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Open AccessCharacterization of HIV risks in a Brazilian sickle cell disease population
A low prevalence of HIV in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients has been reported in the literature though mechanisms for this are not understood.
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Open AccessThe role of Allied Health Professions and Nursing Research Internships in develo** a research culture: a mixed-methods exploration of stakeholder perspectives
Develo** research capability and capacity within the healthcare professions is a challenge throughout diverse international settings. Within England, the National Institute for Health Research aimed to addre...
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Open AccessWidespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals: results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group
The regional distribution of white matter (WM) abnormalities in schizophrenia remains poorly understood, and reported disease effects on the brain vary widely between studies. In an effort to identify commonal...
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Culture, PCR, DNA sequencing, and second harmonic generation (SHG) visualization of Bartonella henselae from a surgically excised human femoral head
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Open AccessLaser spectroscopy with an electrostatic ConeTrap
A compact electrostatic trap has been designed and installed as part of the recent upgrades to the IGISOL IV facility. The ConeTrap provides an in vacuo optical pum** site for low energy (800 eV) ionic ensem...
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The significance of extramural venous invasion in R1 positive rectal cancer
Evidence has shown that a positive resection margin (R1) is a key determinant of subsequent local recurrence and a poor prognostic factor in rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes an...
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Erratum: Subcortical brain volume abnormalities in 2028 individuals with schizophrenia and 2540 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium
Correction to: Molecular Psychiatry (2015); advance online publication 2 June 2015; doi:10.1038/mp.2015.63 Following publication of the above article, the authors noticed that the forty-third author’s last nam...
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Open AccessSubcortical brain volume abnormalities in 2028 individuals with schizophrenia and 2540 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium
The profile of brain structural abnormalities in schizophrenia is still not fully understood, despite decades of research using brain scans. To validate a prospective meta-analysis approach to analyzing multic...
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Receptor-mediated exopolysaccharide perception controls bacterial infection
Surface polysaccharides are important for bacterial interactions with multicellular organisms, and some are virulence factors in pathogens. In the legume–rhizobium symbiosis, bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS)...
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Defining response to anti-VEGF therapies in neovascular AMD
The introduction of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) has made significant impact on the reduction of the visual loss due to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (n-AMD). There are si...
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Ambient Assisted Living Environment Towards Internet of Things Using Multifarious Sensors Integrated with XBee Platform
In this study, we reported the design and development of an integratedplatform for monitoring and controlling of household appliances using internetworking technologies associated with factors of ZigBee wirele...
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Open AccessCalcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Antagonists: Beyond Migraine Pain—A Possible Analgesic Strategy for Osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) pain is poorly understood and managed, as current analgesics have only limited efficacy and unwanted side effect profiles. A broader understanding of the pathological mechanisms driving OA ...
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Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease and vaccine provision in a tertiary referral center
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has an all-cause mortality of 5–35 % in the developed world. Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended for at-risk groups, including those infected with human immunodeficiency...
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Colonic perforation in collagenous colitis: a systematic review of a rare complication and guidance on management
Collagenous colitis is an increasingly diagnosed clinical and pathological variant of microscopic colitis, mainly affecting middle-aged and elderly women; herein we review the literature for a rare complicatio...
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Erratum: RESULTS BY EXPOSURES—5.2. Foods.
Correction to: International Journal of Obesity (2009) 33, S13–S27; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.85 Since the publication of IJO (2009) Volume 33, Supplement 3, the authors have identified an error in this paper: On p...
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Erratum: RESULTS BY EXPOSURES—5.3. Beverages.
Correction to: International Journal of Obesity (2009) 33, S28–S34; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.86 Since the publication of IJO (2009) Volume 33, Supplement 3, the authors have identified several errors in this paper...
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Barriers to the reporting and management of needlestick injuries among surgeons
Needlestick injuries are common within surgical practice and carry the risk of transmission of blood borne viruses. Key to reducing this risk is an accessible system of reporting and involvement of occupationa...
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Open AccessPrevention of febrile neutropenia: use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
There is good evidence to suggest that dose intensity is important when considering the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. However, the development of chemotherapy-induced f...
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Open AccessIntroduction of a system to screen for chronic kidney disease and monitor for nephrotoxicity of antiretrovirals at an outpatient HIV clinic
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Taking Plateau into Microgravity: The Formation of an Eightfold Vertex in a System of Soap Films
The microgravity phases of parabolic flights were used to perform experiments with soap films trapped in wire frames, a variation of the wire frame experiments originally designed by the nineteenth century Bel...
