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Spatiotemporal epidemiology of, and factors associated with, the tuberculosis...
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue worldwide. However, evidence concerning the impact of environmental factors on TB is sparse. We... -
Correction to: Improved plan quality with automated radiotherapy planning for...
Abstract In the original publication [1] figure legends 2 and 4 have been swapped. The original article was updated to rectify this error. -
Flood-illuminated adaptive optics ophthalmoscope with a single curved relay m...
For decreasing light loss and diminishing the aberrations of the optical system, an open-loop adaptive optics (AO) system for retinal imaging in vivo is introduced. Taking... -
Patient reported outcomes – experiences with implementation in a University H...
Abstract Aim Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have traditionally been implemented through a manual process of paper and pencil with little standardization throughout a... -
Omalizumab in patients with severe asthma and persistent sputum eosinophilia
Abstract Omalizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the IgE molecule, is the first biologic approved for moderate-to-severe allergic asthmatics, who... -
Bayesian accrual prediction for interim review of clinical studies: open sour...
Abstract Background Subject recruitment for medical research is challenging. Slow patient accrual leads to increased costs and delays in treatment advances. Researchers need... -
Predicting potential adverse events using safety data from marketed drugs
Abstract Background While clinical trials are considered the gold standard for detecting adverse events, often these trials are not sufficiently powered to detect difficult to... -
ISSEC: inferring contacts among protein secondary structure elements using de...
Abstract Background The formation of contacts among protein secondary structure elements (SSEs) is an important step in protein folding as it determines topology of protein... -
A recommender system to quit smoking with mobile motivational messages: study...
Abstract Background Smoking cessation is the most common preventative for an array of diseases, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although there... -
Classifying publications from the clinical and translational science award pr...
Abstract Background Translational research is a key area of focus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as demonstrated by the substantial investment in the Clinical and... -
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High Sch...
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High School Struggling Readers -
Twenty-five years of optical coherence tomography: the paradigm shift in sens...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become one of the most successful optical technologies implemented in medicine and clinical practice mostly due to the possibility of... -
A novel system for introducing precisely-controlled, unanticipated gait pertu...
Abstract Background The experimental study of stumble recovery is essential to better understanding the reflexive mechanisms that help prevent falls as well as the deficiencies... -
Development of a data collection and management system in West Africa: challe...
Abstract Background Developing and sustaining a data collection and management system (DCMS) is difficult in malaria-endemic countries because of limitations in internet... -
Telemedicine for general practice: a systematic review protocol
Abstract Background The use of information technology in healthcare is fast becoming an alternative and supporting method of providing many forms of services in a healthcare and... -
Mapping the predicted and potential impacts of metal mining and its mitigatio...
Abstract Background Since the 1960s, environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and recently, social impact assessments (SIAs), have been conducted during the planning stages of... -
The impact of different inclusion decisions on the comprehensiveness and comp...
Abstract Background Overviews of reviews (overviews) compile information from multiple systematic reviews (SRs) to provide a single synthesis of relevant evidence for... -
Statin drugs to reduce breast cancer recurrence and mortality
Abstract Epidemiologic studies have, variably, shown the concomitant use of statin drugs to be beneficial to cancer outcomes. Statin drugs have been FDA approved for three... -
Sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older people: a scoping review protocol
Abstract Background Older adults spend up to 23 h daily sitting or lying while in hospital. Sedentary behaviour (SB) within a hospital setting is often associated with poor... -
A novel framework for horizontal and vertical data integration in cancer stud...
Abstract Background Recently high-throughput technologies have been massively used alongside clinical tests to study various types of cancer. Data generated in such large-scale...
