... the environment or the ecosystem. Australia's cane toad story is by no means the only example. In the US, gypsy moth caterpillars were imported into New England by one Leopold ... could, in theory, sell carbon sequestration credits to other, polluting companies. But the Law of Unintended Consequences makes any such efforts frightening, to say the least. Some of the long-...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:20
... yet known whether the early intro- duction of long-term low-dose ICS therapy in young children with mild asthma may ultimately reduce the peak bone mass that they attain at maturity. A baseline ... confirmed by DXA and corrective bisphosphonate therapy initiated, the response to the bisphosphonate should be moni- tored by serial DXAexaminations at intervals of about 1 to 3 years. 3...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 20:23
Báo cáo y học: "Anti-SSA/Ro antibodies and the heart: more than complete congenital heart block? A review of electrocardiographic and myocardial abnormalities and of treatment options" ppt
... previously, the treatment of fetal incomplete CHB may change in the future, depending on the results of the PRIDE study. Indeed, one of the goals of this study was to assess the efficacy of maternal ... search for anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies in the healthy mother. Both were positive. Because no CHB was noticed and because the hyperechogenicity was located only i...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22
Báo cáo y học: "Tumour necrosis factor blockade and the risk of osteoporosis: back to the future " ppt
... of metacarpal morphometry employed in these three old studies is identical with that measured by modern day automated radiogrammetry. Moreoever, automated radiogrammetry using hand X-rays shows a strong ... efficacy. Application of such auto- mated radiogrammetry to the existing clinical trial data (such as these hand X-rays) offers an opportunity to examine the effects of TNF blockade on...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo y học: " Association between meniscal tears and the peak external knee adduction moment and foot rotation during level walking in postmenopausal women without knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study" pps
... parameters and the presence and severity of meniscal tears. The potential effect of Table 3 Association between foot rotation during early and late stance and the presence and severity of meniscal ... morphology and the genesis of knee OA and pain [8-11]. The peak external knee adduction moment, which is generated by the combination of the ground reaction force pas...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23
Báo cáo y học: "Genetic diversity in India and the inference of Eurasian population expansion" doc
... University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Authors’ contributions JX, LJ, and FY conceived and designed the study. JX, WSW, YH, CH, and FY performed the analysis and ... diversity: A survey of worldwide populations by high-density genotyping. Genomics 2010, 96:199-210. 20. Xing J, Watkins WS, Witherspoon DJ, Zhang Y, Guthery SL, Thara R, Mowry BJ, B...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 22:23
Báo cáo y học: "Variations in brachial plexus and the relationship of median nerve with the axillary artery: a case report." pps
... to the upper limb. Background The brachial plexus is usually formed by the fusion of the anterior primary rami of the C5-8 and the T1 spinal nerves. It supplies the muscles of the back and the ... or the ninth intersegmental artery and then it has abnormal relations to the plexus and the plexus is in turn modified by the presence of the abnormally placed ar...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo y học: "Genetic polymorphism of ACE and the angiotensin II type1 receptor genes in children with chronic kidney disease" pps
... The ACE presented in the serum catalyzes the hydrolysis of the FAGG; forming furyl acryloyl phenylalanine (FAP). The decrease of the absorbance in the unit time at 340 nm is proportional to the ... Diagnostics, Eschborn, Germany) [24]. The detection of ACE activity in serum was done by a kinetic colorimetric determination via FAGG (N-[3-(2- furyl) acryloyl]-L-phenylalanylgly...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20
Báo cáo y học: " Genetic polymorphism of ACE and the angiotensin II type1 receptor genes in children with chronic kidney disease" pot
... The ACE presented in the serum catalyzes the hydrolysis of the FAGG; forming furyl acryloyl phenylalanine (FAP). The decrease of the absorbance in the unit time at 340 nm is proportional to the ... we evaluated the prevalence and the severity of left ventricular hypertro- phy (LVH) and its association with these genetic polymorphisms. Methods Study populations Seventy...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:23
Báo cáo y học: "Early onset lactating adenoma and the role of breast MRI: a case report" potx
... aspiration may not have the same accu- racy in pregnancy and puerperium due to the hyperproliferative state of the glandular tissue, thus increasing the risk for a false positive diagnosis [3]. 2) The ... surrounding galactiferous ducts displaced and narrowed by the lesion. By remodelling the gland, the normal shape of the breast was restored (Figure 3). At excisional bi...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21