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Open AccessClinical course of neonatal acute kidney injury: multi-center prospective cohort study
Neonatal acute kidney injury (AKI) has been associated with unfavorable outcomes, including increased mortality. We aimed to describe the clinical course and outcomes during the first 7 days after diagnosis in...
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Effect of Stover Management and Nitrogen Fertilization on N2O and CO2 Emissions from Irrigated Maize in a High Nitrate Mediterranean Soil
A high soil nitrogen (N) content in irrigated areas quite often results in environmental problems. Improving the management practices of intensive agriculture can mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This ...
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High levels of CD4+ CTLA-4+ Treg cells and CCR5 density in HIV-1-infected patients with visceral leishmaniasis
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in HIV-1-infected patients has been associated with poor immunological recovery and frequent disease relapses. The aim of this study was to analyse the role of T cell populations, T...
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Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: a biomarker analysis
Studies on biomarkers in tuberculosis are focused on pulmonary forms of this disease (PTB), and only limited information is currently available on biomarkers of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).
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Open AccessEffect of 24 weeks of intensification with a CCR5-antagonist on the decay of the HIV-1 latent reservoir
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Open AccessDesign-Optimization and Material Selection for a Proximal Radius Fracture-Fixation Implant
The problem of optimal size, shape, and placement of a proximal radius-fracture fixation-plate is addressed computationally using a combined finite-element/design-optimization procedure. To expand the set of p...
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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Glass-Fiber Epoxy-Matrix Composite 5 MW Horizontal-Axis Wind-Turbine Blades
A multi-disciplinary design-optimization procedure has been introduced and used for the development of cost-effective glass-fiber reinforced epoxy-matrix composite 5 MW horizontal-axis wind-turbine (HAWT) blad...
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Structural-Response Analysis, Fatigue-Life Prediction, and Material Selection for 1 MW Horizontal-Axis Wind-Turbine Blades
The problem of mechanical design, performance prediction (e.g., flap-wise/edge-wise bending stiffness, fatigue-controlled life, the extent of bending-to-torsion coupling), and material selection for a prototypica...
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Effect of the Substitution of One Nucleoside Analogue by One Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor over Mitochondrial DNA Levels
Long-term antiretroviral therapy is associated with several side effects, like mitochondrial toxicity related to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Our objective was to analyze the effect of ...
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Compliance with the sepsis care resuscitation bundles is associated with decreased mortality in patients with septic shock
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Influence of donor gender in early outcome after lung transplantation
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Early outcome following single versus bilateral lung transplantation in recipients 60 years of age and older
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Effects of fertiliser type and the presence or absence of plants on nitrous oxide emissions from irrigated soils
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and denitrification losses from an irrigated sandy loam soil amended with composted municipal solid waste (MSW), sheep manure (SM), surface applied pig slurry (SPS), incorporated pig...
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Prognosis factors in lung transplant recipients readmitted to the intensive care unit
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Analysis of quasispecies in the viral 5′ untranslated region of hepatitis C virus to evaluate ribavirin mutagenic effect in patients receiving ribavirin and interferon-alfa
In the study presented here the ribavirin mutagenic effect was investigated by analyzing quasispecies in the viral 5′ untranslated region of hepatitis C virus in six patients with chronic infection who started...
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Nicotine oleate dispersions as botanical insecticides
Two alternative extraction media for botanical insecticide nicotine were evaluated in order to increase its recovery efficiency from tobacco leaves: oleic acid oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions and oleic acid. The ...
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Epidemiology of human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection in Spain
The human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) has recently been associated with the genesis of some subacute neurological syndromes and, rarely, with atypical T-lymphoid malignancies. The virus is endemic i...
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Epidemiology of HIV-2 infection in Spain
Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) infection is endemic in West Africa, where it is responsible for many cases of AIDS. HIV-2-infected subjects have been described in other countries, mainly African i...
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Effect of irrigation systems and type of nitrogenous fertilizers in the grain yield and N-uptake on a maize crop
A field experiment was performed with maize, cv Juanita (Pioneer), in order to determine the influence of nitrogenous fertilization and type of irrigation system on maize grain and biomass yield, as well as on...
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Control of nitrate pollution by application of controlled release fertilizer (CRF), compost and an optimized irrigation system
A nitrogenous controlled release fertilizer (Floranid 32) and a treatment of municipal organic waste compost were tested under two irrigation managements (conventional and ET-adjusted irrigation rates) with th...
