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Detection of suspicious interactions of spiking covariates in methylation data
Abstract Background In methylation analyses like epigenome-wide association studies, a high amount of biomarkers is tested for an association between the measured continuous... -
BioVeL: a virtual laboratory for data analysis and modelling in biodiversity ...
Abstract Background Making forecasts about biodiversity and giving support to policy relies increasingly on large collections of... -
Variation in haemodynamic monitoring for major surgery in European nations: s...
BACKGROUND: The use of cardiac output monitoring may improve patient outcomes after major surgery. However, little is known about the use of this technology across nations.... -
Measurement properties of instruments to assess pain in children and adolesce...
Abstract Background Pain in children and adolescents with cancer has been identified as an area where many healthcare professionals seek guidance. This protocol details a... -
User-documented food consumption data from publicly available apps: an analys...
Abstract Background The need for a better understanding of food consumption behaviour within its behavioural context has sparked the interest of nutrition researchers for... -
Adoption, implementation and sustainability of school-based physical activity...
Abstract Background Globally, many children fail to meet the World Health Organization’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines. Schools are an ideal setting to... -
Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to in...
Abstract Background Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from... -
The Role of Patient and Public Involvement Leads in Facilitating Feedback: "i...
© The Author(s) 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and... -
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Advances in high-throughput genomic technologies coupled with large-scale studies including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project have generated rich resources of diverse types... -
Sustainable fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis for the vegetable industry in re...
Forward osmosis has been widely used due to its advantages such as low energy consumption and low membrane fouling. Conventional treatment of vegetable industry wastes leaving... -
A systematic review of palliative care tools and interventions for people wit...
Abstract Background Increasing attention to palliative care for the general population has led to the development of various evidence-based or consensus-based tools and... -
The reliability and accuracy of operational system data in a nationwide helic...
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of documentation in FinnHEMS database, which is a... -
Effects of preventive use of compression stockings for elderly with chronic v...
Abstract Background Many home-dwelling elderly use medical compression stockings to prevent venous insufficiency, deep venous thrombosis, painful legs and leg ulcers. Assisting... -
Uncertainty Management and the Dynamic Adjustment of Deep Decarbonization Pat...
Contrary to ‘static’ pathways that are defined once for all, this article deals with the need for policy makers to adopt a dynamic adaptive policy pathway for managing... -
Mapping cost distance using air traffic data
Recent trends in transport and communication infrastructures have had a profound impact on the spatial organization of the world city network, which have long been of interest... -
Physical Rehabilitation Core Outcomes In Critical illness (PRACTICE): protoco...
Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which... -
Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings—paper 5: ho...
Abstract Background The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations... -
Development of a measurement system for complex oral information transfer in ...
Abstract Background Information exchange between physician and patient is crucial to achieve patient involvement, shared decision making and treatment adherence. No reliable... -
Measles seroprevalence after reactive vaccination campaigns during the 2015 m...
Abstract Background Measles continues to circulate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the country suffered from several important outbreaks over the last 5 years. Despite... -
Simple descriptive missing data indicators in longitudinal studies with attri...
Abstract Objective Missing data in longitudinal studies may constitute a source of bias. We suggest three simple missing data indicators for the initial phase of getting an...
