To elucidate the relationship between chronic pain conditions with cast immobilization and autonomic function, we investigated the functional changes of the autonomic nervous system in conscious rats with chronic post-cast pain (CPCP) induced by a two ...
Takahiko Yoshimoto+6 more
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Nomenclature for renal replacement therapy and blood purification techniques in critically ill patients: practical applications [PDF]
This article reports the conclusions of the second part of a consensus expert conference on the nomenclature of renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques currently utilized to manage acute kidney injury and other organ dysfunction syndromes in ...
Bagshaw, S. M.+66 more
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Mobility and transverse flow visualization using phase variance contrast with spectral domain optical coherence tomography [PDF]
Phase variance-based motion contrast is demonstrated using two phase analysis methods in a spectral domain optical coherence tomography system. Mobility contrast is demonstrated for an intensity matched Intralipid solution placed without flow within ...
Fingler, Jeff+3 more
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BACKGROUND: In 2006 the Hematology Service of Hospital Maciel published its experience with peripheral blood progenitor cell harvesting for autologous stem cell transplantation using Filgen JP (Clausen Filgrastim).
Raul Gabús+6 more
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Serum Free Light Chains Removal by HFR Hemodiafiltration in Patients with Multiple Myeloma and Acute Kidney Injury. a Case Series [PDF]
Background/Aims: Multiple myeloma (MM) represents 10% of all haematologic malignancies. Renal involvement occurs in 50% of MM patients; of them, 12-20% have acute kidney injury (AKI), with 10% needing dialysis at presentation. While hemodialysis (HD) has
Antolino, Giusy+7 more
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Key Clinical Message Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used in the clinical treatment of abnormal gastric acid secretion and gastric acid related diseases.
Zhen Wang, Jun Shen, Lei Zhang
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Systems and methods for physiological signal enhancement and biometric extraction using non-invasive optical sensors [PDF]
A system and method for signal processing to remove unwanted noise components including: (i) wavelength-independent motion artifacts such as tissue, bone and skin effects, and (ii) wavelength-dependent motion artifact/noise components such as venous ...
Nourani, Mehrdad, Yousefi, Rasoul
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Association between amylin and amyloid-β peptides in plasma in the context of apolipoprotein E4 allele. [PDF]
Amylin, a pancreatic peptide that readily crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB), and amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ), the main component of amyloid plaques and a major component of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in the brain, share several features.
Wei Qiao Qiu+5 more
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Leucoreduction of blood components. an effective way to increase blood safety? [PDF]
Over the past 30 years, it has been demonstrated that removal of white blood cells from blood components is effective in preventing some adverse reactions such as febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions, immunisation against human leucocyte antigens
Bianchi, Maria+6 more
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Visualization and Correction of Automated Segmentation, Tracking and Lineaging from 5-D Stem Cell Image Sequences [PDF]
Results: We present an application that enables the quantitative analysis of multichannel 5-D (x, y, z, t, channel) and large montage confocal fluorescence microscopy images.
Bjornsson, Chris+7 more
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