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Bibliometric analysis of adverse drug reactions and pharmacovigilance research activities in Nepal
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Sage
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Bibliometric analyses have been used previously to study the measures of quality and impact of research performed in several health-related areas such as adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and pharmacovigilance (PV), ...
Construct validity of an instrument for assessment of reflective writing-based portfolios of medical students
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Dove Medical Press
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: Assessment of reflective writing for medical students is challenging, and there is lack of an available instrument with good psychometric properties. The authors developed a new instrument for assessment of ...
Fibrillar form of α-synuclein-specific scFv antibody inhibits α-synuclein seeds induced aggregation and toxicity
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA) are characterized by pathological accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn). Amongst the various approaches ...
Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
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NLM (Medline)
, 2020 , Article)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopies are performed for several reasons. The overuse of endoscopy has negative effects on the quality of healthcare and pressurises endoscopy services. It also results in the complications. ...
Controversy and Debate: Questionable utility of the relative risk in clinical research: Paper 1: A call for change to practice
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Background and Objectives
In clinical trials, the relative risk or risk ratio (RR) is a mainstay of reporting of the effect magnitude for an intervention. The RR is the ratio of the probability of an outcome in an ...
Application of nucleic acid amplification tests in managing COVID-19 pandemic
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Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University
, 2020 , Article)
Background. COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of sensitive and specific tests that would be cost-efficient, fast and scalable. There are more than 200 COVID-19 detection tests available worldwide, with every ...
Essential Role of Complement in Pregnancy: From Implantation to Parturition and Beyond
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
The complement cascade was identified over 100 years ago, yet investigation of its role in pregnancy remains an area of intense research. Complement inhibitors at the maternal-fetal interface prevent inappropriate complement ...
Using a combination approach in imparting effective telephone referral skills to emergency medicine residents in qatar: A pilot study
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Taylor & Francis Group
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Appropriate and timely feedback is essential in improving communication skills and is endorsed as a core competency of emergency medicine residency (EMR) education by the Accreditation Council for Graduate ...
Acute spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma: A case report
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International Scientific Information, Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma is a rare condition that can lead to devastating neurologic deficits, usually caused by coagulation abnormalities, trauma, underlying neoplasm, or arteriovenous malformation. ...
Research on elastic recoil and restoration of vessel pulsatility of Zn-Cu biodegradable coronary stents
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De Gruyter
, 2020 , Article)
Coronary stents made of zinc (Zn)-0.8 copper (Cu) (in wt%) alloy were developed as biodegradable metal stents (Zn-Cu stents) in this study. The mechanical properties of the Zn-Cu stents and the possible gain effects were ...