Identifying Similar Patterns of Structural Flexibility in Proteins by Disorder Prediction and Dynamic Programming.

Computational methods are prevailing in identifying protein intrinsic disorder. The results from predictors are often given as per-residue disorder scores. The scores describe the disorder propensity of amino acids of a protein and can be further represented as a disorder curve.

[Altered hip muscle activation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain].

Background: The aim of this study was to examine postural control in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNRS). Furthermore the influence of visual information (eyes open versus eyes closed) was analyzed.

Material And Methods: A total of 8 patients with CNRS and 12 healthy control subjects were examined.

Addressing the vision challenges of residents at a retirement community: collaborative research with a community partner.

Staff members at a community retirement village were concerned about the demise of a support group for residents with vision loss, and requested help developing effective services for residents with vision challenges. This study explored past barriers to support group participation, as they were perceived by residents, family members, and employees. The community partner worked collaboratively with the researcher in all phases of the study.

Impact of positron emission tomography on strategy in liver resection for primary and secondary liver tumors.

Purpose: Outcome of patients with metastatic disease mainly depends on accurate preoperative tumor staging. 18[F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-PET) has been proven to be a valuable diagnostic tool in a number of different tumors but its direct influence on liver surgery has not been thoroughly investigated.

Materials And Methods: Between July 1999 and March 2000, 50 consecutive patients with 174 suspected liver lesions were admitted to the University Hospital Jena.