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  1. NRK is a unique X chromosome-linked protein kinase expressed predominantly in placenta. The gene knockout causes placental overgrowth and delayed labor of Nrk-null fetuses from dams in mouse. To clarify unknown m...

    Authors: Kimitoshi Denda, Kanako Ida, Masataka Tanno, Kanako Nakao-Wakabayashi, Masayuki Komada and Nobuhiro Hayashi
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:785
  2. People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and development of subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities. However, there is scant evidence of the echocardiographic c...

    Authors: Gadiel R. Alvarado, Courtney R. Usry, Rosco S. Gore, James A. Watts and Jason F. Okulicz
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:783
  3. A quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay for the detection of redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) environmental DNA (eDNA) was designed as a side product of a larger project aimed at using eDNA to determine the prese...

    Authors: Marshal S. Hoy and Carl O. Ostberg
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:782
  4. Yeasts are unicellular microorganisms may cause systemic infection in immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to identify yeast strains isolated from clinical specimens using molecular techniques.

    Authors: Monireh Taei, Mostafa Chadeganipour and Rasoul Mohammadi
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:779
  5. International collaboration in science has received increasing attention given emphases on relevance, generalizability, and impact of research. Implementation science (IS) is a growing discipline that aims to ...

    Authors: Gregory A. Aarons, Chariz Seijo, Amy E. Green, Joanna C. Moullin, Henna Hasson, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Sigrid James, Mark G. Ehrhart, Simon Ducarroz, Nick Sevdalis and Cathleen Willging
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:778
  6. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among school-age children in Sebeya primary school, northern Ethiopia, 2017.

    Authors: Awrajaw Dessie, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot, Berihu Kiros, Sintayehu Daba Wami and Daniel Haile Chercos
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:777
  7. Modern technologies are increasingly used in the development of cognitive interventions for older adults. Research into possible applications of virtual reality in such interventions has begun only recently. T...

    Authors: Ludmiła Zając-Lamparska, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska, Adam Wojciechowski, Marta Podhorecka, Anna Polak-Szabela, Łukasz Warchoł, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska, Aleksander Araszkiewicz and Paweł Izdebski
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:776
  8. File fragment classification of image file formats is a topic of interest in network forensics. There are a few publicly available datasets of files with image formats. Therewith, there is no public dataset fo...

    Authors: Reyhane Fakouri and Mehdi Teimouri
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:774
  9. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can be difficult or expensive to obtain or synthesize for laboratories in resource-limited facilities. The purpose of this work was to optimize a synthesis method for a fast, facil...

    Authors: Roberto Vazquez-Muñoz, M. Josefina Arellano-Jimenez, Fernando D. Lopez and Jose L. Lopez-Ribot
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:773
  10. Caregiving is associated with several psychosocial challenges including stress, depression and anxiety. These challenges have been found to have significant negative impacts on the health and wellbeing of care...

    Authors: Kevin Bonsu, Nuworza Kugbey, Martin Amogre Ayanore and Ethel Akpene Atefoe
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:772
  11. It is challenging to distinguish between primary ovarian mucinous tumors and metastatic mucinous neoplasms from the lower gastrointestinal tract, including appendiceal tumors. A combination of PAX8 and SATB2 i...

    Authors: Najla Aldaoud, Madiha Erashdi, Sohaib AlKhatib, Nour Abdo, Alia Al-Mohtaseb and Ashley Graboski-Bauer
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:770
  12. This study was conducted to assess the association of T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4 +49A/G) variant with Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in Eastern Sudan. The study included 24 LADA, 240 p...

    Authors: Shimos A. Alshareef, Saeed M. Omar, Hamdan Z. Hamdan and Ishag Adam
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:769
  13. Dietary intervention is a practical prevention strategy for age-related hearing loss (AHL). Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may be effective in prevention of AHL due to their anti-inflammator...

    Authors: Yohei Honkura, Jun Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sakayori, Hitoshi Inada, Tetsuaki Kawase, Yukio Katori and Noriko Osumi
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:768
  14. To advance public health support for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s smoke-free rule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with the Georgia Institute of Technology...

    Authors: Sonia Tetlow, Brian Gurbaxani, Corinne Graffunder, Connor Owen, Diem Tran, Jiali Zhao, Jose A. Rodriguez, Aaron Ahn, Kristie Choe, Vishal Mummigatti, Divya Vedula, Kathleen Hayes, Miriam Kelly, Simon McNabb and Julie Swann
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:767
  15. Food-borne pathogens are a major cause of illnesses, death and expenses. Their occurrence in meat and other food is considered a global health problem. The burden of food-borne disease is increasing due to ant...

    Authors: Kamana Bantawa, Shiv Nandan Sah, Dhiren Subba Limbu, Prince Subba and Arjun Ghimire
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:766
  16. To confirm the existence of Outbreak, describe cases in person, place and time, and identify determinants of the outbreak. Unmatched case control study in the ratio of 1:4 (38 cases and 152 controls) was condu...

    Authors: Mengistie Kassahun Tariku and Sewnet Wongiel Misikir
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:765
  17. Hypertension is a growing public health problem in many developing countries. However, there is an insufficiency of scientific evidence on the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) at a community level in the study...

    Authors: Gemechis Teshome Geleta, Melese Chego Cheme and Elias Merdassa Roro
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:764
  18. To assess magnitude of overweight and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mekelle public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia.

    Authors: Kbrom Gemechu Kiros, Gebre Yitayih Abyu, Desta Siyoum Belay, Mekonnen Haftom Goyteom and Tensay Kahsay Welegebriel
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:762
  19. We sought to determine the spectrum of heart diseases among adult patients at the Bamenda Regional Hospital in the North West Region of Cameroon. This is a chart review of echocardiographic records.

    Authors: Manuel Ndo Akono, Larissa Pone Simo, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Sylvain Laah Njoyo and Dora Mbanya
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:761
  20. The data presented here is part of a study that was aimed at characterizing the molecular mechanisms of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism by CYP2J2, the main cytochrome P450 enzyme active in the human card...

    Authors: K. K. Abelak, D. Bishop-Bailey and I. Nobeli
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:760
  21. Coronary artery disease contributes to noncommunicable disease deaths worldwide. In order to make preventive methods more accurate, we need to know more about the development and progress of this pathology, in...

    Authors: Mall Eltermaa, Maili Jakobson, Meeme Utt, Sulev Kõks, Reedik Mägi and Joel Starkopf
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:759
  22. Informal sector workers are exposed to occupational hazards which could escalate their healthcare expenditures. Thus, enrollment in a health protection scheme among informal sector workers is useful for reduci...

    Authors: Dina Adei, Williams Agyemang-Duah and Anthony Acquah Mensah
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:758
  23. In this cross-sectional study among 220 medical students we aimed to determine the nutritional knowledge and attitude of medical students through clinical training courses (externship and internship) of Tabriz...

    Authors: Neda Dolatkhah, Dawood Aghamohammadi, Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Majid Hajifaraji, Maryam Hashemian and Sepideh Esmaeili
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:757
  24. Hyperuricemia has been reported to be associated with the development of postoperative acute kidney injury (pAKI). However, it remains underdetermined whether hyperuricemia treatment could decrease the potenti...

    Authors: Shinichiro Watanabe, Takashi Kawano, Taro Horino, Tatsuki Matsumoto, Keitaro Nagata, Yutaka Hatakeyama, Fabricio M. Locatelli, Masataka Yokoyama, Yoshio Terada and Yoshiyasu Okuhara
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:756
  25. Occupational hazards is an area where many countries have begun to pay more emphasis as it affects the health of many particularly in developing countries. However, documented literature is scarce in this rega...

    Authors: S. M. Arnold, M. S. K. Wickrematilake, R. M. S. D. Fernando, H. M. R. C. Sampath, R. P. P. Karunapema, P. K. B. Mahesh, P. M. Munasinghe and C. J. Denawaka
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:755
  26. Normal posture is considered to be an indicative of good musculoskeletal health in school aged adolescents. Little is known about the body composition indices in relation with postural deformities in adolescen...

    Authors: Dina Golalizadeh, Vahideh Toopchizadeh, Negar Fasaie and Neda Dolatkhah
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:754
  27. The purpose of the study was to identify determinants of late antennal care at first visit in health facilities of eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia 2018.

    Authors: Gebrehiwot Gebremariam Weldearegawi, Berhane Fseha Teklehaimanot, Hirut Teame Gebru, Znabu Asfaw Gebrezgi, Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola and Mulu Ftiwi Baraki
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:752
  28. Tuberculosis remains deadliest communicable diseases accountable for health problem among various individuals annually and is related to malnutrition. Addressing nutritional deficiency in Tuberculosis patients...

    Authors: Bedru Hussien, Mohammedaman Mama Hussen, Abdulwahab Seid and Abduljewad Hussen
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:751
  29. The human specific commercially available STRs system are often not tested in non human primates for their cross applicability. The aim of this study is to test Cross-species validation of two commercially ava...

    Authors: Abhishek Singh, Mukesh Thakur, Vivek Sahajpal, Sujeet K. Singh, Kailash Chandra, Arun Sharma, Nisha Devi and Ausma Bernot
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:750
  30. This study aimed to identify factors affecting the satisfaction of tourists traveling to the city of Hamadan as Asian urban tourism capital in 2018. The data a random sample of 300 tourists were collected usin...

    Authors: Leili Tapak, Hamed Abbasi and Hamid Mirhashemi
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:749
  31. Trauma exposure and alcohol use are closely related, and large proportion of trauma-exposed individuals use alcohol. The data presented in this paper were obtained as part of a study on substance use disorder ...

    Authors: Yimenu Yitayih, Matiwos Soboka, Elias Tesfaye, Mubarek Abera, Almaz Mamaru and Kristina Adorjan
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:748
  32. The association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and medical comorbidities is controversial since most studies focused on specific comorbidity and victim types. In Italy, data on this issue are sc...

    Authors: Fabio Ferretti, Andrea Pozza, Letizia Bossini, Serena Desantis, Miriam Olivola, Laura Del Matto, Giacomo Gualtieri, Roberto Gusinu, Daiana Bezzini, Andrea Fagiolini and Anna Coluccia
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:747
  33. Rhizoctonia solani is a soil-borne fungal pathogen of many important crop plants. In rice, R. solani causes sheath blight disease, which results in devastating grain yield and quality losses. Few methods are avai...

    Authors: John J. Long, Emily K. Luna, Mary Jackson, William Wheat, Courtney E. Jahn and Jan E. Leach
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:746
  34. The aim of this proof of concept study was to determine the effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on host and viral factors in HIV infected and uninfected women.

    Authors: Nonzwakazi Mnqonywa, Nathlee Abbai, Viswanath Ragupathy, Gita Ramjee, Indira Hewlett and Dhayendre Moodley
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:745
  35. Management and diagnosis of multiple human cancers remains a challenge and search for a common biomarker is still debatable. In this manuscript we have evaluated the use of monoclonal antibody UNIVmAb, to dete...

    Authors: D. Manjunath, Sunil B. Kumaraswamy, Shashidhar Aladhi Venkatakrishniah, Hitesh Nidumanda Appaiah, Anil Thomas and Shib D. Banerjee
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:744
  36. Silibinin is an antioxidant agent and is shown to have anticancer effects in different cancers including lung, breast, colorectal, liver, prostate, and kidney. There are challenges in the clinical use of silib...

    Authors: Faezeh Bakhshi, Ommoleila Molavi, Mohammad Reza Rashidi, Ali Shayanfar and Hassan Amini
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:743
  37. Physicochemical approach such as strong ion difference provides a novel concept in understanding and managing acid–base disturbance in patients. However, its application in pediatrics is limited. This study ai...

    Authors: Chanapai Chaiyakulsil, Papope Mueanpaopong, Rojjanee Lertbunrian and Somchai Chutipongtanate
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:742
  38. We previously reported the identification of monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) and glypican-3 (GPC3) as prognostic factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which are now considered significant poor progn...

    Authors: Kenji Yorita, Akinobu Ohno, Takahiro Nishida, Kazuhiro Kondo, Toshihiko Ohtomo and Hiroaki Kataoka
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:741
  39. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are among the most severe threats to public and clinical health because of their high levels of resistance to various antibiotics. We assessed the efficacy of combina...

    Authors: Ryuichiro Abe, Hideharu Hagiya, Yukihiro Akeda, Norihisa Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Ishii and Kazunori Tomono
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:740
  40. In Ethiopia, the majority of married women practice predominantly short-acting contraceptive methods. Therefore this study aims to assess intention to use LAPMs and its determinants among short-acting users in...

    Authors: Hailay Syum, Gizienesh Kahsay, Teklehaymanot Huluf, Berhe Beyene, Hadgu Gerensea, Gebreamlak Gidey, Haftom Desta, Mebrahtu Abay, Haben Nuguse and Kebede Haile
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:739
  41. Low back pain (LBP) is a common medical problem worldwide. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between serum concentration of 25-hydroxivitamin D3 and functional disability in patients sufferi...

    Authors: Alireza Pishgahi, Neda Dolatkhah, Seyed Kazem Shakouri, Maryam Hashemian, Atefeh Amiri, Morteza Delkhosh Reihany and Fatemeh Jahanjou
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:738
  42. Tuberculosis (TB) is a problem in South Africa. Initial loss to follow up (LTFU) among TB patients is high varying between 14.9 and 18%. Some of the reasons for this are: lack of proper communication between p...

    Authors: Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Charles Chasela, Nazir Ismail and Colin Menezes
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:737
  43. The main aim of this study was to assess the Magnitude of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among food handlers working at Woldia University Student’s cafeteria, Northeastern Ethiopia. Ins...

    Authors: Birhan Alemnew, Yalemzewud Belay and Asmamaw Demis
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:736
  44. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Lalo Kile district, Oromia, Weste...

    Authors: Dejene Abraham Yesuf, Lensa Tesfaye Abdissa, Emiru Adeba Gerbi and Edosa Kifle Tola
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:735
  45. The study was carried out to optimize the phenotypic method to characterize the sickle cell trait (SCT), sickle cell anemia (SCA), and β-thalassemia (β-TT) suspected sample from tharu community of South Wester...

    Authors: Narayan Gautam, Bhagwati Gaire, Trishna Manandhar, Bishnu P. Marasini, Niranjan Parajuli, Sunil P. Lekhak and Monica Nepal
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:734
  46. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the lower-body positive pressure on surface blood flow during standing still and treadmill walking to explore cardiovascular safety for application to ...

    Authors: Junichi Tajino, Akira Ito, Yusuke Torii, Koji Tsuchimoto, Hirotaka Iijima, Xiangkai Zhang, Momoko Tanima, Shoki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ieki, Ryosuke Kakinoki and Hiroshi Kuroki
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:733

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