Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) is a peptide growth factor that is homologous to both insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and insulin and plays an important role in embryonic development and… (More)
In many human breast cancers and cultured cell lines, insulin receptor expression is elevated, and insulin, via its own insulin receptor, can stimulate cell growth. It has recently been demonstrated… (More)
This paper presents a modified Flyback converter able to operate with higher efficiency and smaller size, overcoming most of the conventional flyback converter drawbacks, and also keeping its low… (More)
Vascular access is still the 'Achilles heel' in the haemodialysis treatment. Access-related problems account for approximately 25% of hospitalizations in haemodialysis patients. In patients lacking a… (More)
In rat HTC hepatoma cells overexpressing human insulin receptors, insulin stimulated glycogen synthesis by 55-70%. To study postreceptor signaling events leading to insulin-stimulated glycogen… (More)
BACKGROUND
Implementing patient decision aids in clinic workflow has proven to be a challenge for healthcare organizations and physicians. Our aim was to determine the organizational strategies,… (More)
This paper describes the process of improving the efficiency of an existing isolated DC/DC converter based on CUK topology with secondary side synchronous rectification, by means of the introduction… (More)
This paper presents a demagnetization circuit able to operate the forward converter with an higher efficiency and with a wider input range. In particular, by the means of few added components, the… (More)
BACKGROUND
Randomized trials have shown that patient decision aids can modify users' preferred healthcare options, but research has yet to identify the attributes embedded in these tools that cause… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Shared decision making (SDM) is a goal of modern medicine; however, it is not currently embedded in routine care. Barriers include clinicians’ attitudes, lack of knowledge and training… (More)