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Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-15-757
Hong LiuCorresponding author
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032,Shaanxi Province, China
Objective: MicroRNAs are involved in the onset, progression and dissemination of esophageal cancer, and they may be useful as prognostic biomarkers. This study aims to evaluate the relation of miR-21 expression and the prognosis of esophageal cancer patients. Methods: In this study, a meta-analysis…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-12-164
Virgilio Lima-GomezCorresponding author
Objective: To identify the efficacy of focal photocoagulation to maintain or achieve best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ≥20/40 in eyes with clinically significant macular edema (CSME) that had a focal angiographic pattern. Material and Methods: Non-experimental, retrospective, longitudinal, descrip…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-608
Vanessa M. OddoCorresponding author
This study sought to assess the impact of part-time employment on the nutritional status of women in rural Nepal. We used longitudinal data from a prospective cohort of women in the Sarlahi District of southeastern Nepal to assess whether part-time employment was associated with a change in mid-uppe…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-14-540
ACP DiederichsenCorresponding author
Objective Measuring coronary artery calcification (CAC) enables to optimize cardiovascular risk-stratification also in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), however the prevalence of CAC in randomly selected patients with T2D is uncertain. For this purpose we set out to examine and compare t…
Aug 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-14-413
Dina A. IbrahimCorresponding author
Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of sport and energy drinks on conventional and resin-modified glass ionomer restorative materials regarding fracture toughness, surface roughness and fluoride release. Methods: The restorative materials used were conventional and resin-modi…
Feb 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-12-157
Nirmal AryalCorresponding author
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) are found to be strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases. Data are sparse on the prevalence and distribution of cardiovascular risk factors among people being treated for HIV in South Asia region. Methods: A cros…