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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... -
Bus commuting, subway commuting, and walking to workplaces in U.S. cities: So...
Most previous studies that examine the controversies involved in transit subsidies concentrate on large metropolitan areas in the U.S. The main contribution of this paper to the... -
Estimating the returns to United Kingdom publicly funded musculoskeletal dise...
Abstract Background Building on an approach applied to cardiovascular and cancer research, we estimated the economic returns from United Kingdom public- and charitable-funded... -
Kinematic adaptions to induced short-term pelvic limb lameness in trotting dogs
Abstract Background Lameness due to paw injuries is common in the clinical practice. Although many studies investigated gait adaptations to diseases or injuries, mainly of the... -
Genome-wide DNA methylation at birth in relation to in utero arsenic exposure...
Abstract Background In utero arsenic exposure may alter fetal developmental programming by altering DNA methylation, which may result in a higher risk of disease in later life.... -
Effect of dental implant surface roughness in patients with a history of peri...
Abstract Background To review the literature on the effect of dental implant surface roughness in patients with a history of periodontal disease. The present review addresses... -
Association between antibiotic consumption and the rate of carbapenem-resista...
Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the rate of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and antibiotic consumption intensity in 153... -
The early outcomes of candidates with portopulmonary hypertension after liver...
Abstract Background Portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) was once regarded as a contraindicaton to liver transplantation (LT). However, growing evidence has indicated that PPH... -
The effects of an abrupt increase in taxes on candy and soda in Norway: an ob...
Abstract Background Fiscal policies are used to promote a healthier diet; however, there is still a call for real-world evaluations of taxes on unhealthy foods and beverages. We... -
Assessment of eating disorders with the diabetes eating problems survey – rev...
Abstract Background The purpose of the study was to evaluate in a sample of insulin-treated diabetic patients, with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the psychometric characteristics... -
Hepatitis C virus infection status and associated factors among a multi-site ...
Abstract Background Elevated rates of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection have been reported in epidemiological studies with people who used illicit drugs (PWUIDs) in different... -
A meta-analysis of depressive symptoms among Ethiopian prisoners and a narrat...
Abstract Background The burden of depression in prisoners is increasing and factors such as co-existence of medical illness, lack of social support and longer duration of... -
Purification and characterization of a novel glutamate dehydrogenase from Geo...
Abstract Crude enzyme from Geotrichum candidum S12 exhibited high activity towards hexanol at pH 4.0, distinguishing it from currently known enzymes. To identify the dominant... -
Pleural effusion from intrathoracic migration of a ventriculo-peritoneal shun...
Abstract Background Pleural effusion is a rare complication of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting and its diagnosis is difficult in patients with... -
The application of FTIR microspectroscopy in a non-invasive and non-destructi...
Abstract The potential of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy, to inform the study and conservation of mineralised excavated textiles is discussed, highlighted... -
Geometrical dependence on the stress and slip tendency acting on the subducti...
Abstract We assess the dependence of megathrust geometry near the updip edge of the Nankai seismogenic zone according to the slip tendency of the megathrust based on a... -
The effects of dislocations on crystallographic twins and domain wall motion ...
Abstract Pure magnetite experiences a first-order phase transition (the Verwey transition) near 120â 125Â K wherein the mineralâ s symmetry changes from cubic to monoclinic.... -
Including non-concurrent control patients in the analysis of platform trials:...
Abstract Background Platform trials allow adding new experimental treatments to an on-going trial. This feature is attractive to practitioners due to improved efficiency.... -
Patternable particle microarray utilizing controllable particle delivery
Abstract In this study, we demonstrate an on-demand delivering and sequential arraying of single microparticles utilizing multiple pneumatic pressure-driven elastomer valves and... -
Comparison of faecal microbiota in Blastocystis-positive and Blastocystis-neg...
Abstract Background We investigated whether the carriage of Blastocystis in IBS patients was associated with differences in the faecal microbiota. Forty patients with...
