986 resultados para Jane Smiley
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Refers To Deborah L Harris, Philip J Weston, Matthew Signal, J Geoffrey Chase, Jane E Harding Dextrose gel for neonatal hypoglycaemia (the Sugar Babies Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial The Lancet, Volume 382, Issue 9910, 21 December 2013-3 January 2014, Pages 2077-2083 Referred to by Jane E Harding, Deborah L Harris, Philip J Weston, Matthew Signal, Geoffrey Chase Sublingual sugar for infant hypoglycaemia - Authors' reply The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9924, 5-11 April 2014, Pages 1208-1209
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Relatamos um caso de actinomicose cutânea primária do pé simulando neoplasia de partes moles, com revisão da literatura sobre sua incidência, aspectos clínicos, patológicos e de imagem. Utilizamos radiografias simples, ressonância magnética e estudo anatomopatológico. A importância do estudo se deve à raridade da enfermidade, localização atípica e, particularmente, ao diagnóstico diferencial com neoplasia de partes moles.
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A radioiodoterapia tem conseguido desempenhar um papel significante no tratamento do carcinoma diferenciado de tireóide. A literatura é limitada em relação a possíveis efeitos secundários do 131I, embora o interesse tenha aumentado nesse campo. A importância de se saber mais sobre os efeitos mutagênicos da radiação em filhos de mães expostas ao 131I para tratamento do carcinoma diferenciado de tireóide é devida à possibilidade de ocorrência de abortos, anormalidades genéticas e aparecimento de malignidades nas crianças. Nesta revisão da literatura vários estudos têm demonstrado a segurança desse tipo de tratamento em mulheres na idade fértil, sendo apenas aconselhadas a evitar gravidez pelo período de, pelo menos, um ano após a administração da radioiodoterapia.
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OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar um levantamento de aspectos pessoais, ocupacionais e de sintomas músculo-esqueléticos percebidos por médicos ultra-sonografistas. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Participaram deste estudo 41 médicos ultra-sonografistas que responderam a uma entrevista e a um questionário relacionado a aspectos organizacionais e à percepção de sintomas. Utilizaram-se, para a análise estatística dos resultados, os coeficientes de variação e de Spearman, e o teste t de Student. Análise de regressão logística foi utilizada para identificar a contribuição de algumas variáveis na determinação do desconforto. RESULTADOS: Os resultados mostraram alta taxa de desconforto músculo-esquelético relacionado ao trabalho (85%). Entre os sintomáticos, a prevalência de dor foi de 50% nos membros superiores, seguido da coluna vertebral (39%). Foram identificados vários aspectos de risco presentes nesta atividade profissional, tais como: altas cargas diárias de trabalho influenciando na presença da dor, alta demanda cognitiva, estresse freqüentemente presente na rotina dos ultra-sonografistas, entre outros. O teste de regressão demonstrou alta probabilidade de ocorrência de lesões quando o conjunto de variáveis analisadas agia concomitantemente (r = 0,97). CONCLUSÃO: De maneira geral, os resultados indicam que as atividades dos ultra-sonografistas podem ser consideradas como de risco para o sistema músculo-esquelético.
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A partir da observação de três pacientes com aganglionose total do cólon e de revisão da literatura, os autores salientam as particularidades diagnósticas desta entidade que justificam uma análise separada da forma típica da doença de Hirschsprung. Não há sinais radiológicos patognomônicos e o diagnóstico definitivo somente pode ser obtido pelo estudo histopatológico. Considerando sua alta incidência de complicações e mortalidade, a aganglionose total do cólon deve ser considerada em todo recém-nascido ou criança maior com evidências radiológicas de obstrução intestinal, quaisquer que sejam os achados de enema opaco.
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Identification of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes has traditionally relied upon testing of overlapping peptide libraries for their reactivity with T cells in vitro. Here, we pursued deep ligand sequencing (DLS) as an alternative method of directly identifying those ligands that are epitopes presented to CTLs by the class I human leukocyte antigens (HLA) of infected cells. Soluble class I HLA-A*11:01 (sHLA) was gathered from HIV-1 NL4-3-infected human CD4+ SUP-T1 cells. HLA-A*11:01 harvested from infected cells was immunoaffinity purified and acid boiled to release heavy and light chains from peptide ligands that were then recovered by size-exclusion filtration. The ligands were first fractionated by high-pH high-pressure liquid chromatography and then subjected to separation by nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC)–mass spectrometry (MS) at low pH. Approximately 10 million ions were selected for sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). HLA-A*11:01 ligand sequences were determined with PEAKS software and confirmed by comparison to spectra generated from synthetic peptides. DLS identified 42 viral ligands presented by HLA-A*11:01, and 37 of these were previously undetected. These data demonstrate that (i) HIV-1 Gag and Nef are extensively sampled, (ii) ligand length variants are prevalent, particularly within Gag and Nef hot spots where ligand sequences overlap, (iii) noncanonical ligands are T cell reactive, and (iv) HIV-1 ligands are derived from de novo synthesis rather than endocytic sampling. Next-generation immunotherapies must factor these nascent HIV-1 ligand length variants and the finding that CTL-reactive epitopes may be absent during infection of CD4+ T cells into strategies designed to enhance T cell immunity.
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Phytochemical investigation of the flowers of Wedelia paludosa afforded two diterpenes, ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid and ent-kaur-9(11),16-dien-19-oic acid, three acylated triterpenes, 3beta-O-hexa-decanoylolean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3beta-O-pentadecanoylolean-12-en-28-oic acid and 3beta-O-tetradecanoylolean-12-en-28-oic acid, and three steroids, stigmasterol, 3beta-O-beta-D-glycopyranosyl sitosterol and 3beta-O-beta-D-glycopyrano-sylstigmasterol. The substances were identified by their spectral data.
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Mechanisms underlying speciation in plants include detrimental (incompatible) genetic interactions between parental alleles that incur a fitness cost in hybrids. We reported on recessive hybrid incompatibility between an Arabidopsis thaliana strain from Poland, Landsberg erecta (Ler), and many Central Asian A. thaliana strains. The incompatible interaction is determined by a polymorphic cluster of Toll/interleukin-1 receptor-nucleotide binding-leucine rich repeat (TNL) RPP1 (Recognition of Peronospora parasitica1)-like genes in Ler and alleles of the receptor-like kinase Strubbelig Receptor Family 3 (SRF3) in Central Asian strains Kas-2 or Kond, causing temperature-dependent autoimmunity and loss of growth and reproductive fitness. Here, we genetically dissected the RPP1-like Ler locus to determine contributions of individual RPP1-like Ler (R1R8) genes to the incompatibility. In a neutral background, expression of most RPP1-like Ler genes, except R3, has no effect on growth or pathogen resistance. Incompatibility involves increased R3 expression and engineered R3 overexpression in a neutral background induces dwarfism and sterility. However, no individual RPP1-like Ler gene is sufficient for incompatibility between Ler and Kas-2 or Kond, suggesting that co-action of at least two RPP1-like members underlies this epistatic interaction. We find that the RPP1-like Ler haplotype is frequent and occurs with other Ler RPP1-like alleles in a local population in Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland). Only Gorzów individuals carrying the RPP1-like Ler haplotype are incompatible with Kas-2 and Kond, whereas other RPP1-like alleles in the population are compatible. Therefore, the RPP1-like Ler haplotype has been maintained in genetically different individuals at a single site, allowing exploration of forces shaping the evolution of RPP1-like genes at local and regional population scales.
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Tämä julkaisu ilmestyy Turussa 18.–19.5.2009 järjestettävien valtakunnallisten kielikeskuspäivien yhteydessä. Turun yliopiston kielikeskus viettää samaan aikaan 30-vuotisjuhlaansa. Erään luokittelun mukaan 30–45-vuotias elää varsinaista keski-ikäänsä, kun taas joissakin katsotaan, että 28–35 vuoden ikä on vasta ns.
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Solvent extraction has been successfully applied to metal ion preconcentration and often meant the use of toxic organic diluents. However, regulatory pressure is increasingly focusing on the use and disposal of organic solvents, and thus the development of nonhazardous alternatives is important. In this review, we examine the application of aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) to extraction of ions, analyzing their potential and limitations and suggest that ABSs could be an efficient substitute for oil/water biphasic systems. ABSs are formed by mixing certain inorganic salts and water-soluble polymers, or by mixing two water-soluble polymers.
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The present work analyzed the effect of the temperature and type of salt on the phase equilibrium of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) formed by poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) 1500 + potassium phosphate, from (278.15 to 318.15) K, and PEG 1500 + sodium citrate, from (278.15 to 298.15) K. The rise of the temperature normally increased the slope of the tie line (STL). With respect to the influence of the type of salt, sodium citrate showed better capability to induce phase separation, when compared to potassium phosphate.
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In the present work, we provide some considerations about the role of scientific communication in Chemistry Education. Such considerations may subsidize the development of communication in scientific language by Chemistry students. These considerations are based on information collected during a participatory research for the production of didactic material about scientific communication. The meetings were audio recorded and the contents of the participants' speeches were divided into categories. The category analysis supported the elaboration of the considerations.
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The chemical investigation of the hexane and ethanol extracts from aerial parts of Vernonia chalybaea conducted to the isolation and characterization of a new aliphatic tetrahydroxyl ether, along with a series of known compounds such as 4 α,10 α-epoxyaromadendrane, friedelin, taraxasteryl acetate, pseudotaraxasteryl acetate, lupeyl acetate, lupeol, α-amiryn, β-amiryn, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,2,3-tri-hydroxybuthanol, angophorol, angophorol-7-O-glucoside, angophorol-7-O-rutinoside, 3,7-dimethoxy-5,3',4'-trihydroxyflavone and acacetin. The structures of all compounds were determined by spectroscopic analysis and comparison with published spectral data.
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Foliar analysis of biochemical parameters were carried out in order to investigate the influence of air pollutants on two tropical tree species (Licania tomentosa (Benth.) and Bauhinia forfícata (Link.)). Special attention was given to tropospheric ozone due to the fact that concentration levels in the region were found to be up to 140 µg m-3 for a 4 h average time, which is well above the value that can cause injuries to orchides and tobacco (59 µg m-3). Other pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur oxides were measured and their ambient concentrations were also associated to biochemical alterations in the investigated species.