BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as a diagnostic and treatment procedure is used in most biliary tract and pancreatic. Either sedation or general anesthesia could be considered for this procedure. Combining a sedative with an opioid agent can provide effective moderate sedation. This study compared the impact of ketamine-fentanyl (KF) versus propofol-remifentanil...

We have recently demonstrated that, fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGFR2), signalling via ribosomal S6 kinase 2 (RSK2), promotes progression of breast cancer (BCa). Loss of progesterone receptor (PR), whose activity in BCa cells can be stimulated by growth factor receptors (GFRs), is associated with poor patient outcome. Here we showed that FGF7/FGFR2 triggered phosphorylation of PR at Ser294, PR ...

TGA transcription factors are implicated as regulators of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes because of their physical interaction with the known positive regulator, nonexpresser of PR gene1 (NPR1). A triple-knockout mutant tga2-1 tga5-1 tga6-1 was shown previously to be defective in the induction of PR genes and systemic acquired resistance, confirming their role in disease resistance. However, t...

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on pregnancy rates (PR) in women undergoing ET. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, single-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING Research and laboratory facilities. PATIENT(S) A total of 309 patients, less than 45 years old, undergoing cryopreservation embryos transplant or fresh cycle IVF w...

OBJECTIVE To test whether adjuvant therapy with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and prednisolone (ASA+Pred) could improve the outcome of IVF in good-pregnancy prognosis patients. DESIGN Prospective, randomized study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENT(S) Three hundred ninety-five infertile couples undergoing IVF. INTERVENTION(S) Patients were randomized to receive ASA+Pred (n = 97) or noth...

This study evaluated the effect of feeding silage to pigs on nitrogen (N) utilization and ammonia (NH3) volatilization. In total, 128 Yorkshire × Hampshire (30–110 kg) were fed commercial feed (Control) or mixed with dried, milled in pelleted form (Pellet-S), fresh, chopped (Silage-Ch) intensively treated (Silage-Pr). Silage replaced 20% crude protein (g/kg). Diet affected daily N excretion, wh...

(A(x) j n s) is essentially a performance model obtainable by experiments of a system that segments a speech signal into syllables, n s being the number of actual syllables in the sentence corresponding to the signal. Pr(n s j m) is the probability that a string of m words is made up of n s syllables; it can be estimated from a written text. Once the above probabilities have been computed, it i...

LÕanalyse de la texture du sel gemme naturel et du halite dŽformŽ expŽrimentalement a montrŽ quÕil se produit une orientation prŽfŽrentiel le du rŽseau dans les cristaux de halite. Les paramtres dՎlasticitŽ pour une sŽrie dÕagrŽgats polycristallins de halite sont calculŽs en utilisant les fonctions de distribution dÕorientation. Ils sont alors utilisŽs pour Žlaborer des modles sismiques dans...