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Effects of hypovolemic hypotensive shock on somatosensory and motor evoked potentials.

 · 1970

The utility of evoked potentials in monitoring spinal cord and cerebral function in various neurosurgical and orthopedic operations has now been established. To study the effects of graded hypotension…

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A new and simple method for evaluating masticatory function using newly developed artificial test food.

 · 1970

The aim of this study was to develop an objective evaluation system for the masticatory function. This system used paraffin wax cubes as a test food, which had six red- and green-coloured layers so th…

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus importation into the UK: surveillance, risk, public health awareness and One Health response.

 · 1970

As part of Public Health England's assessment of vectorborne disease risk to public health in the UK, tick specimens are regularly submitted by veterinarians for identification via the Tick Surveillan…

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Effect of the fat/carbohydrate ratio in the diet on obesity and oral glucose tolerance in C57BL/6J mice.

 · 1970

To study whether consumed dietary fat has a linear relationship or a threshold with glycemic controls, female C57BL/6J mice were fed different levels of a safflower oil (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60% of…

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A contribution of image processing to the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy--detection of exudates in color fundus images of the human retina.

 · 1970

In the framework of computer assisted diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, a new algorithm for detection of exudates is presented and discussed. The presence of exudates within the macular region is a m…

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[Zika virus : a review].

 · 1970

Since early 2015, the Zika virus epidemic has spread rapidly through South America and the Caribbean and the first cases of local transmission have just been reported in Florida. Maternal infection du…

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Myoepithelial sialadenitis versus low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the salivary gland in FNAB: is discrimination by means of an image processing system possible?

 · 1970

The diagnosis of myoepithelial sialadenitis (MESA) in fine needle aspiration biopsy may be difficult. There is a dense lymphocytic infiltration in the gland and discrimination between a hyperimmune re…

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In vivo quantification of T1ñ in lumbar spine disk spaces at 3 T using parallel transmission MRI.

 · 1970

OBJECTIVE: T1ñ MRI is an emerging, quantitative imaging modality that has been shown to correlate with proteoglycan content of disk material in vitro at 1.5 T. The purpose of this study is to quantify…

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Multidetector computed tomography coronary artery plaque predictors of stress-induced myocardial ischemia by SPECT.

 · 1970

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis imaging by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) detects coronary artery plaque extent, distribution, location and composition. In contrast, functional imaging by single…

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A Combined Nomogram Model to Preoperatively Predict Histologic Grade in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

 · 1970

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a nomogram model combing radiomics features and clinical characteristics to preoperatively differentiate grade 1 and grade 2/3 tumors in p…

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Human maternal and fetal response to graded exercise.

 · 1970

Six healthy active women in the third trimester of pregnancy participated in a graded exercise protocol to levels of exertion perceived to be equivalent to that of their usual exercise regimen. Fetal …

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The true distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm: clinical characteristics and strategy for treatment.

 · 1970

OBJECTIVE: A series of aneurysms located at the 4 (th) or 5 (th) segment of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) has not been previously reported in the literature. We report six such cases…

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Consumer sensory evaluations of aging effects on beef quality.

 · 1970

The most important sensory attribute affecting consumer acceptability is tenderness, which is a complex trait. Aging is the practice of holding meat at low temperatures to improve tenderness. In order…

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Delayed presentation of rickets in a child with labyrinthine aplasia, microtia and microdontia (LAMM) syndrome.

 · 1970

BACKGROUND: Labyrinthine Aplasia, Microtia and Microdontia (LAMM) syndrome is characterized by the complete absence of inner ear structures (Michel aplasia), microtia and microdontia. Hypophosphatemic…

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Fred Hollows lecture: digital screening for eye disease.

 · 1970

The purpose of this study was to explore progress, in the adaptation to community screening for blinding eye disease, of digital imaging devices and technology for storage and transmission. Available …

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Graded changes in enamel component volumes resulted from a short tooth bleaching procedure.

 · 1970

AIM: To test the hypothesis that changes in enamel component volumes (mineral, organic, and water volumes, and permeability) are graded from outer to inner enamel after a short bleaching procedure.MAT…

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United States Travelers' Concern about Zika Infection and Willingness to Receive a Hypothetical Zika Vaccine.

 · 1970

The ongoing Zika pandemic has affected many countries that are common travel destinations. We assessed the willingness to receive a prophylactic Zika virus (ZIKV) vaccine, currently under development,…

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Serum insulin and glucose response to graded exercise in adults. Part I: the influence of fitness status.

 · 1970

The effect of acute exercise upon serum immunoreactive insulin levels (IRI) and serum glucose concentrations (GC) was studied in groups of middle-aged men of contrasting physical fitness status. Two g…

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