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Open AccessPolyhydramnios associated with rare genetic syndromes: two case reports
We present two genetic causes of polyhydramnios that were challenging to diagnose due to their rarity and complexity. In view of the severe implications, we wish to highlight these rare genetic conditions when...
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Open AccessA global analysis of habitat fragmentation research in reptiles and amphibians: what have we done so far?
Habitat change and fragmentation are the primary causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Recent decades have seen a surge of funding, published papers and citations in the field as these threats to biodiversity...
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Open AccessThe relationship between bite force, morphology, and diet in southern African agamids
Many animals display morphological and behavioural adaptations to the habitats in which they live and the resources they exploit. Bite force is an important whole-organism performance trait that allows an incr...
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Towards Real Time Implementation of Sparse Representation Classifier (SRC) Based Heartbeat Biometric System
Implementation of the heartbeat biometric system consists of four main stages which are heartbeat data acquisition, pre-processing and feature extraction, modeling and classification. In this study a new appro...
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Balloon kyphoplasty versus vertebroplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a prospective, comparative, and randomized clinical study
Bone pain and spinal axial deformity are major concerns in aged patients suffering from osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF). Pain can be relieved by vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures, in w...
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Effects of electrical cervical spinal cord stimulation on cerebral blood perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid catecholamine levels, and oxidative stress in comatose patients
Electrical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used to treat of chronic pain, obstructive arterial-related ischemia, and anginal pain. This study investigated cerebral blood perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) c...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Surface Plasmons and Zero Order Metal Gratings
Metallic gratings may give rise to coupling of radiation to surface plasmons even when the grating is zero-order, that is there are no real diffracted beams. This coupling occurs when the grating grooves are s...
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Pharmacokinetics of oral salbutamol controlled-release in Asian patients with asthma
Using a double blind, double dummy crossover design, single dose and steady state pharmacokinetics of oral controlled release (SCR) salbutamol 4 mg and 8 mg tablets b. d. has been studied in 8 Asian patients.
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Surveillance of human mitral valve cells by autochthonous lymphocytes, in vitro
Analysis of a time-lapse film of cultured human mitral valve endothelium containing autochthonous lymphocytes reveals details of a pattern of interaction suggesting a previously undescribed type of cellular su...
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Studies of lipid class and fatty acid profiles of rat mammary tumors induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(a) anthracene
The lipid class and fatty acid composition profiles of mammary glands of female rats fed a nutritionally adequate diet are compared to those of tumors induced in the mammary glands by intravenous injection of ...
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Tumor formation in the region of parotid glands by DMBA
Die Injektion von 7, 12-Dimethylbenz(a) Anthrazol in die Schwanzvene von Ratten führte zu Bildung von Brusttumoren und in einigen Fällen zu Leukämie, dabei wurde auch, mit grösserer Häufigkeit bei männlichen R...
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Effect of essential fatty acid deficiency on lipid metabolism in isolated fat cells of epididymal fat pads of rats
Lipogenesis, lipolysis, and stimulation of glucose conversion into lipid by insulin or prostaglandin E1 were studied in isolated fat cells of the epididymal fat pads of rats fed a fat-free diet or this diet suppl...
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Studies on detection and synthesis of prostaglandins in tail skin of the rat
Studies are reported on the detection and in vitro biosynthesis of prostaglandins of the E type in the tail skin of male Sprague-Dawley rats. It was found that strips of skin were preferred to other techniques...
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Analysis of prostaglandins in rat vesicular glands
Techniques are described whereby problems in the analysis of endogenous prostaglandins in rat vesicular glands are obviated by the use of powdered glands prepared by grinding the tissues in the frozen state. F...
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Origin of Round-body Structures in the Orgueil Meteorite
MICROBIOLOGICAL examinations of carbonaceous meteorites have been conducted by Oro and Tornabene1. They discovered bacterial contamination on two carbonaceous chondrites but were unable to detect bacterial affini...