-
Federal
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... -
Federal
Treatment of established postoperative nausea and vomiting: a quantitative systematic review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The relative efficacy of antiemetics for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is poorly understood. Methods Systematic search... -
Federal
Drug interaction: Omeprazole and Phenprocoumon
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Oral anticoagulants like the coumarin derivatives are characterised by a particularly narrow therapeutic range. Any interfering co-medication can pose a... -
Federal
The methionine salvage pathway in
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Polyamine synthesis produces methylthioadenosine, which has to be disposed of. The cell recycles it into methionine through methylthioribose (MTR). Very... -
Federal
B lymphocyte involvement in ankylosing spondylitis: the heavy chain variable segment gene repertoire of B lymphocytes from germinal center-like foci in the synovial membrane indicates antigen selection
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The synovial membrane (SM) of affected joints in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is infiltrated by germinal center-like aggregates (foci) of lymphocytes similar to... -
Federal
Separate urinary bladder and prostate neurons in the central nervous system of the rat: simultaneous labeling with two immunohistochemically distinguishable pseudorabies viruses
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This work examines the central nervous system distribution of virus-labeled neurons from the rat urinary bladder and the prostate simultaneously within the... -
Federal
Do we need clinical trials to test the ability of transdermal HRT to prevent coronary heart disease?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with oral oestrogen was predicted to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by 50%. Randomized controlled trials... -
Federal
Longitudinal impact of a youth tobacco education program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Information on the effectiveness of elementary school level, tobacco-use prevention programs is generally limited. This study assessed the impact of a... -
Federal
Effects of herbivory on the reproductive effort of 4 prairie perennials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Herbivory can affect every aspect of a plant's life. Damaged individuals may show decreased survivorship and reproductive output. Additionally, specific... -
Federal
Normalization and analysis of DNA microarray data by self-consistency and local regression
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A robust semi-parametric normalization technique has been developed, based on the assumption that the large majority of genes will not have their relative expression... -
Federal
Assessment of performance of four mortality prediction systems in a Saudi Arabian intensive care unit
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score... -
Federal
Practice and professional development plans (PPDPs): results of a feasibility study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Dissatisfaction with uniprofessional education structures as a means of improving the quality of healthcare has led to proposals to develop ways of... -
Federal
HIV infection and aging: enhanced Interferon- and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha production by the CD8
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background T cells from HIV+ and aged individuals show parallels in terms of suppressed proliferative activity and interleukin-2 (I1-2) production and an increased... -
Federal
Pro/con clinical debate: The use of a protected specimen brush in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Although mechanical ventilation is instituted as a life-saving technique, it may lead to complications that can negatively impact on patients' morbidity and/or... -
Federal
Four signature motifs define the first class of structurally related large coiled-coil proteins in plants.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Animal and yeast proteins containing long coiled-coil domains are involved in attaching other proteins to the large, solid-state components of the cell.... -
Federal
Human papilloma viruses and cervical tumours: mapping of integration sites and analysis of adjacent cellular sequences
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In cervical tumours the integration of human papilloma viruses (HPV) transcripts often results in the generation of transcripts that consist of hybrids of... -
Federal
Gastroenteritis outbreaks associated with Norwalk-like viruses and their investigation by nested RT-PCR
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Norwalk-like viruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks and sporadic cases of vomiting and diarrhoea. In healthy individuals infection... -
Federal
Assessing the molecular genetics of attention networks
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Current efforts to study the genetic underpinnings of higher brain functions have been lacking appropriate phenotypes to describe cognition. One of the... -
Federal
Can Australian general practitioners effectively screen for diabetic retinopathy? A pilot study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Diabetes has been identified as one of the national health priority areas in Australia. After 20 years of diabetes most patients can be expected to develop... -
Federal
PersistentChlamydiaeand chronic arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
AllChlamydiaspecies are obligate intracellular bacterial parasites, and all are pathogenic to their various hosts [1].Chlamydia trachomatisandChlamydia pneumoniaeare...