Morphometric Evaluation of Korean Femurs by Geometric Computation: Comparisons of the Sex and the Population.

abstract：:Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of muscle mass and strength. The more rationale approach to delay the progression of sarcopenia is based on the combination of proper nutrition, possibly associated with the use of dietary supplements and a regular exercise program. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Rondanelli M,Faliva M,Monteferrario F,Peroni G,Repaci E,Allieri F,Perna S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose of this paper is to analyze different species' proportion of nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) and susceptibility to clarithromycin of different species. 278 clinical NTM isolates were identified into species by using 16S rRNA, rpoB and hsp65. Then clarithromycin susceptibility testing against different speci...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Nie W,Duan H,Huang H,Lu Y,Chu N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolomics in maternal-fetal medicine is still an "embryonic" science. However, there is already an increasing interest in metabolome of normal and complicated pregnancies, and neonatal outcomes. Tissues used for metabolomics interrogations of pregnant women, fetuses and newborns are amniotic fluid, blood, plasma, c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fanos V,Atzori L,Makarenko K,Melis GB,Ferrazzi E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ayurvedic and traditional medical practitioners of Sri Lanka use the decoction of the immature inflorescence of Cocos nucifera L. (IC) variety aurantiaca for the treatment of menorrhagia. The progestogenic effect of the ethyl acetate soluble proanthocyanidins (EASPA) of the IC in female rats at a dose of 3.5 mg/kg bod...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Ekanayake CP,Thammitiyagodage MG,Padumadasa S,Seneviratne B,Padumadasa C,Abeysekera AM

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In consequence of the key role of factor Xa in the clotting cascade and absence of its activity in the processes that do not affect coagulation, this protein is an attractive target for development of new blood coagulation inhibitors. Factor Xa is more effective and convenient target for creation of anticoagulants tha...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sulimov VB,Gribkova IV,Kochugaeva MP,Katkova EV,Sulimov AV,Kutov DC,Shikhaliev KS,Medvedeva SM,Krysin MY,Sinauridze EI,Ataullakhanov FI

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHD, OMIM#135150) is a rare disease in clinic; it is characterized by skin fibrofolliculomas, pulmonary cysts with an increased risk of recurrent pneumothorax, renal cysts, and renal neoplasms. Previous studies have demonstrated that variants in folliculin (FLCN, NM_144997) are mainly responsi...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Yang K,Wang X,Shi Z,Yang Y,Yuan Y,Guo T,Xiao X,Luo H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac pathologies are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries, with myocardial infarction (MI) representing one of the major conditions leading to heart failure (HF). Hitherto, the development of consistent, stable, and reproducible models of closed-chest MI in large animals, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Biondi-Zoccai G,De Falco E,Peruzzi M,Cavarretta E,Mancone M,Leoni O,Caristo ME,Lotrionte M,Marullo AG,Amodeo A,Pacini L,Calogero A,Petrozza V,Chimenti I,D'Ascenzo F,Frati G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:This paper included a retrospective review of the effect of tranexamic acid (TXA) combined with pressure bandaging on hemostasis of patients who received a unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from 2017 to 2019. Methods:A total of 197 patients undergoing TKA were chosen to be classified into 2 groups, th...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Li GH,Ding LM,Sun L,Wang F

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper presents the final results of a cross-sectional study started in 2010. It compares the perceived efficacy of different types of tobacco health warning (texts versus shocking pictures) to quit or reduce tobacco use. METHODS:The study conducted between 2010 and 2012 in Italy enrolled adults smoke...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mannocci A,Colamesta V,Conti V,Cattaruzza MS,Paone G,Cafolla M,Saulle R,Bulzomì V,Antici D,Cuccurullo P,Boccia A,La Torre G,Terzano C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Methods:Patients with shoulder pain were recruited in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University from January 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. These shoulder pain patients with or without limitation in joint movement can be included in the study. All of them received muscul...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jiang L,He J,Chen CPC,Xie D,Mai Y,Yue B,Dou Z

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The hallucal sesamoid bones (HSBs), having an important role in reducing load per unit area on the first metatarsal head, can be injured commonly which also affected the first metatarsophalangeal joint and the surrounding structure. Meanwhile, differences among each HSB type may be a major factor affecting the occurre...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang L,Wang J,Liu J,Luo J

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in treating refractory congestive heart failure (RCHF) with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). Methods:A total of 36 patients with RCHF were divided into type 2 CRS group (group A) and non-type 2 CRS group (group B) according to the patients' clinical ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Shao Q,Xia Y,Zhao M,Liu J,Zhang Q,Jin B,Xie J,Xu B,Gong R,Jiang C

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The safety and efficacy of endoscopic sphincterotomy with large balloon dilation (EPLBD) are unclear. This study compares the safety and efficacy between EPLBD and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Literatures were searched for randomized controlled trials in PUBMED, EMBASE, and Cochrane...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xu L,Kyaw MH,Tse YK,Lau JY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The use of blue light-emitting devices (smartphones, tablets, and laptops) at bedtime has negative effects on sleep due to light stimulation and/or problematic excessive use. We aimed to evaluate, among young medical students, if the perception of sleep disturbances due to bedtime use of these devices is c...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jniene A,Errguig L,El Hangouche AJ,Rkain H,Aboudrar S,El Ftouh M,Dakka T

更新日期：2019-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological age (BA) equation is a prediction model that utilizes an algorithm to combine various biological markers of ageing. Different from traditional concepts, the BA equation does not emphasize the importance of a golden index but focuses on using indices of vital organs to represent the senescence of whole b...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Jia L,Zhang W,Jia R,Zhang H,Chen X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The purpose of this study was to describe the challenge of cross-cultural care encounters from perspective of imported nurses in Lhasa, Tibet, as well as investigate the relationship of cross-cultural care encounters and its influencing factors. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was designed among 300 imported nur...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bai M,Sui X,Zhou C,Li Y,Li J,Gao R,Du Z,Xu L,Li F

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the mainstay treatment for coronary artery disease but complications such as in-stent restenosis and thrombosis remain problematic. Radiofrequency balloon angioplasty (RBA) can improve lumen dimension, fusing intimal tears, and artery dissection but is associated w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen Q,Wang M,Shao S,Liu H,Xia X,Tse G,Yuan M,Zhang Y,Liang X,Liu T,Li G

更新日期：2018-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this work were to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo schistosomicidal properties of the methanolic extract of the aerial parts of Mitracarpus frigidus (MFM) and to determine its HPLC profile. For the in vitro experiment, four pairs of adult worms, obtained from infected mice, were exposed to different conce...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Fabri RL,Aragão DM,Florêncio JR,Pinto Nde C,Mattos AC,Coelho PM,Castañon MC,Vasconcelos EG,Pinto Pde F,Scio E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Recurrent shoulder dislocations occur much more frequently in adolescents than in the older population but a clear explanation of this incidence does not exist. The aim of the present study was to define the age-related distribution of the elastic fibers (EFs) in the shoulder capsule's extracellular matrix a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Castagna A,Cesari E,Gigante A,Di Matteo B,Garofalo R,Porcellini G

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Foreign object ingestion and food bolus impaction are a common clinical problem. We report our clinical experiences in endoscopic management for adults, foreign body ingestion, and food bolus impaction. METHOD:A retrospective chart review study was conducted on adult patients with foreign body ingestion and...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yao CC,Wu IT,Lu LS,Lin SC,Liang CM,Kuo YH,Yang SC,Wu CK,Wang HM,Kuo CH,Chiou SS,Wu KL,Chiu YC,Chuah SK,Tai WC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Whether additional benefit can be achieved with the use of L-carnitine (L-C) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) remains controversial. We therefore performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effects of L-C treatment in CHF patients. Methods. Pubmed, Ovid Emba...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Song X,Qu H,Yang Z,Rong J,Cai W,Zhou H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, hundreds of millions of people travel across international borders or even oceans, and up to 230 million may remain for long periods. Among these, 3-5 million settle permanently in their new homes, with about 1 million migrating permanently to the United States of America. This may result in transport of pa...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Smith Darr J,Conn DB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an etiological risk factor for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC). Our study investigates the prevalence, prognostic, and clinicopathologic features of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer in Northeast China and elucidates the involvement of p16 in the tumorigenesis and progressio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Meng HX,Miao SS,Chen K,Li HN,Yao G,Geng J,Wang H,Shi QT,He J,Mao X,Tong FJ,Wei LL,Sun J,Tan D,You Q,Li X,Geng JS

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a controversial relationship between HLA-A2 and Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has been suggested a modifier effect on the risk that depends on genetic loadings. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate this relationship and to reveal genes associated with both concepts the HLA-A gene and AD. Consequently,...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Cifuentes RA,Murillo-Rojas J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is a chronic disease of women in the reproductive age, defined as endometrial cells growing outside of the uterine cavity and associated with relapses. Relapses are hypothesized to correlate with incomplete surgical excision or result from nonrandom implantation of new endometrial implants in adjacent pe...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Renner SP,Strissel PL,Beckmann MW,Lermann J,Burghaus S,Hackl J,Fasching PA,Strick R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals show an altered hemodynamic response to metaboreflex activation due to a reduced capacity to vasoconstrict the venous and arterial vessels below the level of the lesion. Exercise training was found to enhance circulating catecholamines and to improve cardiac preload and venous ton...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Milia R,Roberto S,Marongiu E,Olla S,Sanna I,Angius L,Bassareo P,Pinna M,Tocco F,Concu A,Crisafulli A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Infection and apoptosis are combined triggers for inflammation in dental tissues. Octamer-binding transcription factor 4-B1 (OCT4B1), a novel spliced variant of OCT4 family, could respond to the cellular stress and possess antiapoptotic property. However, its specific role in dental pulpitis remains unkn...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Huang R,Yang R,Wei X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that D-glucosamine hydrochloride (DGL) has a variety of biological activities and is regarded as a nutritional supplement effective in improving various disorders, including osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis. Although it has been reported that DGL has a significant pain relief effect in treating oste...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kaida K,Yamashita H,Toda K,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family planning coverage has improved in Ethiopia in the last decade, though fertility is still about 5.8 in the rural setup. In this paper, the major structural determinants of family planning service were analyzed using a multilevel model from 8906 individual women observation in the 2011 EDHS data. The results show...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Gizachew Balew J,Cho Y,Tammy Kim C,Ko W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) effects on unresponsive thin (<7 mm) endometrium in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). We included thirty-seven subjects who had thin unresponsive endometrium on the day of triggering ovulation. These patients also failed ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kunicki M,Łukaszuk K,Woclawek-Potocka I,Liss J,Kulwikowska P,Szczyptańska J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00