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Open AccessCardiovascular risk and kidney function profiling using conventional and novel biomarkers in young adults: the African-PREDICT study
Low- and middle-income countries experience an increasing burden of chronic kidney disease. Cardiovascular risk factors, including advancing age, may contribute to this phenomenon. We (i) profiled cardiovascul...
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Absolute Decay Counting of \(^{146}\) Sm and \(^{147}\) Sm for Early Solar System Chronology
Sm–Nd chronometers use \(^{146}\) 146 ...
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Open AccessGenetic fingerprinting of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) populations in the North-East Atlantic using a random forest classification approach
Caligid sea lice represent a significant threat to salmonid aquaculture worldwide. Population genetic analyses have consistently shown minimal population genetic structure in North Atlantic Lepeophtheirus salmoni...
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Open AccessReactivation of mutant p53 by a dietary-related compound phenethyl isothiocyanate inhibits tumor growth
Mutations in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene are prevalent in human cancers. The majority of p53 mutations are missense, which can be classified into contact mutations (that directly disrupts the DNA-binding act...
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Open AccessErratum to: A novel octavalent combined Erysipelas, Parvo and Leptospira vaccine provides (cross) protection against infection following challenge of pigs with 9 different Leptospira interrogans serovars
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Open AccessA novel octavalent combined Erysipelas, Parvo and Leptospira vaccine provides (cross) protection against infection following challenge of pigs with 9 different Leptospira interrogans serovars
In the present study the efficacy and cross protection of a novel ready-to-use combination vaccine, Porcilis® Ery + Parvo + Lepto, against swine leptospirosis, was investigated. The octavalent vaccine contains...
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The Innovation Binder Approach: A Guide Towards a Social-Technical Balanced Pervasive Health System
Pervasive health systems aim to support society with the many challenges our healthcare system is facing today.
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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 3 causing tomato wilt in South Africa
In 2010, tomato plants exhibiting symptoms of wilting, hollow stems and vascular discoloration from the Musina district, Limpopo Province, South Africa were reported. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.lycopersici race 3 p...
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First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in South Africa
In 2007, vascular browning, root and crown rot were observed on tomato plants in the East London area, South Africa. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici proved to be a causal agent of the disease by mea...
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Open AccessOutcome prediction in haematological patients requiring admission to the ICU
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Inclusion Compounds of the Host 9-(4-Methylphenyl)-9H-xanthen-9-ol with a Series of Organic Guests
The host 9-(4-methylphenyl)-9H-xanthen-9-ol (H) forms inclusion compounds with the guests cyclohexane (H · ½CHEX), benzene (H · ½BENZ), 1,4-dioxane (H · ½DIOX), cyclohexanone (H · CYONE), N,N-dimethylformamide (H
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Experimental observation of the improvement in MTF from backthinning a CMOS direct electron detector
The modulation transfer functions (MTFs) of prototype backthinned CMOS direct electron detectors have been measured at 300keV. The images have contributions from two components, which arise from the initial pa...
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S-DMB System Architecture and the MoDiS Demo
The Satellite Digital Multimedia System (S-DMB) implements a satellite based broadcast layer in the 3G mobile network to increase its content delivery capacity. It achieves a cost effective nation wide coverag...
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Molecular imaging of gene therapy for cancer
Gene therapy of cancer has been one of the most exciting and elusive areas of scientific and clinical research in the past decade. One of the most critical issues for ensuring success of this therapy is the de...
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Nosokomiale Pneumonie nach akutem ischämischen Hirninsult: Evaluation von Inzidenz und Risikofaktoren in der neurologischen Intensivmedizin
Nosocomial infections diminish the prognosis and clinical outcome of patients with acute stroke. This retrospective study was performed to investigate epidemiological data and risk factors for the development...
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Closing the Window of Early HIV Infection by Incorporation of HIV p24 Ag Detection in an Anti-HIV-1/-2/-0 Assay: Vtronostika® HIV Uniform II Ag/Ab
Historically, the performance of anti-HIV assays over the last 10 years has shown great improvements in sensitivity and specificity. Relatively insensitive viral lysate based assays, applied in an indirect ass...
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Gene silencing results in instability of antibody production in transgenic plants
The stability of antibody and Fab expression was assessed in five different homozygous transgenic Arabidopsis lines. Each of these lines showed silencing of the transgenes that encode the antibody polypeptides, ...
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High-dose busulfan, melphalan and thiotepa followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) rescue in patients with advanced stage III/IV ovarian cancer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with busulfan, melphalan and thiotepa (BUMELTT) followed by autologous PBSC infusion in treating patients with advanced ov...
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Diaschisis of specific cerebellar lobules: pontine haematoma studied with high-resolution PET and MRI
Cerebellar glucose metabolism was studied in one patient with a hemipontine haematoma in order to investigate remote metabolic effects within the cerebellar lobules. In the patient, who suffered a circumscribe...
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Determinants of mortality when primary LV failure complicates acute myocardial infarction
