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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery."”.
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Duration of oral anticoagulation in first-episode idiopathic deep vein thrombosis: A Markov decision analysis.
… year. Objectives. To compare the lifetime risks and benefits of three months, six months, twelve months, two years, and lifelong anticoagulation for first episode idiopathic DVT. Secondary objectives were to assess quality of life for patients on warfarin therapy for DVT and for patients with …
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Cost effectiveness analysis of abacavirlamivudine versus tenofoviremtricitabine combination therapy as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy in treatment naive HIV-infected patients
… literature was performed to identify relevant randomized controlled trials and economic models. The economic model described by Richter using maximal virologic response and rate of failure as efficacy parameters was adapted to take into consideration the effect of HLA-B*5701 genotyping. Indirect …
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Synaptic Plasticity in the Cerebral Cortex of Fragile X Knockout Mice
… cortex was examined in young Fmr1 knockout and wildtype mice. The rate of developmental synaptogenesis between the two genotypes was similar, but Fmr1 knockout mice exhibited levels of synaptic protein synthesis lower than those of wildtype mice. The role of FMRP in experience-dependent …
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Insulin -Like Growth Factors Regulate Cardiac Hypertrophy
Interestingly, exogenous IGF-I or IGF-I receptor antibodies also lead to hypertrophy of adult cardiomyocytes. This induction appears to be mediated by the local production of IGF-II, that this growth factor then stimulates the hypertrophy via an IGF-I receptor-independent, IGF-II-responsive pathway …
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Discourse and Device. The Power Strategies of Hildegard Medicine
"By locating Hildegard Medicine in its historical, cultural and social context among other alternative medicines and biomedicine, I reveal power struggles and discursive strategies that have lead to its contemporary popularity in German culture. Yet while its interest to scholars of German cultural …
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Three-Dimensional Computer Modeling of the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle Before and After Primary Palatoplasty
Using MRI and computer technology, a 3D computer model was created to demonstrate the velopharyngeal anatomy of all subjects. The presurgical models were used to simulate surgical maneuvers prior to the scheduled surgery date.
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Mental Health and Ideals of Citizenship: Patient Care at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., 1903--1962
… both psychiatrists' vision of U.S. citizenship and the institutional culture at St. Elizabeths. Physicians took an increasingly liberal view of race relations under Winfred Overholser, who succeeded White as superintendent in 1937 and was prompted by national developments to integrate the …
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Multivariable Modeling and Control of the Response to Anesthesia
… models of the effects of anesthetic and stimuli inputs on patient vital signs. These models are developed by utilizing data-based system identification methods. Different model structures such as linear time invariant (LTI), piecewise linear switching and parameter-varying, are …
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Electrosurgical Hyperthermia of Tissue and Laparoscopic Product Realization
… electrosurgical tissue necrosis lesion volume and the development of a laparoscopic device based on these results. A theoretical model was derived which shows that the tissue's electrical conductivity has a greater effect on lesion formation than its thermal conductivity. This was characterized …
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The Use of Chitosan for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
… treat pressure ulcers based on ulcer pathology and wound environments and (2) demonstrated the efficacy of chitosan and bFGF in treating pressure ulcers in an aged mouse model. This body of work presents a potentially beneficial method of treating pressure ulcers in clinical medicine.
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Materials Processing Towards Development of Rapid Prototyping Technology for Manufacturing Biomedical Implants
… of thermal analysis, XRD, mechanical testing, and SEM, both for sub-micron and the agglomerated powder type. Transformation temperatures of tri-calcium phosphate upon cooling were determined as 1475°C for (alpha' to alpha, 1190°C for alpha to beta, and 800--700°C range for beta to …
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The Runner: A Profile of Injury and Addiction
… addiction" or as a "negative "addiction." And judgements have not been made on an adequate base of epidemiologic data. This study sought to develop a more detailed body of epidemiologic information on the characteristics of runners and joggers, and to determine whether a significant …
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The Effects of Carbadox, a Synthetic Antimicrobial Agent, on Bile Acid Metabolism in The Domestic Pig
… which allowed multiple sampling of the blood and did not affect the performance of the pigs. An indwelling catheter was also placed in the anterior vena cava vein (VC).
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Relationship of Cognitive and Noncognitive Factors of Prematriculation and Undergraduate Medical Education and Medical Student Specialty/residency Selection
… by medical students is both an important and critical decision, since the choice defines typically a life long career path for each student, and in part, the medical services delivered to society. The current investigation attempted to identify some of the cognitive and noncognitive …
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alpha-Actinin-4 and the podocyte: Implications for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a common glomerular lesion and a significant cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). FSGS lesions result from damage to glomerular epithelial cells called podocytes, a key cell type involved in glomerular filtration. Mutations in the ACTN4 gene, …
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Compliance in Context: An Exploratory Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease From the Interactional Perspective
… of participant observation, interviewing, and documents in the form of pulmonary medical records.
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Structure and function studies on five homogeneous reconstituted HDL complexes
… phospholipids, cholesterol, cholesterol esters, and apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I). However, HDL is extremely heterogeneous in size composition and the structure of its lipoprotein components, particularly apo A-I. Due to its inherent structural heterogeneity, structure-function studies on native …
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A Family Study to Assess Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
A Family Study to Assess Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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Environmental and health factors affecting conductive hearing loss in Inuit children
Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by Howard Ding (hding2@illinois.edu) on 2011-05-07T15:03:49Z Item is restricted indefinitely.
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Intermediates of coenzyme A biosynthesis in colon tissue: Normal vs inflammatory bowel disease
… many species of animals, particularly mice, rats and swine. Of particular interest is the fact that pantothenic acid deficiency in swine produces a syndrome virtually indistinguishable from chronic ulcerative colitis in humans. The inflammatory lesions in swine were associated with lowered levels …
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