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Construction of realistic hybrid computational fetal phantoms from radiological images in three gestational ages for radiation dosimetry applications
(2019-10-10)
Radiation exposure and associated radiation risks are major concerns for fetal development for
pregnant patients who undergo radiation therapy or diagnostic imaging procedures. In order to
accurately estimate the radiation ...
Claudin-7 Modulates Cl− and Na+ Homeostasis and WNK4 Expression in Renal Collecting Duct Cells
(2019-07-30)
Claudin-7 knockout (CLDN7−/−) mice display renal salt wasting and dehydration
phenotypes. To address the role of CLDN7 in kidneys, we established collecting duct (CD) cell
lines from CLDN7+/+ and CLDN7−/− mouse kidneys. ...
Administration of alpha klotho reduces liver and adipose lipid accumulation in obese mice
(2019-04-05)
α-Klotho, a known anti-aging protein, exerts diverse physiological effects including: maintenance of phosphate and calcium homeostasis, modulation of cell proliferation, and enhanced buffering of reactive oxygen species. ...
"I am still negative": Female sex workers' perspectives on uptake and use of daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in South Africa.
(2019-04)
Women remain highly vulnerable to HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, with female sex workers (FSWs) facing some of the highest
rates of HIV. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the potential to reduce new infections ...
Automatic segmentation of cardiac structures for breast cancer radiotherapy
(2019-11-22)
Background and purpose
We developed an automatic method to segment cardiac substructures given a radiotherapy planning CT images to support epidemiological studies or clinical trials looking at cardiac disease endpoints ...
Basic suture technique: Instructional videos explaining suturing for medical students in a qualitative study
(2019-10-25)
Background: Understanding basic surgical skills is important for medical students prior to entering residency regardless of future specialty. In these videos we provide instruction for suturing as it relates to skin closure. ...
Antitumor Mechanism of the Essential Oils from Two Succulent Plants in Multidrug Resistance Leukemia Cell
(2019-08-26)
Drug resistance remains a major challenge in the treatment of cancer. The multiplicity
of the drug resistance determinants raises the question about the optimal strategies to deal with
them. Essential oils showed to ...
An evolutionary perspective on marine invasions
(2019-12-10)
Species distributions are rapidly changing as human globalization increasingly moves organisms to novel environments. In marine systems, species introductions are the result of a number of anthropogenic mechanisms, notably ...
Structural characterisation of mangrove forests achieved through combining multiple sources of remote sensing data
(2019-11-14)
Temporal information on mangrove extent, age, structure and biomass provides an important contribution towards understanding the role of these ecosystems in terms of the services they provide (e.g., in relation to storage ...
The Perceived Availability of Online Social Support: Exploring the Contributions of Illness and Rural Identities in Adults with Chronic Respiratory Illness
(2019-12-29)
Joining an online social support group may increase perceived membership to a community,
but it does not guarantee that the community will be available when it is needed. This is especially
relevant for adults with Chronic ...