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Article: Development of a Hybrid Nanoprobe for Triple-Modality MR/SPECT/Optical Fluorescence Imaging

by Renata Madru, Pontus Svenmarker, Christian Ingvar, Freddy Ståhlberg, Stefan-Andersson Engels, Linda Knutsson and Sven-Erik Strand

Diagnostics 2014, 4(1), 13-26; doi:10.3390/diagnostics4010013 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Genotoxic Changes to Rodent Cells Exposed in Vitro to Tungsten, Nickel, Cobalt and Iron

by Stephanie Bardack, Clifton L. Dalgard, John F. Kalinich and Christine E. Kasper

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2922-2940; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302922 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Can Merging the Roles of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Management Increase the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Emergency Planning and Response?

by Nadja A. Vielot and Jennifer A. Horney

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2911-2921; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302911 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Dietary, Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Correlates of Overweight, Obesity and Central Adiposity in Lebanese Children and Adolescents

by Lara Nasreddine, Farah Naja, Christelle Akl, Marie Claire Chamieh, Sabine Karam, Abla-Mehio Sibai and Nahla Hwalla

Nutrients 2014, 6(3), 1038-1062; doi:10.3390/nu6031038 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Association of Uric Acid with Metabolic Syndrome in Men, Premenopausal Women and Postmenopausal Women

by Yongqiang Li, Shanying Chen, Xiaofei Shao, Jia Guo, Xinyu Liu, Aiqun Liu, Ying Zhang, Honglei Wang, Bin Li, Kangping Deng, Qin Liu, Harry Holthöfer and Hequn Zou

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2899-2910; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302899 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Murine Leukemia Virus Uses TREX Components for Efficient Nuclear Export of Unspliced Viral Transcripts

by Toshie Sakuma, Jason M. Tonne and Yasuhiro Ikeda

Viruses 2014, 6(3), 1135-1148; doi:10.3390/v6031135 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Changes in Diversification Patterns and Signatures of Selection during the Evolution of Murinae-Associated Hantaviruses

by Guillaume Castel, Maria Razzauti, Emmanuelle Jousselin, Gael J. Kergoat and Jean-François Cosson

Viruses 2014, 6(3), 1112-1134; doi:10.3390/v6031112 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Equilibrium and Kinetics of Sin Nombre Hantavirus Binding at DAF/CD55 Functionalized Bead Surfaces

by Tione Buranda, Scarlett Swanson, Virginie Bondu, Leah Schaefer, James Maclean, Zhenzhen Mo, Keith Wycoff, Archana Belle and Brian Hjelle

Viruses 2014, 6(3), 1091-1111; doi:10.3390/v6031091 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: The Impact of Microbial Ecology and Chemical Profile on the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) Process: A Case Study of Northern Wastewater Treatment Works, Johannesburg

by Ilunga Kamika, Martie Coetzee, Bhekie Brilliance Mamba, Titus Msagati and Maggy N. B. Momba

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2876-2898; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302876 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Effect of the Duration Time of a Nuclear Accident on Radiological Health Consequences

by Hyojoon Jeong, Misun Park, Haesun Jeong, Wontae Hwang, Eunhan Kim and Moonhee Han

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2865-2875; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302865 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Chronic Kidney Disease

by Domenico Santoro, Giorgia Gagliostro, Angela Alibrandi, Riccardo Ientile, Guido Bellinghieri, Vincenzo Savica, Michele Buemi and Daniela Caccamo

Nutrients 2014, 6(3), 1029-1037; doi:10.3390/nu6031029 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Male Rural-to-Urban Migrants and Risky Sexual Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai, China

by Jun-Qing Wu, Ke-Wei Wang, Rui Zhao, Yu-Yan Li, Ying Zhou, Yi-Ran Li, Hong-Lei Ji and Ming Ji

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2846-2864; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302846 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: A 22-Year Survey of Leishmaniasis Cases in a Tertiary-Care Hospital in an Endemic Setting

by Adriana Calderaro, Sara Montecchini, Sabina Rossi, Chiara Gorrini, Maria Loretana Dell'Anna, Giovanna Piccolo, Maria Cristina Medici, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Carlo Chezzi and Flora De Conto

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2834-2845; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302834 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Spatial Point Pattern Analysis of Human Settlements and Geographical Associations in Eastern Coastal China — A Case Study

by Zhonghao Zhang, Rui Xiao, Ashton Shortridge and Jiaping Wu

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2818-2833; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302818 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Review: Frontotemporal White Matter in Adolescents with, and at-Risk for, Bipolar Disorder

by Sonja M. C. de Zwarte, Jennifer A. Y. Johnston, Elizabeth T. Cox Lippard and Hilary P. Blumberg

J. Clin. Med. 2014, 3(1), 233-254; doi:10.3390/jcm3010233 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Improving Clinical Prediction of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in Youth

by Thomas W. Frazier, Eric A. Youngstrom, Mary A. Fristad, Christine Demeter, Boris Birmaher, Robert A. Kowatch, L. Eugene Arnold, David Axelson, Mary K. Gill, Sarah M. Horwitz and Robert L. Findling

J. Clin. Med. 2014, 3(1), 218-232; doi:10.3390/jcm3010218 - Published online 10 March 2014

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Article: Health-Related Quality of Life and Utility Scores in People with Mental Disorders: A Comparison with the Non-Mentally Ill General Population

by Amélie Prigent, Ane Auraaen, Blaise Kamendje-Tchokobou, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski and Karine Chevreul

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2804-2817; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302804 - Published online 7 March 2014

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Article: Radiation Dose in the Thyroid and the Thyroid Cancer Risk Attributable to CT Scans for Pediatric Patients in One General Hospital of China

by Yin-Ping Su, Hao-Wei Niu, Jun-Bo Chen, Ying-Hua Fu, Guo-Bing Xiao and Quan-Fu Sun

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2793-2803; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302793 - Published online 7 March 2014

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Article: Oral and Hand Hygiene Behaviour and Risk Factors among In-School Adolescents in Four Southeast Asian Countries

by Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2780-2792; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302780 - Published online 7 March 2014

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Article: Spatial Environmental Modeling of Autoantibody Outcomes among an African American Population

by Rachel Carroll, Andrew B. Lawson, Delia Voronca, Chawarat Rotejanaprasert, John E. Vena, Claire Marjorie Aelion and Diane L. Kamen

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(3), 2764-2779; doi:10.3390/ijerph110302764 - Published online 7 March 2014