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Professionals who specialize in breast imaging may be the first to initiate the conversation about genetic counseling with patients who have a diagnosis of premenopausal breast cancer or a strong family history of breast and ovarian cancer. Commercial genetic testing panels have gained popularity and have become more affordable in recent years.…[Read more]

Rapid growth of single-cell transcriptomic data provides unprecedented opportunities for close scrutinizing of dynamical cellular processes. Through investigating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), we develop an integrative tool that combines unsupervised learning of single-cell transcriptomic data and multiscale mathematical modeling to…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Despite advances in microsurgical techniques of flap transfer, complex upper extremity trauma reconstruction remains a challenge for surgeons. This study aimed to present the outcomes in using flaps in the subacute reconstruction of complex upper extremity injuries. this website METHODS From July 2013 to December 2016, 35 patients…[Read more]

During the episodes of chylomicronemia (when GPIHBP1 autoantibodies were present), plasma LPL levels were low, consistent with impaired LPL transport into capillaries. During periods of normotriglyceridemia, when GPIHBP1 autoantibodies were absent, plasma LPL levels normalized. Because the chylomicronemia in this patient was accompanied by…[Read more]

The fluorescence intensity of the protein-like component was suppressed, and the humic-like component was enhanced with the addition of Zn. The effective quenching constants (log K) of the protein-like component in PDOM were clearly higher than those in the EDOM, ODOM and TDOM, indicating higher metal binding potential in PDOM than in other kinds…[Read more]

c values. Removable dentures should be reconsidered as a standard treatment option in these patients.

Patients with high HbA1c values (8.1% to 10.0%) had more marginal bone loss than those with lower HbA1c values. Removable dentures should be reconsidered as a standard treatment option in these patients.

This study aimed to examine clinical…[Read more]

Sequence analyses highlight a massive peptide sharing between immunoreactive Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) epitopes and human proteins that-when mutated, deficient or improperly functioning-associate with tumorigenesis, diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and immunodeficiencies, among others. Peptide commonality appears to be the…[Read more]

In addition, this dataset provides a resource for use in further functional comparisons across other vegetable oils, and also expands the proteomic resources to non-model species, thus also allowing further comparative inter-species studies. The data presented here are related to the research article of Castro et al. [1].The dataset is about…[Read more]

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare, severe connective tissue disease characterized by endothelial and vascular damage, immune activation, and resulting in inflammation and fibrosis of skin and internal organs, including the heart. SSc is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac involvement is frequent in SSc patients, even though often…[Read more]

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) exhibits a higher level of glycolytic capacity and are commonly associated with an inflammatory microenvironment, but the regulatory mechanism and metabolic crosstalk between the tumor and tumor microenvironment (TME) are largely unresolved. Here, we show that glucose transporter 3 (GLUT3) is particularly…[Read more]

3-15.5). Condom use was significantly correlated with male gender (AOR 2.16; 95% CI 1.1-4.2) and higher educational status (AOR 4.30; 95% CI 2.1-8.8).

Our findings indicate that one in five homeless youth had sex out of marriage, and less than half did no use condom. These should be addressed by adapting education and harm reduction…[Read more]

Rotating impeller actuated by electromagnet has been a key technological innovation which surpassed earlier limitations of pulsatile pumps. Current impeller design, however, is alien to the functional unit of the human circulatory system and remains a potential cause of adverse prothrombotic events such as hemolysis or pump thrombosis by forcing…[Read more]

5 ± 2.0 vs. 0.2 ± 0.4; p < 0.001).

Continuing anti-VEGF therapy after achieving functional and morphological stability every 12-14 weeks does not prevent recurrences. Patients deserve to be informed of a potential lifetime risk of recurrences, even under continued therapy.

Continuing anti-VEGF therapy after achieving functional an…[Read more]

Results show that the potential of providing useful diagnostic information can be improved if the preferable parameters are considered for implementation. According to these results the ASR, Dice and Jaccard scores would diverge from the ground truth of FEA if the parameter level is not selected correctly. Particularly, the Dice and Jaccard…[Read more]

Family members care for the hospitalized child based on their cultural reference and it is important that nurses take this aspect into consideration during care practice. Cultural care aggregates knowledge and can be considered a new paradigm for nursing care that allows an affective, reflective, human, empathic relationship between…[Read more]

Shared decision making (SDM), whereby patients and clinicians work collaboratively to make health care decisions, brings multiple benefits. It has, however, been slow to integrate into clinical practice. There are some examples of SDM being embedded and evaluated within medical undergraduate curricula but, despite role models being important in…[Read more]

Thus, the specimen was 7 days old when received in the laboratory and 10 days old when analysed. This case illustrates the dangers of multiple convergent preanalytical errors. Laboratories should be mindful of the stability of analytes in unseparated blood and unusual patterns of results which might suggest a specimen is “old”, and that this may…[Read more]

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DIBOA-glc and DIMBOA-glc were absorbed by the roots of the cocultivated hairy vetch plants and translocated to the shoots. These findings will strongly improve our understanding of the exudation of BXs from the rye plant and their role in interaction with other plant species.We demonstrate how to quantify the amount of dispersion interaction…[Read more]