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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,... -
Rationale, description and baseline findings of a community-based prospective...
Abstract Background An epidemic of Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN) is killing thousands of agricultural workers along the Pacific coast of Central America, but the natural... -
Occupational risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Southern Europ...
Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown cause associated with the histopathologic and/or... -
Development of predictive risk models for major adverse cardiovascular events...
Abstract Background There exist several predictive risk models for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including some developed specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus... -
Condition-specific promoter activities in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Abstract Background Saccharomyces cerevisiae is widely studied for production of biofuels and biochemicals. To improve production efficiency under industrially relevant... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Filamentation-free self-written waveguides in a photopolymerizable medium ini...
The inscription of light-induced self-written waveguides (LISW) with multimode optical fibers cannot be achieved by using coherent light because of the filamentation phenomena... -
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... -
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... -
Vascular access-specific health-related quality of life impacts among hemodia...
Abstract Background End stage kidney disease and hemodialysis dependence are associated with impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which may be related to... -
Feasibility and evaluation of a large-scale external validation approach for ...
Abstract Background To demonstrate how the Observational Healthcare Data Science and Informatics (OHDSI) collaborative network and standardization can be utilized to scale-up... -
Assessment of hospital length of stay and direct costs of type 2 diabetes in ...
Abstract Background The incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing, creating a huge burden for China’s social healthcare system. This study aimed to evaluate hospital length of... -
The contribution of culturomics to the repertoire of isolated human bacterial...
Abstract After a decade of research and metagenomic analyses, our knowledge of the human microbiota appears to have reached a plateau despite promising results. In many studies,... -
The impact of hospitalisation to geriatric wards on the use of medications an...
Abstract Background The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are associated with negative health effects for older adults. The purpose of this study was to apply... -
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 and in-hospital outcomes of diabetes among patients with acute cor...
Abstract Background Guidelines have classified patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and diabetes as a special population, with specific sections presented for the... -
Acute kidney injury prediction in cardiac surgery patients by a urinary pepti...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a prominent problem in hospitalized patients and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Clinical medicine is... -
Morbidity burden of respiratory diseases attributable to ambient temperature:...
Abstract Background There are significant associations between ambient temperature and respiratory disease mortality. However, few studies have assessed the morbidity burdens of...
