Received March 15, 2012; final acceptance September 14, 2012. Online prepub date: February 7, 2013. Address correspondence to Andreas Nüssler, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, BG Trauma Center, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. Tel: +49-7071-606-1001; Fax: +49-7071-606-1002; E-mail: [email protected] Cell Transplantation, Vol. 22, pp. 000–000, 2013 0963-6897/13 $90.00 ...

The articles by Elkins (D. N. Elkins, 2012, Toward a common focus in psychotherapy research, Psychotherapy, 49, pp. 450-454) and Hayes (S. C. Hayes, 2012, Humanistic psychology and contextual behavioral perspectives, Psychotherapy, 49, pp. 455-460) serve as a springboard for a call for a renewal of personological methods in studies of the psychotherapeutic relationship-methods that can investig...

BACKGROUND Pulse pressure (PP) is related to cardiac function, arterial stiffness, fluid status, and vascular events. This study aimed to explore the prognostic role of PP upon admission in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) based on a nation-wide stroke registry. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated the association between PP upon admission and outcomes 3 months after a stroke in patients...

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Aim. There is a paucity of data on the efficacy of empiric H. pylori treatment after multiple treatment failures. The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of empiric salvage therapy as a second through sixth line treatment. Methods. In this single gastroenterology center prospective study in Montreal, Canada, patients with failed H. pylori treatment were offered empiric salvage therapy ...

Advanced Heuristics in Transportation and Logistics “Advanced Heuristics in Transportation and Logistics” [Guest Editors’ Introduction], Christos D. Tarantilis, Diomidis Spinellis, and Michel Gendreau, July/ Aug., pp. 16–18. “Case Study: An Intelligent Decision-Support System,” Zbigniew Michalewicz, Martin Schmidt, Matthew Michalewicz, and Constantin Chiriac, July/Aug., pp. 44–49. “A GRASP Appr...

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 25, issued 1983, Boyer et al., “Effect of Chemical Modi?cation of Cellulose on the Activity of a Cellulose from Aspergillus niger”, pp. 1311—1319, see especially pp. 1312 and 1313. “Biochemicals, Organic Compounds for Research and Diag nostic Reagents”, published 1990 by Sigma Chemical Com pany, see p. 1568. Advances in Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnolo...

We investigated the relationship between the persistence of uterine bacterial infections with cytologically determined endometritis and ovarian function in 65 postpartum Holstein cows. Vaginal mucus discharges were collected, and endometrial smear samples (n = 130) were collected for cytological and bacteriological examinations from the cows at weeks 5 and 7 postpartum (pp). Blood samples were ...