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Factors influencing decision regret regarding placement of a PEG among substi...
Abstract Background A tube feeding decision aid designed at the Ottawa Health Research Institute was specifically created for substitute decision-makers who must decide whether... -
A multimodal intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in peripheral wa...
Abstract Background Interventions to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance are a key element in the practice infection prevention and control. It was our objective to assess the... -
Physical rehabilitation interventions in the intensive care unit: a scoping r...
Abstract Background Physical rehabilitation (PR) interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU) can improve patients’ functional outcomes, yet systematic reviews identified... -
Distinct immune responses of juvenile and adult oysters (Crassostrea gigas) t...
Abstract Since 2008, massive mortality events of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) have been reported worldwide and these disease events are often associated with Ostreid... -
One size doesn’t fit all: cross-sectional associations between neighborhood w...
Abstract Background Low-income African American adults are disproportionately affected by obesity and are also least likely to engage in recommended levels of physical activity... -
Polygenic risk for coronary heart disease acts through atherosclerosis in typ...
Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), yet the mechanisms involved remain poorly described. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) provide... -
Identification and validation of a Schistosoma japonicum U6 promoter
Abstract Background RNA polymerase III promoters have been widely used to express short hairpin-RNA (shRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and small guide RNA (sgRNA) in gene functional... -
Fatigue mitigation with SleepTrackTXT2 in air medical emergency care systems:...
Abstract Background Most air medical Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians work extended duration shifts, and more than 50% report inadequate sleep, poor sleep quality,... -
The role of recombinant LH in women with hypo-response to controlled ovarian ...
Abstract Objective To study the role of recombinant human LH supplementation in women with hypo-response to ovarian stimulation. Methods We performed a systematic review and... -
Influence of Early versus Late supplemental ParenteraL Nutrition on long-term...
Abstract Background Nutrition plays a major role in intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, influencing ICU length of stay and patient’s survival. If preferable enteral nutrition... -
Sexual dimorphism in the incidence of human cancers
Abstract Background Sex differences in the incidences of cancers become a critical issue in both cancer research and the development of precision medicine. However, details in... -
The association between frailty and severe disease among COVID-19 patients ag...
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a pandemic worldwide. Old age and underlying illnesses are associated with poor prognosis among COVID-19... -
Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in ad...
Abstract Background Although pre-puberty asthma is more prevalent in males, after puberty through middle-age, asthma is more prevalent in females. The surge of sex hormones with... -
Adverse drug reactions in older adults: a retrospective comparative analysis ...
Abstract Background Older adults are more prone to develop adverse drug reactions (ADRs) since they exhibit numerous risk factors. The first aim was to analyse the number of... -
Hematoma block or procedural sedation and analgesia, which is the most effect...
Abstract Background Procedure sedation and analgesia (PSA) is often used to alleviate discomfort and to facilitate fracture reduction for patients with distal radius fracture in... -
Waist circumference is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events in...
Abstract Background Although studies have shown that waist circumference (WC) is positively associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases among the normal... -
Serious infections in patients with self-reported psoriatic arthritis from th...
Abstract Background Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have increased risk of adverse events, including serious infections (SI), compared with psoriasis patients. Methods... -
Regulatory single nucleotide polymorphisms (rSNPs) at the promoters 1A and 1B...
Abstract Background Germline mutations in the coding sequence of the tumour suppressor APC gene give rise to familial adenomatous polyposis (which leads to colorectal cancer)... -
Development of a cardiac-centered frailty ontology
Abstract Background A Cardiac-centered Frailty Ontology can be an important foundation for using NLP to assess patient frailty. Frailty is an important consideration when making... -
Do antibacterial skin sutures reduce surgical site infections after elective ...
Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSI) remain one of the most common complications in conventional abdominal surgery with an incidence between 4% and 19% (Sandini et...
