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Why the fair innings argument is not persuasive
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The fair innings argument (FIA) is frequently put forward as a justification for denying elderly patients treatment when they are in competition with younger patients... -
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Transcutaneous flow related variables measured in vivo: the effects of gender
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Backgound The identification of potential sources of error is a crucial step for any new assessment technique. This is the case for transcutaneous variables, such as... -
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TheArthritis Researchnon-peer-review depository
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
As readers may already be aware, the NIH have declared a plan that invites any journal that wishes to participate to deposit non-peer-reviewed research into PubMed... -
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Visual spatial memory is enhanced in female rats (but inhibited in males) by dietary soy phytoestrogens
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In learning and memory tasks, requiring visual spatial memory (VSM), males exhibit superior performance to females (a difference attributed to the hormonal... -
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Survey of the knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian surgery trainees to HIV-infected persons and AIDS patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The incidence of HIV infection and AIDS is rising in Nigeria. Surgeons are at risk of occupationally acquired infection as a result of intimate contact... -
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To what degree does cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease predict dependence of patients on caregivers?
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Background Patients with Alzheimer's disease experience a progressive loss of cognitive function, and the ability to independently perform activities of daily life.... -
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The lung as a route for systemic delivery of therapeutic proteins and peptides
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The large surface area, good vascularization, immense capacity for solute exchange and ultra-thinness of the alveolar epithelium are unique features of the lung that... -
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Paediatric referrals in rural Tanzania: the Kilombero District Study – a case series
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Referral is a critical part of appropriate primary care and of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. We set out to study... -
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TREC-Rio trial: a randomised controlled trial for rapid tranquillisation for agitated patients in emergency psychiatric rooms [ISRCTN44153243]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Agitated or violent patients constitute 10% of all emergency psychiatric treatment. Management guidelines, the preferred treatment of clinicians and... -
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Human disc cells in monolayer vs 3D culture: cell shape, division and matrix formation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The relationship between cell shape, proliferation, and extracellular matrix (ECM) production, important aspects of cell behavior, is examined in a little-... -
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Images from the History of Medicine
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) in NLM Digital Collections provides online access to images from the historical collections of the U.S. National Library of... -
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Arthritis Research: more than a journal (http://arthritis-research.com)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
We are delighted to welcome you to the first printed issue ofArthritis Research, a publication that has already existed on the Internet for the last few months. This... -
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Generation of single-copy transgenic mouse embryos directly from ES cells by tetraploid embryo complementation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Transgenic mice have been used extensively to analyze gene function. Unfortunately, traditional transgenic procedures have only limited use in analyzing... -
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Effects of microcosm scaling and food resources on growth and survival of larval
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background We used a simple experimental design to test for the effects of microcosm scaling on the growth and survival of the mosquito, Culex pipiens. Microcosm and... -
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Small-molecule modulators of Hedgehog signaling: identification and characterization of Smoothened agonists and antagonists
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is vital to animal development as it mediates the differentiation of multiple cell types during embryogenesis. In... -
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Clinical evaluation of the Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT) platform
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction The Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT™) is a self-contained, stretcher-based miniature intensive care unit designed by the United States Army... -
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Psychosocial primary care – what patients expect from their General Practitioners A cross-sectional trial
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Psychosocial Primary Care (PPC) is a model of service delivery for patients with mental disorders and psychosocial problems which was established in... -
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The Paired Availability Design for Historical Controls
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Although a randomized trial represents the most rigorous method of evaluating a medical intervention, some interventions would be extremely difficult to... -
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Patent AT-E400930-T1: [Translated] RADIO NETWORK CONTROL USING MOBILE TRANSMIT POWER ON THE UPLINK
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A mobile station's current uplink transmit power capacity is taken into account in radio resource allocation decision and in other radio network operations. Once a... -
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Patent AT-E400682-T1: [Translated] HIGH STRENGTH FIBER YARN MADE OF CONTINUOUS HIGH MODULUS FILAMENTS AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A process for making a high-strength spun yarn begins by feeding one or more tows of substantially uncrimped continuous filaments of high-modulus material having a...