Nutrient Limitation Causes Differential Expression of Transport- and Metabolism Genes in the Compartmentalized Anammox Bacterium .

Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria, members of the " Brocadiaceae" family, play an important role in the nitrogen cycle and are estimated to be responsible for about half of the oceanic nitrogen loss to the atmosphere. Anammox bacteria combine ammonium with nitrite and produce dinitrogen gas via the intermediates nitric oxide and hydrazine (anammox reaction) while nitrate is formed as a by-product. These reactions take place in a specialized, membrane-enclosed compartment called the anammoxosome.

Extensor pollicis longus rerouting for thumb-in-palm deformity in cerebral palsy: a biomechanical analysis.

Extensor pollicis longus rerouting is a common procedure to improve thumb abduction in thumb-in-palm deformity seen with spastic cerebral palsy. In 1985, Manske redirected the extensor pollicis longus tendon in this procedure through the first extensor compartment. They also proposed an alternative subcutaneous route around the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendons proximal to the extensor compartment.

Long-Term Functional Results of a Wrist Exercise Program for Patients with Palmar Midcarpal Instability.

 Patients with palmar midcarpal instability have symptoms of pain, combined with clinical signs of abnormal mobility on stressing the joint, an unpredictable blockade feeling, and a noticeable clunk, in the absence of an underlying trauma. No data are available on the effect of conservative treatment for these patients.  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect and the long-term functional outcomes of a wrist exercise program in patients with palmar midcarpal instability.

A microcosting study of the surgical correction of upper extremity deformity in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Objective: Determine healthcare costs of upper-extremity surgical correction in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: This cohort study included 39 children with spastic CP who had surgery for their upper extremity at a Dutch hospital. A retrospective cost analysis was performed including both hospital and rehabilitation costs.