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Zygmunt Bauman. Individual and society in the liquid modernity

Palese, Emma

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-191 pmid:24083097

Starting from the postmodern, the philosophical and sociological speculation by Zygmunt Bauman, opens - through the analysis of the phenomenon of globalization – to the meta-level of life, and then circumscribes the most recent thinking on political life, until reaching the liquid modernity:...

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Protective role of adjuvant and potassium permanganate on oxidative stress response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) challenged with Saprolegnia ferax

Zahran, Eman; Risha, Engy

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-94 pmid:23667798

Saprolegniosis are one of the most important oomycetes affecting freshwater fish worldwide. It leads to huge losses in fish farms due to their massive destruction to the fish epidermis leading to sever heamodilution and death, yet little literature studied the oxidative stress response regarding...

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Male reproductive traits of full-sibs of different age classes in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Mehlis, Marion; Bakker, Theo

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-175 pmid:23667819

The process of ageing is associated with negative effects of mutations acting late in life, which range from those affecting cells to those affecting the whole organism. In many animal taxa, the deterioration of the phenotype with age also affects traits such as males’ primary and secondary...

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A simple set of validation steps identifies and removes false results in a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay caused by anti-animal IgG antibodies in plasma from arthritis patients

Kragstrup, Tue; Vorup-Jensen, Thomas; Deleuran, Bent; Hvid, Malene

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-263 pmid:23875127

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are chronic diseases characterized by activation of the immune system and production of antibodies. Thus, rheumatoid factor, anti-animal IgG antibodies and heterophilic antibodies in plasma samples from arthritis patients can interfere with...

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Retrospective study of cancer types in different ethnic groups and genders at Karachi

Khaliq, Sheikh; Naqvi, Syed; Fatima, Anab

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-118 pmid:23596561

Retrospective study of Cancer types in different ethnic groups & genders determines the pattern of cancers in different ethnic groups & genders during the last eight years reported in Oncology wards of hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Every single one male & female case with histologically and...

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Juvenile growth and survival of the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) reared at different constant temperatures

Seuffert, María; Martín, Pablo

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-312 pmid:23961390

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Hip structural analysis: a comparison of DXA with CT in postmenopausal Japanese women

Ohnaru, Kazuhiro; Sone, Teruki; Tanaka, Kensuke; Akagi, Kazumi; Ju, Yong-In;

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-331 pmid:23961402

Geometry of the proximal femur is one determinant of fracture risk, and can be analyzed by a simple method using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of hip structural analysis (HSA) using clinical data in postmenopausal Japanese...

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Health insurance mediation of the Mexican American non-Hispanic white disparity on early breast cancer diagnosis

Haji-Jama, Sundus; Gorey, Kevin; Luginaah, Isaac; Balagurusamy, Madhan; Hamm, Caroline

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-285 pmid:23853754

We examined health insurance mediation of the Mexican American (MA) non-Hispanic white (NHW) disparity on early breast cancer diagnosis. Based on social capital and barrio advantage theories, we hypothesized a 3-way ethnicity by poverty by health insurance interaction, that is, that 2-way poverty...

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Comparison of the clonality of urothelial carcinoma developing in the upper urinary tract and those developing in the bladder

Wang, Yuding; Lang, Michael; Pin, Christopher; Izawa, Jonathan

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-412 pmid:24024098

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Real time measurement system based on wireless instrumented sphere

Roa, Yull; Fruett, Fabiano; Ferreira, Marcos

2013 SpringerPlus

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-582 pmid:25674411

In this work, we developed a new measurement system which includes a Wireless Instrumented Sphere (WIS) and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) software, called Real Time Analysis (RTA). This system is able to acquire, process and visualize the three axis acceleration of the WIS allowing the...

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