Navigating Oral Food Challenges in Clinical Trials to Keep the Science Moving Forward
ABSTRACT The oral food challenge (OFC) has long been the reference standard for food allergy diagnosis, as well as to confirm natural development of oral tolerance. The utilization of OFCs has significantly broadened from its role in defining disease to defining participant eligibility, individual allergen reactivity thresholds and treatment outcomes ...
Edwin H. Kim +10 more
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Optimising the Diagnosis of Sesame Seed Allergy With the Basophil Activation Test
The basophil activation test (using the activation marker CD203c) was the only test able to both exclude and confirm sesame seed allergy with precision. A negative skin prick test to sesame extract or tahini and undetectable IgE to Ses i 1 could not rule out sesame seed allergy.
Ru‐Xin Foong +16 more
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The recovery of valued occupations after intimate partner violence: A scoping review analysis using the Person Environment Occupation Performance model and an occupational justice lens. [PDF]
Safe B +4 more
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ABSTRACT Basophils, the least abundant leukocytes, are increasingly recognised as potent immunomodulators. Upon activation, they rapidly release preformed granule‐associated mediators including histamine and lipid mediators such as LTC4, while cytokine production occurs over a longer timescale, contributing to downstream immune responses.
Jitesh Chauhan +5 more
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Factors Influencing Formal and Informal Help-Seeking Behavior Among Battered Chinese Women in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. [PDF]
Zhang T, Ren G, Ge H, Zhang H.
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Person-oriented methods in partner violence research: distinct biopsychosocial profiles among battered women. [PDF]
Nurius PS, Macy RJ.
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ABSTRACT Among bacteria that are associated with the development and/or exacerbation of allergic/atopic diseases, several have been described to produce IgE‐binding components. However, only one bacterial protein, Bac s 1, is currently listed in the official database of the World Health Organization/International Union of Immunological Societies (WHO ...
Uta Jappe +24 more
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Skin and Scars Across Cultures: A Systematic Review on the Dermatological Impacts of Domestic Abuse. [PDF]
Darwish R +3 more
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Welcome to the jangle (fallacy): The case of statistics and mathematics anxieties
Abstract Background Statistics‐related anxiety is a common barrier to learning in higher education, particularly for psychology and other non‐specialist students. High prevalence rates are concerning because statistical literacy is integral to academic success, employability and informed citizenship.
Jenny Terry, Charlie Lea, Andy P. Field
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Abstract Attention and vigilance are fundamental cognitive abilities that develop throughout childhood and adolescence and have been associated with cognitively demanding activities such as formal musical training. This cross‐sectional study examined whether individuals engaged in long‐term musical training show superior attention and vigilance ...
Rafael Román‐Caballero +4 more
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