Medical and Biomedical Researches

Individual and parental psychiatric history and risk for suicide among adolescents and young adults

June 27th, 2008
Individual and parental psychiatric history and risk for suicide among adolescents and young adults in Denmark : A population-based study. BACKGROUND: Both individual and familial histories of mental illness are substantial risk factors for suicide in young people. AIM: To explore suicide risk among adolescents and ...

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[Construction of replication-deficient recombinant adenoviral vector carrying HBsAg and HSP70 chimer

June 27th, 2008
[Construction of replication-deficient recombinant adenoviral vector carrying HBsAg and HSP70 chimeric gene and its expression in vitro.] OBJECTIVE: To construct a recombinant adenoviral vector carrying HBcAg-HSP70 chimeric gene by homologous recombination in bacteria and to detect its expression in vitro. METHODS: Heat shock protein 70 gene ...

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[Application of serum hepatitis B virus large surface protein determination in lamivudine anti-viral

June 27th, 2008
[Application of serum hepatitis B virus large surface protein determination in lamivudine anti-viral therapy for patients with hepatitis B.] OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation between serum hepatitis B virus large surface protein (HBV-LP) and hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV-DNA) load in hepatitis B patients treated with ...

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[Relationship between liver pathological characteristics and serum HBeAg and HBV DNA in 1057 patient

June 27th, 2008
[Relationship between liver pathological characteristics and serum HBeAg and HBV DNA in 1057 patients with chronic hepatitis B.] OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between liver pathological changes and serum HBeAg and HBV DNA in 1057 patients with chronic hepatitis B. METHODS: Liver puncture biopsy for histopathological ...

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[Study about seroconversion of HBV NAT screening-positive crowd from blood donors.]

June 27th, 2008
[Study about seroconversion of HBV NAT screening-positive crowd from blood donors.] OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of seroconversion of HBV NAT screening-positive crowd from blood donors in Dongguan city and provide reference for the safety of blood transfution and disease prevention. METHODS: With retrospective survey, Nucleic ...

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[Specific T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein ESAT-6 in Chinese HIV positive indi

June 27th, 2008
[Specific T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein ESAT-6 in Chinese HIV positive individuals.] OBJECTIVE: To detect TB specific T cell responses by using the recombinant ESAT-6 protein as stimulus in Chinese HIV infected patients. METHODS: ELISPOT-IFN-gamma assay by using the recombinant ESAT-6 protein as stimulus to ...

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[The effect of entecavir treatment on HBV-specific immunity in patient with chronic hepatitis B and

June 27th, 2008
[The effect of entecavir treatment on HBV-specific immunity in patient with chronic hepatitis B and its relationship to HBeAg sero-conversion.] OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Entecavir treatment on HBV-specific immunity in patient with chronic hepatitis B and its relationship to HBeAg sero-conversion. METHODS: Serum aminotransferase ...

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[Epidemiological investigation of lower genital tract infectious diseases among women in part of Bei

June 27th, 2008
[Epidemiological investigation of lower genital tract infectious diseases among women in part of Beijing area.] OBJECTIVE: To understand the condition of lower genital tract infectious diseases among women in part of Beijing area including countryside population, nomadic population, high-risk group and medical workers. METHODS: Epidemiological methods ...

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[Relativity analysis of chronic hepatitis B virus genotype and clinical pathology.]

June 27th, 2008
[Relativity analysis of chronic hepatitis B virus genotype and clinical pathology.] OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between chronic hepatitis B virus genotypes and clinical pathology. METHODS: HBV genotype was determined in 92 cases with chronic hepatitis B patients and the relationship between HBV genotypes and clinical, ...

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[Establishment of an in vivo model for duck hepatitis B virus infection using Hubei duckling.]

June 27th, 2008
[Establishment of an in vivo model for duck hepatitis B virus infection using Hubei duckling.] OBJECTIVE: To develop a standard duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) animal model using a local Hubei species of duck, Ma Ya, and use it as an in vivo experimental system to ...

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[Genome analysis of a newly isolated enterovirus.]

June 27th, 2008
[Genome analysis of a newly isolated enterovirus.] OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate molecular characterization of a newly isolated enterovirus. METHODS: Virus were isolated from patient with unknown-causing disease and tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 5\'3\'RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends, RACE), in an attempt to ...

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[Characterization of the cytopathic effect in human bronchial epithelial cell after Human Bocavirus

June 27th, 2008
[Characterization of the cytopathic effect in human bronchial epithelial cell after Human Bocavirus Infection (HBoV).] OBJECTIVE: In this study, human bronchial epithelial cell were inoculated with positive sputum specimens of HBoV. After four days infection, cytopathic effect(CPE) were observed by inverted microscopy. These viruses all cause ...

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[A research on rotaviral diarrhea outbreak in Guangxi Province.]

June 27th, 2008
[A research on rotaviral diarrhea outbreak in Guangxi Province.] OBJECTIVE: To analyze epidemiological characters of an outbreak of rotavirus diarrhea in Daxing County, Guangxi Province. METHODS: Rotavirus-positive specimens were identified by ELISA kit. G/P typing assays were confirmed with multiplex seminested RT-PCR. Full-length VP7 genes of ...

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[Analysis of human metapneumovirus genotype in Hunan, China and its attachment protein G sequence ch

June 27th, 2008
[Analysis of human metapneumovirus genotype in Hunan, China and its attachment protein G sequence character.] OBJECTIVE: To understand the genotypes of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and the genetic character of hMPV attachment protein G sequence in Hunan, China. Methods: 232 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) samples from hospitalized children ...

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[Laboratory testing of sepcimens from patients with viral encephalitis from some regions of China.]

June 27th, 2008
[Laboratory testing of sepcimens from patients with viral encephalitis from some regions of China.] OBJECTIVE: To understand the viral etiology of viral encephalitis in China by detecting IgM antibody and viral RNA in the clinical samples of patients from some provinces of China by enzyme-linked immunosorbent ...

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[Clinical characteristics and laboratory assay of adult Japanese encephalitis patients in an outbrea

June 27th, 2008
[Clinical characteristics and laboratory assay of adult Japanese encephalitis patients in an outbreak in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, 2006.] OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and laboratory characteristics of adult Japanese encephalitis (JE) patiens in a JE outbreak in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in 2006. METHOD: All the clinical ...

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[Genotype 1 JEV was isolated again from Liaoning Province, China, 2007.]

June 27th, 2008
[Genotype 1 JEV was isolated again from Liaoning Province, China, 2007.] OBJECTIVE: To isolate Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from mosquitoes collected in Liaoning province and analysis the genotype of new isolated JEV strains and the characters of nucleotide and amino acid in the E gene. METHODS: ...

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[Genotyping of Japanese encephalitis viruses isolated in Yunnan.]

June 27th, 2008
[Genotyping of Japanese encephalitis viruses isolated in Yunnan.] OBJECTIVE: Explore the genotype of the epidemic Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Yunnan Province from molecular level and to understand the molecular differences of the virus isolated from Yunnan at different time, locality and host. METHODS: Three-day suckling ...

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[Isolation and identification of Japanese encephalitis virus in Tanghe County, Henan Province.]

June 27th, 2008
[Isolation and identification of Japanese encephalitis virus in Tanghe County, Henan Province.] OBJECTIVE: To isolate Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from mosquitoes collected in Tanghe County, Henan province and analyze the genotype of the newly isolated JEV strains and the characteristics of amino acid in the E ...

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Evaluating methods for approximating stochastic differential equations.

June 27th, 2008
Evaluating methods for approximating stochastic differential equations. Models of decision making and response time (RT) are often formulated using stochastic differential equations (SDEs). Researchers often investigate these models using a simple Monte Carlo method based on Euler\'s method for solving ordinary differential equations. The accuracy of ...

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Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of RNA and DNA C tracts.

June 27th, 2008
Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of RNA and DNA C tracts. The excited-state dynamics of the RNA homopolymer of cytosine and of the 18-mer (dC)(18) were studied by steady-state and time-resolved absorption and emission spectroscopy. At pH 6.8, excitation of poly(rC) by a femtosecond UV pump pulse produces ...

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The inexorable spread of a newly arisen neo-Y chromosome.

June 27th, 2008
The inexorable spread of a newly arisen neo-Y chromosome. A newly arisen Y-chromosome can become established in one part of a species range by genetic drift or through the effects of selection on sexually antagonistic alleles. However, it is difficult to explain why it should then ...

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Dissociating medial frontal and posterior cingulate activity during self-reflection.

June 27th, 2008
Dissociating medial frontal and posterior cingulate activity during self-reflection. Motivationally significant agendas guide perception, thought and behaviour, helping one to define a \'self\' and to regulate interactions with the environment. To investigate neural correlates of thinking about such agendas, we asked participants to think about their ...

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Storage media profiles and health record retention practice patterns in acute care hospitals.

June 27th, 2008
Storage media profiles and health record retention practice patterns in acute care hospitals. This exploratory study examined the health record retention practices among health information management professionals in acute care general hospitals in the United States. A descriptive research design was used, and data were collected ...

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Evidence and arguments on tobacco retail displays: marketing an addictive drug to children?

June 27th, 2008
Evidence and arguments on tobacco retail displays: marketing an addictive drug to children? AIMS: To investigate arguments for and against a ban on tobacco displays in New Zealand shops. METHODS: Analysis of evidence from international experience and research studies, for the arguments used to oppose and ...

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