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Theoretical Biology and Medical
Modelling
Open Access
Research
The fractal geometry of nutrient exchange surfaces does not
provide an explanation ... raised by Agutter and Wheatley may not
be resolvable using mathematical analysis, the issue raised
by Dodds et al. is readily addressed by mathematica...
... one-way analysis of
variance (ANOVA) followed by Dunnett's test was used to
estimate the statistical significance of the results [18].
Results
Lactate dehydrogenase assay
LDH activity was ... in Waymouth's media at 37°C and
5% CO
2
for 6 days. The media were changed daily. On the
last day of culture, explants were pretreated with signal
transduction inhibitors, eith...
... recovery of more than 50% of the saline used for the lav-
age;
(c) absence of obvious blood contamination in the BALF,
and
(d) the level of urea in the BALF should be more than 0.4
mmol. The urea ... respiratory failure.
Predictive capabilities of mediators for the onset of ARDS
The median values and the range of the measured cy-
tokines in BALF and ser...
... definition of and grading
of the severity of MOF [22]. For this study we used SOFA
scoring [23]. The use of the daily SOFA score has been chal-
lenged, because daily evaluation can lead to underestimation
of ... Cultural
Foundation, by an EVO grant of the Kuopio University Hospital and by
an EVO grant of Mikkeli Central Hospital.
References
1. Deitch EA: Multiple o...
... active forms of surveillance have yielded higher rates
of adverse events [4,5]. All of these detection methods
require substantial investments of time and money. Moreover,
especially in the case of ... fill out the
standardized MET form on each patient and a weekly 1-hour
Commentary
The evolving story of medical emergency teams in quality
improvement
André Carlos Kajdacsy-Ba...
... Malignant melanoma.
Surgical Anatomy
The superior temporal line, the frontal process of
the zygomatic bone, and the zygomatic arch consti-
tute superior, anterior, and inferior borders of the ...
branch is the terminal branch of the superficial tem-
poral artery. The frontal and parietal branches are
similar in size and frontal branch is less variable than
parietal...
... HCV antibodies.[20]
In the Dionysos study from Italy, residents between the
ages of 12 and 25 years had a chronicity rate of 56%,
compared with 87% for those above the age of 25
years.[21] The ... of HCV infection,
clinicians may identify the patients at risk for HCV-related
complications, and offer treatments to prevent further
morbidity and mortality.
2. Routes...
... the primary prevention is better than the termination of pregnancy after the antenatal diagnosis of
fetal defects (i.e. the so-called “secondary prevention”, namely the prevention of birth of ... termination of the
pregnancy. Of course, this is a last resort rather than an optimal accomplishment. We have to do
therefore our best to introduce the only one good so...
... that may underlie the ability of the inhibitory
region of TnI to influence the surface activity of actin
towards other actin binding proteins. The site of binding of
the inhibitory region is the ... F-actin the affinity
of which is enhanced by tropomyosin.
Interaction of the myosin light chain N-terminal peptide
with actin and reversal by the TnI inhibitory pepti...
... better
understanding of the importance of disulfide bridges and the
hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance on the antimicrobial
activity of gomesin, synthetic analogues of this peptide t hat
lack on e o r both cysteine ... in the headgroup region of the membrane, leading
to a decrease of the thickness of the lipid bilayer, and then to
(b) an active state, when the pept...