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Adolescent BMI and early-onset type 2 diabetes among Ethiopian immigrants and...
Abstract Background We assessed in a nationwide cohort the association between adolescent BMI and early-onset ( -
Prevalence and associated factors of ischemic heart disease (IHD) among patie...
Abstract Background Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is the first ranked among most common causes of death involving cardiovascular and other diseases. The information on the... -
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,... -
Barriers to effective diabetes management – a survey of people with severe me...
© 2018 The Authors. Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
Does arthroscopic repair show superiority over open repair of lateral ankle l...
Abstract Background There is still no definite consensus on whether arthroscopic repair shows superiority over open repair for chronic lateral ankle instability. We conducted a... -
Correction to: SALP, a new single-stranded DNA library preparation method esp...
After publication of the original article [1] the authors noted that the additional files had not been uploaded correctly. -
Quality assessments for cancer centers in the European Union
Abstract Background Cancer centers are pressured to deliver high-quality services that can be measured and improved, which has led to an increase of assessments in many... -
Early gut microbiota signature of aGvHD in children given allogeneic hematopo...
Abstract Background The onset of acute Graft-versus-Host Disease (aGvHD) has been correlated with the gut microbiota (GM) composition, but experimental observations are still... -
Supporting self-employment and small-scale entrepreneurship: potential progra...
Worldwide, around 55 percent of workers are self-employed, and about three-quarters of these are likely to be subsistence entrepreneurs. These... -
Increase in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka...
Abstract Background Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of death and more than 40% of NCD deaths are premature occurring before the age of 70 years.... -
Effects of cyanobacterial toxins on the human gastrointestinal tract and the ...
Abstract Background Cyanobacterial blooms occur with increasing frequency in freshwater ecosystems, posing a hazard to human and environmental health. Exposure of human to... -
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... -
Compliance with water advisories after water outages in Norway
Background: Water advisories, especially those concerning boiling drinking water, are widely used to reduce risks of infection from contaminants in the water supply. Since the... -
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... -
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...
