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  1. This study aimed to create a unique assessment tool to investigate the physical activity levels of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Previous studies have documented a lack of physical acti...

    Authors: William S. G. Hayhurst and Aimun Ahmed
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:536
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in SpringerPlus 2016 5:961

  5. Significant morphological, clinical and biological prognostic factors vary according to molecular subtypes of breast tumors, yet comprehensive analysis of such factors linked to survival in each group is lacki...

    Authors: Isabelle de Mascarel, Marc Debled, Véronique Brouste, Louis Mauriac, Ghislaine Sierankowski, Valérie Velasco, Sabrina Croce, Frédéric Chibon, Jêrome Boudeau, Anne Debant and Gaëtan MacGrogan
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:528
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  6. Willingness to pay (WTP) is used to assess individuals’ value attribution to health-related quality of life interventions. Little is known about predictors of WTP for sport and physical activity in socially vu...

    Authors: Marion C. Herens, Johan A. C. van Ophem, Annemarie M. A. E. Wagemakers and Maria A. Koelen
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:527
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  7. The study investigated the diversity and genotypic features of alkane hydroxylase genes on rhizoplanes of grasses planted in artificial petroleum-contaminated soils to acquire new insights into the bacterial c...

    Authors: Shun Tsuboi, Shigeki Yamamura, Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe and Kazuhiro Iwasaki
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:526
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  8. Although, there exists numerous literature on the procedure for forecasting or predicting election results, in Ghana only opinion poll strategies have been used. To fill this gap, the paper develops Markov cha...

    Authors: Ezekiel N. N. Nortey, Theophilus Ansah-Narh, Richard Asah-Asante and Richard Minkah
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:525
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  10. Participation and performance trends for age group marathoners have been investigated for large city marathons such as the ‘New York City Marathon’ but not for mountain marathons. This study investigated parti...

    Authors: Beat Knechtle, Thomas Rosemann, Matthias A. Zingg and Christoph A. Rüst
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:523
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  12. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the characteristics of increased bone marrow uptake of 18F-FDG in patients with leukemia who underwent whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT. The 18F-FDG PET/CT images o...

    Authors: Maya Kato Arimoto, Yuji Nakamoto, Koya Nakatani, Takayoshi Ishimori, Kouhei Yamashita, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo and Kaori Togashi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:521
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  13. In 2014, we published an article titled “Novel uterine sarcoma preoperative diagnosis score predicts the need for surgery in patients presenting with a uterine mass” on the preoperative diagnosis of uterine sa...

    Authors: Tomonori Nagai, Yasushi Takai, Taichi Akahori, Hiroaki Ishida, Tatsuya Hanaoka, Takahiro Uotani, Sho Sato, Shigetaka Matsunaga, Kazunori Baba and Hiroyuki Seki
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:520
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  14. The situation of abdominal sepsis secondary to colonic perforation sometimes forces treat the patient with multiple interventions in the open abdomen (OA) context. Correct management of OA is important to res...

    Authors: Juan Manuel Suarez-Grau, Juan Francisco Guadalajara Jurado, Julio Gómez Menchero and Juan Antonio Bellido Luque
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:519
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  18. A method is proposed in order to calculate the damping effects of viscous fluids in liquid storage tanks subjected to earthquakes. The potential equation of an ideal fluid can satisfy only the boundary conditi...

    Authors: Joerg Habenberger
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:515
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  19. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most widely used as a staple food crop for human diets. It is an excellent source of minerals. In this study, contents of Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cd and Pb in potato cultivars ...

    Authors: Berhe Tadesse, Minaleshewa Atlabachew and Kebede Nigussie Mekonnen
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:514
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  21. Angiogenesis is a key factor of tumor progression. Considering, that the tumor vessels are heterogeneous and differ in morphology and clinical significance, the purpose of this research was to study of the mor...

    Authors: Marina A. Senchukova, Natalia V. Nikitenko, Olesia N. Tomchuk, Nikon V. Zaitsev and Alexander A. Stadnikov
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:512
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Euro-Canadians and Chinese typically hold different theories about change; Euro-Canadians often engage in linear thinking whereas Chinese often engage in non-linear thinking. The present research investigated ...

    Authors: Li-Jun Ji, Kayla McGeorge, Ye Li, Albert Lee and Zhiyong Zhang
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:510
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  24. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. The 5-year survival rate in patients with breast cancer ranges from 74 to 82 %. Sentinel lymph node biopsy has become an alternative to axillary lymph ...

    Authors: Fumihiko Matsuzawa, Kiyoka Omoto, Takahiro Einama, Hironori Abe, Takashi Suzuki, Jun Hamaguchi, Terumi Kaga, Mami Sato, Masako Oomura, Yumiko Takata, Ayako Fujibe, Chie Takeda, Etsuya Tamura, Akinobu Taketomi and Kenichi Kyuno
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:509
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  29. Pollution by metals may adversely affect organisms through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we examined the sublethal effects of two metals, copper and cadmium, on horseshoe crab (L...

    Authors: Mary G. Hamilton, Christopher Esposito, Mia Malin, Lucas R. Cusumano and Mark L. Botton
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:504
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  30. We assume a monopolistic market for a non-durable non-renewable resource such as crude oil, phosphates or fossil water. Stating the problem of obtaining optimal policies on extraction and pricing of the resour...

    Authors: Albert Corominas and Enric Fossas
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:503
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  31. A hybrid blocking layer consisting of a conducting TiO2 network embedded in a ceramic matrix is implemented in a solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell. This novel type of blocking layer is thinner than the classi...

    Authors: Philipp Lellig, Michael Meister, Jannis W Ochsmann, Martin A Niedermeier, Monika Rawolle, Frédéric Laquai, Peter Müller-Buschbaum and Jochen S Gutmann
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:502
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  33. This study evaluated the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of crude peptide extracted from Galatea paradoxa (G. paradoxa) and Patella rustica (P. rustica). The extracts were tested against eight strains of...

    Authors: Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye, Godfred Darko, Edward Ocansey and Emmanuel Ankomah
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:500
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  34. Anthocyanidins were synthesized to study the effect of methoxy substitution on the B ring to their antioxidant property. Comparative FRAP studies show 2′- and 4′-methoxy substituents have higher antioxidant ac...

    Authors: Homar S. Barcena, Peishan Chen and Abraham Tuachi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:499
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  35. Coordination of different business activities among units becomes vital as organizations pay much attention to their core activities. Thus, their fruitfulness constantly relies on their capacity to coordinate ...

    Authors: Habtamu Regassa Lemma, Rajwinder Singh and Navjot Kaur
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:498
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  36. Invasive American bullfrogs [Rana catesbeiana (Lithobates catesbeianus)] are outcompeting and predating on native biota and contributing to reductions in biodiversity worldwide. Current methods for controlling Am...

    Authors: Gary W. Witmer, Nathan P. Snow and Rachael S. Moulton
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:497
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  37. Human and porcine cysticercosis is caused by the larval stage of the flatworm Taenia solium (Cestoda). Infestation of the human brain, also known as neurocysticercosis, is the most common parasite disease of the ...

    Authors: Bárbara Moguel, Norma Moreno-Mendoza, Raúl J. Bobes, Julio C. Carrero, Jesús Chimal-Monroy, Martha E. Díaz-Hernández, Luis Herrera-Estrella and Juan P. Laclette
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:496
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  38. Sentinel lymph nodes are mapped using 99mTechnetium, injected on day of surgery (1-day protocol) or day before (2-day protocol). This retrospective cohort study compares efficacy between the two protocols. Histop...

    Authors: Nazera Dodia, Deena El-Sharief and Cliona C. Kirwan
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:495
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  39. We have developed a highly sensitive and specific method for quantification of salivary 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), 3-hydroxyisobutyrate (3HIB), 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate (3HMB) and 2-hydroxybutyrate (2HB), whic...

    Authors: Teruo Miyazaki, Akira Honda, Tadashi Ikegami, Junichi Iwamoto, Tadakuni Monma, Takeshi Hirayama, Yoshifumi Saito, Kouwa Yamashita and Yasushi Matsuzaki
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:494
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  40. An efficient, safe and improved process for the preparation of ticagrelor 1, a platelet aggregation inhibitor is described. Synthesis comprises the condensation of pyrimidine amine derivative 14 with cyclopentyl ...

    Authors: Gorakshanath B. Shinde, Pravin K. Mahale, Santhosh A. Padaki, Navnath C. Niphade, Raghunath B. Toche and Vijayavitthal T. Mathad
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:493
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  41. Dent disease (DD) is a rare X-linked recessive renal tubulopathy characterised by low-molecular-weight proteinuria (LMWP), hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis and/or nephrolithiasis. DD is caused by mutations in ...

    Authors: Franca Anglani, Angela D’Angelo, Luisa Maria Bertizzolo, Enrica Tosetto, Monica Ceol, Daniela Cremasco, Luciana Bonfante, Maria Antonietta Addis and Dorella Del Prete
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:492
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  42. Real time ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy has become the standard procedure to assess the pathology of native kidneys and renal transplants. No specific technique has shown to be totally free of p...

    Authors: Hatem Ali, Asam Murtaza, John Anderton and Aimun Ahmed
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:491
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in SpringerPlus 2016 5:963

  43. Recombinant protein production processes in Escherichia coli are usually operated in fed-batch mode; therefore, the elaboration of a fed-batch cultivation protocol in microtiter plates that allows for screening u...

    Authors: Csilla Toeroek, Monika Cserjan-Puschmann, Karl Bayer and Gerald Striedner
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:490
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  44. Large herbivores may affect ecosystem processes and states, but such effects can be difficult to quantify, especially within multispecies assemblages. To better understand such processes and improve our predic...

    Authors: Ruth V. Nichols, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt and Göran Spong
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:489
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  45. Pectinase enzymes are one of the commercially important enzymes having great potential in various industries especially in food industry. Pectinases accounts for 25 % of global food enzymes produced and their ...

    Authors: Bhim Prakash Khatri, Tribikram Bhattarai, Sangita Shrestha and Jyoti Maharjan
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:488
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  46. Fructose, glucose, and an equimolar mixture of both sugars affected differently hyphae thickness, biomass production and secretion of β-fructofuranosidase in Penicillium janczewskii. Reduced growth, thinner hypha...

    Authors: Rosemeire A. B. Pessoni, Carla C. Tersarotto, Cássia A. P. Mateus, Juliana K. Zerlin, Kelly Simões, Rita de Cássia L. Figueiredo-Ribeiro and Márcia R. Braga
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:487
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  50. The accumulation of wound fluid known as seroma in the chest cavity following breast surgery is a common occurrence that can persist for many weeks. While the pro-inflammatory composition of seroma is well est...

    Authors: Amanda Valeta-Magara, Raheleh Hatami, Deborah Axelrod, Daniel F. Roses, Amber Guth, Silvia C. Formenti and Robert J. Schneider
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4:483
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