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Dopamine D3 receptor variant and tardive dyskinesia
In the search for genetic factors contributing to tardive dyskinesia, dopamine receptor genes are considered major candidates. The dopamine D3 receptor is of primary interest as dopamine D3 receptor knock-out mi...
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Systematic screening for DNA sequence variation in the coding region of the human dopamine transporter gene (DAT1)
The dopamine transporter (DAT) plays a central role in dopaminergic neurotransmission in the human brain. Genetic association studies have used a variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in the 3′-...
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Association study of the low-activity allele of catechol-O-methyltransferase and alcoholism using a family-based approach
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a major component of the metabolic pathways of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. The activity of COMT is known to vary within the populat...
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Monitoring Peptide-Induced Liposome Breakdown with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
The resistance of various bacterial strains against conventional antibiotics has increased rapidly, leading to enhanced interest in antimicrobial peptides [1]. The bacteriolytic activity of linear, cationic an...
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Economic Evaluation of Mental Health Care
There has long been recognition of the enormous and persistent personal and social consequences of mental illness. The chronicity of disorders such as schizophrenia and dementia, and the long-term if lower-lev...
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Risikostratifizierung in der Herzchirurgie bei Patienten im Alter von achtzig Jahren und älter
Outcome nach Herzoperationen hat zunehmend für Herzchirurgen und für die Öffentlichkeit an Bedeutung gewonnen. Qualitätsverbesserungen und Outcome können durch präoperative Risiken stratifiziert werden.¶ Di...
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Lattice parameters and anisotropic thermal expansion of hexagonal boron nitride in the 10–297.5 K temperature range
Lattice parameters for hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) were determined using X-ray powder diffraction at a synchrotron-radiation source (beamline B2, Hasylab/DESY, Hamburg) in the previously uninvestigated temp...
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Provision of services for people with schizophrenia in five European regions
Background: An increasing diversity of public, voluntary sector and private providers offer services for the mentally ill in the ongoing process of psychiatric reform. Good service description is...
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Structure, Thermal Expansion and Phase Transition in La0.92Sr0.08Ga0.92Ti0.08O3 Single Crystal
The structure of mixed La0.92Sr0.08Ga0.92Ti0.08O3 (LSGT-8) single crystal, obtained by Czochralsky method, have been investigated in a wide temperature range of 12-1203 K by means of in situ high resolution powde...
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How to correctly determine the different chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and the chlorophyll fluorescence decrease ratio RFd of leaves with the PAM fluorometer
This contribution is a practical guide to the measurement of the different chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence parameters and gives examples of their development under high-irradiance stress. From the Chl fluoresce...
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Thermal expansion of gehlenite, Ca2Al[AlSiO7], and the related aluminates LnCaAl[Al2O7] with Ln=Tb, Sm
The thermal expansion of gehlenite, Ca2Al[AlSiO7], (up to T=830 K), TbCaAl[Al2O7] (up to T=1,100 K) and SmCaAl[Al2O7] (up to T=1,024 K) has been determined. All compounds are of the melilite structure type with s...
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Thermal expansion of gehlenite, Ca2Al[AlSiO7], and the related aluminates LnCaAl[Al2O7] with Ln = Tb, Sm
The thermal expansion of gehlenite, Ca2Al[AlSiO7], (up to T=830 K), TbCaAl[Al2O7] (up to T=1100 K) and SmCaAl[Al2O7] (up to T=1024 K) has been determined. All compounds are of the melilite structure type with spa...
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High-temperature behaviour of average structure and vibrational density of states in the ternary superionic compound AgCuSe
Results of simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), synchrotron powder diffraction (in the range 300–973 K) and inelastic neutron scattering (at 285 and 505 K) on non-superionic β- and superionic α-AgCuSe are r...
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Evidence for association of DNA sequence variants in the phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase IIα gene (PIP5K2A) with schizophrenia
Linkage studies in schizophrenia have identified a candidate region on chromosome 10p14–11 as reported for several independent samples. We investigated association of DNA sequence variants in a plausible candi...
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Status of the Germanium Detector Array (GERDA) in the search of neutrinoless ββ decays of 76Ge at LNGS
The Germanium Detector Array (GERDA) in the search for neutrinoless ββ decays of 76Ge at LNGS will operate bare germanium diodes enriched in 76Ge in an (optional active) cryogenic fluid shield to investigate neut...
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Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana
The tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is an invasive species in Africa causing considerable damage to Solanaceous crops. The fungal pathogen Neozygites floridana Weiser and Muma from...
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Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana
The tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is an invasive species in Africa causing considerable damage to Solanaceous crops. The fungal pathogen Neozygites floridana Weiser and Muma from...
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Reproductive performance of seven strains of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) at five temperatures
The tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker et Pritchard occurs on solanaceous plants, and causes serious damage to a variety of crops in Africa and Europe. In 2001 this species was also found in Japan, o...
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Host plant resistance among tomato accessions to the spider mite Tetranychus evansi in Kenya
The spider mite Tetranychus evansi has a broad range of host plants. Control of T. evansi has been a big challenge to tomato farmers due to its fast rate of reproduction, development of resistance to chemical pes...
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Differential effects of various African nightshade species on the fecundity and movement of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae)
The tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard is a serious pest of solanaceous plants worldwide. Management of this oligophagous pest in African nightshades has been a challenge to smallholder A...