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Analysis of survival after initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy...
Abstract Background No study has specifically investigated the duration of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in patients who experienced acute kidney injury during... -
Oxidative stress and premature senescence in corneal endothelium following pe...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to address the question of how the premature senescence process may affect corneal endothelium after penetrating keratoplasty,... -
Development of a promoter shutoff system in <i>Aspergillus oryzae</i> using a...
Promoter shutoff is a general method for analyzing essential genes, but in the fungus Aspergillus oryzae, no tightly repressed promoters have been reported. To overcome the... -
Nutritional status and Cardiometabolic health among adolescents; findings fro...
Abstract Background Obesity has been associated with an increased risk for cardio-metabolic diseases. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents is increasing worldwide,... -
Nutritional counseling with or without mobile health technology: a randomized...
Abstract Background Nutritional status is an important prognostic factor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We wished to study the safety, tolerability and efficacy of... -
Can you un-ring the bell? A qualitative study of how affect influences cancer...
Abstract Background The belief that early detection is the best protection against cancer underlies cancer screening. Emerging research now suggests harms associated with early... -
Experts’ recommendations for the management of cardiogenic shock in children
Abstract Cardiogenic shock which corresponds to an acute state of circulatory failure due to impairment of myocardial contractility is a very rare disease in children, even more... -
Glycaemic control targets after traumatic brain injury: a systematic review a...
Abstract Background Optimal glycaemic targets in traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials... -
Vaccination of infants aged 0 to 11 months at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric a...
Abstract Background Vaccination is a major, but simple and cost effective public health intervention in the prevention of infectious diseases, especially in children. Nowadays,... -
Dried blood spot versus venous blood sampling for phenylalanine and tyrosine
Abstract Background This study investigated the agreement between various dried blood spot (DBS) and venous blood sample measurements of phenylalanine and tyrosine... -
Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) decreases neutrophil migration resp...
Abstract Objective Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and a known immune suppressant in humans and experimental animal models. Studies on... -
Access and utilization of maternal healthcare in a rural district in the fore...
Abstract Background Poor maternal health delivery in developing countries results in more than half a million maternal deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or within a few weeks... -
The pre-synaptic vesicle protein synaptotagmin is a novel biomarker for Alzhe...
Abstract Background Synaptic degeneration is a central pathogenic event in Alzheimer’s disease that occurs early during the course of disease and correlates with cognitive... -
Increasing trends in incidence of preterm birth among 2.5 million newborns in...
Abstract Background The incidence of preterm birth (PTB, -
Fear of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer survivors
Background High fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is an understudied topic in prostate cancer (PCa) survivors. This study aimed to detect the prevalence, consequences and... -
Cardiovascular health effects following exposure of human volunteers during f...
Abstract Background Firefighters have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and of sudden death from coronary heart disease on duty while suppressing fires. This study... -
Adherence to guidelines across different specialties to prevent infections in...
Abstract Background Substantial numbers of patients are now receiving either immunosuppressive therapies or chemotherapy. There are significant risks in such patients of... -
A comprehensive technique for artificial hybridization in Chickpea (Cicer ari...
Abstract Background Two crossing techniques for hybridization of chickpea have been reported and include pollination after emasculation and pollination without emasculation.... -
Shared decision making and antibiotic benefit-harm conversations: an observat...
Abstract Background Little research has examined whether shared decision making (SDM) occurs in consultations for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including what, and how,... -
Neonatal respiratory outcomes in pregnancy induced hypertension: introducing ...
Objective: To evaluate short-term respiratory outcomes, mortality and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants born to mothers with and without pregnancy induced...
