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    Balancing Innovation and Reiteration

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    Exploring Creative Liberty in The Peanuts Movie.https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-scoring/1043/thumbnail.jp

    A PROTEOMICS APPROACH TOWARDS BIOMARKERS OF PREECLAMPSIA

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    Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy specific disease that affects 5-8% of all pregnancies worldwide, and is one of the leading causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. While the cause of PE is still unknown, clinical evidence unequivocally points to placenta as the site of pathophysiology. It is widely accepted that impaired cellular invasion during placental development and a lack of proper development of the decidual spiral arteries account for the development of PE. Despite considerable research, the factor(s) that ultimately cause PE have not been fully characterized. Through the use of 2D SDS-PAGE and LC MS∕MS, control and PE placental samples were compared at the proteomic level. This study identifies 12 differentially expressed proteins in PE. Many of these proteins are functionally related and point to several biological pathways or processes involved in the pathology of PE, suggesting a potential starting point for further biomarker discovery

    Early onset preeclampsia is characterized by altered placental lipid metabolism and a premature increase in circulating FABP4

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    Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-associated disorder that manifests as a sudden increase in maternal blood pressure accompanied by proteinuria. Because the placenta is a key organ in preeclampsia, we used proteomic and lipidomic analyses to compare placentae from preeclamptic and gestational age matched control pregnancies. Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4), enoyl-CoA dehydrogenase and delta-3,5-delta-2,4-dienoyl-CoA isomerase had altered abundance in preeclamptic placentae compared to controls. FABP4 placental protein and RNA and plasma levels were all increased in early-onset preeclampsia (prior to 28 weeks gestation) compared to controls (6-fold, 3.3-fold and 3.5-fold respectively). After 28 weeks, FABP4 protein in control placenta and plasma increased to the same concentrations as in preeclampsia. Total tetracosapentaenoic acid in preeclamptic placentae was decreased to 0.6 of control levels before 28 weeks. The data indicate a disruption of fatty acid transport and metabolism in the placenta in early onset preeclampsia that is reflected in the maternal plasma

    The influence of a surfactant, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, on the estrogenic response to a mixture of (xeno)estrogens in vitro and in vivo

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    This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Aquatic Toxicology. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. Copyright © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.The effect of the presence of a surfactant on the activity of a mixture of environmental estrogens was assessed. In their natural habitat, fish are subject not only to exposure to mixtures of estrogenic compounds, as has been addressed in previous publications, but also to other confounding factors (chemical, physical and biological), which may, in theory, affect their responses to such compounds. To assess the potential for such interference, the commonly occurring surfactant, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), was applied to the yeast estrogen screen at various concentrations, independently and together with a mixture of estrogens at constant concentrations. LAS enhanced the estrogenic activity of the mixture, an effect which became less pronounced over the course of time. This information was used to design an in vivo study to assess induction of vitellogenin in fathead minnows exposed to the same mixture of estrogens plus LAS. A similar trend was observed, that is, the response was enhanced, but the effect became less pronounced as the study progressed. However, the enhanced response in vivo occurred only at the highest concentration of LAS tested (362 Όg/L), and was transient because it was no longer apparent by the end of the study. Although LAS is a significant contaminant in terms of both concentration and frequency of detection in the aquatic environment, these data do not suggest that it will have a significant impact on the response of fish to environmental estrogens

    It\u27s Good Enough for Me

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    The Girl on the Automobile

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    Electron microscopy of frozen biological suspensions

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    The methodology for preparing specimens in the frozen, hydrated state has been assessed using crystals and T4 bacteriophages. The methods have also been demonstrated with lambda bacteriophages, purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium and fibres of DNA. For particles dispersed in an aqueous environment, it is shown that optimum structural preservation is obtained from a thin, quench-frozen film with the bulk aqueous medium in the vitreous state. Crystallization of the bulk water may result in solute segregation and expulsion of the specimen from the film. Contrast measurements can be used to follow directly the state of hydration of a specimen during transition from the fully hydrated to the freeze-dried state and permit direct measurement of the water content of the specimen. By changing the concentration and composition of the aqueous medium the contrast of particles in a vitreous film can be controlled and any state of negative, positive or zero contrast may be obtained. At 100 K, frozen-hydrated, freeze-dried or sugar embedded crystals can withstand a three- to four-fold increase in electron exposure for the same damage when compared with similar sugar-embedded or freeze-dried samples at room temperature

    I never thought I\u27d miss you as I do

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    I\u27ll Never Forsake You, Dear

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    Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study

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    Objective: To examine biological and social risk factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents. Design: Prospective, population based, matched cohort study with controls matched for age and sex in 1:1 matching. Controls were sought from the general practitioner. Setting: Six contiguous regions of England, which represent some 65% of the country’s population. Participants: 15-19 year olds with meningococcal disease recruited at hospital admission in six regions (representing 65% of the population of England) from January 1999 to June 2000, and their matched controls. Methods: Blood samples and pernasal and throat swabs were taken from case patients at admission to hospital and from cases and matched controls at interview. Data on potential risk factors were gathered by confidential interview. Data were analysed by using univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression. Results: 144 case control pairs were recruited (74 male (51%); median age 17.6). 114 cases (79%) were confirmed microbiologically. Significant independent risk factors for meningococcal disease were history of preceding illness (matched odds ratio 2.9, 95% confidence interval 1.4 to 5.9), intimate kissing with multiple partners (3.7, 1.7 to 8.1), being a university student (3.4, 1.2 to 10) and preterm birth (3.7, 1.0 to 13.5). Religious observance (0.09, 0.02 to 0.6) and meningococcal vaccination (0.12, 0.04 to 0.4) were associated with protection. Conclusions: Activities and events increasing risk for meningococcal disease in adolescence are different from in childhood. Students are at higher risk. Altering personal behaviours could moderate the risk. However, the development of further effective meningococcal vaccines remains a key public health priority
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