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Implementation and evaluation of a patient safety course in a problem-based learning program
(2017 , Article)Background: Since the development of the WHO patient safety curriculum guide, there has been insufficient reporting regarding the implementation and evaluation of patient safety courses in undergraduate problem-based ... -
Differential effect of mass deworming and targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Background Soil-transmitted helminth infections are a major global health issue, causing substantial morbidity in the world's poorest populations. Regular delivery of anthelmintic drugs is the mainstay for global ... -
Upper Versus Lower Gastrointestinal Delivery for Transplantation of Fecal Microbiota in Recurrent or Refractory Clostridium difficile Infection: A Collaborative Analysis of Individual Patient Data From 14 Studies
( Wolters Kluwer , 2017 , Article)The aim of this study was to compare upper gastrointestinal (UGI) versus lower gastrointestinal (LGI) delivery routes of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for refractory or recurrent/relapsing Clostridium difficile ... -
Clostridium difficile Infection and Risk of Colectomy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Bias-adjusted Meta-analysis
( Wolters Kluwer , 2017 , Article)Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common complication of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and is associated with worse outcome. Variable rates of colectomy have been reported among IBD complicated by CDI. We ... -
Calmodulin Interacts and Regulates Enzyme Activity of the Mammalian Sperm Phospholipase C
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Sperm-specific Phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ) is widely considered to be the sole, physiological stimulus responsible for the generation of Ca2+ oscillations that induce egg activation and early embryo development during ... -
Peer-assisted Learning Associated with Team-based Learning in Dental Education
( Health Professions Education , 2017 , Article)Peer-assisted learning is one of many educational strategies that can assist students׳ learning and their professional development. Its value could be enhanced if combined with a student centered learning strategy such as ... -
Substantial toxic effect of water-pipe smoking on the early stage of embryonic development
( Oxford University Press , 2017 , Article)Water-pipe smoking (WPS) is the most widespread tobacco use in the Middle-East, and is rapidly spreading globally. Smoke from WP contains most of the compounds present in cigarette smoke, although in different proportions. ... -
Development and Validation of the Motivation for Tutoring Questionnaire in Problem-Based Learning Programs
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)PurposeThere are no published instruments, which measure tutor motivation for conducting small group tutorials in problem-based learning programs. Therefore, we aimed to develop a motivation for tutoring questionnaire in ... -
Epstein-Barr virus and its association with Fascin expression in colorectal cancers in the Syrian population: A tissue microarray study.
( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy in both men and women worldwide. Colorectal carcinogenesis is a complex, multistep process involving environmental and lifestyle features as well as sequential ... -
The accuracy of the anatomical method for stature estimation in Black South African females
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The anatomical method is considered the most accurate stature estimation method, but investigation has shown that it continuously underestimates stature. This underestimation is believed to be related to the use of universal ... -
Sex estimation using dimensions around the nutrient foramen of the long bones of the arm and forearm in South Africans
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)South Africa has had an increase in rates of crime, interpersonal violence and homicide since the introduction of democracy in 1994. Forensic osteological standards was lacking for South Africans of different population ... -
Proteomic analysis of the endometrium during early pregnancy in the domestic pig.
( CSIRO Publishing , 2017 , Article)Reproductive processes in domestic pigs have been studied extensively. Pigs are one of the main sources of meat for human consumption and are an established model for investigations into mammalian, including human, ... -
Pertussis toxin IgA testing over-diagnoses recent pertussis infection
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The importance of pertussis toxin (PT) IgA testing in the diagnosis of recent pertussis infection remains unclear. The contribution of PT IgA to the diagnosis of recent pertussis was reviewed in two separate analyses. ... -
Differentiated thyroid cancer: millions spent with no tangible gain?
( Bio Scientifica , 2017 , Article)The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has rapidly increased worldwide over the last decades. It is unknown if the increase in diagnosis has been mirrored by an increase in thyroidectomy rates with the ... -
Novel regulators of PD-L1 expression in cancer: CMTM6 and CMTM4-a new avenue to enhance the therapeutic benefits of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
( AME Publishing Company , 2017 , Article)CMTM6 and CMTM4-a new avenue to enhance the therapeutic benefits of immune checkpoint inhibitors -
Apocrine Carcinoma
( Springer, Cham , 2017 , Book chapter)Carcinoma with apocrine differentiation (invasive apocrine carcinoma) is defined by “WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast” as “any invasive carcinoma in which cells show the cytological features of apocrine cells” ... -
Mycoplasma bovis-induced inhibition of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation is ameliorated after blocking the immune-inhibitory programmed death 1 receptor
( American Society for Microbiology , 2018 , Article)Mycoplasma bovis-induced immune suppression is a major obstacle faced by the host for controlling infections. M. bovis impairment of antigen-specific T-cell responses is achieved through inhibiting the proliferation of ... -
Curcumin potentiates the function of human ? 7 -nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in SH-EP1 cells
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Effects of curcumin, a biologically active ingredient of turmeric, were tested on the Ca 2+ transients induced by the activation of ? 7 subunit of the human nicotinic acetylcholine (? 7 nACh) receptor expressed in SH-EP1 ... -
Cell shortening and calcium dynamics in epicardial and endocardial myocytes from the left ventricle of Goto-Kakizaki type 2 diabetic rats
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2018 , Article)New Findings: What is the central question of this study? To investigate haemodynamic dysfunction in the type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat, we measured shortening and Ca2+ transport in ventricular myocytes from ... -
Role of mast cells and basophils in pruritus
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2018 , Article Review)To protect our body systems, there is a constant interactive conversation between the skin nervous and immune system. Important elements of this conversation in the skin include mast cells, basophils, and sensory nerve ...