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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... -
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Organisational development in general practice: lessons from practice and professional development plans (PPDPs)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Improving the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice is becoming a key task within all health services. Primary medical care, as organised in the... -
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The effect of massage on localized lumbar muscle fatigue
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background There is not enough evidence to support the efficacy of massage for muscle fatigue despite wide utilization of the modality in various clinical settings.... -
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Method for non-invasively recording electrocardiograms in conscious mice
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The rapid increase in the development of mouse models is resulting in a growing demand for non-invasive physiological monitoring of large quantities of... -
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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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Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic... -
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Evolution of gene fusions: horizontal transfer versus independent events
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Gene fusions can be used as tools for functional prediction and also as evolutionary markers. Fused genes often show a scattered phyletic distribution,... -
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Atrial fibrillation in a primary care practice: prevalence and management
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Atrial fibrillation is a common serious cardiac arrhythmia. Knowing the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and documentation of medical management are... -
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Practising evidence-based medicine: the design and implementation of a multidisciplinary team-driven extubation protocol
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Evidence from recent literature shows that protocol-directed extubation is a useful approach to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation (MV).... -
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Beverage specific alcohol intake in a population-based study: Evidence for a positive association between pulmonary function and wine intake
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Lung function is a strong predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Previous studies suggest that alcohol exposure may be linked to impaired... -
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Severe hypomagnesaemia with tetany following ESHAP protocol
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background One patient with B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma developed severe hypomagnesaemia and tetany 15 days after the first course of treatment with ESHAP protocol.... -
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Return to fertility after extended chemical castration with a GnRH antagonist
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Antagonistic analogues of GnRH for the treatment of prostate cancer may be used clinically in persons for whom return to fertility after such treatment is... -
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Risk factors for acquisition of hepatitis C virus infection: a case series and potential implications for disease surveillance
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Transmission of hepatitis C vims (HCV) is strongly associated with use of contaminated blood products and injection drugs. Other "non-parental" modes of... -
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PKQuest: capillary permeability limitation and plasma protein binding – application to human inulin, dicloxacillin and ceftriaxone pharmacokinetics
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background It is generally assumed that the tissue exchange of antibiotics is flow limited (complete equilibration between the capillary and the tissue water). This... -
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Hospital competition, resource allocation and quality of care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A variety of approaches have been used to contain escalating hospital costs. One approach is intensifying price competition. The increase in price based... -
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Cingulate cortex hypoperfusion predicts Alzheimer's disease in mild cognitive impairment
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was recently described as a heterogeneous group with a variety of clinical outcomes and high risk to develop Alzheimer's... -
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Expression profiles during honeybee caste determination
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Depending on their larval environment, female honeybees develop into either queens or workers. As in other polyphenisms, this developmental switch depends... -
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Taking stock of gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The identification of the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene opened the way for gene therapy. In the ten years since then, proof of principle in vitro and then in animal... -
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Reporting of adverse drug reactions in randomised controlled trials – a systematic survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Decisions on treatment are guided, not only by the potential for benefit, but also by the nature and severity of adverse drug reactions. However, some... -
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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...