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Medical and psychological problems faced by young Australian gap year travellers
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Oxford University Press
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Gap year travellers can potentially be exposed to many infectious diseases and other travel-related health problems including injuries and psychological problems. Currently, there is little information on health ...
Use of a Robotic Seal as a Therapeutic Tool to Improve Dementia Symptoms: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
To test the effects of individual, nonfacilitated sessions with PARO (version 9), when compared against a look-alike plush toy and usual care, on the emotional and behavioral symptoms of dementia for people living in ...
Comparative computational assessment of the pathogenicity of mutations in the Aspartoacylase enzyme
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Springer US
, 2017 , Article)
Aspartoacylase (ASPA) is a zinc-dependent abundant enzyme in the brain, which catalyzes the conversion of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) into acetate and aspartate. Mutations in the ASPA gene are associated with the development ...
A Review of Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Around the World
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W.B. Saunders
, 2017 , Article Review)
Herein, 28 publications describing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery in 50 of the 113 countries globally suspected to deliver it are reviewed, to characterize the nature of services. Government funding was the main ...
Nanodiagnostics for tuberculosis detection
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article)
Introduction
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer worldwide. End TB strategy aims at ending the TB epidemic by 2030. Early, accurate, and affordable diagnosis represents a cornerstone to achieve this goal. Innovative ...
Combine iron Chelation therapy ameliorates decline of iron on iron loaded Zebrafish embryo
(2017 , Conference Proceedings)
Thalassemia is the most common genetically inherited blood disorder in the world arisen
from defect in hemoglobin production, resulting in ineffective erythropoiesis and rapid destruction
of RBC in the periphery that ...
Cellular immune activation in Sardinian middle-aged, older adults and centenarians
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
In addition to viral infections, malignant disorders, autoimmune diseases, and allograft rejection episodes, neopterin increases in older people where it is found to be predictive of overall mortality. Thus, the serum ...
Genotype-phenotype correlation in 18 Egyptian patients with glutaric acidemia type I
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Springer US
, 2017 , Article)
Glutaric acidemia I (GAI) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase enzyme (GCDH). Patients with GAI are characterized by macrocephaly, acute encephalitis-like crises, ...
Implementing 360 Quantified Self for childhood obesity: Feasibility study and experiences from a weight loss camp in Qatar
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Background: The explosion of consumer electronics and social media are facilitating the rise of the Quantified Self (QS) movement where millions of users are tracking various aspects of their daily life using social media, ...
The physiological effects of concurrent strength and endurance training sequence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article Review)
We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to assess the chronic effects of the sequence of concurrent strength and endurance training on selected important physiological and performance parameters, ...