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Open AccessThree major dimensions of human brain cortical ageing in relation to cognitive decline across the eighth decade of life
Different brain regions can be grouped together, based on cross-sectional correlations among their cortical characteristics; this patterning has been used to make inferences about ageing processes. However, cr...
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Cold-water in situ dissolution of bamboo starch in a bioreactor: inducing forest recovery from an anthropogenic disturbance
Using young forest trees as the source for timber, yam sticks have in recent years produced record rates of deforestation in Jamaica and, reportedly, in Western Africa and Southeast Asia. Regeneration period...
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Open AccessThe UK national breast cancer screening programme for survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma detects breast cancer at an early stage
Supradiaphragmatic radiotherapy (SRT) to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) at a young age increases the risk of breast cancer (BC). A national notification risk assessment and screening programme (NRASP) for women...
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Pulse transit time ratio as a potential marker for paediatric crural and brachial blood pressure index
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A combination of caffeine and taurine has no effect on short term memory but induces changes in heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure
Red Bull energy drink has become extraordinarily popular amongst college students for use as a study aid. We investigated the combined effects of Red Bull’s two active ingredients, caffeine and taurine, on sho...
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Pulse transit time as a derived noninvasive mean to monitor arterial distensibility changes in children
Changes in arterial distensibility have been widely used to identify the presence of cardiovascular abnormalities like hypertension. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) has shown to be related to arterial distensibility...
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Age-related factors that confound peripheral pulse timing characteristics in Caucasian children
Characteristics obtained from peripheral pulses can be used to assess the status of cardiovascular system of subjects. However, nonintrusive techniques are preferred when prolonged monitoring is required for t...
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Treatment of a potential soil cap** for open-cut mines (Part 1): Influence of prior management on responses to a phyto-organic amendment
Extraction of mineral ores, and some projects in engineering geology commonly entail removal of large tracts of valuable topsoil called “overburden”. A potential mine overburden cap** material from an Alfiso...
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Sodium affected subsoils, gypsum, and green-manure: Inter- actions and implications for amelioration of toxic red mud wastes
Experiments were carried out on two alkaline sodium affected sub-soils (15–30 cm) from Strathalbyn and Two Wells in South Australia, under glasshouse conditions in pots containing 1 kg of soil. The effect of g...
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Open AccessCarcinosarcoma of the ovary
We report our experience in the management of patients with carcinosarcoma of the ovary, a rare but aggressive variant of ovarian cancer. Forty patients were treated at a single centre, which is the largest re...
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Bacterial mitigation of pollutants in acid drainage using decomposable plant material and sludge
Effects of a clay-lime spiked sewage sludge and fresh decomposable ryegrass on the mitigation of an acid drainage were studied in the laboratory. Treatments (dry ameliorant weight/leachate ratio) were: (1) sl...
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Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP-2) Enhances BMP-3, BMP-4, and Bone Cell Differentiation Marker Gene Expression During the Induction of Mineralized Bone Matrix Formation in Culturesof Fetal Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts
Normal bone formation is a prolonged process that is carefully regulated and involves sequential expression of growth regulatory factors by osteoblasts as they proliferate and ultimately differentiate. Since t...
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Inheritance of nest sites in female Columbian ground squirrels
Home ranges, areas of intensive use, and locations of nest sites were determined for female Columbian ground squirrels and their daughters over seven years from a low-density population in southwestern Alberta...