RACE AND NATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Race and nation in the Dominican Republic

[First paragraph] Coloring the Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican Republic.DAVID HOWARD.Oxford: Signal; Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2001.x + 227 pp.(Paper US$ 19.95) Race and Politics in the Dominican Republic.ERNESTO fuchsia velvet tablecloth SAGAS.Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000.xii + 161 pp.(Cloth US$ 49.95, Paper U

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Treating C3 glomerulopathy with eculizumab

Abstract Background C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare, but severe glomerular disease with grim prognosis.The complex pathogenesis is just unfolding, and involves acquired as well as inherited dysregulation of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade.Currently, there is no established therapy.Treatment with the C5 complement inhibitor eculi

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Assessment between antiseptic and normal saline for negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time in diabetic foot infections

Abstract Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) is increasingly used for a diverse range of wounds.Meanwhile, the topical wound irrigation solution consisting of polyhexamethylene biguanide and betaine (PHMB-B) has shown efficacy in managing wound infections.However, the effectiveness of this solution as a topica

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A Protocol for Fabrication and on-Chip Cell Culture to Recreate PAH-Afflicted Pulmonary Artery on a Microfluidic Device

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare pulmonary vascular disease that affects people of all ethnic origins and age groups including newborns.In PAH, pulmonary arteries and arterioles undergo a series of pathological changes including remodeling of the entire pulmonary vasculatures and extracellular matrices, mis-localized growth of pulmon

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