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Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta versus darbepoetin alfa for anemia in non-dialysis-dependent CKD: a systematic review
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2014 , Article Review)
Background Anemia management in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is associated with cardiovascular and cost benefits, slows decline in renal function, and prevents mortality. Different reviews ...
Advances in vaccination against avian pathogenic Escherichia coli respiratory disease: Potentials and limitations
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article Review)
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is one of the most economically devastating pathogens affecting the poultry industry. This group of extra-intestinal E. coli causes a variety of clinical conditions including ...
Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article Review)
According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with ...
TOSSIM and distributed binary consensus algorithm in wireless sensor networks
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Academic Press
, 2014 , Article Review)
In this paper, we present distributed binary consensus algorithm over the wireless sensor networks (WSN) in the presence of faulty nodes. We assume that each fault occurs during the execution of an algorithm on a sensor ...
Enhancing spectral-energy efficiency for LTE-Advanced heterogeneous networks: A users social pattern perspective
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Article Review)
The development of LTE-Advanced and beyond cellular networks is expected to offer considerably higher data rates than the existing 3G networks. Among the many potential technologies in LTE-Advanced systems, users' ...
Systematic review of factors affecting pharmaceutical expenditures
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2014 , Article Review)
Objective: To systematically identify the main factors contributing to the increase in pharmaceutical expenditures. Methods: A systematic search of published studies was conducted utilising major widely used electronic ...
Clinical pharmacokinetic drug interactions associated with artemisinin derivatives and HIV-antivirals
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Springer International Publishing
, 2014 , Article Review)
Management of HIV and malaria co-infection is challenging due to potential drug-drug interactions between antimalarial and HIV-antiviral drugs. Little is known of the clinical significance of these drug interactions, and ...
The usefulness of session rating of perceived exertion for monitoring training load despite several influences on perceived exertion
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Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
, 2014 , Article Review)
Despite various contributing factors, session rating of perceived exertion has the potential to affect a large proportion of the global sporting and clinical communities since it is an inexpensive and simple tool that is ...