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Occupational exposure to HIV among nurses at a major tertiary hospital: Reporting and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis; A cross-sectional study in the Western Cape, South Africa
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Kabotho, Chivese. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ... -
The odds ratio is “portable” but not the relative risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Objectives: In a recent paper we suggest that the relative risk (RR) be replaced with the odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure of choice in clinical epidemiology. In response, Chu, and colleagues raise several points that ... -
OHVIRA syndrome
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Oligomeric and phosphorylated alpha-synuclein as potential CSF biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease
( BioMed Central , 2016 , Article)Background Despite decades of intensive research, to date, there is no accepted diagnosis for Parkinson’s disease (PD) based on biochemical analysis of blood or CSF. However, neurodegeneration in the brains of PD patients ... -
Oncoproteins of High-Risk HPV and EBV Cooperate to Enhance Cell Motility and Invasion of Human Breast Cancer Cells Erk1/Erk2 and β-Catenin Signaling Pathways.
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women around the world. Most breast cancer-related deaths are a result of complications from the metastatic spread. Several recent studies reported that high-risk human ... -
Origanum syriacum L. Attenuates the Malignant Phenotype of MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Among breast cancer types, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive, and is resistant to hormonal and chemotherapeutic treatments. ... -
Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: Systematic review study protocol
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Introduction The prevalence of diabetes mellitus globally has increased considerably over the past decades with a resultant increase in the incidence of diabetes-complicated pregnancies. Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy is the ... -
Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies
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Oxidation–reduction potential and sperm DNA fragmentation, and their associations with sperm morphological anomalies amongst fertile and infertile men
( Arab Association of Urology , 2018 , Article)Objective: To assess seminal oxidation–reduction potential (ORP) and sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) in male infertility and their relationships with sperm morphology in fertile and infertile men. Patients and methods: ... -
Oxidative Stress-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Diseases
( IMR Press , 2022 , Article Review)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying CVD is key for better management or prevention. Oxidative stress has been strongly implicated in the ... -
P-value driven methods were underpowered to detect publication bias: analysis of Cochrane review meta-analyses
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)To investigate the effect of number of studies in a meta-analysis on the detection of publication bias using p-value driven methods. The proportion of meta-analyses detected by Egger's, Harbord's, Peters', and Begg's tests ... -
Parent and adolescent reports in assessing adolescent sleep problems: results from a large population study
( Wiley , 2016 , Article)To compare parent and adolescent reports in exploring adolescent sleep problems and to identify the factors associated with adolescent sleep problem disclosures. Parent (n = 5185) and adolescent reports (n = 5171, age=13.9 ... -
PD-L1 status in breast cancer: Current view and perspectives.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Breast cancer was traditionally not considered a particularly immunogenic tumor. However, recent developments have shown that some aggressive triple-negative breast cancers are immunogenic, exhibit a resistance to chemotherapy ... -
PD-L1 testing by immunohistochemistry in Immuno-Oncology.
( Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , 2022 , Article Review)Immunotherapy, based on immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and/or Programmed Death Receptor 1 (PD-1), has substantially improved the outcomes of patients with various cancers. ... -
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 ... -
Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy.
( Karolinum Press , Charles University , 2020 , Article)Penile torsion is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually characterized by a counterclockwise rotation of the penile shaft or glans. Although several surgical techniques for its correction have been proposed, the consensus ... -
Pentalogy of cantrell
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Performance evaluation of five ELISA kits for detecting anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)ObjectivesTo evaluate and compare the performances of five commercial ELISA assays (EDI, AnshLabs, Dia.Pro, NovaTec, and Lionex) for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Methods70 negative control samples (collected before the ... -
Performance evaluation of novel fluorescent-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for rapid detection and quantification of total anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD binding antibodies in infected individuals
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The vast majority of the commercially available LFIA is used to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies qualitatively. Recently, a novel fluorescence-based LIFA test was developed for quantitative measurement of the total binding ... -
Periprocedural Anticoagulation Management of Patients receiving Warfarin in Qatar: A Prospective Cohort Study
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Background: The use of anticoagulant bridging remains controversial. This study was conducted to evaluate our warfarin periprocedural management in Qatar and investigate the associated clinical outcomes with such management. ...
