Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2015 The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical significance of changes in the plasma adiponectin concentration in patients with bronchial asthma and to test the association between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2241766 ...
Yipeng Ding +6 more
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A cholera outbreak in Alborz Province, Iran: a matched case-control study [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2016 OBJECTIVES: A total of 229 confirmed cholera cases were reported in Alborz Province during an outbreak that lasted from June 2011 to August 2011. This study aimed to identify potential sources of transmission in order to determine suitable interventions ...
Ghobad Moradi +4 more
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The ergonomics of command and control [PDF]
, 2006 Since its inception, just after the Second World War, ergonomics research has paid special attention to the issues surrounding human control of systems.
Chris Baber +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez +13 more
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Severity of parkinsonism associated with environmental manganese exposure
Environmental Health, 2021 Background Exposure to occupational manganese (Mn) is associated with neurotoxic brain injury, manifesting primarily as parkinsonism. The association between environmental Mn exposure and parkinsonism is unclear.
Brad A. Racette +8 more
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in preterm infants with necrotising enterocolitis: genetic association study [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND The inflammatory cytokine cascade is implicated in the pathogenesis of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). Genetic association studies of cytokine polymorphisms may help to detect molecular mechanisms that are causally related to the disease ...
Baier, R. J. +5 more
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Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack +12 more
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A Case-Control Study of Comparison of Plasma Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Inhaled Opium Addicts and Clinically Healthy Persons [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2017 cancer invasion and lymphatic metastasis. Smoking has been reported to increase the metalloproteinase level, but the role of opium consumption in metalloproteinase level has not yet been examined.
Maryam Amizadeh +4 more
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Orofacial myofunctional and anthropometric characteristics of children with and without microcephaly: a case-control study [PDF]
Journal of Applied Oral ScienceObjective This study aimed to describe and compare morphofunctional orofacial aspects between subjects with and without Zika virus-related microcephaly.
Andréa Monteiro Correia MEDEIROS +9 more
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An integrative review of case study methodologies in occupational therapy publications
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2020 Introduction: The philosophy and practice of occupational therapy is subjective and this provides a challenge in reflecting the essence of practice within research methodologies for this profession.
Helen Carey
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