Calcitonin precursors (CTpr), including procalcitonin, are important markers and also potentially
harmful mediators in response to microbial infections. The source and function of CTpr …

Background Intravenous fluids are recommended for the treatment of patients who are in
septic shock, but higher fluid volumes have been associated with harm in patients who are in …

Aims To investigate the causal role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and
triglycerides in coronary heart disease (CHD) using multiple instrumental variables for Mendelian …

The general theory of excellence in communication management and its contribution to
organizational effectiveness begins at the level of world viewthe way that people and …

Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1
million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk …

Objectives Procalcitonin (ProCT), the precursor to the calcitonin hormone, is abnormally
increased in experimental and clinical systemic inflammation, including sepsis. Initially, we …

High serum levels of the calcitonin (CT) prohormone, procalcitonin (pro-CT), and its
component peptides occur in systemic inflammation and sepsis. Using two different assays, we …

Just as the communication system of an organization does not exist in isolation from its culture.
so organizational culture does not exist apart from the culture of the society in which it is …

Background: The implications of different adiposity measures on cardiovascular disease
etiology remain unclear. In this article, we quantify and contrast causal associations of central …

We carried out a trans-ancestry genome-wide association and replication study of blood
pressure phenotypes among up to 320,251 individuals of East Asian, European and South …