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Orexigenic Action of Peripheral Ghrelin Is Mediated by Neuropeptide Y and Agouti-Related Protein by Chen, H. Y, Trumbauer, M. E, Chen, A. S, Weingarth, D. T, Adams, J. R, Frazier, E. G, Shen, Z, Marsh, D. J, Feighner, S. D, Guan, X.-M, Ye, Z, Nargund, R. P, Smith, R. G, Van der Ploeg, L. H. T, Howard, A. D, MacNeil, D. J, Qian, S

“…Ghrelin, a stomach-derived orexigenic hormone, has stimulated great interest as a potential target for obesity control. Pharmacological evidence indicates that…”
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LTBP-2 Has a Single High-Affinity Binding Site for FGF-2 and Blocks FGF-2-Induced Cell Proliferation by Menz, Clementine, Parsi, Mahroo K, Adams, Julian R J, Sideek, Mohamed A, Kopecki, Zlatko, Cowin, Allison J, Gibson, Mark A

“…Latent transforming growth factor-beta-1 binding protein-2 (LTBP-2) belongs to the fibrillin-LTBP superfamily of extracellular matrix proteins. LTBPs and…”
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Plasma tryptophan and tyrosine levels are independent risk factors for delirium in critically ill patients by Pandharipande, P. P., Morandi, A., Adams, J. R., Girard, T. D., Thompson, J. L., Shintani, A. K., Ely, E. Wesley

“…Aim The pathophysiology of delirium remains elusive though neurotransmitters and their precursor large neutral amino acids (LNAAs) may play a role. This pilot…”
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An intestinal epithelial defect conferring ER stress results in inflammation involving both innate and adaptive immunity by Eri, R D, Adams, R J, Tran, T V, Tong, H, Das, I, Roche, D K, Oancea, I, Png, C W, Jeffery, P L, Radford-Smith, G L, Cook, M C, Florin, T H, McGuckin, M A

“…We recently characterized Winnie mice carrying a missense mutation in Muc2 , leading to severe endoplasmic reticulum stress in intestinal goblet cells and…”
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Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based study by Adams, R J, Wilson, D H, Taylor, A W, Daly, A, Tursan d’Espaignet, E, Dal Grande, E, Ruffin, R E

“…Background: Reports of psychological conditions in asthmatic subjects have been limited to certain population groups or convenience samples. A study was…”
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Utilization of TCD screening for primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease by ARMSTRONG-WELLS, J, GRIMES, B, SIDNEY, S, KRONISH, D, SHIBOSKI, S. C, ADAMS, R. J, FULLERTON, H. J

“…In 1998, the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia showed a >90% reduction in stroke rates after blood transfusion therapy in children with sickle cell…”
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Advanced gain-scheduling techniques for uncertain systems by Apkarian, P., Adams, R.J.

“…This paper is concerned with the design of gain-scheduled controllers for uncertain linear parameter-varying systems. Two alternative design techniques for…”
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Long-term stroke risk in children with sickle cell disease screened with transcranial Doppler by Adams, R J, McKie, V C, Carl, E M, Nichols, F T, Perry, R, Brock, K, McKie, K, Figueroa, R, Litaker, M, Weiner, S, Brambilla, D

“…Stroke is an important complication of sickle cell disease. Stroke prediction is clinically important because it offers the possibility of primary prevention…”
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A Central Bioactive Region of LTBP-2 Stimulates the Expression of TGF-β1 in Fibroblasts via Akt and p38 Signalling Pathways by Sideek, Mohamed A, Smith, Joshua, Menz, Clementine, Adams, Julian R J, Cowin, Allison J, Gibson, Mark A

“…Latent transforming growth factor-β-1 binding protein-2 (LTBP-2) belongs to the LTBP-fibrillin superfamily of extracellular proteins. Unlike other LTBPs,…”
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Widespread occurrence of a domestic dog mitochondrial DNA haplotype in southeastern US coyotes by Adams, J. R., Leonard, J. A., Waits, L. P.

“…Sequence analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region from 112 southeastern US coyotes (Canis latrans) revealed 12 individuals with a haplotype closely…”
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Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in adults with sickle cell disease by VALADI, N, SILVA, G. S, BOWMAN, L. S, RAMSINGH, D, VICARI, P, FILHO, A. C, MASSARO, A. R, KUTLAR, A, NICHOLS, F. T, ADAMS, R. J

“…Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is used to select children with sickle cell disease (SCD) for primary stroke prevention using regular blood transfusion. Whether it…”
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The phylogeny of the louse genus Brueelia does not reflect host phylogeny by Johnson, Kevin P., Adams, R. J., Clayton, Dale H.

“…Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) are often considered a model group of parasites for studies of cospeciation because of their high host specificity, and louse…”
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Underdiagnosed asthma in South Australia by Adams, R J, Wilson, D H, Appleton, S, Taylor, A, Dal Grande, E, Chittleborough, C R, Ruffin, R E

“…Background: The prevalence of undiagnosed asthma in the general population and the clinical and demographic characteristics of these patients compared with…”
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Factors associated with hospital admissions and repeat emergency department visits for adults with asthma by Adams, Robert J, Smith, Brian J, Ruffin, Richard E

“…BACKGROUND A small proportion of patients with asthma account for a disproportionate number of acute health service events. To identify whether factors other…”
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A radiographic analysis of anatomical variation at the mandibular sites of intraoral bone harvesting by Adams, RJ, Hamid, L., Binney, A., Claydon, N., Farnell, D., Griffiths, B., Thomas, DW

“…Objectives Intraoral bone grafting is an important component of implant treatment, but also a source of intra‐ and post‐operative complications. This study…”
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Heterologous Prime-Boost Strategy to Immunize Very Young Infants against Measles: Pre-clinical Studies in Rhesus Macaques by Pasetti, M F, Resendiz‐Albor, A, Ramirez, K, Stout, R, Papania, M, Adams, R J, Polack, F P, Ward, B J, Burt, D, Chabot, S, Ulmer, J, Barry, E M, Levine, M M

“…Infants in developing countries are at high risk of developing severe clinical measles if they become infected during the “window of vulnerability” (age 4–9…”
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Patient preferences for autonomy in decision making in asthma management by Adams, R J, Smith, B J, Ruffin, R E

“…BACKGROUND Lower patient preferences for autonomy in management decision making during asthma exacerbations have been associated with an increased risk for…”
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Compressed Fast Multipole Representations for Homogeneous 3-D Kernels by Adams, R J, Young, J C, Gedney, S D

“…For homogeneous kernels, the memory requirements associated with H2 representations of integral equation matrices can be reduced by incorporating translational…”
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Obstacles to primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease by FULLERTON, H. J, GARDNER, M, ADAMS, R. J, LO, L. C, JOHNSTON, S. C

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Atypical fibroxanthoma, lentigo maligna melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma arising in the site of a thermal burn treated with skin grafts by Hiscutt, E.L, Adams, J.R, Ryan, J.M, Langtry, J.A.A, Natarajan, S

“…Abstract We report the first case of atypical fibroxanthoma, lentigo maligna melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma that developed in the site of a thermal burn…”
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