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van Leeuwen P, Geue D, Poplutz C, Klein A, Lange S, Grönemeyer D. RELIABILITY OF AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF QRST TIMES IN ECG AND MCG. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2009. [DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2003.48.s1.370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Maier A, Weh L, Klein A, Hamel M, Lucan S, Marnitz U. Medizinische Trainingstherapie beim chronischen Rückenschmerz. DER ORTHOPADE 2009; 38:920, 922-4, 926-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00132-009-1484-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Klein A, Lehner W. Representing Data Quality in Sensor Data Streaming Environments. ACM JOURNAL OF DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY 2009. [DOI: 10.1145/1577840.1577845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sensors in smart-item environments capture data about product conditions and usage to support business decisions as well as production automation processes. A challenging issue in this application area is the restricted quality of sensor data due to limited sensor precision and sensor failures. Moreover, data stream processing to meet resource constraints in streaming environments introduces additional noise and decreases the data quality. In order to avoid wrong business decisions due to dirty data, quality characteristics have to be captured, processed, and provided to the respective business task. However, the issue of how to efficiently provide applications with information about data quality is still an open research problem.
In this article, we address this problem by presenting a flexible model for the propagation and processing of data quality. The comprehensive analysis of common data stream processing operators and their impact on data quality allows a fruitful data evaluation and diminishes incorrect business decisions. Further, we propose the data quality model control to adapt the data quality granularity to the data stream interestingness.
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Klein A, Juzek A, Kosinski CM, Kaminski R, Mull M, Nolte KW, Schiefer J. Hirnabszess im jungen Alter – breit behandeln oder fein biopsieren? AKTUELLE NEUROLOGIE 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1238826] [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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Heiss M, Linke R, Friccius-Quecke H, Klein A, Hennig M, Lindhofer H, Parsons S. 6507 Catumaxomab treatment in gastric-cancer patients with malignant ascites – subgroup-analysis of a pivotal trial. EJC Suppl 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(09)71229-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Niemier K, Schmidt S, Engel K, Steinmetz A, Herms K, Herms K, Liefring V, Maulhardt A, Wetterling T, Kosup S, Casser R, Jäger G, Törkott S, Bieneck K, Rotter G, Marnitz U, Klein A, Jahr S, Reishauer A, Seidel W. Funktionelle Diagnostik der Bewegungssteuerung, Bewegungsstabilisation und Hypermobilität. DER ORTHOPADE 2009; 38:847-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00132-009-1474-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen W, Mibe T, Dutta D, Gao H, Laget JM, Mirazita M, Rossi P, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Amaryan MJ, Anghinolfi M, Bagdasaryan H, Battaglieri M, Bellis M, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Bookwalter C, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Burkert VD, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Casey L, Cole PL, Collins P, Crede V, Daniel A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Dhamija S, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Egiyan H, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fradi A, Garçon M, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Gohn W, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hassall N, Heddle D, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Keller D, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Livingston K, Lu HY, Markov N, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Meyer CA, Mineeva T, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu I, Niroula MR, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Park S, Pereira SA, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Procureur S, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Rosner G, Sabatié F, Saini MS, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Schumacher RA, Sharabian YG, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stepanyan SS, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Tkachenko S, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Zhang J, Zhao B. Measurement of the differential cross section for the reaction gamman-->pi- p from deuterium. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:012301. [PMID: 19659138 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.012301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report a measurement of the differential cross section for the gamman-->pi- p process from the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory in Hall B for photon energies between 1.0 and 3.5 GeV and pion center-of-mass (c.m.) angles (thetac.m.) between 50 degrees and 115 degrees. We confirm a previous indication of a broad enhancement around a c.m. energy ([sqrt]s) of 2.1 GeV at thetac.m.=90 degrees in the scaled differential cross section s7dsigma/dt and a rapid falloff in a center-of-mass energy region of about 400 MeV following the enhancement. Our data show an angular dependence of this enhancement as the suggested scaling region is approached for thetac.m. from 70 degrees to 105 degrees.
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Klein A, Ghosh SS, Parsey RV. An evaluation of volume- and surface-based nonlinear registration of human brain MRI data. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)71171-1] [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] Open
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Parsons S, Hennig M, Linke R, Klein A, Lahr A, Lindhofer H, Heiss M. Clinical benefit of catumaxomab in malignant ascites in patient subpopulations in a pivotal phase II/III trial. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e14000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e14000 Background: Parsons et al. (ASCO 2008) reported the results of a pivotal phase II/III trial in patients with malignant ascites due to epithelial cancer. Treatment with the trifunctional antibody catumaxomab resulted in a clinically relevant prolongation of puncture-free survival, defined as the time to the next therapeutic puncture or the time to death, whichever occurred first. Malignant ascites is a typical late-stage manifestation of cancer associated with a poor prognosis and survival. Effective treatment options are limited. It is thus of special interest if all patient subgroups derive objective benefit from treatment. Methods: A post-hoc analysis was performed on the 258 patients with epithelial tumors treated with catumaxomab + paracentesis or paracentesis alone (control) in the pivotal trial to investigate any association between the primary endpoint (puncture-free survival) and the primary tumor, metastases, or other prognostic parameters. Results: Puncture-free survival was lower in patients with non-ovarian vs ovarian tumors and those with a poor prognosis (metastases vs no metastases, elderly vs younger, or low vs serum protein level). However, there was always a statistically significant treatment effect for catumaxomab compared with the respective control group (p≤0.0001, log rank test, for all comparisons) (see table). Conclusion: Catumaxomab demonstrated a significant clinical benefit in patients with malignant ascites independent of the primary tumor or other prognostic factors. Therefore, catumaxomab could be considered as a treatment option for patients with a poor prognosis. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]
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Lachniet J, Afanasev A, Arenhövel H, Brooks WK, Gilfoyle GP, Higinbotham D, Jeschonnek S, Quinn B, Vineyard MF, Adams G, Adhikari KP, Amaryan MJ, Anghinolfi M, Asavapibhop B, Asryan G, Avakian H, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Barrow S, Batourine V, Battaglieri M, Beard K, Bedlinskiy I, Bektasoglu M, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Bonner BE, Bookwalter C, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Casey L, Cheng L, Cole PL, Coleman A, Collins P, Cords D, Corvisiero P, Crabb D, Crede V, Cummings JP, Dale D, Daniel A, Dashyan N, De Masi R, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Denizli H, Dennis L, Deur A, Dhamija S, Dharmawardane KV, Dhuga KS, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Dragovitsch P, Dugger M, Dytman S, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Empl A, Eugenio P, Fatemi R, Fedotov G, Fersch R, Feuerbach RJ, Forest TA, Fradi A, Gabrielyan MY, Garçon M, Gavalian G, Gevorgyan N, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gohn W, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Graham L, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guillo M, Guler N, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hadjidakis C, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hardie J, Hassall N, Heddle D, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hu J, Huertas M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Juengst HG, Kageya T, Kalantarians N, Keller D, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim KY, Kim K, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klusman M, Konczykowski P, Kossov M, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn J, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Laget JM, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Lima ACS, Livingston K, Lowry M, Lu HY, Lukashin K, Maccormick M, Malace S, Manak JJ, Markov N, Mattione P, McAleer S, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, McNabb JWC, Mecking BA, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Mikhailov K, Mineeva T, Minehart R, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Mueller J, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Niyazov RA, Nozar M, O'Rielly GV, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Park S, Pasyuk E, Paterson C, Pereira SA, Philips SA, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Polli E, Popa I, Pozdniakov S, Preedom BM, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Qin LM, Raue BA, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Rosner G, Rossi P, Rowntree D, Rubin PD, Sabatié F, Saini MS, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Sandorfi A, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schott D, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Sharov D, Shaw J, Shvedunov NV, Skabelin AV, Smith ES, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Starostin A, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan S, Stepanyan SS, Stokes BE, Stoler P, Stopani KA, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Suleiman R, Taiuti M, Taylor S, Tedeschi DJ, Thompson R, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Ungaro M, Vlassov AV, Watts DP, Wei X, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Williams M, Wolin E, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Yun J, Yurov M, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Precise measurement of the neutron magnetic form factor G(M)n in the few-GeV2 region. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 102:192001. [PMID: 19518944 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.192001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The neutron elastic magnetic form factor was extracted from quasielastic electron scattering on deuterium over the range Q;{2}=1.0-4.8 GeV2 with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab. High precision was achieved with a ratio technique and a simultaneous in situ calibration of the neutron detection efficiency. Neutrons were detected with electromagnetic calorimeters and time-of-flight scintillators at two beam energies. The dipole parametrization gives a good description of the data.
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Klein A, Cimaz R, Quartier P, Decramer S, Niaudet P, Baudouin V, Belot A, Bader-Meunier B. Causes of death in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009; 27:538-539. [PMID: 19604455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Klein A, Wenzel S, Messmer E, Landthaler M, Vogt T. Lineare IgA-Dermatose mit Augenbeteiligung in Assoziation mit Colitis ulcerosa. Hautarzt 2009; 61:55-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00105-009-1737-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jenny M, Santer E, Klein A, Ledochowski M, Schennach H, Ueberall F, Fuchs D. Cacao extracts suppress tryptophan degradation of mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2009; 122:261-267. [PMID: 19330924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The fruits of Theobroma cacao L. (Sterculiaceae) have been used as food and a remedy for more than 4000 years. Today, about 100 therapeutic applications of cacao are described involving the gastrointestinal, nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems. Pro-inflammatory cytokine interferon-gamma and related biochemical pathways like tryptophan degradation by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and neopterin formation are closely associated with the pathogenesis of such disorders. AIM OF THE STUDY To determine the anti-inflammatory effect of cacao extracts on interferon-gamma and biochemical consequences in immunocompetent cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Effects of aqueous or ethanolic extracts of cacao were examined on mitogen-induced human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of healthy donors and on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated myelomonocytic THP-1 cells. Antioxidant activity of extracts was determined by oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) assay. RESULTS In mitogen-stimulated PBMC, enhanced degradation of tryptophan, formation of neopterin and interferon-gamma were almost completely suppressed by the cacao extracts at doses of > or = 5 microg/mL. Cacao extracts had no effect on tryptophan degradation in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated THP-1 cells. CONCLUSIONS There is a significant suppressive effect of cacao extracts on pro-inflammatory pathways in activated T-cells. Particularly the influence on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase could relate to some of the beneficial health effects ascribed to cacao.
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Händel A, Jünemann AGM, Prokosch HU, Beyer A, Ganslandt T, Grolik R, Klein A, Mrosek A, Michelson G, Kruse FE. [Web-based electronic patient record as an instrument for quality assurance within an integrated care concept]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2009; 226:161-7. [PMID: 19294586 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A prerequisite for integrated care programmes is the implementation of a communication network meeting quality assurance standards. Against this background the main objective of the integrated care project between the University Eye Hospital Erlangen and the health insurance company AOK Bayern was to evaluate the potential and the acceptance of a web-based electronic patient record in the context of cataract and retinal surgery. METHODS Standardised modules for capturing pre-, intra- and post-operative data on the basis of clinical pathway guidelines for cataract- and retinal surgery have been developed. There are 6 data sets recorded per patient (1 pre-operative, 1 operative, 4-6 post-operative). For data collection, a web-based communication system (Soarian Integrated Care) has been chosen which meets the high requirements in data security, as well as being easy to handle. This teleconsultation system and the embedded electronic patient record are independent of the software used by respective offices and hospitals. Data transmission and storage were carried out in real-time. RESULTS At present, 101 private ophthalmologists are taking part in the IGV contract with the University Eye Hospital Erlangen. This corresponds to 52% of all private ophthalmologists in the region. During the period from January 1st 2006 to December 31st 2006, 1844 patients were entered. Complete documentation was achieved in 1390 (75%) of all surgical procedures. For evaluation of this data, a multidimensional report and analysis tool (Cognos) was used. The deviation from target refraction as one quality indicator was in the mean 0.09 diopter. CONCLUSIONS The web-based patient record used in this project was highly accepted by the private ophthalmologists. However there are still general concerns against the exchange of medical data via the internet. Nevertheless, the web-based patient record is an essential tool for a functional integration between the ambulatory and stationary health-care units. In addition to the telemedicine functions of the system, we achieved the export of the data to a data warehouse system in order to provide a flexible and powerful tool for quality assurance analysis and reporting.
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Nozar M, Salgado C, Weygand DP, Guo L, Adams G, Li J, Eugenio P, Amaryan MJ, Anghinolfi M, Asryan G, Avakian H, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Barrow S, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Bektasoglu M, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Blaszczyk L, Bonner BE, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Butuceanu C, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Carnahan B, Casey L, Cazes A, Chen S, Cheng L, Cole PL, Collins P, Coltharp P, Cords D, Corvisiero P, Crabb D, Crannell H, Crede V, Cummings JP, Dale D, Dashyan N, De Masi R, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Denizli H, Dennis L, Deur A, Dharmawardane KV, Dhuga KS, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Dugger M, Dytman S, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Fatemi R, Fedotov G, Feuerbach RJ, Forest TA, Fradi A, Funsten H, Garçon M, Gavalian G, Gevorgyan N, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guillo M, Guler N, Gyurjyan V, Hadjidakis C, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hardie J, Hassall N, Heddle D, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Juengst HG, Kalantarians N, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Kossov M, Krahn Z, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn J, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Lachniet J, Laget JM, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Livingston K, Lu HY, Maccormick M, Markov N, Mattione P, McAleer S, McKinnon B, McNabb JWC, Mecking BA, Mehrabyan S, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Mikhailov K, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Mueller J, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Niyazov RA, O'Rielly GV, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Pasyuk E, Paterson C, Anefalos Pereira S, Philips SA, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Polli E, Popa I, Pozdniakov S, Preedom BM, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Qin LM, Raue BA, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Ronchetti F, Rosner G, Rossi P, Rubin PD, Sabatié F, Salamanca J, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Sharov D, Shvedunov NV, Skabelin AV, Smith ES, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan SS, Stepanyan S, Stokes BE, Stoler P, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Thoma U, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Todor L, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Williams M, Wolin E, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Search for the photoexcitation of exotic mesons in the pi+pi+pi- system. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 102:102002. [PMID: 19392105 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.102002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A search for exotic mesons in the pi;{+}pi;{+}pi;{-} system photoproduced by the charge exchange reaction gammap-->pi;{+}pi;{+}pi;{-}(n) was carried out by the CLAS Collaboration at Jefferson Lab. A tagged-photon beam with energies in the 4.8 to 5.4 GeV range, produced through bremsstrahlung from a 5.744 GeV electron beam, was incident on a liquid-hydrogen target. A partial wave analysis was performed on a sample of 83 000 events, the highest such statistics to date in this reaction at these energies. The main objective of this study was to look for the photoproduction of an exotic J;{PC}=1;{-+} resonant state in the 1 to 2 GeV mass range. Our partial wave analysis shows production of the a_{2}(1320) and the pi_{2}(1670) mesons, but no evidence for the a_{1}(1260), nor the pi_{1}(1600) exotic state at the expected levels. An upper limit of 13.5 nb is determined for the exotic pi_{1}(1600) cross section, less than 2% of the a_{2}(1320) production.
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Battaglieri M, De Vita R, Szczepaniak AP, Adhikari KP, Aghasyan M, Amaryan MJ, Ambrozewicz P, Anghinolfi M, Asryan G, Avakian H, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Batourine V, Bedlinskiy I, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Bibrzycki L, Biselli AS, Bookwalter C, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Casey L, Chen S, Cheng L, Clinton E, Cole PL, Collins P, Crabb D, Crannell H, Crede V, Cummings JP, Dale D, Daniel A, Dashyan N, De Masi R, De Sanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Deur A, Dhamija S, Dharmawardane KV, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Donnelly J, Doughty D, Dugger M, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fersch R, Forest TA, Fradi A, Gabrielyan MY, Gan L, Garçon M, Gasparian A, Gavalian G, Gevorgyan N, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Glamazdin O, Goett J, Goetz JT, Gohn W, Golovatch E, Gordon CIO, Gothe RW, Graham L, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guler N, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hadjidakis C, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hakobyan RS, Hanretty C, Hardie J, Hassall N, Heddle D, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Juengst HG, Kageya T, Kalantarians N, Keller D, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klimenko AV, Konczykowski P, Kossov M, Krahn Z, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn J, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Lachniet J, Laget JM, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Lee T, Lesniak L, Li J, Livingston K, Lowry M, Lu HY, Maccormick M, Malace S, Markov N, Mattione P, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Mecking BA, Melone JJ, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Mikhailov K, Mineeva T, Minehart R, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mochalov V, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Nakagawa I, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Niyazov RA, Nozar M, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Park S, Pasyuk E, Paris M, Paterson C, Pereira SA, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Saini MS, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Sandorfi A, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schott D, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Sharov D, Shvedunov NV, Smith ES, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Starostin A, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan S, Stepanyan SS, Stokes BE, Stoler P, Stopani KA, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Teymurazyan A, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Todor L, Tur C, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Watts DP, Wei X, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Williams M, Wolin E, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Yurov M, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Measurement of direct f0(980) photoproduction on the proton. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 102:102001. [PMID: 19392104 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.102001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report on the results of the first measurement of exclusive f_{0}(980) meson photoproduction on protons for E_{gamma}=3.0-3.8 GeV and -t=0.4-1.0 GeV2. Data were collected with the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The resonance was detected via its decay in the pi;{+}pi;{-} channel by performing a partial wave analysis of the reaction gammap-->ppi;{+}pi;{-}. Clear evidence of the f_{0}(980) meson was found in the interference between P and S waves at M_{pi;{+}pi;{-}} approximately 1 GeV. The S-wave differential cross section integrated in the mass range of the f_{0}(980) was found to be a factor of about 50 smaller than the cross section for the rho meson. This is the first time the f_{0}(980) meson has been measured in a photoproduction experiment.
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Klein A, Wollenschein M, Rohde A. Nicht „jeder Frau's“ Sache? Persönlichkeitsmerkmale im Kontext der Entscheidung für einen fetalchirurgischen Eingriff. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1208284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Thornell LE, Lindstöm M, Renault V, Klein A, Mouly V, Ansved T, Butler-Browne G, Furling D. Satellite cell dysfunction contributes to the progressive muscle atrophy in myotonic dystrophy type 1. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2009; 35:603-13. [PMID: 19207265 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2009.01014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), one of the most common forms of inherited neuromuscular disorders in the adult, is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting leading to distal muscle atrophy whereas proximal muscles of the same patients are spared during the early phase of the disease. In this report, the role of satellite cell dysfunction in the progressive muscular atrophy has been investigated. METHODS Biopsies were obtained from distal and proximal muscles of the same DM1 patients. Histological and immunohistological analyses were carried out and the past regenerative history of the muscle was evaluated. Satellite cell number was quantified in vivo and proliferative capacity was determined in vitro. RESULTS The size of the CTG expansion was positively correlated with the severity of the symptoms and the degree of muscle histopathology. Marked atrophy associated with typical DM1 features was observed in distal muscles of severely affected patients whereas proximal muscles were relatively spared. The number of satellite cells was significantly increased (twofold) in the distal muscles whereas very little regeneration was observed as confirmed by telomere analyses and developmental MyHC staining (0.3-3%). The satellite cells isolated from the DM1 distal muscles had a reduced proliferative capacity (36%) and stopped growing prematurely with telomeres longer than control cells (8.4 vs. 7.1 kb), indicating that the behaviour of these precursor cells was modified. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that alterations in the basic functions of the satellite cells progressively impair the muscle mass maintenance and/or regeneration resulting in gradual muscular atrophy.
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Luckay RC, Sheng X, Strasser CE, Raubenheimer HG, Safin DA, Babashkina MG, Klein A. Competitive bulk liquid membrane transport of some metal ions using RC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)2 as ionophores. Unusual supramolecular “honeycomb” aggregate of the polynuclear copper(I) complex of H2NC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)2. Dalton Trans 2009:4646-52. [DOI: 10.1039/b904114a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zemer R, Kitay Cohen Y, Naftaly T, Klein A. Presence of hepatitis C virus DNA sequences in the DNA of infected patients. Eur J Clin Invest 2008; 38:845-8. [PMID: 19021702 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.02029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) consists of a single positive RNA molecule. In the present study we investigated the possibility that HCV may undergo integration into the genomic DNA of infected cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS HCV(+) patients (n = 51) and 21 HCV(-) controls were investigated for HCV integration. RNase treated DNA samples of mononuclear cells (MNC) and liver biopsies of the patients were screened by PCR and seminested PCR processes for detection of integration. Positive results were further investigated by means of Southern analysis of patient's DNA as well as sequencing of PCR products of patient's DNA. RESULTS Positive PCR results were detected in 4/51 of the HCV(+) patients and in none of the control group. Southern analysis showed the presence of HCV sequence in a 23 kbp band of the patient which is much larger than the viral genome itself (9.646 kbp). Sequencing of cloned PCR products showed an identity of over 95.0% to HCV. CONCLUSIONS As much as we are aware this is the first demonstration of the possible integration of HCV sequences into the DNA of HCV(+) patients.
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Klein A, Theile A, Körner HW, Schulz F. Ochronose. Rechtsmedizin (Berl) 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s00194-008-0570-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bader-Meunier B, Klein A, Aggarwal A, Merino R, Russo R, Sztajnbok F, Avcin T, Knupp S, Khubchandani R, Ozen S, Cimaz R, Quartier P. 14.2 Causes of early death in juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2008. [PMCID: PMC3334186 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-s29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sharma M, Babcock E, Andersen KH, Barrón-Palos L, Becker M, Boag S, Chen WC, Chupp TE, Danagoulian A, Gentile TR, Klein A, Penttila S, Petoukhov A, Soldner T, Tardiff ER, Walker TG, Wilburn WS. Neutron beam effects on spin-exchange-polarized 3He. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:083002. [PMID: 18764610 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.083002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We have observed depolarization effects when high intensity cold neutron beams are incident on alkali-metal spin-exchange-polarized 3He cells used as neutron spin filters. This was first observed as a reduction of the maximum attainable 3He polarization and was attributed to a decrease of alkali-metal polarization, which led us to directly measure alkali-metal polarization and spin relaxation over a range of neutron fluxes at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center and Institute Laue-Langevin. The data reveal a new alkali-metal spin-relaxation mechanism that approximately scales as sqrt[phi_{n}], where phi_{n} is the neutron capture-flux density incident on the cell. This is consistent with an effect proportional to the concentration of electron-ion pairs but is much larger than expected from earlier work.
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Klein A, Shapira H, Adler S. The effect of the synthetic estrogen – diethylstilbestrol (des) and indol-3-carabinol(i3c) on the distribution of telomerase expression cells in lines of prostate cancer. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71711-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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da Fonseca Pacheco D, Klein A, de Castro Perez A, da Fonseca Pacheco CM, de Francischi JN, Duarte IDG. The mu-opioid receptor agonist morphine, but not agonists at delta- or kappa-opioid receptors, induces peripheral antinociception mediated by cannabinoid receptors. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 154:1143-9. [PMID: 18469844 PMCID: PMC2465574 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although participation of opioids in antinociception induced by cannabinoids has been documented, there is little information regarding the participation of cannabinoids in the antinociceptive mechanisms of opioids. The aim of the present study was to determine whether endocannabinoids could be involved in peripheral antinociception induced by activation of mu-, delta- and kappa-opioid receptors. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Nociceptive thresholds to mechanical stimulation of rat paws treated with intraplantar prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, 2 microg) to induce hyperalgesia were measured 3 h after injection using an algesimetric apparatus. Opioid agonists morphine (200 microg), (+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-((2S,5R)-4-Allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl]-N,N-diethylbenzamide (SNC80) (80 microg), bremazocine (50 microg); cannabinoid receptor antagonists N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide (AM251) (20-80 microg), 6-iodo-2-methyl-1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl(4-methoxyphenyl) methanone (AM630) (12.5-100 microg); and an inhibitor of methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate (MAFP) (1-4 microg) were also injected in the paw. KEY RESULTS The CB1-selective cannabinoid receptor antagonist AM251 completely reversed the peripheral antinociception induced by morphine in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, the CB2-selective cannabinoid receptor antagonist AM630 elicited partial antagonism of this effect. In addition, the administration of the fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor, MAFP, enhanced the antinociception induced by morphine. The cannabinoid receptor antagonists AM251 and AM630 did not modify the antinociceptive effect of SNC80 or bremazocine. The antagonists alone did not cause any hyperalgesic or antinociceptive effect. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Our results provide evidence for the involvement of endocannabinoids, in the peripheral antinociception induced by the mu-opioid receptor agonist morphine. The release of cannabinoids appears not to be involved in the peripheral antinociceptive effect induced by kappa- and delta-opioid receptor agonists.
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MESH Headings
- Amidohydrolases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Amidohydrolases/metabolism
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Arachidonic Acids/pharmacology
- Benzamides/pharmacology
- Benzomorphans/pharmacology
- Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators/metabolism
- Dinoprostone
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Hyperalgesia/chemically induced
- Hyperalgesia/metabolism
- Hyperalgesia/prevention & control
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Male
- Morphine/pharmacology
- Organophosphonates/pharmacology
- Pain/chemically induced
- Pain/metabolism
- Pain/prevention & control
- Pain Measurement
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Pyrazoles/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/drug effects
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/metabolism
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2/drug effects
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
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Klein A, Cimaz R, Quartier R, Bader-Meunier B. SFP-50 – Pathologie osseuse et rhumatologie – Causes de mortalité précoce du lupus de l’enfant. Arch Pediatr 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(08)72117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Krueger CM, Berdov BA, Roman LA, Luft AV, Lampe P, Lindhofer H, Bartelheim K, Klein A, Heiss MM. Intraoperative, adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer with the trifunctional antibody catumaxomab compared to surgery alone: A phase II study. J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.15529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Girod FX, Niyazov RA, Avakian H, Ball J, Bedlinskiy I, Burkert VD, De Masi R, Elouadrhiri L, Garçon M, Guidal M, Jo HS, Joo K, Kubarovsky V, Kuleshov SV, MacCormick M, Niccolai S, Pogorelko O, Sabatié F, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Ungaro M, Zhao B, Amaryan MJ, Ambrozewicz P, Anghinolfi M, Asryan G, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Batourine V, Battaglieri M, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Blaszczyk L, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Butuceanu C, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Casey L, Chen S, Cheng L, Cole PL, Collins P, Coltharp P, Crabb D, Crede V, Dashyan N, De Sanctis E, De Vita R, Degtyarenko PV, Deur A, Dharmawardane KV, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Donnelly J, Doughty D, Dugger M, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, El Fassi L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Feldman G, Funsten H, Gavalian G, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Goetz JT, Gonenc A, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guler N, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Johnstone JR, Juengst HG, Kalantarians N, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klimenko AV, Kossov M, Krahn Z, Kramer LH, Kuhn J, Kuhn SE, Lachniet J, Laget JM, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Lee T, Livingston K, Lu HY, Markov N, Mattione P, Mazouz M, McKinnon B, Mecking BA, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Michel B, Mikhailov K, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mokeev V, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Nozar M, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Pasyuk E, Paterson C, Anefalos Pereira S, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Procureur S, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Rosner G, Rossi P, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Sharov D, Shvedunov NV, Smith ES, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan SS, Stokes BE, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Tur C, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Voutier E, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Williams M, Wolin E, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao ZW. Measurement of deeply virtual compton scattering beam-spin asymmetries. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:162002. [PMID: 18518188 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.162002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The beam-spin asymmetries in the hard exclusive electroproduction of photons on the proton (e p-->epgamma) were measured over a wide kinematic range and with high statistical accuracy. These asymmetries result from the interference of the Bethe-Heitler process and of deeply virtual Compton scattering. Over the whole kinematic range (x(B) from 0.11 to 0.58, Q2 from 1 to 4.8 GeV2, -t from 0.09 to 1.8 GeV2), the azimuthal dependence of the asymmetries is compatible with expectations from leading-twist dominance, A approximately a sinphi/(1+c cosphi). This extensive set of data can thus be used to constrain significantly the generalized parton distributions of the nucleon in the valence quark sector.
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Walsh A, Da Silva JLF, Wei SH, Körber C, Klein A, Piper LFJ, DeMasi A, Smith KE, Panaccione G, Torelli P, Payne DJ, Bourlange A, Egdell RG. Nature of the band gap of In2O3 revealed by first-principles calculations and x-ray spectroscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:167402. [PMID: 18518246 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.167402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Bulk and surface sensitive x-ray spectroscopic techniques are applied in tandem to show that the valence band edge for In2O3 is found significantly closer to the bottom of the conduction band than expected on the basis of the widely quoted bulk band gap of 3.75 eV. First-principles theory shows that the upper valence bands of In2O3 exhibit a small dispersion and the conduction band minimum is positioned at Gamma. However, direct optical transitions give a minimal dipole intensity until 0.8 eV below the valence band maximum. The results set an upper limit on the fundamental band gap of 2.9 eV.
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Koch M, Horwath-Winter J, Aberer E, Salmhofer W, Klein A. [Cryotherapy in discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)]. Ophthalmologe 2008; 105:381-3. [PMID: 17624535 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1548-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a chronic, scarring, photosensitive autoimmune dermatosis that usually occurs in sun-exposed areas. While the face, chest, and extremities are often affected, involvement of the eyelid is rare. In cases of DLE lesions that are resistant to local or systemic recommended therapies, contact cryotherapy should be considered as an alternative treatment option.
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Poretti A, Leventer RJ, Cowan FM, Rutherford MA, Steinlin M, Klein A, Scheer I, Huisman TAGM, Boltshauser E. Cerebellar cleft: a form of prenatal cerebellar disruption. Neuropediatrics 2008; 39:106-12. [PMID: 18671186 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1081460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In contrast to malformations, cerebellar disruptions have attracted little interest in the literature. We draw attention for the first time to the hypothesis that cerebellar clefts are residual changes following a prenatal cerebellar insult, and represent disruptions. We reviewed the clinical records and MR findings of six patients with a cerebellar cleft, two of whom also had prenatal MRI at 24 weeks of gestation. The clefts were located in the left cerebellar hemisphere in five cases, in the right in one patient. Other typical findings included disorderly alignment of the cerebellar folia and fissures, irregular gray/white matter junction, and abnormal arborization of the white matter in all patients. The cerebellar cleft extended into the fourth ventricle in three cases, and in two children cystic cortical lesions were seen. Supratentorial schizencephaly was found in two patients. In two patients there was a documented fetal cerebellar hemorrhage at 24 weeks of gestation. We conclude that cerebellar clefts are residual changes resulting from a prenatal cerebellar insult and consequently represent disruptions rather than primary malformations. The supratentorial findings are also in agreement with an acquired lesion. The outcome in these children was variable, mainly depending of the presence of supratentorial lesions.
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Kovalszki A, Schumaker GL, Klein A, Terrin N, White AC. Reduced respiratory and skeletal muscle strength in survivors of sibling or unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2008; 41:965-9. [PMID: 18264142 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2008.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We performed a retrospective analysis of muscle strength testing obtained following sibling or unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2003 in a cohort of 44 subjects at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Maximal inspiratory pressure (PI(max)) was <or=80% predicted in 52% of subjects and <or=60% predicted in 20% of subjects; maximal expiratory pressure (PE(max)) was <or=80% predicted in 88% of subjects and <or=60% predicted in 74% of subjects. Patients with a PI(max) <or=60% predicted spent significantly longer time in hospital following HSCT compared with subjects with PI(max) 60% predicted. Grip strength (n=32) was reduced to <or=80% predicted in 75% of subjects and <or=60% predicted in 47% of subjects following HSCT. Analysis of paired measurements obtained before and after HSCT in 20 of the 44 subjects (45%) showed significant reduction in both PI(max) and PE(max) between the two measures. Respiratory and skeletal muscle weakness is present in a significant percentage of subjects undergoing pulmonary function testing in the post-HSCT period, and may contribute to pulmonary morbidity in subjects with pulmonary complications of HSCT.
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Ireland DG, McKinnon B, Protopopescu D, Ambrozewicz P, Anghinolfi M, Asryan G, Avakian H, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Batourine V, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Blaszczyk L, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Burkert VD, Butuceanu C, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Casey L, Chen S, Cheng L, Cole PL, Collins P, Coltharp P, Crabb D, Crede V, Dashyan N, De Masi R, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Deur A, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Donnelly J, Doughty D, Dugger M, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan KS, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Feldman G, Fradi A, Funsten H, Garçon M, Gavalian G, Gevorgyan N, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gohn W, Gonenc A, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guler N, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hassall N, Hersman FW, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ilieva Y, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Juengst HG, Kalantarians N, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Kossov M, Krahn Z, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn J, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Lachniet J, Laget JM, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Livingston K, Lu HY, Maccormick M, Markov N, Mattione P, Mecking BA, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Mikhailov K, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Niyazov RA, Nozar M, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Pasyuk E, Paterson C, Pereira SA, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Procureur S, Prok Y, Raue BA, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Ronchetti F, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Sharov D, Shvedunov NV, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan SS, Stepanyan S, Stokes BE, Stoler P, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Tur C, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Williams M, Wolin E, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Bayesian analysis of pentaquark signals from CLAS data. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:052001. [PMID: 18352361 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.052001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We examine the results of two measurements by the CLAS collaboration, one of which claimed evidence for a Theta(+) pentaquark, while the other found no such evidence. The unique feature of these two experiments was that they were performed with the same experimental setup. Using a Bayesian analysis, we find that the results of the two experiments are in fact compatible with each other, but that the first measurement did not contain sufficient information to determine unambiguously the existence of a Theta(+). Further, we suggest a means by which the existence of a new candidate particle can be tested in a rigorous manner.
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Kopp R, Axt R, Klein A, Weidenhagen R, Schmucker R, Czerner S, Hartl WH, Jauch KW, Sigg M. Endovascular treatment of an intramural aortic haematoma following cardiopulmonary resuscitation for myocardial ischemia with ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 2008; 77:410-4. [PMID: 18241973 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2007] [Revised: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 11/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation by manual cardiac compression can restore cardiocirculatory function but can also injure patients. Commonly reported are skeletal fractures of the rips and sternum, while injuries to the large thoracic vessels will frequently be lethal. We report the case of a 57-year-old male patient with sudden cardiac arrest because of myocardial ischemia with ventricular fibrillation, successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, associated with an intramural haematoma (IMH) of the descending thoracic aorta treated by endovascular aortic repair. Secondary coronary angiography revealed a severe three vessel coronary disease with an occlusion of the proximal anterior descending branch and a subtotal stenosis of the first segmental branch of the left coronary artery (LCA) and a high-grade stenosis of the posterolateral segmental branch of the circumflex left coronary artery. Stenotic segments of coronary arteries were treated successfully by implantation of three drug-eluting stents followed by dual antiplatelet therapy. The patients recovered almost completely and was discharged for further rehabilitation after 3 weeks.
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Scherhag A, Klein A, Jantzen JP. Die Kanülierung der Vena jugularis interna mit Hilfe der Sonographie. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1002541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Klein A, Dieker H, Späth B, Fons P, Kolobov A, Steimer C, Wuttig M. Changes in electronic structure and chemical bonding upon crystallization of the phase change material GeSb2Te4. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:016402. [PMID: 18232793 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.016402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy of in situ prepared films of GeSb2Te4 reveals significant differences in electronic and chemical structure between the amorphous and the crystalline phase. Evidence for two different chemical environments of Ge and Sb in the amorphous structure is found. This observation can explain the pronounced property contrast between both phases and provides new insight into the formation of the amorphous state.
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Klein A, Säuberlich F. Surfaces and Interfaces of Sputter-Deposited ZnO Films. TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ZINC OXIDE 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73612-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nasseripour R, Wood MH, Djalali C, Weygand DP, Tur C, Mosel U, Muehlich P, Adams G, Amaryan MJ, Ambrozewicz P, Anghinolfi M, Asryan G, Avakian H, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Barrow S, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Bektasoglu M, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Blaszczyk L, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Butuceanu C, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Carnahan B, Casey L, Chen S, Cole PL, Collins P, Coltharp P, Crabb D, Crannell H, Crede V, Cummings JP, Dashyan N, De Masi R, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Denizli H, Dennis L, Deur A, Dharmawardane KV, Dickson R, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Dugger M, Dytman S, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Feldman G, Feuerbach RJ, Funsten H, Garçon M, Gavalian G, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gordon CIO, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guler N, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hadjidakis C, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hakobyan RS, Hanretty C, Hardie J, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Juengst HG, Kalantarians N, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klimenko AV, Kossov M, Krahn Z, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn J, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Lachniet J, Laget JM, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Li J, Livingston K, Lu HY, Maccormick M, Markov N, Mattione P, McAleer S, McKinnon B, McNabb JWC, Mecking BA, Mehrabyan S, Melone JJ, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Mikhailov K, Minehart R, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mokeev V, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Mueller J, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Niyazov RA, Nozar M, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Pasyuk E, Paterson C, Anefalos Pereira S, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Preedom BM, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Ronchetti F, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Sharov D, Shvedunov NV, Smith ES, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan SS, Stepanyan S, Stokes BE, Stoler P, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Todor L, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Williams M, Wolin E, Yegneswaran A, Zana L, Zhang B, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Search for medium modifications of the rho meson. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:262302. [PMID: 18233570 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.262302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The photoproduction of vector mesons on various nuclei has been studied using the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory. The vector mesons, rho, omega, and varphi, are observed via their decay to e;{+}e;{-}, in order to reduce the effects of final-state interactions in the nucleus. Of particular interest are possible in-medium effects on the properties of the rho meson. The rho mass spectrum is extracted from the data on various nuclei, 2H, C, Fe, and Ti. We observe no significant mass shift and some broadening consistent with expected collisional broadening for the rho meson.
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Klein A, Prokosch HU, Müller M, Ganslandt T. Experiences with an interoperable data acquisition platform for multi-centric research networks based on HL7 CDA. Methods Inf Med 2007; 46:580-5. [PMID: 17938783 DOI: 10.1160/me9060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Today's increasing specialization of medicine necessitates the integration of telematic platforms for cross-institutional cooperation. In order to leverage the strengths of each cooperating institution a centralized unified storage using shared electronic patient records (EPRs) as well as secured remote data entry capabilities for supporting collaborative clinical research and care is essential. The objective of this project was to develop and introduce into routine use such a shared remote data entry (RDE) platform for the German multicentric Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) network. METHODS An existing telematic application was extended by a remote data entry (RDE) module enabling the storage of structured data and pedigrees. HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) was chosen as a suitable standardized storage format that provides flexibility and future interoperability. Flexible data entry forms adaptable to distinct medical domains were implemented using XML-based technologies. RESULTS A flexible and comprehensive EPR/RDE platform was successfully implemented in the German EB network. A set of specific data entry forms was created to fully cover the network's documentation needs. The platform has been in productive use since 2005. CONCLUSIONS Standardized documentation by using HL7 CDA to store the medical research data as an EPR can contribute to high interoperability and an easier integration of heterogeneous health care information systems. Existing XML technologies offer a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to distinct medical domains. The ongoing development of standards (e.g. HL7 CDA R2) and interfaces (CDA/CDISC bridge) could further improve semantic and syntactic interoperability.
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Klein A, Repke JU. Zweidruck-Batchdestillation zur Trennung homogener azeotroper Gemische. CHEM-ING-TECH 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.200700084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Scotti S, Klein A, Pink J, Hidalgo A, Moissonnier P, Fayolle P. Retrograde placement of a novel 3.5 mm titanium interlocking nail for supracondylar and diaphyseal femoral fractures in cats. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20:211-8. [PMID: 17846688 DOI: 10.1160/vcot-06-06-0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Twenty-four simple or comminuted supracondylar and diaphyseal femoral fractures in cats, which had been treated by retrograde insertion of a new 3.5 mm titanium interlocking nail (IN) from the intercondylar notch, were evaluated between June 2000 and October 2004 at the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort. Patient data (species, breed, weight, and age), fracture characteristics, details of the surgery, post-operative complications and radiographic follow-up were recorded. The mean body weight was 3.75 kg and the cats ranged in age between four and 66 months (mean 29 months). The IN had a diameter of 3.5 mm and a length of 100, 109 or 119 mm, and were all fixed in a static position (two screws in seven cats, three screws in 10 cats and four screws in seven cats). Cerclage wires were used in seven cats and an autogenous bone graft was used in two cats. Screw or nail breakage were not recorded. Nineteen fractures healed without any complications, three cats died during the post-operative period from unknown causes, and two cats showed delayed bone healing. Twenty cats were considered to have an excellent limb function at one month. One cat with a sciatic injury was non-weight bearing for several months. Radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease of the stifle joint were not observed except in the cat with the sciatic nerve injury. The results of this study suggest that this new 3.5 mm titanium IN can be introduced from the intercondylar notch and be used in static fixation mode to stabilize supracondylar and diaphyseal femoral fractures in cats.
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Semmler A, Klein A, Moskau S, Linnebank M. Transient global amnesia-like episode in a patient with severe hyperhomocysteinemia. Eur J Neurol 2007; 14:e5-6. [PMID: 17718682 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01707.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Athanasiadis GI, Pfab F, Klein A, Braun-Falco M, Ring J, Ollert M. Erythema multiforme due to contact with laurel oil. Contact Dermatitis 2007; 57:116-8. [PMID: 17627652 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00869.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Erythema multiforme is a relatively common skin disorder. The best known cause is herpes simplex virus infection. We report the first case of erythema multiforme due to contact with laurel oil. The diagnosis was confirmed by the positive patch test to laurel oil, the histopathological studies of the lesions and the histopathological studies of the positive patch test to laurel oil.
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Egiyan KS, Asryan G, Gevorgyan N, Griffioen KA, Laget JM, Kuhn SE, Adams G, Amaryan MJ, Ambrozewicz P, Anghinolfi M, Audit G, Avakian H, Bagdasaryan H, Baillie N, Ball JP, Baltzell NA, Barrow S, Batourine V, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Bektasoglu M, Bellis M, Benmouna N, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Blaszczyk L, Bouchigny S, Boiarinov S, Bradford R, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Butuceanu C, Calarco JR, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Cazes A, Chen S, Cole PL, Collins P, Coltharp P, Cords D, Corvisiero P, Crabb D, Crede V, Cummings JP, Dashyan N, De Masi R, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Denizli H, Dennis L, Deur A, Dharmawardane KV, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Donnelly J, Doughty D, Dugger M, Dytman S, Dzyubak OP, Egiyan H, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fatemi R, Fedotov G, Feldman G, Feuerbach RJ, Fersch R, Garçon M, Gavalian G, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gonenc A, Gordon CIO, Gothe RW, Guidal M, Guillo M, Guler N, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hadjidakis C, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hakobyan RS, Hanretty C, Hardie J, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hleiqawi I, Holtrop M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Joo K, Juengst HG, Kalantarians N, Kellie JD, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klimenko AV, Kossov M, Krahn Z, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn J, Kuleshov SV, Lachniet J, Langheinrich J, Lawrence D, Li J, Livingston K, Lu HY, Maccormick M, Marchand C, Markov N, Mattione P, McAleer S, McKinnon B, McNabb JWC, Mecking BA, Mehrabyan S, Melone JJ, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mibe T, Mikhailov K, Minehart R, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Mokeev V, Moriya K, Morrow SA, Moteabbed M, Mueller J, Munevar E, Mutchler GS, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niczyporuk BB, Niroula MR, Niyazov RA, Nozar M, O'Rielly GV, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Pasyuk E, Paterson C, Anefalos Pereira S, Pierce J, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Preedom BM, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Ronchetti F, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Santoro JP, Sapunenko V, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Sharabian YG, Shvedunov NV, Skabelin AV, Smith ES, Smith LC, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan SS, Stepanyan S, Stokes BE, Stoler P, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Thoma U, Tkabladze A, Tkachenko S, Todor L, Tur C, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Williams M, Wolin E, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Experimental study of exclusive 2H(e,e'p)n reaction mechanisms at high Q2. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:262502. [PMID: 17678084 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.262502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The reaction 2H(e,e'p)n has been studied with full kinematic coverage for photon virtuality 1.75<Q2<5.5 GeV2. Comparisons of experimental data with theory indicate that for very low values of neutron recoil momentum (p(n)<100 MeV/c) the neutron is primarily a spectator and the reaction can be described by the plane-wave impulse approximation. For 100<p(n)<750 MeV/c, proton-neutron rescattering dominates the cross section, while Delta production followed by the NDelta-->NN transition is the primary contribution at higher momenta.
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Klein A, Szeimies RM, Landthaler M, Karrer S. Exacerbation of Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris under Efalizumab Therapy. Dermatology 2007; 215:72-5. [PMID: 17587845 DOI: 10.1159/000102039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A 60-year-old woman, diagnosed as having psoriasis vulgaris in 2004 and unresponsive to standard therapies, received weekly subcutaneous injections with efalizumab. Within 9 weeks of treatment a massive aggravation of skin lesions occurred with widespread orange-tinged erythroderma, islands of normal skin on the back and the inner side of the forearms and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. A biopsy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of pityriasis rubra pilaris. After discontinuation of efalizumab and treatment with oral corticosteroids, acitretin (30 mg/day) and PUVA therapy, the skin lesions continuously improved. Efalizumab, a fully humanized monoclonal antibody against CD11a, inhibits various T cell processes important in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Efalizumab has been approved for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis, but there are no reports in the literature on the use of efalizumab for pityriasis rubra pilaris.
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Jen JC, Klein A, Boltshauser E, Cartwright MS, Roach ES, Mamsa H, Baloh RW. Prolonged hemiplegic episodes in children due to mutations in ATP1A2. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78:523-6. [PMID: 17435187 PMCID: PMC2117823 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.103267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is an unusual migraine syndrome characterised by recurrent transient attacks of unilateral weakness or paralysis as part of the migraine aura. Genetically and clinically heterogeneous, FHM1 is caused by mutations in CACNA1A and FHM2 by mutations in ATP1A2. AIM Three children with prolonged hemiplegia were tested for mutations in CACNA1A or ATP1A2. METHODS Mutations in CACNA1A and ATP1A2 were screened for by denaturing high performance liquid chromatography and confirmed by sequencing. Expression studies were performed to characterise the functional consequences of these mutations. RESULTS No mutation was found in the FHM1 gene while three mutations were identified in the FHM2 gene. All three mutations were missense: two were novel and one was de novo; none was found in controls. Functional studies in HeLa cells showed complete loss of mutant pump function without interfering with the wild-type pump, consistent with haploinsufficiency. CONCLUSION We identified novel disease causing mutations in the FHM2 gene. Genetic screening for FHM should be considered in a child with prolonged hemiplegia even if there is no prior history or family history of migraine or hemiplegic episodes.
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Scotti S, Klein A, Vanore M, Hidalgo A, Fayolle P, Moissonnier P. A new surgical method for the control of the epiphora in dogs: modified parotid duct transposition. J Small Anim Pract 2007; 48:279-82. [PMID: 17425702 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00238.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A five-year-old, female, spayed beagle with a history of unilateral epiphora of several months' duration as a result of inadequacy of the lacrimal drainage system was treated successfully with a new surgical method of parotid duct transposition. Data from complete preoperative ophthalmological examination, surgical technique, postoperative treatment, contrast radiography and histological examination were recorded. Absence of complications and complete patency of the stoma at 30 days after surgery confirmed the validity of this new technique. The use of an anatomic duct may be advantageous compared with the current techniques of conjunctivorhinostomy, conjuntivobuccostomy and conjunctival maxillary sinusostomy for the treatment of epiphora in the dogs caused by inadequacy of the lacrimal drainage system.
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