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Mother’s Own Milk Expression: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Provision of Maternal Milk in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
(2023-04-20)Breastmilk or maternal milk is widely recognized as the recommended primary source of nutrition for very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Many of these infants are unable to feed at the breast, leaving mothers with the ... -
Motility and chemotaxis in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi : role in pathogenesis
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in United States and is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The disease is transmitted from an infected Ixodes scapularis tick to a mammalian host. B. ... -
Motor Learning Guided Treatment with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Cueing & Feedback
(East Carolina University, 2011)The aim of this study was to determine if participants with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) respond with improved speech production when provided motor learning guided (MLG) treatment strategies. Five participants, ... -
Much remains to be learned about CBD.
(2022-03-30)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is discusses general knowledge concerning CBD products. -
Much to consider about multivitamin-mineral supplements
(2023-06-28)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column shares some of the information presented at the Council on Aging's Brainiac Bootcamp and answers a question about multiple ... -
Multi-spectral physiologic visualization (MSPV) using laser imaging methods and systems for blood flow and perfusion imaging and quantification in an endoscopic design
(2017-08-28)Multispectral imaging systems are provided including a first light source having a first wavelength configured to image a sample; a second light source, different from the first light source, having a second wavelength, ... -
Multi-walled carbon nanotube instillation impairs pulmonary function in C57BL/6 mice
(2011)Background Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are widely used in many disciplines due to their unique physical and chemical properties. Therefore, some concerns about the possible human health and environmental ... -
Multicenter Trial of Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Using Both Technetium Sulfur Colloid and Isosulfan Blue Dye
(East Carolina University, 2001-01)Objective To determine the factors associated with false-negative results on sentinel node biopsy and sentinel node localization (identification rate) in patients with breast cancer enrolled in a multicenter ... -
A Multicomponent System Is Required for Tetracycline-Induced Excision of Tn4555
(East Carolina University, 2004-01)Bacteroides spp. are the predominant organisms in the intestinal tract, and they also are important opportunistic pathogens. Antibiotic therapy of Bacteroides infections often is complicated by the prevalence of drug-resistant ... -
Multifaceted roles of GSK-3 and Wnt/β-catenin in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis: opportunities for therapeutic intervention
(2014-01)Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is well documented to participate in a complex array of critical cellular processes. It was initially identified in rat skeletal muscle as a serine/threonine kinase that phosphorylated ... -
Multilevel Discourse Processing Analyses in Adults with a Cognitive Impairment
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Participants with a cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) present with discourse impairments early within the disorder. These discourse impairment are associated with declines in episodic, semantic, ... -
Multiple Kinase Involvement in the Regulation of Vascular Growth
(New York: InTech Open Access Publishers, 2012-06)The initial discovery of protein phosphorylation as a regulatory mechanism for the control of glycogen metabolism has led to intense interest of protein phosphorylation in regulating protein function (Cohen et al., 2001). ... -
Multiple target hybridizing nucleic acids, their preparation, compositions, formulation, kits and applications
(1999-03-25)Antisense oligonucleotides which bind to two or more RNA targets are disclosed. -
Multiple Translation Factor eIF4G (IFG-1) Isoforms are Required for the Apoptosome-Dependent Activation of Germ Cell Apoptosis
(East Carolina University, 2010)Apoptosis is a naturally occurring process during animal development required for the programmed killing and removal of injured cells. Cellular insult induces a switch in translation that allows for the rapid synthesis ...