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Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimaraes; Sanglard-Oliveira, Carla Aparecida; Jaruche, Abdul Rahman Mustafa; Mambrini, Juliana Vaz de Melo; Werneck, Marcos Azeredo Furquim; Lucas, Simone Dutra
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This article is from Human Resources for Health , volume 11 . Abstract Background: To describe some sociodemographic and educational characteristics of oral health technicians (OHTs) in public primary health care teams in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed based on the telephone survey of a representative sample comprising 231 individuals. A pre-tested instrument was used for the data collection, including questions on gender, age in...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878034
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Amiri, Mohammad Sadegh; Joharchi, Mohammad Reza; TaghavizadehYazdi, Mohammad Ehsan
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This article is from Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research : IJPR , volume 13 . Abstract Jaundice is the commonest ailments affecting the citizens of both developed and poor Asians countries including Iran. An ethnobotanical survey of plants used by the traditional healers for the treatment of jaundice was conducted in the Mashhad city, Northeastern Iran. A total of 37 plants belonging to 32 genera and 26 families have been documented for their therapeutic use against jaundice. The plant...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985247
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Bauza, Karolis; Malinauskas, Tomas; Pfander, Claudia; Anar, Burcu; Jones, E. Yvonne; Billker, Oliver; Hill, Adrian V. S.; Reyes-Sandoval, Arturo
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This article is from Infection and Immunity , volume 82 . Abstract Plasmodium vivax is the world's most widely distributed malaria parasite and a potential cause of morbidity and mortality for approximately 2.85 billion people living mainly in Southeast Asia and Latin America. Despite this dramatic burden, very few vaccines have been assessed in humans. The clinically relevant vectors modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) and the chimpanzee adenovirus ChAd63 are promising delivery systems for...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957994
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Benedek, Mathias; Beaty, Roger; Jauk, Emanuel; Koschutnig, Karl; Fink, Andreas; Silvia, Paul J.; Dunst, Beate; Neubauer, Aljoscha C.
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This article is from Neuroimage , volume 90 . Abstract Neuroscience research has thoroughly studied how nonliteral language is processed during metaphor comprehension. However, it is not clear how the brain actually creates nonliteral language. Therefore, the present study for the first time investigates the neural correlates of metaphor production. Participants completed sentences by generating novel metaphors or literal synonyms during functional imaging. Responses were spoken aloud in the...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951481
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Bidokhti, Mehdi R. M.; Ullman, Karin; Jensen, Trine H.; Chriel, Mariann; Mottahedin, Amin; Munir, Muhammad; Andersson, Anna Maria; Detournay, Olivier; Hammer, Anne Sofie; Baule, Claudia
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Astroviruses are becoming a growing concern in veterinary and public health. To date there are no registered vaccines against astrovirus-induced disease, mostly due to the difficulty to cultivate astroviruses to high titer for vaccine development using conventional techniques. As means to circumvent this drawback, we have developed stably transfected mink fetal cells and BHK21 cells constitutively expressing the full-length and truncated...
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Danzeisen, Jessica L.; Calvert, Alamanda J.; Noll, Sally L.; McComb, Brian; Sherwood, Julie S.; Logue, Catherine M.; Johnson, Timothy J.
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This article is from PeerJ , volume 1 . Abstract Because of concerns related to the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, antibiotic-free alternatives are greatly needed to prevent disease and promote animal growth. One of the current challenges facing commercial turkey production in Minnesota is difficulty obtaining flock average weights typical of the industry standard, and this condition has been coined “Light Turkey Syndrome” or LTS. This condition has been identified in Minnesota...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883494
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Dong, Haibo; Wang, Shaoqing; Jia, Yuanyuan; Ni, Yingdong; Zhang, Yuanshu; Zhuang, Su; Shen, Xiangzhen; Zhao, Ruqian
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Purpose: The mechanism underlying the decline in milk quality during periods of feeding high-concentrate diets to dairy ruminants is not well documented. The aim of this study was to investigate the metabolic changes in the liver that contribute to the input of substrate precursors to the mammary gland after feeding a high-concentrate diet to lactating goats for a long period. Experimental Design: Eight mid-lactating goats with rumen cannulas...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871605
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Dong, Pei; Jiang, Lijuan; Liu, Jianye; Wu, Zhiming; Guo, Shengjie; Zhang, Ziling; Zhou, Fangjian; Liu, Zhuowei
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Paclitaxel is a drug within one of the most promising classes of anticancer agents. Unfortunately, clinical success of this drug has been limited by the insurgence of cellular resistance. To address this, Paclitaxel resistance was modeled in an in vitro system using estrogen treated prostate cancer cells. This study demonstrates that emerging resistance to clinically relevant doses of Paclitaxel is associated with 17-β-estradiol (E2)...
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Hoarau, Jean-Jacques; Gay, Frederick; Pelle, Olivier; Samri, Assia; Jaffar-Bandjee, Marie-Christine; Gasque, Philippe; Autran, Brigitte
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract To characterize the immunity developed by patients infected by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), we studied the intensity and specificity of CHIKV-specific T cells mediated responses in chronic and recovered patients at 12 to 24 months post-infection. T cells were challenged in vitro against CHIKV synthetic peptides covering the length of three viral proteins, capsid, E2 and nsP1 proteins as well as all inactivated virus particles. Cytokine...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871564
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Huijing, Peter A; Benard, Menno R; Harlaar, Jaap; Jaspers, Richard T; Becher, Jules G
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This article is from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders , volume 14 . Abstract Background: In spastic cerebral palsy (SCP), a limited range of motion of the foot (ROM), limits gait and other activities. Assessment of this limitation of ROM and knowledge of active mechanisms is of crucial importance for clinical treatment. Methods: For a comparison between spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) children and typically developing children (TD), medial gastrocnemius muscle-tendon complex length was assessed using...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3909357
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Jacobs, James E.; Wagner, Mark; Dhahbi, Joseph; Boffelli, Dario; Martin, David I. K.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Piwi proteins and their small non-coding RNA partners are involved in the maintenance of stem cell character and genome integrity in the male germ cells of mammals. MIWI2, one of the mouse Piwi-like proteins, is expressed in the prepachytene phase of spermatogenesis during the period of de novo methylation. Absence of this protein leads to meiotic defects and a progressive loss of germ cells. There is an accumulation of evidence that Piwi...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871168
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Jacquez, Geoffrey M.; Barlow, Janice; Rommel, Robert; Kaufmann, Andy; Rienti, Michael; AvRuskin, Gillian; Rasul, Jawaid
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This article is from International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , volume 11 . Abstract Marin County (California, USA) has among the highest incidences of breast cancer in the U.S. A previously conducted case-control study found eight significant risk factors in participants enrolled from 1997–1999. These included being premenopausal, never using birth control pills, lower highest lifetime body mass index, having four or more mammograms from 1990–1994, beginning...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3924444
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Jang, Seung-Gul; Pyun, Sung-Bom
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This article is from Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine , volume 37 . Abstract Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon (KWP) is an ipsilateral motor weakness due to compression of the contralateral cerebral peduncle. We report two cases of KWP following traumatic brain injury. In case 1, ipsilateral hemiplegia was noted after right subdural hemorrhage. Although magnetic resonance imaging showed no abnormal signal changes on cerebral peduncle, diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) revealed interruption...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895529
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Jones, Dominique Z; Ragin, Camille; Kidd, Nayla C; Flores-Obando, Rafael E; Jackson, Maria; McFarlane-Anderson, Norma; Tulloch-Reid, Marshall; Kimbro, Kevin S; Kidd, LaCreis R
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This article is from Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice , volume 11 . Abstract Purpose: Although case–control studies have evaluated the role of variant inflammatory-related loci in prostate cancer, their impact is virtually unknown among men of African descent. To address this, we evaluated the impact of inflammatory cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on prostate cancer risk for men of African descent. Methods: Forty-four SNPs in inflammatory cytokine-associated genes were...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929257
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Jung, Kanghoon; Kralik, Jerald D.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Animals typically must make a number of successive choices to achieve a goal: e.g., eating multiple food items before becoming satiated. However, it is unclear whether choosing the best first or saving the best for last represents the best choice strategy to maximize overall reward. Specifically, since outcomes can be evaluated prospectively (with future rewards discounted and more immediate rewards preferred) or retrospectively (with prior...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871696
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Jung, Mi Jin; Byun, Ha Young; Lee, Chang Hee; Moon, Seung Won; Oh, Min-Kyun; Shin, Heesuk
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This article is from Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine , volume 37 . Abstract Medial antebrachial cutaneous (MABC) nerve injury associated with iatrogenic causes has been rarely reported. Local anesthesia may be implicated in the etiology of such injury, but has not been reported. Two patients with numbness and painful paresthesia over the medial aspect of the unilateral forearm were referred for electrodiagnostic study, which revealed MABC nerve lesion in each case. The highly selective nature...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895535
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Khatibi, Mohsen; Rasekh, Hamid Reza; Shahverdi, Zohreh; jamshidi, Hamid Reza
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This article is from Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research : IJPR , volume 13 . Abstract Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has been added recently to the Iran Drug List. So, decision makers need information beyond that available from RCTs to recommend funding for this vaccination program to add it to the National Immunization program in Iran. Modeling and economic studies have addressed some of those information needs in foreign countries. In order to determine the long term benefit of...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3977074
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Kim, Mi-Young; Chung, Cho-Yun; Kim, Jong-Sun; Myung, Dae-Seong; Cho, Sung-Bum; Park, Chang-Hwan; Kim, Young; Joo, Young-Eun
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This article is from Chonnam Medical Journal , volume 49 . Abstract We report the first case of hypercalcemia-induced acute pancreatitis caused by a functioning parathyroid cyst in a 67-year-old man. Laboratory investigation revealed increased serum amylase and lipase, increased serum ionized calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, and decreased serum phosphate, indicating pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed mild swelling of the...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881208
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Lee, Hyo-Seol; Lee, Jongeun; Kim, Seong-Oh; Song, Je-Seon; Lee, Jae-Ho; Lee, Syng-Ill; Jung, Han-Sung; Choi, Byung-Jai
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract The human dental follicle partially differentiates into the periodontal ligament (PDL), but their biological functions are different. The gene-expression profiles of the dental follicle and PDL were compared using the cDNA microarray technique. Microarray analysis identified 490 genes with a twofold or greater difference in expression, 365 and 125 of which were more abundant in the dental follicle and PDL, respectively. The most strongly...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871683
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Li, Minxing; Jirapatnakul, Artit; Biancardi, Alberto; Riccio, Mark L.; Weiss, Robert S.; Reeves, Anthony P.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Computed tomography (CT) is a non-invasive imaging modality used to monitor human lung cancers. Typically, tumor volumes are calculated using manual or semi-automated methods that require substantial user input, and an exponential growth model is used to predict tumor growth. However, these measurement methodologies are time-consuming and can lack consistency. In addition, the availability of datasets with sequential images of the same tumor...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871568
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Liu, Jung-Sen; Jung, Fang; Yang, Shih-Hsing; Chou, Shang-Shing P.; Huang, Jhih-Liang; Lu, Chang-Lin; Huang, Guan-Lin; Yang, Pan-Chyr; Lin, Jau-Chen; Jow, Guey-Mei
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Despite advances in antibiotic therapy and intensive care, the mortality caused by systemic inflammatory response syndrome and severe sepsis remains high. The use of anti-inflammatory agents to attenuate inflammatory response during acute systemic inflammatory reactions may improve survival rates. Here we show that a newly synthesized 2-pyridone compound (FJU-C4) can suppress the expression of late inflammatory mediators such as iNOS and COX-2...
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Mammitzsch, Kerstin; Jost, Gunter; Jurgens, Klaus
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This article is from MicrobiologyOpen , volume 3 . Abstract Epsilonproteobacteria have been found globally distributed in marine anoxic/sulfidic areas mediating relevant transformations within the sulfur and nitrogen cycles. In the Baltic Sea redox zones, chemoautotrophic epsilonproteobacteria mainly belong to the Sulfurimonas gotlandica GD17 cluster for which recently a representative strain, S. gotlandica GD1T, could be established as a model organism. In this study, the potential effects of...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937731
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Oto, Jun; Li, Qian; Kimball, William R; Wang, Jingping; Sabouri, Abdolnabi S; Harrell, Priscilla G; Kacmarek, Robert M; Jiang, Yandong
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This article is from Critical Care , volume 17 . Abstract Introduction: Upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a major problem in unconscious subjects, making full face mask ventilation difficult. The mechanism of UAO in unconscious subjects shares many similarities with that of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially the hypotonic upper airway seen during rapid eye movement sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) via nasal mask is more effective at maintaining airway patency than a full...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056076
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Park, Sang-Jin; Lim, Kwang-Hyun; Noh, Jeong-Ho; Jeong, Eun Ju; Kim, Yong-Soon; Han, Byung-Cheol; Lee, Seung-Ho; Moon, Kyoung-Sik
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This article is from Toxicological Research , volume 29 . Abstract Ginseng is a well-known traditional medicine used in Asian countries for several thousand years, and it is currently applied to medicine, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements due to its many healing and energygiving properties. It is well demonstrated that ginsenosides, the main ingredient of ginseng, produce a variety of pharmacological and therapeutic effects on central nerve system (CNS) disorders, cardiovascular disease,...
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Peiravian, Farzad; Rasekh, Hamid Reza; Jahani Hashemi, Hasan; Mohammadi, Navid; Jafari, Nahid; Fardi, Kianoosh
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This article is from Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research : IJPR , volume 13 . Abstract Drug and health literacy is a key determinant of health outcomes. There are several tools to assess drug and health literacy. The objective of this article is to determine drug literacy level and its relationships with other factors using a single item screening tool. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1104 people in Qazvin province, Iran. Based on the proportional-to-size method,...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3977073
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Peng, Wang; Kim, Il-Kyu; Cho, Hyun-Young; Pae, Sang-Pill; Jung, Bum-Sang; Cho, Hyun-Woo; Seo, Ji-Hoon
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This article is from Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons , volume 39 . Abstract Objectives: The posterior maxillary region often provides a limited bone volume for dental implants. Maxillary sinus elevation via inserting a bone graft through a window opened in the lateral sinus wall has become the most common surgical procedure for increasing the alveolar bone height in place of dental implants in the posterior maxillary region. The purpose of this article is to...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912780
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Quraishi, Rizwana; Jain, Raka; Chatterjee, Biswadip; Verma, Arpita
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This article is from International Journal of High Risk Behaviors & Addiction , volume 2 . Abstract Background:: Cannabis is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in India and worldwide. It is considered to have a minimal effect on physical health. Objectives:: The aim of this study was to compare the laboratory profiles of treatment-seeking patients who were cannabis dependent, and drug users who concurrently use other substances, with non-users. Materials and Methods:: Medical records...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070163
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Rampanelli, Elena; Dessing, Mark C.; Claessen, Nike; Teske, Gwendoline J. D.; Joosten, Sander P. J.; Pals, Steven T.; Leemans, Jaklien C.; Florquin, Sandrine
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication during systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), a potentially deadly clinical condition characterized by whole-body inflammatory state and organ dysfunction. CD44 is a ubiquitously expressed cell-surface transmembrane receptor with multiple functions in inflammatory processes, including sterile renal inflammation. The present study aimed to assess the role of CD44 in endotoxic...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871539
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Roche, Steven M; Jones-Bitton, Andria; Majowicz, Shannon E; Pintar, Katarina D M; Allison, David
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This article is from BMC Public Health , volume 13 . Abstract Background: The first objective of this study was to investigate the public perceptions of private water and alternative sources with respect to safety, quality, testing and treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada. The second objective was to provide public health practitioners with recommendations for improving knowledge translation (KT) efforts in NL, based on assessments of respondents’ perceived information needs...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878038
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Salas, Ramiro; Steele, Kenya; Lin, Amy; Loe, Claire; Gauna, Leslie; Jafar-Nejad, Paymaan
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This article is from Medical Education Online , volume 18 . Abstract Playback Theatre (PT) is an improvisational form of theatre in which a group of actors “play back” real life stories told by audience members. In PT, a conductor elicits moments, feelings and stories from audience members, and conducts mini-interviews with those who volunteer a moment of their lives to be re-enacted or “played” for the audience. A musician plays music according to the theme of each story, and 4-5...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873757
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Saraoui, Taous; Parayre, Sandrine; Guernec, Gregory; Loux, Valentin; Montfort, Jerome; Cam, Aurelie Le; Boudry, Gaelle; Jan, Gwenael; Falentin, Helene
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This article is from BMC Genomics , volume 14 . Abstract Background: Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a food grade bacterium consumed both in cheeses and in probiotic preparations. Its promising probiotic potential, relying largely on the active release of beneficial metabolites within the gut as well as the expression of key surface proteins involved in immunomodulation, deserves to be explored more deeply. Adaptation to the colon environment is requisite for the active release of...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880035
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Simonishvili, Sopio; Jain, Mohit Raja; Li, Hong; Levison, Steven W.; Wood, Teresa L.
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This article is from ASN NEURO , volume 5 . Abstract OPC (oligodendrocyte progenitor cell) death contributes significantly to the pathology and functional deficits following hypoxic-ischemic injury in the immature brain and to deficits resulting from demyelinating diseases, trauma and degenerative disorders in the adult CNS. Glutamate toxicity is a major cause of oligodendroglial death in diverse CNS disorders, and previous studies have demonstrated that AMPA/kainate receptors require the...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3891358
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This article is from Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine , volume 37 . Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the lesioned leg motor cortex, which can enhance the strength and coordination of the contralateral lower extremity and furthermore, enhance the postural stability of the hemiplegic subject. Methods: Anodal or sham stimulation on the lesioned cortex of a lower extremity was delivered to 11 ambulatory hemiplegic patients....
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895515
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Sonntag, Michael; Konnopka, Alexander; Leichsenring, Falk; Salzer, Simone; Beutel, Manfred E; Herpertz, Stephan; Hiller, Wolfgang; Hoyer, Jurgen; Joraschky, Peter; Nolting, Bjorn; Pohlmann, Karin; Stangier, Ulrich; Strauss, Bernhard; Willutzki, Ulrike; Wiltink, Jorg; Leibing, Eric; Konig, Hans-Helmut
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This article is from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , volume 11 . Abstract Objective: The aim of the study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D in patients with social phobia. Methods: We used a sample of 445 patients with social phobia with five measurement points over a 30 month period. The discriminative ability of the EQ-5D was analysed by comparing the patients’ responses with the general population and between different disease severity levels. For test-retest...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878044
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Tan, Jin-zhi; Yan, Yan; Wang, Xiao-xi; Jiang, Yi; Xu, H Eric
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This article is from Acta Pharmacologica Sinica , volume 35 . Abstract EZH2 is the catalytic subunit of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which is a highly conserved histone methyltransferase that methylates lysine 27 of histone 3. Overexpression of EZH2 has been found in a wide range of cancers, including those of the prostate and breast. In this review, we address the current understanding of the oncogenic role of EZH2, including its PRC2-dependent transcriptional repression and...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914023
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Wildenschild, Cathrine; Mehnert, Frank; Thomsen, Reimar Wernich; Iversen, Helle Klingenberg; Vestergaard, Karsten; Ingeman, Annette; Johnsen, S?ren Paaske
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This article is from Clinical Epidemiology , volume 6 . Abstract Background: The validity of the registration of patients in stroke-specific registries has seldom been investigated, nor compared with administrative hospital discharge registries. The objective of this study was to examine the validity of the registration of patients in a stroke-specific registry (The Danish Stroke Registry [DSR]) and a hospital discharge registry (The Danish National Patient Registry [DNRP]). Methods: Assuming...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875194
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Wu, Jian Feng; Bi, Hong Sheng; Wang, Shu Mei; Hu, Yuan Yuan; Wu, Hui; Sun, Wei; Lu, Tai Liang; Wang, Xing Rong; Jonas, Jost B.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Purpose: To examine the prevalence of refractive errors and prevalence and causes of vision loss among preschool and school children in East China. Methods: Using a random cluster sampling in a cross-sectional school-based study design, children with an age of 4–18 years were selected from kindergartens, primary schools, and junior and senior high schools in the rural Guanxian County and the city of Weihai. All children underwent a complete...
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Objective: A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of three main iron chelators, namely, deferoxamine (DFO), deferiprone (DFP) and deferasirox (DFX) for thalassemia major (TM) patients. Methods: Randomized controlled trials comparing mono-therapy DFO, DFP, DFX and combined DFP with DFO therapy in TM patients from January 1990 to December 2012 were searched and selected. Two independent authors assessed data from...
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We argue that the freezing transition scenario, previously conjectured to occur in the statistical mechanics of 1/f-noise random energy models, governs, after reinterpretation, the value distribution of the maximum of the modulus of the characteristic polynomials p_N(\theta) of large N\times N random unitary (CUE) matrices; i.e. the extreme value statistics of p_N(\theta) when N \rightarrow\infty. In addition, we argue that it leads to multifractal-like behaviour in the total length \mu_N(x) of...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1211.6063v2
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Ye, Dongmei; Xu, Yiming; Fu, Tengfei; Zhang, Han; Feng, Xianxuan; Wang, Gang; Jiang, Lan; Bai, Yuehong
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This article is from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders , volume 14 . Abstract Background: Research studies on the influence of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation on implants in vitro have failed to investigate temperature changes in the tissues adjacent to the implants under microwave therapy. We therefore, used a rabbit model in an effort to determine the impact of microwave therapy on temperature changes in tissues adjacent to the titanium alloy implants and the safety profile thereof....
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880173
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Yun, Dong Hwan; Kim, Hee-Sang; Chon, Jinmann; Lee, Jongeon; Jung, Pil Kyo
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This article is from Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine , volume 37 . Abstract Schwannomas are benign, usually slow-growing tumors that originate from Schwann cells surrounding peripheral, cranial, or autonomic nerves. The most common form of these tumors is acoustic neuroma. Schwannomas of the brachial plexus are quite rare, and symptomatic schwannomas of the brachial plexus are even rarer. A 47-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of dysesthesia, neuropathic pain, and mild weakness...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895532
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Zhou, Jian; Mo, Yifei; Li, Hong; Ran, Xingwu; Yang, Wenying; Li, Qiang; Peng, Yongde; Li, Yanbing; Gao, Xin; Luan, Xiaojun; Wang, Weiqing; Xie, Yun; Jia, Weiping
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Objective: Since there is a paucity of reference data in the literature to indicate the relationship between HbA1c, and 24 h mean blood glucose (MBG) from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in Chinese populations, we described the above relationship in adult Chinese subjects with different glucose tolerance status. Methods: Seven-hundred-and-forty-two individuals without history of diabetes were included to the study at 11 hospitals in urban...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871656
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van de Weert - van Leeuwen, Pauline B.; de Vrankrijker, Angelica M. M.; Fentz, Joachim; Ciofu, Oana; Wojtaszewski, J?rgen F. P.; Arets, Hubertus G. M.; Hulzebos, Hendrikus J.; van der Ent, Cornelis K.; Beekman, Jeffrey M.; Johansen, Helle K.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 8 . Abstract Regular moderate exercise has been suggested to exert anti-inflammatory effects and improve immune effector functions, resulting in reduced disease incidence and viral infection susceptibility. Whether regular exercise also affects bacterial infection susceptibility is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether regular voluntary exercise wheel running prior to a pulmonary infection with bacteria (P. aeruginosa) affects lung...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871638
