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MRI of trunk muscles and motor and respiratory function in patients with myot...
Abstract Background Myotonic Dystrophy 1 (DM1) causes progressive myopathy of extremity muscles. DM1 may also affect muscles of the trunk. The aim of this study was to... -
ISSEC: inferring contacts among protein secondary structure elements using de...
Abstract Background The formation of contacts among protein secondary structure elements (SSEs) is an important step in protein folding as it determines topology of protein... -
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High Sch...
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High School Struggling Readers -
Comparison of biochemical parameters among DPP4 inhibitor users and other ora...
Abstract Background Higher efficacy of incretin-based therapies for type 2 diabetes mellitus has been reported from Asia. Pancreatitis and hepatitis have also been suspected to... -
Newborn and childhood differential DNA methylation and liver fat in school-ag...
Abstract Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in children in western countries. Adverse early-life exposures are associated with... -
Science of health care delivery milestones for undergraduate medical education
Abstract Background The changing healthcare landscape requires physicians to develop new knowledge and skills such as high-value care, systems improvement, population health,... -
Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the breastfeeding self-efficacy sca...
Abstract Background Increasing the prevalence of optimal breastfeeding practices, including exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, could prevent an estimated 823,000 child deaths... -
Urinary proteomics for prediction of mortality in patients with type 2 diabet...
Abstract Background The urinary proteomic classifier CKD273 has shown promise for prediction of progressive diabetic nephropathy (DN). Whether it is also a determinant of... -
The effect of industry-related air pollution on lung function and respiratory...
Abstract Background Heavy industry emits many potentially hazardous pollutants into the air which can affect health. However, the effects of air pollution from heavy industry on... -
Actions and processes that patients, family members, and physicians associate...
Abstract Background Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is increasingly linked to improved communication, care quality, and patient decision making. However, in order to... -
Data cleaning and management protocols for linked perinatal research data: a ...
Abstract Background Data cleaning is an important quality assurance in data linkage research studies. This paper presents the data cleaning and preparation process for a... -
Scaling up strategies of the chronic respiratory disease programme of the Eur...
Abstract Action Plan B3 of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) focuses on the integrated care of chronic diseases. Area 5 (Care... -
Exposure to e-cigarette advertising, attitudes, and use susceptibility in ado...
Abstract Background Tobacco advertisements have been banned in Hong Kong, but low intensity e-cigarette (EC) advertising can still be found in various media outlets. We... -
eRegistries: indicators for the WHO Essential Interventions for reproductive,...
Abstract Background Electronic health registries â eRegistries - can systematically collect relevant information at the point of care for reproductive, maternal, newborn and... -
Appalachian disparities in tobacco cessation treatment utilization in Medicaid
Abstract Background Kentucky Medicaid enrollees, particularly those in the rural Appalachian region, face disproportionate smoking rates and tobacco-related disease burden... -
Assessing quality of newborn care at district facilities in Malawi
Abstract Background Malawi is celebrated as one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing under-5 mortality by two-thirds... -
Human-biomonitoring and individual soil measurements for children and mothers...
In this study, we assessed intracorporal mercury concentrations in subjects living on partially mercury-contaminated soils in a defined area in Switzerland. We assessed 64... -
Correction to: Goats in the city: prevalence of Giardia duodenalis and Crypto...
In the original publication of this article [1] the supplementary file was missing two primers for the PCR reaction and the PCR conditions of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. In... -
The effect of changes to GOLD severity stage on long term morbidity and morta...
Abstract Background The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) severity stage classifies Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) into groups based on... -
Breast milk DHA levels may increase after informing women: a community-based ...
Abstract Background Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in breast milk, has many health benefits for both mother and baby. A 2007 meta-analysis found U.S....
