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The moderating role of food cue sensitivity in the behavioral response of chi...
Abstract Background Neighborhood food cues have been inconsistently related to residents’ health, possibly due to variations in residents’ sensitivity to such cues. This study... -
Supporting self-employment and small-scale entrepreneurship: potential progra...
Worldwide, around 55 percent of workers are self-employed, and about three-quarters of these are likely to be subsistence entrepreneurs. These... -
Potential gains in life expectancy by reducing inequality of lifespans in Den...
Abstract Background Reducing lifespan inequality is increasingly recognized as a health policy objective. Whereas lifespan inequality declined with rising longevity in most... -
Role and expression of <i>cry1</i> in the adductor muscle of the oyster <i>Cr...
Cryptochromes are flavin- and pterin-containing photoreceptors of the cryptochrome/photolyase family. They play critical roles in organisms, among are which light-dependent and... -
Artificial neural networks to predict future bone mineral density and bone lo...
Abstract Objective Predictions of the future bone mineral density and bone loss rate are important to tailor medicine for women with osteoporosis, because of the possible... -
Incidence and risk factors for food hypersensitivity in UK infants: results f...
Abstract Background The prevalence of food hypersensitivity in the UK is still largely open to debate. Additionally its pathogenesis is also unclear although it is known that... -
Early determinants of food liking among 5y-old children: a longitudinal study...
Abstract Background Identifying the determinants of child’s liking for different foods may help to prevent future choices of unhealthy food. Objective To study early-life... -
Expression of adiponectin in the subchondral bone of lumbar facet joints with...
Abstract Background Osteoarthritis research has been most commonly performed in the setting of the articular cartilage of the knee. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have... -
Endovascular external carotid artery occlusion for brain selective targeting:...
Abstract Background The choice of an animal model for cerebrovascular research is often determined by the disease subtype to be studied (e.g. ischemic stroke, hemorrhage,... -
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases and other oxidative enzymes are abundantl...
Abstract Background Starch is the second most abundant plant-derived biomass and a major feedstock in non-food industrial applications and first generation biofuel production.... -
A systematic review of the relationship between subchondral bone features, pa...
Abstract Introduction Bone is an integral part of the osteoarthritis (OA) process. We conducted a systematic literature review in order to understand the relationship between... -
A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
Abstract Background Different dietary approaches, such as gluten and casein free diets, or the use of probiotics and prebiotics have been suggested in autistic spectrum... -
Factors analysis on the use of key quality indicators for narrowing the gap o...
Abstract Background There are differences in the quality of care among breast cancer patients. Narrowing the quality differences could be achieved by increasing the utilization... -
Orexin A alleviates neuroinflammation via OXR2/CaMKKβ/AMPK signaling pathway ...
Abstract Background Orexins are two neuropeptides (orexin A, OXA; orexin B, OXB) secreted mainly from the lateral hypothalamus, which exert a wide range of physiological effects... -
Role of self-efficacy and social support in short-term recovery after total h...
Background: Despite the overall success of total hip replacement (THR) in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA), up to one-quarter of patients report suboptimal... -
Could low birth weight and preterm birth be associated with significant burde...
Abstract Background Approaches for the prevention and treatment of hip osteoarthritis (OA) remain limited. There are recent data suggesting that low birth weight (LBW) and... -
Sex-specific effects of dietary fatty acids on saliva cortisol and social beh...
Abstract Background Unbalanced dietary intakes of saturated (SFAs) and polyunsaturated (PUFAs) fatty acids can profoundly influence the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis... -
Estimating total body heat dissipation in air and water from skin surface hea...
Abstract Background Accurate estimates of thermoregulatory costs in air and water are necessary to predict the impacts of changing habitats to individuals and populations of... -
The decline of FGM in Egypt since 1987: a cohort analysis of the Egypt Demogr...
Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been a longstanding tradition in Egypt and until recently the practice was quasi-universal. Nevertheless, there are... -
Novel three-dimensional bone ‘mapping’ software can help assess progression o...
Abstract Imaging of bone metastasis response to therapy is a research priority. Stradwin is a new software-tool, with demonstrated sub-voxel accuracy in assessing cortical bone...
