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Country and gender-specific achievement of healthy nutrition and physical activity guidelines: Latent class analysis of 6266 university students in Egypt, Libya, and Palestine
( MDPI AG , 2017 , Article)Research on healthy behaviour such as physical activity and healthy nutrition and their combination is lacking among university students in Arab countries. The current survey assessed healthy nutrition, and moderate/vigorous ... -
Development of oral cancer: Risk factors and prevention strategies
( Springer International Publishing , 2017 , Book)This book aims to provide the reader with a complete understanding of the development of oral cancer by explaining the role of a wide variety of implicated risk factors and identifying their gene targets and key regulators. ... -
High-risk human papillomaviruses and epstein-barr virus presence and crosstalk in human oral carcinogenesis
( Springer International Publishing , 2017 , Book chapter)Oral cancer is the most frequent type of malignancy of the head and neck area worldwide. This cancer is a major cause of mortality in several parts of the world especially in certain Asian countries. In fact, the majority ... -
Role of Qat chewing and mate consumption in human oral carcinogenesis
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The role and mechanism of action of sperm PLC-zeta in mammalian fertilisation
( Portland Press Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)At mammalian fertilisation, the fundamental stimulus that triggers oocyte (egg) activation and initiation of early embryonic development is an acute rise of the intracellular-free calcium (Ca2+) concentration inside the ... -
Cellular and molecular targets of menthol actions
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2017 , Article Review)Menthol belongs to monoterpene class of a structurally diverse group of phytochemicals found in plant-derived essential oils. Menthol is widely used in pharmaceuticals, confectionary, oral hygiene products, pesticides, ... -
Prevention of oral cancer
( Springer International Publishing , 2017 , Book chapter)Oral cancer has become a major debilitating incidence in both genders alike. Oral cancer, a part of head and neck cancer, is a combination of two types of cancer: oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer. The most common ... -
In honour of Professor Ruth Duncan, recipient of the Journal of Drug Targeting's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2017
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The expansion of soil-transmitted helminth control strategies ? Authors' reply
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Clostridium difficile Infection: A Meta-Analysis
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2017 , Article)Background: Well-known risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are exposure to antibiotics and gastric acid suppressants. Recent studies have provided some evidence of an association between hypovitaminosis ... -
Continuity of sleep problems from adolescence to young adulthood: results from a longitudinal study
( Elsevier Inc , 2017 , Article)Background Considering the lack of evidence on incidence and continuity of sleep problems from adolescence to young adulthood, this study explores sleep problems’ incidence and their continuation rates from 14 to 21 ... -
Thujone inhibits the function of 7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and impairs nicotine-induced memory enhancement in one-trial passive avoidance paradigm
( Elsevier Ireland Ltd , 2017 , Article)Effects of thujone, a major ingredient of absinthe, wormwood oil and some herbal medicines, were tested on the function of 7 subunit of the human nicotinic acetylcholine (7 nACh) receptor expressed in Xenopus oocytes using ... -
Phenylalanine derivatives with modulating effects on human α1-glycine receptors and anticonvulsant activity in strychnine-induced seizure model in male adult rats
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)The critical role of α1-glycine receptor (α1-GLYRs) in pathological conditions such as epilepsy is well known. In the present study, structure-activity relations for a series of phenylalanine derivatives carrying selected ... -
Acute exposure to cigarette smoking followed by myocardial infarction aggravates renal damage in an in vivo mouse model
( Hindawi Limited , 2017 , Article)Cigarette smoking (S) is a risk factor for progressive chronic kidney disease, renal dysfunction, and renal failure. In this study, the effect of smoking on kidney function was investigated in a mouse model of myocardial ... -
Drug release kinetics from a drug-eluting stent with asymmetrical coat
( IMR Press Limited , 2017 , Article)The aim of this study was to investigate the drug release profiles of biodegradable polymer sirolimus- or paclitaxel-eluting stents with asymmetrical coating (BPSES-A or BPPES-A) both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, the ... -
Medical students' perceptions of supporting pharmacology learning in english by key information prepared in arabic
( World Health Organization , 2017 , Article)We explored medical students' perceptions of supporting pharmacology self-learning in English by focused materials prepared in Arabic. This study targeted third-year medical students at the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain ... -
Effect of Immediate Administration of Antibiotics in Patients With Sepsis in Tertiary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Purpose The goal of this review was to synthesize existing evidence regarding outcomes (mortality) for patients who present to the emergency department, are administered antibiotics immediately (within 1 hour) or later (>1 ... -
Total temporomandibular joint replacement prostheses: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The aim of the present study was to determine which prosthesis has resulted in the best outcomes after total temporomandibular joint replacement (TMJR). A comprehensive electronic search was undertaken in September 2015. ... -
Frequency of adjustment with comorbidity and illness severity scores and indices in cardiac arrest research
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Background Previous research demonstrates that results from observational research correlate well with results from clinical trials, and if the former are well designed these can guide clinical practice. Observational ... -
Stature estimation from the femur and tibia in Black South African sub-adults
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Stature estimation can play a role in the positive identification of unknown individuals and as such it is routinely assessed during the examination of adult remains. Unfortunately, this is not a standard procedure when ...