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The Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking in Patients With Diabetes in Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Widespread evidence has demonstrated the negative effects of tobacco smoking
in patients with diabetes. Although many studies have explored the prevalence of
tobacco smoking in the general population, data are lacking ...
Perspectives of pharmacy students in Qatar toward interprofessional education and collaborative practice: a mixed methods study
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
In an IPE environment, students are expected to have better understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and contribution of other health?care professions to enhance interprofessional working and collaboration with an end ...
Comparability of Interview and Self-Administration of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Tuberculosis (Facit-Tb) Instrument in Iraqi Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Objectives
To investigate the extent to which two different modes of administration (interview by a trained interviewer versus self-administration) yielded a comparable estimate of health-related quality of life (HRQL) ...
Role of pharmacists in the application of the transtheoretical model approach to enhance medication adherence in chronic diseases
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Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
, 2016 , Article)
Adherence to prescribed medications is one of the most important aspects contributing to successful treatment. Medication adherence through self-management of chronic diseases is thought to be necessary to achieve improvements ...
Aldose Reductase as a Drug Target for Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy: Promises and Challenges.
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2017 , Article)
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus and the leading cause of end stage renal disease. One of the key pathways activated in DN is the polyol pathway, in which ...
Methylated pentavalent arsenic metabolites are bifunctional inducers, as they induce cytochrome P450 1A1 and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase through AhR- and Nrf2-dependent mechanisms
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ultimately leads to the induction of the carcinogen-activating enzyme cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1), and activation of the nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2 ...
Pharmacists and maternal-fetal medicine: Development of a tool to characterize knowledge and current clinical practice
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Informa Healthcare
, 2014 , Article)
Objective: To develop a knowledge assessment tool to assess baseline knowledge and current practice regarding maternal-fetal medicine. Methods: A literature search was complemented with categorization of questions under ...
Antiviral Treatment of Bell's Palsy Based on Baseline Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
PurposeWe conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of antiviral agents on complete recovery of Bell's palsy. MethodsWe searched CENTRAL, Embase, MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical ...
Inhibition of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase attenuates cell migration and proliferation of the human lung adenocarcinoma through phospho-GSK-3β and osteopontin
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Springer-Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (p90RSK) constitutes a family of serine/threonine kinases that have been shown to be involved in cell proliferation of various malignancies via direct or indirect effects on the cell-cycle machinery. ...
Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 induced osteopontin expression in cardiomyocytes involves NFAT3/Gata4
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Springer-Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
Osteopontin (OPN), a multifunctional glycophosphoprotein, has been reported to contribute to the development and progression of cardiac remodeling and hypertrophy. Cardiac-specific OPN knockout mice were protected against ...