OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of interfacility transfers (IFTs) transported by '108' ambulances and to compare the characteristics of the IFTs and non-IFTs to understand the pattern of use of '108' services for pregnant women in India. DESIGN A cross-sectional analysis of '108' ambulance records from five states for the period April 2013 to March 2014. Data were obtained from the call ...

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BACKGROUND B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is produced as a biologically inactive prohormone (proBNP(1-108)), processed, and released as an inactive amino acid N-terminal fragment (proBNP(1-76)) and a biologically active carboxyl-terminal fragment (proBNP(77-108) or BNP32). We hypothesized that simultaneous assessment of proBNP(1-108) and active BNP32, as an index of natriuretic peptide proces...

Quiescence and gametogenesis represent two distinct survival strategies in response to nutrient starvation in budding yeast. Precisely how environmental signals are sensed by yeast cells to trigger quiescence and gametogenesis is not fully understood. A conserved signalling module consisting of Greatwall kinase, Endosulfine and Protein Phosphatase PP2ACdc55 proteins regulates entry into mitosis...

After endocytosis, membrane proteins are often sorted between two alternative pathways: a recycling pathway and a degradation pathway. Relatively little is known about how trafficking through these alternative pathways is differentially regulated. Here, we identify UNC-108/Rab2 as a regulator of postendocytic trafficking in both neurons and coelomocytes. Mutations in the Caenorhabditis elegans ...