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Designing and validating a potential assessment inventory for assessing ELTs’...
Abstract English teachers’ assessment literacy has always been considered as an important factor in their performance. However, no instrument has ever been developed to assess... -
Similarities in clinical course and outcome between juvenile idiopathic arthr...
Abstract Background To analyze whether ANA-positive idiopathic anterior uveitis differs from JIA-associated uveitis concerning clinical course, response to treatment, and... -
OCT proves that vitreomacular adhesion is significantly more likely to develo...
Abstract Background SD-OCT is becoming commonplace in everyday practice. Vitreomacular adhesions (VMAs) are being more routinely diagnosed. Predictive studies to the natural... -
Prenatal and early-life diesel exhaust exposure causes autism-like behavioral...
Abstract Background Escalating prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in recent decades has triggered increasing efforts in understanding roles played by environmental... -
Quality of life of Moroccan patients on the palliative phase of advanced cancer
Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life of caregiver’s. The study was conducted at the RABAT National Institute of Oncology in MOROCCO. Results... -
Reengineering of MeSH thesauri for term selection to optimize literature retr...
Abstract Background PubMed is a widely used database for scientists to find biomedical-related literature. Due to the complexity of the selected research subject and its... -
Inhibition of Salmonella Typhimurium adhesion, invasion, and intracellular su...
Abstract Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infects intestinal epithelia and macrophages, which is prevented by inhibiting adhesion and cell invasion. This study aimed to... -
Multiphoton in vivo imaging with a femtosecond semiconductor disk laser
We use an ultrafast diode-pumped semiconductor disk laser (SDL) to demonstrate several applications in multiphoton microscopy. The ultrafast SDL is based on an optically pumped... -
Development and validation of the Self-Regulation of Eating Behaviour Questio...
Abstract Background Eating self-regulatory capacity can help individuals to cope with the obesogenic environment and achieve, as well as maintain, a healthy weight and diet. At... -
Carotid arterial wall inflammation in peripheral artery disease is augmented ...
Abstract Background Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at increased risk of secondary events, which is exaggerated in the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.... -
Epigenetic and non-epigenetic mode of SIRT1 action during oocyte meiosis prog...
Abstract Background SIRT1 histone deacetylase acts on many epigenetic and non-epigenetic targets. It is thought that SIRT1 is involved in oocyte maturation; therefore, the... -
Reviewing assessment of student learning in interdisciplinary STEM education
Abstract STEM education has received increasing attention in recent years. However, developing valid and reliable assessment of interdisciplinary learning in STEM has been a... -
Diffraction pattern study for cell type identification
This paper presents our study regarding diffracted intensity distribution in Fresnel and Fraunhofer approximation from different cell types. Starting from experimental... -
RIP3 dependent NLRP3 inflammasome activation is implicated in acute lung inju...
Abstract Background NLRP3 inflammasome is involved in the inflammatory responses during acute lung injury (ALI). RIP3 triggered NLRP3 inflammasome activation independent of... -
The typically developing paediatric foot: how flat should it be? A systematic...
Abstract Background All typically developing children are born with flexible flat feet, progressively developing a medial longitudinal arch during the first decade of their... -
Improvement of corn stover fuel properties via hydrothermal carbonization com...
Abstract Background Biomass fuel has been used to supply heat or crude materials in industry to replace the traditional fossil fuel which was one of the chief causes of climate... -
The effect of a rapid molecular blood test on the use of antibiotics for noso...
Abstract Background Appropriate use of antimicrobials is essential to improve outcomes in sepsis. The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of a rapid molecular... -
Identification of a putative methyltransferase gene of Babesia bigemina as a ...
Abstract Background Bovine babesiosis is caused by apicomplexan pathogens of the genus Babesia such as B. bigemina and B. bovis. These tick-borne pathogens have a complex... -
Application of soda-AQ pulping to agricultural waste (okra stalks) from Sudan
Abstract Abelmoschus esculentus okra as whole stalks was examined for its suitability for pulp and paper production. Itâ s, fiber dimensions, morphological and chemical... -
Validated and longitudinally stable asthma phenotypes based on cluster analys...
Abstract Background Asthma is a disease of varying severity and differing disease mechanisms. To date, studies aimed at stratifying asthma into clinically useful phenotypes have...