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A biogeographical profile of the sand cockroach Arenivaga floridensis and its bearing on origin hypotheses for Florida scrub biota
(2017-12-11)
Florida scrub is a xeric ecosystem associated with the peninsula’s sand ridges, whose
intermittent Pliocene–Pleistocene isolation is considered key to scrub endemism. One
scrub origin hypothesis posits endemics were ...
Calpain inhibition rescues troponin T3 fragmentation, increases Cav1.1, and enhances skeletal muscle force in aging sedentary mice
(2016-02-19)
Loss of strength in human and animal models of aging can be partially attributed to a well-recognized decrease in muscle mass; however, starting at middle-age, the normalized force (force/ muscle cross-sectional area) in ...
Coastal barrier stratigraphy for Holocene high-resolution sea-level reconstruction
(2016-12-08)
The uncertainties surrounding present and future sea-level rise have revived the debate around sea-level changes through the deglaciation and mid- to late Holocene, from which arises a need for high-quality reconstructions ...
CCL2-CCR2 axis promotes metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating ERK1/2-MMP2/9 pathway
(2016-03-29)
Distant metastasis remains the major failure of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). In this study, the roles of chemokine C-C motif ligand 2 (CCL2), and its receptor chemokine C-C motif receptor type 2 (CCR2) on NPC metastasis ...
Development of improved therapeutic mesothelin-based vaccines for pancreatic cancer
(2018-02-23)
Pancreatic cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer deaths, and there are no effective treatments. We developed a poxvirus platform vaccine with improved immunogenicity and inserted the mesothelin gene to create an ...
Caspase-3 dependent nitrergic neuronal apoptosis following cavernous nerve injury is mediated via RhoA and ROCK activation in major pelvic ganglion
(2016-07-08)
Axonal injury due to prostatectomy leads to Wallerian degeneration of the cavernous nerve (CN) and erectile dysfunction (ED). Return of potency is dependent on axonal regeneration and reinnervation of the penis. Following ...
Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism
(2016-10-28)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of adding quantitative assessments of cardiac function from echocardiography to clinical factors in predicting the outcome of patients with acute pulmonary embolism ...
Chinese Americans’ Views and Use of Family Health History: A Qualitative Study
(2016-09-20)
Objective
Family health history (FHH) plays a significant role in early disease detection and preven- tion. Although Asian Americans are the fastest growing U.S. immigrant group, no data exists regarding Chinese Americans’ ...
Brucella abortus strain 2308 Wisconsin genome: importance of the definition of reference strains
(2017-09-29)
Brucellosis is a bacterial infectious disease affecting a wide range of mammals and a neglected zoonosis caused by species of the genetically homogenous genus Brucella. As in most studies on bacterial diseases, research ...
Case report of atypical Still's disease: a diagnosis of exclusion
(2016)
Introduction: We present an unusual presentation of a 39-year-old man with myalgias and shortness of breath.
Chief complaints: The patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of myalgias, shortness of ...