Background: Celiac disease is an intestinal inflammatory disease that is triggered by gluten in the diet. Patients present with a wide array of symptoms due to malabsorption that include diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloating and weight loss. Materials and Methods: In women, this disease may have implications on menstrual and reproductive health. The symptom complex includes delayed menarche, e...

* To whom correspondence should be addressed: 15 Yoshizumi ISHINO, Prof. 16 Department of Genetic Resources Technology, 17 Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 18 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan 19 Phone: +81-92-642-4217 20 Fax: +81-92-642-3051 21 E-mail: [email protected] 22 23 Running Title: Interaction of PCNA with Pol B and PolD in Archaea 24 ...

The aim of this study was to develop a pilot plant for the production of M. barbatus seed through artificial reproduction technology for possible use in aquaculture and repopulation of nursery areas. The study involved various phases: setup of the pilot plant, sourcing of M. barbatus specimens and their transplantation to an offshore long-line farm; production of live food (phytoplankton); sele...

BACKGROUND Claudins are the main components of tight junctions, structures which are associated with cell polarity and permeability. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of claudins 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 in developing human lung tissues from 12 to 40 weeks of gestation. METHODS 47 cases were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for claudins 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7. 23 cases were also investig...

BACKGROUND Hemiparesis after stroke typically results in a reduced walking speed, an asymmetrical gait pattern and a reduced ability to make gait adjustments. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of home-based training involving auditory cueing of stepping in place. METHODS Twelve community-dwelling participants with chronic hemiparesis c...

Business-critical legacy applications often rely on relational databases to sustain daily operations. Introducing Semantic Web technology in newly developed systems is often difficult, as these systems need to run in tandem with their predecessors and cooperatively read and update existing data.A common pattern is to incrementally migrate data from a legacy system to its successor by running th...

statement of problem: reconstruction methods are an essential prerequisite for functional rehabilitation of the stomatognathic system. platelet-rich plasma (prp) offers a new and potentially useful adjunct to bone substitute materials (e.g. xenografts) in oral and maxillofacial bone and implant reconstructive surgery. purpose: an animal study was carried out to investigate the influence of prp ...

BACKGROUND Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a frequently occurring, burdensome side effect of radiation therapy that can result in detrimental effects to health-related quality of life (HRQL). The findings from a pilot study examining the efficacy of the complementary and alternative practice of Polarity Therapy (PT) in reducing CRF and improving HRQL are reported. METHODS Fifteen women underg...