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Optical coherence tomography in myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein antibody-...
Abstract Background Serum antibodies against myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein (MOG-IgG) are detectable in a proportion of patients with acute or relapsing neuroinflammation.... -
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... -
Neuronal impairment following chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection is aggravat...
Abstract Background It has become increasingly evident that the immune and nervous systems are closely intertwined, relying on one another during regular homeostatic conditions.... -
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... -
Determinants of the lung microbiome in intubated premature infants at risk fo...
Background: Airway dysbiosis in premature infants may be associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Early oropharyngeal colostrum (OPC) administration alters the oral... -
Two subphenotypes of septic acute kidney injury are associated with different...
Abstract Background The pathophysiology of septic acute kidney injury is inadequately understood. Recently, subphenotypes for... -
Immune responses upon Campylobacter jejuni infection of secondary abiotic mic...
Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni infections are of rising importance worldwide. Given that innate immune receptors including nucleotide-oligomerization-domain-2 (Nod2)... -
A specific synbiotic-containing amino acid-based formula in dietary managemen...
Here we report follow-up data from a double-blind, randomized, controlled multicenter trial, which investigated fecal microbiota changes with a new amino acid-based formula... -
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Objective: Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are sensitive to early indices of cochlear pathology. Pathology to the cochlea is in part mediated by ischaemic... -
Transient detectable viremia and the risk of viral rebound in patients from t...
Abstract Background Temporary increases in plasma HIV RNA ('blips') are common in HIV patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Blips above 500 copies/mL have been... -
Sitagliptin does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalizati...
Abstract Background To examine the effects of the DPP-4i sitagliptin on CV outcomes during and after incident MI in the Trial... -
A preliminary FE analysis of a helmeted head in an A-pillar impact: effects o...
The purpose of this study is to examine the rotational mechanisms of a helmeted head and the effects of whole-body kinematic behavior of a cyclist and head-helmet interaction on... -
Decision aids to help older people make health decisions: a systematic review...
Abstract Background Decision aids have been overall successful in improving the quality of health decision making. However, it is unclear whether the impact of the results of... -
Secularity, abortion, assisted dying and the future of conscientious objectio...
Abstract Background Controversies arise over abortion, assisted dying and conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship... -
Detecting noncredible performance with the neuropsychological assessment batt...
Objective: While the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery, Screening Module (S-NAB) is a commonly used cognitive screening measure, no composite embedded performance validity... -
Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of card...
Abstract Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a physical condition that is now well established as a predictor of numerous adverse health outcomes, independent of... -
ELECtric Tibial nerve stimulation to Reduce Incontinence in Care homes: proto...
© The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
Associations of tobacco smoking with body mass distribution; a population-bas...
Abstract Background Studies indicate an effect of smoking toward abdominal obesity, but few assess hip and waist circumferences (HC and WC) independently. The present study... -
Differential contractile response of critically ill patients to neuromuscular...
BACKGROUND: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been investigated as a preventative measure for intensive care unit-acquired weakness. Trial results remain... -
Abdominal obesity increases metabolic risk factors in non-obese adults: a Hun...
Abstract Background The prevalence of abdominal obesity is increasing worldwide. Adults with abdominal obesity have been reported to have increased risk of cardiometabolic...
