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Methodological quality assessment should move beyond design specificity.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2023 , Article)
This study aimed to assess the utility of a unified tool (MASTER) for bias assessment against design-specific tools in terms of content and coverage. Each of the safeguards in the design-specific tools was compared and ...
Diagnostic Value of Non-invasive Liver Function Tests in Liver Fibrosis and Changes in These Parameters Post-metabolic Surgery
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Springer
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: This study aimed to ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive liver function tests in liver fibrosis and assess their changes after metabolic surgery. Materials and Methods: 1005 individuals with severe ...
A Long-Term Outcome of the Patients with Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Bosnian Cohort
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AVES Ibrahim Kara
, 2023 , Article)
Objective: Sacrococcygeal teratoma is an extragonadal germ cell tumor that develops during fetal and neonatal periods and is associated with significant perinatal morbidity and even mortality. This study aimed to determine ...
Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Decline in Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Dave Medical Press Limited,
, 2023 , Article)
Aim: We investigated whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with a decline in cognitive function in a cohort of middle-aged and elderly individuals without known cognitive dysfunction diseases in Qatar. Methods: ...
The impact of prior obesity surgery on glucose metabolism after body contouring surgery: A pilot study.
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Europe PMC
, 2023 , Article)
Body contouring surgery enhances physical appearance by means of surgical subcutaneous fat removal (SSFR). However, it remains unclear how SSFR may affect glucose metabolism and its broader effects on the endocrine system, ...
Validation of Doi's weighted average glucose as a measure of post-load glucose excursion for clinical use.
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Biomolecules and Biomedicine
, 2023 , Article)
In this study, we examined the performance of a novel index of glucose excursion (Doi’s weighted average glucose [dwAG]) in relation to the conventional measure of area under the oral glucose tolerance test (A-GTT) and the ...
Prevalence and global trends of polypharmacy in patients with chronic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2023 , Article)
Background: Despite its central role in drug metabolism, the exact prevalence estimates and factors affecting global trends of polypharmacy in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) have remained unexamined. The aim of ...
Chronic Wound Healing Models
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
, 2023 , Article)
In this paper, we review and analyze the commonly available wound healing models reported in the literature and discuss their advantages and issues, considering their relevance and translational potential to humans. Our ...
Intake of Caffeine Containing Sugar Diet Remodels Gut Microbiota and Perturbs Drosophila melanogaster Immunity and Lifespan
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
The diet-microbiome-immunity axis is one among the many arms that draw up the “we are what we intake” proclamation. As such, studies on the effect of food and beverage intake on the gut environment and microbiome and on ...
Effects of Trehalose Administration in Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III.
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Europe PMC
, 2023 , Article)
Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III) is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by a deficiency of lysosomal enzymes required for the catabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), mainly in the ...