... vitamin A-deficiency and hypervitaminosis (Fig 5) rats An antibody against a protein unrelated to vitamin A was used as a mock controland binding was not observed (results not shown) Discussion Using ... b-carotene can increase the carcinogenesis risk Epidemiologic studies in humans suggest that high consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases including cancer ... to control rats Using Western blot analysis it was also found that p53 protein was increased and c-Jun protein was decreased in liver chronic-vitamin A deficient rats when compared to controls...
... cells and the right lobe of the thyroid gland was surgically removed Statistical analysis Statistical analysis between groups was done with SPSS® for Windows® Version 12.0 using t-student test ... hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, skeletal-muscle cells, astrocytes, and neurons Nonetheless, no studies report the use of BM cells in endocrine disorders like hypothyroidism [2,3] To investigate whether adult ... very promising source for research and clinical treatments The use of Iodine-131 (I131) to treat patients with hyperthyroidism, Grave 's disease, has common side effects such as hypothyroidism that...
... NF-kappa B and the host innate immune system [4] NOD2 is expressed in monocytes andin intestinal epithelial cells, including Paneth cells [5] Crohn 's disease- associated mutations in NOD2 result in defective ... Crohn 'sdisease susceptibility Using a case -control study, we have shown that a SNP in an intron of this gene is associated with Crohn 'sdisease Whether this SNP is in close proximity to another disease- causing ... Crohn 'sdisease will be the focus of future studies The CSF1R gene is an intriguing candidate gene for Crohn 'sdisease susceptibility for several reasons First, it is involved in innate immunity and...
... piscine species, and the relationship of impaired transport function to diseaseand toxicity in these organisms While it is becoming increasingly apparent that many piscine species share bile synthetic ... in vivo assessment of bile transport, and present initial findings employing these methodologies Our investigations show in vivo quantitation of hepatobiliary transport in STII medaka is possible, ... with both in vivo (2D) and ex vivo findings (ultrastructural studies), revealing accuracy and standardization of quantitative assessments across in vivo and ex vivo techniques These findings, while...
... for social sciences (SPSS), version 11.0 Statistical analysis used to assess three outcomes in the research study were: (1) Post stroke depression (As assessed on admission to the community hospitals): ... Neurological impairment as assessed by NIHS Scale (4) Activities of daily life as assessed by Barthel Index (5) CognitiveImpairment as assessed by Abbreviated Mental Test (6) Depression as assessed by ... the stroke patients was assessed by using NIHS Scale.93-95 It includes items to assess level of conscious, gaze, visual fields, facial palsy, motor strength, ataxia, sensory system language, dysarthria...
... use of assessment tools for Alzheimer's disease: the Feasibility Study (assessment tools for dementia inAlzheimer Centres across Europe), a European Alzheimer'sDisease Consortium 's (EADC) survey ... measurement of preferences and the calculation of diseasespecific disutilities Med Decis Making 2003, 23:212-225 Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Moncur M, Gabriel S, Tosteson AN: Assessing values for ... completing the preference instruments was sparse, limiting our analysis of testing difficulties Conclusion In our study population of patients with cerebral aneurysms, cognitiveimpairment was associated...
... Although Parkinson sdisease is most prominently identified with physical symptoms such as tremors and akinesia, this disease has a substantial impact beyond motor impairmentand physical disability ... “health utilities index” approach, and to assess the relationship between health utility scores and PD severity as measured using standard disease- specific tools In cross-sectional analyses, we identified ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/91 severity as reflected by H+Y scores, S+ E scores, and UPDRS II and III scores (Figure 1) Consistent with this, collinear variables such as individual UPDRS motor subscores of bradykinesia,...
... her university studies, and was able to go on vacation She remains on continuous lenalidomide and her disease progression is expected to remain limited in the immediate future Conclusions The lenalidomide ... toxicity scale grade 2), no dose reduction was required (Table 1) However, a third PET scan in September 2009 revealed new lesions in the lung, lymph nodes, and spleen, indicating disease progression ... two small studies [3,4] Further clinical studies are needed to assess the clinical Table 1: Results of laboratory tests before initiation of lenalidomide treatment and after 12 months of continuous...
... neurofibromatosis type (NF1; also known as von Recklinghausen s disease) NF1-associated gastrointestinal lesions include not only GIST, but also hyperplastic lesions of intestinal neural tissue and its supporting ... be suitable surgical methods NF1-associated gastrointestinal lesions include not only GISTs, but also hyperplastic lesions of intestinal neural tissue and its supporting structures, and endocrine ... Progressive increase in the functional G cell mass with age in atrophic gastritis Gut 1973, 14:549-551 Pinsk I, Dukhno O, Ovnat A, Levy I: Gastrointestinal complications of von Recklinghausen s disease: ...
... for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) patients in whom Wilson sdisease is suspected should undergo screening with serum ceruloplasmin, 24-hour basal urinary copper, and slit-lamp examination ... encephalopathy in a person with no history of liver disease [5] Conclusions The clinician should suspect an underlying diseasein an unexplained liver failure associated with leptospirosis The unexplained ... patient s clinical condition and the biochemical findings strongly point to an underlying disease that was not obvious at the initial presentation Since other causes of FHF including viral, toxin...
... for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) patients in whom Wilson sdisease is suspected should undergo screening with serum ceruloplasmin, 24-hour basal urinary copper, and slit-lamp examination ... encephalopathy in a person with no history of liver disease [5] Conclusions The clinician should suspect an underlying diseasein an unexplained liver failure associated with leptospirosis The unexplained ... patient s clinical condition and the biochemical findings strongly point to an underlying disease that was not obvious at the initial presentation Since other causes of FHF including viral, toxin...
... this assessment in persons with MCI, this type of assessment may be an effective early measure of detecting indi- Discussion This study established the test-retest reliability of gait assessment ... normed and standardized assessment instruments in psychology Psychological Assessment 1994, 6:284-290 Bendall MJ, Bassey EJ, Pearson MB: Factors affecting walking speed of elderly people Age Ageing ... and at the same time of day, with participants instructed to wear the same pair of shoes for both sessions Statistical analysis Baseline characteristics and gait parameters were summarized using...
... Wireless Terminal Business Unit of Texas Instruments He has several papers and patents to his credit and his research interests include low-power and low-voltage mixed signal wireless integrated ... signal swing at this node is reduced, resulting in a relaxed settling time and slew rate specifications This also results in area and power savings, since a single-stage low-voltage and low-power amplifier ... nonidealities in data converters He has developed an LMS-based sigma-delta ADC He joined Texas Instruments in 2000, where he is working on transceiver designs for wireless applications His interest is...
... Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and disability using IDEAS in an Indian population showed a positive correlation between scores on all three PANSS subscales and scores on IDEAS, suggesting ... Assessment Battery (FAB) The frontal assessment battery (FAB) [25] is a short cognitiveand behavioral battery that assesses frontal lobe function It has six subtests, each of which has been shown ... years in education and scores on the neurocognitive tests (Table 3) There was no significant meaningful correlation between the scores on the tests and the scores on SANS, BPRS and HRSD There was...
... impairmentin a community-dwelling population, and MMSE was used to assess cognitive status The ABI and PWV were measured as indicators of arterial structure andfunction The present study is ... logistic regression analysis was applied to assess the usefulness of the ABI and ba-PWV measurements as markers of cognitiveimpairment both crude and adjusted conditions for confounding factors ... decline Results Discussion The ABI and PWV are the markers of atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness respectively In the present research, their associations with cognitiveimpairment were examined...
... dementia in Singaporean older adults (94) Cognitive decline was assessed by a decline of or more points in the MMSE test scores between baseline and follow-up assessments 31 3.2.5 Other questionnaire ... participants engaged in ‘fitness activities’ (‘walking’, ‘exercise routines’ and ‘active sports’), social activities’ (attending religious services, visiting cinemas, restaurants, and sports events; ... performed using SPSS statistical software version 15.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, Illinois) 3.5.3 Study III: Cross-sectional analysis of the Independent associations of homocysteine, folate, vitamin B-12...
... pathway 4.2 SVP controls flowering time through repression of SOC1 54 4.2.1 SVP constantly suppresses SOC1 expression 54 4.2.2 SVP represses SOC1 expression mainly in the shoot apex 56 4.2.3 SVP directly ... tagging and cDNA screening for suppressors of CO overexpression (Lee H et al., 2000; Samach et al., 2000) Expression studies showed that SOC1 transcripts are present in most tissues of Arabidopsis ... type and the plant type The plant type has been further subdivided into class I and class II groups Class I consists of the MIKC 25 and Mδ subtypes and class II is composed of Mα, Mβ and Mγ subtypes...
... attack, stroke) and pulmonary diseases (asthma, chronic bronchitis) were based on self-reported physician s diagnosis The smoking status (current, former, or never-smokers) was assessed by selfreport ... Conclusions Our findings are in line with previous observations showing an inverse association between blood pressure and lung function Furthermore, our analysis indicates that BBL medication and ... participants with complete data on lung function tests and blood pressure measurements Women had a significantly lower body mass index (BMI), smoked less and their blood pressure readings and absolute...
... bias affecting assessment of smoking habits in the cases should similarly affect assessment of smoking habits in the control group,1 however, insisting on a dead control group violates the study ... hypothesis testing showed significant differences or not between the two control groups Using sex-matched spouses as controls is an innovative design, and it is possible to produce approximately random ... and blood-forming organ diseases (280–289, 0.9%), mental disorders (290–319, 3.3%), nervous system diseases (320–359, 3.1%), digestive system diseases (520–579, 27.5%), genitourinary system diseases...
... Main construction Stages Site Construction Facilities Site Formation Sub-Construction Stages Access road and stream crossing Stabilising the site Removing of vegetation Earth work Stabilising ... construction sites in Malaysia These alternatives were selected based on guidelines, manuals and the most important is the human expert s opinions on which measures should be used to minimise stormwater ... easiness to understand and use, and so forth The most essential factors for choosing the MCA technique is the easiness of understanding by the analyst, the stakeholders and use Ref [16] stated that...