conditions and was employed to investigat... | {
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Sleep architecture in adolescents hospitalized during a suicidal crisis.
Rates of suicide attempts in Canadian youths are concerning. Adolescence is a sensitive period for the emergence of both sleep and mood problems, two major risk factors for suicidality. This naturalistic study aimed to define the sleep profile of ... | {
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Vav-dependent and vav-independent phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation in murine B cells determined by the nature of the stimulus.
We show in this study that B cell activation following high avidity ligation of IgM or coligation of membrane Ig with CD19 elicits similar levels of Ca(2+) flux using different mechanis... | {
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Vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscesses caused by Prevotella oralis: a case report.
An interesting case of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis with multiple epidural abscesses caused by non-pigmented Prevotella oralis is reported. The patient was a 68-year-old female who presented to the emergency room (ER) with se... | {
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[Expression and clinical significance of bone morphogenetic protein 6 in human breast cancer].
To investigate the expression pattern and clinical significance of bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6) in breast tissues. The tumor and adjacent noncancerous tissues were harvested from 36 cases of breast cancer, the expressi... | {
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The spectroscopy of very cold gases.
The technique of supersonic free jet spectroscopy can be used to study the structure and dynamics of molecules which have been cooled to far below their boiling points but which remain in the gas phase. Cooling of the internal degress of freedom, the molecular rotations and vibratio... | {
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Intimal hyperplasia enhances myosin phosphorylation in rabbit carotid artery.
We examined physiological events in the hyperplastic artery, using a method based on the mechanical responsiveness and myosin light-chain phosphorylation in response to various stimulants. Six weeks after endothelial denudation by ballooning ... | {
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Suppressive Effects of Eviprostat, a Phytotherapeutic Agent, on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Brachytherapy.
Eviprostat is an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory phytotherapeutic agent that is commonly used to treat lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in benign prostatic hyperplasia ... | {
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Myocardial volume and organization are changed by failure of addition of secondary heart field myocardium to the cardiac outflow tract.
Cardiac neural crest ablation results in primary myocardial dysfunction and failure of the secondary heart field to add the definitive myocardium to the cardiac outflow tract. The curr... | {
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Comparing wound closure using tissue glue versus subcuticular suture for pediatric surgical incisions: a prospective, randomised trial.
Tissue adhesives have gained favour for quicker and painless closure of lacerations. To compare the tissue adhesive 2-octylcyanoacrylate with our current standard subcuticular suture f... | {
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Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy.
Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder, with high prevalence especially in the aged population. The general evaluative approach is to first identify the type of peripheral neuropathy prior to investigating for a possible underlying etiology, which is an i... | {
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[The diagnosis of poisonings by toxic fungi].
Investigations carried out by the author resulted in elaboration of a probability differential diagnostic algorithm of intoxications with poisonous fungi based on a mathematical evaluation of the informative value of clinico-laboratory signs of intoxication. This method mad... | {
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Combined effects of systemic alcohol and nicotine on dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens shell.
This study was undertaken to determine whether simultaneous administration of both alcohol and nicotine systemically would result in an additive dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens (NACC). Moreover, to also inves... | {
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Founder effect in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA).
We analyzed the polymorphic (CAG)n and (GGC)n repeats of the androgen receptor gene in 113 unrelated X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) X chromosomes and 173 control X chromosomes in Japanese males. The control chromosomes had an average CAG r... | {
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Opportunistic infections.
When confronted with infections in an immunosuppressed immune-incompetent patient, it is important to have a pathophysiologic approach. A knowledge of the types and sources of microorganisms likely to be associated with breakdown of various types of host defenses is essential in the care of su... | {
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Diet and obstructive lung diseases.
The results presented in this review suggest that the impact of nutrition on obstructive lung disease is most evident for antioxidant vitamins, particularly vitamin C and, to a lesser extent, vitamin E. By decreasing oxidant insults to the lung, antioxidants could modulate the develo... | {
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Nanometre resolution using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy corroborated by atomic force microscopy.
The resolving power of high-resolution scanning electron microscopy was judged using topographical height data from atomic force microscopy in order to assess the technique as a tool for understanding nanopo... | {
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A clinical study of quazepam in hospitalized patients with insomnia.
The efficacy of quazepam (Sch-16134) 15 mg capsules as a hypnotic has been compared with that of placebo in a 9-day study, using a parallel-group design. The physician's global evaluation numerically favoured quazepam 63% (nineteen of thirty) over pla... | {
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Lignin-Enzyme Interactions in the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass.
Lignin is central to overcoming recalcitrance in the enzyme hydrolysis of lignocellulose. While the term implies a physical barrier in the cell wall structure, there are also important biochemical components that direct interactions between lignin... | {
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Economic evaluation of the routine childhood immunization program in the United States, 2009.
To evaluate the economic impact of the 2009 routine US childhood immunization schedule, including diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate, inactivated poliovirus, measles... | {
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Red palm oil as a source of vitamin A for mothers and children: impact of a pilot project in Burkina Faso.
To demonstrate the effectiveness of the commercial introduction of red palm oil (RPO) as a source of vitamin A (VA) for mothers and children in a non-consuming area, as a dietary diversification strategy. A pre-po... | {
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Promoting participation in physical activity using framed messages: an application of prospect theory.
Messages designed to motivate participation in physical activity usually emphasize the benefits of physical activity (gain-framed) as well as the costs of inactivity (loss-framed). The framing implications of prospect... | {
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Exercise adherence and intervention effects of two school-based resistance training programs for adolescents.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of two school-based RT programs to improve muscular fitness and body composition in adolescents. The study was conducted in Australia from July... | {
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Ovulating induction methods in rabbit does: the pituitary and ovarian responses.
The aim of this study was to compare the pituitary and ovarian responses in rabbit does subjected to different methods of ovulation induction. Forty-eight receptive females were randomly distributed into six groups (N = 8) and were insemin... | {
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Intracranial portion of the trochlear nerve and dorsal oblique muscle composition in dog: a structural and ultrastructural study.
In the present investigation the right intracranial portion of the trochlear nerves and dorsal oblique muscle of the right ocular globe were removed from six adult dogs and analyzed by light... | {
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The frontal assessment battery (FAB) reveals neurocognitive dysfunction in substance-dependent individuals in distinct executive domains: Abstract reasoning, motor programming, and cognitive flexibility.
Substance-dependence is highly associated with executive cognitive function (ECF) impairments. However, considering ... | {
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Prediction models for early risk detection of cardiovascular event.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death globally. More people die of CVDs each year than from any other disease. Over 80% of CVD deaths occur in low and middle income countries and occur almost equally in male and female. In this paper... | {
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Limited sampling strategy for mycophenolic acid in Japanese heart transplant recipients: comparison of cyclosporin and tacrolimus treatment.
The purpose of the study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics of mycophenolic acid (MPA) in Japanese heart transplant recipients and to find the time point that has the best c... | {
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Analysis of the drop-out rate in patients receiving mepolizumab for severe asthma in real life.
Mepolizumab (anti IL-5, monoclonal antibody) is commercially available in Italy since more than one year for the treatment of severe hypereosinophilic asthma. Its efficacy and safety were evaluated in several regulatory tria... | {
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Comment on "Plasma fireball: A unique tool to fabricate patterned nanodots" [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 88, 063507 (2017)].
The article of Chauhan et al. ["Plasma fireball: A unique tool to fabricate patterned nanodots," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 88(6), 063507 (2017)] describes the very interesting idea of utilising the plasma phenom... | {
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Copeptin decrease from admission to discharge has favorable prognostic value for 90-day events in patients admitted with dyspnea.
With patients referred to emergency departments (EDs) for acute dyspnea, emergency physicians should consider all possible diagnoses and assess patients' risk stratification. Copeptin has be... | {
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Cultural traits and immigration: hostility and suicidality in Chinese Canadian students.
Suicidality has been related to inwardly directed aggression. We compared convenience samples of 89 Canadian students of Chinese origin (CC) and 81 Canadian students from other backgrounds on measures of suicidality, hostility and ... | {
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[Kinsbourne syndrome: review of our cases].
The childhood opsoclonus-myoclonus or Kinsbourne syndrome, is a uncommon process, of acute or subacute beginning, which affects infant and children. It's course is characterized by opsoclonus, polimyoclonias and cerebellar ataxia. The disease is frequently associated to neuro... | {
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BRAF mutations are sufficient to promote nevi formation and cooperate with p53 in the genesis of melanoma.
Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, and the incidence and mortality rates are rapidly rising. Epidemiologically, high numbers of nevi (moles) are associated with higher risk of melanoma . The majority... | {
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The influence of relativistic energy losses on bandgap determination using valence EELS.
Since monochromated transmission electron microscopes have become available, the determination of bandgaps and optical properties using electron energy loss spectrometry (EELS) has again attracted interest. The underlying idea is v... | {
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Inpatient intervention slashes risk of re-hospitalization in CHF patients.
Many patients don't understand critical self-care tasks such as how to follow an appropriate diet, resulting in unnecessary complications and costly hospitalizations. However, a new study shows that a straightforward approach to educating patien... | {
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High-dose combination alkylating agents with bone marrow support as initial treatment for metastatic breast cancer.
To evaluate the effect of high-dose chemotherapy in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, we performed a phase II trial of a single treatment with high-dose cyclophosphamide (5,625 mg/m2), cisplatin ... | {
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Epidemic diphtheria in the 1990s: Azerbaijan.
The diphtheria epidemic in the former Soviet Union reached Azerbaijan in 1991, when 66 cases of diphtheria were reported, a number that compared with 4 cases in 1990. From 1990-1996, 2182 cases of diphtheria and 286 diphtheria fatalities (case fatality rate: 13.1%) were rep... | {
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A primer on critical care pharmacy services.
The intensive care unit (ICU) continues to be a major focus of decentralized pharmacy activities in health systems that care for critically ill patients. This is not surprising, given the need for rapid decision-making involving unstable patients, the large number of powerfu... | {
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Glucocorticoids interact with the basolateral amygdala beta-adrenoceptor--cAMP/cAMP/PKA system in influencing memory consolidation.
Infusion of a beta-adrenoceptor antagonist into the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala (BLA) blocks memory enhancement induced by systemic or intra-BLA administration of a glucocorticoid ... | {
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The physical interactions between p37env-mos and tubulin structures.
The c-mos protein has been reported to be complexed with tubulin and to co-localize with microtubules in unfertilized Xenopus eggs as well as in NIH3T3 cells transformed by the Xenopus c-mos gene. We performed experiments to determine whether the vira... | {
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Evaluation of minimally invasive therapies and rationale for a prospective randomized trial to evaluate selective intra-arterial lysis for clinically complete central retinal artery occlusion.
To determine the effect of commonly used minimally invasive treatments for clinically complete nonarteritic central retinal art... | {
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The long-term course after treatment of acute anterior cruciate ligament ruptures. A 9 to 16 year followup.
Acute total ACL (N = 60) and concomitant medial collateral ligament (N = 46) ruptures were repaired in 60 patients (mean age, 28 years) without augmentation. Menisci were removed in 23 knees. Fifty-three (88%) of... | {
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[LongoVital in the prevention of recurrent aphthous stomatitis. 1].
LongoVital (LV) (DK. reg. no. 5178/75) is a herbal based tablet enriched with recommended doses of vitamins. The present study was undertaken to investigate prevention of recurrent aphthous ulceration (RAU) during daily intake of LV for six months as c... | {
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Venous thrombosis: who should be screened for thrombophilia in 2014?
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a chronic disease. Recurrence can be prevented by anticoagulants, albeit at the cost of bleeding. Assessing the risk of recurrence is important to balance the risks and benefits of anticoagulation. Numerous laboratory r... | {
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Use of CFU-GM assay for prediction of human maximum tolerated dose of a new antitumoral drug: Yondelis (ET-743).
Acute cytotoxic exposure causes decreases in bone marrow progenitors that precedes the neutrophil nadir. Experiments in animal models reveal a relationship between the reduction in granulocyte-macrophage pro... | {
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[Clinical study on intact gamma-globulin (SM-4300) in surgical severe bacterial infections].
Intact gamma-globulin (SM-4300) was studied for its clinical efficacy in 13 of 23 cases of surgical severe bacterial infections. The drug was administered intravenously either 2.5 g/day for 3 days or 5 g for a day and the resul... | {
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[Practical importance of the exact diagnosis of fetal arrhythmias].
Ultrasound M-mode examinations were performed at 78 pregnant women in the second half of pregnancy during 1 year period, because of fetal dysrhythmia. Distribution of the diagnoses of the fetuses: near 40% sinus rhythm, 5.13% organic heart diseases, 48... | {
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Effects of the polyamine spermidine on NMDA-induced arterial hypertension in freely moving rats.
We investigated the effect of the polyamine spermidine (SPD) (0.01-1 microgram/rat) on hypertension induced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) (0.1 microgram/rat) microinjected into the latero-caudal periaqueductal gray (PAG) a... | {
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Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: school pupils' stories of a pre-nursing scholarship.
Providing opportunities for aspirant nurses to obtain pre-nursing experience features prominently in the UK Government's response to The Francis Inquiry. Evidence from the USA suggests that pre-nursing experiences, such... | {
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The role of magnetic stimulation in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
Magnetic stimulation was used to measure motor conduction time (MCT) between head and neck, and head and lumbar region, as well as amplitude of the motor evoked potential (MEP) in normal subjects and patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Patients... | {
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Sample preparation and biostatistics for integrated genomics approaches.
Genomics is based on the ability to determine the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome of a cell. These technologies only have added value when they are integrated and based on robust and reproducible workflows. This chapter describes the exper... | {
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Surgical outcomes of a civil war in a neighbouring country.
The civil war in Syria began on 15 March 2011, and many of the injured were treated in the neighbouring country of Turkey. This study reports the surgical outcomes of this war, in a tertiary centre in Turkey. 159 patients with civilian war injuries in Syria wh... | {
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Establishment of a biorepository for migraine research: the experience of Interinstitutional Multidisciplinary BioBank (BioBIM).
The development of Biobanks and recent advances in molecular biology have enhanced the possibility to accelerate translational research studies. The Interinstitutional Multidisciplinary BioBa... | {
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Severe aseptic leucoencephalopathy as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in Caucasian and African patients.
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) after HAART may become manifest in form of aseptic severe leucoencephalopathy. All HIV-1-positive patients in this case series had widespread laboratory... | {
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N-terminal N-myristoylation of proteins: prediction of substrate proteins from amino acid sequence.
Myristoylation by the myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) is an important lipid anchor modification of eukaryotic and viral proteins. Automated prediction of N-terminal N-myristoylation from the substrate ... | {
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Treatment of hyponatremia: a quantitative analysis.
The bulk of clinical and experimental evidence seems to support the view that a catastrophic outcome can accompany rapid correction of chronic hyponatremia. However, the dilemma that faces the clinicians is controlling the rate at which the serum sodium concentration ... | {
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Developing fluorogenic RNA-cleaving DNAzymes for biosensing applications.
Deoxyribozymes (or DNAzymes) are single-stranded DNA molecules that have the ability to catalyze a chemical reaction. Currently, DNAzymes have to be isolated from random-sequence DNA libraries by a process known as in vitro selection (IVS) becaus... | {
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Fluoropolymer surface coatings to control droplets in microfluidic devices.
We have demonstrated the application of low surface energy fluoropolymer coatings onto poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic devices for droplet formation and extraction-induced merger of droplets. Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD... | {
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Analysis of dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphism using microchip electrophoresis.
A microfabricated electrophoresis device was used for rapid polymerase chain reaction product analysis in genotyping the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) 48 base pairs repeat polymorphism. An allelic ladder, prepared from homozygous ind... | {
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Are pancreatoenteric anastomoses improved by duct-to-mucosa sutures?
The patency of anastomoses joining the pancreas to either a Roux-Y loop of jejunum or the stomach was evaluated in 26 dogs. At a preliminary operation, the head and uncinate process of the pancreas were resected while carefully preserving the duodenal... | {
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Viridans streptococcal shock in bone marrow transplantation patients.
We have recognized a rapidly progressive, often fatal shock syndrome associated with viridans streptococcal sepsis following bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Of 832 patients receiving a marrow transplant at the University of Minnesota between 1976 ... | {
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Esthesioneuroblastoma: ultrastructural, immunohistological and biochemical investigation of one case.
A case of esthesioneuroblastoma, the pathological diagnosis of which almost always causes great difficulties, was investigated ultrastructurally, biochemically, and immunohistologically, using antibodies against the fi... | {
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A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of tiagabine given three-times daily as add-on therapy for refractory partial seizures. Northern European Tiagabine Study Group.
In a multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial, a three-times daily regimen of tiagabine was evaluated as add-on therapy in ... | {
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Investigating the Effect of Social Robot Embodiment.
The experiment described in this paper is an early assessment to identify if the embodiment of a verbal and visual user interaction system in a robot is more effective in people with dementia than when using the same system in a simple laptop. This study provides inp... | {
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[Blackfan-Diamond disease with ambiguous genitalia].
The Authors describe a case of Blackfan-Diamond anemia with ambiguous genitalia and other minor anomalies. They point out the elements of differential diagnosis with other precocious erythroblastopenic conditions and suppose a recessive inheritance of the disease bec... | {
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Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for RT-PCR Expression Analysis of Candidate Genes Involved in Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference Mice.
The expression of reference genes should be constitutively stable under the experimental conditions, so determining stable reference genes is critical for obtaini... | {
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Immunologic outcome in elderly kidney transplant recipients: is it time for HLA-DR matching?
The Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP) neglects HLA matching for elderly (≥65 years) kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Few data regarding the influence of DR matching on clinical and immunologic outcome in elderly KTR exist.... | {
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Care of nursing home residents by advanced practice nurses. A review of the literature.
The complexity of care in nursing homes has steadily increased during the past several years. Many nursing homes now provide care for both short-stay and long-stay patients who range in age from young to very old. At the same time, ... | {
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Reelin (RELN) DNA methylation in the peripheral blood of schizophrenia.
The epigenetic changes of RELN that are involved in the development of dopaminergic neurons may fit the developmental theory of schizophrenia. However, evidence regarding the association of RELN DNA methylation with schizophrenia is far from suffic... | {
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Sexual assault in the lives of urban sex workers: a descriptive and comparative analysis.
This exploratory study contributes to the sparse literature on sexually assaulted sex workers. We examined 462 sexual assault cases seen at an emergency department-based sexual assault service and reported to the police between 19... | {
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Rapid analytical methods for on-site triage for traumatic brain injury.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from an event that causes rapid acceleration and deceleration of the brain or penetration of the skull with an object. Responses to stimuli and questions, loss of consciousness, and altered behavior are symptoms... | {
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Hearing where we're coming from--ethically and professionally.
Anthropologists concerned about the discipline's ability to cope ethically and ethnographically with a globalized world should not dismiss too hastily the methodology--and the ethics built into it--that anthropology developed over the last century. This met... | {
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Estimation of the tissue composition of the tumour mass in neuroblastoma using segmented CT images.
Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial, solid, malignant tumour in children. Advances in radiology have made possible the detection and staging of the disease. Nevertheless, there is no method available at presen... | {
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Unique chromosome rearrangements in karyotypes of yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicollis) from various populations.
Cytogenetic monitoring of yellow-necked mouse populations in various parts of the species range revealed deviations from the standard chromosome set in two individuals (Female from the Bryanskaya region... | {
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Implement balanced scorecard to translate strategic plan into actionable objectives.
Faced with challenges ranging from declining reimbursement to staff shortages, health care organizations--integrated delivery systems, physician group practices, disease management providers, and others--increasingly are turning to gen... | {
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Solubilisation and characterisation of a putative quisqualate-type glutamate receptor from chick brain.
The brains of 1-day-old chicks were shown to be a rich source of binding sites with the pharmacological characteristics expected of a quisqualate-type glutamate receptor. alpha-[3H]Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazolepr... | {
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High doses of L-carnitine in acute myocardial infarction: metabolic and antiarrhythmic effects.
Fatty acids accumulate in the muscle cells in some carnitine deficiency syndromes due to a variety of genetic defects in intermediary metabolism. L-Carnitine administration may relieve this excess by transporting acyl compou... | {
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Correlation among crystal shape, absolute configuration, and circular dichroism spectrum of enantiomorphs of Tris[2-(((2-phenylimidazol-4-yl)methylidene)amino)ethyl]-aminemetal(II) nitrate-methanol (1/1).
A series of metal(II) complexes of a tripod-type ligand with the chemical formulas [M(H(3)L)](NO(3))(2).MeOH (M = M... | {
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[Malfunction of a mitral bioprosthesis, hemolysis and acute renal insufficiency].
Intravascular hemolysis is a rare complication following valvular replacement, particularly with bioprostheses. It is generally secondary to prosthetic malfunction and is the cause of anemia. We report a rare case of acute renal insuffici... | {
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Non-Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency that Developed into Symptomatic Severe Hyponatremia.
A 78-year-old woman diagnosed with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency had been under glucocorticoid replacement therapy since the age of 17 years. Aft... | {
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Circulating tumor cell analysis in patients with progressive castration-resistant prostate cancer.
To better direct targeted therapies to the patients with tumors that express the target, there is an urgent need for blood-based assays that provide expression information on a consistent basis in real time with minimal p... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
MAP kinase kinase from rabbit skeletal muscle. A novel dual specificity enzyme showing homology to yeast protein kinases involved in pheromone-dependent signal transduction.
MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK) was purified 30,000-fold to homogeneity from extracts of rabbit skeletal muscle and shown to be a monomeric protein of a... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Detection of decrements and increments in sinusoids at high overall levels.
Thresholds for the detection of decrements in level of sinusoidal signals were measured as a function of duration (2, 4, 6, 10, and 14 ms), level (70, 80, and 90 dB SPL) and frequency (250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz). Seven normally hearing ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Automatic stratification of prostate tumour aggressiveness using multiparametric MRI: a horizontal comparison of texture features.
Background: Previous studies have identified apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can stratify prostate cancer into high- and low-grade disease (HG and... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Abnormal bone mineral accrual in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is increasingly common in adolescent girls and occurs at a time of peak bone mass formation. Osteopenia is common in adolescent girls with AN, and in a cross-sectional study, we have reported low bone formation markers in suc... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Clinical predictors of acute respiratory acidosis during exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Mechanical ventilation (MV) during exacerbation of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unequivocally needed when apnoea, cardiorespiratory arrest, coma, hypoxia or treatment f... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Washout of 133-xenon as an objective assessment of paranasal sinus ventilation in endoscopic sinus surgery.
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is today a common method for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Assessment of the results has been based mainly upon subjective evaluation, and only a few reports present obje... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Clinical characteristics and treatment responses in new-onset epilepsy in the elderly.
Epidemiologic studies have shown that the incidence of epilepsy is the highest in the elderly population. Because the elderly constitutes the most rapidly growing population, epilepsy in this group is an important health issue worldw... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Drug dosing during continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration.
An overview of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH), which is an alternative to hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in the management of acute renal failure, is provided, and literature concerning drug clearance via hemofiltration is reviewed. CAVH ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Multivariate Genome-wide Association Analysis of a Cytokine Network Reveals Variants with Widespread Immune, Haematological, and Cardiometabolic Pleiotropy.
Cytokines are essential regulatory components of the immune system, and their aberrant levels have been linked to many disease states. Despite increasing evidence ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
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