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Antibody prevalence to avian influenza virus subtypes H5, H7 and H9 in falcons, captive and wild birds, United Arab Emirates, 2003–2006
(2023)Background: Avian influenza viruses (AIV) may cause enormous economic losses in the poultry industry and sporadically severe disease in humans. Falconry is a tradition of great importance in the Arabian Peninsula. Falcons ... -
Antibody-drug conjugate T-DM1 treatment for HER2+ breast cancer induces ROR1 and confers resistance through activation of Hippo transcriptional coactivator YAP1
(2019-05-10)Background: A newly developed drug trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) has improved the survival of breast cancer (BC) patients. Despite an impressive initial clinical response, a subgroup of patient develop resistance and ... -
Anti‑Balamuthia mandrillaris and anti‑Naegleria fowleri efects of drugs conjugated with various nanostructures
(2023)Abstract: Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri are protist pathogens that can cause fatal infections. Despite mortality rate of>90%, there is no effective therapy. Treatment remains problematic involving repurposed ... -
Appendectomy as part of Ladd’s procedure: a systematic review and survey analysis
(2023)Background: Ladd’s Procedure has been the surgical intervention of choice in the management of congenital intestinal malrotation for the past century. Historically, the procedure included performing an appendectomy to ... -
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Combating High Antimicrobial Resistance Rates
(2022)Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of science and engineering that focuses on the computational understanding of intelligent behavior. Many human professions, including clinical diagnosis and prognosis, ... -
Application of CRISPR-Cas System to Mitigate Superbug Infections
(2023)Abstract: Multidrug resistance in bacterial strains known as superbugs is estimated to cause fatal infections worldwide. Migration and urbanization have resulted in overcrowding and inadequate sanitation, contributing to ... -
Applications and Challenges of Implementing Artificial Intelligencein Medical Education: Integrative Review
(2019-05)Background: Since the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in 1955, the applications of AI have increased over the years within a rapidly changing digital landscape where public expectations are on the rise, fed by ... -
Applying the COM-B behaviour model to understand factors which impact school immunisation nurses attitudes towards designing and delivering a HPV educational intervention in post-primary schools for 15–17 year old students in Northern Ireland, UK
(2023)Introduction: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is responsible for the development of cervical, vaginal, vulvar, penile, oropharyngeal and anal cancers. Throughout the UK, Immunisation nurses (IMNs) deliver school-based HPV ... -
Approach to Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation in Pediatric Stricturing Crohn Disease: A Position Paper of the Endoscopy Special Interest Group of ESPGHAN
(2023)Abstract: Crohn disease (CD) is often complicated by bowel strictures that can lead to obstructive symptoms, resistant inflammation, and penetrating complications. Endoscopic balloon dilatation of CD strictures has emerged ... -
Arterial Stiffness in a Cohort of Young People Living With Perinatal HIV and HIV Negative Young People in England
(2022)Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased life expectancy and consequently the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults living with HIV. We investigated the levels and predictors of arterial stiffness ... -
An arthroscopic evaluation of the anatomical “critical zone”
(2017)Background: The “critical zone”, a region of speculated vascularity, is situated approximately 10 mm proximal to the insertion of the supraspinatus tendon. De-spite its obvious role as an anatomical landmark demarcator, ... -
Arthroscopic Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Elbow
(2022)Abstract: Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign proliferative disorder of synovium that surrounds the joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. The elbow is rarely affected, making it difficult to establish treatment ... -
Artificial intelligence for precision medicine in neurodevelopmental disorders
(2019)Abstract: The ambition of precision medicine is to design and optimize the pathway for diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and prognosis by using large multidimensional biological datasets that capture individual variability ... -
Assessing clinical outcomes of modified laparoscopic gastrostomy in children: a case control study
(2022)Background: With gastrostomy becoming a common surgical procedure within the pediatric population surgeons continued to introduce modifications on the procedure to overcome some of the challenges and minimize complications. ... -
Assessment as Learning in Medical Education: Feasibility and Perceived Impact of Student-Generated Formative Assessments
(2022-07)Background: Self-regulated learning (SRL) is gaining widespread recognition as a vital competency that is desirable to sustain lifelong learning, especially relevant to health professions education. Contemporary educational ... -
Assessment of Clinical Information Quality in Digital Health Technologies: International eDelphi Study
(2022-12)Background: Digital health technologies (DHTs), such as electronic health records and prescribing systems, are transforming health care delivery around the world. The quality of information in DHTs is key to the quality ... -
Assessment of the Cardiovascular Risk Profile of Infants Exposed to Pre-eclampsia in-utero: A Prospective Case-Control Study in South African Children of African Ancestry
(2021)Background: It has been reported that maternal gestational environment may be programmed to have a significant impact on foetal and offspring health later in life. Studies have shown that children born to pre-eclamptic ... -
Assessment of the Performance of Obesity Measures in the Screening of Hypertension in a South African Adolescent Population
(2023)Abstract: Obesity is known to be one of the most significant risk factors for essential hypertension in childhood. However, whether obesity cut-offs may predict hypertension screening in adolescents remains controversial. ... -
Assessor burden, inter-rater agreement and user experience of the RoB-SPEO tool for assessing risk of bias in studies estimating prevalence of exposure to occupational risk factors: An analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury
(2022)Background: As part of the development of the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Labour Organization (ILO) Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury, WHO and ILO carried out several ... -
Association between duration of residence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes among male South Asian expatriate workers in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study
(2020)Abstract : Expatriates account for about 80% of the total population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to evaluate the hypothesis that prevalence of type 2 diabetes in male South Asian expatriates ...