Development of new indicators based on first Delphi round results. Summaries of the suggestions of new indicators by panellists (panellistsâ country specified) in the left...

Abstract Human challenge trials (HCTs) deliberately infect participants in order to test vaccines and treatments in a controlled setting, rather than enrolling individuals with...

Originally published in Optics Express on 14 April 2008 (oe-16-8-5838)

Definition of severity levels of polyneuropathy. (DOCX 45 kb)

Abstract Background Perioperative care in colorectal surgery is systematically defined in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol. The ERAS protocol improves...

Originally published in Optics Express on 11 June 2007 (oe-15-12-7557)

Originally published in Optics Express on 26 December 2005 (oe-13-26-10717)

Abstract Background The intestinal microbiota influences metabolic, nutritional, and immunologic processes and has been associated with a broad range of adverse health outcomes...

The problem of fast computation of multivariate kernel density estimation (KDE) is still an open research problem. In our view, the existing solutions do not resolve this matter...

Additional file 4: Table S3. List of 50 monogenic diseases screened by comprehensive NIPT. Targeted mutations covered are outlined along with detection frequencies in...

A list of KFRS4/Kyo-specific mutations found within the genomic interval identified by a linkage analysis (chr15:89.0â 94.8Â Mb in the rn5 assembly). (XLS 36Â kb)

Effects of AT1R antagonist, ZD 7155 and AT2R antagonist, PD123319 on plasma variables in conscious lambs. (DOCX 20 kb)

Abstract Background The tropical liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica causes fasciolosis, an important disease of humans and livestock. We characterized dynamic transcriptional...

The linear association between the selected SNPs in the ESR1 region and absolute mammographic density. (DOC 47 kb)

Hemoglobin levels at POD1 and POD7 in anemia patients. In all 13 patients in the anemia (+) group, the hemoglobin value at POD 7 was lower than POD 1 with a significant...

Table S1. STROBE Statementâ checklist of items that should be included in reports of observational studies. (DOCX 38 kb)

Objective: Statins are commonly prescribed drugs that have been inconsistently associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk. We examined associations between ALS...

Abstract Background Inoculation of wheat plants with Puccinia triticina (Pt) spores activates a wide range of host responses. Compatible Pt interaction with susceptible Thatcher...

The 2031 significantly changed miRNA-lncRNA interactions. (XLSX 65 kb)

Abstract Background More than 80 % of all terrestrial plant species establish an arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbiosis with Glomeromycota fungi. This plant-microbe interaction...