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Inflammation and wound healing following photorefractive keratectomy
(1999-03-05)
This study comprises different aspects on the inflammatory and wound healing responses of the eye after Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK). The purpose was to provide basic information about the inflammatory reaction and ...
Ladnaan : evaluation of a culturally tailored parenting support program to Somali-born parents
(2017-11-15)
Background: Research shows that immigrant families encounter different complexities and challenges in a new host country, such as acculturation, isolation and lack of social support. These challenges have been shown to ...
Cocaine effects on striatal dynorphin and CART neuropeptides : association to mood disorder
(2003-05-16)
People take cocaine to elevate mood, but with repeated use and subsequent development of dependence, in paradox, a negative mood state is induced. This may be one reason for the strong comorbidity between cocaine dependence ...
Risk factors of road traffic injuries among motorcyclists in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(2023-04-14)
users, and where trunk or collector roads ran through residential and commercial areas. Article II: Risky drinking was associated with 2.41 times higher odds (95% CI: 1.01 - 5.76) of road traffic injuries among commercial motorcycle drivers. Article III...
Linking innate and adaptive immunity to streptococcus pneumoniae
(2012-09-05)
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) most commonly colonizes the human nasopharyngeal mucosa without causing any symptoms. However, this organism has the potential to spread to normally sterile sites and cause ...
Functional and bioinformatical studies of the TGFb superfamily : identification and characterization of ALK7
(2001-11-02)
The transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily of polypeptide
growth factors encompasses more than 30 diverse mammalian members. They
are involved in most cellular processes, ranging from cell proliferation
and ...
Modulation of HIV immune responses in natural infection and after genetic immunization
(1999-09-14)
Identification and treatment of HIV-1 infection are both urgent, in view of the continued spread of the infection. We developed easy and inexpensive serological methods for the diagnosis and follow-up of children born to ...
Cytoskeleton-interacting proteins in brainstem development : roles of KCC2 and Vangl2
(2010-12-21)
for the developmental shift in the postsynaptic response to GABA. A fundamental premise for this thesis is that we found KCC2 protein expression in the hindbrain region of mice already at embryonic day 9.5, although its ion transport activity does not become functional...
Exploration of large molecular datasets using global gene networks : computational methods and tools
(2019-08-02)
Defining gene expression profiles and mapping complex interactions between molecular regulators and proteins is a key for understanding biological processes and the functional properties of cells, which is therefore, the ...
Effects of DNA damage and vesicular exchange in P. falciparum
(2019-05-28)
Plasmodium falciparum causes human malaria and is a global leading cause of mortality from parasitic infections. While decades of concerted effort has yielded significant result in reducing the endemicity, there is evidence ...