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A method for sensitivity analysis to assess the effects of measurement error ...
Abstract Background Measurement error in self-reported dietary intakes is known to bias the association between dietary intake and a health outcome of interest such as risk of a... -
Module and individual domain deletions of NRPS to produce plipastatin derivat...
Abstract Background Plipastatin, an antifungal lipopeptide, is synthesized by a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) in Bacillus subtilis. However, little information is... -
Antibiotics prescription and guidelines adherence in elderly: impact of the c...
Abstract Background Although the interest of antibiotics is well known, antibiotics prescription is associated with side effect, especially in patients with multiples... -
Slot-mode optomechanical crystals: a versatile platform for multimode optomec...
Cavity optomechanical systems are being studied for their potential in areas such as metrology, communications, and quantum information science. For a number of recently... -
Determination of volatile flavors in fresh navel orange by multidimensional g...
The aroma fraction of fresh fruits is a key factor to evaluate quality and acceptance or resistance of customers. Due to the limited sensitivity of current analytical methods,... -
Intracavity transverse modes controlled by a genetic algorithm based on Zerni...
A new adaptive optics (AO) system for controlling the mode profile of a diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG solid laser has been set up in our laboratory. A 19-element piezoelectric... -
Integrated metamaterials for efficient and compact free-space-to-waveguide co...
We applied nonlinear optimization to design nanophotonics-based metamaterials for efficient free-space-to-waveguide coupling. Three devices were designed, fabricated and... -
Measuring energy, macro and micronutrient intake in UK children and adolescen...
Abstract Background Measuring dietary intake in children and adolescents can be challenging due to misreporting, difficulties in establishing portion size and reliance on... -
Prevalence and pattern of antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isol...
Abstract Background Studies have implicated Staphylococcus aureus as the leading cause of septicemia in the Tamale metropolis of Ghana. The aim of this study was to determine... -
Psychometric study of the European Portuguese version of the PedsQL 3.0 Cance...
Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome to assess the impact of cancer. This article examines the psychometric properties of the... -
Measuring implementation fidelity of school-based obesity prevention programm...
Background: Until now, there is no clear overview of how fidelity is assessed in school-based obesity prevention programmes. In order to move the field of obesity prevention... -
Associations between biomechanical and clinical/anthropometrical factors and ...
Abstract Background The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate whether runners with certain biomechanical or clinical/anthropometrical characteristics sustain more... -
Selecting interventions to improve patient-relevant outcomes in health care f...
Abstract Background Measuring and improving outcomes is a central element of value-based health care. However, selecting improvement interventions based on outcome measures is... -
Vascular assessment techniques of podiatrists in Australia and New Zealand: a...
Abstract Background Podiatrists play a central role in conducting non-invasive vascular assessment in the lower extremity. This involves screening for signs and symptoms of... -
Cross-cultural adaptions and measurement properties of the WORC (Western Onta...
Abstract Background To evaluate the translations, cross-cultural adaptation procedures and measurement properties of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC), when it is... -
Characterization of a photonic crystal fiber mode converter using low coheren...
The relative group delay of the different modes present in an all-fiber LP11 mode converter at a central wavelength of 750 nm is observed using low coherence interferometric... -
Stroke units, certification, and outcomes in German hospitals: a longitudinal...
Abstract Background Treatment of stroke patients in stroke units has increased and studies have shown improved outcomes. However, a large share of patients in Germany is still... -
An analysis of reporting quality of prospective studies examining community a...
Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance is a global problem, but the relationship between antibiotic use and resistance development and decay is not well understood. This... -
Responsiveness of the PROMIS® measures to changes in disease status among ped...
Abstract Background Nephrotic syndrome represents a condition in pediatric nephrology typified by a relapsing and remitting course, proteinuria and the presence of edema. The... -
GC-PROM: validation of a patient-reported outcomes measure for Chinese patien...
Abstract Background There is increasing recognition that PROs are important in the estimation of the burden of long-term survival among patients with gastric cancer. The study...
