Publications by authors named "Fuerr L"

Background: We report an acute pulmonary embolism with negative D-dimer masquerading as right pneumonia with pleural effusion proven by CT pulmonary arteriography (CTPA).

Methods: Appropriate laboratory tests are carried out. The application of vascular ultrasound for the cause of left lower extremity edema.

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Aims And Objectives: To describe the diversity of clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and outcome of scrub typhus in hospitalised patients of Tirumala Hospital, Vizianagaram during 2014-2015.

Material And Methods: All the cases of acute febrile illness diagnosed as scrub typhus were analysed. Diagnosis was based on clinical and serological data.

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Introduction: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a syndrome of functional renal failure occurring in patients with advanced liver failure in the absence of clinical, laboratory, or histological evidence of other known causes of renal failure. However HRS has always been considered to be potentially reversible. RRI (Renal Resistive Index) is an affordable, non invasive and easily available tool which can be used to detect the early onset of HRS.

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Use of Pt-based electro-catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a major hindrance in large-scale application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Hence, new, cost-effective and high performance electro-catalysts are required for the commercial success of PEMFCs. In this work, a Pt-free magnesium oxide (MgO) decorated multi-layered reduced graphene oxide (MLGO) composite is tested as an electro-catalyst for the ORR.

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The centre of the attraction of this article is inevitably associated with fucoidan polymers in terms of brown seaweed such as Fucoidan is a sulphated polysaccharide constitutes fucose as a major principle sugar along with other monosugars such as glucuronic acid, xylose and galactose. The core value of fucoidan in terms of various cancer types were substantially exhibited through targeting the key apoptotic molecules and subsequently mitigate the toxicity that are essentially included in the chemotherapeutic agents and radiation. The pragmatic investigation about the anti-cancer effect of fucoidan in a hepatoblastoma-derived (HepG2) cell line was thoroughly analyzed by the typical techniques such as cell viability, colony formation, cell migration, cell cycle progression, genetic damage and apoptosis along with their nuclear morphology and mitochondrial membrane potential.

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Hyperthermophilic pretreatment composting (HPC) is superior to traditional composting (TC) with enhanced compost maturity and accelerated humic substances (HS) formation. However, the regulators affecting HS formation, which is of great importance in evaluating the compost maturity, are still unclear. This study aimed to examine and compare the effects of HPC and TC on (i) HS formations under varying precursors, (ii) bacterial and fungal dynamics, and (iii) factors affecting HS formations.

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Objective: We propose an iterative method and associated with thresholding technique for detecting the tumor source and the age of tumor. Methods: The technique is based on Euclidean distance with strong edge and weak edge for identifying the spreading area of disease and also detecting the tumor age. The work involves the use of canny edge detection algorithm and thresholding technique, which exploits the information detection of brain tumor source through Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI).

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A novel paracentric inversion of the long arm of chromosome 20 [inv(20)(q13.1q13.3)], detected by conventional karyotyping in a 14-year-old boy with mental retardation is described.

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In this study, profiles of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Kirsten ras sarcoma (KRAS) mutations and response to erlotinib therapy have been investigated in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). DNA from 300 patients with NSCLC was extracted from paraf-fin-embedded tissues. After the extracted DNA was sequenced by pyrosequencing method, a total of 97 (32.

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As the use of warm and cold asphalt mixing technologies provides an opportunity to save energy during production, it is important to determine if this lower mixing temperature also has a long-term effect on the binder chemical and rheological properties and performance. In this study, a link between the chemistry and rheology of bituminous binders with a focus on short-term aging temperature is proposed. This link is made using a rheological aging index (RAI), the crossover temperature and a chemical aging index (CAI).

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) have been shown to be a promising candidate for cell-based therapy. The therapeutic potential of MSCs, towards tissue repair and wound healing is essentially based on their paracrine effects. Numerous pre-clinical and clinical studies of MSCs have yielded encouraging results.

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Background: Like other women in India, female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience violence from their intimate partners (IPs)-a reality that increases their risk of acquiring HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. Less is known about the nature of these intimate relationships or what aspect of the relationship increases the risk of IP violence (IPV). We measured the prevalence and determinants of IPV on FSWs in the context of north Karnataka, India, characterized by high HIV-prevalence and extreme poverty.

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A 5-month-old boy with ultrasonography showing bilateral hydronephrosis, referred for renal scan. On Tc-L,L,ethylenedicysteine (Tc-LLEC) renal scan, tracer blush in flow images in the region of urinary bladder was seen and tumor mass was suspected. Contrast-enhanced CT showed a soft tissue mass in sacrococcygeal region.

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The system for analyzing the hydrotropic curvature with a moisture gradient in wild-type roots was modified. Optimal conditions were determined for detecting a hydrotropic curvature of 90° just after 4 h of stimulation. This system only requires 15 ml of a solution of KCO with a density of 1.

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Background: Toll-like receptors (TLR) 1 to 4 are highly expressed in aorta. Activation of TLR4 causes transmural arteritis in Human temporal artery-SCID chimera model. Neither TLR-4 nor its ligands have been studied in TA patients as yet.

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Rationale And Objectives: To noninvasively estimate the severity of liver fibrosis using perfusion-CT (PCT)-based quantification of dual liver blood supply prior to liver transplantation or liver resections and to correlate results with histological grading of fibrosis stages and AST-platelet ratio index.

Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approved this retrospective study. We analysed 41 consecutive patients (19 classified as Child-Pugh A, 17 as Child-Pugh B, and 5 as Child-Pugh C; MELD score ranged from 7 to 28) who underwent PCT prior to liver transplantation/liver resections between 2013 and 2016.

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Objective: To demonstrate the analgesic effect of Tuina mainly from mechanically sensitive ion channels in peripheral myelinated nerve fibers.

Methods: A total of 40 healthy and pathogen-free adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in the study [weight: (220.0 ¡À 1.

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Novel materials are explored very often by material scientists to design an efficient drug delivery system to target carcinoma cells. Among various nanosystem, functionalized Iron oxide Nanoparticles (IoNP) were definitely studied especially to target, endocyte and release drug moieties inside the cells. This IoNP platform is usually composed of an inorganic core and a highly biocompatible shell layer in order to perform numerous tasks at the same time, such as drug delivery, multimodal imaging, and instantaneous monitoring, along with collective therapeutic approaches.

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Objective: To investigate the metabolic pathogenesis in subjects with subjective tinnitus (ST) having kidney deficiency pattern (KDP) (ST/KDP) in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Methods: Three groups of subjects, including healthy individuals, subjects with ST/KDP, and subjects who were healthy initially and then developed ST/KDP one year later (healthy ¡ú ST/KDP), were recruited for this study. Serum metabolic profiles of all subjects were analyzed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadruple-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

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A children's nurse assistant and a children's nurse, both working in the child welfare protection sector, were confronted with the death, in dramatic circumstances, of a young girl monitored by their unit. This situation provoked considerable suffering in these professionals. In this article they share their experience.

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