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Objectives: As African populations begin to age developing accurate measures of quality of life (QoL) in later life for use on the continent is becoming imperative. This study evaluates the measurement and predictors of QoL amongst older Ethiopians. Method: The data come from a multi-stage cluster sample of 214 people ... |
This paper presents a low-profile, high-efficiency isoflux beam circularly polarized antenna for CubeSat applications. It mainly consists of two parts, namely the high-efficiency feeding network and low profile circularly polarized radiator. The feeding network is based on a sequentially fed radial planar waveguide to ... |
Airway remodeling refers to changes in the structural components of the airway wall such as subepithelial fibrosis, increased myofibroblasts and increased airway smooth muscle. Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a defining feature of asthma and may be attributable to the presence of airway remodeling. Fibronectin is a... |
Patients with acute coronary syndromes who are considered ineligible for thrombolytic therapy are at high risk of recurrent ischemia and death. This trial randomized 201 patients to triage angiography in the first 24 hours of hospital admission versus conventional medical care. Of the 165 patients who underwent angiogr... |
The Swedish excavations at San Giovenale (1956–1965) had a major impact in the field of pre-Roman archaeology in Italy, primarily through the discovery of remains of both Etruscan and earlier domestic architecture. This article examines the genesis of the project, and suggests that the early history of the project has ... |
Blood volume flow estimation remains an important task for the functional evaluation of internal organs. In vivo and in vivo flow estimation has been carried out using Flash Echo Imaging in harmonic mode after the administration of microbubble-based ultrasound contrast agents. The in vitro flow volume rate correlated w... |
Co-morbid mental health problems among persons living with type 2 diabetes have a significant influence on diabetic persons’ self-care and, ultimately, quality of life. However, the mechanisms linking the co-morbid mental health problems of type 2 diabetes patients to the decreased quality of life are not fully underst... |
ABSTRACT To develop an expression system for the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense, we compared gene expression from the widely used Escherichia coli Plac promoter with that from known and predicted genuine M. gryphiswaldense promoters. With the use of green fluorescent protein as a reporter, the... |
ABSTRA C T U, B, V light curves of symbiotic nova V1329 Cygni (aHBV 475) are modelled in terms of combined wind and chromospheric fluorescence, with eclipses and shadowing of fluorescent regions, eccentric orbit effects, and conversion of far-ultraviolet energy into the optical bands. Observational evidence regarding f... |
Dietary patterns have been used to explore the association between dietary factors and risk of endometrial (EC) and ovarian cancer (OC); however, the results are inconclusive. This meta-analysis aimed to analyze these associations. |
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Pertinent studies published prior to March 2016 were systematically searched. The common dietary patterns were selected and adjusted risk estimates were derived by comparing the highest with the lowest categories of dietary pattern scores. |
RESULTS |
A total of 8 studies, 5 for endometrial cancer (1 cohort and 4 case-control studies including 2617 cases and 78082 participants/controls) and 3 for ovarian cancer (1 cohort and 2 case-control studies with 2025 cases and 101482 participants/controls) were included in this meta-analysis. A lower risk of EC was shown for ... |
CONCLUSION |
A Western dietary pattern might be associated with a higher risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer.Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to support goal-setting practices in pediatric rehabilitation: a rapid review of the literature |
Abstract Introduction The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (referred to as the ICF) is the World Health Organization’s framework for health. It can be used to identify goals that capture all aspects of a person’s life and to inform clinical goal-setting processes. This review aims to r... |
We report on two recent developments in molecular simulations of self-assembly processes of amphiphilic solutions. We focus on the determination of micelle formation of ionic surfactants which exhibit the archetype of self-assembling compounds in solution. The first approach is centred on the challenge in predicting mi... |
Background As the United States' population diversifies, eliminating disparities in health and healthcare has become increasingly important across all disciplines of medicine, including plastic and reconstructive surgery. This is evidenced by the growing body of literature in recent years focusing on disparities in pos... |
conceptualization reflective observation Figure 3. "Kolb's cycle of experiential learning" ([3], cit. after [4], p. 32) Best results can be achieved, when the training of transdisciplinary skills is connected to subject-specific topics ([4], p. 27). This point is of particular importance because it has to be emphasized... |
The influence of carotid sinus pressure (CSP) on plasma renin activity (PRA) was studied in vagotomized, alpha-chloralose-anesthetized salt-deprived (<1 meq Na+/day) or salt-loaded (100-125 meq Na+day) cats. Changes in renal vascular resistance were produced by varying the pressure in the isolated perfused carotid sinu... |
Hot-pressure extraction was utilized in this study to extract proteins from chicken bones at 130 °C. The obtained extracts were further used to prepare gelatin gels. Results demonstrated that the extraction time can significantly affect the composition of the chicken bone extracts (P < 0.05). High-performance liquid ch... |
A large proportion of the disseminated sulfide ores of the Norilsk-Talnakh camp are hosted within olivine-rich, ultramafic cumulate layers called picro-gabbrodolerite units. In this study we quantitatively analyze the chemistry and textures of the silicate and oxide minerals within olivine-bearing cumulates of the Khar... |
The characteristics of SIS (Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor) harmonic mixing were studied in the millimeter and submillimeter regions. IF (Intermediate Frequency) signals originating from the Josephson effect and the photon-assisted tunneling were observed. Each property was investigated by applying a magnetic ... |
This paper presents an attribute clustering method which is able to group genes based on their interdependence so as to mine meaningful patterns from the gene expression data. It can be used for gene grouping, selection, and classification. The partitioning of a relational table into attribute subgroups allows a small ... |
The mechanism of corticotropin stimulation of the synthesis of a specific rat adrenal cytosolic protein was investigated. This protein (protein E) has a mol.wt. of approx. 30000. It is detected by polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis of cytosol prepared from adrenal slices from rats treated with corticotropin in vivo and... |
Dendritogenesis, axonogenesis, pathfinding, and target recognition are all affected in distinct ways when Xenopus retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are transfected with constitutively active (ca), wild-type (wt), and dominant negative (dn) Rho-family GTPases in vivo. Dendritogenesis required Rac1 and Cdc42 activity. Moreov... |
Elicitors provide a broad spectrum of systemic acquired resistance by altering the physical and physiological status of the host plants and, therefore, are among the most successful directions in modern pesticide development for plant protection. To develop a novel elicitor with highly systemic acquired resistance, two... |
A retrospective study was conducted in order to investigate the radiotherapeutic results of 123 patients with testicle tumors. The overall five-year survival rate was 85% out of 75 patients suffering from seminoma and 70% out of 48 patients suffering from teratoma. Recurrences as well as complications are analyzed in d... |
Abstract Previous research on policy innovation diffusion generally focuses on organizational-level mechanisms while disregarding the actor-level diffusion channels. The current study explores how career cohorts among subnational leaders, who are classified based on political ranks and ages, shape inter-jurisdictional ... |
Digital collections continue to secure themselves as reliable and permanent information sources, and stand to play an increasingly significant role in the way in which we expect to interact with information services [1]. In order to support the use of digital collections we need mechanisms that provide useful and easil... |
A 73-year-old woman without a significant past medical history developed Streptococcus pyogenes necrotising fasciitis (NF) of her left breast that necessitated mastectomy, skin grafting and a prolonged intensive care unit admission. A lengthy rehabilitation admission followed and she was discharged home 4 months after ... |
The experiences of global writing, widely moving through the various categories (music, video, poetry, cinema, theatre, etc.), produce new expression modes, however often excluding and limited to a circle who shares its interpretative keys. The turning point we are now experiencing is from text to hypertex. Usually, ch... |
The free-living bacterium Photobacterium leiognathi is also known to be a symbiont of ponyfish. The presence of a copper/zinc superoxide dismutase in P. leiognathi has been considered to be a case of gene transfer from eukaryotes to prokaryotes because this form of superoxide dismutase is normally present only in highe... |
OBJECTIVE |
The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of titanium (Ti) particles with no endotoxin on osteoclast differentiation and osteoclast activity in in vitro experiments. |
METHODS |
Osteoclast formation as well as osteoclastic bone resorbing activity were examined using the mouse bone marrow culture system and purified rabbit osteoclasts treated with Ti particles (2.5-20 microgram cm-2). |
RESULTS |
Ti particles, with no adherent endotoxin, inhibited osteoclastogenesis and receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) expression in bone marrow cells treated with prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) (100 nM). The inhibitory effect of Ti particles was concentration-dependent (5-20 microgram cm-2), and was observed only on the g... |
CONCLUSION |
Ti particles inhibited osteoclast differentiation and RANKL expression in mouse bone marrow cells treated with PGE2, without affecting mature osteoclast survival or activity. Thus, Ti particles may alter the osteoclastogenetic action of PGE2, which is one of the regulatory factors of bone remodeling.Rapid expression of... |
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity was rapidly induced in the RAW264 marcophage‐like cell line after treatment with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). ODC mRNA leveis were determined by isolating cellular RNA, followed by Northern blot and dot blot analysis using a 32P‐labeled cDNA probe. ODC mRNA levels increased... |
A novel third-order band-pass frequency selective surface (FSS) is proposed in this paper. This FSS has a good filtering performance at 16-18GHz in the terms of band-pass flatness and steep-cutoff characteristic by using multi-layer surfaces cascade coupling each other. The FSS is comprised by three patch surfaces and ... |
To evaluate healing and complications of extraction sites closed with a simple interrupted pattern (SI) and a simple continuous (SC) suture pattern in a prospective randomized clinical trial. Greyhounds were selected from a rescue with a standardized environment and naturally occurring disease. Surgical extractions wer... |
Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is a crucial enzyme in carbon fixation and the most abundant protein on earth. It has been studied extensively by biochemical and structural methods; however, the most essential activation step has not yet been described. Here, we describe the mechanistic detail... |
Some methods of mobile manipulator control for the articulated body mobile robot "KORYU (KR)" are analyzed. KR is a class of mobile robot composed of serially connected "unit segments", configuring a long articulated body which resembles a train or a snake in shape. This configuration has an intrinsic advantage of maki... |
Previous research links religion/spirituality to beneficial health outcomes, but the majority of these studies used samples from populations with long-term illness or older people. The present study explored whether the links between religion/spirituality and quality of life can be observed in a sample of younger adult... |
With disease‐modifying treatment strategies on the horizon, stratification of individual patients at the earliest stages of Parkinson's disease (PD) is key—ideally already at clinical disease onset. Blood levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) provide an easily accessible fluid biomarker that might allow capturing t... |
Characterizing the workload is a necessary part of any system performance evaluation effort. This necessity is a consequence of the sensitivity of the performance indices of interest, be they productivity or responsiveness indices, to the nature, composition and intensity of the workload processed by the system being e... |
This book has an admirable goal: to present policy-relevant results of past academic research to "a wide audience of students, practitioners, policy makers and researchers who want a modern treatment of NATO" (p. xii). To direct fruitfully the results of scholarly work to less academic audiences is a difficult task, be... |
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