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ADAMTS-3, -13, -16, and -19 levels in patients with habitual abortion

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin-type 1 motifs (ADAMTS) protein superfamily includes 19 secreted metalloproteases. Proteolytic substrates of ADAMTS enzymes have been linked to reproductive function.
Meryem Kuru Pekcan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent spontaneous abortion and atopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
PURPOSE: to evaluate whether there is an association between recurrent spontaneous abortion and atopy. METHODS: this was a case-control study with 230 women: 71 with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion (group A) and 159 with a history of ...
Camano, Luiz   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Subterranean Mine Inspection Using the Prometheus Re‐Configurable Drone

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the design, development, and real‐world testing of an autonomous drone for subterranean exploration, known as “Prometheus.” Driven by requirements from industry that the drone be able to be deployed through areas of restricted access, Prometheus was designed to be directly deployed through a 150 mm aperture.
Liam Brown   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dismantling the genus Tarenna (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae) in Africa and Madagascar, with the description of three new genera

open access: yesTAXON, EarlyView.
Abstract As presently circumscribed, the Paleotropical genus Tarenna, belonging to the tribe Pavetteae (Rubiaceae), comprises about 200 species and has its centres of diversity in tropical Asia and Africa. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies of the tribe revealed the polyphyly of Tarenna, suggesting that the genus needs to be recircumscribed ...
Petra De Block   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mono(2‐Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Induces Inflammatory and Angiogenic Alterations Mediated by the PI3K/AKT Pathway in HTR‐8/SVneo Trophoblastic Cells

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Exposure to mono(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes characterized by extravillous trophoblast (EVT) abnormal function. Previous reports have suggested that MEHP can activate the PI3K/AKT pathway in EVT cells, a pathway known to regulate inflammation and angiogenesis in ...
Luis Daniel Martínez‐Razo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of hypothyroidism

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Hypothyroidism is a deficiency of thyroid hormones or their insufficient activity. The most common cause of this disease is chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease), iodine deficiency, partial or complete thyroid removal, and some medicines ...
Paulina Małecka   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Serum relaxin levels are reduced in pregnant women with a history of recurrent miscarriage, and correlate with maternal uterine artery Doppler indices in first trimester [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Objectives: Defective implantation is a mechanism for recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). We sought to determine whether the serum expression of human relaxin-2 (RLX) is impaired in women with a history of RPL.
Bogic   +30 more
core   +2 more sources

Hunting, but not outdoor recreation, modulates behavioural tolerance to human disturbance in Alpine marmots Marmota marmota

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Humans are often perceived as predators by free‐living animals, and thus, even non‐consumptive human activities such as outdoor recreation may trigger behavioural and physiological responses, often with negative consequences on individual fitness and population persistence.
Friederike Zenth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive outcomes after Versapoint hysteroscopic metroplasty

open access: yesMiddle East Fertility Society Journal, 2010
Objective: To determine the feasibility, safety and the outcomes of hysteroscopic metroplasty with bipolar Versapoint electrode. Design: Prospective, observational study. Setting: Endoscopy Unit, Suzan Moubark Maternity and Pediatric University Hospital.
Hossam Eldin Shawki
doaj   +1 more source

New Media, Free Expression, and the Offences Against the State Acts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
New media facilitates communication and creates a common, lived experience. It also carries the potential for great harm on an individual and societal scale.
Donohue, Laura K.
core   +1 more source

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