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Lecturing skills as predictors of tutoring skills in a problem-based medical curriculum
( Dove Press , 2016 , Article)Purpose: Recruitment of tutors to work in problem-based learning (PBL) programs is challenging, especially in that most of them are graduated from discipline-based programs. Therefore, this study aims at examining whether ... -
Leptin is a potential biomarker of childhood obesity and an indicator of the effectiveness of weight-loss interventions
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article Review)Childhood obesity represents a significant public health concern, imposing a substantial burden on the healthcare system. Furthermore, weight-loss programs often exhibit reduced effectiveness in adults who have a history ... -
Lestaurtinib (CEP-701) reduces the duration of limbic status epilepticus in periadolescent rats
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Background: The timely abortion of status epilepticus (SE) is essential to avoid brain damage and long-term neurodevelopmental sequalae. However, available anti-seizure treatments fail to abort SE in 30% of children. Given ... -
Letter re: stratification by quality is not recommended in meta-analysis.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Other)None -
Letter to editor/comment
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2019 , Other)[No abstract available] -
Letter to editor/comment : Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast: Prognosis and response to systemic treatment in metastatic disease
( Wiley , 2019 , Other)Comment on the recent paper on metaplastic breast carcinoma study published in the Breast Journal 2019. -
Letter to Editor: Apocrine carcinoma is the fact. Comment on the recent paper entitled "Invasive apocrine carcinoma of the breast: Myth or fact?" by Gurrado et al (Breast J. 2019 Sep 8. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13569. [Epub ahead of print].
( Wiley , 2019 , Article)The most recent WHO classification of breast cancer also recognizes the concept of “pure apocrine carcinoma” (called carcinoma with apocrine differentiation) with cancers having >90% of apocrine morphology (an essential ... -
Letter to the Editor/Response
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2019 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Letter to the editor: From Min Gong et al: "Risk for infections during treatment with denosumab for osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
( Endocrine Society , 2020 , Other)To the editor: We read with great interest the systematic review by Diker-Cohen et al (1) about the risk of infection under the treatment of denosumab for osteoporosis. This is a well-conducted systematic review that ... -
Lichen planus: a comprehensive evidence-based analysis of medical treatment
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2019 , Article Review)Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic-relapsing inflammatory skin disease. Although many drugs have been used for the management of LP, some of them lack the backup by strong therapeutic evidence, while others are not suitable ... -
Life-threatening arrhythmogenic CaM mutations disrupt CaM binding to a distinct RyR2 CaM-binding pocket
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Calmodulin (CaM) modulates the activity of several proteins that play a key role in excitation-contraction coupling (ECC). In cardiac muscle, the major binding partner of CaM is the type-2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2) and ... -
Likelihood ratio interpretation of the relative risk
( 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 ... -
Linkages between poverty and food insecurity in Pakistan: Evidence from urban and rural households in Peshawar
( PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS , 2023 , Article)Objective: To assess household poverty, sanitation and hygiene practices, and food security in both urban and rural settlements of district Peshawar. Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study from March 2019 to ... -
Lipofibromatosis arising in a right labiocrural fold in a 14-month-old female: a case report study with a 3-year follow-up
( Oxford University Press , 2024 , Article)Lipofibromatosis (LF) is a rare benign fibrofatty tumor of infancy and childhood with a predilection for distal extremities, poor margination, and a high local recurrence rate. We report a toddler who presented with an LF ... -
Liraglutide treatment improves the coronary microcirculation in insulin resistant Zucker obese rats on a high salt diet.
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Obesity, hypertension and prediabetes contribute greatly to coronary artery disease, heart failure and vascular events, and are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developed societies. Salt sensitivity exacerbates ... -
Literature as a Pedagogical Tool in Medical Education: The Silent Patient Case
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)The arts have seen increasing use in medical education over the last 4 decades. Literature in particular is now frequently used as an educational tool in different medical humanities programmes. This paper analyses Alex ... -
Long Sun-Exposures Influencing High Sub-Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin-D3 may be Associated with Exacerbation of Symptoms in Allergic-Asthma.
(2018 , Article)Does excessive sun-exposure, non-use of sunscreen and/or high doses of vitamin-D3 supplements provoke exacerbation of asthma? Clinical examinations, retrospective records-access and questionnaire surveys were distributed ... -
A LONG-TERM 10G-HYPERGRAVITY EXPOSURE PROMOTES CELL-CELL CONTACTS AND REDUCES ADHESIVENESS TO A SUBSTRATE, MIGRATION, AND INVASIVENESS OF MCF-7HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS.
( Exp Oncol , 2022 , Article)G-force is a fundamental force controlling human cells. Cancer is one of the 4 major health challenges in the Space missions. Cancer in Space project evaluates the reaction of human cancer cells to the conditions of the ... -
Long-term in vivo study of biodegradable Zn-Cu stent: A 2-year implantation evaluation in porcine coronary artery
( Acta Materialia Inc , 2019 , Article)In the present study, a novel biodegradable Zn-0.8Cu coronary artery stent was fabricated and implanted into porcine coronary arteries for up to 24 months. Micro-CT analysis showed that the implanted stent was able to ... -
A Long-Term Outcome of the Patients with Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Bosnian Cohort
( AVES Ibrahim Kara , 2023 , Article)Objective: Sacrococcygeal teratoma is an extragonadal germ cell tumor that develops during fetal and neonatal periods and is associated with significant perinatal morbidity and even mortality. This study aimed to determine ...