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Survey on medication information literacy and influencing factors among pregn...
Background: The use of medication during pregnancy is very common. Medication safety has been a great concern among pregnant women and is highly influenced by women’s medication... -
The outcome of structural heart defects diagnosed in the first trimester of p...
Purpose: We present the results of a detailed protocol of fetal heart examination in the first trimester, in a fetal medicine unit in Romania. Methods: Since October 2009, in... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated... -
Multicollinear physical activity accelerometry data and associations to cardi...
Abstract Background The analysis of associations between accelerometer-derived physical activity (PA) intensities and cardiometabolic health is a major challenge due to... -
Activation of chloramphenicol biosynthesis in Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 10...
Abstract Background Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 10712 produces antibiotics chloramphenicol (Cml) and jadomycin (Jad) in response to nutrient limitation and ethanol shock (ES),... -
Fluid management of the neurological patient: A concise review
textabstractMaintenance fluids in critically ill brain-injured patients are part of routine critical care. Both the amounts of fluid volumes infused and the type and tonicity of... -
Cost effectiveness of different screening strategies for gestational diabetes...
Abstract Background There is lack of ideal and comprehensive economic evaluations of various GDM strategies. The aim of this study is to the compare efficacy and... -
Decision aids that facilitate elements of shared decision making in chronic i...
Abstract Background Shared decision making (SDM) is a patient-centered approach in which clinicians and patients work together to find and choose the best course of action for... -
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... -
Drivers of hibernation in the brown bear
Background: Hibernation has been a key area of research for several decades, essentially in small mammals in the laboratory, yet we know very little about what triggers or ends... -
Cord blood DNA methylation reflects cord blood C-reactive protein levels but ...
Abstract Background Prenatal inflammation has been proposed as an important mediating factor in several adverse pregnancy outcomes. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory... -
Cross-sector surveys assessing perceptions of key stakeholders towards barrie...
© 2015 Dimairo et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
A global sensitivity analysis approach for morphogenesis models
Abstract Background Morphogenesis is a developmental process in which cells organize into shapes and patterns. Complex, non-linear and multi-factorial models with images as... -
Specificity versus redundancy in the RAP2.4 transcription factor family of Ar...
Abstract Background The Arabidopsis ERFIb / RAP2.4 transcription factor family consists of eight members with highly conserved DNA binding domains. Selected members 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... -
Serum sodium and intracranial pressure changes after desmopressin therapy in ...
Abstract Background In traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients desmopressin administration may induce rapid decreases in serum...
