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  1. In an aging population, an increase in the number of elderly cancer patients with cognitive impairment is expected. The possible association between cancer and cognitive impairment is important to elucidate, b...

    Authors: Kenji Gonda, Kenji Yaginuma, Yuichi Rokkaku, Shoichiro Horita, Yuko Maejima and Kenju Shimomura

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:705

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  2. Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) is the most common genetic neuromuscular disease in children, resulting from a defect in the DMD gene located on Xp21.2. The new emerging treatment using exon skipping...

    Authors: Kristy Iskandar, Ery Kus Dwianingsih, Linda Pratiwi, Alvin Santoso Kalim, Hasna Mardhiah, Alifiani H. Putranti, Dian K. Nurputra, Agung Triono, Elisabeth S. Herini, Rusdy G. Malueka, Gunadi, Poh San Lai and Sunartini

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:704

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  4. To assess the effect of comprehensive sexuality education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students at Arba Minch University.

    Authors: Negussie Boti, Sultan Hussen, Mulugeta Shegaze, Simon Shibru, Tamiru Shibiru, Eshetu Zerihun, Wanzahun Godana, Sintayehu Abebe, Woyinshet Gebretsadik, Nathan Desalegn and Zebene Temtime

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:700

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  5. The present study aims to investigate the etiology, clinical profile and resistance pattern of the isolated pathogens in Nepalese adults with acute gastroenteritis. This cross-sectional study was conducted at ...

    Authors: Shiv Kumar Sah, Shreejana Basnet, Sushma Shrestha, Kusum Ghale, Sabita Tamang, Dipendra Kumar Mandal and Sher Bahadur Pun

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:699

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  6. As adolescence is a stage in which human beings face once throughout a lifetime and it is the experimental period for this reason risky sexual behavior is common among young people, and it has several sexual a...

    Authors: Alem Girmay and Teklewoini Mariye

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:698

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  7. Intestinal parasites are present throughout the world in varying degrees of prevalence due to many factors. The aim of this study was to determine the 5-year trend prevalence of intestinal prevalence among pat...

    Authors: Meseret Ayelgn, Ligabaw Worku, Getachew Ferede and Yitayih Wondimeneh

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:697

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  8. This small scale cross-sectional study was done to identify the common systolic blood pressure pattern (dipping or non-dipping) among type 2 diabetic men with coexisting hypertension and erectile dysfunction(E...

    Authors: Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Vathulan Sujanitha, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan and Balasingam Nisahan

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:696

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  9. In frame of a study to characterize the interaction of human macrophage-like cells with pathogenic corynebacteria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans, live cell imaging experiments were carr...

    Authors: Dulanthi Weerasekera, Jonas Hahn, Martin Herrmann and Andreas Burkovski

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:695

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  10. Design polymorphic microsatellite loci that will be useful for studies of the genetic diversity, gene-flow and reproduction in the Japanese endemic conifer Thuja standishii and test the transferability of these l...

    Authors: James R. P. Worth, K. S. Chang, Y.-H. Ha and Aili Qin

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:694

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  11. Although incredible progress has been made in treatment and prevention of Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections, the epidemic continues to spread in developing nations. The information ...

    Authors: Zena Ameha, Senait Tadesse, Abate Assefa and Belay Tessema

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:693

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  12. Corynebacterium ulcerans can colonize a wide variety of animals and also humans are infected, typically by zoonotic transmission. Symptoms range from skin ulcers or systemic infections to diphtheria-like illness....

    Authors: Anne Busch, Jens Möller, Andreas Burkovski and Helmut Hotzel

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:692

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  13. Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis as opportunistic pathogens, notable for their frequency and severity of infections are recognized as the most usual reasons for medical device-associated infections that s...

    Authors: Sanaz Amir Gholami, Hamid Reza Goli, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas and Bahman Mirzaei

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:691

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  14. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use among women attending Antenatal Care in Gedeo zone rural health centers (Southern Ethiopia). This was a cross-sectional ...

    Authors: Birhanie Mekuriaw, Zelalem Belayneh, Tinsae Shemelise and Robel Hussen

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:690

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  15. In spite of the benefits associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice (EBP), the practice remains low in Ghana. This study investigates prevalence and factors associated with EBP among lactating mothers of...

    Authors: Joseph Yaw Yeboah, David Forkuor and Williams Agyemang-Duah

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:689

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  17. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) play critical roles in genetic diversity and disease. Many traits and diseases are linked with exonic SNPs that are significant for gene function, regulation or translati...

    Authors: Shah Md. Ziqrul Haq Chowdhury, K. H. M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir, Saam Hasan, Ajran Kabir, Md. Muket Mahmud, Mahdi Robbani, Tahmina Tabassum, Tamanna Afroze, Aura Rahman, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Maqsud Hossain

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:687

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  18. Like many other proteins, those belonging to the signal transduction cascade initiating sporulation (Spo0 pathway) have conserved protein domains (Capra and Laub in Annu Rev Microbiol 66:325–47, 2012). Improvemen...

    Authors: Paola Martinez-Amador, Nori Castañeda, Antonio Loza, Lizeth Soto, Enrique Merino and Rosa Maria Gutierrez-Rios

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:686

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  19. The purpose of this experiment is to analyze the changes of transcriptome in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under the action of sodium houttuyfonate (SH) to reveal the possible mechanism of SH inhibiting P. aeruginosa. W...

    Authors: Yeye Zhao, Yuanqing Si, Longfei Mei, Jiadi Wu, Jing Shao, Changzhong Wang and Daqiang Wu

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:685

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  20. The aim of the study was to assess utilization and associated factors of emergency contraception among women seeking abortion services in Health Institutions of Dessie town, North East Ethiopia, 2018.

    Authors: Asres Eshetie Feleke, Tewdros Seyoum Nigussie and Tibeb Zena Debele

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:684

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  22. Enzymatic fingerprinting of key enzymes of glucose metabolism is a valuable analysis tool in cell physiological phenotyping of plant samples. Yet, a similar approach for mammalian cell line samples is missing....

    Authors: Julian Geiger, Rebecca Doelker, Sofia Salö, Thomas Roitsch and Louise T. Dalgaard

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:682

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  23. Candida species is implicated in a wide array of clinical infections. Speciation of Candida strains is of prime importance in the epidemiological survey and laboratory diagnosis as there is an upswing of antifung...

    Authors: Sankar Leena Sankari, Krishnan Mahalakshmi and Venkatesan Naveen Kumar

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:681

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  24. To assess (i) if teachers’ age or gender could predict their baseline levels of mental well-being and anxiety and any change after yoga. (ii) Whether mental well-being or anxiety changed following 15 days of y...

    Authors: Shirley Telles, Sachin Kumar Sharma, Ram Kumar Gupta, Deepak Kumar Pal, Kumar Gandharva and Acharya Balkrishna

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:680

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  25. The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life and its associated factors among epileptic patients in public hospitals of Wollega zones, Ethiopia. Institutional based cross-sectional study ...

    Authors: Muktar Abadiga, Getu Mosisa, Tadele Amente and Adugna Oluma

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:679

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  27. This is the first study of the sonic and ultrasonic vocalization in a Dipodidae rodent. For the small-sized quadrupedal northern birch mouse Sicista betulina, phylogenetically related to the bipedal jerboas (Dipo...

    Authors: Ilya A. Volodin, Anna V. Klenova, Olga G. Ilchenko and Elena V. Volodina

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:677

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  28. Addiction to mobile phone is one of the negative consequences of excessive use of this device. This disorder may also be related to individuals’ loneliness and may reduce or increase the sense of loneliness. T...

    Authors: Hale Jafari, Abas Aghaei and Alireza khatony

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:676

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  30. Population-level cancer incidence data are critical for epidemiological cancer research, however provision of cancer registry data can be delayed. We previously reported that in a large population-based Austra...

    Authors: David E. Goldsbury, Marianne F. Weber, Karen Canfell and Dianne L. O’Connell

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:674

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  32. Previous studies showed that flight muscles degenerate after migration in some aphid species; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains virtually unknown. In this study, using the wheat aphid, Sitobion ...

    Authors: Honglin Feng, Xiao Guo, Hongyan Sun, Shuai Zhang, Jinghui Xi, Jiao Yin, Yazhong Cao and Kebin Li

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:672

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  33. The objectives of this study were to assess early initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers of aged less than 12 months children in the rural eastern zone, Tigray, Ethiopia.

    Authors: Senait Gebreslasie Gebremeskel, Tesfay Tsegay Gebru, Berhanu Gebresilassie Gebrehiwot, Hadush Negash Meles, Betell Berhane Tafere, Guesh Welu Gebreslassie, Fisseha Tekulu Welay, Meresa Berwo Mengesha and Desta Abraha Weldegeorges

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:671

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  34. This paper describes the development and translation of a questionnaire purported to measure (1) the perception of the placement strategy of automated external defibrillator, (2) the perception on the importan...

    Authors: Keng Sheng Chew, Siew Yee Liaw, Ahmad Zulkarnain Ahmad Zahedi, Shirly Siew Ling Wong, Nariman Singmamae, Dev Nath Kaushal and Hiang Chuan Chan

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:670

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  35. Staphylococcus aureus is considered an important pathogen with a variety of virulence factors in communities and hospitals all around the world. Prophage typing is a practical technique for categorizing this bact...

    Authors: Mahya Dini, Leili Shokoohizadeh, Farid Aziz Jalilian, Abbas Moradi and Mohammad Reza Arabestani

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:669

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  36. For the past 10 years, refugees from Eritrea represented the majority of asylum seekers in Switzerland. However, data on their health status remains limited. In this cross-sectional survey followed by a 1-year...

    Authors: Afona Chernet, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Véronique Sydow, Daniel H. Paris, Andreas Neumayr and Niklaus D. Labhardt

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:668

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  37. This study aimed to develop a questionnaire for measuring patient perceptions of participating in clinical trials. Development was based on earlier research on patient views of involvement in medical care and ...

    Authors: Judith Arnetz, Sukhesh Sudan, Courtney Goetz, Bengt Arnetz, Laura Gowland, Suzanne Manji and Samiran Ghosh

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:667

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  38. A health facility based cross sectional study design was conducted among 358 randomly selected HIV positive mothers attending at four health centers from February 1 to 28, 2018. Magnitude of HIV positive mothe...

    Authors: Samuel Negash, Firehiwot Mesfin and Gudina Egata

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:666

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  39. Adequate sleep is integral to better mental health and facilitates students’ learning. We aimed to assess sleep quality among medical students and to see whether it was associated with their mental health (e.g...

    Authors: Abdullah Murhaf Al-Khani, Muhammad Ishaque Sarhandi, Mohamed Saddik Zaghloul, Mohammed Ewid and Nazmus Saquib

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:665

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  40. We described the dynamics of cholera in Tanzania between 2007 and 2017 and assessed the weaknesses of the current surveillance system in providing necessary data in achieving the global roadmap to 2030 for cho...

    Authors: Yaovi M. G. Hounmanou, Kåre Mølbak, Jonas Kähler, Robinson H. Mdegela, John E. Olsen and Anders Dalsgaard

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:664

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  41. Trichoderma species are found in soil and in association with plants. They can act directly or indirectly in the biological control of plant diseases and in the promotion of plant growth, being among the most use...

    Authors: Yara Barros Feitosa, Valter Cruz-Magalhães, Ronaldo Costa Argolo-Filho, Jorge Teodoro de Souza and Leandro Lopes Loguercio

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:663

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  42. Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.), the walnut species cultivated for nut production, is grown worldwide in temperate areas. In this work, chronological phenotypic data have been collected regarding a part of the ...

    Authors: Anthony Bernard, Teresa Barreneche, Marine Delmas, Sophie Durand, Cyril Pommier, Fabrice Lheureux, Eloïse Tranchand, Marianne Naudin and Elisabeth Dirlewanger

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:662

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  43. The investigation and management of celiac disease places a high burden on the health care system. Accurate methods to ascertain cases of celiac disease (CD) in population-based administrative data can facilit...

    Authors: Donald R. Duerksen, Lisa M. Lix and William D. Leslie

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:661

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  44. The objective of this study was to determine the level of social support and associated factors in selected prison institutions in Amhara region, Ethiopia.

    Authors: Abel Fekadu Dadi, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Amare Tariku, Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu and Getu Debalkie Demissie

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:660

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  45. It is estimated that 50% to 90% of infants born with (SCA) in sub-Saharan Africa die before 5 years old. Northern Darfur State at western Sudan region has a multiethnic population with a high frequency of sick...

    Authors: Mudathir A. Adam, Nassreldeen K. Adam and Babiker A. Mohamed

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:659

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  47. The objective was to investigate fixative solutions: 3.7% formaldehyde, 4% paraformaldehyde, 4% paraformaldehyde in the cytoskeletal buffer and 4% paraformaldehyde in PHEM buffer (containing PIPES, HEPES, EGTA...

    Authors: Monika Danchenko, Lucia Csaderova, Pierre Edouard Fournier and Zuzana Sekeyova

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:657

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  48. Laboratory professionals play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. Knowledge of workplace variables that either motivates staff to keep working or quit their jobs is important f...

    Authors: Endalkachew Dellie, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Geta Asrade and Tsegaye Gebremedhin

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:656

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  49. Accidental occupational injuries to health care workers (HCWs) continue to have a significant problem in the healthcare system. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess prevalence of needle sticks and sharp i...

    Authors: Elias Weldesamuel, Hailay Gebreyesus, Berhe Beyene, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Zemichael Welegebriel and Desalegn Tetemke

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:654

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  50. The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs) are thought to play a significant role in metabolic pathways and glucose metabolism. Unregulated levels of IGFs/IGFBPs have been assoc...

    Authors: Somayeh Pouriamehr, Haleh Barmaki, Mozhdeh Rastegary, Farzaneh Lotfi and Mohsen Nabi Afjadi

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:653

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