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Surgical Management of Massive Labial Edema in a Gravid Preeclamptic Diabetic
(2014)
Background. Massive labial edema is a rare complication during pregnancy that can jeopardize vaginal delivery, as well as leading to maternal and fetal morbidity. It can be related to systemic pathologies, but has been ...
A case control study of environmental and occupational exposures associated with methicillin resistant nasal carriage in patients admitted to a rural tertiary care hospital in a high density swine region
(2014)
Background
Distinct strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been identified on livestock and livestock workers. Industrial food animal production may be an important environmental reservoir for ...
Postpartum Prolapsed Leiomyoma with Uterine Inversion Managed by Vaginal Hysterectomy
(2014)
Background. Uterine inversion is a rare, but life threatening, obstetrical emergency which occurs when the uterine fundus collapses into the endometrial cavity. Various conservative and surgical therapies have been outlined ...
Fesselin, an intrinsically disordered smooth muscle protein, organizes and stabilizes actin-myosin and myosin
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Fesselin is an intrinsically disordered protein that is known to bind a large variety of cytoskeletal proteins. The proteins fesselin is known to bind include: actin (Leinweber et al. 1999), [alpha]-actinin (Pham et al. ...
TMEFF2 is an epigenetic modulator that promotes androgen independent growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer cells
(East Carolina University, 2014)
While the ability to detect PCa has improved significantly due to PSA screenings, the survival rate for men diagnosed with PCa has remained stagnant, and the disease remains the second leading cause of cancer related deaths ...
The Need for Interprofessional Collaborative Ready Nutrition and Dietetics Practitioners
(2014-10-01)
This is the full length paper of what turned out to be a published brief after going through peer review. Many of our colleagues have requested the original full length description which is more of a call to action for ...
Layered regulation of a pathway capable of altering quinolone production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram negative opportunistic pathogen which commonly infects hospitalized patients and those afflicted with cystic fibrosis. P. aeruginosa communicates intercellularly via a system of small ...
The immune and neurological impacts of developmental Bisphenol A exposure in a C57bl/6 mouse model
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Environmental exposure to exogenous agents during critical time points of development may be associated with the onset of deleterious effects, including immune and neurological disorders. Numerous studies have shown that ...
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: The Multi�Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
(2014-12)
Background Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) shares several risk factors with atrial fibrillation (AF), and persons with PAD have an increased risk of stroke. It is unclear if PAD is associated with an increased risk for ...
Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement
(2014-07)
Mortality represents an important outcome measure following coronary artery bypass grafting. Shorter survival times may reflect poor surgical quality and an increased number of costly postoperative complications. Quality ...