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Access and utilization of maternal healthcare in a rural district in the fore...
Abstract Background Poor maternal health delivery in developing countries results in more than half a million maternal deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or within a few weeks... -
Increasing trends in incidence of preterm birth among 2.5 million newborns in...
Abstract Background The incidence of preterm birth (PTB, -
The state of nutrition care in outpatient hemodialysis settings in Malaysia: ...
Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the situational capacity for nutrition care delivery in the outpatient hemodialysis (HD) setting in Malaysia by evaluating... -
Scl-Ab reverts pro-osteoclastogenic signalling and resorption in estrogen def...
Abstract Background Neutralising antibodies to sclerostin (Scl-Ab) have shown significant potential to induce bone formation and decrease bone resorption, increase strength and... -
External quality assessment (EQA) program for the immunohistochemical detecti...
Abstract Background An External Quality Assessment (EQA) program was developed to investigate the status of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and Ki-67... -
The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan
Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine and the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine provide here a clinical practice guideline for the... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family access to continuity of health c...
Abstract Background Aboriginal women and their infants experience significant disadvantage in health outcomes compared to their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Access to timely,... -
The adherence paradox: guideline deviations contribute to the increased 5-yea...
Abstract Background In German breast cancer care, the S1-guidelines of the 1990s were substituted by national S3-guidelines in 2003. The application of guidelines became... -
Synthesis of graphene oxide-quaternary ammonium nanocomposite with synergisti...
Abstract Background Bacterial infection is one of the most common complications in burn, trauma, and chronic refractory wounds and is an impediment to healing. The frequent... -
Periostin involved in the activated hepatic stellate cells-induced progressio...
Abstract Background Incomplete thermal ablation may induce invasiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we investigated whether activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs)... -
In vivo evidence for the contribution of peripheral circulating inflammatory ...
Abstract Background Neuroinflammation is implicated in the development and progression of many neurodegenerative diseases. Conditions that lead to a peripheral immune response... -
Activation of MET pathway predicts poor outcome to cetuximab in patients with...
Abstract Background Activation of the MET oncogene promotes tumor growth, invasion and metastasis in several tumor types. Additionally, MET is activated as a compensatory... -
pH-mediated upregulation of AQP1 gene expression through the Spi-B transcript...
Abstract Background Bicarbonate-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids enhance the migratory capacity and damage-repair ability of human peritoneal mesothelial cells by... -
Improving primary palliative care in Scotland: lessons from a mixed methods s...
Abstract Background Since 2012, all GP practices across Scotland have been supported to take a systematic approach to end-of-life care, by helping them to identify more patients... -
An exploration of the experiences of GP registrar supervisors in small rural ...
Abstract Background In Australia registrar training to become a general practitioner (GP) involves three to four years of supervised learning with at least 50% of GP registrars... -
The development and evaluation of a self-marking unit to estimate malaria vec...
Abstract Background A clear understanding of mosquito biology is fundamental to the control efforts of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria. Mosquito mark-release-recapture... -
Distinct core promoter codes drive transcription initiation at key developmen...
Abstract Background Development is largely driven by transitions between transcriptional programs. The initiation of transcription at appropriate sites in the genome is a key... -
Exploring associations of maternal exposure to ambient temperature with durat...
Abstract Background Evidence suggests the possible impact of ambient high temperature on fetal growth and birth outcomes. However, little is known about the relative impact of... -
Prognostic significance of supradiaphragmatic lymph node metastasis detected ...
Abstract Background Supradiaphragmatic lymph node metastases (SdLNM) are frequently identified using 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in... -
Improving women’s knowledge about prenatal screening in the era of non-invasi...
Abstract Background Access to information about prenatal screening is important particularly in light of new techniques such as non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). This study...
