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Physical activity and overweight/obesity among Malaysian adults: findings fro...
Abstract Background Overweight and obesity are growing health problems both worldwide and in Malaysia due to such lifestyle changes as decreased physical activity (PA),... -
Acetate metabolic requirement of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli promotes i...
Abstract Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a facultative intracellular pathogen, and intracellular persistence in macrophages is essential for APEC extraintestinal... -
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... -
Prototype foamy virus elicits complete autophagy involving the ER stress-rela...
Abstract Background Prototype foamy virus (PFV) is a member of the Spumaretrovirinae subfamily of retroviruses, which maintains lifelong latent infection while being... -
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,... -
A 5-day intensive curriculum for interns utilizing simulation and active-lear...
Abstract Objective Simulation-based learning strategies have demonstrated improved procedural competency, teamwork skills, and acute patient management skills in learners. “Boot... -
A retrospective study of the clinical phenotype and predictors of survival in...
Abstract Background Little is known about the clinical phenotype of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in non-Caucasian populations. Here, we aimed to describe the clinical... -
Association among oral symptoms, oral health-related quality of life, and hea...
Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a multidimensional construct that refers to an individual’s self-perceived well-being. This study used the revised... -
Time to death and risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Northern Ethiopia
Abstract Objective The main objective of this study was to assess time to death and associated risk factors among tuberculosis (TB) patients. Results A total of 769 TB patients... -
Decision making under uncertainty, therapeutic inertia, and physicians’ risk ...
Abstract Background The management of multiple sclerosis (MS) is rapidly changing by the introduction of new and more effective disease-modifying agents. The importance of risk... -
Optical coherence tomography in myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein antibody-...
Abstract Background Serum antibodies against myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein (MOG-IgG) are detectable in a proportion of patients with acute or relapsing neuroinflammation.... -
Vaccination of infants aged 0 to 11 months at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric a...
Abstract Background Vaccination is a major, but simple and cost effective public health intervention in the prevention of infectious diseases, especially in children. Nowadays,... -
Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococ...
Abstract Background To explore the overall prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae(S. pneumoniae) among healthy children.... -
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... -
Incidence and impact on outcomes of acute kidney injury after a stroke: a sys...
Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney disease have worse outcomes after stroke. However, the burden of acute kidney injury after stroke has not been extensively... -
Golgi tethering factor golgin-97 suppresses breast cancer cell invasiveness b...
Abstract Background Golgin-97 is a tethering factor in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and is crucial for vesicular trafficking and maintaining cell polarity. However, the... -
Genetic tool for fate mapping of Oct4 (Pou5f1)-expressing cells and their pro...
Abstract Background Methods based on site-specific recombinases are widely used in studying gene activities in vivo and in vitro. In these studies, constitutively active or... -
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... -
Use of diagnostic tests and the appropriateness of the treatment decision in ...
Abstract Background Inappropriate prescription of antibiotics is the leading driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The majority of antibiotics are prescribed in primary... -
Quality of observational studies in prestigious journals of occupational medi...
Abstract Objective The present study applied the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement to observational studies published in...
