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Pulmonary Toxicity in Hamsters of Smoke Particles from Kuwaiti Oil Fires.
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1998)The Kuwaiti oil wells set on fire by retreating Iraqi troops at the end of the Persian Gulf War released complex particles, inorganic and organic gases, and hydrocarbons into the atmosphere, damaging the environment where ... -
Punctuated copy number evolution and clonal stasis in triple-negative breast cancer
(Springer Nature, 2016)Aneuploidy is a hallmark of breast cancer; however, our knowledge of how these complex rearrangements evolve during tumorigenesis is limited. In this study we developed a highly-multiplexed single-nucleus-sequencing ... -
Purinergic P2Y12 Receptor Activation in Eosinophils and the Schistosomal Host Response
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Identifying new target molecules through which eosinophils secrete their stored proteins may reveal new therapeutic approaches for the control of eosinophilic disorders such as host immune responses to parasites. We have ... -
Putting PrEP into Practice: Lessons Learned from Early-Adopting U.S. Providers’ Firsthand Experiences Providing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Associated Care
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Optimizing access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an evidence-based HIV prevention resource, requires expanding healthcare providers’ adoption of PrEP into clinical practice. This qualitative study explored PrEP ... -
PyPanda: a Python package for gene regulatory network reconstruction
(Oxford University Press, 2016)Summary: PANDA (Passing Attributes between Networks for Data Assimilation) is a gene regulatory network inference method that uses message-passing to integrate multiple sources of ‘omics data. PANDA was originally coded ... -
Pyrosequencing Evaluation of Widely Available Bisulfite Conversion Methods: Considerations for Application
(2014)Introduction: Bisulfite treatment of DNA introduces methylation-dependent sequence changes through selective chemical conversion of nonmethylated cytosine to uracil and serves as pretreatment step for the majority of DNA ... -
Qigong Exercise Alleviates Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms, Improves Sleep Quality, and Shortens Sleep Latency in Persons with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Like Illness
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Objectives:. To evaluate the effectiveness of Baduanjin Qigong exercise on sleep, fatigue, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome- (CFS-) like illness and to determine the dose-response relationship. ... -
A QTL Genome Scan of the Metabolic Syndrome and its Component Traits
(BioMed Central, 2003)Background: Because high blood pressure, altered lipid levels, obesity, and diabetes so frequently occur together, they are sometimes collectively referred to as the metabolic syndrome. While there have been many studies ... -
A Qualitative Analysis of Disclosure Patterns among Women with Sexual Violence-Related Pregnancies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
(Public Library of Science, 2016)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced nearly two decades of civil conflict in the Eastern regions of North and South Kivu. This conflict has been notorious for the use of sexual violence as a weapon ... -
A Qualitative Analysis of Environmental Policy and Children's Health in Mexico
(BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Since Mexico’s joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 1994, it has witnessed rapid industrialization. A byproduct of this ... -
A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Influencing HPV Vaccine Uptake in Soweto, South Africa among Adolescents and Their Caregivers
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) may be as high as 64%, and cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women. The development of efficacious ... -
Qualitative analysis of vendor discussions on the procurement of Computerised Physician Order Entry and Clinical Decision Support systems in hospitals
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objectives: We studied vendor perspectives about potentially transferable lessons for implementing organisations and national strategies surrounding the procurement of Computerised Physician Order Entry (CPOE)/Clinical ... -
A qualitative and quantitative performance evaluation of Swaziland’s Rural Health Motivator program
(F1000 Research, Ltd., 2017)Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly used to increase access to primary healthcare, and considered to be a key health worker cadre to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target. Despite the recent policy ... -
A qualitative case study of child protection issues in the Indian construction industry: investigating the security, health, and interrelated rights of migrant families
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Many of India’s estimated 40 million migrant workers in the construction industry migrate with their children. Though India is undergoing rapid economic growth, numerous child protection issues remain. Migrant ... -
A qualitative study of children’s snack food packaging perceptions and preferences
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Food marketing is pervasive in high- and low/middle-income countries and is recognized as a significant risk factor for childhood obesity. Although food packaging is one of the most important marketing tools ... -
A qualitative study of gestational weight gain goal setting
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is an important predictor of short and long-term pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child, and women who set a GWG goal are more likely to gain within recommended ranges. Little ... -
A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Problems among Children Displaced by War in Northern Uganda
(SAGE Publications, 2009)Multiple studies have found that children from a variety of cultures who have been affected by war are at increased risk for a range of psychosocial problems. However, most studies are based on Western concepts and assume ... -
Quality control, modeling, and visualization of CRISPR screens with MAGeCK-VISPR
(BioMed Central, 2015)High-throughput CRISPR screens have shown great promise in functional genomics. We present MAGeCK-VISPR, a comprehensive quality control (QC), analysis, and visualization workflow for CRISPR screens. MAGeCK-VISPR defines ... -
Quality of antenatal care predicts retention in skilled birth attendance: a multilevel analysis of 28 African countries
(Springer Nature, 2017)Background An effective continuum of maternal care ensures that mothers receive essential health packages from pre-pregnancy to delivery, and postnatally, reducing the risk of maternal death. However, across Africa, ... -
Quality of life, psychosocial health, and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive women in Zimbabwe
(Informa UK Limited, 2009)Little is known about the psychosocial impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe to assess the impact of ART on HIV-positive women's ...