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Open AccessMicroRNA-206 functions as a pleiotropic modulator of cell proliferation, invasion and lymphangiogenesis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma by targeting ANXA2 and KRAS genes
Recent advances in cancer biology have emerged important roles for microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating tumor responses. However, their function in mediating intercellular communication within the tumor microenvir...
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Numerical solution of the problem of the stress-strain state in hollow cylinders using spline approximations
The three-dimensional theory of elasticity is used for a study of the stress-strain state in a hollow cylinder with varying stiffness. The corresponding problem is solved by a method that is partly analytical ...
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Towards a Calibration of the Floor Field Cellular Automaton
We discuss several aspects related to the validation and calibration of cellular automata based models of pedestrian dynamics. Empirical fundamental diagrams obtained in large-scale experiments are compared wi...
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Impact of praziquantel baiting on intestinal helminths of foxes in southwestern Germany
Fox baits containing 50 mg praziquantel were distributed by aircraft in a 3000 km2 area of southwestern Germany from 1995 to 1999. 20 baits / km2 were initially distributed at intervals of six to twelve weeks. St...
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Would They Follow What has been Laid Down? Cancer Patients' and Healthy Controls' Views on Adherence to Advance Directives Compared to Medical Staff
Advance directives are propagated as instruments to maintain patients’ autonomy in case they can no longer decide for themselves. It has been never been examined whether patients’ and healthy persons themselve...
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What are cancer patients’ preferences about treatment at the end of life, and who should start talking about it? A comparison with healthy people and medical staff
In order to strengthen cancer patients’ autonomy and to improve quality of palliative care, it is necessary to know what are the patients’ preferences for treatment at the end of life, whether they accept the ...
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A phase II study of Rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis patients with recurrent disease following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been used recently as an effective therapy in patients with resistant rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although disease control occurs in the majority of cases, re...
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Sensory features of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Sensory symptoms are a prominent feature of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), occurring at an early stage of the illness. They are persistent and can be troublesome. Here, they are described in detail...
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Use of colony-stimulating factors (CSF) during chemotherapy of patients with testicular cancer. A comparison between G-CSF and GM-CSF
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Urinary excretion of the pyridinium cross-links of collagen in systemic lupus erythematosus
The aim of this study was to measure the urinary excretion of the pyridinium cross-links of collagen and to determine their usefulness as markers of reduced bone mineral density in systemic lupus erytgematosus...
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Intravenous regional administration of methylprednisolone in rheumatoid arthritis
Intravenous regional administration of corticosteroid (IVRAS) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis of the hand has not been reported previously. The method is based on a modification of Bier's block, with ...
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β-Galaktosidase: Ein neuer hochsensitiver Parameter mesenterialer Ischämie
Hauptverantwortlich für die relativ schlechte Prognose der mesenterialen Ischämie ist neben dem schlechten Allgemeinzustand der meist älteren Patienten eine verzögerte Diagnostik. Die klinische Symptomatik ist...
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Leberamoebiasis bei Reptilien und die Serumeiweiß-Elektropherogramme
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Untersuchung und Beurteilung von Pfeffer