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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Considering how people perceive risks to their livelihoods from local wildlife is central to (i) understanding the impact of crop damage by animals on local people and (ii) recognising how this influences their interactions with, and attitudes towards, wildlife. Participatory risk mapping (PRM) is a simple, analytical tool that can be used to identify and classify risk within communities. Here we use it to explore local people's perceptions of...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116180
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Jiang, Ke; Li, Yingchun; Zhu, Qiumin; Xu, Jiansheng; Wang, Yupeng; Deng, Wuguo; Liu, Quentin; Zhang, Guirong; Meng, Songshu
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This article is from BMC Cancer , volume 14 . Abstract Background: Oncolytic viruses represent a promising therapy against cancers with acquired drug resistance. However, low efficacy limits its clinical application. The objective of this study is to investigate whether pharmacologically modulating autophagy could enhance oncolytic Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strain NDV/FMW virotherapy of drug-resistant lung cancer cells. Methods: The effect of NDV/FMW infection on autophagy machinery in A549...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141091
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Yun, Sangchul; Woo, Hee-Doo; Doo, Seung-Whan; Kwon, Soon Hyo; Noh, Hyunjin; Song, Dan
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This article is from Journal of Korean Medical Science , volume 29 . Abstract A 34-yr-old female was diagnosed as being brain dead. Preoperative ultrasound revealed no abnormal focal lesions. However, the horseshoe kidney was identified during organ harvest. En bloc nephrectomy was performed. The kidney was divided at the midline of isthmus. The divided right kidney was discarded due to numerous arteries and veins. The divided left kidney was transplanted. After declamping, the kidney was well...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129212
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Willcox, Merlin L.; Dicko, Moussa I.; Graz, Bertrand; Forster, Mathieu; Shinkins, Bethany; Diakite, Chiaka; Giani, Sergio; Falquet, Jacques; Diallo, Drissa; Dembele, Eugene
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Background: Inpatient case fatality from severe malaria remains high in much of sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of these deaths occur within 24 hours of admission, suggesting that pre-hospital management may have an impact on the risk of case fatality. Methods: Prospective cohort study, including questionnaire about pre-hospital treatment, of all 437 patients admitted with severe febrile illness (presumed to be severe malaria) to the...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116122
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Aahlin, Eirik K; von Meyenfeldt, Maarten; Dejong, Cornelius HC; Ljungqvist, Olle; Fearon, Kenneth C; Lobo, Dileep N; Demartines, Nicolas; Revhaug, Arthur; Wigmore, Stephen J; Lassen, Kristoffer
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This article is from Perioperative Medicine , volume 3 . Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to survey the relative importance of postoperative recovery targets and perioperative care items, as perceived by a large group of international dedicated professionals. Methods: A questionnaire with eight postoperative recovery targets and 13 perioperative care items was mailed to participants of the first international Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) congress and to authors of papers...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118075
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Yasuda, Kei; Watkins, Amanda A.; Kochar, Guneet S.; Wilson, Gabriella E.; Laskow, Bari; Richez, Christophe; Bonegio, Ramon G.; Rifkin, Ian R.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) polymorphisms are strongly associated with an increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. In mouse lupus models, IRF5-deficiency was shown to reduce disease severity consistent with an important role for IRF5 in disease pathogenesis. However these mouse studies were confounded by the recent demonstration that the IRF5 knockout mouse line contained a loss-of-function...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116215
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LI, GUO-CAI; XU, YONG; ZHANG, YU-CHUN; ZHANG, FANG-CHENG; WANG, QI; MA, QING-JIU
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This article is from Oncology Letters , volume 8 . Abstract Surgery for digestive tract disease predominantly consists of reconstruction and anastomosis. Due to the difficult location, anastomosis is extremely challenging and the risk of complication increases accordingly. Traditional manual anastomosis and the application of a stapling device are insufficient. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and safety of a novel manual method in a difficult anastomotic...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4156267
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Seo, Mi-Ran; Kim, Seong-Jong; Kim, Yeonjae; Kim, Jieun; Choi, Tae Yeal; Kang, Jung Oak; Wie, Seong-Heon; Ki, Moran; Cho, Young Kyun; Lim, Seung-Kwan; Lee, Jin Seo; Kwon, Ki Tae; Lee, Hyuck; Cheong, Hee Jin; Park, Dae Won; Ryu, Seong Yeol; Chung, Moon-Hyun; Pai, Hyunjoo
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This article is from Journal of Korean Medical Science , volume 29 . Abstract With increase of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli in community-acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTI), other treatment option with a therapeutic efficacy and a low antibiotic selective pressure is necessary. In this study, we evaluated in vitro susceptibility of E. coli isolates from CA-UTI to fosfomycin (FM), nitrofurantoin (NI), temocillin (TMO) as well as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SMX), ciprofloxacin...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129215
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LHCb collaboration; R. Aaij; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; A. Affolder; Z. Ajaltouni; S. Akar; J. Albrecht; F. Alessio; M. Alexander; S. Ali; K. Carvalho Akiba; G. Casse; L. Cassina; L. Castillo Garcia; M. Cattaneo; Ch. Cauet; R. Cenci; M. Charles; Ph. Charpentier; S. Chen; G. Alkhazov; S. -F. Cheung; N. Chiapolini; M. Chrzaszcz; K. Ciba; X. Cid Vidal; G. Ciezarek; P. E. L. Clarke; M. Clemencic; H. V. Cliff; J. Closier; P. Alvarez Cartelle; V. Coco; J. Cogan; E. Cogneras; P. Collins; A....
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An analysis of B0->D K*0 decays is presented, where D represents an admixture of D0 and D0b mesons reconstructed in four separate final states: K-pi+, pi-K+, K+K- and pi+pi-. The data sample corresponds to 3.0fb-1 of proton-proton collision, collected by the LHCb experiment. Measurements of several observables are performed, including CP asymmetries. The most precise determination is presented of rB(DK*0), the magnitude of the ratio of the amplitudes of the decay B0->D K+ pi- with a...
Topic: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8136
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Mullen, John C; Kuurstra, Emily J; Oreopoulos, Antigone; Bentley, Michael J; Wang, Shaohua
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This article is from Transplantation Research , volume 3 . Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy and safety of daclizumab (DZM) versus anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) as a component of induction therapy in heart transplant recipients. Methods: Thirty heart transplant patients were randomized to receive either ATG or DZM during induction therapy. Patients in the DZM group received an initial dose of 2 mg/kg intravenous (IV) at the time of transplant and 1 mg/kg IV...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120716
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Zhou, Lili; Zheng, Shouyan; Xiao, Qiuyan; Ren, Luo; Xie, Xiaohong; Luo, Jian; Wang, Lijia; Huang, Ailong; Liu, Wei; Liu, Enmei
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This article is from BMC Infectious Diseases , volume 14 . Abstract Background: Human bocavirus is a newly discovered parvovirus. Multiple studies have confirmed the presence of human bocavirus1 (HBoV1) in respiratory tract samples of children. The viral load, presentation of single detection and its role as a causative agent of severe respiratory tract infections have not been thoroughly elucidated. Methods: We investigated the presence of HBoV1 by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125703
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Sakai, Ryo; Winand, Raf; Verbeiren, Toni; Moere, Andrew Vande; Aerts, Jan
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This article is from F1000Research , volume 3 . Abstract Dendrograms are graphical representations of binary tree structures resulting from agglomerative hierarchical clustering. In Life Science, a cluster heat map is a widely accepted visualization technique that utilizes the leaf order of a dendrogram to reorder the rows and columns of the data table. The derived linear order is more meaningful than a random order, because it groups similar items together. However, two consecutive items...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4162509
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Roozendaal, Ramon; Tolboom, Jeroen; Roos, Anna; Riahi, Sarra; Theeuwsen, Jessica; Bujny, Miriam V.; Klaren, Vincent; Korse, Hans J. W. M.; Dekking, Liesbeth; Grootenhuis, Arijan; Weverling, Gerrit Jan; Koudstaal, Wouter; Goudsmit, Jaap; Radosevic, Katarina
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Current influenza vaccines are believed to confer protection against a narrow range of virus strains. The identification of broadly influenza neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) has triggered efforts to develop vaccines providing ‘universal’ protection against influenza. Several bnAbs were isolated from humans recently vaccinated with conventional influenza vaccines, suggesting that such vaccines could, in principle, be broadly protective....
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116209
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Kerkhoff, Andrew D.; Wood, Robin; Vogt, Monica; Lawn, Stephen D.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Background: Detection of the mycobacterial cell wall antigen lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in urine can be used to diagnose HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) using a qualitative (positive/negative) read-out. However, it is not known whether the quantity of LAM present in urine provides additional prognostic information. Methods/Findings: Consecutively recruited adult outpatients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa were...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116167
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We study Gamma-ray supernova remnant W49B and its environment using recent radio and infrared data. {\it Spitzer} IRS low resolution data of W49B shows shocked excitation lines of H$_{2}$ (0,0) S(0)-S(7) from the SNR-molecular cloud interaction. The H$_2$ gas is composed of two components with temperature of $\sim$260 K and $\sim$1060 K respectively. Various spectral lines from atomic and ionic particles are detected towards W49B. We suggest the ionic phase has an electron density of $\sim$500...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8260
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Wu, Nan; Cai, Xiaoling; Ye, Kuanping; Li, Yintao; He, Min; Zhao, Weiwei; Hu, Renming
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This article is from Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome , volume 6 . Abstract Background: Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is known to be a good surrogate marker of vascular damages. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between BaPWV and CAN in T2DM. Methods: A total of 148 patients who had no apparent history of cardiovascular condition were enrolled consecutively...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132900
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Grigsby, Jim; Cornish, Kim; Hocking, Darren; Kraan, Claudine; Olichney, John M; Rivera, Susan M; Schneider, Andrea; Sherman, Stephanie; Wang, Jun Yi; Yang, Jin-Chen
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This article is from Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders , volume 6 . Abstract The fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder affecting a subset of carriers of the FMR1 (fragile X mental retardation 1) premutation. Penetrance and expression appear to be significantly higher in males than females. Although the most obvious aspect of the phenotype is the movement disorder that gives FXTAS its name, the disorder is also accompanied by...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4135346
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Kwon, Jeanny; Chie, Eui Kyu; Kim, Kyubo; Kim, Hak Jae; Wu, Hong-Gyun; Kim, Il Han; Oh, Do-Youn; Lee, Se-Hoon; Kim, Dong-Wan; Im, Seock-Ah; Kim, Tae-You; Heo, Dae-Seog; Bang, Yung-Jue; Ha, Sung W.
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This article is from Journal of Korean Medical Science , volume 29 . Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate treatment patterns, outcome and prognosticators for patients with leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumor. Medical records of 80 patients from January 1, 2004 to May 31, 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. Most frequent site of origin was the lung (59%) followed by the breast (25%). Most patients were treated with intrathecal chemotherapy (90%) and/or whole brain...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129201
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Luis A. Anchordoqui; Ignatios Antoniadis; De-Chang Dai; Wan-Zhe Feng; Haim Goldberg; Xing Huang; Dieter Lust; Dejan Stojkovic; Tomasz R. Taylor
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[Abridged] We consider extensions of the standard model based on open strings ending on D-branes. Assuming that the fundamental string mass scale M_s is in the TeV range and that the theory is weakly coupled, we discuss possible signals of string physics at the upcoming HL-LHC run (3000 fb^{-1}) with \sqrt{s} = 14 TeV, and at potential future pp colliders, HE-LHC and VLHC, operating at \sqrt{s} = 33 and 100 TeV, respectively. In such D-brane constructions, the dominant contributions to...
Topics: High Energy Physics - Theory, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8120
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Yan-Lin Tang; Hua-Lei Yin; Si-Jing Chen; Yang Liu; Wei-Jun Zhang; Xiao Jiang; Lu Zhang; Jian Wang; Li-Xing You; Jian-Yu Guan; Dong-Xu Yang; Zhen Wang; Hao Liang; Zhen Zhang; Nan Zhou; Xiongfeng Ma; Teng-Yun Chen; Qiang Zhang; Jian-Wei Pan
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Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDIQKD) protocol is immune to all attacks on detection and guarantees the information-theoretical security even with imperfect single photon detectors. Recently, several proof-of-principle demonstrations of MDIQKD have been achieved. Those experiments, although novel, are implemented through limited distance with a key rate less than 0.1 bps. Here, by developing a 75 MHz clock rate fully-automatic and highly-stable system, and...
Topic: Quantum Physics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8012
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Kim, Sung-Hee; Gerver, Sarah M.; Fidler, Sarah; Ward, Helen
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This article is from AIDS (London, England) , volume 28 . Abstract Objective:: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) populations (12–24 years) represent over 40% of new HIV infections globally. Adolescence is sometimes characterized by high-risk sexual behaviour and a lack of engagement with healthcare services that can affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Despite adherence to ART being critical in controlling viral replication, maintaining health and reducing onward viral...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4162330
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Chan-Kao Chang; Adam Waszczak; Hsing-Wen Lin; Wing-Huen Ip; Thomas. A. Prince; Shrinivas R. Kulkarni; Russ Laher; Jason Surace
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Asteroids of size larger than 150 m generally do not have rotation periods smaller than 2.2 hours. This spin cutoff is believed to be due to the gravitationally bound rubble-pile structures of the asteroids. Rotation with periods exceeding this critical value will cause asteroid breakup. Up until now, only one object, 2001 OE84, has been found to be an exception to this spin cutoff. We report the discovery of a new super-fast rotator, (335433) 2005 UW163, spinning with a period of 1.290 hours...
Topics: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8264
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Wilson, C. Brad; McLaughlin, Leslie D.; Ebenezer, Philip J.; Nair, Anand R.; Dange, Rahul; Harre, Joseph G.; Shaak, Thomas L.; Diamond, David M.; Francis, Joseph
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This article is from Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience , volume 8 . Abstract Serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE), and other neurotransmitters are modulated in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, pro-inflammatory cytokines (PIC) are elevated during the progression of the disorder. Currently, the only approved pharmacologic treatments for PTSD are the selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) sertraline and paroxetine, but their efficacy in treating PTSD is marginal at...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115632
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Tao, Chuan-yuan; Wang, Jia-jing; Li, Hao; You, Chao
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This article is from World Journal of Surgical Oncology , volume 12 . Abstract Background: Malignant intraventricular meningiomas are quite rare and may spread along the craniospinal axis or extraneurally. However, simultaneous cerebrospinal dissemination and distal extraneural metastasis has seldom been reported. Case presentation: A 51-year-old woman presented with recurrent anaplastic meningioma in the trigone of right lateral ventricle over a 1.5-year period. Suggested radiotherapy was...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4126346
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Wang Cong; Jaume Llibre; Xiang Zhang
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In this paper we mainly study the necessary conditions for the existence of functionally independent generalized rational first integrals of ordinary differential systems via the resonances. The main results extend some of the previous related ones, for instance the classical Poincar\'e's one \cite{Po}, the Furta's one, part of Chen's ones, and the Shi's one. The key point in the proof of our main results is that functionally independence of generalized rational functions implies the...
Topics: Mathematics, Classical Analysis and ODEs, Dynamical Systems
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.7948
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Rosalie McGurk; Constance Rockosi; Donald Gavel; Renate Kupke; Michael Peck; Terry Pfister; Jim Ward; William Deich; John Gates; Elinor Gates; Barry Alcott; David Cowley; Daren Dillon; Kyle Lanclos; Dale Sandford; Mike Saylor; Srikar Srinath; Jason Weiss; Andrew Norton
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We describe the design and first-light early science performance of the Shane Adaptive optics infraRed Camera-Spectrograph (ShARCS) on Lick Observatory's 3-m Shane telescope. Designed to work with the new ShaneAO adaptive optics system, ShARCS is capable of high-efficiency, diffraction-limited imaging and low-dispersion grism spectroscopy in J, H, and K-bands. ShARCS uses a HAWAII-2RG infrared detector, giving high quantum efficiency (>80%) and Nyquist sampling the diffraction limit in all...
Topics: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8205
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He, Yong; Hou, Lingling; Wang, Hong; Hu, Kelin; McConkey, Brian
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This article is from Scientific Reports , volume 4 . Abstract Soil surface texture is an important environmental factor that influences crop productivity because of its direct effect on soil water and complex interactions with other environmental factors. Using 30-year data, an agricultural system model (DSSAT-CERES-Wheat) was calibrated and validated. After validation, the modelled yield and water use (WU) of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from two soil textures (silt loam and clay) under...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115211
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Chen, Augustine; Beetham, Henry; Black, Michael A; Priya, Rashmi; Telford, Bryony J; Guest, Joanne; Wiggins, George A R; Godwin, Tanis D; Yap, Alpha S; Guilford, Parry J
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This article is from BMC Cancer , volume 14 . Abstract Background: E-cadherin is an adherens junction protein that forms homophilic intercellular contacts in epithelial cells while also interacting with the intracellular cytoskeletal networks. It has roles including establishment and maintenance of cell polarity, differentiation, migration and signalling in cell proliferation pathways. Its downregulation is commonly observed in epithelial tumours and is a hallmark of the epithelial to...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4131020
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Becker, C.; Wyss, P.; Eisenhauer, D.; Probst, J.; Preidel, V.; Hammerschmidt, M.; Burger, S.
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This article is from Scientific Reports , volume 4 . Abstract Crystalline silicon photonic crystal slabs are widely used in various photonics applications. So far, the commercial success of such structures is still limited owing to the lack of cost-effective fabrication processes enabling large nanopatterned areas (≫ 1 cm2). We present a simple method for producing crystalline silicon nanohole arrays of up to 5 × 5 cm2 size with lattice pitches between 600 and 1000 nm on glass and...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115234
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Harper, Diane M.; Else, Britney M.; Bartley, Mitchell J.; Arey, Anne M.; Barnett, Angela L.; Rosemergey, Beth E.; Paynter, Christopher A.; Verdenius, Inge; Harper, Sean M.; Harris, George D.; Groner, Jennifer A.; Malnar, Gerard J.; Wall, Jeffrey; Bonham, Aaron J.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Objectives: Obesity adversely inhibits antibody response to vaccination. Three doses of HPV4 may or may not provide adequate long term protection against HPV 16/18 in obese females. The aim of this study was to determine whether adherence to HPV4 vaccination in a safety net population was reduced with increasing body mass index (BMI). Methods: We designed a historical prospective study evaluating the number and dates of HPV4 dosing that...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116139
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Freeman, Tom C. A.; Leung, Johahn; Wufong, Ella; Orchard-Mills, Emily; Carlile, Simon; Alais, David
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Evidence that the auditory system contains specialised motion detectors is mixed. Many psychophysical studies confound speed cues with distance and duration cues and present sound sources that do not appear to move in external space. Here we use the ‘discrimination contours’ technique to probe the probabilistic combination of speed, distance and duration for stimuli moving in a horizontal arc around the listener in virtual auditory space....
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116163
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Ya-feng He; Wei-hua Gong; Yong-liang Zhang; Fu-cheng Liu
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Hypocycloid and epicycloid motions of irregular grain (pine pollen) are observed for the first time in unmagnetized dust plasma in 2D horizontal plane. Hypocycloid motions occur both inside and outside the glass ring which confines the grain. Epicycloid motion only appears outside the glass ring. Cuspate cycloid motions, circle motion, and stationary grain are also observed. All these motions are related with both the initial conditions of dropped grain and the discharge parameters. The Magnus...
Topics: Physics, Plasma Physics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.7962
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Dawson, Anna M; Taylor, Rachael W; Williams, Sheila M; Taylor, Barry J; Brown, Deirdre A
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This article is from BMJ Open , volume 4 . Abstract Objectives: As parents of young children are often unaware their child is overweight, screening provides the opportunity to inform parents and provide the impetus for behaviour change. We aimed to determine if parents could recall and understand the information they received about their overweight child after weight screening. Design: Randomised controlled trial of different methods of feedback. Setting: Participants were recruited through...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120339
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Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta; Lahoz-Monfort, Jose J.; MacKenzie, Darryl I.; Wintle, Brendan A.; McCarthy, Michael A.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract In a recent paper, Welsh, Lindenmayer and Donnelly (WLD) question the usefulness of models that estimate species occupancy while accounting for detectability. WLD claim that these models are difficult to fit and argue that disregarding detectability can be better than trying to adjust for it. We think that this conclusion and subsequent recommendations are not well founded and may negatively impact the quality of statistical inference in...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116132
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Nelson, Heidi D.; Weerasinghe, Roshanthi; Martel, Maritza; Bifulco, Carlo; Assur, Ted; Elmore, Joann G.; Weaver, Donald L.
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This article is from Journal of Pathology Informatics , volume 5 . Abstract Background:: Health care systems rely on electronic patient data, yet access to breast tissue pathology results continues to depend on interpreting dictated free-text reports. Objective:: The objective was to develop a method to electronically search and categorize pathologic diagnoses of patients’ breast tissue specimens from dictated free-text pathology reports in a large health system for multiple users including...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141424
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Binbin Lin; Qingyang Li; Qian Sun; Ming-Jun Lai; Ian Davidson; Wei Fan; Jieping Ye
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\textit{Drosophila melanogaster} has been established as a model organism for investigating the fundamental principles of developmental gene interactions. The gene expression patterns of \textit{Drosophila melanogaster} can be documented as digital images, which are annotated with anatomical ontology terms to facilitate pattern discovery and comparison. The automated annotation of gene expression pattern images has received increasing attention due to the recent expansion of the image database....
Topics: Computing Research Repository, Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science, Learning
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8147
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Th. Rivinius; W. J. de Wit; Z. Demers; A. Quirrenbach; the VLTI Science Operations Team
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OHANA is an interferometric snapshot survey of the gaseous circumstellar environments of hot stars, carried out by the VLTI group at the Paranal observatory. It aims to characterize the mass-loss dynamics (winds/disks) at unexplored spatial scales for many stars. The survey employs the unique combination of AMBER's high spectral resolution with the unmatched spatial resolution provided by the VLTI. Because of the spatially unresolved central OBA-type star, with roughly neutral colour terms,...
Topics: Astrophysics, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8135
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S. Ehlert; S. W. Allen; W. N. Brandt; R. E. A. Canning; B. Luo; A. Mantz; R. G. Morris; A. von der Linden; Y. Q. Xue
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We present the results of a new analysis of the X-ray selected Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) population in the vicinity of 135 of the most massive galaxy clusters in the redshift range of 0.2 < z < 0.9 observed with Chandra. With a sample of more than 11,000 X-ray point sources, we are able to measure, for the first time, evidence for evolution in the cluster AGN population beyond the expected evolution of field AGN. Our analysis shows that overall number density of cluster AGN scales with...
Topics: Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8181
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G. A. Beer; Y. Fujiwara; S. Hirota; K. Ishida; M. Iwasaki; S. Kanda; H. Kawai; N. Kawamura; R. Kitamura; S. Lee; W. Lee G. M. Marshall; T. Mibe; Y. Miyake; S. Okada; K. Olchanski; A. Olin; Y. Oishi; H. Onishi; M. Otani; N. Saito; K. Shimomura; P. Strasser; M. Tabata; D. Tomono; K. Ueno; K. Yokoyama; E. Won
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Emission of muonium ($\mu^+e^-$) atoms from a laser-processed aerogel surface into vacuum was studied for the first time. Laser ablation was used to create hole-like regions with diameter of about 270$~\mu$m in a triangular pattern with hole separation in the range of 300--500$~\mu$m. The emission probability for the laser-processed aerogel sample is at least eight times higher than for a uniform one.
Topics: Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Atomic Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8248
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Nakamura, Kazufumi; Oe, Hiroki; Kihara, Hajime; Shimada, Kenei; Fukuda, Shota; Watanabe, Kyoko; Takagi, Tsutomu; Yunoki, Kei; Miyoshi, Toru; Hirata, Kumiko; Yoshikawa, Junichi; Ito, Hiroshi
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This article is from Cardiovascular Diabetology , volume 13 . Abstract Background: Alpha glucosidase inhibitor (GI) attenuates postprandial hyperglycemia (PPH) and reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes. Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors also attenuate PPH. PPH is one of the factors leading to endothelial dysfunction which is an early event in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Furthermore, DPP-4 inhibitors protect...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4149239
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Soysa, Preethi; De Silva, Irushi Shamalika; Wijayabandara, Jayantha
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This article is from BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine , volume 14 . Abstract Background: Flueggea leucopyrus Willd is a shrub grown in many parts of the dry zones in Sri Lanka. The leaves of F. leucopyrus has been used for treating cancer in the traditional system of medicine in Sri Lanka. Hence, this study was performed to analyze the antioxidant and antiproliferative properties of the aqueous extract of the leaves of F. leucopyrus on HEp-2 cells. Method: The aqueous extract of F....
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129101
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Heads, Sam W.; Thomas, M. Jared; Wang, Yinan
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This article is from ZooKeys . Abstract AbstractA new genus and species of pygmy grasshopper (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) is described from Early Miocene (Burdigalian) Dominican amber. Electrotettix attenboroughi Heads & Thomas, gen. et sp. n. is assigned to the subfamily Cladonotinae based on the deeply forked frontal costa, but is remarkable for the presence of tegmina and hind wings, hitherto unknown in this subfamily.
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137300
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Jing Tang; Shuo Cao; Yunan Gao; Yue Sun; Weidong Geng; David A. Williams; Kuijuan Jin; Xiulai Xu
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We report a photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy study of charge state control in single self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots by applying electric and/or magnetic fields at 4.2 K. Neutral and charged exciton complexes were observed under applied bias voltages from -0.5 V to 0.5 V by controlling the carrier tunneling. The highly negatively charged exciton emission becomes stronger with increasing pumping power, arising from the fact that electrons have a smaller effective mass than holes and are...
Topics: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.7980
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Kivisakk, Pia; Francois, Katiana; Mbianda, Julvet; Gandhi, Roopali; Weiner, Howard L.; Khoury, Samia J.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Objectives: Dendritic cells (DCs) serve a critical role both in promoting and inhibiting adaptive immunity. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of natalizumab (NTZ) treatment on DC numbers, phenotype, and function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: Frequency and phenotype of myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs (MDCs and PDCs, respectively) were analyzed in blood from two separate cohorts of untreated,...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116240
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Wee Liang Gan; Liping Li
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It is known that finitely generated FI-modules over a field of characteristic 0 are Noetherian. We generalize this result to the abstract setting of an infinite EI category satisfying certain combinatorial conditions.
Topics: Geometric Topology, Mathematics, Representation Theory, Commutative Algebra, Group Theory
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.8235
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Regan, Fran H.; Hockenhull, Jo; Pritchard, Joy C.; Waterman-Pearson, Avril E.; Whay, Helen R.
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This article is from PLoS ONE , volume 9 . Abstract Background: The donkey has a reputation for stoicism and its behavioural repertoire in clinical contexts is under-reported. Lack of understanding of the norms of donkey behaviour and how it may vary over time can compromise use of behavioural measures as indicators of pain or emotional state. The objective of this study was to find out whether the behaviour of working donkeys was influenced by gender, the time of day or differed between days...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116118
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Foret, Michael R.; Sandstrom, Richard S.; Rhodes, Christopher T.; Wang, Yufeng; Berger, Mitchel S.; Lin, Chin-Hsing Annie
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This article is from Frontiers in Genetics , volume 5 . Abstract Histone 3 Lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation is known to be associated with pericentric heterochromatin and important in genomic stability. In this study, we show that trimethylation at H3K9 (H3K9me3) is enriched in an adult neural stem cell niche- the subventricular zone (SVZ) on the walls of the lateral ventricle in both rodent and non-human primate baboon brain. Previous studies have shown that there is significant correlation between...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115620
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Wheeler, Anne C; Bailey Jr, Donald B; Berry-Kravis, Elizabeth; Greenberg, Jan; Losh, Molly; Mailick, Marsha; Mila, Montserrat; Olichney, John M; Rodriguez-Revenga, Laia; Sherman, Stephanie; Smith, Leann; Summers, Scott; Yang, Jin-Chen; Hagerman, Randi
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This article is from Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders , volume 6 . Abstract Changes in the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene (FMR1) have been associated with specific phenotypes, most specifically those of fragile X syndrome (FXS), fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), and fragile X primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI). Evidence of increased risk for additional medical, psychiatric, and cognitive features and conditions is now known to exist for individuals with a premutation,...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4121434
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Wanda, Franck; Nkemenang, Patrick; Ehounou, Genevieve; Tchaton, Marie; Comte, Eric; Toutous Trellu, Laurence; Masouye, Isabelle; Christinet, Vanessa; O'Brien, Daniel P
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This article is from BMC Infectious Diseases , volume 14 . Abstract Background: In West and Central Africa Buruli ulcer (BU) and HIV co-infection is increasingly recognised and management of these two diseases combined is an emerging challenge for which there is little published information. In this case we present a severe paradoxical reaction occurring after commencing antibiotic treatment for BU combined with antiretroviral therapy for HIV, and describe its clinical features and management....
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122778
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Yao, Xuan; Hou, Sarina; Zhang, Duo; Xia, Hongfeng; Wang, Yu-Cheng; Jiang, Jingjing; Yin, Huiyong; Ying, Hao
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This article is from Cell & Bioscience , volume 4 . Abstract Background: Thyroid hormones (THs) are potent hormones modulating liver lipid homeostasis. The perturbation of lipid homeostasis is a hallmark of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a very common liver disorder. It was reported that NAFLD patients were associated with higher incidence of hypothyroidism. However, whether abnormal thyroid function contributes to the pathogenesis of NAFLD remains unclear. Results: We used in...
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124172
