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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a clinical score for early diagnosis of constipation in critically ill children
Constipation affects almost 50% of critically ill pediatric patients and is related to their morbidity and mortality. However, little attention is paid to it and it is diagnosed late and when there are already...
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Extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) treatment for lateral primary and incisional hernias. New approach to old problems
To describe the eTEP approach for treating lateral primary and incisional hernia and show its results in a prospective series of cases.
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Temporary immersion systems to improve alder micropropagation
A protocol has been developed for the propagation of Alnus glutinosa axillary shoots in liquid medium. The explants were cultured in Woody Plant Medium supplemented with 0.1 mg l− 1 benzyladenine and 0.5 mg l− 1 ...
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Sensitivity analysis of ventricular activation and electrocardiogram in tailored models of heart-failure patients
Cardiac resynchronization therapy is not effective in a variable proportion of heart failure patients. An accurate knowledge of each patient’s electroanatomical features could be helpful to determine the most ...
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Micropropagation of axillary shoots of hybrid chestnut (Castanea sativa × C. crenata) in liquid medium in a continuous immersion system
A protocol for culturing chestnut axillary shoots with the basal sections continuously immersed in liquid medium was developed and the influence of various parameters was assessed: explant type and size, suppo...
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Prevalence of anti-rubella, anti-measles and anti-mumps IgG antibodies in neonates and pregnant women in Catalonia (Spain) in 2013: susceptibility to measles increased from 2003 to 2013
Non-immune neonates and non-immune pregnant women are at risk of develo** rubella, measles and mumps infections, including congenital rubella syndrome. We describe the seroepidemiology of measles, mumps and ...
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Loss of Tribbles pseudokinase-3 promotes Akt-driven tumorigenesis via FOXO inactivation
Tribbles pseudokinase-3 (TRIB3) has been proposed to act as an inhibitor of AKT although the precise molecular basis of this activity and whether the loss of TRIB3 contributes to cancer initiation and progress...
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Fungal biodegradation of dibutyl phthalate and toxicity of its breakdown products on the basis of fungal and bacterial growth
Phthalates are esters of phthalic acid that give flexibility to polyvinyl chloride. Diverse studies have reported that these compounds might be carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or teratogenic. Radial growth rate, b...
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Comparison of plantain plantlets propagated in temporary immersion bioreactors and gelled medium during in vitro growth and acclimatization
The current work compared the physiological characteristics of plantain (Musa AAB) plantlets micropropagated in temporary immersion bioreactors (TIB) and on a gelled medium (GM). The plantlets were evaluated duri...
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Role of cation diffusion in the formation mechanism and properties of cobalt-doped n-type pyrite thin films
Binary and ternary chalcogenides are relevant compounds for photovoltaic and thermoelectric energy conversion processes. The prototype material in this wide family is FeS2 (pyrite). In this work, we have investig...
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The orphan receptor GPR55 drives skin carcinogenesis and is upregulated in human squamous cell carcinomas
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) control crucial physiological processes and their dysfunction contributes to various human diseases, including cancer. The orphan GPCR GPR55 was identified and cloned more t...
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Robust Volterra Filter Design for Enhancement of Electroencephalogram Signal Processing
Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings often experience interference by different kinds of noise, including white, muscle, and baseline, severely limiting its utility. The recent research has demonstrated that ...
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The orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR55 promotes cancer cell proliferation via ERK
GPR55 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor that may be engaged by some lipid ligands such as lysophosphatidylinositol and cannabinoid-type compounds. Very little is known about its expression pattern and ph...
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Rietveld Structure Refinement of Hydrothermally Grown Zinc Peroxide Nanoparticles
Nanocrystals of zinc oxides have demonstrated to be very important materials for several applications in many fields, particularly in catalysis. Nanocrystalline zinc peroxide (ZnO2), which is a precursor of zinc ...
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Growth and laccase production by Pleurotus ostreatus in submerged and solid-state fermentation
Pleurotus ostreatus showed atypical laccase production in submerged vs. solid-state fermentation. Cultures grown in submerged fermentation produced laccase at 13,000 U l−1, with a biomass production of 5.6 g l−1 ...
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Risk factors for gastrointestinal complications in critically ill children with transpyloric enteral nutrition
To study the risk factors for gastrointestinal complications related to enteral nutrition in critically ill children.
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Open AccessLow nitrogen tolerance in tropical quality protein maize (Zea mays L.): value of predictive traits
In the tropics, maize (Zea mays L.) is often grown under low N conditions. Information on the respective role of N uptake and partitioning at anthesis in determining grain yield under low N is scarce. Senescence ...
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Growth of Pleurotus ostreatus on wheat straw and wheat-grain-based media: biochemical aspects and preparation of mushroom inoculum
Mycelial growth, intracellular activity of proteases, laccases and β-1,3-glucanases, and cytoplasmic protein were evaluated in the vegetative phase of Pleurotus ostreatus grown on wheat straw and in wheat-grain-b...
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Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis from tissues of mature oak trees: true-to-type conformity of plantlets by RAPD analysis
Somatic embryogenesis was induced in expanding leaf explants excised from epicormic shoots forced from branch segments taken at four different times of year from a mature oak (Quercus robur L.). Branch segments 2...
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Open AccessA pilot clinical study of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids inhibit tumour growth and angiogenesis in animal models, so their potential application as antitumoral drugs has been suggested. However, the antitumoral effe....
