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Intensivmedizinische Leistungen werden in Österreich über das System der leistungsorientierten Krankenanstaltenfinanzierung (LKF) abgerechnet und vergütet. Im Vergleich zu Deutschland, wo ökonomische Überlegun...
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Open AccessIntramuscular delivery of heterodimeric IL-15 DNA in macaques produces systemic levels of bioactive cytokine inducing proliferation of NK and T cells
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a common γ-chain cytokine that has a significant role in the activation and proliferation of T and NK cells and holds great potential in fighting infection and cancer. We have previou...
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Unrelated SCT induces long-term remission in patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
Blastic plasmacytoid DC neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare haematopoietic malignancy with an aggressive behaviour. We evaluated five patients allografted as consolidative treatment with an unrelated donor in first or ...
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Which lumen is the source of catheter-related bloodstream infection in patients with multi-lumen central venous catheters?
Paired blood cultures, drawn from the catheter and a peripheral vein, used for calculation of the differential time to positivity (DTP), have been proposed for the detection of catheter-related bloodstream inf...
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Open AccessCo-immunization with HIV Env DNA and protein elicit long-lasting strong cellular and humoral immune responses
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Open AccessDNA vaccines expressing conserved elements provide potent and broad immune responses
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In vitro anthelmintic activity of the essential oils of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides and Newbouldia laevis against Strongyloides ratti
The need for new anthelmintic with no chemical residues is becoming urgent. In a program aiming at the evaluation of plant as sources of new active molecules, the anthelmintic activities of the essential oils ...
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Prospectively defined indicators to improve the safety and quality of care for critically ill patients: a report from the Task Force on Safety and Quality of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
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Reduced-intensity allografting in patients with therapy-related myeloid neoplasms and active primary malignancies
Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs) are severe long-term consequences of cytotoxic treatments for a primary, often, malignant disorder. So far, the majority of patients eligible for transplantation have ...
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A Multi-Layered Computational Model of Coupled Elastin Degradation, Vasoactive Dysfunction, and Collagenous Stiffening in Aortic Aging
Arterial responses to diverse pathologies and insults likely occur via similar mechanisms. For example, many studies suggest that the natural process of aging and isolated systolic hypertension share many char...
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Origin of axial prestretch and residual stress in arteries
The structural protein elastin endows large arteries with unique biological functionality and mechanical integrity, hence its disorganization, fragmentation, or degradation can have important consequences on t...
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Open AccessP14-08. Intramuscular DNA delivery by electroporation leads to greatly enhanced systemic and mucosal immune responses and control of SIVmac251 challenge
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Open AccessP18-09. Persistent virological benefit in SIV-infected macaques upon therapeutic vaccination upon vaccination with DNA vectors
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Antimicrobial and antileishmanial xanthones from the stem bark of Allanblackia gabonensis
The phytochemical study of the stem bark of Allanblackia gabonensis has resulted in the isolation and characterization of one new xanthone derivative, named allanxanthone D, together with ten known compounds, inc...
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Slap lesion type IV and a Buford complex: a case report
The improvement of shoulder arthroscopy during the last decades has led to the description of several new conditions or anatomical variations and their associated pathologies. The variable pathologies of the s...
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Biochemomechanics of Cerebral Vasospasm and its Resolution: II. Constitutive Relations and Model Simulations
Cerebral vasospasm is a poorly understood clinical condition that appears to result from complex biochemical and biomechanical processes that manifest as yet another example of vascular growth and remodeling. ...
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Idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: a review
Many terms have been used to describe what has been called idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. This pathology is defined as a self-limiting condition of unknown etiology. The natural history is 18–...
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Open AccessPreferential depletion of a splenic marginal zone-like peripheral blood CD27+B220- memory B cell population in HIV-1 infected individuals
