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Furthermore, the condition of the film in the function of residual stress was assessed and compared to elucidate the applicability of this technology.Both glucose and free fatty acids (FFAs) are used as fuel sources for energy production in a living organism. Compelling evidence supports a role for excess fatty acids synthesized in intramuscular…[Read more]

Results. A total of 7 hospitals completed both baseline and post simulation sessions. We observed improved critical task (total 14) completion in the admission scenarios where pre training task completion was 8.2 ± 2.6, while after remote training was 11.2 ± 1.8, P = .01. In rounding scenarios, compliance to standard of care guidelines im…[Read more]

We examined the documentation underlying the decision to permit the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) to join the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) at a time when it was not providing an adequate colonoscopy service for symptomatic patients. A coordinated sequence of relevant Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) requests was lodged with…[Read more]

The Cooper pairs in superconducting condensates are shown to acquire a temperature-dependent dc magnetic moment under the effect of the circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation. The mechanisms of this inverse Faraday effect are investigated within the simplest version of the phenomenological dynamic theory for superfluids, namely, the…[Read more]

Little is known about how best to support both patients and their partners in the reengagement of sexual activity (SA) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with sparse direct data from the partner on their needs and concerns in the area of SA support.

We undertook a qualitative study to address this gap in the literature through 3…[Read more]

Dexamethasone inhibited effector function of ex vivo stimulated naïve splenocytes and TILs, but magnitude of IFN-γ secretion was consistently higher in TILs regardless of dexamethasone dose. In vivo analysis of TILs after irradiation and HE dexamethasone treatment showed that TILs had a similar effector phenotype compared with vehicle c…[Read more]

Chloroplast formation could be more complex than a single event of cyanobacterial endosymbiosis. I present the “host-directed chloroplast formation” hypothesis, in which the eukaryotic host cell that had acquired glycolipid synthesis genes as an adaptation to phosphate limitation facilitated chloroplast formation by providing glycolipid-based…[Read more]

Patients with metastatic breast cancer are usually considered incurable. Recent advances have resulted in significant improvements in survival for patients with metastatic breast cancer. Due to the lack of randomised trials and heterogeneous disease biology, treatment decisions for patients with oligometastatic breast cancer vary widely. Some…[Read more]