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Can sidestream dark field (SDF) imaging identify subtle microvascular changes of the bowel during colorectal surgery?

Recognition of a non-viable bowel during colorectal surgery is a challenging task for surgeons. Identifying the turning point in serosal microcirculatory deterioration leading up to a non-viable bowel is cruci...

A. F. J. de Bruin, A. L. M. Tavy, K. van der Sloot… in Techniques in Coloproctology (2018)

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Radiation-related toxicities and outcomes in endometrial cancer: are obese women at a disadvantage?

To assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on radiotherapy toxicities in endometrial cancer patients.

A. Smits, J. McGrane, A. Lopes, E. Kent… in International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2017)

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Cefazolin plasma protein binding and its covariates in neonates

Cefazolin (CFZ) is highly and saturably bound to human serum albumin (HSA) in adults. We aim to describe CFZ protein binding and its covariates in neonates. In neonates to whom intravenous CFZ (50 mg/kg) was a...

A. Smits, A. Kulo, R. Verbesselt… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2012)

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Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells can act as cell of origin for experimental glioma

Gliomas are primary brain tumors mainly affecting adults. The cellular origin is unknown. The recent identification of tumor-initiating cells in glioma, which share many similarities with normal neural stem ce...

N Lindberg, M Kastemar, T Olofsson, A Smits, L Uhrbom in Oncogene (2009)

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Adding ¹¹C-methionine PET to the EORTC prognostic factors in grade 2 gliomas

The management of adult patients with grade 2 gliomas remains a challenge for the clinical neuro-oncologist. Several clinical prognostic factors appear to be as important as treatment factors in determining ou...

A. Smits, E. Westerberg, D. Ribom in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and M… (2008)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Application of Ultrasonic Phased Array for Nondestructive Detection of Damage in Biaxial Cruciform

During the last decades, the use of fibre-reinforced composites has largely increased and currently, these materials are used in almost every industrial sector. Yet, current research shows a number of importan...

E. Lamkanfi, A. Smits, W. Van Paepegem… in Experimental Analysis of Nano and Engineer… (2007)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Inverse Method for Parameter Determination of Biaxially Loaded Cruciform Composite Specimens

This paper presents an inverse method for the identification of the in-plane orthotropic apparent engineering constants of bi-axially loaded composite materials using cruciform specimens. The full field displa...

A. Smits, D. Lecompte, D. Van Hemelrijck… in Experimental Analysis of Nano and Engineer… (2007)

Chapter and Conference Paper

A Review of Biaxial Test Methods for Composites

This paper will give an overview of the existing biaxial test methods for composite materials from the early beginning till the currently used methods. An evolution in both the biaxial testing capabilities and...

A. Smits, C. Ramault, A. Makris… in Experimental Analysis of Nano and Engineer… (2007)

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Growth factor analysis of low-grade glioma CSF: PDGF and VEGF are not detectable

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) are involved in the development of grade 2 gliomas. The aim of the present study was to ...

D. Ribom, A. Larsson, K. Pietras, A. Smits in Neurological Sciences (2003)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Soil and Sustainability: Dutch Policy

In recent years, Dutch soil policy has been influenced by the general trend in environmental policy which has been moving away from a sectoral approach and towards an integrated approach. This paper gives an a...

W. van Hardeveld, D. Moet, A. Smits, L. H. M. Vroomen… in Contaminated Soil ’95 (1995)

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Platelet-derived growth factor promotes survival of rat and human mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons in culture

The effect of two isoforms of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), PDGF-AA and PDGF-BB, was tested on dissociated cell cultures of ventral mesencephalon from rat and human embryos. PDGF-BB but not PDGF-AA re...

G. Nikkhah, P. Odin, A. Smits, A. Tingström, A. Othberg… in Experimental Brain Research (1993)

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Assessing the symptoms, anxiety and practical needs of HIV/AIDS patients receiving palliative care

We report the work of two community teams who care for people with AIDS/HIV related illness, the characteristics of patients referred, and the impact of the teams on four aspects of quality of life. Data was c...

E. Butters, I. Higginson, R. George, A. Smits, M. McCarthy in Quality of Life Research (1992)

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New distal marker closely linked to the fragile X locus

We have isolated II-10, a new X-chromosomal probe that identifies a highly informative two-allele TaqI restriction fragment length polymorphism at locus DXS466. Using somatic cell hybrids containing distinct port...

T. J. M. Hulsebos, B. A. Oostra, S. Broersen, A. Smits, B. A. van Oost… in Human Genetics (1991)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Familienmedizin und die Kontinuität der hausärztlichen Betreuung

In der Familienmedizin wird einer Krankheit eine ganz andere Bedeutung beigemessen, als in der Medizin im allgemeinen. Dies gilt in verstärktem Maße für psychosomatische Erkrankungen.

J. van Eijk, A. Smits in Sich gesund fühlen im Jahre 2000 (1988)

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Trocknung und Trockenmittel

F. Sartorius, M. Kranjčevič, Katharina Heß… in Zeitschrift für analytische Chemie (1937)