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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Organ transplants"”.
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Novel protocols to induce tolerance to solid organ transplants
… abrogate inflammation in settings such as solid organ transplant rejection or in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this thesis, we present data pertaining to three different approaches for targeting DC activation including 1) the use of ethyl p
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Gliotoxin Production in Aspergillus fumigatus
… immunosuppressive therapy and receiving organ transplants (Bok et al. 2006). Although there is still disagreement as to the causative agent of the symptoms accompanying aspergillosis, many scientists suspect that the compound, gliotoxin, plays a major role, hi this study, we compared the …
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The (in)Complete Warrior: Technology, Limb Loss and the Reformation of Identity
… medical technologies. While innovations such as organ transplants, sonograms, and artificial prostheses are generally seen in a positive light, there are sometimes unforeseen ethical and moral issues that accompany their implementation. Within the medical system of the U.S. military these issues …
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Polycaprolactone nanowire surfaces as interfaces for cardiovascular applications
… of people worldwide. Current treatments include organ transplants, surgery, metabolic products and mechanical/synthetic implants. Of these, mechanical and synthetic implants are the most promising. However, rejection of cardiovascular implants continues to be a problem, eliciting a need for …
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Organ Trade in India - The Grey Area
… a wide range of ethical concerns in relation to organ transplants, genetic engineering, artificial reproduction, euthanasia etc. My thesis is an attempt to probe into certain ethical nuances amidst the technological advances in the field of medicine. Particularly, with respect to organ trade in …
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Specialized Transplant Orientation: Improving Nursing Competence Caring for the Solid Organ Transplant Patient
… from 12 patients to >20. The number of solid organ transplants has also grown annually, from 82 in 2013 to 102 in 2014, with that number quickly being exceeded in 2015. Year to date there have been 30 new hires to the unit, most without previous PICU or transplant experience. Education needs …
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Biofabrication of a Heart Wall Section using the FRESH Bioprinting Method
… step forward in the field of tissue and organ engineering, offering promising new directions for personalized medical treatments and advances for organ transplants by bridging the research gap between hybrid tissue bioprinting with specialized materials and a unique bioprinter that …
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Chagas disease, need and progress made in implementing donor blood screening in the United States.
… with blood product transfusions or solid organ transplants. The FDA approved a T. cruzi ELISA test for blood and solid organ donor screening in the US but has not approved any confirmatory test to this date.\r\nConclusions: The availability of a single screening test for T. cruzi allows …
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The susceptibility of baboons to the novel immunosuppressant, FTY720
Since there is a major scarcity of donor organs world-wide, the experimental search for human organs has focused on two alternatives; mechanical devices and cross-species transplants. The use of mechanical devices as substitute organs is understandably limited due to complications from trying to …
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Biodegradable microfluidic scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering
… elastomer. The field of tissue engineering and organ regeneration has been born out of the high demand for organ transplants. However, one of the critical limitations in regeneration of vital organs is the lack of an intrinsic blood supply. This work expands on the development of microfluidic …
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The gift of life: an existential phenomenological exploration of receiving a lifesaving organ transplant and how this affects life subsequently
At present, there is little research conducted on organ transplantation from the perspective of the organ recipient. This study aimed to explore the experience of undergoing lifesaving organ transplantation and how this may affect life subsequently. For the purpose of this research, lifesaving …
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Molecular Characterization of the Human Alloimmune Response
… vivo into graft rejection of stem cell and solid organ transplants and to graft versus host disease (GvHD) in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplants. Defining the clonal T cell responses elicited in an MLR between two individuals is complicated by the multiplicity of T cell HLA- antigen …
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Molecular Characterization of the Human Alloimmune Response
… vivo into graft rejection of stem cell and solid organ transplants and to graft versus host disease (GvHD) in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplants. Defining the clonal T cell responses elicited in an MLR between two individuals is complicated by the multiplicity of T cell HLA- antigen …
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The Development and Evaluation of a Range of Phototherapeutic Dyes Towards Infection Control
… modern healthcare treatments, such as organ transplants and chemotherapy, due to the immunosuppressive nature of these procedures and the resulting dependency on antimicrobials. The discovery of new antimicrobial agents is happening at a too slow rate to deal with the rapidly emerging …
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of the General Public Regarding Organ Donation
… of choice for many conditions has become organ transplantation. The list of transplantable tissues and organs has continued to grow, thus, the list of those awaiting transplants has also been growing. In contrast, the number of organ donors has not increased over the past 10 years. A …
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Characteristics of organ donors and logistics of organ procurement for short- and long-term outcomes in abdominal organ transplantation
Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which a patient’s dysfunctional organ is replaced with a graft that is usually received from an organ donor. Solid- organ transplantation is the best treatment option especially in end-stage kidney and liver failure. Pancreas transplantation, on the …
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In-depth enquiry into the implementation of a large-scale social health protection scheme in the context of the drive towards universal health coverage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
… the help of NVivo 12. Using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) UHC Box Framework, I explored the coverage components of SSP, while MST helped me tease out the problem and policy streams that led to SSP initiation and the potential policy options to address its current problems. The HSS …
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Molecular Characterization and Inhibition of Antibodies Elicited Against Galactosyltransferase Knockout Pig Xenografts
… die every day while waiting for a transplantable organ. Moreover, at the end of 2014, nearly 130,000 additional individuals were still on the transplant waiting list. Xenotransplantation, the transplantation of cells and/or organs from a member of another species, is both a viable supplement for, …