Publications
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| understanding spearfishing in a coral reef fishery: fishers' opportunities, constraints, and decision-making. | social and ecological systems come together during the act of fishing. however, we often lack a deep understanding of the fishing process, despite its importance for understanding and managing fisheries. a quantitative, mechanistic understanding of the opportunities fishers encounter, the constraints they face, and how they make decisions within the context of opportunities and constraints will enhance the design of fisheries management strategies to meet linked ecological and social objectives ... | 2017 | 28750077 |
| occlusion guided double-barreled fibular osteoseptocutaneous free flap for refined mandibular reconstruction aided by virtual surgical planning. | there were many articles about double-barreled fibular flap for mandibular reconstruction. the upper layer bone was suit for implant placement as a new alveolar. the lower layer was necessary for contour. but the accurate relationship between the 2 layers bone was rarely reported. | 2017 | 28749837 |
| computed tomographic evaluation of posttreatment soft-tissue changes by using a lymphedema scoring system in patients with oral cancer. | this study aimed to evaluate posttreatment soft-tissue changes in patients with oral cancer with computed tomography (ct). to accomplish that purpose, a scoring system was established, referring to the criteria of lower leg lymphedema (le). | 2017 | 28749742 |
| spatial gene drives and pushed genetic waves. | gene drives have the potential to rapidly replace a harmful wild-type allele with a gene drive allele engineered to have desired functionalities. however, an accidental or premature release of a gene drive construct to the natural environment could damage an ecosystem irreversibly. thus, it is important to understand the spatiotemporal consequences of the super-mendelian population genetics before potential applications. here, we use a reaction-diffusion model for sexually reproducing diploid or ... | 2017 | 28743753 |
| evaluation of the root canal anatomy of maxillary and mandibular premolars in a selected german population using cone-beam computed tomographic data. | the aim of this study was to investigate the number of roots and the morphology of the root canals of maxillary and mandibular premolars in a selected german population. | 2017 | 28743430 |
| gender differences in characteristics of physical and sexual victimization in patients with dual diagnosis: a cross-sectional study. | patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders are vulnerable to violent victimization. however, no evidence-based interventions are available to reduce patients' vulnerability. an exploration of the characteristics of physical and sexual violence can provide valuable information to support the development of interventions for these patients. this study aimed to examine gender differences in characteristics of violent victimization in patients with dual diagnosis. | 2017 | 28743237 |
| consideration for eliminating conjunctival closure in the enucleation procedure. | to compare post-operative results and complications in patients who undergo enucleation with or without suture closure of the conjunctiva. this was a retrospective chart review study. review of 50 cases of enucleation surgery at the university of arkansas for medical sciences and arkansas children's hospital between july 2011 and december 2014. criteria for inclusion in the study were all cases of enucleation that had extraocular muscles attached to a spherical orbital implant with or without co ... | 2017 | 28742978 |
| evaluation of exome variants using the ion proton platform to sequence error-prone regions. | the ion proton sequencer from thermo fisher accurately determines sequence variants from target regions with a rapid turnaround time at a low cost. however, misleading variant-calling errors can occur. we performed a systematic evaluation and manual curation of read-level alignments for the 675 ultrarare variants reported by the ion proton sequencer from 27 whole-exome sequencing data but that are not present in either the 1000 genomes project and the exome aggregation consortium. we classified ... | 2017 | 28742110 |
| long-time analytic approximation of large stochastic oscillators: simulation, analysis and inference. | in order to analyse large complex stochastic dynamical models such as those studied in systems biology there is currently a great need for both analytical tools and also algorithms for accurate and fast simulation and estimation. we present a new stochastic approximation of biological oscillators that addresses these needs. our method, called phase-corrected lna (pclna) overcomes the main limitations of the standard linear noise approximation (lna) to remain uniformly accurate for long times, st ... | 2017 | 28742083 |
| fast low-rank shared dictionary learning for image classification. | despite the fact that different objects possess distinct class-specific features, they also usually share common patterns. this observation has been exploited partially in a recently proposed dictionary learning framework by separating the particularity and the commonality (copar). inspired by this, we propose a novel method to explicitly and simultaneously learn a set of common patterns as well as class-specific features for classification with more intuitive constraints. our dictionary learnin ... | 2017 | 28742035 |
| editorial on role of p53 in esophageal cancer from a meta-analysis of 16 studies by fisher et al. | 2017 | 28740655 | |
| rainforest metropolis casts 1,000-km defaunation shadow. | tropical rainforest regions are urbanizing rapidly, yet the role of emerging metropolises in driving wildlife overharvesting in forests and inland waters is unknown. we present evidence of a large defaunation shadow around a rainforest metropolis. using interviews with 392 rural fishers, we show that fishing has severely depleted a large-bodied keystone fish species, tambaqui (colossoma macropomum), with an impact extending over 1,000 km from the rainforest city of manaus (population 2.1 million ... | 2017 | 28739913 |
| refining forelimb asymmetry analysis: correlation with montoya staircase contralateral function post-stroke. | forelimb asymmetry test is a simple test of motor function, using exploration behavior of a rat in a novel environment and counting the number of times that a rat touches the wall with either forepaw. our lab has noticed, however, that there appears to be an increased number of fingertip touches to the wall following a stroke in the impaired forelimb. | 2017 | 28739162 |
| influence of access cavity design on root canal detection, instrumentation efficacy, and fracture resistance assessed in maxillary molars. | the aim of this study was to assess the influence of contracted endodontic cavities (cecs) on root canal detection, instrumentation efficacy, and fracture resistance assessed in maxillary molars. traditional endodontic cavities (tecs) were used as a reference for comparison. | 2017 | 28739013 |
| elemental source attribution signatures for calcium ammonium nitrate (can) fertilizers used in homemade explosives. | calcium ammonium nitrate (can) is a widely available fertilizer composed of ammonium nitrate (an) mixed with some form of calcium carbonate such as limestone or dolomite. can is also frequently used to make homemade explosives. the potential of using elemental profiling and chemometrics to match both pristine and reprocessed can fertilizers to their factories of origin for use in future forensic investigations was examined. inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (icp-ms) was used to determ ... | 2017 | 28738558 |
| fisher-kpp with time dependent diffusion is able to model cell-sheet activated and inhibited wound closure. | the popular 2d fisher-kpp equation with constant parameters fails to predict activated or inhibited cell-sheet wound closure. here, we consider the case where the collective diffusion coefficient is time dependent, with a 3-parameter sigmoid profile. the sigmoid is taken s-shaped for the activated assays, and z-shaped for the inhibited ones. for two activated and two inhibited assays, our model is able to predict with a very good accuracy features of the wound closure like as the time evolution ... | 2017 | 28735087 |
| critical behavior of the van der waals bonded high t c ferromagnet fe3gete2. | fe3gete2 is a promising candidate for van der waals bonded ferromagnet because of its high curie temperature and the prediction that its ferromagnetism can maintain upon exfoliating down to single layer. here, we have reported the critical behavior to understand its ferromagnetic exchange. based on various techniques including modified arrott plot, kouvel-fisher plot, and critical isotherm analysis, a set of reliable critical exponents (β = 0.327 ± 0.003, γ = 1.079 ± 0.005, and δ = 4.261 ± 0.009 ... | 2017 | 28733606 |
| protecting quantum fisher information of n-qubit ghz state by weak measurement with flips against dissipation. | in this paper we propose a scheme by using weak-measurement-based pre- and post-flips (wmppf) to protect the average quantum fisher information (qfi) in the independent amplitude-damping channel (adc) for n-qubit ghz state and generalized n-qubit ghz states. we also discuss the weak measurement and quantum measurement reversal (wmqmr) with the same adc. based on the analytical and numerical results we obtain the main result: the wmppf can reduce the effect of dissipation on the average qfi of th ... | 2017 | 28733578 |
| community pharmacists' knowledge of alzheimer disease care in high- and low-income chicago. | this pilot study examined community pharmacists' knowledge to provide care and services for persons with alzheimer disease (ad) and area income-based disparities in knowledge and availability of cognitive enhancers. | 2017 | 28733154 |
| rubella sero-prevalence among children in kilimanjaro region: a community based study prior to the introduction of rubella vaccine in tanzania. | childhood rubella infection is a mild, self-limiting illness. rubella infection among pregnant women however, is a major public health concern. depending on gestation age, it may result in fetal death, stillbirth or a new-born with congenital rubella syndrome (crs). maternal antibodies protect young infants from rubella infection and lifelong immunity is acquired by vaccination or post-rubella infection. this study aims at characterizing rubella infection and its epidemiology in the kilimanjaro ... | 2017 | 28732540 |
| birth weight differences between those offered financial voucher incentives for verified smoking cessation and control participants enrolled in the cessation in pregnancy incentives trial (cpit), employing an intuitive approach and a complier average causal effects (cace) analysis. | the cessation in pregnancy incentives trial (cpit), which offered financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy showed a clinically and statistically significant improvement in cessation. however, infant birth weight was not seen to be affected. this study re-examines birth weight using an intuitive and a complier average causal effects (cace) method to uncover important information missed by intention-to-treat analysis. | 2017 | 28728583 |
| fisher discrimination of metabolic changes in rats treated with aspirin and ibuprofen. | aspirin and ibuprofen are the most frequently prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the world. however, both are associated with a variety of toxicities. we applied serum metabonomics and fisher discrimination for the early diagnosis of its toxic reaction in order to help diagnose these toxicities. | 2017 | 28728150 |
| a comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism. | over the last decade, robotic approaches have been described for removing adrenal tumors. although there are reports comparing robotic and laparoscopic techniques in general, there are limited data on outcomes in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism (pha). the aim of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of robotic adrenalectomy (ra) versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy (la) for pha. | 2017 | 28727636 |
| granulosa cell tumors: novel predictors of recurrence in early-stage patients. | granulosa cell tumors (gcts) comprise 2% to 5% of ovarian neoplasms, with unpredictable patterns of recurrence. the her family, gata4, and smad3 genes are reportedly involved in gct proliferation and apoptosis and may serve as new predictors of recurrence. the aim of the study was to evaluate novel predictors of recurrence in gct from a large single institution cohort. patients diagnosed with gcts (n=125) between 1975 and 2014 were identified. clinicopathologic parameters were obtained and immun ... | 2017 | 28727617 |
| genomewide association mapping and pathway analysis of meat tenderness in polled nellore cattle. | brazil is one of the world's largest beef exporters, although the product has a low price due to quality issues. the meat exported by brazil is considered medium and low quality by international buyers, mainly due to lack of tenderness. the predominant zebu breeds (80% nellore) are known for producing tougher beef than taurine breeds. nonetheless, some studies have shown that there is substantial genetic variability for tenderness within the nellore breed, although it is a difficult trait to imp ... | 2017 | 28727016 |
| use of pathology data to improve high-value treatment of cervical neoplasia. | we investigated the influence of pathology data to improve patient outcomes in the treatment of high-grade cervical neoplasia in a joint pathology and gynecology collaboration. two of us (b.s.d. and m.d.) reviewed all cytology, colposcopy and surgical pathology results, patient history, and pregnancy outcomes from all patients with loop electrosurgical excision procedure specimens for a 33-month period (january 2011-september 2013). we used this to determine compliance to 2006 consensus guidelin ... | 2017 | 28725782 |
| quantifying magnetic sensitivity of radical pair based compass by quantum fisher information. | the radical pair (rp) based compass is considered as one of the principal models of avian magnetoreception. different from the conventional approach where the sensitivity of rp based compass is described by the singlet yield, we introduce the quantum fisher information (qfi), which represents the maximum information about the magnetic field's direction extracted from the rp state, to quantify the sensitivity of rp based compass. the consistency between our results and experimental observations s ... | 2017 | 28725054 |
| prognostic factors in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: partial surgery x radical surgery. | the present study aimed at assessing the other sites as the carcinoma spreads, as well as therapeutic results, in larynx preservation and patient survival. | 2017 | 18278228 |
| passive acoustic monitoring of the decline of mexico's critically endangered vaquita. | the vaquita (phocoena sinus) is the world's most endangered marine mammal with approximately 245 individuals remaining in 2008. this species of porpoise is endemic to the northern gulf of california, mexico, and historically the population has declined because of unsustainable bycatch in gillnets. an illegal gillnet fishery for an endangered fish, the totoaba (totoaba macdonaldi), has recently resurged throughout the vaquita's range. the secretive but lucrative wildlife trade with china for toto ... | 2017 | 27338145 |
| licoricidin, an isoflavonoid isolated from glycyrrhiza uralensis fisher, prevents uva-induced photoaging of human dermal fibroblasts. | licoricidin is an isoflavonoid isolated from glycyrrhiza uralensis fisher. in this study, we investigated the effects of licoricidin on photoaging of uva-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts (hdfs). | 2017 | 27502959 |
| neurologic complications associated with the zika virus in brazilian adults. | there are no prospective cohort studies assessing the incidence and spectrum of neurologic manifestations secondary to zika virus (zikv) infection in adults. | 2017 | 28806453 |
| winter bait stations as a multispecies survey tool. | winter bait stations are becoming a commonly used technique for multispecies inventory and monitoring but a technical evaluation of their effectiveness is lacking. bait stations have three components: carcass attractant, remote camera, and hair snare. our 22,975 km(2) mountainous study area was stratified with a 5 × 5 km sampling grid centered on northern idaho and including portions of washington, montana, and british columbia. from 2010-14, we conducted 563 sampling sessions at 497 bait statio ... | 2017 | 28904763 |
| fungal and bacterial diversity isolated from aquilaria malaccensis tree and soil, induces agarospirol formation within 3 months after artificial infection. | aquilaria malaccensis lam, commonly known as agarwood, is a highly valuable species used in production of agar oil from its infected wood, which is utilized in pharmaceutical and perfumery industry. agar oil formation in agarwood takes years through the natural process which is induced by natural or artificial injury or microbial infection. the role of soil fungi and bacteria in artificial induction is still an unexplored area. in the present study, we isolated the fungal and bacterial community ... | 2017 | 28747900 |
| health care providers' knowledge of hpv vaccination, barriers, and strategies in a state with low hpv vaccine receipt: mixed-methods study. | human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccination is below national goals in the united states. health care providers are at the forefront of improving vaccination in the united states, given their close interactions with patients and parents. | 2017 | 28801303 |
| detection of high-risk human papillomavirus in cervix sample in an 11.3-year follow-up after vaccination against hpv 16/18. | purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of human papillomavirus (hpv) detection in an 11.3-year post-vaccination period in a cohort of adolescent and young women vaccinated or not against hpv 16/18. methods a subset of 91 women from a single center participating in a randomized clinical trial (2001-2010, nct00689741/00120848/00518336) with hpv 16/18 as04-adjuvanted vaccine was evaluated. all women received three doses of the hpv vaccine (n = 48) or a placebo (n = 43), and cervi ... | 2017 | 28783858 |
| comparison of the natural history of genital hpv infection among men by country: brazil, mexico, and the united states. | background: male genital human papillomavirus (hpv) prevalence and incidence has been reported to vary by geographical location. our objective was to assess the natural history of genital hpv by country among men with a median of 48 months of follow-up.methods: men ages 18-70 years were recruited from united states (n = 1,326), mexico (n = 1,349), and brazil (n = 1,410). genital specimens were collected every 6 months and hpv genotyping identified 37 hpv genotypes. prevalence of hpv was compared ... | 2017 | 28446543 |
| risk factors for erectile dysfunction in men with htlv-1. | erectile dysfunction (ed) occurs in more than 50% of patients with human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) infection. in the general population, atherosclerosis is the main risk factor related to ed. | 2017 | 28827086 |
| the importance of data quality for generating reliable distribution models for rare, elusive, and cryptic species. | the availability of spatially referenced environmental data and species occurrence records in online databases enable practitioners to easily generate species distribution models (sdms) for a broad array of taxa. such databases often include occurrence records of unknown reliability, yet little information is available on the influence of data quality on sdms generated for rare, elusive, and cryptic species that are prone to misidentification in the field. we investigated this question for the f ... | 2017 | 28640819 |
| clinical and angiographic outcomes following endovascular treatment of very small (3 mm or smaller) intracranial aneurysm: a single-center experience. | treatments for very small (3 mm or smaller) intracranial aneurysms (vsas) remain controversial. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of endovascular treatment for vsas and to evaluate clinical risk factors associated with complications.this retrospective study enrolled 82 vsa patients who underwent coil embolization in our institution. angiographic outcomes were assessed according to the meyers classification. the clinical results were evaluated using the modified rankin scale (mrs ... | 2017 | 28906352 |
| potential effects of hormone therapy in type 2 idiopathic macular telangiectasia. | to investigate the influence of hormone therapy with tamoxifen or estrogens on morphological changes in macular telangiectasia (mactel) type 2 patients as revealed clinically in multiple imaging modalities. | 2017 | 28903123 |
| morphometric characteristics and coi haplotype diversity of arctodiaptomus spinosus (copedoda) populations in soda pans in hungary. | arctodiaptomus spinosus (daday, 1891) is a characteristic species of the soda pan zooplankton in the great hungarian plain. the biogeographical distribution of the species is interesting, since its range expands from the pannonian biogeographic region to the other side of the carpathians, occurring in saline lakes in eastern anatolia, armenia, iran and in temporary waters in ukraine. our investigations focused on the morphometric characteristics and the coi haplotype diversity of four hungarian ... | 2017 | 28901808 |
| characterization of differences between prostate cancer patients presenting with de novo versus primary progressive metastatic disease. | men who present with metastatic disease can have de novo or primary progressive disease. we characterized and compared the outcomes between these 2 groups. | 2017 | 28899723 |
| predicting preschool children's eating in the absence of hunger from maternal pressure to eat: a longitudinal study of low-income, latina mothers. | early work by klesges et al. (1983, 1986) suggested that mothers who frequently prompt their children to eat have children at greater risk for obesity. this is consistent with the hypothesis that controlling feeding practices override children's responsiveness to their internal fullness cues, increasing the risk of overeating and obesity (e.g., johnson & birch, 1994). subsequent cross-sectional research on pressure to eat, however, has been inconsistent. most studies have shown that maternal sel ... | 2017 | 28899652 |
| [miller fisher syndrome following treatment with certolizumab in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis]. | sindrome de miller fisher tras tratamiento con certolizumab en una paciente con artritis reumatoide. | 2017 | 28896005 |
| splenectomy vs. rituximab as a second-line therapy in immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a single center experience. | immune thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is a common hematological disease treated primarily by corticosteroids. the aim of the present study was to compare response rate between patients, underwent splenectomy vs. rituximab as second-line therapy. adult patients diagnosed with itp who did not respond to corticosteroids or relapsed during the period 1990-2014 were included in a quasi-experimental study. categorical variables were compared using fisher exact test. response to treatment was compared ... | 2017 | 28895035 |
| new prognostic factor telomerase reverse transcriptase promotor mutation presents without mr imaging biomarkers in primary glioblastoma. | magnetic resonance (mr) imaging biomarkers can assist in the non-invasive assessment of the genetic status in glioblastomas (gbms). telomerase reverse transcriptase (tert) promoter mutations are associated with a negative prognosis. this study was performed to identify mr imaging biomarkers to forecast the tert mutation status. | 2017 | 28894890 |
| a pilot study on the impact of dopamine, serotonin, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor genotype on long-term functional outcomes after subarachnoid hemorrhage. | many that survive an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage experience lasting physical disability, which might be improved by medications with effects on the dopaminergic, serotonergic, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor neurotransmitter systems. but it is not clear which patients are most likely to benefit from these therapies. the purpose of this pilot study was to explore the relationship of genetic polymorphisms in these pathways with 12-month functional outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoi ... | 2017 | 28894586 |
| association of gastrointestinal functional disorders and migraine headache: a population base study. | background migraine is one of the prevalent headaches. many of patients with migraine, complain of gastrointestinal symptoms. there is limited studies on relation of gastrointestinal symptoms and migraine headache at population level. methods in this population-based study, 1038 subjects older than 15 year from a rural area in fars province, south of iran. were investigated for functional gastrointestinal disorders. by cluster random sampling, 160 of these persons invited to receive endoscopy al ... | 2017 | 28894515 |
| proptosis: a forgotten observation by miller fisher on his syndrome. | 2017 | 28894030 | |
| diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging driven growth modeling for radiotherapy target definition in glioblastoma. | the clinical target volume (ctv) in radiotherapy is routinely based on gadolinium contrast enhanced t1 weighted (t1w + gd) and t2 weighted fluid attenuated inversion recovery (t2w flair) magnetic resonance imaging (mri) sequences which have been shown to over- or underestimate the microscopic tumor cell spread. gliomas favor spread along the white matter fiber tracts. tumor growth models incorporating the mri diffusion tensors (dti) allow to account more consistently for the glioma growth. the a ... | 2017 | 28893125 |
| diagnostic accuracy and surgical utility of mri in complicated diabetic foot. | diabetic foot complications pose a significant public health hazard and have negative effect on life quality. these complications are associated with increased risk of amputations and premature death. so focus is increasing on early treatment of complicated diabetic foot. | 2017 | 28892986 |
| distribution of sccmec elements and presence of panton-valentine leukocidin in methicillin-resistant staphylococcusepidermidis isolated from clinical samples in a university hospital of isfahan city, iran. | coagulase negative staphylococcus (cons) is considered as a major pathogen of nosocomial infections among immunosuppressed patients. | 2017 | 28892893 |
| active surveillance of health care associated infections in neurosurgical patients. | health care associated infections (hcai) are frequent complications in neurosurgery. there is limited data available on the incidence and burden of hcai in neurosurgical patients of southeast asian region. | 2017 | 28892887 |
| polytrauma defined by the new berlin definition: a validation test based on propensity-score matching approach. | background: polytrauma patients are expected to have a higher risk of mortality than that obtained by the summation of expected mortality owing to their individual injuries. this study was designed to investigate the outcome of patients with polytrauma, which was defined using the new berlin definition, as cases with an abbreviated injury scale (ais) ≥ 3 for two or more different body regions and one or more additional variables from five physiologic parameters (hypotension [systolic blood press ... | 2017 | 28891977 |
| dna carryover in milk samples from routine milk recording used for pcr-based diagnosis of bovine staphylococcus aureus mastitis. | real-time pcr techniques are increasingly used to detect udder pathogens from milk samples collected non-aseptically at routine milk recording. the objectives of this study were (1) to estimate the statistical associations between cycle threshold (ct) values for staphylococcus aureus in non-aseptically collected composite samples taken at routine milk recording from cows milked consecutively with the same milking unit and milk meter; and (2) to formulate practical and plausible guidelines for un ... | 2017 | 28527807 |
| molecular characterization of staphylococcus aureus isolates from children with periorbital or orbital cellulitis. | periorbital and orbital cellulitis cause significant pediatric morbidity. here, we define the clinical features of and characterize isolates from children with periorbital or orbital cellulitis caused by staphylococcus aureus at texas children's hospital in houston. | 2017 | 28575438 |
| evidence for the association of epstein-barr virus in breast cancer in indian patients using in-situ hybridization technique. | epstein-barr virus (ebv) is etiologically linked to burkitt lymphoma (bl), nasopharyngeal carcinoma, post-transplant lymphomas, hodgkin disease, and possibly other tumors. however, the association of oncogenic ebv with breast carcinoma (bc) is still controversial and a matter of debate. we aimed to study the presence of ebv genome in bc cases in indian patients and its association with the clinicopathological features. the formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues from 83 women with primary invas ... | 2017 | 28557251 |
| antimicrobial sulfonamides clear latent kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus infection and impair mdm2-p53 complex formation. | kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (kshv), also known as human herpesvirus 8, is the causative agent of kaposi sarcoma; this malignant angiosarcoma is usually treated with conventional antitumor agents that can control disease evolution, but do not clear the latent kshv episome that binds to cellular dna. some commercial antibacterial sulfonamides were tested for the ability to suppress latent kshv. quantitative pcr (qpcr) and cytofluorometry assays were used for detecting both viral dna and the latency ... | 2017 | 28611469 |
| delivery after 40 weeks of gestation in pregnant women with well-controlled human immunodeficiency virus. | to evaluate whether there is increased mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-1 associated with deliveries at 40 weeks of estimated gestational age (ega) or greater in pregnant women with hiv-1 viral loads of 1,000 copies/ml or less. | 2017 | 28796679 |
| decreasing prevalence of transmitted drug resistance among art-naive hiv-1-infected patients in iceland, 1996-2012. | introduction: resistance to antiretroviral drugs can complicate the management of hiv-1 infection and impair control of its spread. the aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence and transmission of hiv-1 drug resistance among 106 antiretroviral therapy (art)-naïve patients diagnosed in iceland (1996-2012). methods: hiv-1 polymerase sequences were analysed using the calibrated population resistance tool. domestic spread of transmitted drug resistance (tdr) was investigated throug ... | 2017 | 28649306 |
| the multi-faceted dynamics of hiv-1 transmission in northern alberta: a combined analysis of virus genetic and public health data. | molecular epidemiology has become a key tool for tracking infectious disease epidemics. here, the spread of the most prevalent hiv-1 subtypes in northern alberta, canada, was characterized with a bayesian phylogenetic approach using 1146 hiv-1 pol sequences collected between 2007 and 2013 for routine clinical management purposes. available patient metadata were qualitatively interpreted and correlated with onwards transmission using fisher exact tests and logistic regression. most infections wer ... | 2017 | 28427935 |
| intrawound tobramycin powder eradicates surgical wound contamination: an in vivo rabbit study. | therapeutic anti-infective trial in rabbitsobjective.: the purpose of the present study was to assess the efficacy of intrawound tobramycin powder in terms of eradicating a known bacterial contamination in an escherichia coli infected rabbit spinal implantation model. | 2017 | 28399544 |
| prevalence of borrelia miyamotoi and borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in questing ticks from a recreational coniferous forest of east saxony, germany. | the hard tick ixodes ricinus is the most important vector of tick-transmitted pathogens in europe, frequently occurring in urban parks and greenbelts utilized for recreational activities. this species is the most common vector of the causative agents of lyme borreliosis in europe. similarly, the species spreads borrelia miyamotoi, causing a relapsing-fever like illness. a total of 1774 ixodes ricinus (50 females, 68 males, 840 nymphs and 818 larvae) were collected with flagging between march and ... | 2017 | 28843481 |
| deguelin exerts potent nematocidal activity via the mitochondrial respiratory chain. | as a result of limited classes of anthelmintics and an over-reliance on chemical control, there is a great need to discover new compounds to combat drug resistance in parasitic nematodes. here, we show that deguelin, a plant-derived rotenoid, selectively and potently inhibits the motility and development of nematodes, which supports its potential as a lead candidate for drug development. furthermore, we demonstrate that deguelin treatment significantly increases gene transcription that is associ ... | 2017 | 28687609 |
| comparison of the recovery rate of otomycosis using betadine and clotrimazole topical treatment. | otomycosis is a common diseases that can be associated with many complications including involvement of the inner ear and mortality in rare cases. management of otomycosis can be challenging, and requires a close follow-up. treatment options for otomycosis include local debridement, local and systemic antifungal agents and utilization of topical antiseptics. | 2017 | 28549873 |
| cryptosporidium infection in children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: how important is the prevention of opportunistic parasitic infections in patients with malignancies? | cryptosporidiosis is a relatively uncommon disease in healthy individuals but could be potentially worrisome in immunocompromised patients. this study aimed to evaluate cryptosporidium infection in children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. a case-control study was conducted in 132 children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy and 132 non-cancer controls. the modified ziehl-neelsen (mzn) staining and polymerase chain reaction methods were used for the detection of cryptosporidium parasite. all ... | 2017 | 28730516 |
| prospective cluster controlled crossover trial to compare the impact of an improved hydrogen peroxide disinfectant and a quaternary ammonium-based disinfectant on surface contamination and health care outcomes. | quaternary ammonium-based (quat) disinfectants are widely used, but they have disadvantages. | 2017 | 28431849 |
| loop ileostomy versus total colectomy as surgical treatment for clostridium difficile-associated disease: an eastern association for the surgery of trauma multicenter trial. | the mortality of patients with clostridium difficile-associated disease (cdad) requiring surgery continues to be very high. loop ileostomy (li) was introduced as an alternative procedure to total colectomy (tc) for cdad by a single-center study. to date, no reproducible results have been published. the objective of this study was to compare these two procedures in a multicentric approach to help the surgeon decide what procedure is best suited for the patient in need. | 2017 | 28426557 |
| epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with hydatid cyst in iran. | hydatid cyst is one of the most common zoonotic diseases occurs due to infection with larval stage of echinococcus granulosus parasite. based on epidemiological reasons, world health organization has introduced iran as a hyperendemic region. this study aims to investigate the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients with hydatid cyst in iran. we used information registered in the surveillance system of the iranian ministry of health and medical education attributed to mazandaran provi ... | 2017 | 28615839 |
| analysis of early-onset bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli infection in premature babies. | in early-onset bacteremia among preterm neonates, escherichia coli (e. coli) is the main pathogen and can cause a high mortality rate. thus, the predictive factors of mortality and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (esbl)-producing e. coli in preterm babies with e. coli early-onset bacteremia were reported.we retrospectively reviewed preterm neonates who had e. coli bacteremia occurring within 3 days after birth between 2004 and 2015. maternal and perinatal information were collected from their medi ... | 2017 | 28796061 |
| bacterial meningitis complicating the course of liver cirrhosis. | meningitis is rarely reported in studies investigating bacterial infections in patients affected by liver cirrhosis. we investigated the findings of bacterial meningitis in patients affected by liver cirrhosis referred to our department in a 16-year period. | 2017 | 28616745 |
| high seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibody in hiv/aids individuals from north of iran. | toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent people is generally asymptomatic but in immunocompromised patients including hiv/aids, cancer patients, and organ transplant recipients, etc. it can lead to serious pathological problems. the objective of current study was to determine the seroprevalence of t. gondii igg and igm antibodies in hiv/aids patients using elisa technique in mazandaran province, northern iran. | 2017 | 26811725 |
| application of optimized large surface area date stone (phoenix dactylifera ) activated carbon for rhodamin b removal from aqueous solution: box-behnken design approach. | box-behnken model of response surface methodology was used to study the effect of adsorption process parameters for rhodamine b (rhb) removal from aqueous solution through optimized large surface area date stone activated carbon. the set experiments with three input parameters such as time (10-600min), adsorbent dosage (0.5-10g/l) and temperature (25-50°c) were considered for statistical significance. the adequate relation was found between the input variables and response (removal percentage of ... | 2017 | 28167440 |
| aneurysm rebleeding after placement of external ventricular drainage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the association between external ventricular drainage (evd) and aneurysm rerupture is still a controversial issue. we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published series reporting data of evd placement in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah) with the aim to evaluate the relationship between ventricular drainage and aneurysm rebleeding. | 2017 | 28243810 |
| tambora and the mackerel year: phenology and fisheries during an extreme climate event. | global warming has increased the frequency of extreme climate events, yet responses of biological and human communities are poorly understood, particularly for aquatic ecosystems and fisheries. retrospective analysis of known outcomes may provide insights into the nature of adaptations and trajectory of subsequent conditions. we consider the 1815 eruption of the indonesian volcano tambora and its impact on gulf of maine (gom) coastal and riparian fisheries in 1816. applying complex adaptive syst ... | 2017 | 28116356 |
| the pesticide dieldrin disrupts proteins related to oxidative respiration and mitochondrial stress in the central nervous system. | quantitative proteins analysis was carried out in the hypothalamus of zebrafish following dietary exposure to the legacy pesticide dieldrin. data were collected using itraq labeling methodology and data were acquired using a hybrid quadrupole orbitrap (q exactive) ms system (thermo fisher scientific, bremen, germany). there were 3941 proteins identified in the hypothalamus of zebrafish, and these proteins comprised 23 unique expression patterns for proteins based on the three doses of dieldrin. ... | 2017 | 28367483 |
| human exposure to trace metals and arsenic via consumption of fish from river chenab, pakistan and associated health risks. | this study provided the first hand data of trace elements into fish muscles (n = 65) collected from river chenab in pakistan during 2013, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (icp-ms). we monitored the health risk associated with consumption of contaminated fish of river chenab, by the local population. the mean concentrations (μg/g, wet weight), in descending order were: zn (35.5-54.4), cu (1.38-4.57), mn (2.43-4.5), as (0.23-1.21), cr (0.21-0.67), ni (0.14-0.34), pb (0.14-0.31), ... | 2017 | 27816286 |
| sinus floor elevation using the lateral approach and bone window repositioning i: clinical and radiographic results in 102 consecutively treated patients followed from 1 to 5 years. | to determine the potential complications and clinical outcomes using the lateral sinus elevation technique with window repositioning. | 2017 | 27447149 |
| bovine serum albumin-glutaraldehyde (bioglue(®)) tissue adhesive versus standard renorrhaphy following renal mass enucleation: a retrospective comparison. | to present the operative and post-operative comparison between patients who underwent tumor-bed closure with sutures compared with bovine serum albumin-glutaraldehyde (bioglue(®)) tissue sealant only. | 2017 | 28392835 |
| at-home bleaching: color alteration, hydrogen peroxide diffusion and cytotoxicity. | this study evaluated the color change, cytotoxicity and hydrogen peroxide (hp) diffusion caused by different home bleaching protocols: 10% carbamide peroxide (cp) for 3 or 1.5 h, 6% hydrogen peroxide for 1.5 h or 45 min. to quantify the peroxide penetration, disks of bovine teeth were placed in artificial pulp chambers (apcs) containing acetate buffer, which was collected for evaluation in a spectrophotometer. for analysis of cytotoxicity, specimens were adapted in apcs containing culture medium ... | 2017 | 26312976 |
| adolescent hypertension identified with correct cuff and its cardiovascular and gestational problems after 29 years. | to identify, in 2011, rates of hypertension, cardiovascular and gestational problems in subjects presenting high blood pressure in 1982, when correct cuff size was used, according to the american heart association arm circumference/cuff width ratio of 0.40. | 2017 | 24553697 |
| incidence and evolution of nasal polyps in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. | nasal polyps are a clinical sign of alert for investigating cystic fibrosis (cf). | 2017 | 18392496 |
| assessment of nurse's knowledge about glasgow coma scale at a university hospital. | to assess knowledge of nurses of emergency services and intensive care units about glasgow coma scale. | 2017 | 27462896 |
| overweight effect on spirometric parameters in adolescents undergoing exercise. | to evaluate effects of overweight on spirometric parameters in adolescents who underwent bronchial provocation test for exercise. | 2017 | 27462892 |
| mmp1-1607 polymorphism increases the risk for periapical lesion development through the upregulation mmp-1 expression in association with pro-inflammatory milieu elements. | in this study, we evaluated the association between the mmp1-1607 polymorphism (rs1799750) and pro-inflammatory milieu elements with mmp-1 mrna levels in vivo. | 2017 | 27556208 |
| foot reflexology in feet impairment of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: randomized trial. | to evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on feet impairment of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. | 2017 | 26444161 |
| a propose of pulmonary dysfunction stratification after valve surgery by physiotherapeutic assistance level. | a) to propose and implement an evaluation system; b) to classify the pulmonary involvement and determine levels of physical therapy; c) to check the progress postoperatively. | 2017 | 26107450 |
| identification of the eucalyptus grandis chitinase gene family and expression characterization under different biotic stress challenges. | eucalyptus grandis (w. hill ex maiden) is an australian myrtaceae tree grown for timber in many parts of the world and for which the annotated genome sequence is available. known to be susceptible to a number of pests and diseases, e. grandis is a useful study organism for investigating defense responses in woody plants. chitinases are widespread in plants and cleave glycosidic bonds of chitin, the major structural component of fungal cell walls and arthropod exoskeletons. they are encoded by an ... | 2017 | 28338992 |
| nonneurological involvement in late-onset friedreich ataxia (lofa): exploring the phenotypes. | friedreich's ataxia (fdra) is the most common inherited ataxia worldwide, caused by homozygous gaa expansions in the fxn gene. patients usually have early onset ataxia, areflexia, babinski sign, scoliosis and pes cavus, but at least 25 % of cases have atypical phenotypes. disease begins after the age of 25 in occasional patients (late-onset friedreich ataxia (lofa)). little is known about the frequency and clinical profile of lofa patients. one hundred six patients with molecular confirmation of ... | 2017 | 26754264 |
| frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital. | to determine the frequency and risk factors of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a high-risk maternity. | 2017 | 27759818 |
| molar incisor hypomineralization: an epidemiological study with prevalence and etiological factors in indian pediatric population. | to determine the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization (mih) in indian children and to analyze the possible etiological factors. | 2017 | 27365942 |
| intimate partner violence reported by female and male users of healthcare units. | to analyze nonfatal violence suffered and committed by adult men and women, in an intimate relationship. | 2017 | 28225908 |
| body composition in patients with crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. | the nutritional status of individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases is directly related to the severity of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis and the deterioration of immune competence. | 2017 | 28198913 |
| a new commensal ostracod asterositus ohtsukai n. g., n. sp. (paradoxostomatidae) on the sea star sclerasterias euplecta (fisher) (asteriidae) and its feeding habits. | a new commensal ostracod asterositus ohtsukai n. g., n. sp. (podocopida: cytheroidea: paradoxostomatidae) is described. this new taxon occurs on the ambulacral grooves and wreath of pedicellariae around superomarginal spines of the sea star sclerasterias euplecta (fisher) (asteroidea: forcipulatida: asteriidae). although the family paradoxostomatidae brady & norman, 1889 contains four ectoparasitic or commensal genera, the association with asteroideans has never hitherto been reported. morpholog ... | 2017 | 28130673 |
| effect of probiotic on innate inflammatory response and viral shedding in experimental rhinovirus infection - a randomised controlled trial. | ingestion of probiotics appears to have modest effects on the incidence of viral respiratory infection. the mechanism of these effects is not clear; however, there is evidence from animal models that the probiotic may have an effect on innate immune responses to pathogens. the purpose of this randomised, placebo-controlled study was to determine the effect of administration of bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis bl-04 on innate and adaptive host responses to experimental rhinovirus challe ... | 2017 | 28343401 |
| guillain-barré syndrome. | guillain-barré syndrome is an acute inflammatory immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy presenting typically with tingling, progressive weakness, and pain. variants and formes frustes may complicate recognition. the best known variant is the sensory ataxic form of miller fisher syndrome, which also affects the oculomotor nerves and the brain stem. divergent pathologic mechanisms lead to demyelinating, axonal, or mixed demyelinating-axonal damage. in the demyelinating form, yet to be identified a ... | 2017 | 28259232 |
| guillain barré syndrome is induced in non-obese diabetic (nod) mice following campylobacter jejuni infection and is exacerbated by antibiotics. | campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis linked to several serious autoimmune sequelae such as the peripheral neuropathies guillain barré syndrome (gbs) and miller fisher syndrome (mfs). we hypothesized that gbs and mfs can result in nod wild type (wt) mice or their congenic interleukin (il)-10 or b7-2 knockouts secondary to c. jejuni infection. mice were gavaged orally with c. jejuni strains hb93-13 and 260.94 from patients with gbs or cf93-6 from a patient with mfs ... | 2017 | 27939129 |
| acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis: case report and review of the literature. | we describe a case of a 25-year-old male with a diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (adem) following infection with campylobacter jejuni, which is implicated in various human pathologies regarding the central nervous system (cns) with acute course like guillain-barré syndrome (gbs), miller-fisher syndrome (mfs), bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (bee), acute transverse myelitis (atm) as well as adem. these conditions are caused by cross-reactivity between campylobacter's epitope ... | 2017 | 27888275 |
| chlamydia trachomatis and hpv co-infections in hiv negative men from a multi-ethnic area of northern italy at high prevalence of cervical malignancies. | chlamydia trachomatis and hpv coinfections in the male population are often a disregarded issue. we performed a study to evaluate the prevalence of such infections in heterosexual hiv negative men from a northern italy multi-ethnic area at high prevalence for cervical malignancies. urethral swabs (us) or first-voided urine were evaluated retrospectively from 1317 patients attending sexually transmitted infections (sti) clinic and from 3388 outpatients attending private clinics. informations abou ... | 2017 | 28316071 |
| periodontal pathogenic bacteria and ammp-8 findings depending on periodontal conditions of patients before and after liver transplantation. | the aim of this single-center cross-sectional study was to detect the prevalence of selected periodontal pathogenic bacteria and active matrix metalloproteinase-8 (ammp-8) level in patients before (preltx) and after liver transplantation (postltx). | 2017 | 27074844 |