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Two C or not two C: recurrent disruption of Zn-ribbons, gene duplication, lineage-specific gene loss, and horizontal gene transfer in evolution of bacterial ribosomal proteins
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Ribosomal proteins are encoded in all genomes of cellular life forms and are, generally, well conserved during evolution. In prokaryotes, the genes for... -
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Severe community-acquired meningitis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Community-acquired meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The epidemiology of community-acquired meningitis has changed over the past 15 years... -
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Genetic studies of the Roma (Gypsies): a review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Data provided by the social sciences as well as genetic research suggest that the 8-10 million Roma (Gypsies) who live in Europe today are best described... -
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Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma (MOET) structured skills training in Armenia, utilising models and reality based scenarios
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Mortality rates in Western Europe have fallen significantly over the last 50 years. Maternal mortality now averages 10 maternal deaths per 100,000 live... -
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Effects of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases on left ventricular structure and function: a study protocol
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Experimental evidences suggest an increased collagen deposition in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In particular, large amounts of collagen type I, III... -
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New immunosuppressive drugs in heart transplantation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Only a few randomized clinical trials have been performed so far in heart transplant recipients, mainly because of the relatively small number of heart transplants... -
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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C markers in high-risk hospitalised patients in Crete: a five-year observational study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background So far the prevalence of viral hepatitis infection in hospitalized patients has not been extensively studied. Therefore we conducted the present five-year... -
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Debate: Should the elderly receive thrombolytic therapy or primary angioplasty?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Thrombolysis and primary angioplasty are both recommended reperfusion strategies for elderly patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI). Primary angioplasty... -
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Physicians' preference values for hepatitis C health states and antiviral therapy: A survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Physicians' perspectives regarding hepatitis C shape their approach to patient management. We used utility analysis to evaluate physicians' perceptions of... -
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The new anti-actin agent dihydrohalichondramide reveals fenestrae-forming centers in hepatic endothelial cells
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) react to different anti-actin agents by increasing their number of fenestrae. A new structure related to... -
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Comparative analysis of somitogenesis related genes of the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Members of a class of bHLH transcription factors, namely the hairy (h), Enhancer of split (E(spl)) and hairy-related with YRPW motif (hey) (h/E(spl)/hey)... -
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Molecular profile of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis depends on the stage of proliferation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The aim of this study was to explore the molecular profile of proliferating rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RA-SF). Total RNA was extracted from two... -
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Understanding gastrointestinal perfusion in critical care: so near, and yet so far
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
An association between abnormal gastrointestinal perfusion and critical illness has been suggested for a number of years. Much of the data to support this idea comes... -
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Purification and partial characterization of bacillocin 490, a novel bacteriocin produced by a thermophilic strain of
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Applications of bacteriocins as food preservatives have been so far limited, principally because of their low antimicrobial activity in foods. Nisin is the... -
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Rheumatoid arthritis viewed using a headache paradigm
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Results and new hypotheses in animal models often stimulate development of new paradigms in how we view rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The complexity of RA does, however,... -
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Right and left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation at 1 Hz does not affect mood in healthy volunteers
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been used to induce side-specific mood changes in volunteers and patients. To clarify... -
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Patient and health service delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis may worsen the disease, increase the risk of death and enhance tuberculosis transmission in the community. This... -
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Novel mutations in the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy and a major cause of death in middle-aged women. So far, germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes... -
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Design of the Intravenous Magnesium Efficacy in Acute Stroke (IMAGES) trial [ISRCTN19943732]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Intravenous Magnesium Efficacy in Acute Stroke (IMAGES) trial is a multicentre,randomised, placebo-controlled trial of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) funded by the UK... -
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Childhood infections and asthma: at the crossroads of the hygiene and Barker hypotheses
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The hygiene hypothesis states that childhood asthma develops as a result of decreased exposure to infectious agents during infancy and early childhood. This results...