Biomedical science and the third world. Under the volcano. Epidemiologic problems and prospects.

abstract：:Data on 3080 mother-infant pairs from Cebu in the Philippines were used to conduct a logistics hazards analysis to determine the effect of supplemental calories and the types of supplements that the infant ingests on return to menses. Breast feeding had a significant reduced odds of the mother returning to menses (od...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zohoori N

更新日期：1994-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the topic of laminar to turbulent flow transition, as applied to the design of gas turbines, is discussed. Transition comes about when a flow becomes sufficiently unstable that the orderly vorticity structure of the laminar layer becomes randomly oriented. Vorticity with a streamwise component leads to ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Simon TW,Kaszeta RW

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemorrhagic strokes, intracerebral (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), often have poor outcomes. Indeed, the most common hemorrhagic stroke, ICH, has the highest mortality and morbidity rates of any stroke subtype. In this report, we discuss the evidence for the staging of red blood cell removal after ICH and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wagner KR,Dwyer BE

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this chapter we examine whether rapists are sexually aroused by coercive, nonconsensual sex. This question is theoretically important because it speaks to a potential sexual motivation underlying rape. It is also clinically important in that it may reveal an important assessment and treatment target. We first revis...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lalumière ML,Quinsey VL,Harris GT,Rice ME,Trautrimas C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclasts are cells of monocyte-macrophage origin that degrade bone matrix. Receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) induces osteoclast formation in the presence of macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and costimulatory signals. RANKL induces activation of the TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Takayanagi H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of sadists is bizarre and poorly understood. There are gross endocrine and brain abnormalities in a small number of these men. Approximately two-fifths show subtle temporal lobe brain abnormalities that are logically linked to sexual behavior and require further exploration. It would be interesting to exp...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Langevin R,Bain J,Wortzman G,Hucker S,Dickey R,Wright P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of about 2,000 Japanese sarcoidosis cases collected by the Japan Sarcoidosis Committee during the 10-yr period, 1963-1972, were chronological increase with decreasing infectious diseases (represented by tuberculosis), north-to-south decline in sarcoidosis incidence in accordance with the Oxford Atl...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hosoda Y,Hiraga Y,Odaka M,Yangawa H,Ito Y,Shiegematsu I,Chiba Y

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extension of mammalian health and life span has been achieved using various dietary interventions. We previously reported that restricting dietary methionine (MET) content extends life span only when growth hormone signaling is intact (no life span increase in GH deficiency or GH resistance). To understand the metabol...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brown-Borg HM,Rakoczy S,Wonderlich JA,Borg KE,Rojanathammanee L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological actions of methamphetamine (METH) and phencyclidine (PCP) are different, but both of them can induce similar psychiatric disorders including abuse, intoxication, withdrawal, and psychotic symptoms like those of schizophrenia. These mental disorders are caused not only by their direct pharmacological ef...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ouchi Y,Kubota Y,Ito C

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of wildlife diseases started in Scandinavia as sporadic postmortem examinations in the early 20th century. In 1945 a monitoring program for wildlife health was initiated. The program is today an integrated part of the National Environmental Monitoring programs in Sweden. The total material today comprises m...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Morner T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated Ca2+ clearance mechanisms (CCMs) at the axon terminals of mammalian central neurons: neurohypophysial (NHP) axon terminals and calyces of Held. Ca2+ transients were evoked by applying a short depolarization pulse via a patch pipette containing Ca2+ indicator dye. Quantitative analysis of the Ca2+ decay...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lee SH,Kim MH,Lee JY,Lee SH,Lee D,Park KH,Ho WK

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hepatocarcinogenesis is a multistep process characterized by hepatocyte inflammation, regeneration, and proliferation. These changes are believed to depend on the aberrant expression of various tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes and growth factors. Several studies have shown the involvement of cyclooxygenase-...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Giannitrapani L,Ingrao S,Soresi M,Florena AM,La Spada E,Sandonato L,D'Alessandro N,Cervello M,Montalto G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have defined three sets of HLA-DR3(+) haplotypes that provide maximum risk of type 1 disease development in Indians: (1) a diverse array of B8-DR3 haplotypes, (2) A33-B58-DR3 haplotype, and (3) A2-B50-DR3 occurring most predominantly in this population. Further analysis has revealed extensive diversity in B8-DR3 ha...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kumar N,Kaur G,Tandon N,Kanga U,Mehra NK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of zinc and copper in the development of pseudoexfoliation (PSX) syndrome, 34 cataract patients with PSX syndrome and 27 cataract patients without PSX syndrome were included in the study and groups were matched for age and gender. During the cataract surgery, lenses were obtained intraoperative...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yildirim Z,Uçgun NI,Kiliç N,Gürsel E,Sepici-Dinçel A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Bar Harbor 129 dystrophic mice, thymic development is abnormal. Before weaning, the thymus is slightly smaller than in phenotypically normal littermates; after weaning, however, the lymphoid elements undergo rapid atrophy. The epithelial elements, in contrast, display hyperlasia. Thymectomy has no influence on the ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Horrobin DF,Morgan RO,Karmali RA,Ally AI,Manku MS,Karmazyn M,Cunnane SC

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal pathogens are a growing threat to public health. As human immunodeficiency becomes increasingly common, fungal infections are becoming more prevalent. The use of antifungal agents for prophylaxis and treatment of fungal infections has favored the emergence of previously rare or unidentified species of drug-resi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Geddes-McAlister J,Shapiro RS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a multifunctional cell surface aminopeptidase with ubiquitous expression and it has a variety of functional properties in the development of human malignancies. In the present study, we showed the possible correlation between DPPIV/CD26 expression and less migratory potential with de...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kajiyama H,Shibata K,Terauchi M,Ino K,Nawa A,Kikkawa F

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathologic examination in elderly individuals and patients with Parkinson's disease with and without dementia reveals abundant isocortical amyloid deposits with no or only a few neuritic plaques, neuropil threads (NT), and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), whereas NT and NFT may be present only in the entorhinal reg...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jellinger K,Braak H,Braak E,Fischer P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating epidemiological, clinical, and experimental evidence supports the conclusion of a critical role of epigenetic factors in immune programming. This understanding provides the basis for elucidating how the intricate interactions of the genome, epigenome, and transcriptome shape immune responses and maintain ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zouali M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse models with targeted deletion of the genes encoding the enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D 1alpha-hydroxylase [1alpha(OH)ase], and the vitamin D receptor (VDR), have provided considerable insight into the regulation of mineral and skeletal physiology by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)(2)D]. Dietary manipulation induce...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Goltzman D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented a perspective of progress in three areas of simulations of complex molecules: the development of force fields for molecular simulation; the application of computer graphics, molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics in simulations of DNA and DNA-drug complexes and the application of computer graphic...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kollman PA,Weiner S,Seibel G,Lybrand T,Singh UC,Caldwell J,Rao SN

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the developmental patterns of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) binding sites in the human hypothalamus. VIP recognition sites were widely distributed throughout the rostrocaudal extent of the hypothalamus. VIP binding was generally low in the fetal and neonatal periods and a tendency in increasi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Najimi M,Rachidi F,Afif A,Chigr F

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some syphilitic sera still fluoresce with Reiter treponemes as the antigen after treatment with the sorbent used in the FTA-ABS test; this finding indicates incomplete removal of group antitreponemal antibody. Levels of this antibody in normal sera have been studied in relation to the titration of sorbent for use in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wilkinson AE,Johnston NA

更新日期：1975-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult animals that had been subjected to a single prolonged episode of maternal deprivation (MD) [24 h, postnatal day (PND) 9-10] show long-term behavioral alterations that resemble specific symptoms of schizophrenia. Moreover, at adolescence MD rats showed depressive-like behavior and altered motor responses. Accordi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： De la Fuente M,Llorente R,Baeza I,De Castro NM,Arranz L,Cruces J,Viveros MP

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Access to food is essential to optimal development and function in children and adults. Food security, food insecurity, and hunger have been defined and a U.S. Food Security Scale was developed and is administered annually by the Census Bureau in its Current Population Survey. The eight child-referenced items now make...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cook JT,Frank DA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented evidence indicating that P2-purinergic receptors may activate the polyphosphoinositide-phospholipase C in HL60 cells via the mediation of a pertussis-toxin-sensitive GTP-binding protein, which also mediates the actions of chemotactic peptide receptors in these and other phagocytic white blood cells. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dubyak GR,Cowen DS,Lazarus HM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychostimulant 3,4-,ethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy") is known to induce hyperthermia and alterations in neurochemical metabolism in the CNS. However, the detailed cellular or molecular mechanisms behind MDMA-induced neurotoxicity are still not well known. Since MDMA induces profound hyperthermia tha...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sharma HS,Ali SF

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A body of information obtained by experiments with intact tissues, isolated cells, and sarcolemmal vesicles indicates, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a specific Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange system exists in vascular smooth muscle. However, its role in the regulation of cytosolic free-Ca2+ concentration and cell tension under ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Matlib MA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of neurons in the basal ganglia is severely disrupted in Parkinson's disease (PD). In nonhuman parkinsonian primate models, the disturbance in neurons in basal ganglia output structures include increased firing, bursting, an augmented synchrony, correlated activity, and a tendency towards loss of specific...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hamani C,Lozano AM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All blood cells are derived from multipotent stem cells, the so-called hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), that in adults reside in the bone marrow. Most types of blood cells also develop there, with the notable exception of T lymphocytes that develop in the thymus. For both HSCs and developing T cells, interactions with...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Roozen PP,Brugman MH,Staal FJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00