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Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others by Bennasar-Veny, Miquel, Lopez-Gonzalez, Angel A, Tauler, Pedro, Cespedes, Mey L, Vicente-Herrero, Teofila, Yañez, Aina, Tomas-Salva, Matias, Aguilo, Antoni

“…Several studies have shown a relation between the adipose tissue accumulation and a higher risk for developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Thus,…”
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Body adiposity index utilization in a Spanish Mediterranean population: comparison with the body mass index by López, Angel A, Cespedes, Mey L, Vicente, Teofila, Tomas, Matias, Bennasar-Veny, Miguel, Tauler, Pedro, Aguilo, Antoni

“…Body fat content and fat distribution or adiposity are indicators of health risk. Several techniques have been developed and used for assessing and/or…”
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Retardation of arsenic transport through a Pleistocene aquifer by van Geen, Alexander, Bostick, Benjamín C., Thi Kim Trang, Pham, Lan, Vi Mai, Mai, Nguyen-Ngoc, Manh, Phu Dao, Viet, Pham Hung, Radloff, Kathleen, Aziz, Zahid, Mey, Jacob L., Stahl, Mason O., Harvey, Charles F., Oates, Peter, Weinman, Beth, Stengel, Caroline, Frei, Felix, Kipfer, Rolf, Berg, Michael

“…Holocene aquifers are the source of much arsenic poisoning in south and southeast Asia, whereas Pleistocene aquifers are mostly safe; here the delayed arsenic…”
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A cross-sectional study of well water arsenic and child IQ in Maine schoolchildren by Wasserman, Gail A, Liu, Xinhua, Loiacono, Nancy J, Kline, Jennie, Factor-Litvak, Pam, van Geen, Alexander, Mey, Jacob L, Levy, Diane, Abramson, Richard, Schwartz, Amy, Graziano, Joseph H

“…In recent studies in Bangladesh and elsewhere, exposure to arsenic (As) via drinking water is negatively associated with performance-related aspects of child…”
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Arsenic Exposure and Motor Function among Children in Bangladesh by Parvez, Faruque, Wasserman, Gail A., Factor-Litvak, Pam, Liu, Xinhua, Slavkovich, Vesna, Siddique, Abu B., Sultana, Rebeka, Sultana, Ruksana, Islam, Tariqul, Levy, Diane, Mey, Jacob L., van Geen, Alexander, Khan, Khalid, Kline, Jennie, Ahsan, Habibul, Graziano, Joseph H.

“…Background: Several reports indicate that drinking water arsenic (WAs) and manganese (WMn) are associated with children's intellectual function. Very little is…”
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Isolation and Characterization of NpCI, a New Metallocarboxypeptidase Inhibitor from the Marine Snail Nerita peloronta with Anti- Plasmodium falciparum Activity by Cabrera-Muñoz, Aymara, Sierra-Gómez, Yusvel, Covaleda-Cortés, Giovanni, Reytor, Mey L, González-González, Yamile, Bautista, José M, Avilés, Francesc Xavier, Alonso-Del-Rivero, Maday

“…Metallocarboxypeptidases are zinc-dependent peptide-hydrolysing enzymes involved in several important physiological and pathological processes. They have been…”
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Characterization of atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels with low oxygenated blood and blood pressure (Pulmonary trunk): role of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) by Bonaterra, G A, Struck, N, Zuegel, S, Schwarz, A, Mey, L, Schwarzbach, H, Strelau, J, Kinscherf, R

“…Growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15 is linked to inflammation, cancer, and atherosclerosis. GDF-15 is expressed in most tissues but is extremely induced…”
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Evaluation of an Arsenic Test Kit for Rapid Well Screening in Bangladesh by George, Christine Marie, Zheng, Yan, Graziano, Joseph H, Rasul, Shahriar Bin, Hossain, Zakir, Mey, Jacob L, van Geen, Alexander

“…Exposure to arsenic in groundwater via drinking remains unabated for millions of villagers in Bangladesh. Since a blanket testing campaign using test kits…”
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Chronic arsenic exposure and blood glutathione and glutathione disulfide concentrations in Bangladeshi adults by Hall, Megan N, Niedzwiecki, Megan, Liu, Xinhua, Harper, Kristin N, Alam, Shafiul, Slavkovich, Vesna, Ilievski, Vesna, Levy, Diane, Siddique, Abu B, Parvez, Faruque, Mey, Jacob L, van Geen, Alexander, Graziano, Joseph, Gamble, Mary V

“…In vitro and rodent studies have shown that arsenic (As) exposure can deplete glutathione (GSH) and induce oxidative stress. GSH is the primary intracellular…”
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M-CSF and IL-34 expression as indicators for growth in sporadic vestibular schwannoma by de Vries, W. M., Briaire-de Bruijn, I. H., van Benthem, P. P. G., van der Mey, A. G. L., Hogendoorn, P. C. W.

“…Macrophage colony stimulating factor and IL-34 are associated with clinical vestibular schwannoma progression. Investigating the biology behind vestibular…”
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A dose-response study of arsenic exposure and global methylation of peripheral blood mononuclear cell DNA in Bangladeshi adults by Niedzwiecki, Megan M, Hall, Megan N, Liu, Xinhua, Oka, Julie, Harper, Kristin N, Slavkovich, Vesna, Ilievski, Vesna, Levy, Diane, van Geen, Alexander, Mey, Jacob L, Alam, Shafiul, Siddique, Abu B, Parvez, Faruque, Graziano, Joseph H, Gamble, Mary V

“…Several studies employing cell culture and animal models have suggested that arsenic (As) exposure induces global DNA hypomethylation. However, As has been…”
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Association Between Arsenic Exposure From Drinking Water and Plasma Levels of Cardiovascular Markers by FEN WU, JASMINE, Farzana, SLAVKOVICH, Vesna, ISLAM, Tariqul, LEVY, Diane, MEY, Jacob L, GEEN, Alexander Van, GRAZIANO, Joseph H, AHSAN, Habibul, YU CHEN, KIBRIYA, Muhammad G, MENGLING LIU, WOJCIK, Oktawia, PARVEZ, Faruque, RAHAMAN, Ronald, ROY, Shantanu, PAUL-BRUTUS, Rachelle, SEGERS, Stephanie

“…The authors conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relation between arsenic exposure from drinking water and plasma levels of markers of systemic…”
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Fecal Contamination of Shallow Tubewells in Bangladesh Inversely Related to Arsenic by van Geen, Alexander, Ahmed, Kazi Matin, Akita, Yasuyuki, Alam, Md. Jahangir, Culligan, Patricia J, Emch, Michael, Escamilla, Veronica, Feighery, John, Ferguson, Andrew S, Knappett, Peter, Layton, Alice C, Mailloux, Brian J, McKay, Larry D, Mey, Jacob L, Serre, Marc L, Streatfield, P. Kim, Wu, Jianyong, Yunus, Mohammad

“…The health risks of As exposure due to the installation of millions of shallow tubewells in the Bengal Basin are known, but fecal contamination of shallow…”
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Tri-domain Bifunctional Inhibitor of Metallocarboxypeptidases A and Serine Proteases Isolated from Marine Annelid Sabellastarte magnifica by Alonso-del-Rivero, Maday, Trejo, Sebastian A., Reytor, Mey L., Rodriguez-de-la-Vega, Monica, Delfin, Julieta, Diaz, Joaquin, González-González, Yamile, Canals, Francesc, Chavez, Maria Angeles, Aviles, Francesc X.

“…This study describes a novel bifunctional metallocarboxypeptidase and serine protease inhibitor (SmCI) isolated from the tentacle crown of the annelid…”
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A Noncanonical Mechanism of Carboxypeptidase Inhibition Revealed by the Crystal Structure of the Tri-Kunitz SmCI in Complex with Human CPA4 by Alonso del Rivero, Maday, Reytor, Mey L., Trejo, Sebastian A., Chávez, María A., Avilés, Francesc X., Reverter, David

“…The crystal structure of SmCI (Sabellastarte magnifica carboxypeptidase inhibitor) has been determined in complex with human carboxypeptidase A4 (hCPA4). SmCI…”
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Intratumoral hemorrhage, vessel density, and the inflammatory reaction contribute to volume increase of sporadic vestibular schwannomas by de Vries, Maurits, Hogendoorn, Pancras C. W., Briaire-de Bruyn, Inge, Malessy, Martijn J. A., van der Mey, Andel G. L.

“…Vestibular schwannomas show a large variation in growth rate, making prediction and anticipation of tumor growth difficult. More accurate prediction of…”
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Somatic loss of maternal chromosome 11 causes parent-of-origin-dependent inheritance in SDHD-linked paraganglioma and phaeochromocytoma families by HENSEN, Erik F, JORDANOVA, Ekaterina S, VAN MINDERHOUT, Ivonne J. H. M, HOGENDOORN, Pancras C. W, TASCHNER, Peter E. M, VAN DER MEY, Andel G. L, DEVILEE, Peter, CORNELISSE, Cees J

“…Germline mutations in succinate dehydrogenase subunits B, C and D (SDHB, SDHC and SDHD), genes encoding subunits of mitochondrial complex II, cause hereditary…”
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The computer as prosthesis - Reflections on the use of a metaphor by Mey, Jacob L.

“…The use of metaphors in a computerized setting is not without its problems. Far from being a simple ‘tool’, in the ordinary sense, the computer has a built-in…”
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Austin's mantle, or who's (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others by MEY, Jacob L.

“…ABSTRACT The article places the person of Professor Kanavillil Rajagopalan within the context of his many years of research and teaching at various…”
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Impact on arsenic exposure of a growing proportion of untested wells in Bangladesh by George, Christine Marie, Graziano, Joseph H, Mey, Jacob L, van Geen, Alexander

“…In many areas of Bangladesh, it has been more than six years since a national campaign to test tubewells for arsenic (As) was conducted. Many households…”
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