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Christof A. Leicht, Victoria L. Goosey‐Tolfrey, Nicolette C. Bishop · 2026 · PubMed
A spinal cord injury (SCI) can increase the risk of infection by impacting on many aspects of immune function; one particularly well-documented observation is a reduction in lymphocyte numbers. The vast majority of lymphoid cells express…
View details →Mark E. Steiner, L. Ryan Smart · 2012 · Arthroscopy
Purpose This study evaluated the ability of flexible instruments compared with rigid instruments to place anatomic femoral tunnels in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions by use of both transtibial drilling and anteromedial drilling…
View details →Leah Wetherill, Manav Kapoor, Arpana Agrawal et al. · 2013 · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
BACKGROUND: Despite the high heritability of alcohol dependence (AD), the genes found to be associated with it account for only a small proportion of its total variability. The goal of this study was to identify and analyze phenotypes…
View details →Laiana Schneider, A C Colar da Silva, Luiz Carlos Werres et al. · 2015 · Lupus
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the expression of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and verify the association between serum cytokine levels and vitamin D concentration. METHODS: The sample consisted…
View details →Tracy L. Finch, Joan Mackintosh, Alex Petrou et al. · 2022 · PLOS ONE
Autistic children grow to become autistic adults, and autism is increasingly diagnosed in adulthood and later life. This qualitative study aimed to understand experiences of autism throughout adulthood. A national cohort study of autistic…
View details →Valentina Nachtigall, Katja Serova, Nikol Rummel · 2020 · Instructional Science
Abstract The current work builds on research demonstrating the effectiveness of Productive Failure (PF) for learning. While the effectiveness of PF has been demonstrated for STEM learning, it has not yet been investigated whether PF is also beneficial for learning in non-STEM domains. Given this need to test PF for learning in domains other than mathematics or science, and the assumption that features embodied in a PF design are domain-independent, we investigated the effect of PF on learning social science research methods. We conducted two quasi-experimental studies with 212 and 152 10th gra
View details →Jutta R. de Jong, Anouk Keizer, Manja M. Engel et al. · 2017 · Experimental Brain Research
The sense of how we experience our physical body as our own represents a fundamental component of human self-awareness. Body ownership can be studied with bodily illusions which are generated by inducing a visuo-tactile conflict where individuals experience illusionary ownership over a fake body or body part, such as a rubber hand. Previous studies showed that different types of touch modulate the strength of experienced ownership over a rubber hand. Specifically, participants experienced more ownership after the rubber hand illusion was induced through affective touch vs non-affective touch.
View details →Kenia Martínez, Sarah K. Madsen, Anand A. Joshi et al. · 2015 · Human Brain Mapping
People differ in their cognitive functioning. This variability has been exhaustively examined at the behavioral, neural and genetic level to uncover the mechanisms by which some individuals are more cognitively efficient than others.…
View details →Toru Hashimoto, Vidhya Sivakumaran, Ricardo Carnicer et al. · 2016 · Journal of the American Heart Association
BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide synthase uncoupling occurs under conditions of oxidative stress modifying the enzyme's function so it generates superoxide rather than nitric oxide. Nitric oxide synthase uncoupling occurs with chronic pressure…
View details →Jinbo Bi, Jiangwen Sun, Yu‐Wei Wu et al. · 2013 · ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology
Alcohol misuse is one of the most serious public health problems facing adolescents and young adults in the United States. National statistics shows that nearly 90% of alcohol consumed by youth under 21 years of age involves binge drinking…
View details →Nararuk Boonyanam · 2014 · International Journal of Financial Research
Monetary variables contain information to forecast stock price is still controversial. This paper examines the relationship between stock price and monetary variables in Thailand which is an Asian small open emerging economy. Monetary variables are consumer price index, nominal bilateral exchange rate in term of bath per US dollar, narrow money, and 14 days repurchased rate, employing a multivariate cointegration, VECM, variance decomposition and impulse response analysis covering the period of January 1999 to December 2012 with 168 observations. The study found a long run relationship between
View details →Takeo Ishii, Takashi Angata, Emily S. Wan et al. · 2016 · Respirology
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The exacerbation-prone phenotype of COPD is particularly important, as exacerbations lead to poor quality of life and disease progression. We previously found that COPD patients who lack Siglec-14, a myeloid cell…
View details →Jeanne E. Barthold, Kaitlin P. McCreery, Jaylene Martinez et al. · 2022 · Biofabrication
Abstract Articular cartilage is a layered tissue with a complex, heterogeneous structure and lubricated surface which is challenging to reproduce using traditional tissue engineering methods. Three-dimensional printing techniques have…
View details →Beibei Zhao, Xianghui Li, Yonglun Zeng et al. · 2016 · BMC Microbiology
BACKGROUND: The opportunistic bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila uses substrate effectors of Dot/Icm type IVB secretion system (T4BSS) to accomplish survival and replication in amoebae cells and mammalian alveolar macrophages. During the conversion between its highly resistant, infectious dormant form and vigorously growing, uninfectious replicative form, L. pneumophila utilizes a complicated regulatory network in which proteolysis may play a significant role. As a highly conserved core protease, ClpP is involved in various cellular processes as well as virulence in bacteria, and has be
View details →Dan Li, Shu-Gao Yang, Cheng-Wen He et al. · 2020 · BMC Biology
BACKGROUND: When stressed, eukaryotic cells produce triacylglycerol (TAG) to store nutrients and mobilize autophagy to combat internal damage. We and others previously reported that in yeast, elimination of TAG synthesizing enzymes inhibits autophagy under nitrogen starvation, yet the underlying mechanism has remained elusive. RESULTS: Here, we show that disruption of TAG synthesis led to diacylglycerol (DAG) accumulation and its relocation from the vacuolar membrane to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We further show that, beyond autophagy, ER-accumulated DAG caused severe defects in the endom
View details →Shruti Agashe, David B. Burkholder, Keith Starnes et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
There is a paucity of treatment options for cognitively normal individuals with drug resistant genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE). Centromedian nucleus of the thalamus (CM) deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be a viable treatment for GGE. Here, we present the case of a 27-year-old cognitively normal woman with drug resistant GGE, with childhood onset. Seizure semiology are absence seizures and generalized onset tonic clonic (GTC) seizures. At baseline she had 4-8 GTC seizures per month and weekly absence seizures despite three antiseizure medications and vagus nerve stimulation. A multidisciplin
View details →Deborah Ayeni, Braden Miller, Alexandra Kuhlmann et al. · 2019 · Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
BACKGROUND: Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) like erlotinib are effective for treating patients with EGFR mutant lung cancer; however, drug resistance inevitably emerges. Approaches to combine immunotherapies and targeted therapies to overcome or delay drug resistance have been hindered by limited knowledge of the effect of erlotinib on tumor-infiltrating immune cells. METHODS: Using mouse models, we studied the immunological profile of mutant EGFR-driven lung tumors before and after erlotinib treatment. RESULTS: We found that erlotinib triggered the re
View details →Sahir Javed, Stéphane Benoist, Patrick Devos et al. · 2022 · World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BACKGROUND: BRAF V600E-mutant colorectal cancers (CRCs) are associated with shorter survival than BRAF wild-type tumors. Therapeutic decision-making for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) harboring this mutation remains difficult due to the scarce literature. The aim was to study a large cohort of BRAF V600E-mutant CRLM patients in order to see if surgery extend overall survival among others prognostic factors. METHODS: BRAF V600E-mutant CRCs diagnosed with liver-only metastases, resected or not, were retrospectively identified between April 2008 and December 2017, in 25 French centers. Clinic
View details →Helmut Schoellnast, Ajita Deodhar, Meier Hsu et al. · 2012 · Acta Radiologica
BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a potential application as a salvage tool after failure of surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although several studies have evaluated the use of RFA in…
View details →Lucinda M Hilliard, Katrina M Mirabito, Kate M Denton · 2013 · Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
Summary Major sex differences exist in the development and progression of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Prior to menopause, women have lower arterial pressure and, furthermore, are protected from hypertension and cardiovascular…
View details →Narendra Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Shabab Angurana et al. · 2013 · Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
AIMS: We present retrospective analysis of patients of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and discuss clinical characteristics, various treatment protocols, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors influencing survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS:…
View details →Miklós Lipcsey, Mia Furebring, Sten Rubertsson et al. · 2010 · Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
BACKGROUND: Renal dysfunction is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in intensive care patients. In most cases the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated based on serum creatinine and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula, but cystatin C-estimated GFR is being used increasingly. The aim of this study was to compare creatinine and MDRD and cystatin C-estimated GFR in intensive care patients. METHODS: Retrospective observational study was performed, on patients treated within the general intensive care unit (ICU) during 2004-2006, in a Swedish university h
View details →Simran Thakkar, Aditi Chopra, Lakshmi Nagendra et al. · 2023 · touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune condition characterized by the irreversible destruction of the β cells of the pancreas, which leads to a lifelong dependency on exogenous insulin. Despite the advancements in insulin…
View details →John Ly, David Minarik, Lars Edenbrandt et al. · 2019 · EJNMMI Research
The Deauville score (DS) is a clinical tool, based on the comparison between lesion and reference organ uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), used to stratify patients with lymphoma into categories reflecting their disease status. With a plethora of positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET-CT) hard- and software algorithms, standard uptake value (SUV) in lesions and reference organs may differ which affects DS classification and therefore medical treatment. The EANM Research Ltd. (EARL) harmonization program from the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) partly mi
View details →Terence Fullerton, Brendon Binneman, William David et al. · 2018 · Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
Symptomatic benefits have been reported for 5-HT6 receptor antagonists in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) trials. SAM-760 is a potent and selective 5-HT6 receptor antagonist that has demonstrated central 5-HT6 receptor saturation in humans at a dose of 30 mg. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of SAM-760 30 mg once daily (QD) for 12 weeks in subjects with AD on a stable regimen of donepezil 5 to 10 mg QD. The study included an interim analysis with stopping rules for futility or efficacy after 180 subjects comp
View details →Péter Kupó, T Riesz, László Sághy et al. · 2023 · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
INTRODUCTION: Routine ultrasound (US) guidance for femoral venous access to decrease vascular complications of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures has been advocated. However, the benefit has not been unequivocally demonstrated by randomized-trial data. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) on uninterrupted anticoagulant treatment were included. A quasi-random allocation to either US-guided or conventional puncture group was based on which of the two procedure rooms the patient was scheduled in, with only one of the rooms equipped with a US machine in
View details →Stefan Stieger, Sabine Wunderl · 2022 · Computers in Human Behavior
In adolescence, smartphone use in general and social media use in particular has often been associated with negative effects, such as higher anxiety levels and body dissatisfaction. Other outcomes – such as fundamental cognitive abilities and skills (e.g., intelligence, information processing, spatial perception) – have rarely been the focus of research. Here, we analysed data from a large sample of adolescents (12–16 years; N > 12,000) who performed a series of psychometric tests ranging from intelligence, spatial perception, and information processing, to practical numeracy, and compared the
View details →Igor Calzada · 2020 · Smart Cities
This article addresses the problem of replication among smart cities in the European Commission’s Horizon 2020: Smart Cities and Communities (EC-H2020-SCC) framework programme. This article initially sets the general policy context by…
View details →David Houdoux, Axelle Amon, David Marsan et al. · 2021 · Communications Earth & Environment
Abstract Memory effects in seismology—such as the occurrence of aftershock sequences—are implicitly assumed to be governed by the time since the main event. However, experiments are yet to identify if memory effects are structural or…
View details →Sarah Moody, Leire Escudero‐Ibarz, Ming Wang et al. · 2017 · The Journal of Pathology
Both antigenic drive and genetic change play critical roles in the development of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, but neither alone is sufficient for malignant transformation, and lymphoma development critically depends…
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