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Open AccessAssociations of fatigue to work-related stress, mental and physical health in an employed community sample
While work-related fatigue has become an issue of concern among European employees, the relationship between fatigue, depression and work-related stressors is far from clear. The purposes of this study were (1...
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Effects of an acute exposure to toluene on the DNA repair activity of the human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (hOGG1) in healthy subjects
The structure and previous studies on the biotransformation of toluene lead to the suspicion that metabolites may be formed which preferentially react with strongly nucleophilic partners such as sulfhydryl gro...
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Thema der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die unfallversicherungsrechtliche Bewertung und die Frage der Präventionsmöglichkeiten von UV-induzierten Hauttumoren. Das Plattenepithelkarzinom der Haut nach hinreichender U...
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Assessment of the teratogenicity of isosulfan blue (Lymphazurin 1%)
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Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of unresectable hepatic malignancies
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of hepatic malignancies has been performed successfully via a percutaneous route or at laparotomy. We analyzed the efficacy and utility of laparoscopic intraoperative ultrasound a...
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Pharmakologische Grundlagen der Behandlung der koronaren Herzkrankheit
Der koronaren Herzkrankheit (KHK) liegt eine Störung der Koronararterien zugrunde, die fast immer als progrediente morphologische Einengung der arteriellen Strombahn imponiert. Das klinische Bild wird nicht nu...
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Nine Years Experience with 1287 Carpentier-Edwards® Porcine Bioprostheses
The durability and functional results of porcine prosthetic valves remain controversial. In order to assess these parameters, 1287 porcine prosthetic valve insertions from January 1977 through September 1986 w...
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Technique and Results with a Roller Pump for Ventricular Assistance
Although it is relatively infrequent for the utilization of ventricular assist devices (VADs) to be required for profound heart failure following cardiac surgical procedures, there have been a number of report...
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Use of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials to Monitor Spinal Cord Ischemia during Surgery on the Thoracic and Thoraco-Abdominal Aorta
Significant controversy remains concerning the etiology of paraplegia and the usefulness of adjunctive techniques to prevent this complication during surgery on the thoraco-abdominal aorta. The disconcerting p...
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New York University Experience with a Roller-Pump-Type Left Ventricular Assist Device
In 1962, Dennis [1] experimentally introduced left heart bypass to support systemic circulation in profound cardiac failure. During the ensuing 20 years numerous surgeons and researchers [2–7] have devised and...
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Unsteady heat transfer from a circular cylinder in a low Reynolds number flow
This paper examines the temperature distribution in a low Reynolds number flow past a circular cylinder following a sudden change in the temperature of the cylinder. Solutions describing the initial developmen...