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Accessing and distributing EMBL data using CORBA (common object request broker architecture)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database is a comprehensive database of DNA and RNA sequences and related information traditionally made available in flat-... -
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A cross-sectional study of early identification of postpartum depression: Implications for primary care providers from The Ontario Mother & Infant Survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This survey's objective was to provide planning information by examining utilization patterns, health outcomes and costs associated with existing practices... -
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Case-oriented computer-based-training in radiology: concept, implementation and evaluation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Providing high-quality clinical cases is important for teaching radiology. We developed, implemented and evaluated a program for a university hospital to... -
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Time course of muscle soreness following different types of exercise
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Post-exercise muscle soreness is a dull, aching sensation that follows unaccustomed muscular exertion. Primarily on the basis of previous laboratory-based... -
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Food intakes and preferences of hospitalised geriatric patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A cross sectional survey was carried out on 120 hospitalised geriatric patients aged 60 and above in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur... -
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Bone mineral density and the subsequent risk of cancer in the NHANES I follow-up cohort
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Backgroud Bone mineral density (BMD) is a marker of long-term estrogen exposure. BMD measurement has been used in this context to investigate the association of... -
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Quantitative analysis of DNA levels in maternal plasma in normal and Down syndrome pregnancies
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background We investigated fetal and total DNA levels in maternal plasma in patients bearing fetuses affected with Down syndrome in comparison to controls carrying... -
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Research Article: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
An intense suppression of T cell proliferation to mitogens and to antigens is observed in a large number of parasitic infections. The impairment of T cell... -
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Impaired wound healing in mice deficient in a matricellular protein SPARC (osteonectin, BM-40)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background SPARC is a matricellular protein involved in cell-matrix interactions. From expression patterns at the wound site and in vitro studies, SPARC has been... -
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Effect of simvastatin on bone markers in osteopenic women: a placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial [ISRCTN85429598]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors increase new bone formation in vitro and in rodents. Results of epidemiologic analyses evaluating the... -
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Carbamazepine reduces memory induced activation of mesial temporal lobe structures: a pharmacological fMRI-study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background and Purpose It is not known whether carbamazepine (CBZ; a drug widely used in neurology and psychiatry) influences the blood oxygenation level dependent... -
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Systematic quantitative overviews of the literature to determine the value of diagnostic tests for predicting acute appendicitis: study protocol
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Suspected acute appendicitis is the most frequent cause for emergency operations in visceral surgery worldwide. In approximately twenty percent of all... -
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Single-dose rofecoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults: a quantitative systematic review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Rofecoxib is a cyclo-oxygenase 2 selective inhibitor. This systematic review of rofecoxib in acute pain examined studies in adults of analgesic efficacy... -
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A genomic timescale for the origin of eukaryotes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Genomic sequence analyses have shown that horizontal gene transfer occurred during the origin of eukaryotes as a consequence of symbiosis. However, details... -
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Minimizing charges associated with the determination of brain death
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of altering the use of the protocol for brain death determination in traumatically injured patients,... -
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Long-term experience with implanted intrathecal drug administration systems for failed back syndrome and chronic mechanical low back pain
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Continuous intrathecal drug delivery has been shown in open studies to improve pain and quality of life in those with intractable back pain who have had... -
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The dominance of the population by a selected few: power-law behaviour applies to a wide variety of genomic properties
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The sequencing of genomes provides us with an inventory of the 'molecular parts' in nature, such as protein families and folds, and their functions in living... -
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Model-supported estimation of mortality rates in Baltic cod (
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Changes in the survival-rate during the larval phase may strongly influence the recruitment level in marine fish species. During the larval phase different... -
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Statistical issues in randomized trials of cancer screening
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The evaluation of randomized trials for cancer screening involves special statistical considerations not found in therapeutic trials. Although some of... -
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Statins as modulators of bone formation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The use of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) to reduce serum cholesterol is well described. However, the recent finding that...