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Patternable particle microarray utilizing controllable particle delivery
Abstract In this study, we demonstrate an on-demand delivering and sequential arraying of single microparticles utilizing multiple pneumatic pressure-driven elastomer valves and... -
Synthesis of graphene oxide-quaternary ammonium nanocomposite with synergisti...
Abstract Background Bacterial infection is one of the most common complications in burn, trauma, and chronic refractory wounds and is an impediment to healing. The frequent... -
Implementation fidelity of hospital based directly observed therapy for tuber...
Abstract Background Direct observed treatment (DOT) has been implemented in Bhutan since 1997 and currently, it is offered in various model of delivery including a combination... -
Risk factors for death among children 0–59 months of age with moderate-to-sev...
Abstract Background Despite major improvements in child survival rates, the number of deaths due to diarrhea remains unacceptably high. We aimed to describe diarrhea-associated... -
Prediction of advanced colonic neoplasm in symptomatic patients: a scoring sy...
Abstract Background Fast-track colonoscopy to detect patients with colorectal cancer based on high-risk symptoms is associated with low sensitivity and specificity. The aim was... -
Use of biologically-based complementary medicine in breast and gynecological ...
Abstract Background Biologically-based complementary medicines (BB-CAM) including herbs and nutritional supplements are frequently taken by breast- and gynecological cancer... -
Reference genome and comparative genome analysis for the WHO reference strain...
The BCG live attenuated TB vaccine is one of the oldest and most widely used vaccines in human medicine. Each year, BCG vaccines are administered to over 100 million newborns... -
Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to impro...
Abstract Background Severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) is a challenge for clinicians when deciding how to manage a patient, particularly given the wide... -
Efficacy and safety of everolimus in combination with trastuzumab and paclita...
Abstract Background The current exploratory analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of everolimus for treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor... -
Prostate cancer in firefighting and police work: a systematic review and meta...
Abstract Objectives We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate potential associations between firefighting and police occupations, and prostate cancer... -
Self-sampling for human papillomavirus DNA detection: a preliminary study of ...
Abstract Background Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in Bolivia are among the highest in Latin America. This investigation aims to evaluate the possibility of using... -
Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review ...
Abstract Background The zoonotic parasite Taenia saginata utilizes bovines as an intermediate host (causing cysticercosis) and humans as the definitive host (causing taeniosis).... -
Use of wearable devices for post-discharge monitoring of ICU patients: a feas...
Abstract Background Wearable devices generate signals detecting activity, sleep, and heart rate, all of which could enable detailed and near-continuous characterization of... -
Prevalence of enteric infections among hospitalized patients in two referral ...
Abstract Background Diarrhea is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Africa and Ghana in particular, it is estimated to contribute directly to 19 and 25%... -
Nomogram for prediction of the international study Group of Liver Surgery (IS...
Abstract Background To develop a nomogram for predicting the International Study Group of Liver Surgery (ISGLS) grade B/C posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) in hepatitis B... -
In vivo bioluminescence imaging of the spatial and temporal colonization of l...
Abstract Background Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are major inhabitants and part of the normal microflora of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of humans and animals. Despite... -
Molecular surveillance of respiratory viruses with bioaerosol sampling in an ...
Abstract Recognizing that crowded, high-traffic airports and airplanes have been implicated in respiratory disease transmission, we partnered with administrators of Raleigh... -
Chromosomal integration vectors allowing flexible expression of foreign genes...
Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of human gastroenteritis yet there is limited knowledge of how disease is caused. Molecular genetic approaches are... -
Comparison of GeneXpert and line probe assay for detection of Mycobacterium t...
Abstract Background The dual challenge of low diagnostic sensitivity of microscopy test and technical challenge of performing a TB culture test poses a problem for case... -
Evaluation of digital PCR assay in detection of M.tuberculosis IS6110 and IS1...
Abstract Background Tuberculosis is still a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge with high proportion of smear- and culture- negative incidences worldwide. The...
