Thyregod M, and Løkke A, and Bodtger U

Mimi Thyregod,1,2 Anders Løkke,3 Uffe Bodtger1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark; 2Institute for Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 3Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Introduction: In patients with COPD, severe physical inactivity (SPI, which is defined as total daily energy expenditure/resting energy expenditure; physical activity level [PAL] ratio...

Walia H, and Miller R, and Tumin D, and Tobias JD, and Sebastian R

Hina Walia,1 Rebecca Miller,1 Dmitry Tumin,1 Joseph D Tobias,1,2 Roby Sebastian1,2 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Introduction: As the primary source of smoke exposure is in the home, the smoking behaviors of parents and other caregivers are key determinants of a child’s exposure to secondhand smoke. The perioperative period offers an opport...

Mary Ellen Trunko, and Terry A. Schwartz, and Laura A. Berner, and Anne Cusack, and Tiffany Nakamura, and Ursula F. Bailer, and Joanna Y. Chen, and Walter H. Kaye

Abstract Background There is little effective psychopharmacological treatment for individuals with eating disorders who struggle with pervasive, severe affective and behavioral dysregulation. Methods This pilot open series evaluated lamotrigine, a mood stabilizer, in the treatment of patients with eating disorders who did not respond adequately to antidepressant medications. Nine women with anorexia nervosa- or bulimia nervosa-spectrum eating disorders in partial hospital or intensive outpatient...

Zhuang Jun-Peng, and Wang Gang, and Cheng Qi, and Wang Li-Ling, and Fang Rong, and Liu Li-Hua, and Xiong Ran, and Zhang Yu, and Gui Ya-Xing, and Kang Wen-Yan, and Tang Hui-Dong, and Chen Sheng-Di

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment(CI) and the associated risk factors among elderly people in Shanghai urban area, China.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A population-based survey was conducted among people aged 55 years or older in urban areas of Shanghai. Face-to-face interviews were carried out to collect information including demographic characteristics, medical history, and medication use, etc. The validated Chinese version of t...

Fariba Ghanbari, and Sha&#039;ban Shataee Joybari, and Majeid Azim Mohseni, and Hashem Habashi

This research was carried out for predicting probability of forest type's presence using topographic attributes in the Educational and Research Forest of Doctor Bahramnia, district 1, with 1714 ha area. Field sampling was performed, based on cluster random sampling and systematic random sampling and 249 plots were sampled with 0.1 hectare area (without plantation area). Diameter of trees larger than   12.5 cm, species information and geographic position were registered in each plot with GPS. Sin...

Sharma Tanuj, and Strowitzki Thomas, and Jauckus Julia, and von Wolff Michael, and Germeyer Ariane, and Grazul-Bilska Anna T

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Reproductive failure, determined as recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) or recurrent implantation failure (RIF) in women is not well understood. Several factors, including embryo quality, and cellular and molecular changes in endometrium may contribute to the insufficient feto-maternal interaction resulting in reproductive failure. Prior clinical studies suggest an inadequate endometrial growth and development of the endometrium, leading to a lesser endomet...

Khan Sadia J, and Reed Robert H, and Rasul Mohammad G

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Outbreaks of infectious diseases by microbial pathogens can cause substantial losses of stock in aquaculture systems. There are several ways to eliminate these pathogens including the use of antibiotics, biocides and conventional disinfectants, but these leave undesirable chemical residues. Conversely, using sunlight for disinfection has the advantage of leaving no chemical residue and is particularly suited to countries with sunny climates. Titanium dioxide ...

Lee Yong-Seok, and Bailey Craig H, and Kandel Eric R, and Kaang Bong-Kiun

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Whereas the induction of short-term memory involves only covalent modifications of constitutively expressed preexisting proteins, the formation of long-term memory requires gene expression, new RNA, and new protein synthesis. On the cellular level, transcriptional regulation is thought to be the starting point for a series of molecular steps necessary for both the initiation and maintenance of long-term synaptic facilitation (LTF). The core molecular features of transcriptiona...

Washington Parks Robyn, and Kelsall Brian, and Nacsa Janos, and Hel Zdenek, and Tryniszewska Elzbieta, and Stevceva Liljana, and Franchini Genoveffa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIV-I can be transmitted by intravenous inoculation of contaminated blood or blood product or sexually through mucosal surfaces. Here we performed a pilot study in the SIV_mac251 macaque model to address whether the route of viral entry influences the kinetics of the appearance and the size of virus-specific immune in different tissue compartments.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>For this purpose, of 2 genetically defined Mamu-A*01-positive macaques, 1 was ex...

Hawlitschek Oliver, and Hendrich Lars, and Espeland Marianne, and Toussaint Emmanuel FA, and Genner Martin J, and Balke Michael

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Pleistocene Ice Ages were the most recent geohistorical event of major global impact, but their consequences for most parts of the Southern hemisphere remain poorly known. We investigate a radiation of ten species of <it>Sternopriscus</it>, the most species-rich genus of epigean Australian diving beetles. These species are distinct based on genital morphology but cannot be distinguished readily by mtDNA and nDNA because of genotype sharing caused by incom...

DORIS SOTO, and IVÁN ARISMENDI, and CECILIA DI PRINZIO, and FERNANDO JARA

Salmon and trout species are not native to the southern hemisphere, however rainbow and brown trout have been established a century in southern South America. Yet most attempts to introduce anadromous salmon failed until the onset of aquaculture by 1980. Escapes of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook salmon) from aquaculture after 1990 have apparently produced increasingly important reproductive returns "naturalized", to upper basins in Chile and Argentina south of 39º S. In this paper we show dat...

Pai Menaka, and Lloyd Nancy S, and Cheng Ji, and Thabane Lehana, and Spencer Frederick A, and Cook Deborah J, and Haynes R Brian, and Schünemann Holger J, and Douketis James D

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common preventable cause of mortality in hospitalized medical patients. Despite rigorous randomized trials generating strong recommendations for anticoagulant use to prevent VTE, nearly 40% of medical patients receive inappropriate thromboprophylaxis. Knowledge-translation strategies are needed to bridge this gap.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted a 16-week pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the pro...

McGrath Brent M, and Harmon John, and Bishop Graham

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Hyperkalemia is rare in individuals with normal renal function, regardless of dietary intake. This is due to the ability of the kidneys to adapt to increasing serum potassium concentrations. In patients with renal compromise, potassium homeostasis can become impaired. <it>Palmaria palmata </it>(dulse) is an edible seaweed known to be very rich in potassium. We report a case of hyperkalemia precipitated by the consumption of dulse by a patient with known ren...

Clifford Tammy J, and Barrowman Nicholas J, and Moher David

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There has been increasing concern regarding the potential effects of the commercialization of research.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In order to examine the relationships between funding source, trial outcome and reporting quality, recent issues of five peer-reviewed, high impact factor, general medical journals were hand-searched to identify a sample of 100 randomized controlled trials (20 trials/journal). Relevant data, including funding source (industry/not-for-p...

Timmerhaus Gerrit, and Krasnov Aleksei, and Takle Harald, and Afanasyev Sergey, and Nilsen Pål, and Rode Marit, and Jørgensen Sven

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) is a severe disease of Atlantic salmon (<it>Salmo salar</it> L.) associated with significant economic losses in the aquaculture industry. CMS is diagnosed with a severe inflammation and degradation of myocardial tissue caused by a double-stranded RNA virus named piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV), with structural similarities to the <it>Totiviridae</it> family. In the present study we characterized individual host responses and gen...

José Antonio Pérez Turpin, and Concepción Suárez Llorca, and Juan José Chinchilla Mira

The sea is the biggest and less known environment of the planet. Many researches have tried to approach and link the physical activities in the sea to the educational context, but not very often this connection has been successful. Physical activities in the sea have been classified by a great number of teachers and professors. They have tried to understand and diversify the physical-sport practice in this environment during a long time. In this article, a new ecological classification of the ph...

Pedro José Benito Peinado, and María Álvarez Sánchez, and Víctor Díaz Molina, and Ana Belén Peinado Lozano, and Francisco Javier Calderón Montero

During circuit weight training (CWT), workloads, index of intensity as well as estimation of energy expenditure (EE) have been under estimated. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate physiological variables and gender related differences, including intensity prediction and EE, during CWT at different intensities. Twenty six subjects were assessed in a CWT, fourteen men and twelve women. The CWT program was performed at six different intensities, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 85% of 15R...

Susan M. Lee, and Rachel Tenney, and Arthur W. Wallace, and Mehrdad Arjomandi

Introduction Cigarette smoking by surgical patients is associated with increased complications. E-cigarettes have emerged as a potential smoking cessation tool. We sought to determine the feasibility and acceptability of e-cigarettes, compared to nicotine patch, for perioperative smoking cessation in veterans. Methods Preoperative patients were randomized to either the nicotine patch group (n = 10) or the e-cigarette group (n = 20). Both groups were given a free 6-week supply in a tapering dose....

Dahl Lisbeth, and Mæland Camilla A, and Bjørkkjær Tormod

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Seafood intake is associated with beneficial effects for human health. Seafood provides a number of nutrients beyond the traditionally known long chain marine n-3 fatty acids EPA, DPA and DHA, such as protein, vitamin D, iodine, selenium and vitamin B₁₂. Valid assessment of dietary seafood and n-3 supplement intakes are becoming increasingly crucial when giving recommendations to populations as seafood consumption is regarded as an important part o...

Tylee André, and Haddad Mark, and Barley Elizabeth, and Ashworth Mark, and Brown June, and Chambers John, and Farmer Anne, and Fortune Zoe, and Lawton Rebecca, and Leese Morven, and Mann Anthony, and McCrone Paul, and Murray Joanna, and Pariante Carmine, and Phillips Rachel, and Rose Diana, and Rowlands Gill, and Sabes-Figuera Ramon, and Smith Alison, and Walters Paul

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Community studies reveal people with coronary heart disease (CHD) are twice as likely to be depressed as the general population and that this co-morbidity negatively affects the course and outcome of both conditions. There is evidence for the efficacy of collaborative care and case management for depression treatment, and whilst NICE guidelines recommend these approaches only where depression has not responded to psychological, pharmacological, or combined tr...

Baumann Gert, and Gericke Christine, and Mueller Simone, and Kuhn Claudia, and Kertesz Andras, and Jochmann Nicoline, and Ludwig Antje, and Stangl Karl, and Stangl Verena

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Decreased levels of circulating bone marrow-derived progenitor cells have been associated with risk factors and cardiovascular diseases. Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor for atherosclerosis in young women. The aim of this pilot study was to assess in healthy premenopausal women without other risk factors for cardiovascular disease the influence of nicotine abuse on the number of circulating progenitor cells in relation to endothelial funct...

Al-Hamdani, Zyad K., and Reker, Johnny, and Leth, Jørgen O., and Reijonen, Anu, and Kotilainen, Aarno T., and Dinesen, Grete E.

Shah Ismail, and Ali Shah Syed, and Ahmed Ghayour, and Ali Niaz, and Ghias Mehreen, and Khan Imran

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Callistemon citrinus </it>Curtis belongs to family Myrtaceae that has a great medicinal importance. In our previous work, fruits of <it>Callistemon citrinus </it>were reported to have relaxant (antispasmodic) activity. The current work describes the screening of fractions of the crude methanol extract for tracing spasmolytic constituents so that it shall help us for isolation of bioactive compounds. Acute toxicity and brine shrimp cytotoxicity of crude me...

Côté Luc, and Laurier Claudine, and Godin Gaston, and Thivierge Robert, and LeBlanc Annie, and Labrecque Michel, and Légaré France, and O'Connor Annette M, and Allain-Boulé Nadine, and Rousseau Jean, and Tapp Sylvie

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In North America, although it varies according to the specific type of acute respiratory infections (ARI), use of antibiotics is estimated to be well above the expected prevalence of bacterial infections. The objective of this pilot clustered randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to assess the feasibility of a larger clustered RCT aiming at evaluating the impact of DECISION+, a continuing professional development (CPD) program in shared decision making, on the...

Mann Eva, and Koller Michael, and Mann Christian, and van der Cammen Tischa, and Steurer Johann

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) programs refer to hospital-based settings. However the body of geriatric healthcare is provided by general practitioners in their office. Structured geriatric problem detection by means of assessment instruments is crucial for efficient geriatric care giving in the community.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We developed and pilot tested a German language geriatric assessment instrument adapted for general practice. Nine gen...

Karuna Lodhi, and Charanjit Singh Saimbi, and Mohammad Akhlaq Khan, and Chandishwar Nath, and Rakesh Shukla

Objective: To evaluate the melatonin levels in saliva in gingivitis and periodontitis cases. Background: Melatonin has strong antioxidant, free radical scavenging, and immunomodulating properties, acts on osteoblasts directly to stimulate cell proliferation and synthesis of Type I collagen, and promotes bone formation. Materials and Methods: A total of thirty participants were selected and divided into three groups (control group, gingivitis group, and periodontitis group). In each group, ten pa...

LIU Peipei, and HE Chaocong, and ZHANG Chunli

The research object is for marine engine crankshaft single-throw.A 3D model of the crankshaft single-throw blank and die in forging process is established by SolidWorks software,then the 3D model is imported into metal plastic forming CAE software DEFROM-3D to carry on the plastic forming simulation,to verify the relationship between the internal flow stress and the external deformation conditions in the process of metal plastic deformation under different strain rate and temperature,and to carr...

Maria Helena de Arruda Leme, and Maria Lucia Negreiros-Fransozo

This paper describes the frequency of occurrence and reproductive patterns of the tree mangrove crab Aratus pisonii. Monthly samples were taken from January 1993 to June 1994 in an estuarine mangrove from Ubatuba region. Brazil. A total of 1 078 animals 489 males and 589 females (131 ovigerous females) were collected. Carapace width ranged from 4.2 to 25.9 mm. A summer reproductive peak followed by a recruitment juvenile pulse was verified. Females were more abundant than males in the intermedia...

M.C. Blé, and R. Arfi

The chemical composition of the stomach contents and the digestibility of organic matter, proteins and energy of three planktivorous fish species (Oreochromis niloticus, Sarotherodon galilaeus and Citharinus citharus) were studied in Batamani Pond (Mali, West Africa) during the dry and wet seasons. The diet contents of O. niloticus and S. galilaeus presented high levels of organic matter and proteins during the wet season (ashfree dry weight (AFDW): 753 mg·g−1 dw and 703 mg·g−1 dw, protein conte...

Luciano Jensen, and Plínio S Furtado, and Michelle M.S Fugimura, and Luciano O Garcia, and Luis H Poersch, and José R Verani, and Wilson Wasielesky Jr

The capture of juvenile shrimp as live bait for sport fishing has intensified, as has the trade of shrimp in different locations. The transport of shrimp to regions, other than those in which they are captured, is often poorly performed due to the lack of information regarding effective transport, resulting in high mortality of the transported animals. The aim of this study was to determine the optimum stocking density for the transport of juvenile Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (weight: 5.53 ± 1....

Mohammad I. Badran, and Said A. Damhoureyeh, and Mohammad K. Al-Zibdah

A detailed ecological study was conducted for three years (2001-03) on a 5 km stretch of well-developed coral reeffacing an industrial site in the southernmost section of the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. The degreeof modification associated with the prevailing ecological factors was assessed with respect to species diversity and abundanceof the major groups of the macrobenthic community: corals, bivalves, hydrozoans, echinoderms, sponges and macroalgae. Three locations of two d...

VATSOS N. Ioannis, and KOTZAMANIS Yannis, and VECTESI Despoina, and HENRY Morgan, and ANGELIDIS Panagiotis

In the present study the effect of two levels of nitrate on the skin morphology and particularly on the number and diameter of skin mucous cells of sea bass were examined histologically. A softwarecontaining a visual basic script macro, that allowed quantification of skin parameters, was used to analyze the skin tissue sections. In total 45 sea bass (mean weight 155.6g±10.3g SD) were divided into 3 groups and placed into nine 100 litter tanks (3 replicates in each group). In the water of three t...

M.Z.H. Talukdar

In the present study, we conducted an experiment to evaluate the effects of duckweed (Lemna minor) as feed on fish production in polyculture. The experiment had 2 treatments where in treatment 1 (T1) ponds were supplied with duckweed as feed and in treatment 2 (T2) ponds were kept as control (without supply of duckweed). Average survival rates in T1 and T2 were 90 and 89%, respectively. The specific growth rates (SGR) were higher in T1. Calculated net production in T1 was 6.25 tons ha.-1 yr.-1 a...

Ivona Horká, and Sammy De Grave, and Zdeněk Ďuriš

A new species of pandalid shrimp Anachlorocurtis occidentalis sp. n., associated with antipatharian corals, is described and illustrated from the north-eastern Red Sea. This new species is closely related to Anachlorocurtis commensalis Hayashi, 1975, the only other species in the genus, and can be distinguished by the more slender body and appendages; the carapace with 3 large, and one small, subtriangular lobes in the middorsal line; a flattened dorsal outline of the third abdominal segment; th...

L. Johansson, and J.-P. Jalkanen, and J. Kalli, and J. Kukkonen

An extensive inventory of marine exhaust emissions is presented in the northern European emission control area (ECA) in 2009 and 2011. The emissions of SO_x, NO_x, CO₂, CO and PM_2.5 were evaluated using the Ship Traffic Emission Assessment Model (STEAM). We have combined the information on individual vessel characteristics and position reports generated by the automatic identification system (AIS). The emission limitations from 2009 to 2011 have had a si...

Carolina Gabarró, and Jordi Font, and Jerry Miller, and Adriano Camps, and Derek Burrage, and Joe Wesson, and Alberto R. Piola

In preparation for the European Space Agency SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite mission, radiometric and oceanographic measurements were performed in December 2000 and January 2001 and in November 2001 from a fixed platform in the NW Mediterranean to improve the modelling of the sea surface emissivity at L-band and new semi-empirical models were derived. Now one of these models has been used to retrieve sea surface salinity from L-band radiometric data acquired with a different in...

Joxe Mikel Garmendia, and Mireia Valle, and Ángel Borja, and Guillem Chust, and Dae-Jin Lee, and J. Germán Rodríguez, and Javier Franco

Seagrass beds are among the most valuable ecosystems in the world but they are also among the ones most affected by human activities, and they have decreased significantly in recent decades. In many areas, such as in the Basque Country (northern Spain), seagrass beds occupy areas that are also of interest for human activities such as recreation and shellfishing. They may therefore face a number of pressures that cause damage or irreversible states. Taking into account the limited distribution of...

Gert ePfurtscheller, and Alexandre eAndrade, and Karl eKoschutnig, and Clemens eBrunner, and Fernando Henrique Lopes Da Silva

Recently we hypothesized that the intention to initiate a voluntary movement at free will may be related to the dynamics of hemodynamic variables, which may be supported by the intertwining of networks for the timing of voluntary movements and the control of cardiovascular variables in the insula. In the present study voluntary movements of 3 healthy subjects were analyzed using fMRI scans at 1.83-s intervals along with the time course of slow hemodynamic changes in sensorimotor networks. For th...

Adam Nicholas Keen, and Andrew J Fenna, and James C McConnell, and Michael J Sherratt, and Peter eGardner, and Holly A Shiels

Chronic pressure or volume overload can cause the vertebrate heart to remodel. The hearts of fish remodel in response to seasonal temperature change. Here we focus on the passive properties of the fish heart. Building upon our previous work on thermal-remodelling of the rainbow trout ventricle, we hypothesized that chronic cooling would initiate a fibrotic cardiac remodelling, with increased myocardial stiffness, similar to that seen with pathological hypertrophy in mammals. We hypothesized that...

Macarena Perán, and Elena López-Ruiz, and María Ángel García, and Shorena Nadaraia-Hoke, and Ralf Brandt, and Juan A. Marchal, and Julian Kenyon

Abstract Proteolytic enzymes have shown efficacy in cancer therapy. We present a combination of the two pro-enzymes Trypsinogen and Chymotrypsinogen A with potent in vitro and in vivo anti-tumour efficacy. A synergetic anti-tumour effect for Trypsinogen and Chymotrypsinogen A was determined at a ratio 1:6 (named PRP) using 24 human cancer cell lines. The antiangiogenic effect of PRP was analysed by matrigel-based tube formation and by fibrous capsule formation assays. Furthermore, cell invasion ...

Zillur Rahman, and Aminul Islam, and Mahamud-ur Rashid, and Fatema-Tuz Johura, and Shirajum Monira, and Haruo Watanabe, and Niyaz Ahmed, and Andrew Camilli, and Munirul Alam

Abstract Of 19 environmental Escherichia coli (n = 12) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 7) tested for quinolone resistance-related genes qnrA, qnrB, qnrC, qnrS and qepA, four each of E. coli and K. pneumoniae possessed qnrS, and another E. coli isolate possessed a new variant of qepA. This is the first detection of qepA in environmentally dwelling bacteria in Bangladesh.

Cyntia Rafaela Ferreira de Moraes, and Gustavo Gonzaga Henry-Silva

ABSTRACT: Implementation of mixture models in isotopic analysis has been increasing due to the need to analyze sources and understand their variations in relation to consumers, which requires an accurate determination of their discriminant rate and fractioning. In this context, we presented the main concepts related to the application of stable isotopes and mixing models, with the aim to analyze the benefits and problems of these tools in surveys on nutrition of aquatic organisms. The predomina...

W. Wayne Price, and Richard W. Heard, and Rita Vargas

ABSTRACT A survey of the invertebrate fauna of coral reef hard bottom communities in the shallow waters of Isla del Coco yielded a new species of mysid belonging to the genus Heteromysis S. I. Smith, 1873. Heteromysis (Olivemysis) cocoensis, n. sp. was collected from coral rubble at depths of 8 to 34 m. It differs from its congeners by having male pleopods 1, 3, and 4 with modified setae. Within the subgenus Olivemysis Băcescu, 1968, the new species is morphologically most similar to Heteromysis...

Middleton Mollie A, and Luckenbach J Adam, and Yamamoto Yoji, and Swanson Penny

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Throughout oogenesis, cell-cell communication via gap junctions (GJs) between oocytes and surrounding follicle cells (theca and granulosa cells), and/or amongst follicle cells is required for successful follicular development. To gain a fundamental understanding of ovarian GJs in teleosts, gene transcripts encoding GJ proteins, <it>connexins </it>(<it>cx</it>), were identified in the coho salmon, <it>Oncorhynchus kisutch</it>, ovary. The spatiotemporal expres...

Strauss Ingrid, and Schwab Micheal, and Pfetzer Nadja, and Schmidt Melanie, and Kämmerer Ulrike

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tumor patients exhibit an increased peripheral demand of fatty acids and protein. Contrarily, tumors utilize glucose as their main source of energy supply. Thus, a diet supplying the cancer patient with sufficient fat and protein for his demands while restricting the carbohydrates (CHO) tumors thrive on, could be a helpful strategy in improving the patients' situation. A ketogenic diet (KD) fulfills these requirements. Therefore, we performed a pilot study to...

Smith Sheldon B, and Dibble Lee E, and Marcus Robin L, and LaStayo Paul C, and Beck Susan L

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Resistance exercise programs with high compliance are needed to counter impaired muscle and mobility in older cancer survivors. To date outcomes have focused on older prostate cancer survivors, though more heterogeneous groups of older survivors are in-need. The purpose of this exploratory pilot study is to examine whether resistance exercise via negative eccentrically-induced work (RENEW) improves muscle and mobility in a diverse sample of older cancer survi...

Esser Brad, and O'Day Peggy A, and Carroll Susan, and Randall Simon

<p/> <p>We have identified important chemical reactions that control the fate of metal-contaminated estuarine sediments if they are left undisturbed (<it>in situ</it>) or if they are dredged. We combined information on the molecular bonding of metals in solids from X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) with thermodynamic and kinetic driving forces obtained from dissolved metal concentrations to deduce the dominant reactions under reduced and oxidized conditions. We evaluated the <it>in situ </it>g...

Kapingu Modest C, and Masimba Pax J, and Moshi Mainen J, and Mbwambo Zakaria H, and Nondo Ramadhani SO

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Ternimalia brownii </it>Fresen (Combretaceae) is widely used in traditional medicine to treat bacterial, fungal and viral infections. There is a need to evaluate extracts of this plant in order to provide scientific proof for it's wide application in traditional medicine system.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Extraction of stem bark, wood and whole roots of <it>T. brownii </it>using solvents of increasing polarity, namely, Pet ether, dichloromethane, dichlorometha...

Stam Henk J, and Streur-Kranenburg Marjolein F, and Ribbers Gerard M, and Hurkmans Henri L, and van den Berg-Emons Rita J

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability in modern western countries. Stroke survivors often have functional limitations which might lead to a vicious circle of reduced physical activity, deconditioning and further physical deterioration. Current evidence suggests that routine moderate- or vigorous-intensity physical activity is essential for maintenance and improvement of health among stroke survivors. Nevertheless, long-term participation...

Davidson William S, and von Schalburg Kristian R, and Wilson Michael D, and Hunt Peter ND, and Koop Ben F

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The mosaic sperm protein zonadhesin (ZAN) has been characterized in mammals and is implicated in species-specific egg-sperm binding interactions. The genomic structure and testes-specific expression of zonadhesin is known for many mammalian species. All zonadhesin genes characterized to date consist of meprin A5 antigen receptor tyrosine phosphatase mu (MAM) domains, mucin tandem repeats, and von Willebrand (VWD) adhesion domains. Here we investigate the geno...