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Bohs, Lynn A. | Four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acanthophora | The "spiny solanums," Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum (Solanaceae), comprise a large lineage with over 350 species and include the cultivated eggplant, Solanum melongena. Despite the importance of this subgenus, phylogenetic relationships among these taxa are currently unclear. The present research... | Acanthophora; Granule-bound starch synthase gene; GBSSI; ITS; Internal transcribed spacer; Solanum; trnS-trnG; trnT-trnF; Waxy | 2005 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Frameless stereotactic image-guided C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability: review of 20 patients | Atlantoaxial instability can result from trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, congenital malformation, or tumor invasion. The goal of treatment is stabilization of the C1-C2 complex to prevent neurologic and neurovascular compromise. First described in 1987 by Magerl and Seemann, C1-C2 transarticular screw... | Transarticular screws; Atlantoaxial instability; Frameless stereotaxy; Cervical spine; Surgical navigation; Trajectory planning | 2005 |
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Thalos, Mariam G. | From paradox to judgment: an essay on the metaphysics of expression | The Liar sentence is a singularly important piece of philosophical evidence. It is an instrument for investigating the metaphysics of expressing truths and falsehoods. And an instrument too for investigating the varieties of conflict that can give rise to paradox. It shall serve as perhaps the most ... | Liar sentence; Metaphysics; Paradox; Human Nature; Truth; Falsehood | 2005 |
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Thalos, Mariam G. | From paradox to judgment: towards a metaphysics of expression | The Liar sentence is a singularly important piece of philosophical evidence. It is an instrument for investigating the metaphysics of expressing truths and falsehoods. And an instrument too for investigating the varieties of conflict that can give rise to paradox. It shall serve as perhaps the most ... | Language; Sentences; Semantic | 2005 |
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Normann, Richard A. | Functional reorganization of primary visual cortex induced by electrical stimulation in the cat. | Compared to the high degree of plasticity observed in a juvenile, mature sensory cortices have long been held to be immutable but, recently, researchers have suggested some plasticity persists in the mature cortex. Cortical reorganization has particular saliency to the development of a cortically ba... | Cat; Electrophysiology; Phosphene; Plasticity; Receptive Field; Striate Cortex | 2005 |
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Landesman, Margaret M. | Getting it right - the evolution of reference collections | SUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have grown inexorably ever since. They consume an increasing share of library acquisitions budgets. This article traces the evolution of reference collections, drawing on experiences at the author's library. The autho... | History, reference works; Library, reference sources; Reference media | 2005 |
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Maloney, Thomas N. | Ghettos and jobs in history: neighborhood effects on African American occupational status and mobility in World War I-era Cincinnati, Ohio | This article examines how residence in racially segregated neighborhoods affected the job prospects of African American men in the late 1910s. The analysis focuses on one northern city-Cincinnati, Ohio.The evidence comes from a new longitudinal dataset containing information on individuals linked... | Economic outcomes; Residential segregation; Black urban neighborhoods | 2005 |
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Aldous, Jay A. | Guide to oral health for non-dental health providers | Oral health and disease topics are not given significant coverage in the non-dental health professional curriculum. Yet all care providers can and should contribute to enhancing oral health. This guide provides information on the ways in which practitioners can incorporate oral health care and disea... | Oral health; Oral diseases | 2005 |
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Armentrout, Peter B. | Guided ion-beam studies of the kinetic-energy-dependent reactions of Con+ (n=2-16) with D2: cobalt cluster-deuteride bond energies | The kinetic-energy-dependent cross sections for the reactions of Con + (n=2-16) with D2 are measured as a function of kinetic energy over a range of 0-8 eV in a guided ion-beam tandem mass spectrometer. The observed products are ConD+ for all clusters and ConD2+ for n=4,5,9-16. | Cobalt ions; Metal clusters; Deuteride; Collision-induced dissociation; Endothermic reactions; Bond energies | 2005 |
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Armentrout, Peter B. | Guided ion-beam studies of the reactions of Con + (n=2-20) with O2: cobalt cluster-oxide and -dioxide bond energies | The kinetic-energy dependence for the reactions of Con + (n=2-20) with O2 is measured as a function of kinetic energy over a range of 0 to 10 eV in a guided ion-beam tandem mass spectrometer. A variety of Com+ , ComO+, and ComO2 + (m<n) product ions is observed, with the dioxide cluster ions domina... | Metal clusters; Cobalt ions; Collision-induced dissociation; Bond energies; Exothermic reactions; Endothermic reactions | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 10: fusion following decompression in patients with stenosis without spondylolisthesis | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment guideline. Options. 1) In situ posterolateral lumbar fusion is not recommended as a treatment option in patients with lumbar stenosis in whom there is n... | Fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Lumbar fusion | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 11: interbody techniques for lumbar fusion | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. In the context of a single-level stand-alone ALIF or ALIF with posterior instrumentation, the addition of a PLF is not recommended as it increases operating room time and blood loss without influencing the like... | Fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Lumbar fusion; Interbody techniques | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 12: pedicle screw fixation as an adjunct to posterolateral fusion for low-back pain | Standard. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment guideline. Options. 1) Pedicle screw fixation is recommended as a treatment option for patients with low-back pain treated with PLF who are at high risk... | Fusion procedures; Degenerative disease; Lumbar spine; Pedicle screw fixation; Posterolateral fusion; Low-back pain | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 13: injection therapies, low-back pain, and lumbar fusion | Standards. Facet injections are not recommended as long-term treatment for chronic low-back pain. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment guideline. Options. The use of lumbar epidural injections or TPIs is not recommended as a treatment option for long-term relief of c... | Fusion procedures; Degenerative disease; Lumbar spine; Injection therapies; Low-back pain; Lumbar fusion | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 14: brace therapy as an adjunct to or substitute for lumbar fusion | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. The short-term use of a rigid lumbar support (1-3 weeks) is recommended as a treatment for low-back pain of relatively short duration (, 6 months). The use of a lumbar brace for patients with chronic low-back p... | Fusion procedures; Degenerative disease; Lumbar spine; Low-back pain; Lumbar fusion; Brace therapy | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 15: electrophysiological monitoring and lumbar fusion | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. Use of intraoperative SSEP or DSEP monitoring is recommended as an adjunct in those circumstances during instrumented lumbar spinal fusion procedures in which the surgeon desires immediate intraoperative inform... | Fusion procedures; Degenerative disease; Lumbar spine; Low-back pain; Lumbar fusion; Electrophysiological monitoring; EMG | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 16: bone graft extenders and substitutes | Standards. The use of autologous bone or rhBMP-2 bone graft substitute is recommended in the setting of an ALIF in conjunction with a threaded titanium cage. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment guideline. Options. 1) Recombinant human BMP-2 in combination with HA ... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Bone graft; Treatment outcome; Practice guidelines; Degenerative disease | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 17: bone growth stimulators and lumbar fusion | Treatment Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Treatment Guidelines. Either DCS or CCS is recommended as an adjunct to spinal fusion to increase fusion rates in patients who are at high risk for arthrodesis failure following lumbar PLF. Pulsed electromagnetic... | Fusion procedures; Degenerative disease; Lumbar spine; Lumbar fusion; Bone growth stimulators; Electrical stimulation devices | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 1: introduction and methodology | As scientific understanding of the pathophysiology of degenerative disease of the lumbar spine has increased, the possibilities for correcting the underlying problem and the resulting improvement in clinical function have expanded exponentially. Fueled by advances in material technology and surgica... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 2: assessment of functional outcome | Standards. It is recommended that functional outcome be measured in patients treated for low-back pain due to degenerative disease of the lumbar spine by using reliable, valid, and responsive scales. Examples of these scales in the low-back pain population include the following: The Spinal Stenosi... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines; Treatment outcome; Functional outcome | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 3: assessment of economic outcome | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a standard for assessment of economic outcome following lumbar fusion for degenerative disease. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a guideline for assessment of economic outcome following lumbar fusion for degenerative dis... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines; Treatment outcome; Economic outcome | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 4: radiographic assessment of fusion | Standards. Static lumbar radiographs are not recommended as a stand-alone means to assess fusion status following lumbar arthrodesis surgery. Guidelines. 1) Lateral flexion and extension radiography is recommended as an adjunct to determine the presence of lumbar fusion postoperatively. The lack ... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines; Radiographic assessment | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 5: correlation between radiographic and functional outcome | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment guideline. Options. It is recommended that when performing lumbar arthrodesis for degenerative lumbar disease, strategies to achieve successful radiogr... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines; Functional outcome; Radiographic outcome | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 6: magnetic resonance imaging and discography for patient selection for lumbar fusion | Standards. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a treatment standard. Guidelines. 1) It is recommended that MR imaging be used as a diagnostic test instead of discography for the initial evaluation of patients with chronic low-back pain. 2) It is recommended that MR imaging-documented dis... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines; Patient selection; Discography | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 7: intractable low-back pain without stenosis or spondylolisthesis | Standards. Lumbar fusion is recommended as a treatment for carefully selected patients with disabling lowback pain due to one- or two-level degenerative disease without stenosis or spondylolisthesis. Guidelines. There is insufficient evidence available to support a treatment guideline. Options. An... | Fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Low back pain | 2005 |
