However, reports of the role of adiponectin in pre-eclampsia are conflicting. This study in Egypt investigated the association between serum adiponectin levels and pre-eclampsia and between adiponectin levels and some clinical and hormonal parameters. A sample of 60 pregnant women in the third trimes... | PMID: 21972480

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A cross-sectional study measured the frequency of self-reported stress symptoms among a weighted random sample of medical students in Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran. The data were gathered using the Kessler 10-item psychological distress scale. The overall prevalence of stress among 222 students w... | PMID: 21972483

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We have seen only a few ankles with significant deviation of alignment in early stage osteoarthritis, in which realignment treatments might be necessary to modify the course of the disease. Our hypothesis was that there are diverse radiographic features of the tibial plafond and hindfoot in varus an... | PMID: 21972764

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Differences in the location and incidence of lower extremity injuries have been reported between high and low arched individuals. These differences might be related to functional differences between the two foot types. In particular, the characteristics of the medial longitudinal arch may influence f... | PMID: 21972767

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The progression of atherosclerotic disease is a complex process believed to be a function of the localized mechanical properties and hemodynamic loading associated with the arterial wall. It is hypothesized that measurements of cardiovascular stiffness and wall-shear rate (WSR) may provide important... | PMID: 21842581

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We examined the relation of maternal history of depression to individual differences in theory of mind in a sample of adult women. Sixty-one depressed women (23% with a positive maternal history of depression) and 30 non-depressed women (33% with a positive maternal history of depression) completed... | PMID: 21733579

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Abstract Purpose To evaluate the implementation of intervention components of the Louisiana Health study, which was a multicomponent childhood obesity prevention program conducted in rural schools. Design Content analysis. Setting Process evaluation assessed implementation in classro... | PMID: 21721969

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Purpose.  The purposes of this study were to (a) determine whether actual weight, biological sex, and race/ethnicity were related to differences of weight perception, nutrition and activity knowledge, perceived difficulty, attitudes, and choices about living a healthy lifestyle in... | PMID: 21702880

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We found deficient postnatal myelination in the striatum of PGC1α KO mice, accompanied by a decrease in myelin basic protein (MBP). In addition, brain cholesterol, its precursors, and the rate-limiting enzymes for cholesterol synthesis, HMG CoA synthase (HMGCS1) and HMG CoA reductase (HMGCR), were... | PMID: 21715619

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Summary Background and Objectives Although low socioeconomic status has been considered a contraindication to peritoneal dialysis (PD), no published data clearly link it to poor outcomes. The goal of this study was assessing the effect of income on survival in the Brazilian Peritonea... | PMID: 21700820

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We examine ontogenetic changes in mandibular corpus breadth, rigidity, and strength in two population samples with contrasting diets: late prehistoric Tigara from Point Hope, Alaska, characterized by a very demanding masticatory regime, and proto-historic Arikara from the Sully Site in South Dakota,... | PMID: 21702003

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We sought to determine whether implementation of IS has altered outcome. Design, setting, participants, & methods We prospectively evaluated 280 incident MGN patients from three distinct 10-year periods starting from 1975. Results We found expected changes in treatment regimens but also variations i... | PMID: 21685024

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We investigated the interaction between inflammatory biomarkers (C-reactive protein and IL-6) and ADMA as predictors of death and CV events over an extended follow-up (13 years). Results During follow-up, 160 patients died, and 123 had CV events. With crude and multiple Cox regression analyses, an i... | PMID: 21642364

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We hypothesized that constipation may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events.... | PMID: 21663887

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It has been proposed that approach and avoidance processes may be critically involved in the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs), including anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The Behavioural Inhibition System and Behavioural Activation System Scales (BI... | PMID: 21645929

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We have successfully removed an existing glial scar in chronically contused rat spinal cord using a rose Bengal-based phototoxic method. The purpose of this study is to examine if scar ablation benefits the anatomical recovery by cell/tissue transplantation, and thus provides a more permissive physi... | PMID: 21621749

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These results suggest that a tobacco cessation program offered as part of a worksite health promotion program can be highly effective, especially for those who are ready to change. However, the relatively low annual participation rate may indicate that tobacco users remain among the most difficult t... | PMID: 21323463

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Brief alcohol interventions for patients in trauma settings have demonstrated significant reductions in drinking behaviors, injury related risk behaviors, and subsequent arrests for driving while intoxicated. However, although a number of surveys have examined the knowledge and attitudes of trauma ce... | PMID: 21817982

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Higher prevalence of both hypertension and obesity in African Americans is associated with a disproportionately greater burden of cardiovascular diseases in this ethnic group. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is an interaction between hypertension and obesity th... | PMID: 21649838

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Bilateral cochlear implant (BiCI) users gain an advantage in noisy situations from a second implant, but their bilateral performance falls short of normal hearing listeners. Channel interactions due to overlapping electrical fields between electrodes can impair speech perception, but... | PMID: 21682415

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There is a significant body of research examining the intelligibility of sinusoidal replicas of natural speech. Discussion has followed about what the sinewave speech phenomenon might imply about the mechanisms underlying phonetic recognition. However, most of this work has been cond... | PMID: 21682420

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Abstract. The therapeutic efficacies of 3-day regimens of artesunate-amodiaquine and artemether-lumefantrine during 5 years of adoption as first-line treatments were evaluated in 811 ≤ 12-year-old malarious children. Compared with artemether-lumefantrine, amodiaquine-artesunate sig... | PMID: 21633031

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Abstract. Three tetravalent formulations of chimeric dengue (DENVax) viruses containing the pre-membrane and envelope genes of serotypes 1-4 expressed by the attenuated DENV-2 PDK-53 genome were tested for safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicular... | PMID: 21633037

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Injury is the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year. The incidence of childhood injury varies greatly depending on social factors, including income, family violence, and other social stressors. This study reports the incidence of injury among children aged 5 years in a cohort of vulne... | PMID: 21817990

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