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Current practice patterns for initial umbilical hernia repair in the United States
The approach to repairing an initial umbilical hernia (IUH) varies substantially, and this likely depends on hernia size, patient age, sex, BMI, comorbidities including diabetes mellitus, and surgeon preferenc...
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Open AccessAtmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels
Despite the known biochemical production of a range of aromatic compounds by plants and the presence of benzenoids in floral scents, the emissions of only a few benzenoid compounds have been reported from the ...
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Reply to Flegal et al.
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Retinal Degenerative Disorders in Southern Africa: A Molecular Genetic Approach
For genetics researchers, the DNA from our populations is our most precious commodity. We have previously indicated that the population stratifications in South Africa are likely to be a major asset in our RDD...
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Alström syndrome: further evidence for linkage to human chromosome 2p13
Alström syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by retinal degeneration, sensorineural hearing loss, early-onset obesity, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The gene for Alströ...
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Surgery for cervical myelopathy in geriatric patients
Objective The number of geriatric patients seeking surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy is steadily increasing. Although anecdotal experiences have been good, insufficient data exists in the spine literatur...
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Retinitis pigmentosa locus on 17q (RP17): fine localization to 17q22 and exclusion of the PDEG and TIMP2 genes
This group has previously reported the map** of a novel locus for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) in a South African kindred to 17q. Using a new series of microsatellite markers in this study...
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Severe Asymptomatic Phosphate (P) Depletion In Two Infants With Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Managed With Alkalosis. 244
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Persistence of 14C-gibberellin A3 on the surface of Citrus fruit peel and on inert glass surfaces
The persistence of gibberellin A3 on plant surfaces was examined using fruit of ‘Marsh’ seedless grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) and an inert glass model system. 14C-gibberellin A3 was applied to surfaces in a...
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Blood Flow and Metabolism in Vasogenic Oedema
The relationship between white matter cerebral blood flow (CBF) and glucose metabolism (LCMRgl) was studied in a plasma infusion model of vasogenic oedema in cats. LCBF as determined by iodoantipyrine was foun...
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Autoregulation Remains Intact during Stable Xenon Inhalation in the Baboon
For the measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) using the stable xenon/CT method to be recognized as a valuable adjunct to clinical management of ischemic brain syndromes and to both clinical and animal resea...
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Focal and Remote Dysmetabolism in Stroke
Previous reports of emission tomography studies in acute stroke mainly have been concerned with cerebral perfusion and metabolism within the ischemic lesion. Measurements have been made of regional cerebral bl...
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EBV Related B Cell Lymphoproliferative Disease after T Depleted Mismatched Bone Marrow Transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) can be life saving for patients with otherwise fatal malignant and non-malignant diseases. Since the majority of people lack an HLA identical sibling much effort has gone into...
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Extracellular K+, Microflow and NAD/NADH Changes in Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Cats
The interrelationship of electrical function of the brain, the extra-cellular K+, NADH fluorescence and microflow was studied in acute focal cerebral ischemia in cats. The electrical activity, extracellular potas...
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Tropospheric chemical composition measurements in Brazil during the dry season
Field measurement programs in Brazil during the dry seasons in August and September 1979 and 1980 have demonstrated the large importance of the continental tropics in global air chemistry. Many important trace...
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Measurement of Local Cerebral Glucose Metabolism: Effect of Pathology and Functional Stimulation
The scientific rationale for associating specific neurologic functions with discrete regions of the brain arose from clinocopathologic correlations which began in the nineteenth century (Broca 1861). By the ea...
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A Search for Proton Decay into e+π° Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven Collaboration
Observations were made 1570 mwe underground with an 8000 metric ton water Cherenkov detector. During a live-time of 80 days no events consistent with the decay p → e+π° were found in a fiducial mass of 3300 metri...
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Results from the IMB Detector the Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven Collaboration
Results are presented from the first 80 days of the IMB detector, with 69 observed interactions in a 3300 metric ton fiducial volume. The 69 events are consistent with atmospheric neutrinos. Limits are set at ...
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Status of the Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven Nucleon Decay Search
Progress in the construction and operation of the IMB ~ 10,000 ton water Cerenkov detector is discussed. Results from a brief (~ 40 hr) cosmic ray exposure are presented.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Innervation of the Endocrine Pancreas in Primates
Among the numerous mechanisms affecting the increase and decrease of hormonal secretion by the pancreas, neural control has been suggested to act as a fine modular system. Both sympathetic and parasympathetic ...
