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Open AccessDoes vaginal bacterial colonization contribute to preterm birth in women with asymptomatic shortened cervix?
The aim of this study is to describe the typical microbial spectrum and the influence of distinct vaginal infections on preterm birth in pregnancies affected by cervical incompetence.
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Open AccessEvaluation of friction calculation methods for rolling bearings
In gearboxes, rolling bearing power losses often make up a large amount of the total gearbox power losses. Therefore, an exact calculation of rolling bearing power losses is very important for resource and ene...
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Rapid amelioration of respiratory parameters in severely obese patients after percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy
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Near normalisation of blood glucose improves the potentiating effect of GLP-1 on glucose-induced insulin secretion in patients with type 2 diabetes
The ability of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) to enhance beta cell responsiveness to i.v. glucose is impaired in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with healthy individuals. We investigated wheth...
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The metabolite generated by dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 metabolism of glucagon-like peptide-1 has no influence on plasma glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is metabolised by the enzyme dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP-4), generating a metabolite with potential antagonistic properties. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of t...