▪ Objective: To assess the effectiveness of β-blockers and endoscopic sclerotherapy in the
prevention of first bleeding and reduction of mortality in patients with cirrhosis and …

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris) is an important crop of temperate climates which
provides nearly 30% of the world's annual sugar production and is a source for bioethanol …

Genetic markers such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are essential tools for
positional cloning, association, or quantitative trait locus mapping and the determination of …

OBJECTIVE: To study how stress, life satisfaction and personality related factors, are related
to long-term major weight gain. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study, with follow-up by …

Short interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs) are non-long terminal repeat retrotransposons
that are highly abundant, heterogeneous, and mostly not annotated in eukaryotic genomes …

Central corneal thickness (CCT) of normal and oedematous corneae was measured in a
study comparing a modified Haag‐Streit optical pachometer and an ultrasonic pachometer …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) accompanies infiltration and activation of monocytes in
inflamed joints. We investigated dominant alterations of RA monocytes in bone marrow …

This paper elucidates the propagation effects on lightning generated electric fields. The
mathematics of the problem is described and a simple procedure that can be used to predict …

Multiparametric fluorescence and mass cytometry offers new perspectives to disclose and to
monitor the high diversity of cell populations in the peripheral blood for biomarker research …

Several studies have illustrated the importance of social support and social networks for
persons with mental health problems. Social networks may mean a reduced need for …