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Intestinal dysbiosis in preterm infants preceding necrotizing enterocolitis: ...
Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a catastrophic disease of preterm infants, and microbial dysbiosis has been implicated in its pathogenesis. Studies... -
Metagenomic analysis of viral nucleic acid extraction methods in respiratory ...
Abstract Background Numerous protocols for viral enrichment and genome amplification have been created. However, the direct identification of viral genomes from clinical... -
Overcoming species barriers: an outbreak of Lagovirus europaeus GI.2/RHDV2 in...
Abstract Background Prior to 2010, the lagoviruses that cause rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and European brown hare syndrome... -
On polarization metrology (estimation) of the degree of coherence of optical ...
A new approach is proposed for estimating the degree of coherence of optical waves. The possibility of transformation of the spatial polarization distribution in the measured... -
Comparison of the plenoptic sensor and the Shack–Hartmann sensor
Adaptive optics has been successfully used for decades in the field of astronomy to correct for atmospheric turbulence. A well-developed example involves sensing the slightly... -
Four thiol-oxidoreductases involved in the formation of disulphide bonds in t...
Abstract Background Bacterial secretory proteins often require the formation of disulphide bonds outside the cell to acquire an active conformation. Thiol-disulphide... -
A design for a photonic syringe with multimode coupled slot waveguides
A design is proposed that allows non-stationary field distribution with Bragg gratings in multiple slot waveguides. Selective coupling between modes is achieved or suppressed,... -
Microglial depletion and repopulation in brain slice culture normalizes sensi...
Abstract Background Microglia are critical mediators of neuroimmune pathology across multiple neurologic disorders. Microglia can be persistently activated or “primed” by... -
Adaptive designs undertaken in clinical research: a review of registered clin...
Abstract Adaptive designs have the potential to improve efficiency in the evaluation of new medical treatments in comparison to traditional fixed sample size designs. However,... -
Mass and energy analysis of composite pellet process
Composite pellet processes, such as ITmk3, are reported to have lower environmental emissions and increased energy efficiency compared to the blast furnace route. This paper... -
Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. infection in several hosts in Brazil: a system...
Abstract Background Blastocystis sp. affects a wide variety of animals and is the most common protozoan in human fecal samples with potential pandemic distribution. In the... -
Targeted capture enrichment followed by NGS: development and validation of a ...
Abstract Background Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been widely adopted for the detection of fetal aneuploidies and microdeletion syndromes, nevertheless, limited... -
Efficacy of capecitabine and oxaliplatin versus S-1 as adjuvant chemotherapy ...
Abstract Background We sought to assess the prognostic significance of lymph node ratio (LNR) and N stage in patients undergoing D2 gastrectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy, S-1,... -
Novel optimization strategy for tannase production through a modified solid-s...
Abstract Background High amounts of insoluble substrates exist in the traditional solid-state fermentation (SSF) system. The presence of these substrates complicates the... -
Early BCG vaccine to low-birth-weight infants and the effects on growth in th...
Abstract Background Randomised trials have shown that early Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine reduces overall neonatal and infant mortality. However, no study has examined... -
Patient-reported outcome measures: selection of a valid questionnaire for rou...
Abstract Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are becoming increasingly important in healthcare. In nephrology, there is no agreement on which chronic kidney... -
The burden of laboratory-confirmed pertussis in low- and middle-income countr...
Abstract Background An effective vaccine against Bordetella pertussis was introduced into the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) by WHO in 1974, leading to a substantial... -
Cultural adaptations to augment health and mental health services: a systemat...
Abstract Background Membership in diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural groups is often associated with inequitable health and mental health outcomes for diverse populations....
