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Coordinated regulation of protein synthesis and degradation by mTORC1
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014-07-13)Eukaryotic cells coordinately control anabolic and catabolic processes to maintain cell and tissue homeostasis. Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) promotes nutrient-consuming anabolic processes, such as ... -
Coping styles, health status and advance care planning in patients with hematologic malignancies
(Informa UK Limited, 2011)This study evaluated if measures of psychological well-being, including coping style are associated with advance care planning (ACP). Data were from the HEMA-COMM study, a prospective observational study of physician-patient ... -
Coronary CT Angiography Versus Standard Emergency Department Evaluation for Acute Chest Pain and Diabetic Patients: Is There Benefit With Early Coronary CT Angiography?: Results of the Randomized Comparative Effectiveness ROMICAT II Trial
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)Background: Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) reduces emergency department length of stay compared with standard evaluation in patients with low‐ and intermediate‐risk acute chest pain. Whether diabetic patients ... -
Corrected score estimation in the proportional hazards model with misclassified discrete covariates
(Wiley, 2008)We consider Cox proportional hazards regression when the covariate vector includes error-prone discrete covariates along with error-free covariates, which may be discrete or continuous. The misclassification in the discrete ... -
Correction of Logistic Regression Relative Risk Estimates and Confidence Intervals for Random Within-Person Measurement Error
(Oxford University Press, 1992)Frequently, covariates used in a logistic regression are measured with error. The authors Previously described the correction of logistic regression relative risk estimates for measurement error in one or more covariates ... -
Correlates of Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
(Oxford University Press, 2010)Low vitamin D status is common globally and is associated with multiple disease outcomes. Understanding the correlates of vitamin D status will help guide clinical practice, research, and interpretation of studies. Correlates ... -
Correlates of Sexually Transmitted Infection Histories in a Cohort of American Male Health Professionals
(, 2009)Objective Several epidemiologic studies have investigated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and later risk of genitourinary conditions with suggestive positive results. While these results may reflect causal associations, ... -
Correlates of Total Physical Activity among Middle-Aged and Elderly Women
(BioMed Central, 2007)Information on correlates of total physical activity (PA) levels among middle-aged and elderly women is limited. This article aims to investigate whether total daily PA levels are associated with age, body mass index, ... -
Correlation Between Pediatrician Supply and Public Health in Japan as Evidenced by Vaccination Coverage in 2010: Secondary Data Analysis
(Japan Epidemiological Association, 2015)Background: In industrialized countries, assessment of the causal effect of physician supply on population health has yielded mixed results. Since the scope of child vaccination is an indicator of preventive health service ... -
Correlation of Global and Gene-Specific DNA Methylation in Maternal-Infant Pairs
(Public Library of Science, 2010)The inheritance of DNA methylation patterns is a popular theory to explain the influence of parental genetic and environmental factors on the phenotype of their offspring but few studies have examined this relationship in ... -
Correlations among adiposity measures in school-aged children
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Given that it is not feasible to use dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or other reference methods to measure adiposity in all pediatric clinical and research settings, it is important to identify reasonable ... -
Correlations of Salivary Biomarkers with Clinical Assessments in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Rationale: Monitoring clinical disease status in cystic fibrosis frequently requires invasive collection of clinical samples. Due to its noninvasive collection process and direct anatomic relationship with the lower airway, ... -
Corruption and disasters in the built environment: a literature review
(Wiley, 2022-07-11)This paper presents the findings of a review of academic literature concerning the degree to which corruption worsens naturally-triggered disasters in the built environment. The research employed a ‘systematic literature ... -
Corticosteroid use and bone mineral accretion in children with asthma: Effect modification by vitamin D
(Elsevier BV, 2012)Background— The adverse effects of corticosteroids on bone mineral accretion (BMA) have been well documented. Vitamin D insufficiency, a prevalent condition in the pediatric population, has also been associated with decreased ... -
Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Type 1 Receptor Gene (CRHR1) Variants Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Onset and Course in Pediatric Injury Patients
(IOS Press, 2011)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and disabling anxiety disorder that may occur in the aftermath of exposure to potentially traumatic life events. PTSD is moderately heritable, but few specific molecular ... -
Cost analysis of large-scale implementation of the ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ newborn resuscitation-training program in Tanzania
(Springer Nature, 2016)Background: Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) has become the gold standard globally for training birth-attendants in neonatal resuscitation in low-resource settings in efforts to reduce early newborn asphyxia and mortality. The ... -
The cost of a primary care-based childhood obesity prevention intervention
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: United States pediatric guidelines recommend that childhood obesity counseling be conducted in the primary care setting. Primary care-based interventions can be effective in improving health behaviors, but also ... -
The Cost of Low Fertility in Europe
(Springer Science + Business Media, 2009)We analyze the effect of fertility on income per capita with a particular focus on the experience of Europe. For European countries with below-replacement fertility, the cost of continued low fertility will only be observed ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Tdap in the Prevention of Pertussis in the Elderly
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Objectives: Health benefits and costs of combined reduced-antigen-content tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) immunization among adults ≥65 years have not been evaluated. In February 2012, the Advisory Committee on ... -
Cost-effectiveness of alternative blood-screening strategies for West Nile virus in the United States
(Public Library of Science, 2006)Background: West Nile virus (WNV) is endemic in the US, varying seasonally and by geographic region. WNV can be transmitted by blood transfusion, and mandatory screening of blood for WNV was recently introduced throughout ...