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Diagnostic accuracy of multiplex nucleic acid amplification tests for Campylobacter infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2022 , Article Review)
Campylobacter infection is one of the most frequently reported foodborne diseases with approximately 230,000 and 1.5 million cases each year in Europe and the USA, respectively. Culture methods are the reference for the ...
Likelihood ratio interpretation of the relative risk
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2022 , Article)
Interpreting diagnostic test results in
medicine
The likelihood ratio (LR) is today commonly used
in medicine for diagnostic inference. Historically,
it was preceded by introduction, in 1966, of the
predictive value ...
Comment on a review of methods to assess publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
We read with interest the well-written review on the assessment of publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis by Page et al.1 in which both funnel plots and tests for its asymmetry were described. The decision ...
Examining how meta-analytic methods perform
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Wiley
, 2022 , Other)
I read with interest the paper by Bramley et al.1 that concluded (regarding error estimation) that the IVhet method often outperforms the Henmi-copas (HC) method with fewer than 10 studies. They also concluded that the ...
Sociocultural insights on dementia care-giving in Arab and Muslim communities: The perspectives of family care-givers
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Cambridge University Press
, 2022 , Article)
Little is known about the experiences of informal family care-giving for persons with ADRD in the context of Arab and Muslim communities. This paper offers fresh insight into the less-studied private sphere of the home, ...
Review of Post-translational Modification of Human Serum Albumin
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Bentham
, 2022 , Article)
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) may affect the functions of human serum albumin. Here we review reports of novel PTMs of human serum albumin. This study reviewed one hundred twenty-three recently reported novel ...
Novel Post-translational Modifications in Human Serum Albumin
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Bentham
, 2022 , Article)
Aim: This study aims to identify novel post-translational modifications in human serum albumin by mass spectrometry. Background: Serum albumin is the most abundant protein in plasma, has many physiological functions, and ...
Early metabolic impairment as a contributor to neurodegenerative disease: Mechanisms and potential pharmacological intervention
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Wiley
, 2022 , Article Review)
The metabolic syndrome comprises a family of clinical and laboratory findings, including insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and hypertension, in addition ...
Therapeutic effects of statins on osteoarthritis: A review
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Wiley
, 2022 , Article Review)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease. The etiology of OA is considered to be multifactorial. Currently, there is no definitive treatment for OA, and the existing treatments are not very effective. ...
Assessing the accuracy of the anatomical method for stature estimation in White South African males
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Taylor & Francis
, 2022 , Article)
The anatomical method is considered the most accurate stature estimation method, however, research has concluded that the soft-tissue correction factors associated with this method may be sex- and population-specific. ...