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Personality, competencies, and life outcomes: results from the German PIAAC l...
Abstract The present paper investigates the power of personality to predict important life outcomes in the context of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult... -
Coverage of harm reduction services and HIV infection: a multilevel analysis ...
Abstract Background Since 2003, a harm reduction program for injecting drug users has been rolled out countrywide in China. It entails services for condom promotion, a needle... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated... -
The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...
Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking... -
Factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mot...
Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the optimal infant and young child feeding practices. Globally, <40% of infants under 6 months of age are... -
A functional connectome: regulation of Wnt/TCF-dependent transcription by pai...
Abstract Background Wnt/β-catenin signaling is often portrayed as a simple pathway that is initiated by Wnt ligand at the cell surface leading, via linear series of interactions... -
PREDOMOS study, impact of a social intervention program for socially isolated...
Abstract Background Cancer incidence and social isolation increase along with advanced age, and social isolation potentiates the relative risk of death by cancer. Once spotted,... -
Epistaxis in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: an evidence based review ...
Abstract Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) frequently present with epistaxis. Up to 98Â % of these patients will have epistaxis at some point in their... -
Was federal parity associated with changes in Out-of-network mental health ca...
Abstract Background The goal of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act is to eliminate differences in insurance coverage between... -
Cognitive impairment and hypertension in older adults living in extreme pover...
Abstract Background Previous studies have shown that hypertension is a risk factor for cognitive impairment, but whether this association is also present in extremely poor... -
Implementation of depression screening in antenatal clinics through tablet co...
Abstract Background Mobile devices may facilitate depression screening in the waiting area of antenatal clinics. This can present implementation challenges, of which we focused... -
Validation of T-Track® CMV to assess the functionality of cytomegalovirus-rea...
Abstract Background Uncontrolled cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication in immunocompromised solid-organ transplant recipients is a clinically relevant issue and an indication of... -
Change in renin, cardiovascular and inflammatory markers over three years in ...
Abstract Background To investigate if percentage change (%∆) in renin over a 3 year follow-up is associated with %∆ in cardiovascular and inflammatory markers in a low renin... -
Impact of midfoot and Hindfoot involvement on functional disability in Korean...
Abstract Background Foot involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients has been reported to severely affect functional capacity and quality of life. We aimed to determine... -
Specificity versus redundancy in the RAP2.4 transcription factor family of Ar...
Abstract Background The Arabidopsis ERFIb / RAP2.4 transcription factor family consists of eight members with highly conserved DNA binding domains. Selected members have been... -
mTOR transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally regulates Npm1 gene express...
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays essential roles in the regulation of growth-related processes such as protein synthesis, cell sizing and metabolism in both normal... -
Cost-utility analysis of Palivizumab for Respiratory Syncytial Virus infectio...
Abstract Background This study aimed at estimating the efficiency of palivizumab in the prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection and its sequelae in preterm... -
Significant pain variability in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoa...
Abstract Background While knee osteoarthritis (OA) is characterised as a slowly progressive disease, acute flares, episodes of severe pain, and substantial fluctuations in pain... -
Drug utilization patterns among elderly hospitalized patients on poly-pharmac...
Abstract Background Reports from drug utilization reviews are important tools employed in the assessment of healthcare practices. The objective of this study was to evaluate... -
Identification and validation of a Schistosoma japonicum U6 promoter
Abstract Background RNA polymerase III promoters have been widely used to express short hairpin-RNA (shRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and small guide RNA (sgRNA) in gene functional...
