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Quality of care for patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Zambia
(1997-09-10)
Factors which have implications for STD care in Zambia have been described and analysed in order to find strategies for quality improvements. A total of 684 patients with STD were interviewed about health seeking behaviour, ...
Neural correlates of skilled movement : functional mapping of the human brain with fMRI and PET
(2001-08-24)
Humans have unique abilities to perform certain types of skilled
voluntary movements. In this thesis we examine the neural substrates of.
(i) fine digit actions, in particular the control of fingertip forces
during ...
Epidemiology, risk and protective factors of self-immolation : a study from Iran
(2013-04-04)
Background: Suicide by self-burning (self-immolation) is one of the suicide methods that is far more common in low-middle income countries than in high-income ones. Iran is one of the countries that has a high rate of ...
Endogenous thrombospondin-1 and proteases in the regulation of lymphocyte adhesion and motility
(2008-09-26)
lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP)/CD91. Interaction of TSP-1 with its cell surface receptors calreticulin (CRT), LRP and integrin associated protein (IAP)/CD47 was promoting motility of T cells in 3D collagen through CD47. T cell surface TSP-1 also...
TRIM21/ Ro52 in B cell pathology
(2013-01-25)
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting 0.2% of the population. Several B cell aberrances have been linked to pSS, such as autoantibody production, hypergammaglobulinemia and B cell ...
Concepts in DNA immunization overcoming viral diversity and enhancing plasmid immunogenicity
(2004-05-07)
On April 23, 1984, the prominent scientist Robert Gallo held a historical press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C., USA. He announced that his laboratory at the National Institutes ...
Effects of joint cocaine and ethanol on the brain opioid systems
(2005-10-11)
Concurrent abuse of cocaine and alcohol is common among human addicts, where 85% of all cocaine users have also been shown to meet the criteria for alcohol dependence. Concurrent abuse of cocaine and alcohol is associated ...
Are we using antibiotics responsibly? Assessing antibiotic use in rural Shandong province, China
(2020-02-19)
Background: Tackling the misuse and overuse of antibiotics is critical both for global sustainable development and for reducing social inequalities in the world. The World Health Organisation Global Action Plan on antimicrobial ...