Publications
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| prevalence of bacteremia and bacterial meningitis in febrile neonates and infants in the second month of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | febrile neonates (persons in the first month of life) are believed to be at higher risk for bacteremia or bacterial meningitis than infants in their second month of life. however, the true prevalence is unclear. | 2019 | 30901044 |
| adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection for adrenocortical carcinoma: a systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis. | historically, the role of adjuvant radiotherapy (rt) for patients with adrenocortical carcinoma (acc) has been controversial. the objective of this research is to review systematically the literature evaluating the role of adjuvant rt in patients with acc undergone a surgical resection. | 2019 | 30900615 |
| sarcocystis species identification in the moose (alces alces) from the baltic states. | various muscle tissue samples from 60 moose (alces alces) in the baltic region were examined for sarcocystis species. sarcocysts were detected in 49 out of 60 (81.7%) moose investigated. six species, sarcocystis alces, sarcocystis hjorti, sarcocystis linearis, sarcocystis silva, sarcocystis ovalis, and sarcocystis sp., were identified using light microscopy (lm), and dna sequence analysis (cox1 and 18s rdna). sarcocysts of s. alces, s. ovalis, and s. hjorti were studied using transmission electr ... | 2019 | 30895383 |
| birthweight and pcos: systematic review and meta-analysis. | are intrauterine conditions, reflected in birthweight, associated with the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos)? | 2017 | 30895228 |
| agreement between prospective and retrospective measures of childhood maltreatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | childhood maltreatment is associated with mental illness. researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals use prospective or retrospective measures interchangeably to assess childhood maltreatment, assuming that the 2 measures identify the same individuals. however, this assumption has not been comprehensively tested. | 2019 | 30892562 |
| the association of time since spousal loss and depression in widowhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the association of the prevalence of depression and time since spousal loss in widowed people. | 2019 | 30887075 |
| hepatitis c virus infection is a risk factor for non-hodgkin lymphoma: a moose-compliant meta-analysis. | previous studies have reached conflicting results regarding the possibility that hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection may increase the risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl). we performed a meta-analysis to clarify the relationship between hcv infection and development of nhl. the pubmed, web of science, and embase databases were searched for relevant studies estimating the association between hcv infection and nhl risk through october 31, 2017. fixed effects or random effects models were used to calcu ... | 2019 | 30882645 |
| moose-motor vehicle collision: a continuing hazard in northern new england. | moose-motor vehicle collisions (mmvc) are especially dangerous to vehicle occupants because of the height and mass of the animal, which often collapses the roof and has a direct impact into the passenger compartment. | 2019 | 30879956 |
| are traumatic dental injuries greater in alcohol or illicit drugs consumers? a systematic review and meta-analysis. | traumatic dental injuries (tdi), alcohol and illicit drugs consumption are highly-prevalent public health concerns. the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between alcohol and/or illicit drugs consumption and the presence of tdi. | 2019 | 30875644 |
| antipredator response diminishes during periods of resource deficit for a large herbivore. | the starvation-predation hypothesis predicts that, during resource shortages, prey forego antipredator behavior and forage as much as possible to avoid starvation, even when risk of predation is high. we tested this hypothesis using gps locations collected simultaneously from moose (alces alces) and wolves (canis lupus) in the greater yellowstone ecosystem of north america. we assessed shifts in the speed, displacement, and habitat selection of moose 24 h following encounter with wolves (0-1,500 ... | 2019 | 30865296 |
| relationship between maternal adverse childhood experiences and infant development: a systematic review (protocol). | twenty years ago, the first study was conducted to access adverse childhood experiences (aces) and their relation to outcomes in adulthood. the effects of exposure to childhood trauma can also be transmitted to other generations. there are some studies that suggest the hypothesis that intergenerational transmission may begin during intrauterine life through the change in placental-fetal physiology due to maternal exposure to adverse events in childhood. those exposures can lead to a variety of c ... | 2019 | 30855451 |
| left atrial stiffness: a predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation - a systematic review and meta-analysis. | radiofrequency catheter ablation (rfca) is a standard procedure for patients with atrial fibrillation (af) not responsive to previous treatments, that has been increasingly considered as a first-line therapy. in this context, perioperative screening for risk factors has become important. a previous study showed that a high left atrial (la) pressure is associated with af recurrence after ablation, which may be secondary to a stiff left atrium. | 2019 | 30843918 |
| gestational diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) have an elevated lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. recently, a series of studies has suggested that women with gdm also have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (cvd). however, it is unclear if this risk is dependent upon the intercurrent development of type 2 diabetes. thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of gdm on future risk of incident cvd and to ascertain the role of type 2 diab ... | 2019 | 30843102 |
| a systematic review of the caries prevalence among children living in chernobyl fallout countries. | the present study analyzed the data concerning the caries prevalence in children born and permanently residing in chernobyl fallout areas. setting forth to evaluate if differences regarding the caries prevalence can be observed compared to non-contaminated sites of affected east european countries. methods used to assess the caries prevalence were limited to dmft/dmft (decayed, missing and filled teeth) for the primary and the permanent dentitions. the databases pubmed, embase/ovid, cochrane lib ... | 2019 | 30824766 |
| relationship between dental cement materials of implant-supported crowns with peri-implantitis development in humans: a systematic review of literature. | this paper aims to associate dental cement materials excess in peri-implant tissues with peri-implantitis development. systematic bibliographic research into different databases, such as pubmed, proquest, science direct, and cochrane, has been made using specific searching terms such as "peri-implantitis and cement", "mucositis and cement", and "dental implant failure and cement", from january 2007 to december 2017. the articles were preselected, taking into account the criteria of inclusion and ... | 2018 | 30806281 |
| combined effects of gstm1 and gstt1 polymorphisms on breast cancer risk: a moose-compliant meta-analysis and false-positive report probabilities test. | many molecular epidemiology studies have reported an association between the combined effects of glutathione s-transferase m1 (gstm1) and glutathione s-transferase t1 (gstt1) polymorphisms on breast cancer risk. however, the results have been controversial.a meta-analysis was performed to clarify this issue.meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology guidelines was used. pooled the crude odds ratios (ors) and 95% confidence intervals (cis) were calculated using a random-effects model ... | 2019 | 30732156 |
| anatomical reference marks, evaluation parameters and reproducibility of surface topography for evaluating the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis. | surface topography is a radiation-free examination that provides relevant information for the evaluation of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ais). however, its usage is not standardized, which restricts the applicability of this instrument. | 2019 | 30708093 |
| correction to: prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis e virus in pigs, wild boars, roe deer, red deer and moose in lithuania. | following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified of a typing error in the "discussion" section. | 2019 | 30704501 |
| occupational exposures and neurodegenerative diseases-a systematic literature review and meta-analyses. | objectives: to carry out an integrated and stratified meta-analysis on occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields (emfs), metals and pesticides and its effects on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) and parkinson's and alzheimer's disease, and investigate the possibility of publication bias. methods: in the current study, we updated our recently published meta-analyses on occupational exposures in relation to als, alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. based on 66 original publications of goo ... | 2019 | 30691095 |
| meta-analysis of clinical outcome after treatment for achalasia based on manometric subtypes. | the introduction of high-resolution manometry and the chicago classification has made it possible to diagnose achalasia and predict treatment response accurately. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of the different treatments available on symptomatic outcomes across all achalasia subtypes. | 2019 | 30690706 |
| delayed colo-anal anastomosis for rectal cancer: pelvic morbidity, functional results and oncological outcomes: a systematic review. | delayed colo-anal anastomosis (dcaa) has received renewed interest thanks to its reduction in anastomotic leakage rate without the use of stoma to protect a low rectal anastomosis. the aim of this review was to summarize the available literature on dcaa following rectal cancer resection and to report clinical, oncological and functional results. | 2019 | 30690655 |
| socioeconomic status and mortality among dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the reported association between individual indicators of socioeconomic status (ses) and mortality in dialysis patients was inconsistent in previous studies. we performed a meta-analysis to identify the association between ses and mortality of dialysis population. | 2019 | 30689180 |
| fascioloides magna in moose ( alces alces) from elk island national park, alberta. | thirty-seven adult female moose ( alces alces) from 2 distinct but adjacent populations in elk island national park (einp), alberta, canada (19 in north einp and 18 in south einp), were fitted with mortality-sensing vhf radio-collars, and radio signals were acquired daily to ascertain mortality status. at capture, serum, whole blood, and feces were collected; pregnancy was determined; teeth were aged by visual inspection; and a portion of liver was assessed by ultrasound examination. postmortem ... | 2019 | 30686116 |
| systematic review and meta-analysis of the change in ghrelin levels after roux-en-y gastric bypass. | roux-en-y gastric bypass (rygb) is considered effective for weight loss and for treatment of many obesity-related metabolic diseases. ghrelin is an essential orexigenic peptide that plays an indispensable role in controlling body weight and energy homeostasis of post-operative patients. this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate changes in the level of fasting total ghrelin following rygb. | 2019 | 30684171 |
| internal hernia after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: an under-reported potentially severe complication. a systematic review and meta-analysis. | internal hernia following laparoscopic colorectal surgery is often under-reported. the aim of this review was to evaluate the occurrence rate of internal hernia following laparoscopic colorectal surgery, and to describe clinical presentation and management strategies. | 2019 | 30680656 |
| first molecular identification of taenia hydatigena in wild ungulates in poland. | the article examines the presence of metacestodes on the liver capsule in two wild boars and on the liver capsule and mediastinum in moose. cysticerci were identified as taenia hydatigena metacestodes by morphological features-size and shape of rostellar hooks and molecular analysis of the partial sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. molecular analysis revealed similarities between the metacestodes isolated from the wild mammals in the present study to t. hydatigena in european wolv ... | 2019 | 30673904 |
| transmission studies of chronic wasting disease to transgenic mice overexpressing human prion protein using the rt-quic assay. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a fatal prion disease which infects deer, elk and moose. cwd was first described as a wasting syndrome in captive deer in colorado and wyoming wildlife facilities from 1967 to 1979. currently, cwd has been reported in 26 states of the usa, three canadian provinces, south korea, norway and finland. since human consumption of cervids is common, it is critical to determine if cwd can infect humans. published research, including epidemiologic studies and transmission ... | 2019 | 30670087 |
| association between obesity and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mendelian randomization studies. | although dyslipidemia has been consistently shown to be associated with atherogenesis, an association between obesity and cardiovascular disease outcomes remains controversial. mendelian randomization can minimize confounding if variables are randomly and equally distributed in the population of interest. | 2018 | 30646365 |
| association of levels of physical activity with risk of parkinson disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the association between physical activity and the risk of parkinson disease (pd) has been increasingly recognized. however, to our knowledge, a comprehensive assessment of the quantitative dose-response association between physical activity and pd risk has not been performed previously. | 2018 | 30646166 |
| association of mortality and acute aortic events with ascending aortic aneurysm: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysm (asaa) is currently not well characterized. | 2018 | 30646119 |
| moose and caribou as novel sources of functional lipids: fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids, diglycerides and monoacetyldiglycerides. | fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids (fahfa), diglycerides (dg) and monoacetyldiglycerides (macdg) are gaining interest as functional lipids in pharmaceuticals and functional food formulations for managing and treating metabolic or inflammatory diseases. herein, we investigated whether the antler and/or meat of two cervids (moose and caribou) are novel sources of fahfa, dg and macdg. we observed fahfa present in moose and caribou composed mainly of polyunsaturated families, and that the este ... | 2019 | 30634564 |
| the forensic pathology of fatal attacks by the large mammals inhabiting the nordic wilderness-a literature review. | fatalities due to animal attacks are rare in forensic medical work but have been known to pose problems due to their potential to mimic homicide. this review summarizes reported cases of fatal attacks by large mammals that inhabit the nordic wilderness, namely brown bear, moose, wild boar, and wolf, and attempts to elucidate injury patterns that can guide the forensic pathologist to identifying the species and modus operandi of the attacker. a tendency toward a species-specific injury pattern wa ... | 2019 | 30629748 |
| laparoscopic vs. robotic rectal cancer surgery and the effect on conversion rates: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity-score-matched studies. | the usage of robotic surgery in rectal cancer is increasing, but there is an ongoing debate as to whether it provides any benefit. the aim of the present study was to determine if robotic surgery results in less conversion to an open operation than laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery. | 2019 | 30623315 |
| mysticetes to miniconference to manuscripts: introduction to thematic issue on mysticete anatomy. | this issue of the anatomical record is focused on the theme of mysticete anatomy. there are six included articles that explore the anatomy of the nasal region (marquez et al., 2018; maust-mohl et al., 2018), larynx (damien et al., 2018), lungs (fetherston et al., 2018), sublingual fascia (werth et al., 2018), and brain (raghanti et al., 2018). these papers document anatomical features exhibited by mysticetes (baleen whales) and their related cousins (including other whales, and the semiaquatic m ... | 2019 | 30620128 |
| microbiome analysis reveals the presence of bartonella spp. and acinetobacter spp. in deer keds (lipoptena cervi). | the deer ked (lipoptena cervi) is distributed in europe, north america, and siberia and mainly infests cervids as roe deer, fallow deer, and moose. from a one health perspective, deer keds occasionally bite other animals or humans and are a potential vector for bartonella schoenbuchensis. this bacterium belongs to a lineage of ruminant-associated bartonella spp. and is suspected to cause dermatitis and febrile diseases in humans. in this study, we analyzed the microbiome from 130 deer keds colle ... | 2018 | 30619179 |
| biomarkers and clinical outcomes in copd: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | conventional measures to evaluate copd may fail to capture systemic problems, particularly musculoskeletal weakness and cardiovascular disease. identifying these manifestations and assessing their association with clinical outcomes (ie, mortality, exacerbation and copd hospital admission) is of increasing clinical importance. | 2019 | 30617161 |
| comparative omasum anatomy in ruminants: relationships with natural diet, digestive physiology, and general considerations on allometric investigations. | the omasum is the third forestomach compartment of pecoran ruminants. it is assumed that the re-absorption of fluid present in the forestomach digesta (that facilitates particle sorting, digestion, and harvest of microbes) is its main function, so that less diluted digesta is submitted to enzymatic digestion in the lower digestive tract. here, we evaluate measures of omasum size (representing 84 ruminant species in the largest data set) against body mass and proxies of the natural diet (%grass) ... | 2019 | 30615226 |
| hypersomnia and bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of proportion. | hypersomnia is a common problem amongst individuals with bipolar disorder (bd). the objective of this meta-analysis is to estimate the frequency of hypersomnia in individuals with bd, and identify associated factors methods: our search focused on articles documenting the frequency of hypersomnia among individuals with bd indexed in pubmed database and in the cochrane library, following the recommendations from the meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) group. a meta-analy ... | 2019 | 30611064 |
| cancer risk in children and young adults born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | risk of developing a malignancy when born premature is unknown. we hypothesised that risk of certain cancers might be increased in youth born preterm versus term. we therefore performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the incidence of malignancy in the context of preterm birth, according to various cancer types. | 2019 | 30608983 |
| assessing the reporting quality of systematic reviews of observational studies in preeclampsia. | the majority of epidemiological studies in preeclampsia are observational and the overview of these studies is expressed by systematic reviews (srs). the aim of this study was to evaluate the reporting quality of published srs of observational studies (os) in preeclampsia based on meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) statement. | 2019 | 30607585 |
| infection prevalence and ecotypes of anaplasma phagocytophilum in moose alces alces, red deer cervus elaphus, roe deer capreolus capreolus and ixodes ricinus ticks from norway. | the geographical expansion of the tick ixodes ricinus in northern europe is a serious concern for animal and human health. the pathogen anaplasma phagocytophilum is transmitted by ticks and causes emergences of tick-borne fever (anaplasmosis) in livestock. the transmission dynamics of the different ecotypes of a. phagocytophilum in the ecosystems is only partly determined. red deer and roe deer contribute to circulation of different ecotypes of a. phagocytophilum in continental europe, while the ... | 2019 | 30606222 |
| habitat segregation between brown bears and gray wolves in a human-dominated landscape. | identifying how sympatric species belonging to the same guild coexist is a major question of community ecology and conservation. habitat segregation between two species might help reduce the effects of interspecific competition and apex predators are of special interest in this context, because their interactions can have consequences for lower trophic levels. however, habitat segregation between sympatric large carnivores has seldom been studied. based on monitoring of 53 brown bears (ursus arc ... | 2018 | 30598748 |
| roles of pharmacogenomics in non-anthracycline antineoplastic-induced cardiovascular toxicities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of genotypes effect. | exploration on genetic roles in antineoplastic-related cardiovascular toxicity has increased with the advancement of genotyping technology. however, knowledge on the extent of genetic determinants in affecting the susceptibility to the cardiovascular toxicities of antineoplastic is limited. this study aims to identify potential single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) in predicting non-anthracycline antineoplastic-related cardiovascular toxicity. | 2019 | 30594345 |
| tea consumption is associated with decreased risk of oral cancer: a comprehensive and dose-response meta-analysis based on 14 case-control studies (moose compliant). | the associations of tea consumption with risk of oral cancer remain not clear. the present meta-analysis aims to clarify the real relationship between tea intake and the risk of oral cancer and quantifies the potential dose-response relationship between them.a web search was performed within pubmed, embase, and web of science databases to identify potential studies that evaluated the relationship between tea consumption and the risk of oral cancer on mar 21th, 2018 without language restriction. ... | 2018 | 30572470 |
| comparison of the clinical outcomes of revision of failed ukas to tkas with primary tkas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (uka) is one of the effective surgical methods for the treatment of unicompartmental knee arthritis. when uka fails, a revised surgery to total knee arthroplasty (tka) is often necessary. the purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of revision of failed ukas to tkas with primary tkas. the hypothesis was that the tkas revised from ukas had inferior clinical outcomes compared with primary tkas.this meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with ... | 2018 | 30557995 |
| prevalence of retinal vein occlusion in europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and incidence of retinal vein occlusions (rvo) in europe. | 2019 | 30517942 |
| microbial contamination of moose (alces alces) and white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) carcasses harvested by hunters. | hunting is currently a very popular activity, and interest in game meat is increasing. however, only limited research is available on the bacterial quality and safety of moose (alces alces) and white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) harvested by hunters. poor hunting hygiene can spread bacteria onto the carcasses, and inadequate chilling of the carcasses may increase the bacterial load on the carcass surface. we studied the bacterial contamination level on carcasses of 100 moose and 100 whit ... | 2019 | 30497611 |
| improving the quality of reporting of systematic reviews of dose-response meta-analyses: a cross-sectional survey. | dose-response meta-analysis (drma) is a useful tool to investigate potential dose-response relationship between certain exposure or intervention and the outcome of interest. a large number of drmas have been published in the past several years. however, the standard of reporting for such studies is not known. | 2018 | 30497389 |
| surgical outcomes for medically intractable epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | objectivethe aim of this study was to describe the current state of epilepsy surgery and establish estimates of seizure outcomes following surgery for medically intractable epilepsy (mie) in low- and middle-income countries (lmics).methodsthe medline and embase databases were searched without publication date restriction. this search was supplemented by a manual screen of key epilepsy and neurosurgical journals (january 2005 to december 2016). studies that reported outcomes for at least 10 patie ... | 2018 | 30497170 |
| soil humic acids degrade cwd prions and reduce infectivity. | chronic wasting disease (cwd), an environmentally transmissible, fatal prion disease is endemic in north america, present in south korea and has recently been confirmed in northern europe. the expanding geographic range of this contagious disease of free-ranging deer, moose, elk and reindeer has resulted in increasing levels of prion infectivity in the environment. soils are involved in cwd horizontal transmission, acting as an environmental reservoir, and soil mineral and organic compounds have ... | 2018 | 30496301 |
| rate of cooling in a moose (alces alces) carcass. | postmortem body temperature is used to estimate time of death in humans, but the available models are not validated for most nonhuman species. here, we report that cooling in an adult female moose (alces alces) equipped with a rumen temperature monitor was extremely slow, with a rumen temperature of 27-28 c as late as 40 h postmortem. | 2019 | 30485166 |
| subsidence rates after lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review. | the evidence regarding the consequences of subsidence with lateral lumbar interbody fusion (llif) has been sparse. the objective of this study is to calculate the incidence of subsidence and reoperation for subsidence after llif. a secondary outcome examined the quantitative degree of subsidence by calculating the percent change in the height of the intervertebral space secondary to interbody subsidence at various postoperative follow-up times. | 2019 | 30476670 |
| multiscale entropy rate analysis of complex mobile agents. | accurate prediction of the motion of objects is a central scientific goal. for deterministic or stochastic processes, models exist which characterize motion with a high degree of reliability. for complex systems, or those where objects have a degree of agency, characterizing motion is far more challenging. the information entropy rate of motion through a discrete space can place a limit on the predictability of even the most complex or history-dependent actor, but the variability in measured enc ... | 2018 | 30473814 |
| the association between fibromyalgia and female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. | female sexuality in patients with fibromyalgia has received little attention in the literature, and published data have mainly relied upon a small sample size with evident heterogeneity. our aim was to pool the observational studies on the association between fibromyalgia and sexual dysfunction in female patients to reach a more comprehensive and reliable result. the literature search comprised of pubmed-medline, cochrane, and embase databases. the relevant studies that met the inclusion criteri ... | 2019 | 30467351 |
| vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in eurasian moose (alces alces alces). | climate change, with warmer temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, has affected the distribution of vectors and vector-borne diseases. in the northern hemisphere, vectors are spreading north, and with them, pathogens of zoonotic and animal health impact. eurasian moose (alces alces alces) are physiologically and anatomically adapted for cold climate, and are rarely considered ideal hosts of vectors, apart from deer keds (lipoptena cervi). to investigate the presence of vector-borne pat ... | 2019 | 30457935 |
| mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in wildlife species beyond subfamily caprinae. | elucidating the emergence of mycoplasma ovipneumoniae-associated respiratory disease in ruminants requires identification of the pathogen host range. this bacterium was thought to be host restricted to subfamily caprinae, but we describe its identification in healthy moose, caribou, and mule deer and diseased mule and white-tailed deer, all species in subfamily capreolinae. | 2018 | 30457547 |
| novel type of chronic wasting disease detected in moose (alces alces), norway. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) persists in cervid populations of north america and in 2016 was detected for the first time in europe in a wild reindeer in norway. we report the detection of cwd in 3 moose (alces alces) in norway, identified through a large scale surveillance program. the cases occurred in 13-14-year-old female moose, and we detected an abnormal form of prion protein (prpsc) in the brain but not in lymphoid tissues. immunohistochemistry revealed that the moose shared the same neur ... | 2018 | 30457526 |
| effect of long term aspirin use on the incidence of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | previous studies found divergent effects of aspirin use on prostate cancer incidence, potentially due to studies with short durations of aspirin use and insufficient adjustment for screening. | 2018 | 30447928 |
| neural signatures of the risk for bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis of structural and functional neuroimaging studies. | widespread functional and structural alterations in the brain have been extensively reported in unaffected relatives (rels) of patients with bipolar disorder (bd) who are at genetic risk for bd. a sufficiently powered meta-analysis of structural (smri) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) alterations in rels is still lacking. | 2019 | 30444299 |
| early post-stroke depression and mortality: meta-analysis and meta-regression. | background: post-stroke depression (psd) is a common and serious complication after stroke. in this systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the association between early psd and mortality, considering depressive symptoms occurring within the first 3 months after the neurological event. methods: this meta-analysis was conducted following meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) guidelines and based on studies indexed till may 2018 in pubmed and web of science datab ... | 2018 | 30443225 |
| benefits and harms of omalizumab treatment in adolescent and adult patients with chronic idiopathic (spontaneous) urticaria: a meta-analysis of "real-world" evidence. | omalizumab is indicated for the management of chronic idiopathic urticaria (ciu) (also known as chronic spontaneous urticaria) in adolescents and adults with persistent hives not controlled with antihistamines. the effectiveness of omalizumab in the real-world management of ciu is largely unknown. | 2019 | 30427977 |
| the nasal complex of a semiaquatic artiodactyl, the moose (alces alces): is it a good evolutionary model for the ancestors of cetaceans? | among cetartiodactyla, cetaceans are the only obligate aquatic dwellers. given morphological similarities between cetacean relatives such as indohyus (the best represented eocene raoellid artiodactyl) with other, later artiodactyls, any crown artiodactyl that engages in aquatic behaviors is of interest as an evolutionary model for the adaptations that accompanied the origins of cetaceans. the american moose (alces alces) is the only non-cetacean artiodactyl to engage in aquatic foraging and, oth ... | 2019 | 30422388 |
| association of psoriasis with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | patients with psoriasis may experience comorbidities involving cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, uveitis, psychiatric disturbances, and metabolic syndrome. however, the association between psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) has been largely unclear. | 2018 | 30422277 |
| xrcc1 polymorphism and overall survival in ovarian cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy: a systematic review and moose-compliant meta-analysis. | although platinum-based chemotherapy is widely used for advanced ovarian cancer (oc), genetic polymorphisms can influence the chemotherapeutic response. this study investigated the association between xrcc1 polymorphisms arg194trp, arg280his, and arg399gln, and overall survival (os) in oc patients who received platinum-based chemotherapy. | 2018 | 30407287 |
| air pollution and telomere length in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. | telomere length (tl) has been suggested to be a surrogate for cellular ageing, and a record of cumulative inflammation and oxidative stress over life. an emerging body of evidence has associated exposure to air pollution to changes in tl. to date there is no available systematic review of literature on this association. we aimed to systematically review and conduct meta-analysis of published studies on the relationship between air pollution and tl in adults. electronic databases were systematica ... | 2019 | 30384069 |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and occupational exposures: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses. | objectives: we conducted a systematic literature review to identify studies fulfilling good scientific epidemiological standards for use in meta-analyses of occupational risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als). methods: we identified 79 original publications on associations between work and als. the moose (meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology) and grade (grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluations) guidelines were used to ensure high scienti ... | 2018 | 30373166 |
| interspecies cross-feeding orchestrates carbon degradation in the rumen ecosystem. | because of their agricultural value, there is a great body of research dedicated to understanding the microorganisms responsible for rumen carbon degradation. however, we lack a holistic view of the microbial food web responsible for carbon processing in this ecosystem. here, we sampled rumen-fistulated moose, allowing access to rumen microbial communities actively degrading woody plant biomass in real time. we resolved 1,193 viral contigs and 77 unique, near-complete microbial metagenome-assemb ... | 2018 | 30356154 |
| opportunities to prevent alcoholic liver cirrhosis in high-risk populations: a systematic review with meta-analysis. | alcoholic liver cirrhosis is preventable and caused by heavy drinking. few in the general population may be at risk and interventions targeting individuals at high risk may be a more feasible opportunity for prevention than interventions targeting the whole population. | 2019 | 30353053 |
| fertilizing riparian forests: nutrient repletion across ecotones with trophic rewilding. | trophic rewilding maintains that large mammals are functionally important to resource subsidies and nutrient repletion, yet this prediction is understudied. here, i report on the potential magnitude and variability of nitrogen that moose populations move from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems. my aim is to provide justified approximations of the role of moose in the flux of a limiting nutrient across ecotones and to illustrate how this role is linked to wolf predation and climate warming. using ... | 2018 | 30348866 |
| molecular detection of babesia odocoilei in wild, farmed, and zoo cervids in ontario, canada. | babesia odocoilei, a tick-borne protozoan hemoparasite of white-tailed deer ( odocoileus virginianus), is being increasingly recognized as a cause of disease in captive cervids in north america. historically endemic in white-tailed deer, the natural wildlife reservoir in the southeastern us, b. odocoilei has been recently associated with hemolytic anemia in captive eurasian tundra reindeer ( rangifer tarandus tarandus), wapiti ( cervus canadensis), and woodland caribou ( rangifer tarandus caribo ... | 2019 | 30339101 |
| association between depression and the risk for fracture: a meta-analysis and systematic review. | several studies have suggested that depression is associated with an increased risk for fracture; however, the results are conflicting. this study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis of cohort studies assessing the association between depression and the risk for fracture. | 2018 | 30333001 |
| does the medical literature remain inadequately described despite having reporting guidelines for 21 years? - a systematic review of reviews: an update. | reporting guidelines (eg, consolidated standards of reporting trials [consort] statement) are intended to improve reporting standards and enhance the transparency and reproducibility of research findings. despite accessibility of such guidelines, researchers are not required to adhere to them. our goal was to determine the current status of reporting quality in the medical literature and examine whether adherence of reporting guidelines has improved since the inception of reporting guidelines. | 2018 | 30310289 |
| fluoroquinolones and the risk of aortopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | to investigate the association between fluoroquinolones use and development of aortopathy. | 2019 | 30309682 |
| cognitive functions in children and adults with moyamoya vasculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | patients with moyamoya vasculopathy (mmv) may experience cognitive impairment, but its reported frequency, severity, and nature vary. in a systematic review and metaanalysis, we aimed to assess the presence, severity, and nature of cognitive impairments in children and adults with mmv. | 2018 | 30309228 |
| playboy bunny and moose head sign: hepatic veins in congestive heart failure. | 2018 | 30309097 | |
| the importance of considering multiple interacting species for conservation of species at risk. | conservation of species at risk of extinction is complex and multifaceted. however, mitigation strategies are typically narrow in scope, an artifact of conservation research that is often limited to a single species or stressor. knowledge of an entire community of strongly interacting species would greatly enhance the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of conservation decisions. we investigated how camera trapping and spatial count models, an extension of spatial-recapture models for unmarked p ... | 2019 | 30306635 |
| the association between dental anxiety and psychiatric disorders and symptoms: a systematic review. | a growing amount of evidence suggests that dental anxiety is associated with other psychiatric disorders and symptoms. a systematic review was conducted to critically evaluate the studies of comorbidity of dental anxiety with other specific phobias and other axis i psychiatric disorders. | 2018 | 30288171 |
| the usefulness of listening social media for pharmacovigilance purposes: a systematic review. | social media mining could be a possible strategy to retrieve drug safety information. the mining of social media is a complex process under progressive evolution, falling into three broad categories: listening (safety data reporting), engaging (follow-up), and broadcasting (risk communication). this systematic review is aimed at evaluating the usefulness and quality of proto-signals by social media listening. areas covered: in this systematic search, performed according to moose and prisma state ... | 2018 | 30285501 |
| potential direct costs of adverse drug events and possible cost savings achievable by their prevention in tuscany, italy: a model-based analysis. | adverse drug events (ades) may represent an important item of expenditure for healthcare systems and their prevention could be associated with a relevant cost saving. | 2019 | 30276630 |
| moose movement rates are altered by wolf presence in two ecosystems. | predators directly impact prey populations through lethal encounters, but understanding nonlethal, indirect effects is also critical because foraging animals often face trade-offs between predator avoidance and energy intake. quantifying these indirect effects can be difficult even when it is possible to monitor individuals that regularly interact. our goal was to understand how movement and resource selection of a predator (wolves; canis lupus) influence the movement behavior of a prey species ... | 2018 | 30271563 |
| classic wolf-moose study to be restarted on isle royale. | 2018 | 30262476 | |
| leaf herbivory by insects during summer reduces overwinter browsing by moose. | damage to plants by herbivores potentially affects the quality and quantity of the plant tissue available to other herbivore taxa that utilize the same host plants at a later time. this study addresses the indirect effects of insect herbivores on mammalian browsers, a particularly poorly-understood class of interactions. working in the alaskan boreal forest, we investigated the indirect effects of insect damage to salix interior leaves during the growing season on the consumption of browse by mo ... | 2018 | 30261869 |
| a brief review-epr dosimetry and the use of animal teeth as dosimeters. | the technique of electron paramagnetic resonance dosimetry using tooth enamel was established in the late 1960s, and considerable research has been conducted to learn more about the benefits of using human teeth as dosimeters for the purpose of retrospective dose reconstruction. comparatively few studies have been done which have investigated animal teeth for the same purpose. the potential exists for utilizing animal teeth as dosimeters to reconstruct doses received by a species, as well as by ... | 2018 | 30260850 |
| mitotypical peculiarities of the population of moose alces alces of southeastern west siberia. | based on the structure of the d-loop control region of mitochondrial dna, the genetic diversity of moose of west siberia was evaluated and their placement within the structure of current species population was determined. it was noted that the values of genetic diversity exceed the values of analogous indices obtained for western groups of the species. three haplogroups were identified in the population structure: european- ural, west siberian, and american. | 2016 | 30251792 |
| infections with bartonella spp. in free-ranging cervids and deer keds (lipoptena cervi) in norway. | bartonella bacteria are arthropod-borne and can cause long-term bacteremia in humans and animals. the predominant arthropod vectors and the mode of transmission for many novel bartonella species remain elusive or essentially unstudied. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of bartonella spp. in norwegian cervids and deer keds (lipoptena cervi) and to characterise the bacteria by sequencing of the partial glta gene and 16 s-23 s rrna intergenic spacer region (its) in order to ev ... | 2018 | 30245047 |
| efficacy of breast reconstruction with fat grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | breast reconstruction with fat grafting is a new alternative to prosthetic implants and flaps for women with breast cancer. in this study, we investigate the efficacy of fat grafting for breast reconstruction in a meta-analysis. | 2018 | 30245019 |
| early surgical decompression improves neurological outcome after complete traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis. | in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (tsci) a distinction in surgical urgency is made on the basis of the severity of the initial neurological injury. the optimal timing of surgical decompression, as well as its impact on neurological recovery, is as of yet undetermined. this study addresses neurological improvement after early and late surgery for complete and incomplete cervical tsci. a systematic search retrieved 15 publications of observational studies reporting outcome measurements ... | 2019 | 30244639 |
| treatment of brain metastases with stereotactic radiosurgery and immune checkpoint inhibitors: an international meta-analysis of individual patient data. | while the combination of stereotactic radiosurgery (srs) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ici) is becoming more widely used in the treatment of brain metastases (bm), there is a paucity of prospective data to validate both the safety and efficacy, as well as the optimal timing of these two therapies relative to one another. | 2019 | 30241791 |
| associations between common ion channel single nucleotide polymorphisms and sudden cardiac death in adults: a moose-compliant meta-analysis. | we sought to identify common ion channel single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) associated with the occurrence of sudden cardiac death (scd) to predict the incidence of scd in clinical settings. | 2018 | 30235722 |
| cadmium exposure in first nations communities of the northwest territories, canada: smoking is a greater contributor than consumption of cadmium-accumulating organ meats. | traditional food consumption among northern populations is associated with improved nutrition but occasionally can also increase contaminant exposure. high levels of cadmium in the organs of moose from certain regions of the northwest territories, canada, led to the release of consumption notices. these notices recommended that individuals limit their consumption of kidney and liver from moose harvested from the southern mackenzie mountain. a human biomonitoring project was designed to better ch ... | 2018 | 30221302 |
| meta-analyses using real-world data to generate clinical and epidemiological evidence: a systematic literature review of existing recommendations. | to identify existing guidelines, key recommendations, and existing limitations regarding the evaluation and use of real-world evidence (rwe) in meta-analyses (mas) to generate clinical and epidemiological evidence: a systematic review of existing recommendations. | 2018 | 30217138 |
| the association between transforming growth factor beta1 polymorphism and susceptibility to pulmonary fibrosis: a meta-analysis (moose compliant). | although many studies have investigated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) in transforming growth factor beta1 (tgf-β1) gene with pulmonary fibrosis (pf), but their association is still controversial. to clarify this, we performed a meta-analysis.studies related to tgf-β1 and pf were retrieved from pubmed, medline, embase, scopus, and wanfang (up to november 30, 2017). we targeted tgf-β1 snps that have been reported by ≥3 studies to be included in the current meta-analysis ... | 2018 | 30212926 |
| moose ( alces alces) mortality associated with caprine herpesvirus 2 (cphv-2) in a zoological collection. | malignant catarrhal fever (mcf) can affect both domestic and wild artiodactyls. in a zoological setting, in which subclinical carriers and susceptible species are often housed in close proximity, the disease can prove fatal. this report describes a case of goat-associated mcf in a captive moose ( alces alces). the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology, which showed lymphocytic vasculitis in the brain and panuveitis, and by detection of caprine herpesvirus 2 dna in tissues. identical viral dn ... | 2018 | 30212315 |
| arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a meta-analysis comparing semitendinosus alone and semitendinosus with gracilis tendon autografts. | the objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to compare patient-reported outcomes and functional knee parameters of anterior cruciate ligament (acl) reconstruction surgery with semitendinosus (st) and st-gracilis (g) grafts. this study was conducted according to preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (prisma) and meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) guidelines. all studies in pubmed and embase ... | 2019 | 30206911 |
| emergence of the arterial worm elaeophora schneideri in moose (alces alces) and tabanid fly vectors in northeastern minnesota, usa. | moose (alces alces) are a culturally and economically valued species in minnesota. however, the moose population has experienced a sudden, marked decline in their range, including extirpation in the northwest and a 66% decline in the last decade in the northeast portions of the state. although the exact cause of this decline is unclear, parasitic metastrongylid and filarioid nematode infections are known causes of morbidity and mortality in moose across north america. | 2018 | 30201046 |
| is ungulate migration culturally transmitted? evidence of social learning from translocated animals. | ungulate migrations are assumed to stem from learning and cultural transmission of information regarding seasonal distribution of forage, but this hypothesis has not been tested empirically. we compared the migratory propensities of bighorn sheep and moose translocated into novel habitats with those of historical populations that had persisted for hundreds of years. whereas individuals from historical populations were largely migratory, translocated individuals initially were not. after multiple ... | 2018 | 30190405 |
| environmental toxic metal contaminants and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. | to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies investigating the association of arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, and copper with cardiovascular disease. | 2018 | 30158148 |
| the importance of wildlife in the ecology and epidemiology of the tbe virus in sweden: incidence of human tbe correlates with abundance of deer and hares. | tick-borne encephalitis (tbe) is one tick-transmitted disease where the human incidence has increased in some european regions during the last two decades. we aim to find the most important factors causing the increasing incidence of human tbe in sweden. based on a review of published data we presume that certain temperature-related variables and the population densities of transmission hosts, i.e. small mammals, and of primary tick maintenance hosts, i.e. cervids and lagomorphs, of the tbe viru ... | 2018 | 30153856 |
| systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of bowel ischemia after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. | outcomes after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (raaa) have improved in the last decade. it is unknown whether this has resulted in a reduction of postoperative bowel ischemia (bi). the primary objective was to determine bi prevalence after raaa repair. secondary objectives were to determine its major sequelae and differences between open repair (or) and endovascular aneurysm repair (evar). | 2018 | 30146037 |
| potato consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: a dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies. | high potato intake has been suggested as a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. we aimed to investigate the association between potato consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes. | 2018 | 30144898 |