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Early presentation of hemispheric intracerebral hemorrhage : prediction of outcome and guidelines for treatment allocation by LISK, D. R, PASTEUR, W, RHOADES, H, PUTNAM, R. D, GROTTA, J. C

“…Criteria for selecting patients for possible surgery in the management of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are needed to plan a prospective therapeutic…”
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Prevalence, Awareness and Risk Factors of Hypertension among Health Workers at the Connaught Teaching Hospital, Sierra Leone by Russell, J B, Rahman-Sesay, J, Conteh, V, Conteh, S, Jalloh, A P, Ibrahim-Sayo, E, Lisk, D R

“…Hypertension among the health workforce is a major public health problem due to its high prevalence and dire consequences. This study aimed to determine the…”
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Effects of social stress during early pregnancy on litter size and sex ratio in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) by Pratt, N C, Lisk, R D

“…Primiparous female hamsters were mated to proven breeders and stressed during early pregnancy. Females were housed singly throughout gestation except for Days…”
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Prevalence of diabetes in rural and urban populations in southern Sierra Leone: a preliminary survey by Ceesay, M. M., Morgan, M. W., Kamanda, M. O., Willoughby, V. R., Lisk, D. R.

“…We conducted a preliminary community survey for diabetes in the Bo district of southern Sierra Leone. Five hundred and one subjects comprising 256 rural adults…”
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Reproductive aging in the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus campbelli by Edwards, H E, Tweedie, C J, Terranova, P F, Lisk, R D, Wynne-Edwards, K E

“…Changes in fertility (delivery success), fecundity (litter size and weaning success), sensitivity to pregnancy-blocking stimuli (mate removal after 24 h), and…”
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Role of progesterone in mediating stress-related litter deficits in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) by Pratt, N C, Lisk, R D

“…Primiparous females were mated to proven breeders and half received a subcutaneous implantation of a progesterone-filled silastic capsule on Day 3 which was…”
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The significance and trend of hypertension related deaths in urban Sierra Leonean Africans by Lisk, D R, McEwen, E K

“…In order to determine the impact and trend of hypertension related deaths in the overall mortality of urban Sierra Leoneans, a review of death certificate…”
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Effects of age and parity on litter size and offspring sex ratio in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) by Huck, U W, Pratt, N C, Labov, J B, Lisk, R D

“…Golden hamsters that were mated repeatedly from 55 days of age produced 6–12 litters. Litter size at birth rose between the 1st and 2nd litters, peaked on the…”
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Food restricting young hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) affects sex ratio and growth of subsequent offspring by HUCK, U. W, LABOV, J. B, LISK, R. D

“…Trivers and Willard (1973) predicted that stressed adult female mammals may enhance their fitness by skewing offspring sex ratios and maternal investment to…”
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Hypertension in Sierra Leone stroke population by Lisk, D R

“…A retrospective study of 87 hospitalized Sierra Leonean stroke patients is presented. The mean age was 50.9 years with a male to female ratio of 2:1…”
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Food-restricting first generation juvenile female hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) affects sex ratio and growth of third generation offspring by HUCK, U. W, LABOV, J. B, LISK, R. D

“…Female hamsters (Generation 1) were fed ad libitum or were food-restricted to 65-75% of the amount consumed by controls during their first 50 days of life…”
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Rapid weight gain and benign intracranial hypertension in an AIDS patient on treatment with highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) by Lisk, D R, Cummings, C C, Charles, C C, Foley, E, Ujah, U

“…We present the case of a 30-year-old woman with HIV/AIDS who experienced a 47% weight gain over a period of a year after commencing treatment with highly…”
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Litter Sex Ratios in the Golden Hamster Vary with Time of Mating and Litter Size and Are Not Binomially Distributed by Huck, U. William, Seger, Jon, Lisk, Robert D.

“…Pregnancy rates, litter sizes, and litter sex ratios vary strongly with the time in the estrous cycle at which female golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)…”
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Sex Ratio Manipulation and Decreased Growth of Male Offspring of Undernourished Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) by Labov, Jay B., Huck, U. William, Prabha Vaswani, Lisk, Robert D.

“…The theory that female mammals in poor condition may increase individual fitness by skewing the sex ratio of their offspring toward daughters and by investing…”
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Stimulus requirements for pregnancy initiation in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) change with age and parity by Huck, U W, Lisk, R D, Guyton, C L

“…Hamsters were mated repeatedly at 60, 180, 300 and 420 days of age or once during their lifetime at one of these ages. Copulatory stimulation was varied both…”
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Stimulus requirements for pregnancy initiation in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) change with time of mating during the receptive period by Huck, U W, Lisk, R D, Thierjung, C

“…When maintained under a 14L:10D photoperiod, the duration of behavioural receptivity in female golden hamsters was about 18-21 h depending on age and/or…”
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Influence of pre- and post-copulatory pair contact on pregnancy success in Djungarian hamsters, Phodopus campbelli by Wynne-Edwards, K E, Huck, U W, Lisk, R D

“…Females housed with their mates for 3 or 4 days before mating took place (i.e. early in the oestrous cycle at the time of introduction to the mate) were…”
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Scent marking and mate choice in the golden hamster by Huck, U W, Lisk, R D, Gore, A C

“…Test groups consisting of three males and one female were adapted to home areas within a 244 X 122 cm enclosure for a 4-day period. Subsequently, agonistic…”
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Diencephalic sites of progesterone action for inhibiting aggression and facilitating sexual receptivity in estrogen-primed golden hamsters by Takahashi, L K, Lisk, R D

“…Diencephalic sites of action of progesterone (P) responsible for inhibiting aggression and facilitating sexual receptivity were examined in ovariectomized…”
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Estrogen action in anterior and ventromedial hypothalamus and the modulation of heterosexual behavior in female golden hamsters by Takahashi, L K, Lisk, R D

“…Changes in heterosexual patterns of agonistic, marking, and sexual behavior were examined in female hamsters over a three day period following implantation of…”
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