Browsing by Author "Laine, Glen A."
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Mohiuddin, Mohammad W. (2010-01-16)Arterial pulse pressure is critically important to a number of diseases such as isolated systolic hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure. Determining the cause of increased pulse pressure has been hampered ...
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Blackburn, Christine Crudo; Natsios, Andrew S.; Parker, Gerald W. Jr.; Katz, Rebecca; Osterholm, Michael T.; Laine, Glen A.; Fair, Joseph (Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs (The Bush School), 2018-05)"In this report, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University outlines eight priority areas and their accompanying recommended action items to ...
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Dongaonkar, Ranjeet Manohar (2009-05-15)Although the physics of interstitial fluid balance is relatively well understood, clinical options for the treatment of edema, the accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, are limited. Two related reasons for this failure ...
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Desai, Ketaki Vimalchandra (2009-05-15)The heart and microvasculature have characteristics of a complex adaptive system. Extreme challenges faced by these organ systems cause structural changes which lead to global adaptation. To assess the impact of myocardial ...
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Blackburn, Christine Crudo; Camargo, Krisa; Laine, Glen A.; Natsios, Andrew; Parker, Gerald W.; Holt, Samantha; Reid, Austin; Wolf, Lilianna (2020-07-06)Effective pandemic preparedness and response depend on the quality as well as the speed of obtaining relevant information, especially from remote and hard to reach areas of the world, where most known and unknown disease ...
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Aghassibake, Kristina Diane (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)While it is clear that myocardium responds to mechanical stimuli, it is unknown whether myocytes transduce stress or strain. It is also unknown whether myofibers maintain lateral connectivity or move freely over one another ...
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Yang, Ji Yeon (2009-05-15)We hypothesized that the interaction between tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF)/nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkB) via activation of IKK may amplify one anotherresulting in the evolution of vascular disease and insulin resistance ...
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Madabushi Venugopal, Arun (2009-05-15)The lymphatic system returns interstitial fluid back to the blood circulation. They have a network of vessels with numerous lymphangions, the segment of lymphatic vessel between two unidirectional valves. The valves aid ...