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Transoral ultrasound: a helpful and easy diagnostic method in obstructive salivary gland diseases
• Transoral ultrasound is a simple technique, very helpful for the evaluation of obstructive diseases of the salivary glands.
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Undesired fertility restoration in msm1 barley associates with two mTERF genes
The novel Rfm3 locus causing undesired fertility restoration in the msm1 cytoplasm of winter barley is located on the short arm of chromosome 6H.
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Changes to proficiency testing in develo** countries over the last 10 years
Participation in proficiency testing schemes is necessary and beneficial for all testing laboratories across the world. Laboratories in develo** countries face particular challenges in this context. These ha...
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Sinonasal Leiomyosarcoma: Clinicopathological Analysis of Nine Cases with Emphasis on Common Association with Other Malignancies and Late Distant Metastasis
Sinonasal tract (SNT) leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is exceedingly rare with < 100 cases reported. Their relationship to retinoblastoma and other malignancies, along with previous irradiation has not been clarified. Ro...
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Open AccessAssociation genetics studies on frost tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) reveal new highly conserved amino acid substitutions in CBF-A3, CBF-A15, VRN3 and PPD1 genes
Understanding the genetic basis of frost tolerance (FT) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is essential for preventing yield losses caused by frost due to cellular damage, dehydration and reduced metabolism. FT is a...
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Redirection of neuroblast migration from the rostral migratory stream into a lesion in the prefrontal cortex of adult rats
Clinical treatment of structural brain damage today is largely limited to symptomatic approaches and the avoidance of secondary injury. However, neuronal precursor cells are constantly produced within specifie...
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Allgegenwärtige Mensch-Computer-Interaktion
Computer durchdringen unseren Alltag. Dabei sind diese derart in unsere Umgebung eingebettet, dass diese von uns nicht mehr als solche wahrgenommen werden. Hierdurch entsteht die Notwendigkeit zur Schaffung un...
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Open AccessOffering Patients Therapy Options in Unplanned Start (OPTiONS): Implementation of an educational program is feasible and effective
Patients with unplanned dialysis start (UPS) have worse clinical outcomes than non-UPS patients, and receive peritoneal dialysis (PD) less frequently. In the OPTiONS study of UPS patients, an educational progr...
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Reply to letter “Therapeutic ductal injection in chronic sialadenitis is established”
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Intraductal injection as an effective drug delivery route in the management of salivary gland diseases
While conservative approaches for chronic sialoadenitis are in current use, the utility of intraductal injection therapy remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to provide evidence that substances delive...
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A saturated SNP linkage map for the orange wheat blossom midge resistance gene Sm1
SNP markers were developed for the OWBM resistance gene Sm1 that will be useful for MAS. The wheat S...
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Open AccessAn ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea
Rapid modernization in the East Sepik (ES) Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is resulting in a decrease in individuals knowledgeable in medicinal plant use. Here we report a synthesis and comparison of tradit...
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Open AccessLong-term primary culture of a clear cell ovarian carcinoma reveals an epithelial–mesenchymal cooperative interaction
We studied a primary culture developed from a biopsy of a clear cell carcinoma of the ovary (O-CCC) by (a) assessing its capacity to retain in vitro pathological features of the tumor of origin; (b) characteri...
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Berlin welcomed the PT/EQA community
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Proficiency testing in analytical chemistry, microbiology and laboratory medicine: discussions on current practice and future directions
A summary of the working group discussions on proficiency testing (PT) and external quality assessment (EQA) held at the Eurachem Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 6–9 October 2014 is provided. The working groups cov...
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Allgegenwärtige Mensch-Computer-Interaktion
In unserer immer mehr von digitalen Kommunikations- und Informationsangeboten bestimmten Welt entscheidet die wirkungsvolle Nutzung von Computern – die Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Computer – zunehmend über...
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Psychophysiological Correlates of Developmental Changes in Healthy and Autistic Boys
This study investigated neurodevelopmental changes in sound processing by recording mismatch negativity (MMN) in response to various degrees of sound complexity in 18 mildly to moderately autistic versus 15 he...
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Frontostriatal systems comprising connections between ventral medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens subregions differentially regulate motor impulse control in rats
Deficits in impulse control are prevalent in several neuropsychiatric disorders that are based on impaired frontostriatal communication. The ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and the nucleus accumbens (...
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Lymph node ratio is of limited value for the decision-making process in the treatment of patients with laryngeal cancer
The lymph node ratio (LNR) combines two types of information—about the extent of neck dissection and about the extent of the pathological examination of the specimen—and thus represents an interesting variabl...
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Uptake and Metabolism of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Brain Cells
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are used for various applications in biomedicine, for example as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging, for cell tracking and for anti-tumor treatment. However...