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Evaluation of Skindex-16 construct validity in routinely collected psoriasis data: a retrospective analysis of the relationship between overall physician global assessment scores and Skindex-16 and measure discordance. Arch Dermatol Res 2022; 315:1151-1159. [DOI: 10.1007/s00403-022-02491-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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PMON212 None-surgical sterilization of female dogs. J Endocr Soc 2022. [PMCID: PMC9625198 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac150.919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Female pet dogs are sterilized by surgically removing their ovaries as a means to eliminate the source of germ cells and sex steroids. Surgical sterilization is inevitably invasive to the animals and costly to their owners, and an alternative method that is non-invasive and affordable has been long sought without success. In this study, a proof-of-concept of sterilizing female dogs by a non-surgical alternative was developed and successfully tested. Presentation: Monday, June 13, 2022 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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A 410 MHz resonant cavity pickup for heavy ion storage rings. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:083303. [PMID: 32872954 DOI: 10.1063/5.0009094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An improved design of a longitudinally sensitive resonant Schottky cavity pickup for the heavy ion storage rings of the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe (FAIR) project is reported. The new detector has a higher measured Q value of ∼3000 and a higher simulated shunt impedance of 473.3 kΩ. It is possible to vary the sensitivity of the cavity with a motorized mechanism by inserting a dissipative blade during the operation based on experimental needs. Apart from a lower price tag, the new design features a more robust and production-friendly mechanical structure suitable for a series production in the future FAIR project. The manufactured cavity was built temporarily into the experimental storage ring and had delivered its first results using stored heavy ion beams. The structure, simulation results, and performance of this cavity are presented in this work.
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876 When itchiness is not enough: Understanding the impact of pain on experiences with atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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877 Quality of life among family members of patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Multifunctional calcium phosphate based coatings on titanium implants with integrated trace elements. Biomed Mater 2020; 15:025006. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ab5d7b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Practical screening for depression in dermatology: using technology to improve care. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:786-787. [PMID: 31505042 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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P3689Association of echocardiographic progression and genetic profile in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is frequently associated with mutations in genes coding for desmosomal proteins. In this study, we investigated the association of genetic status with ARVC progression as defined by echocardiographic parameters.
Methods
We tested 62 ARVC patients for their genetic profile. Accordingly, they were grouped in mutation positive (48 (77%) patients; median age 48.5 years; 33 (69%) males), and mutation negative (14 (23%) patients; median age 45 years; 10 (71%) males). Prevalent mutations were Desmoglein-2 (DSG2) in 16 (26%), Desmoplakin (DSP) in 14 (23%), and Plakophilin-2 (PKP2) in 9 (15%) patients.
Results
At baseline, there were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between the two groups. Patients were followed-up for a median time period of 1420 days, and there was no significant difference in the duration of follow-up between the two groups (p=0.05).
In the mutation positive group, there was a significant increase in right ventricular end-diastolic area (p=0.002), right atrial short (p=0.008) and long (p=0.002) diameter, left atrial diameter (p=0.014), and a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (p=0.014) during follow up. Right ventricular functial parameters did not change significantly (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion: p=0.24; fractional area change: p=0.088).
In the mutation negative group, none of the aforementioned echocardiographic findings exhibited any significant difference during follow-up: right ventricular end-diastolic area (p=0.1); right atrial short (p=0.7) and long (p=0.9) diameter, left atrial diameter (p=0.6), and left ventricular ejection fraction (p=0.3). Similarly, right ventricular functional parameters did not change significantly (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion: p=0.77; fractional area change: p=0.80. Results are summarized in the figure.
Change in echocardiographic findings.
Conclusions
There is a strong association between echocardiographic progression of ARVC phenotype and the presence of a pathogenic mutation. Such mutations should be searched in all patients with an ARVC phenotype, and mutation positive individuals should be followed-up in shorter intervals.
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Benefits to patient care of electronically capturing patient‐reported outcomes in dermatology. Br J Dermatol 2019; 181:826-827. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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208 Practical screening for depression in dermatology. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Approaching the Gamow Window with Stored Ions: Direct Measurement of ^{124}Xe(p,γ) in the ESR Storage Ring. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:092701. [PMID: 30932526 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.092701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We report the first measurement of low-energy proton-capture cross sections of ^{124}Xe in a heavy-ion storage ring. ^{124}Xe^{54+} ions of five different beam energies between 5.5 and 8 AMeV were stored to collide with a windowless hydrogen target. The ^{125}Cs reaction products were directly detected. The interaction energies are located on the high energy tail of the Gamow window for hot, explosive scenarios such as supernovae and x-ray binaries. The results serve as an important test of predicted astrophysical reaction rates in this mass range. Good agreement in the prediction of the astrophysically important proton width at low energy is found, with only a 30% difference between measurement and theory. Larger deviations are found above the neutron emission threshold, where also neutron and γ widths significantly impact the cross sections. The newly established experimental method is a very powerful tool to investigate nuclear reactions on rare ion beams at low center-of-mass energies.
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MIDLIFE FACTORS RELATED TO PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AT OLDER AGE: STUDY OF WOMEN’S HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION (SWAN). Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy031.3593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the most commonly used phthalate, and it is an endocrine-disrupting chemical. This study tested a hypothesis that prenatal exposure to DEHP lays the foundation for premature gonadal dysfunction and subsequent reproductive senescence in male mice. Pregnant female CD-1 mice were orally dosed with vehicle control (tocopherol-stripped corn oil) or with 20 μg/kg/day, 200 μg/kg/day, 500 mg/kg/day, or 750 mg/kg/day of DEHP from gestational day 11 to birth. Overall, the prenatal DEHP exposure did not cause any overt physical health problems in male offspring, as no significant differences in their body nor gonadal weight were seen up to the age of 23 months. However, an age- and dose-dependent gonadal dysfunction was observed. As early as 7 months of age, the 750 mg/kg/day group of mice exhibited significantly reduced fertility. At 19 months of age, 86% of the 750 mg/kg/day mice became infertile, whereas only 25% of the control mice were infertile. At this age, all of the DEHP-exposed mice had lower serum testosterone levels, higher serum estradiol levels, and higher LH levels compared with control mice. Histological evaluations showed that mice prenatally exposed to DEHP displayed a wide array of gonadal and epididymal abnormalities such as increased germ cell apoptosis, degenerative seminiferous tubules, oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia in comparison to age-matching control mice. In summary, this study shows that prenatal exposure to DEHP induces premature reproductive senescence in male mice.
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Hageman Factor regulates inflammatory responses in ARDS. Pneumologie 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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[Resection at symptomatic cam impingement. Use of a minimally invasive antero-lateral approach]. DER ORTHOPADE 2017; 45:349-54. [PMID: 26472111 DOI: 10.1007/s00132-015-3180-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is nowadays achieved by either open surgical hip dislocation or hip arthroscopy. However, drawbacks of both procedures include the invasiveness of the open procedure and a high learning curve to successfully perform arthroscopic treatment. In our institution, we established a minimally invasive, arthroscopically assisted, antero-lateral approach for the correction of cam type FAI. OBJECTIVES The goal of the study was to describe the surgical technique and highlight the short-term clinical outcome in a consecutive series of patients operated between 2011 and 2014 in our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 77 patients were included in this study. The patients were allocated to two groups (Toennis = 0: Group I; Toennis 1 and 2: Group II). Clinical and radiographic follow up was obtained at 6 and 12 weeks postoperatively. Clinical outcome was assessed using the Hip-Outcome-Score. RESULTS The mean age of patients in Group I was 25 (16-48) years and in Group II 38 (17-50) years respectively. Internal rotation (IR) in 90° flexion increased by 11 degrees from pre- to postoperatively in Group I (p < 0.001) and by 14° in Group II (p < 0.001). The Hip Outcome Score revealed the ability to perform sports with reduced pain at three months follow up. Subjectively, all patients benefitted in terms of pain and hip function in both groups (p < 0.001). There were no complications with long-term morbidity during the perioperative course. CONCLUSION Arthroscopically assisted cam resection using a minimally invasive anterolateral approach is a safe technique for the treatment of FAI. At short term follow up, nearly all operated patients seem to benefit in terms of pain and hip function. The influence of progression of osteoarthritis still has to be shown.
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Prevalence of Eligibility Criteria for the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial in US Adults Among Excluded Groups: Age <50 Years, Diabetes, or a History of Stroke. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION : JASH 2016; 10 Suppl 1:e6-e7. [PMID: 27677143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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[Securing transplantation medicine. Duties of the German Foundation for Organ Transplantation (DSO)]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2014; 109:403-7. [PMID: 25168416 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-014-0368-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Due to a lack of confidence, the organ transplantation system in Germany is currently in a crisis. This was triggered by waiting list manipulations at four transplant centers in 2012, which led to a public debate that continues to this day and a dramatic decline in the number of post-mortem organ donations. This problem affects the 11,000 critically ill patients on the waiting list who are in urgent need of a post-mortem organ donation for their own survival. Also affected are transplantation medicine physicians and facilities whose work in organ donations is severely influenced by the resurgent discussion of brain death diagnosis and the medical and ethical criteria for the allocation of organs. Despite extensive documentation of donor/organ data, receiver data, and functional data, the necessary transparency to assess and represent the quality of transplantation medicine in Germany is not available due to systematic segregation of the information by the databases. Therefore, the joint efforts of all stakeholders are required to restore confidence in a transparent high-quality organ donation and transplantation process based on a transplant registry.
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A unified framework and normative dataset for second-order sensitivity using the quick Contrast Sensitivity Function (qCSF). J Vis 2014. [DOI: 10.1167/14.10.1428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Acute and Chronic Effects of a Contraceptive Compound RTI-4587-073(l) on Testicular Histology and Endocrine Function in Miniature Horse Stallions. Reprod Domest Anim 2014; 49:392-402. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Richtlinien der Bundesärztekammer für die Wartelistenführung und die Organvermittlung in der Nierentransplantation nach § 16 Abs. 2. S. 1 Nr. 2 u. 5 TPG. TRANSFUSIONSMEDIZIN 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1350836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Stereopsis depends on a matched interocular mean luminance. J Vis 2013. [DOI: 10.1167/13.9.1175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Dynamic properties in broadband pattern masking: Comparison between monocular, binocular and dichoptic viewing conditions. J Vis 2013. [DOI: 10.1167/13.9.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Basigin null mutant male mice are sterile and exhibit impaired interactions between germ cells and Sertoli cells. Dev Biol 2013; 380:145-56. [PMID: 23727514 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Basigin (BSG) is a multifunctional glycoprotein that plays an important role in male reproduction since male knockout (KO) mice are sterile. The Bsg KO testis lacks elongated spermatids and mature spermatozoa, a phenotype similar to that of alpha-mannosidase IIx (MX) KO mice. MX regulates formation of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) terminated N-glycans that participate in germ cell-Sertoli cell adhesion. Results showed that Bsg KO spermatocytes displayed normal homologous chromosome synapsis and progression through meiosis. However, only punctate expression of the round spermatid marker SP-10 in the acrosomal granule of germ cells of Bsg KO mice was detected indicating that spermatogenesis in Bsg KO mice was arrested at the early round spermatid stages. We observed a large increase in the number of germ cells undergoing apoptosis in Bsg KO testes. Using lectin blotting, we determined that GlcNAc terminated N-glycans are linked to BSG. GlcNAc terminated N-glycans were significantly reduced in Bsg KO testes. These observations indicate that BSG may act as a germ cell-Sertoli cell attachment molecule. Loss of BSG significantly reduced adhesion between GC-2 and SF7 cells. Moreover, wild type testes showed strong expression of N-cadherin (CDH2) while expression was greatly reduced in the testes of Bsg KO mice. In addition, the integrity of the blood-testis barrier (BTB) was compromised in Bsg KO testes. In conclusion, although some Bsg KO spermatogonia can undergo normal progression to the spermatocyte stage, BSG-mediated germ cell-Sertoli cell interactions appear to be necessary for integrity of the BTB and spermatocyte progression to mature spermatozoa.
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Texture-modulation channels for spatial frequency and orientation. J Vis 2012. [DOI: 10.1167/12.9.888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Long lasting contrast sensitivity improvement after daily cTBS sessions in adults with amblyopia. J Vis 2012. [DOI: 10.1167/12.9.1363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Dynamic dichoptic masking: luminance vs. contrast. J Vis 2012. [DOI: 10.1167/12.9.524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Optimizing image quality and dose for digital radiography of distal pediatric extremities using the contrast-to-noise ratio. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2012; 184:643-9. [PMID: 22618480 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the influence of X-ray tube voltage and filtration on image quality in terms of contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and dose for digital radiography of distal pediatric extremities and to determine conditions that give the best balance of CNR and patient dose. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a phantom study simulating the absorption properties of distal extremities, the CNR and the related patient dose were determined as a function of tube voltage in the range 40 - 66 kV, both with and without additional filtration of 0.1 mm Cu/1 mm Al. The measured CNR was used as an indicator of image quality, while the mean absorbed dose (MAD) - determined by a combination of measurement and simulation - was used as an indicator of the patient dose. RESULTS The most favorable relation of CNR and dose was found for the lowest tube voltage investigated (40 kV) without additional filtration. Compared to a situation with 50 kV or 60 kV, the mean absorbed dose could be lowered by 24 % and 50 %, respectively, while keeping the image quality (CNR) at the same level. CONCLUSION For digital radiography of distal pediatric extremities, further CNR and dose optimization appears to be possible using lower tube voltages. Further clinical investigation of the suggested parameters is necessary.
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Digitales Röntgen kindlicher Extremitäten: Kann durch Senkung der Röhrenspannung auf 40kV die Bildqualität verbessert werden, ohne die Patientendosis zu erhöhen? Ein Modellversuch an Tierrippen. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Direction discrimination thresholds in binocular, monocular, and dichoptic viewing: Motion opponency and contrast gain control. J Vis 2011. [DOI: 10.1167/11.11.747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Implementing curve detectors for contour integration. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/9.8.906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sollte die Richtlinienkompetenz des GB-A ausgebaut werden? DAS GESUNDHEITSWESEN 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1266405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Comparing properties of the spatial integration of local signals into perceived global structure. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/10.7.1376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ovine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells: isolation and characterization of the cells and their osteogenic differentiation potential on embroidered and surface-modified polycaprolactone-co-lactide scaffolds. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2010; 46:624-34. [PMID: 20490706 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-010-9316-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The current study was undertaken with the goal being isolation, cultivation, and characterization of ovine mesenchymal stem cells (oMSC). Furthermore, the objective was to determine whether biological active polycaprolactone-co-lactide (trade name PCL) scaffolds support the growth and differentiation of oMSC in vitro. The oMSC were isolated from the iliac crest of six merino sheep. Three factors were used to demonstrate the MSC properties of the isolated cells in detail. (1) Their ability to proliferate in culture with a spindle-shaped morphology, (2) presence of specific surface marker proteins, and (3) their capacity to differentiate into the three classical mesenchymal pathways, osteoblastic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic lineages. Furthermore, embroidered PCL scaffolds were coated with collagen I (coll I) and chondroitin sulfate (CS). The porous structure of the scaffolds and the coating with coll I/CS allowed the oMSC to adhere, proliferate, and to migrate into the scaffolds. The coll I/CS coating on the PCL scaffolds induced osteogenic differentiation of hMSC, without differentiation supplements, indicating that the scaffold also has an osteoinductive character. In conclusion, the isolated cells from the ovine bone marrow have similar morphologic, immunophenotypic, and functional characteristics as their human counterparts. These cells were also found to differentiate into multiple mesenchymal cell types. This study demonstrates that embroidered PCL scaffolds can act as a temporary matrix for cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation of oMSC. The data presented will provide a reliable model system to assess the translation of MSC-based therapy into a variety of valuable ovine experimental models under autologous settings.
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LGN abnormalities in human amblyopes revealed by high-field fMRI. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Testing filter-overlap models of contour integration. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A low-level explanation of paradoxical motion percepts. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.17.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Face Perception: Importance of phase alignments. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/7.9.623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Motion direction discrimination in strabismic amblyopia: Effects of stimulus contrast and size. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/9.8.1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The mapping of spatial frequency across amblyopic visual cortex. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/9.8.1056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The importance of static phase-aligned, high spatial frequency components for continuous flash suppression. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Dynamics of collinear facilitation: Fast yet sustained. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A disrupted retinotopic map in amblyopia. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/6.6.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Global Motion: effects of spatial scale and eccentricity. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/7.9.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ladder contours are undetectable in the periphery. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/7.9.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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