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Designing Transparency Systems for Medical Care Prices
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Detection and Identification of NAP-2 as a Biomarker in Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Proteomic Approach
(BioMed Central, 2008)Background: A lack of sensitive and specific biomarkers is a major reason for the high rate of Primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate potential proteomic biomarkers ... -
Detection of Low Frequency Drug Resistant Mutations in Antiretroviral-Treated HIV-1C Infections
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Detection of Microbial Translocation in HIV and SIV Infection Using the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Assay is Masked by Serum and Plasma
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Objective: Microbial translocation (MT) is thought to be a major contributor to the pathogenesis of HIV-related immune activation, and circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Gram-negative bacteria is the principle ... -
Detection of Murine Post-Pneumonectomy Lung Regeneration by 18FDG PET Imaging
(Springer, 2012)Background: An intriguing biologic process in most adult mammals is post-pneumonectomy lung regeneration, that is, the removal of one lung (pneumonectomy) results in the rapid compensatory growth of the remaining lung. The ... -
Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants
(American Chemical Society, 2016)Drinking water contamination with poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) poses risks to the developmental, immune, metabolic, and endocrine health of consumers. We present a spatial analysis of 2013–2015 national ... -
Detection of Recombination Events in Bacterial Genomes from Large Population Samples
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Analysis of important human pathogen populations is currently under transition toward whole-genome sequencing of growing numbers of samples collected on a global scale. Since recombination in bacteria is often an important ... -
Detection of respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus in healthy infants
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Despite the research importance of rhinovirus detection in asymptomatic healthy infants, the literature remains sparse. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus ... -
Determinants and Consequences of Obesity
(American Public Health Association, 2016)Objectives. To review the contribution of the Nurses' Health Studies (NHS and NHS II) in addressing hypotheses regarding risk factors for and consequences of obesity.Methods. Narrative review of the publications of the NHS ... -
Determinants of Anemia among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adults at Care and Treatment Clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016)Anemia is often a comorbidity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Many cross-sectional studies have been conducted on anemia and HIV, but few, if any, have addressed incidence of anemia prospectively. A ... -
Determinants of Anemia in Postpartum HIV-Negative Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)Objective: The determinants of anemia during both pregnancy and postpartum recovery remain incompletely understood in sub-Saharan African women. Subjects/methods: In a prospective cohort study among pregnant women, we ... -
Determinants of childhood immunisation coverage in urban poor settlements of Delhi, India: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)Objectives: Aggregate data on childhood immunisation from urban settings may not reflect the coverage among the urban poor. This study provides information on complete childhood immunisation coverage among the urban poor, ... -
Determinants of High Blood Pressure and Barriers to Diagnosis and Treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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The Determinants of HIV Treatment Costs in Resource Limited Settings
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Governments and international donors have partnered to provide free HIV treatment to over 6 million individuals in low and middle-income countries. Understanding the determinants of HIV treatment costs will ... -
Determinants of host susceptibility to murine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease identify a role for the innate immunity scavenger receptor MARCO gene in human infants
(Elsevier, 2016)Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the global leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Nearly 30% of all infected infants develop severe disease including bronchiolitis, but susceptibility ... -
Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Escape from the Primary CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response
(Rockefeller University Press, 2004)CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play an important role in containment of virus replication in primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV's ability to mutate to escape from CTL pressure is increasingly ... -
Determinants of malaria diagnostic uptake in the retail sector: qualitative analysis from focus groups in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: In Uganda, as in most other malaria-endemic countries, presumptive treatment for malaria based on symptoms without a diagnostic blood test is still very common. While diagnostic testing in public sector facilities ... -
Determinants of Organophosphorus Pesticide Urinary Metabolite Levels in Young Children Living in an Agricultural Community
(MDPI, 2011)Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are used in agriculture and several are registered for home use. As young children age they may experience different pesticide exposures due to varying diet, behavior, and other factors. ... -
Determinants of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and development of prediction models in three U.S. cohorts
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)Epidemiological and other evidence suggests that vitamin D may be protective against several chronic diseases. Assessing vitamin D status in epidemiological studies, however, is challenging given finite resources and ... -
Determinants of plasma dihydrophylloquinone in men and women
(Cambridge University Press, 2005)Commercial hydrogenation results in the formation of trans fatty acids. An unintended consequence of the hydrogenation process is conversion of phylloquinone (vitamin K-1) to dihydrophylloquinone. Plasma dihydrophylloquinone ...