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A large deletion virus reveals the presence of previously uncharacterized vaccinia virus inhibitors of NF-kB signaling
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The classical Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway is an important regulator of inflammation and innate immune responses. Poxviruses, including vaccinia virus, encode multiple immune evasion proteins, including a growing number of NF-κB inhibitors. To determine if additional vaccinia...
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An integrated web-based mental health intervention of assessment-referral-care to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in hospitalized pregnant women with medically high-risk pregnancies: a feasibility study protocol of hospital-based implementation
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Moyo, Nomagugu, Janes-Kelley, Selikke, Mcdonald, Sheila, Kingston, Dawn, Tyrrell, Janie, Hamza, Deena, Holmes, Penny, Parkes, Cheryl, Clark, Lorna, Austin, Marie-Paule
Background: At prevalence rates of up to 40%, rates of depression and anxiety among women with medically complex pregnancies are 3 times greater than those in community-based samples of pregnant women. However, mental health care is not a component of routine hospital-based antenatal care for...
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Fall 2010
Mast cells are immune cells important in innate immunity. Besides their role in asthma and allergies, mast cells are critical effector cells against various pathogens. Mast cells are established to be protective against bacterial infections, but little is known about their functions in viral...
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Association between prenatal and postnatal psychological distress and toddler cognitive development: A systematic review
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Kingston, Dawn, Tough, Suzanne, Austin, Marie-Paul, Mcdonald, Sheila
Purpose Maternal psychological distress is one of the most common perinatal complications, affecting up to 25% of pregnant and postpartum women. Research exploring the association between prenatal and postnatal distress and toddler cognitive development has not been systematically compiled. The...
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Spring 2022
Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, human healthcare has become a hot topic and attracts more and more attention. A lot of researchers work on different technologies to contribute to our healthcare no matter disease diagnosis and prognosis or disease treatment. In this...
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Spring 2014
The introduction of WNV into North America in 1999 was followed by rapid spread throughout the continent. Today, WNV is an endemic pathogen in the west, with thousands of cases of severe infection reported annually. In addition to traditional vaccine research, there is an urgent need to...
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Characterization of the cold stress-induced cyanobacterial DEAD-box protein CrhC as an RNA helicase
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Owttrim, George W., Yu, Esther
We have shown previously that CrhC is a unique member of the DEAD-box family of RNA helicases whose expression occurs specifically under conditions of cold stress. Here we show that recombinant His-tagged CrhC, purified from Escherichia coli, is an ATP-independent RNA binding protein possessing...
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Comparing the feasibility, acceptability, clinical-, and cost-effectiveness of mental health e-screening to paper-based screening on the detection of depression, anxiety, and psychosocial risk in pregnant women: A study protocol of a randomized, parallel-group, superiority trial.
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Sword, W., Ohinmaa, A., Lasiuk, G., Giallo, R., Kingston, D., van Zanten, S., Biringer, A., Austin, M., Hegadoren, K., Lane-Smith, M., McDonald, S., MacQueen, G.
Background Stress, depression, and anxiety affect 15% to 25% of pregnant women. However, substantial barriers to psychosocial assessment exist, resulting in less than 20% of prenatal care providers assessing and treating mental health problems. Moreover, pregnant women are often reluctant to...
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2021-01-01
Background: Depression is a common condition. One in five Canadians will experience a mental health condition such as depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder in his/her lifetime. It has been claimed that diet quality is associated with depression. We sought to investigate the evidence for this...