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Variability of Uncrossmatched Blood Use by Helicopter EMS Programs in the Uni...
Study Objective: Some helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) maintain an independent supply of blood for use during transport, although practice is variable and not well... -
Cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 subunit polymorphisms are associated w...
Abstract Background The identification of variants in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit genes associated with smoking phenotypes are increasingly important... -
Consensus of potential modifiable prognostic factors for persistent pain afte...
Abstract Background Identify and establish consensus regarding potential prognostic factors for the development of chronic pain after a first episode of idiopathic,... -
Food systems transformations, ultra-processed food markets and the nutrition ...
Abstract Background Attracted by their high economic growth rates, young and growing populations, and increasingly open markets, transnational food and beverage corporations... -
Mediation analysis to understand genetic relationships between habitual coffe...
Abstract Background Increased coffee intake is associated with reduced serum urate concentrations and lower risk of gout. Specific alleles of the GCKR, ABCG2, MLXIPL, and CYP1A2... -
Parents’ knowledge, awareness and attitudes of cord blood donation and bankin...
Abstract Background For over 25 years cord blood has been used as an alternative to bone marrow for therapeutic use in conditions of the blood, immune system and metabolic... -
The availability and affordability of orphan drugs for rare diseases in China
Abstract Background Orphan drugs are intended to treat, prevent or diagnose rare diseases. In recent years, China healthcare policy makers and patients have become increasingly... -
Evaluating genetic ancestry and self-reported ethnicity in the context of car...
Abstract Background Current professional society guidelines recommend genetic carrier screening be offered on the basis of ethnicity, or when using expanded carrier screening... -
Pain medicine content, teaching and assessment in medical school curricula in...
Abstract Background The objective of pain medicine education is to provide medical students with opportunities to develop their knowledge, skills and professional attitudes that... -
Target Product Profiles for medical tests: a systematic review of current met...
Abstract Background A Target Product Profile (TPP) outlines the necessary characteristics of an innovative product to address an unmet clinical need. TPPs could be used to... -
A new set of cluster driven composite development indicators
Abstract Composite development indicators used in policy making often subjectively aggregate a restricted set of indicators. We show, using dimensionality reduction techniques,... -
Do sociodemographic variables and cardiometabolic risk factors moderate the m...
Abstract Background Participation in an assessment may change health behavior. This “mere-measurement effect” may be used for prevention purposes. However, little is known about... -
What makes health impact assessments successful? Factors contributing to effe...
Abstract Background While many guidelines explain how to conduct Health Impact Assessments (HIAs), less is known about the factors that determine the extent to which HIAs affect... -
Spectral phase conjugation with cross-phase modulation compensation
Spectral phase conjugation with short pump pulses in a third-order nonlinear material is analyzed in depth. It is shown that if signal amplification is considered, the... -
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Team-based learning (TBL) is gradually being integrated into Chinese medical education. This study reports its current application status in Chinese medical schools, as well as... -
Perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of short-acting beta<sub>2</sub> agonis...
High use of short-acting beta-2-agonist (SABA) medication is a significant problem. Attitudes and perceptions toward asthma of over-the-counter (OTC) reliever users are unknown.... -
D1 receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex modulate basal mechanical sensi...
Abstract The release of dopamine (DA) into target brain areas is considered an essential event for the modulation of many physiological effects. While the anterior cingulate... -
Additional file 11: of Analyses of circRNA profiling during the development f...
Table S10. The primers used in this study. (XLS) (XLS 26â kb) -
Clinically relevant pharmacokinetic knowledge on antibiotic dosing among inte...
Abstract Background Antibiotic exposure in intensive care patients with sepsis is frequently inadequate and is associated with poorer outcomes. Antibiotic dosing is challenging... -
The cotton GhWIN2 gene activates the cuticle biosynthesis pathway and influen...
Abstract Background Metabolic pathways are interconnected and yet relatively independent. Genes involved in metabolic modules are required for the modules to run. Study of the...
