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Walking with a powered ankle-foot orthosis: the effects of actuation timing a...
Abstract Background In the last decades, several powered ankle-foot orthoses have been developed to assist the ankle joint of their users during walking. Recent studies have... -
Narcissistic traits in young people: understanding the role of parenting and ...
Abstract Background Elevated narcissism in young people often sets up a cascade of interpersonal and mental health challenges, reinforcing the need to understand its... -
Improving squalene production by enhancing the NADPH/NADP+ ratio, modifying t...
Abstract Background Squalene is currently used widely in the food, cosmetics, and medicine industries. It could also replace petroleum as a raw material for fuels. Microbial... -
Predictors of the use of analgesic drugs 1 year after joint replacement: a si...
Abstract Background Pain persists in a moderate number of patients following hip or knee replacement surgery. Persistent pain may subsequently lead to the prolonged consumption... -
Computer use at work is associated with self-reported depressive and anxiety ...
Abstract Background With the development of technology, extensive use of computers in the workplace is prevalent and increases efficiency. However, computer users are facing new... -
Long-term prenatal exposure to paracetamol is associated with DNA methylation...
Abstract Background Epidemiological studies have shown that long-term exposure to paracetamol during pregnancy is associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder... -
Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase as a potential therapeuti...
Abstract Background The Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak originating in Wuhan, China, has raised global health concerns and the... -
When is enough, enough? Understanding and solving your sample size problems i...
Abstract Health services researchers face two obstacles to sample size calculation: inaccessible, highly specialised or overly technical literature, and difficulty securing... -
Resveratrol Binding to Human Complement fragment 5a (<sup>h</sup>C5a) may Mod...
Resveratrol (RSV), the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) found in several fruits, nuts and marketed nutraceuticals is one of the promiscuous phytoalexin known to promote... -
DNA replication stress: a source of APOBEC3B expression in breast cancer
Abstract APOBEC cytidine deaminases have been implicated as major contributors to the mutation burden in many cancers on the basis of their mutational signature. A new... -
Sensory over-responsivity: parent report, direct assessment measures, and neu...
Abstract Background Sensory processing difficulties are common across neurodevelopmental disorders. Thus, reliable measures are needed to understand the biological underpinnings... -
Correlation between global methylation level of peripheral blood leukocytes a...
Abstract Background Chronic inflammatory conditions are associated with higher tumor incidence through epigenetic and genetic alterations. Here, we focused on an association... -
Characterization of ten white matter tracts in a representative sample of Cub...
Abstract Background The diffusion tensor imaging technique (DTI) combined with tractography methods, has achieved the tridimensional reconstruction of white matter tracts in the... -
Cogena, a novel tool for co-expressed gene-set enrichment analysis, applied t...
Abstract Background Drug repositioning, finding new indications for existing drugs, has gained much recent attention as a potentially efficient and economical strategy for... -
In silico modeling of phosphorylation dependent and independent c-Myc degrada...
Abstract Background c-Myc plays an important role in cell proliferation, cell growth and in differentiation, making it a key regulator for carcinogenesis and pluripotency. Tight... -
Does CRP predict outcome in bipolar disorder in regular outpatient care?
Abstract Background The association between inflammation and the course of mood disorders is receiving increased attention. This study aims to investigate whether a sub-group of... -
Why hospital physicians attend work while ill? The spiralling effect of posit...
Abstract Background Recurrent reports from national and international studies show a persistent high prevalence of sickness presence among hospital physicians. Despite the... -
Establishment of a novel diagnostic test algorithm for human T-cell leukemia ...
Abstract Background The reliable diagnosis of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is important, particularly as it can be vertically transmitted by breast... -
Prenatal determinants of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in a...
Abstract Background Lower levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are key risk factors of chronic adult diseases. Physical activity and cardiorespiratory... -
Several circulating miRNAs related to hyperlipidemia and atherosclerotic card...
Abstract Background In recent years, an increasing number of studies have proved that circulating miRNAs could be used for the early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases and...
