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New-onset non-infectious pulmonary manifestations among patients with systemi...
Abstract Objective The objective was to estimate the incidence of lung disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Using Swedish register data, we... -
A review of the use of propensity score diagnostics in papers published in hi...
Abstract Background Propensity scores are widely used to deal with confounding bias in medical research. An incorrectly specified propensity score model may lead to residual... -
Comparative effectiveness of primary tumor resection in patients with stage I...
Abstract Background Previous studies comparing primary tumor resection (PTR) to palliative treatment for advanced-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) were limited by... -
The potential role of infectious agents and pelvic inflammatory disease in ov...
Abstract Background The etiological cause of ovarian cancer is poorly understood. It has been theorized that bacterial or viral infection as well as pelvic inflammatory disease... -
Long-term slow slip event detected beneath the Shima Peninsula, central Japan...
Abstract Long-term slow slip events (SSEs), the largest events among slow earthquakes, occur repeatedly along the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan. Their locations, near the... -
Comparative analyses of the in vivo induction and transmission of α-synuclein...
Abstract α-synuclein (αS) is the major component of several types of brain pathological inclusions that define neurodegenerative diseases termed synucleinopathies. Central... -
Systematic review of the relationships between sleep duration and health indi...
Abstract Background The objective of this systematic review was to examine for the first time the associations between sleep duration and a broad range of health indicators in... -
Incidence and time trends of sarcoma (2000–2013): results from the French net...
Abstract Background The exhaustive collection of new sarcoma cases and their second histologic review offer a unique opportunity to study their incidence and time trends in... -
Genes targeted by the Hedgehog-signaling pathway can be regulated by Estrogen...
Abstract Background Nuclear receptor family member, Estrogen related receptor β, and the Hedgehog signal transduction pathway are both reported to relate to tumorigenesis and... -
Health-related quality of life in thrombocytopenic patients with chronic hepa...
Abstract Background Despite changes in the treatment paradigm towards non-interferon-based therapies, interferon-based treatments are still used in some geographical regions for... -
Safety, pharmacokinetics, and antitumor properties of anlotinib, an oral mult...
Abstract Background Anlotinib is a novel multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is designed to primarily inhibit VEGFR2/3, FGFR1-4, PDGFR α/β, c-Kit, and Ret. We aimed to... -
Development of gut inflammation in mice colonized with mucosa-associated bact...
Abstract Background Disturbances in the intestinal microbial community (i.e. dysbiosis) or presence of the microbes with deleterious effects on colonic mucosa has been linked to... -
The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan
Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine and the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine provide here a clinical practice guideline for the... -
Comparison of efficacy and safety of drug-eluting versus uncoated balloon ang...
Abstract Background This quantitative meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting balloon (DEB) vs. uncoated balloon (UCB) in patients with... -
Prevalence of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure...
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of MRSA among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) being monitored in a tertiary outpatient hospital... -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic r...
Abstract Background The risk and prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still obscure. The current study was aimed to... -
Sustained low influenza vaccination in health care workers after H1N1 pandemi...
Abstract Background Despite consistent recommendations by all Public Health Authorities in support of annual influenza vaccination for at-risk categories, there is still a low... -
CellTag Indexing: genetic barcode-based sample multiplexing for single-cell g...
Abstract High-throughput single-cell assays increasingly require special consideration in experimental design, sample multiplexing, batch effect removal, and data... -
Disease severity determines health-seeking behaviour amongst individuals with...
Abstract Background Seasonal influenza epidemics place considerable strain on health services. Robust systems of surveillance are therefore required to ensure preparedness.... -
Unique patterns of lower respiratory tract microbiota are associated with inf...
Abstract Background The lung microbiome maintains the homeostasis of the immune system within the lungs. In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the lung microbiome is...
