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Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article Review)
Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB ...
Natural polymer based composite membranes for water purification: a review
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
The ever-growing population, environmental pollution and ecological degradation cause suffering to human race due to chemicals and other water contaminants such as chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides and insecticides. ...
Cisplatin based therapy: The role of the mitogen activated protein kinase signaling pathway
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of various cancers. However, treatment with cisplatin is associated with drug resistance and several adverse side effects such as nephrotoxicity, reduced ...
Recent advances in targeting protein arginine methyltransferase enzymes in cancer therapy
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
Introduction: Exploration in the field of epigenetics has revealed the diverse roles of the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family of proteins in multiple disease states. These findings have led to the development ...
The impact of genetic and non-genetic factors on warfarin dose prediction in MENA region: A systematic review
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Public Library of Science
, 2016 , Article Review)
Background Warfarin is the most commonly used oral anticoagulant for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disorders. Pharmacogenomics studies have shown that variants in CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genes are strongly and ...
Fatty acid-binding protein 5 (FABP5)-related signal transduction pathway in castration-resistant prostate cancer cells: a potential therapeutic target
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Oxford University Press
, 2019 , Article Review)
In this short communication, a novel fatty acid-binding protein 5 (FABP5)-related signal transduction pathway in
prostate cancer is reviewed. In castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) cells, the FABP5-related signal ...
Advances in osteobiologic materials for bone substitutes.
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John Wiley and Sons
, 2018 , Article Review)
A significant challenge in the current orthopedics is the development of suitable osteobiologic materials that can replace the conventional allografts, autografts, and xenografts and thereby serve as implant materials as ...
Carbon mineralization by reaction with steel-making waste: A review
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article Review)
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is taking the lead as a means for mitigating climate change. It is considered a crucial bridging technology, enabling carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from fossil fuels to be reduced ...
Digenic inheritance and genetic modifiers
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
Digenic inheritance (DI) concerns pathologies with the simplest form of multigenic etiology, implicating more than 1 gene (and perhaps the environment). True DI is when biallelic or even triallelic mutations in 2 distinct ...
Characteristics of Intermetallic Compounds in Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding: A Review
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Springer New York LLC
, 2019 , Article Review)
In the present paper, mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of different dissimilar weldments fabricated by friction stir welding were investigated. Existence of lamellar composite structure within the stir zone in ...