We would like to correct the typo with regard to Reference 28 in our manuscript. Reference 28 should read [28] W.K. Liu, D.W. Kim, S. Tang, Mathematical foundations of the immersed finite element method, Computational Mechanics 39 (2007) 211–222. We would also like to point out another review paper on this subject by X. Wang, Issues of immersed boundary/continuum methods, Contemporary Mathemati...

BACKGROUND Validity of Heart Failure (HF) diagnoses from administrative records has not been extensively evaluated, especially with respect to small / unselected hospitals. OBJECTIVES To determine the positive predictive value of a primary / most responsible diagnosis of HF among a general population of subjects discharged from Saskatchewan hospitals. METHODS Using administrative health rec...

It is useful to identify endogenous substrates for the evaluation of drug-drug interactions via transporters. In this study, we investigated the utility of bilirubins, substrates of OATPs and MRP2, and bile acids and substrates of NTCP and BSEP, as biomarkers for the inhibition of transporters. In rats administered 20 and 80 mg/kg rifampicin, the plasma levels of bilirubin glucuronides were ele...

Deposits composed of aragonite prisms, which were formed after the outer shell layer, have been found at the posterior steep slopes of divaricate ribs in two species of Strigilla and another two of Solecurtus. These prisms have their axes oriented perpendicular to the outer shell surface and differ in morphology from fibres of the surface-parallel composite prisms forming the outer shell. They ...

Choroidal osteoma is a benign ossified tumor first described by Gass et al in 1978 (1). These tumors are predominantly observed in young healthy women, and are unilateral in the majority of cases. The most serious vision-threatening complication is the formation of choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) and its sequelae such as subretinal hemorrhage, serous detachment, macular edema, and discifo...

The regulated trafficking of neurotransmitter receptors at synapses is critical for synaptic function and plasticity. However, the molecular machinery that controls active transport of receptors into synapses is largely unknown. We found that, in rat hippocampus, the insertion of AMPA receptors (AMPARs) into spines during synaptic plasticity requires a specific motor protein, which we identifie...

Korean J Radiol 9(5), October 2008 Although the color Doppler ultrasonography diagnosis of intestinal malrotation with midgut volvulus, based on the typical “whirlpool” appearance of the mesenteric vascular structures is well-defined in the peer-reviewed literature, the combination of both the angiographic illustration of these findings and the contemporary state-of-the-art imaging techniques i...