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Open AccessHuman brucellosis: recent advances and future challenges
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Open AccessBrucellosis in China: history, progress and challenge
Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis. It causes acute febrile illness and a potentially debilitating chronic infection in humans, and livestock infection has substantial socioeconomic impact. Over the past two ...
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Methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation and gastrointestinal stasis in intensive care patients. Results from the MOTION trial
Constipation can be a significant problem in critically unwell patients, associated with detrimental outcomes. Opioids are thought to contribute to the mechanism of bowel dysfunction. We tested if methylnaltre...
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Open AccessThe Brucella TIR domain containing proteins BtpA and BtpB have a structural WxxxE motif important for protection against microtubule depolymerisation
The TIR domain-containing proteins BtpA/Btp1/TcpB and BtpB are translocated into host cells by the facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen Brucella. Here, they interfere with Toll like receptor signalling to...
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In vitro and in vivo assessment of silver-coated polypropylene mesh to prevent infection in a rat model
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of silver coating of polypropylene implants on infection in hernia surgery.
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The Back-End of a Two-Layer Model for a Federated National Datastore for Academic Research VOs that Integrates EGEE Data Management
This paper proposes an architecture for the back-end of a federated national datastore for use by academic research communities, developed by the e-INIS (Irish National e-InfraStructure) project, and describes...
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Combined Lumbar Spinal and Thoracic High-Epidural Regional Anesthesia as an Alternative to General Anesthesia for High-Risk Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery
A prospective study was undertaken to review the use of combined lumbar spinal and thoracic high-epidural regional anesthesia in high-risk patients who underwent gastrointestinal/colorectal surgery from 2004 t...
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The evolution of chronic infection strategies in the α-proteobacteria
The α-subdivision of the Proteobacteria is a very large and diverse group of Gram-negative microorganisms. They show great variability in metabolic capacities and inhabit diverse ecological niches. The authors...
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Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms for Multi-Domain Grid Environments
This article discusses the authentication and the authorization aspects of security in grid environments spanning multiple administrative domains. Achievements in these areas are presented using the EU DataGri...
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High efficiency transformation of Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella typhi by electroporation
Salmonella typhimurium and S. typhi were transformd with high efficiency by electroporation. Transformation efficiencies of up to 1010 transformants per μg of pBR322 were obtained. In contrast to chemical transf...
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Oral vaccination