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Effect of stroke location on the laryngeal cough reflex and pneumonia risk
(2005-08-04)
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing pneumonia in acute stroke patients comparing ...
Determination of iron sucrose (Venofer) or iron dextran (DexFerrum) removal by hemodialysis: an in-vitrostudy
(2004-01-12)
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Intravenous iron is typically administered during the hemodialysis (HD) procedure. HD patients may be prescribed ...
Testing the performance of the ENRICHD Social Support Instrument in cardiac patients
(2004-05-13)
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Previous investigations suggest an important role of social support in the outcomes of patients treated ...
Serum proteomic profiling and haptoglobin polymorphisms in patients with GVHD after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
(2009-04-20)
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We studied serum proteomic profiling in patients with graft versus host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis ...
Glucocorticoid-like effects of antihepatocarcinogen Rotenone are mediated viaenhanced serum corticosterone levels: Molecular Fitting and Receptor Activation Studies
(2003-02-14)
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Recent studies suggest that rotenone alters cell signal transduction pathways in a manner similar to glucocorticoids. ...
Correlation between thyroid hormone status and hepatic hyperplasia and hypertrophy caused by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonist Wy-14,643
(2004-05-24)
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The metabolic inhibitor rotenone inhibits hepatocellular proliferation and the incidence of liver cancer ...
Hepatocarcinogenic potential of the glucocorticoid antagonist RU486 in B6C3F1 mice: effect on apoptosis, expression of oncogenes and the tumor suppressor gene p53
(2003-01-03)
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Glucocorticoids inhibit hepatocellular proliferation and modulate the expression of oncogenes and tumor ...
Medication-related problem type and appearance rate in ambulatory hemodialysis patients
(2003-12-22)
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Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at risk for medication-related problems (MRP). The MRP number, type, and appearance ...
Medication-related problem type and appearance rate in ambulatory hemodialysis patients
(2003-12-22)
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Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at risk for medication-related problems (MRP). The MRP number, type, and appearance ...
FunnyBase: a systems level functional annotation of FundulusESTs for the analysis of gene expression
(2004-12-20)
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While studies of non-model organisms are critical for many research areas, such as evolution, development, and ...
Influences of obese (ob/ob) and diabetes (db/db) genotype mutations on lumber vertebral radiological and morphometric indices: Skeletal deformation associated with dysregulated systemic glucometabolism
(2006-02-01)
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Both diabetes and obesity syndromes are recognized to promote lumbar vertebral instability, premature ...
Increased Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction with Kidney Dysfunction: the Contribution of Gaps in the use of Guideline-Based Therapies
(2009-07-08)
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We assessed the degree to which differences in guideline-based medical therapy for acute myocardial ...
Site-specific genomic (SSG) and random domain-localized (RDL) mutagenesis in yeast
(2004-04-16)
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A valuable weapon in the arsenal available to yeast geneticists is the ability to introduce specific mutations ...
Fast Frequency Estimation by Zero Crossings of Differential Spline Wavelet Transform
(2005-05-31)
Zero crossings or extrema of a wavelet transform constitute important signatures for signal analysis with the advantage of great simplicity. In this paper, we introduce a fast frequency-estimation method based on zero-crossing ...
The neuroprotective properties of palmitoylethanolamine against oxidative stress in a neuronal cell line
(2009-12-10)
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N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) are lipids upregulated in response to cell and tissue injury and are involved ...
A new permutation strategy of pathway-based approach for genome-wide association study
(2009-12-18)
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Recently introduced pathway-based approach is promising and advantageous to improve the efficiency of ...
NQAR: Network Quality Aware Routing in Error-Prone Wireless Sensor Networks
(2009-11-10)
We propose a network quality aware routing (NQAR) mechanism to provide an enabling method of the delay-sensitive data delivery over error-prone wireless sensor networks. Unlike the existing routing methods that select ...
Giant atypical carcinoid of the liver with vascular metastases and local sinusoidal invasion: a case report
(2007-07-12)
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We present the case of a 46 year old woman with a giant, 23-centimeter, atypical carcinoid of the liver. A primary site for this neoplasm could not be identified despite multiple radiographic ...
The validity of self-rated health as a measure of health status among young military personnel: evidence from a cross-sectional survey
(2006-08-29)
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Single item questions about self ratings of overall health status are widely used in both military and ...
Assessing responsiveness of generic and specific health related quality of life measures in heart failure
(2006-11-24)
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Responsiveness, or sensitivity to clinical change, is an important consideration in selection of a ...