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Comparative analyses of the in vivo induction and transmission of α-synuclein...
Abstract α-synuclein (αS) is the major component of several types of brain pathological inclusions that define neurodegenerative diseases termed synucleinopathies. Central... -
Incidence and diagnosis of Acute kidney injury in hospitalized adult patients...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) places a heavy burden on the healthcare system in China and is usually misdiagnosed. However, there are limited studies that have... -
Cumulative fluid accumulation is associated with the development of acute kid...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and may be present on admission or develop during ICU stay. Our objectives... -
Configurations for obtaining in-consultation assistance from supervisors in g...
Abstract Background General practice (GP) trainees may seek supervisor assistance to complete their patient consultations. This in-consultation assistance plays a key role in... -
TSS seq based core promoter architecture in blood feeding Tsetse fly (Glossin...
Abstract Background Transcription initiation regulation is mediated by sequence-specific interactions between DNA-binding proteins (transcription factors) and cis-elements,... -
Challenges with study procedure fidelity when conducting household survey: re...
Abstract Objectives The aim of the study was to identify reasons for protocol deviations during conduct of large epidemiological surveys despite training of field workers,... -
Automation bias in electronic prescribing
Abstract Background Clinical decision support (CDS) in e-prescribing can improve safety by alerting potential errors, but introduces new sources of risk. Automation bias (AB)... -
Chronic alcohol-induced neuroinflammation involves CCR2/5-dependent periphera...
Abstract Background Chronic alcohol consumption is associated with neuroinflammation, neuronal damage, and behavioral alterations including addiction. Alcohol-induced... -
Racial and ethnic differences in smoking changes after chronic disease diagno...
Abstract Background Middle-aged and older Americans from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds are at risk for greater chronic disease morbidity than their white... -
Factors associated with prolonged length of stay for elective hepatobiliary a...
Abstract Background Patients with prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS) not only increase their risks of nosocomial infections but also deny other patients access to inpatient... -
Parental smoking and blood pressure in children and adolescents: a national c...
Abstract Background Current evidence on the health effects of passive smoking on childhood blood pressure is limited and inconsistent. We investigated the associations between... -
Prevalence of smoking and clinical characteristics in fibromuscular dysplasia...
Purpose: Smoking was identified as a potential factor contributing to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). To evaluate the prevalence of smoking and clinical characteristics in FMD... -
Variability in intensive care unit admission among pregnant and postpartum wo...
Abstract Background Pregnancy-related critical illness results in approximately 300,000 deaths globally each year. The objective was to describe the variation in ICU admission... -
Identification of promoter elements in the Dolichospermum circinale AWQC131C ...
Abstract Background Dolichospermum circinale is a filamentous bloom-forming cyanobacterium responsible for biosynthesis of the paralytic shellfish toxins (PST), including... -
Metabolic network as an objective biomarker in monitoring deep brain stimulat...
Abstract Background With the advance of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD), it is desired to identify objective... -
Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors associated with depressi...
Abstract Background Depression is a common comorbidity among patients with type 2 diabetes. There are several reports supporting a bidirectional association between depression... -
Using dual-sex calls improves the playback census method for a nocturnal burr...
Capsule: Playback with dual-sex calls increases the response rate of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus by 40–60% and reduces its daily variability, which would improve the... -
Association between blood pressure and Alzheimer disease measured up to 27 ye...
Abstract Background A lot of attention has been paid to the relationship of blood pressure and dementia because epidemiological research has reported conflicting evidence.... -
Benefits of an expanded use of plasma exchange for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmi...
Abstract Background Current recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) support its management within a dedicated clinical service. Therapies for AAV are imperfect with... -
Financial incentives versus standard of care to improve patient compliance wi...
Abstract Background Live kidney donors (LKDs) account for nearly a third of kidney transplants in the United States. While donor nephrectomy poses minimal post-surgical risk,...
