Identifying Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Visits of Long-Term Care Hospital Residents in Korea: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

abstract：:Salinity is a major environmental stress that limits crop production worldwide. In this study, we characterized plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase and examined their effect on salinity stress tolerance in okra through the induction of ROS-scavenging...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Habib SH,Kausar H,Saud HM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Large scalp defects, especially those complicated by calvarial defects, titanium mesh exposure, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, pose a challenge for the neurosurgeon and plastic surgeon. Here, we describe our experience of reconstructing the complex scalp defect with free flap transfer. Methods:From Octo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen F,Ju H,Huang A,Yi Y,Cao Y,Xie W,Wang X,Fu G

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to establish inspection routines for individual intraocular lenses (IOLs), their surfaces have to be measured separately. Currently available measurement devices lack this functionality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new topography measurement device based on wavefront analysis for measuri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kannengießer M,Langenbucher A,Janunts E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the effects of team-sport training, for sedentary men with lifestyle diseases, with fitness training in a pragmatic set-up in a community health centre (CHC). Thirty-two men in the fitness group (FiG) and 36 men in the team-sport group (TsG) completed the training and trained for 60-90 min, two tim...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Møller TK,Nielsen TT,Andersen R,Lundager I,Hansen HF,Ottesen L,Krustrup P,Randers MB

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still deficient. To find active compounds from herbal medicine is of interest in the alleviation of AD symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of Tanshinone IIA (TIIA) on memory performance and synaptic plasticity in a transgenic AD model at...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li F,Han G,Wu K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi are important soil components as both decomposers and plant symbionts and play a major role in ecological and biogeochemical processes. However, little is known about the richness and structure of fungal communities. DNA sequencing technologies allow for the direct estimation of microbial community diversity, av...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu P,Wang XH,Li JG,Qin W,Xiao CZ,Zhao X,Jiang HX,Sui JK,Sa RB,Wang WY,Liu XL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis are major neurodegenerative diseases, which are characterized by the accumulation of abnormal pathogenic proteins due to oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired autophagy, and pathogens, leading to neurodegeneration and behavioral deficits. Herein, we revie...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Tandon A,Singh SJ,Chaturvedi RK

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was aimed at investigating the changes in the degree of weight support loaded on the cane and paretic-side lower limb muscle activation according to the types of cane and cane-supported gait using a weight-support feedback cane (WSFC). Eleven hemiparetic stroke patients were recruited from a local rehabilit...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Choi EP,Yang SJ,Jung AH,Na HS,Kim YO,Cho KH

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis. Over the last decades, a substantial progress has been achieved in defining different patterns of tumor microcirculation. Sprouting angiogenesis, the oldest model of microcirculation, is the de novo vessel formation from preexisting blood vessels. Vessel split...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alameddine RS,Hamieh L,Shamseddine A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify an effective method to prevent myopia progression by characterizing the regulation of matrix metalloproteinase- (MMP-) 2 expression and its secretion from scleral fibroblasts and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells by miR-29a. METHODS:The effects of miR-29a on the growth of scleral fibroblasts a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Y,Hu DN,Zhu Y,Sun H,Gu P,Zhu D,Zhou J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of scanned images of 4 clinically used intraoral scanners (CS3600, i500, Trios3, Omnicam) when scanning the surface of full arch models with various kinds of orthodontic brackets in the presence of artificial saliva. Materials and Methods. Four study models were prepared; bo...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song J,Kim M

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a significant clinical relevance of being associated with a shorter median time to relapse and death and does not respond to endocrine therapy or other available targeted agents. Increased aggressiveness of this tumor, as well as resistance to standard drug therapies, may be as...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Collina F,Di Bonito M,Li Bergolis V,De Laurentiis M,Vitagliano C,Cerrone M,Nuzzo F,Cantile M,Botti G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Fibroid is the most common benign tumor of the uterus and if associated with pregnancy may adversely affect the outcome of pregnancy. Objective of the present study was to assess the obstetric outcome (maternal and fetal) in pregnancy with fibroid. Methods:A prospective observational study was performed ove...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saleh HS,Mowafy HE,Hameid AAAE,Sherif HE,Mahfouz EM

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of hematopoietic stem cell release, migration, and homing from the bone marrow (BM) and of the mobilization pathway involves a complex interaction among adhesion molecules, cytokines, proteolytic enzymes, stromal cells, and hematopoietic cells. The identification of new mechanisms that regulate the traffick...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Alvarez P,Carrillo E,Vélez C,Hita-Contreras F,Martínez-Amat A,Rodríguez-Serrano F,Boulaiz H,Ortiz R,Melguizo C,Prados J,Aránega A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to expanding applications of positron emission tomography (PET) there is a demand for developing new techniques to introduce fluorine-18 (t 1/2 = 109.8 min). Considering that most novel PET tracers are sensitive biomolecules and that direct introduction of fluorine-18 often needs harsh conditions, the insertion of...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kettenbach K,Schieferstein H,Ross TL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:H. pylori is related to various gastrointestinal diseases. β₂ Microglobulin (β 2M) is an intrinsic element of major histocompatibility complex (MHC I). Serum β₂M level may increase in inflammatory states. The aim of current study is to evaluate the relationship between β₂M and H. pylori bearing CagA strains....

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yeniova AÖ,Kucukazman M,Ata N,Dal K,Kefeli A,Başyiğit S,Aktaş B,Akın KO,Nazlıgül Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The present study aims to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative delirium in patients undergoing spine surgery. Methods:PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Science Citation Index were searched up to August 2019 for studies examining postoperative delirium following spine ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wu X,Sun W,Tan M

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure (HF) is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism impairment. MicroRNAs are implicated in the development of heart failure. However, the mitochondria enriched microRNA during heart failure remains elusive. Here, we generated a pressure overload-induced early and late stage heart fai...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang X,Song C,Zhou X,Han X,Li J,Wang Z,Shang H,Liu Y,Cao H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Endemic areas of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) in Salta, Argentina, present some overlap zones with the geographical distribution of Chagas disease, with mixed infection cases being often detected. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of Leishmania sp. infection and potenti...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Hoyos CL,Cajal SP,Juarez M,Marco JD,Alberti D'Amato AM,Cayo M,Torrejón I,Cimino RO,Diosque P,Krolewiecki AJ,Nasser JR,Gil JF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:While studies using various materials to overcome ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury are becoming increasingly common, studies on the effects of botulinum toxin A (BoTA) on IR injury in musculocutaneous flaps are still limited. The purpose of this study was to examine our hypotheses that BoTA provide protect...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Park TH,Park YJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed union and nonunion are common complications in atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) despite having good fracture fixation. Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is a successfully proven method for enhancing fracture healing of the long bone fracture and nonunion and should be used in AFFs. This study aimed to...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kulachote N,Sa-ngasoongsong P,Sirisreetreerux N,Chanplakorn P,Fuangfa P,Suphachatwong C,Wajanavisit W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Can polymer-based immunohistochemical staining of p57(kip2) replace DNA analysis as an inexpensive means of differentiating complete mole from partial mole or hydropic abortion? METHODS AND MATERIALS:Original paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from 14 equivocal cases were turned over to our laboratory and exami...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sasaki S,Sasaki Y,Kunimura T,Sekizawa A,Kojima Y,Iino K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals have the potential to interact and induce several stress responses in the plants; thus, effects of heavy metal stress on DNA damages and total antioxidants level in Urtica dioica leaves and stems were investigated. The samples are sampled from areas with different metal exposition. Metal content was analy...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gjorgieva D,Kadifkova Panovska T,Ruskovska T,Bačeva K,Stafilov T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant cytoskeleton, including microtubules and microfilaments, is one of the important factors in determining the polarity of cell division and growth, as well as the interaction of plants with invading pathogens. In defense responses of wheat against the stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) infection...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang J,Wang Y,Liu X,Xu Y,Ma Q

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a number of human disorders, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, frailty, and infections. Since an association between vitamin D and migraine has also been recently speculated, we performed an electronic search on Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science using the key...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lippi G,Cervellin G,Mattiuzzi C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood compatibility of metallocene polyethylene (mPE) was investigated after modifying the surface using hydrochloric acid. Contact angle of the mPE exposed to HCl poses a decrease in its value which indicates increasing wettability and better blood compatibility. Surface of mPE analyzed by using FTIR revealed no sign...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jaganathan SK,Mohandas H,Sivakumar G,Kasi P,Sudheer T,Avineri Veetil S,Murugesan S,Supriyanto E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is believed that the vasopressinergic system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CKD on changes in vasopressin system expression in the kidney cortex in rats with nephrectomy. The study was performed on 4 groups of Sprague ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Czarzasta K,Cudnoch-Jedrzejewska A,Niemczyk L,Wrzesien R,Tkaczyk M,Puchalska L,Saracyn M,Zmudzki W,Niemczyk S

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The NOCTURNIN gene links nutrient absorption and metabolism to the circadian clock. Shift workers are at a heightened risk of overweight and of developing obesity and metabolic syndrome. This study investigates the diurnal variation of NOCTURNIN in healthy volunteers and its expression levels in rotational sh...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bracci M,Copertaro A,Ciarapica V,Barbaresi M,Esposito S,Albanesi A,Valentino M,Ledda C,Rapisarda V,Santarelli L

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been no previous study using three-dimensional (3D) measurement on femoral tunnel characteristics according to the combined influence of various flexion angles of knee and transverse drill angles in single-bundle ACL reconstruction with transportal technique. The purpose of this study was to determine optima...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kim SH,Kim SJ,Choi CH,Kim D,Jung M

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is a major clinical problem affecting foals up to 3 months of age. The aim of this study was to identify enteric microorganisms involved in monoinfections and coinfections and the associated virulence factors in healthy and diarrheic foals. Diarrheic (D) (n = 56) and nondiarrheic (ND) foals (n = 60) up to thr...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Olivo G,Lucas TM,Borges AS,Silva RO,Lobato FC,Siqueira AK,da Silva Leite D,Brandão PE,Gregori F,de Oliveira-Filho JP,Takai S,Ribeiro MG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00