Publications

normal cholesterol levels with lovastatin (mevinolin) therapy in a child with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia following liver transplantation.	patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia produce no normal low-density lipoprotein (ldl) receptors, and as a result, ldl accumulates in plasma, causing severe premature atherosclerosis. two years ago, liver transplantation was performed in a child with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, restoring ldl receptor activity to about 60% of normal and reducing the ldl cholesterol level by 81%. however, the patient's lipoprotein levels remained significantly elevated for her age and ...	2012	3534334
genodermatoses.		2012	3294939
[determination of circulating igg, iga, igm, complement and immune complexes in lichen planus, behcet's disease and recurrent aphthae].		2012	3463491
treatment of blastic transformation of chronic myelogenous leukemia with mitoxantrone.	twenty-four patients with blastic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia (cml) were treated with mitoxantrone. the patients included 19 whose cells were philadelphia chromosome (ph1+) and 5 who were either ph1- or in whom cytogenetics were not available. six of the 19 whose cells were ph1+ responded and one of those who were ph1- responded. the patients were further characterized into lymphoid or nonlymphoid on the basis of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase or morphology. two of the patients wit ...	2012	3459595
molecular, serologic, and functional evidence for an apparent hla-dr triplet.	during routine typing procedures the individual ger was demonstrated to possess an unusual class ii phenotype exhibiting three dr serotypes (dr1, dr2, drw6). closer serologic examination on this person's family showed that the dr1 and dr2 antigens segregated together on one haplotype. biochemical evidence will be presented that the b cell line derived from the individual ger expresses five distinct types of dr molecules. antigen presentation studies proved that the dr molecules carrying either d ...	2012	3486913
clinical analysis of five infants with glycogen storage disease of the heart--pompe's disease.	five cases of infant glycogen storage disease of the heart are reported. their ages ranged from 2 to 7 months. they all presented with generalized hypotonia and respiratory tract infections. four of the diagnosis were proven by skeletal muscle biopsy and enzymatic assay of alpha-1,4-glucosidase. all 5 infants had clinical signs of cardiac failure, cardiomegaly shown by chest x-ray, short pr intervals, severe left or bi-ventricular hypertrophy shown on electrocardiograms, increased thickness of t ...	2012	3459901
[a case report of death from neuroleptic malignant syndrome].		2012	3411805
the fluorescence properties of ortho aminobenzoate anesthetics in define solvents and phospholipid vesicles.		2012	3406128
abstracts of papers presented at the combined scientific meeting of the british society for haematology and the british society for haemostasis and thrombosis. cardiff, 23-25 march 1988.		2012	3382598
young red cell preparation--a comparison of available methods.	four possible methods of preparing young red cells (yrbc) which exploit the relationship between red cell ageing and density are compared. of these, two cell separators and the ibm cell washer are shown to be capable of producing yrbc suitable for clinical use. yrbc prepared from the ibm 2991 cell washer are recommended for clinical trials because of lower cost, greater convenience and lower white cell contamination compared to cell separator-derived yrbc.	2012	3923763
short history of plaster-of-paris cast immobilization.		2012	3523193
[side effects of thrombocytapheresis and leukocytapheresis in healthy donors].		2012	3439974
trial of a geriatric consultation team in an acute care hospital.	a controlled trial was conducted to examine the effects of superimposing an interdisciplinary geriatric consultation team upon the conventional patterns of care in medical wards of an acute care hospital. two hundred and twenty-two patients, aged 69 years of age or older, admitted from the emergency room to two trial wards and 182 similar patients admitted to two control wards where the team did not work, were followed. evaluations at admission, two and four weeks, and three and six months posta ...	2012	3301989
[establishment of percutaneous nephroureterolithotomy and its clinical experiences].		2012	3294480
removal of the 33, 23 and 18 kda extrinsic proteins of photosystem ii by sulfite treatment at alkaline ph.	we found that sulfite incubation of photosystem ii submembrane fractions can induce selective depletion of the 18, 23 and 33 kda polypeptides of the psii oxygen evolving complex. when the sulfite treatment was done at ph 8.0, the 18 and 23 kda proteins were removed efficiently from the psii oxygen evolving complex. under the same conditions, the 33 kda subunit remained bound (even when 2 m sodium sulfite was used). however, in more alkaline conditions (ph 9.8), we show extensive removal of the 3 ...	2012	3284523
the vice president of patient care services visits china.		2012	3637686
the vice president of patient care services visits china.		2012	3637686
oral health of individuals aged 3-80 years in jönköping, sweden in 1973 and 1983. i. a review of findings on dental care habits and knowledge of oral health.	the aim of the present study was to present data from dental care habits and knowledge of oral health in two cross-sectional studies carried out in 1973 and 1983. a random sample of approximately 1000 individuals evenly distributed in the age groups 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 years was studied for each of these two years. in the 1983-year examination 80 individuals 80 years of age were also included. all subjects were inhabitants of the community of jönköping, sweden. a questionnair ...	2012	3460193
changes of heart: the role of love and will in illness and wellness: part 3.		2012	3419686
[keypoints in the training of nursing staff illustrated by examples: expressions used to encourage or discourage nurses].		2012	3398583
[role of infectious agents in the emergence of malignant tumors].	according to the data of the international agency for research on cancer (iarc), at least 6 virus species (hpv, ebv, hhv-8/kshv, htlv-1, hbv, hcv), 4 helminthes species (schistosoma haematobium and japonicum, opisthorchis viverrini, clonorchis sinensis) and i bacterium species (helicobacter pylori) have been proved to be capable of causing the development of cancer. the analysis of the data available shows that merkel cell polyomavirus (mcv), herpes simplex virus (hsv), john cunningham polyomavi ...	2012	23163048
first national survey of antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteroides fragilis group: emerging resistance to carbapenems in argentina.	the antibiotic susceptibility rates of 363 clinical bacteroides fragilis group isolates collected from 17 centers in argentina during the period from 2006 to 2009 were as follows: piperacillin-tazobactam, 99%; ampicillin-sulbactam, 92%; cefoxitin, 72%; tigecycline, 100%; moxifloxacin, 91%; and clindamycin, 52%. no metronidazole resistance was detected in these isolates during this time period. resistance to imipenem, doripenem, and ertapenem was observed in 1.1%, 1.6%, and 2.3% of b. fragilis gr ...	2012	22232282
the antimicrobial action of chitosan, low molar mass chitosan, and chitooligosaccharides on human colonic bacteria.	antibacterial effect of chitooligosaccharides (cos) and low molar mass chitosans (lmwc) is considered as one of the most important characteristics of chitosan (cs) hydrolysates. here, we show the in vitro effect of different cos, lmwc, and cs on representative anaerobic bacteria isolated from human colon as a possibility of targeting modification of colonic microflora composition by supplementation of dietary cs products by humans. specific growth rate of seven selected nonpathogenic anaerobic b ...	2012	22528310
microbial composition and in vitro fermentation patterns of human milk oligosaccharides and prebiotics differ between formula-fed and sow-reared piglets.	the microbial composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics of human milk oligosaccharides (hmo), lacto-n-neotetraose (lnnt), a 2:1 mixture of polydextrose (pdx) and galactooligosaccharides (gos), and short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scfos) by pooled ascending colonic microbiota from 9- and 17-d-old formula-fed (ff) and sow-reared (sr) piglets were assessed. ph change and gas, scfa, and lactate production were determined after 0, 2, 4, 8, and 12 h of incubation. in most donor groups, ...	2012	22399522
olfactomedin-4 is a glycoprotein secreted into mucus in active ibd.	olfactomedin-4 (olfm4) is a glycoprotein characteristic of intestinal stem cells and apparently involved in mucosal defense of the stomach and colon. here we studied its expression, regulation and function in ibd.	2012	22398066
identification of household bacterial community and analysis of species shared with human microbiome.	microbial populations in indoor environments, where we live and eat, are important for public health. various bacterial species reside in the kitchen, and refrigerators, the major means of food storage within kitchens, can be a direct source of food borne illness. therefore, the monitoring of microbiota in the refrigerator is important for food safety. we investigated and compared bacterial communities that reside in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator and on the seat of the toilet, wh ...	2013	23743600
pitfalls in mouse norovirus (mnv) detection in fecal samples using rt-pcr, and construction of new mnv-specific primers.	the murine norovirus (mnv), which belongs to the caliciviridae family, is prevalent in laboratory mice. since this virus affects macrophages and dendritic cells, infected mice are not suitable for immunological investigations, making it important to detect mnv infections accurately. when we tested rna extracts derived from mouse feces for mnv detection using nested rt-pcr with a set of mnv-specific primers reported by goto et al. (exp. anim. 58: 135-140, 2009), we found that these primers amplif ...	2013	23615307
in vitro growth of four individual human gut bacteria on oligosaccharides produced by chemoenzymatic synthesis.	the present study aimed at examining oligosaccharides (os) for potential stimulation of probiotic bacteria. nineteen structurally well-defined candidate os covering groups of β-glucosides, α-glucosides and α-galactosides with degree of polymerization 2-4 were prepared in >100 mg amounts by chemoenzymatic synthesis (i.e. reverse phosphorolysis or transglycosylation). fourteen of the os are not naturally occurring and five (β-d-glucosyl-fructose, β-d-glucosyl-xylitol, α-glucosyl-(1,4)-d-mannose, α ...	2013	23580006
intake of whole-grain and fiber-rich rye bread versus refined wheat bread does not differentiate intestinal microbiota composition in finnish adults with metabolic syndrome.	whole-grain (wg) foods rich in indigestible carbohydrates are thought to modulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota. we investigated in a randomized, parallel, 2-arm 12-wk intervention whether consumption of wg and fiber-rich rye breads compared with refined wheat breads affected the microbiota composition in finnish individuals aged 60 ± 6 y with metabolic syndrome. fecal samples from 51 participants (25 males, 26 females) before and after the intervention were processed for the micr ...	2013	23514765
solution nmr structure of the helicase associated domain bvu_0683(627-691) from bacteroides vulgatus provides first structural coverage for protein domain family pf03457 and indicates domain binding to dna.	a high-quality nmr structure of the helicase associated (ha) domain comprising residues 627-691 of the 753-residue protein bvu_0683 from bacteroides vulgatus exhibits an all α-helical fold. the structure presented here is the first representative for the large protein domain family pf03457 (currently 742 members) of ha domains. comparison with structurally similar proteins supports the hypothesis that ha domains bind to dna and that binding specificity varies greatly within the family of ha doma ...	2013	23160728
insight into the prebiotic concept: lessons from an exploratory, double blind intervention study with inulin-type fructans in obese women.	to highlight the contribution of the gut microbiota to the modulation of host metabolism by dietary inulin-type fructans (itf prebiotics) in obese women.	2013	23135760
discovery of β-1,4-d-mannosyl-n-acetyl-d-glucosamine phosphorylase involved in the metabolism of n-glycans.	a gene cluster involved in n-glycan metabolism was identified in the genome of bacteroides thetaiotaomicron vpi-5482. this gene cluster encodes a major facilitator superfamily transporter, a starch utilization system-like transporter consisting of a tonb-dependent oligosaccharide transporter and an outer membrane lipoprotein, four glycoside hydrolases (α-mannosidase, β-n-acetylhexosaminidase, exo-α-sialidase, and endo-β-n-acetylglucosaminidase), and a phosphorylase (bt1033) with unknown function ...	2013	23943617
ethnic diversity of gut microbiota: species characterization of bacteroides fragilis group and genus bifidobacterium in healthy belgian adults, and comparison with data from japanese subjects.	the composition of the human gut microbiota is related to host health, and it is thought that dietary habits may play a role in shaping this composition. here, we examined the population size and prevalence of six predominant bacterial genera and the species compositions of genus bifidobacterium (g-bifid) and bacteroides fragilis group (g-bfra) in 42 healthy belgian adults by quantitative pcr (qpcr) over a period of one month. the population sizes and prevalence of these bacteria were basically ...	2013	23522670
discrimination based on gly and arg/ser at position 673 between dipeptidyl-peptidase (dpp) 7 and dpp11, widely distributed dpps in pathogenic and environmental gram-negative bacteria.	porphyromonas gingivalis, an asaccharolytic gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, expresses the novel asp/glu-specific dipeptidyl-peptidase (dpp) 11 (ohara-nemoto, y. et al. (2011) j. biol. chem. 286, 38115-38127), which has been categorized as a member of the s46/dpp7 family that is preferential for hydrophobic residues at the p1 position. from that finding, 129 gene products constituting five clusters from the phylum bacteroidetes have been newly annotated to either dpp7 or dpp11, whereas the re ...	2013	23246913
effects of antibiotics on bacterial species composition and metabolic activities in chemostats containing defined populations of human gut microorganisms.	the composition and metabolic activities of the human colonic microbiota are modulated by a number of external factors, including diet and antibiotic therapy. changes in the structure and metabolism of the gut microbiota may have long-term consequences for host health. the large intestine harbors a complex microbial ecosystem comprising several hundreds of different bacterial species, which complicates investigations on intestinal physiology and ecology. to facilitate such studies, a highly simp ...	2013	23403424
identification of feces by detection of bacteroides genes.	in forensic science, the identification of feces is very important in a variety of crime investigations. however, no sensitive and simple fecal identification method using molecular biological techniques has been reported. here, we focused on the fecal bacteria, bacteroides uniformis, bacteroides vulgatus and bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, and developed a novel fecal identification method by detection of the gene sequences specific to these bacteria in various body (feces, blood, saliva, semen, u ...	2013	23068949
[acute juvenile mesotitis in ambulatory practice. ii. bacteriologic findings].		2013	3815548
utilization of major fucosylated and sialylated human milk oligosaccharides by isolated human gut microbes.	human milk oligosaccharides (hmos) are not digested in the proximal intestine. in distal intestine, hmos collectively modify the microbiota, but the response of individual bacteria to individual components of the hmos is not well defined. here, each of 25 major isolates of the human intestinal microbiota was fed individual major fucosylated and sialylated hmos in anaerobic culture. this allowed for an assessment of the influence of specific hmos on the growth and metabolic products of individual ...	2013	24013960
species differentiation of bacteroides dorei from bacteroides vulgatus and bacteroides ovatus from bacteroides xylanisolvens - back to basics.	we present the results from 16s sequencing and phenotypic tests for differentiation of bacteroides dorei from bacteroides vulgatus and bacteroides ovatus from bacteroides xylanisolvens, which was not possible with maldi-tof ms. testing with β-glucosidase could differentiate b. dorei from b. vulgatus and a negative catalase reaction could identify b. xylanisolvens.	2013	23994205
isolation of bacteroides from fish and human fecal samples for identification of unique molecular markers.	bacteroides molecular markers have been used to identify human fecal contamination in natural waters, but recent work in our laboratory confirmed cross-amplification of several human-specific bacteroides spp. assays with fecal dna from fish. for identification of unique molecular markers, bacteroides from human (n = 4) and fish (n = 7) fecal samples were cultured and their identities were further confirmed using rapid id 32a api strips. the 16s rdna from multiple isolates from each sample was pc ...	2013	24313449
frequency discrimination as a function of tonal duration and excitation-pattern slopes in normal and hearing-impaired listeners.	frequency difference limens were determined as a function of stimulus duration in five normal-hearing and seven hearing-impaired subjects. the frequency dl duration functions obtained from normal-hearing subjects were similar to those reported by liang and chistovich [sov. phys. acoust. 6, 75-80 (1961)]. as duration increased, the dl's improved rapidly over a range of short durations, improved more gradually over a middle range of durations, and reached an asymptote around 200 ms. the functions ...	2013	3700858
[status of lipid peroxidation in patients with silicosis].		2013	3623157
[epidemiology in anesthesiology and resuscitation: a pending assignation in spain].		2013	3616062
[spinocerebellar degeneration with slow eye movement--with special reference to neuropathological background of disturbance of ocular movement].		2013	3698420
erythromycin and cyclosporine.		2013	3740694
exercise thallium imaging in patients with diabetes mellitus. prognostic implications.	we used exercise thallium 201 imaging in 123 patients with diabetes mellitus (77 men and 46 women, aged 56 +/- 8 years), 75% of whom had angina pectoris (typical or atypical). during exercise testing, 18 patients (15%) had angina pectoris, 28 (23%) had ischemic st changes, and 69 (56%) had abnormal thallium images. during follow-up (up to 36 months), there were 12 cardiac events; four patients died of cardiac causes and eight had nonfatal acute myocardial infarction. univariate and multivariate ...	2013	3813750
neurotoxicity caused by lithium-verapamil synergism.		2013	3793965
[control of diabetes in the peroperative period using continuous intravenous insulin infusion with a pump].		2013	3811779
[home life of the aged--psychological aspects].	with increasing age the social and physical environment of elderly persons becomes increasingly focussed upon the home and its immediate surroundings, whilst life within the home ("wohnen") expands to take in a wider variety of activities. critical life events and transitions in old age often induce changes both in the way of life within the home and also in housing. the way of life of elderly people in the home ("alterswohnen") can be defined as the totality of goal-directed activities within t ...	2013	3811468
occasions for cyclosporine in the management of various renal transplant situations.		2013	3893107
assessment of right and left heart interactions: application of the resistance ratio in chronic congestive heart failure.		2013	3779731
atracurium in clinical anaesthesia: effect of dosage on onset, duration and conditions for tracheal intubation.	conditions for tracheal intubation at 90 seconds, time to onset of maximum block and duration of clinical relaxation after five different doses of atracurium, which ranged from 0.4 to 1.0 mg/kg were studied in 200 adult patients who were anaesthetized with nitrous oxide, oxygen and halothane or fentanyl. the conditions for intubation improved significantly with increasing doses, and were acceptable in 55% patients with a 0.4 mg/kg dose and in about 90% of those who received the two higher doses. ...	2013	3839980
[various methods of the practical evaluation of functional possibilities of implanted synchronous cardiostimulators].	some clinical device for the assessment of the sensitivity of the implanted demand-type cardiostimulator to bioelectric potentials are described. a relationship is demonstrated between the perception of bioelectric noise (muscular potentials) and sensitivity of the cardiostimulator.	2013	3712949
an alternative view of education for deaf children: part i.		2013	3716955
[fetal uropathies. diagnostic and therapeutic problems].	based on the experience of 63 antenatal diagnosis of fetal uropathies, the authors discuss the diagnostic problems, practical implications of antenatal diagnosis and potential indications of in utero interventions. a correct diagnosis was established in 43 out of the 63 cases (70%). diagnostic problems were encountered in differentiating between multicystic dysplastic kidneys and uretero-pelvic junction obstruction, dilatation due to reflux or from obstruction and from the lack of visualisation ...	2013	3912074
myonecrosis, myoglobinuria and acute renal failure induced by south american rattlesnake (crotalus durissus terrificus) envenomation in brazil.	the venom of the brazilian rattlesnake crotalus durissus terrificus is know to have hemolytic and neurotoxic physiopathological activities which may cause acute renal failure with hemoglobinuria and/or methemoglobinuria. as far as we know, no report has been published on the ability of the venom of this rattlesnake species to cause rhabdomyolysis. in the present paper we demonstrate that the venom of brazilian snakes of the genus crotalus can induce systemic myonecrosis. clinical, laboratory and ...	2013	4060176
reliability, validity, and parent-child agreement studies of the diagnostic interview for children and adolescents (dica).		2013	3667494
[aneurysm of the ampulla of galen. anesthetic problems].	anesthetic management of patients with arterio-venous malformations of the vein of galen needs to be adapted to the physiopathology of the affection. massive blood less before clipping and congestive heart failure after clipping may be avoided by using adequate transfusion and light arterial vasodilators preserving diastolic perfusion of the heart.	2013	3683709
["death" and nursing education. clinical training in dealing with dying patients and their families and responses to nursing students].		2013	3637398
dementia: a family problem.		2013	3632929
[endoscopic retrograde pancreatocholangiography in children].		2013	4034321
rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of propranolol in plasma.		2013	3592243
comparison of local, spinal, and general anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy.	patients who had undergone inguinal herniorrhaphy with local, general, or spinal anesthesia were surveyed for satisfaction with the anesthesia. a review of complications was carried out for these same patients to determine comparative rates in the three anesthesia groups. patients were stratified by age and concomitant medical illness. satisfaction ratings were equal among the three groups. complication rates were highest in the spinal anesthesia group (primarily urinary complications) for patie ...	2013	3592070
cost documentation of school nursing follow-up services.	the cost of nursing services was documented as part of a grant to study the effect of school nursing follow-up on the outcome of dental screening. eleven nurses participated in the study with experimental (n = 287) groups of fifth and sixth grade students from a large west coast school district who were screened for caries. stratifiers for the randomized group assignment were school, cavity severity, gender, ethnicity, and insurance coverage. a positive difference occurred for the 11 nurses (p = ...	2013	3633356
short term chemotherapy of paucibacillary leprosy.	twenty freshly diagnosed, previously untreated, adult male patients with paucibacillary leprosy were treated with multi drug therapy (mdt) according to who regimen (1982). the patients remained in the hospital throughout the course of the study. at the end of six months treatment, they were evaluated clinicobacteriologically and histologically for evidence of the disease activity. active disease was present in 55% of the patients at the end of six months treatment. dds had to be discontinued in ...	2013	3572096
detection of nonrandom clustering of colonies in agar culture.	we report a quantitative method for the detection of clustering in agar cultures. a statistical model was constructed on the assumption that colony formation by a cell in agar culture was independent of its spatial relationship to other cells in the culture. deviation from this model was then tested by a chi-squared test of the actual observations compared with values obtained from the model. this method provides a technique that will identify interactions between cells of like or unlike type. u ...	2013	4029296
discrepancies between the calculated digoxin clearance and the serum digoxin level in elderly patients.		2013	3662718
[statistical contribution to dorsal displacement of vertebral bodies].		2013	4220665
[statistical contribution to dorsal displacement of vertebral bodies].		2013	4220665
[deep venous thrombosis mimicking a ruptured baker's cyst].		2013	3665787
plasmacytoma of the head and neck.	fourteen cases of plasmacytoma arising in the head and neck are described. good local tumour control was achieved with minimal surgery and moderate doses of radiation. subsequent myelomatosis did occur but this was unusual and no more frequent with tumours arising in the maxilla and mandible than at extramedullary sites. it is recommended that all apparently solitary plasma cell tumours of the head and neck are treated by radiotherapy with curative intent and then followed up carefully for life.	2013	3621820
[is melanosis coli a harmless secondary finding?].		2013	3960530
[is melanosis coli a harmless secondary finding?].		2013	3960530
[from the national socialist time].		2013	3774763
toward the elimination of guessing bias in landolt acuity testing.	a subjective guessing bias has been claimed to be present in association with visual acuity testing using the classic circular landolt ring. a semiautomated visual test system has been described previously which uses an angular version of the broken ring. evidence is presented here which indicates that this version of the test object overcomes the problem of guessing bias and thus might prove to be not only a preferred "standard" or reference optotype but also an acceptable clinical optotype in ...	2013	3777112
[the use of occupational law in solving problems at obstetric-gynecologic facilities].		2013	3811411
teniposide is not effective in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.	teniposide has been evaluated in a phase ii clinical trial in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll). among 16 consecutive patients with cll entered in the study and treated with teniposide, 100 mg/m2 weekly, no objective response was observed. toxicity was generally mild and mainly hematologic. teniposide at this dosage and schedule is an inactive drug in cll.	2013	3632912
metabolism of three stereoisomers of astaxanthin in the fish, rainbow trout and tilapia.	in rainbow trout (salmo gairdneri), the dietary astaxanthin diesters were mostly absorbed and accumulated in their integuments keeping their configurations, and partially metabolized to (3r, 3'r)-zeaxanthin (major) and/or (3r, 3's)-zeaxanthin (medium) and/or (3s,3's)-zeaxanthin (minor). in tilapia (tilapia nilotica), the three stereoisomers of astaxanthin diesters were promptly metabolized to only (3s,3's)-astaxanthin, and subsequently to (3r,3'r)-zeaxanthin and/or (3r,3's)-zeaxanthin and/or (3s ...	2013	3829622
significance of parathyroid hormone (pth) radioimmunoassay in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism: an experience based on 63 surgically proven cases.	the significance of pth-radioimmunoassay was assessed in 63 surgically proven cases of primary hyperparathyroidism. to detect hyperparathyroidism, an increase in the free serum ca index, [1-(8 x alb + 2 x glb + 3)/100] x ca, has the highest predictive value (100%) for a positive test but a low predictive value (11.8%) for a negative test. it was necessary to improve the criteria to rule out the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. we therefore carried out a pth radioimmunoassay employing kits made ...	2013	3622392
[plasma amino acid pattern in gastrointestinal carcinoma].	we evaluated the free-plasma amino acid patterns of 156 patients with various gastrointestinal carcinomas at different tumor stages. as a control group, the plasma amino acid pattern of 73 healthy volunteers at different ages was determined. from out results we were able to compute a linear model of seven amino acids using computer-based stepwise discriminant analysis. this formula in the form of a tumor-index can be used as a prognostic indicator for the presence or absence of a gastrointestina ...	2013	3889756
[infant nutrition in east germany].		2013	3811396
perceptions of ethical problems by nurses and doctors.	to identify how nurses and physicians perceive ethical problems in clinical medicine, we conducted structured interviews with 26 nurses and 24 physicians who work in acute-care units. both groups thought that they frequently encounter ethical problems, although there was significant variation within each group about how often members of each group perceived such problems. members of the health-care team often disagreed about ethical decisions. nurses often described conflicts with physicians, bu ...	2013	3954532
treatment of idiopathic hypercalciuria with indapamide.	twenty-six patients with idiopathic hypercalciuria (urine calcium level greater than 300 mg/24 h [7.5 mmol/d]) were treated with indapamide (a nonthiazide diuretic), 2.5 mg/d for 3 consecutive months. a mean decrease in urine calcium levels of 52% was noted (p less than 0.05). when therapy with indapamide was stopped, the calcium levels returned to pretherapy values. the effect of indapamide on urine calcium levels was similar to that of hydrochlorothiazide in 10 patients who were receiving the ...	2013	3719496
[reconstructive plastic surgery of the humeral condyles following removal of endoprostheses of the elbow versus arthrodesis].	the condyles of the elbow are of utmost importance for the stability of this joint. this is particularly evident in cases where elbow prostheses had to be removed because of loosening or infection and where the condyles had been deliberately resected at the primary operation. in order to obtain a functional elbow with sufficient stability and mobility after removal of the prostheses, we can reconstruct the condyles by means of a large autologous bone graft, which we take from the midpart of the ...	2013	3658417
initiating a community pharmacy residency.		2013	3728303
[endometriosis in adolescent girls with developmental genital defects].		2013	3592085
[use of triazine herbicides in the democratic republic of germany: toxicologic and hygienic problems].		2013	3721217
imaging metastases of thyroid carcinoma.		2013	3668671
acute changes in plasma steroids and agonistic behavior in male japanese quail.	a systematic analysis of the acute (minutes to hours) fluctuations of plasma steroids [androstenedione (a), 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (dht), testosterone (t), corticosterone (b)] was investigated in relation to the fighting behavior displayed by experienced male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) in short-term (2 min) dyadic encounters. plasma levels of hormones measured in competitors either 1 hr before, during, or 3 min to 6 hr following a fight related poorly to either the attacking or nona ...	2013	4054584
passive smoking and taxi-drivers.		2013	3796377
prenatal oral development.		2013	3858029
[medullary cancer of the thyroid gland with amyloidosis of the stroma].		2014	4249215
[the tasks of organized dentistry in the control of caries in greek children].		2014	4231519
[the treatment of bronchiolar obstruction (author's transl)].		2014	4155789
[experimental data on the penetration of hexachlorane into the soil].		2014	4112874
[possibility of determination of the value of the ejection fraction of the left ventricle with non-invasive methods in ischemic cardiopathy].		2014	4080166
prevention of physical and mental congenital defects. part b: epidemiology, early detection and therapy, and environmental factors. proceedings of an international conference of the institut de la vie. strasbourg, france, october 10-17, 1982.		2014	3983156
postnatal development of the telencephalon of the tammar wallaby (macropus eugenii). an accessible model of neocortical differentiation.	the sequence of development of cell layers in the neocortex of the tammar has been followed from 24 days gestation to 213 days postnatal. the tammar is born at 27 days gestation and the major period of its development occurs during the subsequent 250 days, most of this time being spent within the pouch. although the pattern of differentiation of the cell layers appears to resemble that described for many eutherian mammals, the neocortex is at an embryonic 2 layered stage at birth and a cortical ...	2014	4073534
[various problems relative to chemical aggression].		2014	4235737
attention and prism adaptation.		2014	3995897