bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms and their association with type 2 diabetes-related traits in Mexican Americans
Authors: Thameem Farook , Puppala Sobha , Arar Nedal H , Stern Michael P , Blangero John , Duggirala Ravindranath , Abboud Hanna E 
Published: June 2008

Genetic variants of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene such as T-786C, Glu298Asp and 27bp-VNTR have been examined for their association with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)-related traits in various populations but not in Mexican Americans. However, the results from such studies have been controversial. This study investigated whether these three polymorphisms are associated with T2DM and its related traits in Mexican Americans, a population at high risk for T2DM and its complications. The study participants (n=670; 39 families) were genotyped for the three polymorphisms using polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Association analyses between these polymorphisms and T2DM and its related phenotypes were carried out using a measured genotype approach as implemented in the computer program SOLAR. Of the variants examined, only the 27bp-VNTR variant exhibited significant association with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (p=0.04) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels (p=0.02) after accounting for trait-specific covariates. The carriers of the rare allele (27bp-VNTR-4a) were found to have decreased HDL-C and increased DBP levels. In conclusion, of the genetic polymorphisms examined at the eNOS locus, only 27bp-VNTR appears to be a minor contributor to the variation in T2DM-related traits in Mexican Americans.
Diversity of native and alien vascular plant species of dry grasslands in central Europe
Authors: Essl Franz , Dirnböck Thomas 
Published: June 2008

AbstractQuestion: Which factors determine diversity of native and alien vascular plant species in semi‐natural dry grasslands?Location: Northern limestone Alps to the southern rim of the Bohemian massif in northern Austria.Methods: In 70 randomly chosen dry grassland patches (0.008 ha ‐ 7 ha) we sampled a complete inventory of vascular plant species at each site. We analysed the correlation between species diversity of natives, archaeophytes (pre‐1500 aliens) and neophytes (post‐1500 aliens). We used GLM to study the relationship of species number (natives, neophytes, archaeophytes) to five explanatory variables (altitude, within habitat diversity, habitat diversity of adjacent areas, within land‐use diversity and land‐use in adjacent areas). Orthogonal components of these variables were derived with a PCA and used in the models. We also tested the influence of minimum residence time (MRT) and the covariables origin, mode of introduction and life form on the number of grassland sites with neophytes with analogous GLMs.Results: Native species diversity species was positively correlated with the species diversity of new, but not old invaders. GLM explains 70% of the variance in the number of native species. Patch size explained the largest part of the variation in the number of native species. PCA axes 1 and 3 were significantly related to the number of native species. Axis 1was related to on‐site habitat and land‐use diversity. The GLM of the archaeophyte diversity explains 18% of the variance. Altitude and presence of fields and grassland in the neighbourhood mainly explained archaeophyte species diversity. The GLM of neophyte diversity explains 12% of the variance. The number of neophytes was positively related to that of archaeophytes. Only PCA axis 3, which is mainly influenced by adjacent land‐use types, showed a relationship with neophytes. MRT, mode of introduction and region of origin (but not life form) were significantly related to the number of grassland sites invaded by neophytes, explaining 35% of the variance.Conclusion: Most factors governing native species diversity are not significantly related to alien species diversity. Additional determinants of the local scale diversity of alien species exist such as region of origin and historical factors (MRT, mode of introduction).
Hydroxyurea therapy lowers circulating DNA levels in sickle cell anemia
Authors: Ulug Pinar , Vasavda Nisha , Kumar Rohan , Keir Linda , Awogbade Moji , Cunningham Juliette , Rees David C , Menzel Stephan , Thein Swee Lay 
Published: June 2008

AbstractHydroxyurea reduces the frequency of acute pain in sickle cell disease (SCD). We sought to determine if hydroxyurea therapy affects cell free DNA (cfDNA) levels in SCD. cfDNA levels fell in all 10 patients studied; before hydroxyurea, mean was 1,879 (95% CI 1,104–3,199) GE/mL; after hydroxyurea, mean was 780 (95% CI, 634–959) GE/mL (P = 0.002). Mean cfDNA level in the 10 HbSS adults prior to starting hydroxyurea was also significantly higher than that in 115 HbSS case controls who had never taken hydroxyurea (1,879 vs 975 GE/mL, P = 0.02). cfDNA levels may be useful in monitoring response to hydroxyurea therapy in SCD. Am. J. Hematol., 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Consistent chromosome abnormalities identify novel polymicrogyria loci in 1p36.3, 2p16.1–p23.1, 4q21.21–q22.1, 6q26–q27, and 21q2
Authors: Dobyns William B. , Mirzaa Ghayda , Christian Susan L. , Petras Kristin , Roseberry Jessica , Clark Gary D. , Curry Cynthia J.R. , McDonald‐McGinn Donna , Medne Livija , Zackai Elaine , Parsons Julie , Zand Dina J. , Hisama Fuki M. , Walsh Christopher A. , Leventer Richard J. , Martin Christa L. , Gajecka Marzena , Shaffer Lisa G. 
Published: June 2008

AbstractPolymicrogyria is a malformation of cortical development characterized by loss of the normal gyral pattern, which is replaced by many small and infolded gyri separated by shallow, partly fused sulci, and loss of middle cortical layers. The pathogenesis is unknown, yet emerging data supports the existence of several loci in the human genome. We report on the clinical and brain imaging features, and results of cytogenetic and molecular genetic studies in 29 patients with polymicrogyria associated with structural chromosome rearrangements. Our data map new polymicrogyria loci in chromosomes 1p36.3, 2p16.1–p23, 4q21.21–q22.1, 6q26–q27, and 21q21.3–q22.1, and possible loci in 1q44 and 18p as well. Most and possibly all of these loci demonstrate incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. We anticipate that these data will serve as the basis for ongoing efforts to identify the causal genes located in these regions. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Homology and the hierarchy of biological systems
Authors: Sommer Ralf J. 
Published: June 2008

AbstractHomology is the similarity between organisms due to common ancestry. Introduced by Richard Owen in 1843 in a paper entitled “Lectures on comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals”, the concept of homology predates Darwin's “Origin of Species” and has been very influential throughout the history of evolutionary biology. Although homology is the central concept of all comparative biology and provides a logical basis for it, the definition of the term and the criteria of its application remain controversial. Here, I will discuss homology in the context of the hierarchy of biological organization. I will provide insights gained from an exemplary case study in evolutionary developmental biology that indicates the uncoupling of homology at different levels of biological organization. I argue that continuity and hierarchy are separate but equally important issues of homology. BioEssays 30:653–658, 2008. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Publication bias in studies on the efficacy of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool
Authors: Moshagen Morten , Musch Jochen 
Published: June 2008

AbstractIn an extensive review of more than 400 hypnotic treatment outcome studies, Flammer and Bongartz (2003) presented meta‐analytic evidence supporting the efficacy of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool. Meta‐analyses, however, are prone to the problem of selective publication of studies reporting positive outcomes. In the present investigation, we therefore employed a variety of methods to test for the presence of publication bias in the data analysed by Flammer and Bongartz (2003). The results suggest that publication bias may have contributed to the effect size estimate by about one third. However, our analysis also shows that the efficacy of hypnosis is of a substantive nature, and may not be explained on the basis of publication bias alone. Copyright © 2008 British Society of Experimental & Clinical Hypnosis. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ChemInform Abstract: Coordination Chemistry of Mercury(II) in Liquid and Aqueous Ammonia Solution and the Crystal Structure of Tetraamminemercury(II) Perchlorate.
Authors: Nilsson Kersti B. , Maliarik Mikhail , Persson Ingmar , Fischer Andreas , Ullstroem Ann‐Sofi , Eriksson Lars , Sandstroem Magnus 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Crystal Structure Refinement of the Ternary Compound Cu2SnTe3 by X‐Ray Powder Diffraction.
Authors: Delgado G. E. , Mora A. J. , Marcano G. , Rincon C. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Crystal Structure of the Ln2PbS4 (Ln: Yb and Lu) Compounds.
Authors: Gulay L. D. , Daszkiewicz M. , Shemet V. Ya. , Pietraszko A. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Crystal Structure of Thorium Metavanadate (Th(VO3)4).
Authors: Achary S. N. , Pai M. R. , Mishra R. , Tyagi A. K. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Structures and Negative Thermal Expansion Properties of Solid Solutions YxNd2‐xW3O12 (x = 0.0—1.0, 1.6—2.0).
Authors: Hu Z. , et al. et al. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Ladders of a Magnetically Active Element in the Structure of the Novel Complex Boride Ti9Fe2Ru18B8: Synthesis, Structure, Bonding, and Magnetism.
Authors: Fokwa Boniface P. T. , Samolyuk German D. , Miller Gordon J. , Dronskowski Richard 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: X‐Ray Diffraction, 119Sn Moessbauer and Thermal Study of SnSe—Bi2Se3 System.
Authors: Adouby K. , Elidrissi Moubtassim M. L. , Vicente C. P. , Jumas J. C. , Toure A. A. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Phase Equilibria of the Al—Fe—Ni System at 850 °C and 627 °C.
Authors: Zhang Lijun , Du Yong , Xu Honghui , Tang Chengying , Chen Hailin , Zhang Wenqing 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Li1‐xVxCryFe1‐xPO4/C as a Cathode Material.
Authors: Song Shi Tao , Ma Pei Hua , Li Shi You , Deng Xiao Chuan , Yan Chun Yan 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: A γ‐Keggin‐Type Dimeric Silicotungstate Sandwiching an Adamantanoid Tetra‐Nuclear Ruthenium—Oxygen Cluster Core.
Authors: Yamaguchi Syuhei , Uehara Kazuhiro , Kamata Keigo , Yamaguchi Kazuya , Mizuno Noritaka 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Highly Active Polymer‐Supported (Salen) Al Catalysts for the Enantioselective Addition of Cyanide to α,β‐Unsaturated Imides.
Authors: Madhavan Nandita , Weck Marcus 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Highly Regio‐ and Stereoselective Diels—Alder Cycloaddition of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes.
Authors: Hang Xiao‐Chun , Chen Qing‐Yun , Xiao Ji‐Chang 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: A New Class of Substrates for Nucleophilic 5‐endo‐trig Cyclization, 2‐Trifluoromethyl‐1‐alkenes: Synthesis of Five‐Membered Hetero‐ and Carbocycles that Bear Fluorinated One‐Carbon Units.
Authors: Ichikawa Junji , Iwai Yu , Nadano Ryo , Mori Takashi , Ikeda Masahiro 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: One‐Pot Synthesis of 1,6‐Naphthyridines, Pyranopyridines and Thiopyranopyridines.
Authors: Abdel‐Wadood Fatma K. , Abdel‐Monem Maisa I. , Fahmy Atiat M. , Geies Ahmed A. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Size‐Dependent Catalytic Activity of Supported Palladium Nanoparticles for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols.
Authors: Chen Jing , Zhang Qinghong , Wang Ye , Wan Huilin 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Diketopiperazine‐Derived Hydroperoxide for Chemoselective Oxidations of Sulfides and Enantioselective Weitz—Scheffer Epoxidations.
Authors: Kienle Marcel , Argyrakis Wassiliki , Baro Angelika , Laschat Sabine 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Super Silyl Group for a Sequential Diastereoselective Aldol—Polyhalomethyllithium Addition Reaction.
Authors: Boxer Matthew B. , Yamamoto Hisashi 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Cadmium(II)‐Catalyzed C—N Cross‐Coupling of Amines with Aryl Iodides.
Authors: Rout Laxmidhar , Saha Prasenjit , Jammi Suribabu , Punniyamurthy Tharmalingam 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Increased Efficiency in Cross‐Metathesis Reactions of Sterically Hindered Olefins.
Authors: Stewart Ian C. , Douglas Christopher J. , Grubbs Robert H. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: High‐Efficiency Conversion of Trimethylsilyl Ethers to Their Corresponding Ethers Using Carbon‐Based Solid Acid as a New Catalyst in Heterogeneous Mixtures.
Authors: Shokrollahi Arash , Zali Abbas , Pouretedal Hamid Reza 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Calix[4]arene Derivatives Monosubstituted at All Four Methylene Bridges.
Authors: Columbus Ishay , Biali Silvio E. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Conjugate Addition/Ireland—Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Fumarates: Simple Access to Terminally Differentiated Succinates.
Authors: Bausch Cory C. , Johnson Jeffrey S. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: An Efficient Synthesis of Enamides from Ketones.
Authors: Zhao Hang , Vandenbossche Charles P. , Koenig Stefan G. , Singh Surendra P. , Bakale Roger P. 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Gold‐Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes.
Authors: Lo Vanessa Kar‐Yan , Wong Man‐Kin , Che Chi‐Ming 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Thermal and Catalytic Transylidations Between Halonium Ylides and Synthesis and Reaction of Stable Aliphatic Chloronium Ylides.
Authors: Ochiai Masahito , Tada Norihiro , Okada Takuya , Sota Atushi , Miyamoto Kazunori 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Binary 1,4‐Asymmetric Induction from a Single Allyltin Reagent with a Chiral Nitrogen Functional Group Toward Aldehydes.
Authors: Nishigaichi Yutaka , Tamura Ken‐ichi , Ueda Narifumi , Iwamoto Hidetoshi , Takuwa Akio 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Selective Monoarylation of Benzenediols via Dianion Intermediates.
Authors: Xie Chaoyu , Sullivan Kevin A. , Laurila Michael E. , Mitchell David N. , Pu Y. John 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Recyclable Carbon Supported Copper‐Manganese Oxide for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols in Combination with 2,2,6,6‐Tetramethylpiperidyl‐1‐oxyl under Neutral Conditions.
Authors: Yang Guanyu , Zhu Weimin , Zhang Panke , Xue Huazhen , Wang Wei , Tian Junshan , Song Maoping 
Published: June 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Polystyrene‐Immobilized Pyrrolidine as a Highly Stereoselective and Recyclable Organocatalyst for Asymmetric Michael Addition of Cyclohexanone to Nitroolefins.
Authors: Miao Tao , Wang Lei 
Published: June 2008

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