... patients, who have a higher incidence of anticentromer antibodies, and who are more likely to have diffuse disease compared with Caucasians and Australians [8] Although hormones are supposed to ... relatives and spouses of patients with systemic sclerosis Ann Rheum Dis 1986, 45:793-799 McNeilage LJ, Youngchaiyud U, Whittigham S: Racial differences in antinuclear antibody patterns and clinical manifestations ... occupational risk factors, quantified with the odds ratio (OR) as derived from three separate logistic regression analyses, adjusted for age ( = overall median) Females (n = 141)...
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... potential animal model Mod Pathol 1997, 10:879-883 Ludwig A, Murawska M, Panek G, Timorek A, Kupryjanczyk J: Androgen, progesterone and FSH receptor polymorphisms and ovarian cancer risk and outcome ... correlation with oestrogen and progesterone receptors in an immunohistochemical and semiquantitative image analysis study J Exp Clin Cancer Res 1998, 17:231-237 Chadha S, Rao BR, Slotman BJ, van Vroonhoven ... lifestyle-related and genetic factors in relation to ovarian cancer risk in general and to AR-defined subtypes in particular Abbreviations AR: Androgen Receptor; EOC: Epithelial Ovarian Cancer; OCSS: Ovarian...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20
Báo cáo y học: "Is Obesity Associated with an Increased Risk for Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Development of Asthma" pdf
... between continuous BMI and airway responsiveness Two-way ANOVA was used to analyze means of grouped data, and least-square means post hoc analysis using the pooled variance was also performed ... of all subjects and spirometric testing was done by experienced pulmonary technologists certified and licensed by the Canadian College of Respiratory Therapists and the Canadian Association of ... Asthma, and Clinical Immunology, Volume 4, Number 2, 2008 Canadians examined the association between BMI and asthma prevalence The study found that unit of BMI increase was associated with an approximately...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20
báo cáo khoa học: "Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery associated with an accessory atrioventricular pathway and managed successfully with surgical and interventional electrophysiological treatment: a case report" docx
... Tsoutsinos et al.: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery associated with an accessory atrioventricular pathway and managed successfully with surgical and interventional ... approach, safe and successful ablation of the accessory pathway was achieved Other congenital anatomic defects that manifest in infancy like SVT are Ebstein anomaly and levotransposition of the ... described [1,2], such as subclavian-to-left coronary artery anastomosis, direct re-implantation of the anomalous artery to the aorta, or Takeuchi repair (with an intra-pulmonary baffle) Currently,...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20
báo cáo khoa học: "Changes in physiological tremor associated with an epileptic seizure: a case report" doc
... mean NN50 was 12.3 ± 4.1 spikes and mean pNN50 was 19.2 ± 5.5% The characteristics of respiration also did not change significantly; the mean duration of every breath was 4.1 ± 0.7 seconds and ... Daneault et al.: Changes in physiological tremor associated with an epileptic seizure: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:449 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and ... was then halted Analysis revealed significant changes in PT characteristics throughout the experiment First, to illustrate the changes in PT amplitude and spectral characteristics, an example of...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20
Báo cáo y học: "Intramuscular myxoma associated with an increased carbohydrate antigen 19.9 level in a woman: a case report" pptx
... for pancreatobilliary cancer and colorectal cancer Its reference range is usually to 37 U/mL CA 19.9 has a 70% to 90% sensitivity and 80% to 90% specificity in detecting pancreatobiliary cancer ... post-operative management and manuscript conception SK carried out the operation and contributed to post-operative management, manuscript conception, acquisition of consent and critical review of the manuscript ... markers with IM [6] Conclusion IM is a benign soft tissue tumor with an excellent prognosis after its surgical excision CA 19.9 is a tumor marker associated with malignancies of the pancreatobilliary...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23
Báo cáo y học: " Investigation of the cerebral blood flow of an Omani man with supposed ‘spirit possession’ associated with an altered mental state : a case report" docx
... case report and any accompanying images Authors' contributions AAG, AH and YAO were the physicians responsible for the care of the patient SH and FA were involved in executing and analyzing neuro-imaging ... the presence of intransigent and persistent cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions, and poor response to electroconvulsive therapy, which could point to an organic pathology With the background ... double vision, headache and abnormal movements, and was diagnosed with migraine A computed tomography scan performed at that time showed an encephalomelacia in the left basal ganglia Electroencephalography...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21
Báo cáo y học: "Central retinal artery occlusion and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with an overlap syndrome: a case report" pptx
... more common in XFS and XFG patients than in healthy controls [11] XFS is associated with branch and central retinal vein occlusion [12,13] Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with central retinal ... important intellectual content; RR and JML have made substantial contributions to conception and design, they have been involved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important ... Figure picture showing an advanced glaucomatous damage with complete loss of neuroretinal rim in the left eye A) Fundus A) Fundus picture showing an advanced glaucomatous damage with complete loss...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21
Bóa cáo y học: " Helicobacter pylori infection is not associated with an increased hemorrhagic risk in patients in the intensive care unit" potx
... and CB performed the data and statistical analysis RR, VG, DV, PV and CB prepared the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The authors thank Maryse André ... patients with documented extra-digestive bleeding were excluded from this analysis aStatistical significance: p < 0.01 with univariate analysis bStatistical significance: p < 0.05 with univariate analysis ... test or analysis of variance for normal values, or with the Mann-Whitney test for nonparametric data p < 0.05 was considered to denote statistical significance The factors associated with bleeding...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23
Báo cáo y học: " Determination of the threshold of cardiac troponin I associated with an adverse postoperative outcome after cardiac surgery: a comparative study between coronary artery bypass graft, valve surgery, and combined cardiac surgery" ppt
... study with the usual limitations associated with such methodology Second, the study period was long Even if no significant changes occurred in overall anesthetic and surgical management, we cannot ... patients Standardized total intravenous anesthesia (target control propofol infusion, remifentanil, and pancuronium bromide) and standard monitoring techniques (five-lead electrocardiogram with computerized ... design and coordination, performed acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the data, and wrote the manuscript FH, EM and LG made substantial contributions to acquisition of data and helped...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20
Indoor Air Pollution Associated with Household Fuel Use in India: An exposure assessment and modeling exercise in rural districts of Andhra Pradesh, India doc
... of Annexes Annex Annex Annex Annex Annex Annex Annex Overview of IAP related questions in state and national surveys Exposure atlas: survey instrument Sampling scheme for Rangareddy, Warangal and ... than 10 µm Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 µm Polyvinyl chloride Randomised control trial Randomised intervention trial xi xii Indoor Air Pollution Associated with ... developed and managed by the South Asia Environment and Social Development Unit of the World Bank Financial assistance from the Government of the Netherlands through the joint World Bank-UNDP...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Aberrant interchain disulfide bridge of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase with an Arg433 fi Cys substitution associated with severe hypophosphatasia pdf
... mL): lanes and 6, 0; lanes and 7, 5; lanes and 8, 10; lanes and 9, 20; lanes and 10, 50 For proteinase K, the final concentrations were (lg ⁄ mL): lanes and 6, 0; lanes and 7, 0.5; lanes and 8, ... been transfected with a plasmid encoding the wild-type (lanes and 5), TNSALP(R433C) (lanes and 6), TNSALP(R433H) (lanes and 7) or TNSALP(D289V) (lanes and 8) for 24 h, were homogenized, and 10 ... had been transfected for 24 h with a plasmid encoding the wild-type (lanes and 5), TNSALP(R433C) (lanes and 6), TNSALP(R433H) (lanes and 7) or TNSALP(D289V) (lanes and 8), were labeled with [35S]methionine...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 12:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Identification of an osteopontin-like protein in fish associated with mineral formation pot
... (Osteichthyes) and none from mammals, birds or amphibians Similarly, searching sequence databases using annotated osteopontin sequences identified only sequences from mammals, birds and amphibians, and none ... and osteopontin-like gene and protein structure (A) Structural organization of osteopontin-like (tetraodon and zebrafish) and osteopontin (chicken, bovine, mouse and human) coding sequences at the ... which has been associated in mammals with multiple physiological and pathological processes, in particular mineralization [26–28], and is ubiquitously expressed in adult mammalian organisms [29–32]...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 07:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Enhanced balance associated with coordination training with stochastic resonance stimulation in subjects with functional ankle instability: an experimental trial" pot
... Deviations Of Anterior/Posterior Means And Standard Velocity (A/P COPvel) Means And Standard Deviations Of Anterior/Posterior Center-Of-Pressure Velocity (A/P COPvel) *The stochastic resonance stimulation ... two ankle sprains and two "giving way" sensations within the year prior to data collection The majority of our subjects had mechanical instability (67% with anterior drawer laxity and 76% with ... stability than subjects training without SR stimulation and control subjects at posttest Furthermore, treatment effects associated with SR stimulation were greater than effects associated with coordination...
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Severe depression is associated with increased microglial quinolinic acid in subregions of the anterior cingulate gyrus: Evidence for an immune-modulated glutamatergic neurotransmission?" doc
... primary antibody solution (dilution 1:150) with mg QUIN (Sigma-Aldrich, Munich, Germany) for 24 h and by the supplier’s ELISA competition experiments with QUIN, kynurenic acid and phenylalanine Quantification ... MPS activation and kynurenine pathway imbalances are associated with acute disease phases In a postmortem study of chronically stable patients with MDD or BD, transient microglial changes may be ... patients’ clinical records and by structured interviews with physicians involved in patient treatment and with persons who either lived with or had frequent contact with the subjects before death...
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20
Báo cáo hóa học: " An antigenic epitope of influenza virus nucleoprotein (NP) associated with polymeric forms of NP" ppt
... provided with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies and revised the manuscript All authors have read and approved the manuscript Acknowledgements We are grateful to Professor N.V Kaverin (the D.I Ivanovsky ... m-NP before RIPA (lane 1) and after immunosorption by RIPA using mAb N5D3 (lane 2) The concentrated soluble self -associated m-NP (as described in the text) before RIPA (lane 3) and after immunosorption ... Influenza A/Duck/Ukraine/63(H3N8) and MDCK (Madin Darbin Canine Kidney) cells were used The NP was detected using rabbit anti-NP polyclonal antibody [1] and anti-NP mAbs For mAb generation, the...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Functional bracing for delayed union of a femur fracture associated with Paget''''s disease of the bone in an Asian patient: a case report" pot
... able to walk unaided with a single T-cane Discussion Although Paget's disease of the bone is a relatively common disease in Australia, New Zealand, North America and most European countries, but ... disease is excessive bone resorption coupled with increased and disorganized bone formation The affected bone is enlarged, disorganized in structure, and weakened Pathological fractures are the ... might avoid the significant complications associated with more commonly used techniques of internal fixation This unusual case of delayed union of the femur fracture associated with Paget's disease...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20
Báo cáo toán học: "Almost Periodic Solutions of Evolution Equations Associated with C-Semigroups: An Approach Via Implicit Difference Equations" doc
... Professor Nguyen Van Minh for pointing out the problem and constant interest References L Amerio and G Prouse, Almost Periodic Functions and Functional Equations, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, ... 107–117 29 N Tanaka and I Miyadera, Exponentially bounded C -semigroups and integrated semigroups, Tokyo J Math 12 (1989) 99–115 72 Nguyen Minh Man 30 N Tanaka and I Miyadera, C -semigroups and the ... Equations in Banach Spaces, Taylor & Francis, London, New York, 2002 Almost Periodic Solutions Equations Associated with C-Semigroups 71 Y Katznelson, An Introduction to Harmonic Analysis, Dover...
Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 05:20
Báo cáo y học: "Radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with differences in cartilage turnover and can be predicted by serum biomarkers: an evaluation from 1 to 4 years after diagnosis" pot
... levels correlated with clinical parameters or were associated with demographic characteristics Only the ESR, both at one year and over time, was correlated with C2C, with C1,2C, and with CS846-epitope ... C2C remained statistically significantly associated with a faster progression of the narrowing score (P = 0.019) and only an elevated CS846epitope was associated with a faster progression of the ... (CS846-epitope), however, which was only associated with total radiographic damage score and with the erosion score, and not with narrowing score as one would expect Another interesting finding of this...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20
Báo cáo y học: " Food assistance is associated with improved body mass index, food security and attendance at clinic in an HIV program in central Haiti: a prospective observational cohort study" docx
... in advance by WFP and PIH program staff, including clinicians, social workers, and ethicists Adults received twelve months of food assistance if they had HIV and any one of: co-infection with ... role-functioning and performancefunctioning domains adapted from the AIDS Clinical Trials Group SF-2, with scores ranging from to 100 [20] Instruments were translated into Haitian Creole and back-translated ... This analysis demonstrated that at and 12 months food assistance was associated with improvements in food security (P < 0.001 and P = 0.03) and better adherence to clinic visits (P < 0.0001 and...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21