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| dataset of the volatile compounds detected in unmarinated and marinated grilled ruminant meats with novel unfiltered beer-based marinades to improve their nutritional quality, safety, and sensory perception. | the objective of this data in brief article is to present the associated data set regarding the published paper novel unfiltered beer-based marinades to improve the nutritional quality, safety, and sensory perception of grilled ruminant meats in food chemistry [1]. grilling is a popular cooking method; however, the high temperatures required can modify grilled meat quality and safety. in this data set, we include 5 tables containing the volatile composition of unmarinated and marinated grilled r ... | 2019 | 31656845 |
| the use of the model of occupational self-efficacy for work retraining: a multiple case study. | the south african labour law serves as a guide for employers to accommodate injured individuals in the work place. the aim of the study was to explore and describe the experiences of individuals with traumatic brain injury regarding returning to work through the use of the model of occupational self-efficacy (moose). the study utilized a multiple case study research design, and 10 participants participated in the study. an analytical strategy of explanation building was used to analyse the data. ... | 2019 | 31656455 |
| expression of estrogen receptor beta and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. | lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among males and the second leading cause among females worldwide. numerous studies have linked estrogen status to lung cancer outcome. however, there are studies with conflicting results about the effect of erβ on survival of lung cancer. the aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the prognostic impact of estrogen receptor beta expression on survival among nsclc patients. | 2019 | 31651857 |
| agreement between results of meta-analyses from case reports and clinical studies, regarding efficacy and safety of idursulfase therapy in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type ii (mps-ii). a new tool for evidence-based medicine in rare diseases. | a preliminary exploratory study shows solid agreement between the results of case reports and clinical study meta-analyses in mucopolysaccharidosis type i (mps-i) adult patients. the aim of the present study is to confirm previous results in another patient population, suffering from mucopolysaccharidosis type ii (mps-ii). | 2019 | 31639024 |
| association of maternal lactation with diabetes and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | lactation has been shown to be associated with lower rates of diabetes and hypertension in mothers. however, the strength of association has varied between studies, and sample sizes are relatively small. | 2019 | 31617928 |
| is summer food intake a limiting factor for boreal browsers? diet, temperature, and reproduction as drivers of consumption in female moose. | food intake may limit the ability of browsing mammals to gain body mass during the growing season when the leaves and stems of woody plants are most abundant. moose are highly productive browsers with high demands for energy and nutrients, particularly during lactation. using an indigestible marker, we estimated dry matter intake of free ranging adult female moose with and without calves over three growing seasons. during the same period, we analyzed forage quality. intakes were highest in late ... | 2019 | 31596894 |
| scedosporium spp lung infection in immunocompetent patients: a systematic review and moose-compliant meta-analysis. | scedosporium genus as a significant emerging opportunist causes a broad spectrum of disease in not only immunosuppressed but also immunocompetent patients. the lung is one of the most commonly encountered sites of scedosporium infection. due to its very high levels of antifungal resistance, surgery has been recommended as an important part in the treatment of pulmonary scedosporium spp infection, even in immunocompetent cases. however, whether lung surgery could help to reduce the risk of death ... | 2019 | 31593129 |
| association of rosacea with inflammatory bowel disease: a moose-compliant meta-analysis. | rosacea has been reported with several systemic comorbidities, but its relationship with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is unclear. thus, our objective is to conduct a meta-analysis on the association of rosacea with ibd.we conduct a meta-analysis and searched medline, central, and embase databases for case-controlled and cohort studies that assessed the association of rosacea with ibd from inception to july 2nd, 2018. two authors independently selected studies, extracted data, and assessed th ... | 2019 | 31593075 |
| the relationship between magnesium and osteoarthritis of knee: a moose guided systematic review and meta-analysis. | the impact of magnesium on risk of knee osteoarthritis (koe) is still under investigation. this meta-analysis evaluated the relationship between magnesium and risk of koe.a comprehensive search was performed to identify retrospective cohort study or cross-sectional study of the association between magnesium and koe from the cochrane library, pubmed, and embase. the search time limit was from the establishment of the database to december 2018. two evaluators selected the literature, extracted the ... | 2019 | 31702629 |
| the collaboration and reporting quality of social welfare systematic reviews in the campbell collaboration online library. | to analyze the collaboration and reporting quality of the systematic reviews of social welfare in the campbell collaboration online library. | 2019 | 31699088 |
| association of chorioamnionitis with bronchopulmonary dysplasia among preterm infants: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression. | bronchopulmonary dysplasia (bpd), a chronic lung disease of prematurity, remains one of the major and most common complications of very preterm birth. insight into factors associated with the pathogenesis of bpd is key to improving its prevention and treatment. | 2019 | 31693123 |
| lower circulating irisin in middle-aged and older adults with osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | osteoporosis has imposed a heavy socioeconomic burden worldwide, especially in postmenopausal women. as a newly found protein, irisin has an important physiological role in bone metabolism. this meta-analysis intends to identify the association between circulating irisin levels and osteoporosis. | 2019 | 31688577 |
| use of the rspaa415 antigen indicates low rates of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in farmed cattle from the united states of america and great britain. | clinical cases of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a zoonotic gram-positive bacterium, have been reported in many ruminant species, including in cattle, deer, moose and muskoxen. fatal cases have been repeatedly reported in cattle over the years but to date there is only one japanese study investigating the seroprevalence of this bacterium in cattle using the growth agglutination test (gat). this technique is subjective, time-consuming, expensive and hazardous compared to modern serological tests s ... | 2019 | 31676013 |
| eus-guided biliary drainage is equivalent to ercp for primary treatment of malignant distal biliary obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | background and study aims although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) is standard of care for malignant biliary obstruction, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (eus-bd) as a primary treatment has become increasingly utilized. the aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of eus-bd for primary treatment of malignant biliary obstruction and comparison to traditional ercp. methods individualized se ... | 2019 | 31673615 |
| alaska native traditional food and harvesting activity patterns over 10 years of follow-up. | alaska native (an) traditional foods and associated harvesting activities are beneficial to human health. | 2019 | 31723724 |
| epidemiology of gastric cancer in africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. | gastric cancer is actually known as the sixth most frequent cancer and the second cancer-related cause of death worldwide. if studies giving an overview of current epidemiology of gastric cancer in europe, asia, and the usa are available, in africa, studies reporting recent data on gastric cancer are sparse. this systematic review and meta-analysis aim therefore to provide relevant data on contemporary epidemiology of gastric cancer in africa in terms of prevalence, incidence, and case fatality ... | 2019 | 31722746 |
| the value of lncrna ghet1 as a prognostic factor for survival of chinese cancer outcome: a meta-analysis. | there is increasing evidence that high expression levels of the gastric carcinoma highly expressed transcript 1 (ghet1), a long noncoding rna (lncrna), are associated with cancer prognosis and may be used as a valuable biomarker for cancer patients. the purpose of this meta-analysis was to analyze existing data to reveal potential clinical applications of ghet1 for cancer prognosis and tumor progression. all of these studies included in this meta-analysis were collected through a variety of retr ... | 2019 | 31885739 |
| systematic review with meta-analysis: association of helicobacter pylori infection with esophageal cancer. | helicobacter pylori is an important carcinogenic factor in gastric cancer. studies have shown that helicobacter pylori infection is inversely associated with certain diseases such as esophageal cancer and whose infection appears to have a "protective effect." at present, the relationship between helicobacter pylori infection and esophageal cancer remains controversial. this study was designed to investigate the relationship between helicobacter pylori infection and the risk of esophageal cancer ... | 2019 | 31871444 |
| the european union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (tse) in 2018. | this report presents the results of surveillance on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (tse) in bovine animals, sheep, goats, cervids and other species, and genotyping in sheep, carried out in 2018 by 28 member states (ms) according to legislation, and by iceland, north macedonia, norway and switzerland (non-ms). in total, 1,181,934 cattle were tested by ms, a 10% decrease from 2017 and 20,402 by the four non-ms. one case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) was reported in ... | 2019 | 32626210 |
| transcriptome-based analysis of putative allergens of chorioptes texanus. | mites of the genus chorioptes are non-burrowing and cause mange in a wide range of domestic and wild animals including cattle, horses, sheep, goats, panda, moose, camelids, mydaus and alpacas. molecular biology and host-parasite interactions of chorioptes texanus are poorly understood, and only a few c. texanus genes and transcript sequences are available in public databases including the allergen genes. | 2019 | 31842981 |
| 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 |
| partnering with taxidermists for improved chronic wasting disease surveillance. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a neurodegenerative disease of cervids caused by a misfolded protein called a prion. this disease affects captive and free-ranging deer, moose, elk, and reindeer, and has been detected in 26 states. cervids infected with cwd may be asymptomatic for months or years. in most areas, older male deer have higher prevalence rates. prior to 2013, cwd surveillance in new york state focused on testing samples of convenience, by collecting deer heads from meat processors. ... | 2019 | 31835654 |
| macro-nutritional adaptive strategies of moose (alces alces) related to population density. | the distribution area of moose in china has been shrinking back toward the north and northeast because of climate change and human disturbance, and the population number has been declining. between 2011 and 2015, we studied moose at six sites in the northeast of china during the snowy seasons. we collected fecal samples and plant samples that were used to estimate population densities for moose, as well as their macro-nutrient selection. out of a total of 257 fecal samples collected at six sites ... | 2019 | 31906149 |
| dataset on improved nutritional quality and safety of grilled marinated and unmarinated ruminant meat using novel unfiltered beer-based marinades. | objective of this data isn brief article is to present the associated data set regarding the revised article entitled "unfiltered beer based marinades reduced exposure to carcinogens and suppressed conjugated fatty acid oxidation in grilled meats" recommended for publication in food control [1]. grill food safety and quality is a major concern globally. here in we present data demonstrating the use of novel unfiltered beer based marinades in improving the nutritional quality and safety of grille ... | 2019 | 31799349 |
| comparing survey and multiple recruitment-mortality models to assess growth rates and population projections. | estimation of population trends and demographic parameters is important to our understanding of fundamental ecology and species management, yet these data are often difficult to obtain without the use of data from population surveys or marking animals. the northeastern minnesota moose (alces alces linnaeus, 1758) population declined 58% during 2006-2017, yet aerial surveys indicated stability during 2012-2017. in response to the decline, the minnesota department of natural resources (mndnr) init ... | 2019 | 31788201 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| unleaded hunting: are copper bullets and lead-based bullets equally effective for killing big game? | semi-jacketed lead-cored or copper-based homogenous rifle bullets are commonly used for hunting big game. ever since their introduction in the 1990's, copper-based bullets have not been widely accepted by hunters due to limited supply, higher expense, and the perception that they exhibit inferior killing efficiency and correspondingly higher wounding rates. here, we present data showing that animal flight distances for roe deer, red deer, brown bear, and moose dispatched with lead- or copper-bas ... | 2019 | 30919260 |
| 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 |
| trait-mediated indirect interactions: moose browsing increases sawfly fecundity through plant-induced responses. | induced responses in plants, initiated by herbivory, create potential for trait-mediated indirect interactions among herbivores. responses to an initial herbivore may change a number of plant traits that subsequently alter ecological processes with additional herbivores. although common, indirect interactions between taxonomically distant herbivores, such as mammals and insects, are less studied than between taxonomically related species (i.e., insect-insect). in terms of mammal-insect interacti ... | 2019 | 31624570 |
| avoiding misleading messages: population assessment using camera trapping is not a simple task. | population assessment is indispensable for appropriate and socially acceptable conservation and management of wildlife populations. this article critiques the paper by campos-candela et al. 2018 and highlights issues that could lead to inappropriate management and conservation policies. | 2019 | 31523817 |
| vertical transmission of the entomopathogenic soil fungus scopulariopsis brevicaulis as a contaminant of eggs in the winter tick, dermacentor albipictus, collected from calf moose (new hampshire, usa). | moose naturally acquire soil fungi on their fur that are entomopathogenic to the winter tick, dermacentor albipictus. presumed to provide a measure of on-host tick control, it is unknown whether these soil fungi impact subsequent off-host stages of the tick. eggs and resultant larvae originating from engorged, adult female winter ticks collected from dead calf moose (alces alces) were used to investigate the presence and extent of fungal infection. approximately 40% of eggs and larvae were infec ... | 2019 | 31448151 |
| adapt or die-response of large herbivores to environmental changes in europe during the holocene. | climate warming and human landscape transformation during the holocene resulted in environmental changes for wild animals. the last remnants of the european pleistocene megafauna that survived into the holocene were particularly vulnerable to changes in habitat. to track the response of habitat use and foraging of large herbivores to natural and anthropogenic changes in environmental conditions during the holocene, we investigated carbon (δ13 c) and nitrogen (δ15 n) stable isotope composition in ... | 2019 | 31298814 |
| digesta passage in nondomestic ruminants: separation mechanisms in 'moose-type' and 'cattle-type' species, and seemingly atypical browsers. | ruminants have been classified as having a 'moose-type' or 'cattle-type' digestive physiology. 'cattle-type' ruminants have a clear difference in the mean retention time (mrt) of fluid vs. small particles in the reticulorumen (rr), with a high 'selectivity factor' (sf = mrtparticle/ mrtfluid, >1.80), and are typically grazers and intermediate feeders. 'moose-type' ruminants have lower sf (<1.80), possibly because of defensive salivary proteins that constrain amounts of (high-viscosity) saliva, a ... | 2019 | 31220621 |
| negative frequency-dependent foraging behaviour in a generalist herbivore (alces alces) and its stabilizing influence on food web dynamics. | resource selection is widely appreciated to be context-dependent and shaped by both biological and abiotic factors. however, few studies have empirically assessed the extent to which selective foraging behaviour is dynamic and varies in response to environmental conditions for free-ranging animal populations. here, we assessed the extent that forage selection fluctuated in response to different environmental conditions for a free-ranging herbivore, moose (alces alces), in isle royale national pa ... | 2019 | 31131882 |
| tick development on sexually-active bull moose is more advanced compared to that of cow moose in the winter tick, dermacentor albipictus. | we performed a complete survey of ticks on 100 cm2 skin samples collected from 30 moose (alces alces) harvested in 2017 in central and northern maine, u.s.a. the samples were collected from 15 bulls, 13 cows, and 2 calves in mid-october when moose are breeding and winter ticks (dermacentor albipictus) quest for a host. we identified only winter ticks with 99.2% in a juvenile stage; 3 adult ticks were found. unfed nymphs were most common on bulls, whereas most ticks were fed larvae on cows and ca ... | 2019 | 30993075 |
| first detection of chronic wasting disease in a wild red deer (cervus elaphus) in europe. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a fatal contagious prion disease naturally occurring in cervids in north america. in 2016, cwd was detected in wild reindeer (rangifer tarandus) and moose (alces alces) in norway. here, we report the first known naturally infected wild norwegian red deer (cervus elaphus). | 2019 | 30920905 |
| genospecies of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato detected in 16 mammal species and questing ticks from northern europe. | lyme borreliosis is the most common vector-borne zoonosis in the northern hemisphere, and the pathogens causing lyme borreliosis have distinct, incompletely described transmission cycles involving multiple host groups. the mammal community in fennoscandia differs from continental europe, and we have limited data on potential competent and incompetent hosts of the different genospecies of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) at the northern distribution ranges where lyme borreliosis is emerging. ... | 2019 | 30911054 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| first description of histopathological lesions associated with a fatal infection of moose (alces alces) with the liver fluke parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha ejsmont, 1932. | parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha is a liver fluke typically parasitising moose in central and eastern europe. the aim of our studies was to describe a case of fatal moose parafasciolopsosis, with special emphasis on the histopathological changes caused in the liver tissue by around 10,000 flukes. | 2019 | 31934666 |
| revealing a novel landscape of the association between blood lipid levels and alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis of a case-control study. | objectives: blood lipid profiles have been ambiguously reported as biomarkers of ad in recent years. this study was conducted to evaluate the correlation between blood lipid levels and ad in later-life and to explore the effectiveness and reliability of blood lipid profiles as biomarkers of ad. methods: database searching was conducted using pubmed, the cochrane library, embase, and medline. this study was designed following the meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) crit ... | 2019 | 32116643 |
| surgical management of madelung deformity: a systematic review. | background: madelung deformity is a congenital wrist condition characterized by volar subluxation of the wrist caused by premature growth arrest of the distal radius. progressive symptoms can necessitate surgical intervention, yet optimal treatment strategy remains unknown. the aim of this study is to determine treatment options, surgical indications, and operative outcomes for madelung deformity. methods: this study adhered to the meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) g ... | 2019 | 30102073 |
| risk of colorectal cancer in patients with acute diverticulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. | we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of colorectal cancer in patients with acute diverticulitis. | 2019 | 30056181 |
| financial impact of patients enrolled in a medication adherence program at an independent community pharmacy. | to determine the financial impact of attributed patients enrolled in a medication adherence program at community pharmacy enhanced services network (cpesn) pharmacies. | 2019 | 30006182 |
| a framework to assess the quality of non-traditional articles in the field of disaster response and management. | while carrying out a scoping review of earthquake response, we found that there is no universal standardized approach for assessing the quality of disaster evidence, much of which is variable or not peer reviewed. with the lack of a framework to ascertain the value and validity of this literature, there is a danger that valuable insights may be lost. we propose a theoretical framework that may, with further validation, address this gap. | 2019 | 29973300 |
| dose escalation in stereotactic body radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis. | to determine whether increasing biologically effective dose (bed) with stereotactic body radiation therapy (sbrt) is associated with improved local control (lc) or toxicities in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. | 2019 | 29965809 |
| revascularization of radiation-induced carotid artery stenosis with carotid endarterectomy vs. carotid artery stenting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the incidence of carotid artery stenosis after head and neck radiation is anticipated to rise due to the increasing survival of patients with head and neck malignancies. it remains unclear whether carotid artery stenting (cas) or endarterectomy (cea) is the best treatment strategy for radiation-induced carotid artery stenosis. | 2019 | 29422277 |
| 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 |
| echinococcus canadensis g8 tapeworm infection in a sheep, china, 2018. | we report a sheep infected with echinococcus canadensis g8 tapeworm in china in 2018. this pathogen was previously detected in moose, elk, muskox, and mule deer in europe and north america; our findings suggest a wider host range and geographic distribution. surveillance for the g8 tapeworm should be conducted in china. | 2019 | 31211942 |
| prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis e virus in pigs, wild boars, roe deer, red deer and moose in lithuania. | hepatitis e virus (hev) is one of the major causes of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. in europe, food-borne zoonotic transmission of hev genotype 3 has been associated with domestic pigs and wild boar. controversial data are available on the circulation of the virus in animals that are used for human consumption, and to date, no gold standard has yet been defined for the diagnosis of hev-associated hepatitis. to investigate the current hev infection status in lithuanian pigs and wild ungulates, ... | 2018 | 29471843 |
| lack of transmission of chronic wasting disease to cynomolgus macaques. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a fatal prion disease that can infect deer, elk, and moose. cwd was first recognized in captive deer kept in wildlife facilities in colorado from 1967 to 1979. cwd has now been detected in 25 u.s. states, 2 canadian provinces, south korea, norway, and finland. it is currently unknown if humans are susceptible to cwd infection. understanding the health risk from consuming meat and/or products from cwd-infected cervids is a critical human health concern. previous r ... | 2018 | 29695429 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| what is the best revascularization strategy for acute occlusive arterial mesenteric ischemia: systematic review and meta-analysis. | acute mesenteric ischemia (ami) is a life-threatening disease that leads to bowel infarction and death. the optimal management of ami remains controversial. the present meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prognostic impact of surgical (sg) versus endovascular or hybrid intervention (ev) as the first-line treatment for acute arterial occlusive mesenteric ischemia and to assess whether endovascular strategy was actually effective in reducing bowel resection. | 2018 | 28752257 |
| contextual social inequities and occurrence of dental caries in adolescents: a systematic review. | this systematic review sought to determine whether there is consistent evidence of the association between contextual social inequities and the occurrence of dental caries in adolescents. | 2018 | 28752158 |
| the effect of posterior fossa decompression in adult chiari malformation and basilar invagination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | chiari malformation (cm) and basilar invagination (bi) are mesodermal malformations with disproportion between the content and volume of posterior fossa capacity and overcrowding of neural structures at the level of foramen magnum. several alternatives for posterior approaches are available, including extradural (ed), extra-arachnoidal, and intradural (id) approaches. the objectives are to evaluate the effect of several surgical techniques for posterior fossa decompression (pfd) in the outcomes ... | 2018 | 28466256 |
| damage capitation in the modern liability climate: a primer for neurosurgeons and systematic review of the literature. | objective neurosurgery, and particularly spine surgery, is among the most highly litigated medical specialties in the us, rendering the current malpractice climate of primary importance to spine surgeons nationwide. one of the primary methods of tort reform in the civil justice system is malpractice damage capitation (or "caps"); however, its efficacy is widely debated. the purpose of this article is to serve as a review for the practicing neurosurgeon, with particular emphasis on short- and lon ... | 2018 | 29372862 |
| low cigarette consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: meta-analysis of 141 cohort studies in 55 study reports. | to use the relation between cigarette consumption and cardiovascular disease to quantify the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke for light smoking (one to five cigarettes/day). | 2018 | 29367388 |
| what causes psychosis? an umbrella review of risk and protective factors. | psychosis is a heterogeneous psychiatric condition for which a multitude of risk and protective factors have been suggested. this umbrella review aimed to classify the strength of evidence for the associations between each factor and psychotic disorders whilst controlling for several biases. the web of knowledge database was searched to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies which examined associations between socio-demographic, parental, perinatal, later factors ... | 2018 | 29352556 |
| barriers to peritoneal dialysis in aboriginal patients. | aboriginal people in canada have an unduly high burden of end-stage kidney disease (eskd) and many live in rural settings. peritoneal dialysis (pd) is a home-based dialysis modality that may provide a valuable alternative to in-center hemodialysis which is relatively underutilized by the aboriginal population. | 2018 | 29326842 |
| risk assessment of dietary lead exposure among first nations people living on-reserve in ontario, canada using a total diet study and a probabilistic approach. | indigenous peoples have elevated risk of lead (pb) exposure as hunted traditional food can be contaminated with lead-containing ammunition. recent scientific consensus states that there is no threshold level for pb exposure. the objective of this study was to estimate dietary exposure to pb among first nations living on-reserve in the province of ontario, canada. a total diet study was constructed based on a 24-h recall and pb concentrations for traditional foods from the first nations food, nut ... | 2018 | 29031094 |
| cognitive effects of labeled addictolytic medications. | alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug usage is pervasive throughout the world, and abuse of these substances is a major contributor to the global disease burden. many pharmacotherapies have been developed over the last 50years to target addictive disorders. while the efficacy of these pharmacotherapies is largely recognized, their cognitive impact is less known. however, all substance abuse disorders are known to promote cognitive disorders like executive dysfunction and memory impairment. these im ... | 2018 | 28919445 |
| low and high thermal tolerance characteristics for unfed larvae of the winter tick dermacentor albipictus (acari: ixodidae) with special reference to moose. | we report that larvae of the winter tick dermacentor albipictus, the only stage that will quest for a host, can tolerate short-term cold shock down to -25°c and short-term heat shock as high as 46°c. unlike a three host-tick, larvae of d. albipictus have no preconditioning response to low or high temperature exposure by rapid cold hardening (rch) or heat hardening, and poor ability to acclimate to low and high temperature extremes. thermal tolerance limits were not improved as the result of larv ... | 2018 | 29103951 |
| gastrointestinal parasitic infections in dead or debilitated moose ( alces alces) in sweden. | : our objectives were to determine prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites of dead or euthanized emaciated moose in central and southern sweden ( n=50) and to assess parasite intensity as a major contributing factor in the poor condition of these moose. all animals were infected and most had gastrointestinal nematodes. seven parasite species were found in the abomasa and 10 species were found in the small intestine. coinfections were commonly found in the abomasum ( ostertagia an ... | 2018 | 29053430 |
| moose selecting for specific nutritional composition of birch places limits on food acceptability. | despite decades of intense research, it remains largely unsolved which nutritional factors underpin food selection by large herbivores in the wild. we measured nutritional composition of birch foliage (betula pubescens) available to, and used by, moose (alces alces) in natural settings in two neighboring regions with contrasting animal body mass. this readily available food source is a staple food item in the diet of moose in the high-fitness region, but apparently underutilized by moose in the ... | 2018 | 29375784 |
| time series sightability modeling of animal populations. | logistic regression models-or "sightability models"-fit to detection/non-detection data from marked individuals are often used to adjust for visibility bias in later detection-only surveys, with population abundance estimated using a modified horvitz-thompson (mht) estimator. more recently, a model-based alternative for analyzing combined detection/non-detection and detection-only data was developed. this approach seemed promising, since it resulted in similar estimates as the mht when applied t ... | 2018 | 29329309 |
| stable isotope signatures of large herbivore foraging habitats across europe. | we investigated how do environmental and climatic factors, but also management, affect the carbon (δ13c) and nitrogen (δ15n) stable isotope composition in bone collagen of the two largest contemporary herbivores: european bison (bison bonasus) and moose (alces alces) across europe. we also analysed how different scenarios of population recovery- reintroduction in bison and natural recovery in moose influenced feeding habitats and diet of these two species and compared isotopic signatures of mode ... | 2018 | 29293647 |
| the structure of prpscprions. | prpsc(scrapie isoform of the prion protein) prions are the infectious agent behind diseases such as creutzfeldt-jakob disease in humans, bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle, chronic wasting disease in cervids (deer, elk, moose, and reindeer), as well as goat and sheep scrapie. prpscis an alternatively folded variant of the cellular prion protein, prpc, which is a regular, gpi-anchored protein that is present on the cell surface of neurons and other cell types. while the structure of prpci ... | 2018 | 29414853 |
| 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 |
| chronic wasting disease: an evolving prion disease of cervids. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a relatively new and burgeoning prion epidemic of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose, which are members of the cervid family. while the disease was first described in captive deer, its subsequent discovery in various species of free-ranging animals makes it the only currently recognized prion disorder of both wild and farmed animals. in addition to its expanding range of host species, cwd continues to spread from north america to new geographic areas, including south ... | 2018 | 29887133 |
| mineral licks as environmental reservoirs of chronic wasting disease prions. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of deer, elk, moose, and reindeer (cervids) caused by misfolded prion proteins. the disease has been reported across north america and recently discovered in northern europe. transmission of cwd in wild cervid populations can occur through environmental routes, but limited ability to detect prions in environmental samples has prevented the identification of potential transmission "hot spots". we establish widespread cwd prion con ... | 2018 | 29719000 |
| toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in free-ranging moose (alces alces) hunted for human consumption in estonia: indicator host species for environmental toxoplasma gondii oocyst contamination. | in estonia, northeastern europe, antibodies against toxoplasma gondii are common in many host species, including wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. our nationwide study aimed to estimate t. gondii seroprevalence and its geographical distribution, and to evaluate plausible risk factors for seropositivity in free-ranging moose (alces alces) hunted for human consumption in 2015. we screened sera or plasma from 463 moose for presence of anti-t. gondii immunoglobulin g antibodies with a commerci ... | 2018 | 31014620 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| moose at their bioclimatic edge alter their behavior based on weather, landscape, and predators. | populations inhabiting the bioclimatic edges of a species' geographic range face an increasing amount of stress from alterations to their environment associated with climate change. moose alces alces are large-bodied ungulates that are sensitive to heat stress and have exhibited population declines and range contractions along their southern geographic extent. using a hidden markov model to analyze movement and accelerometer data, we assigned behaviors (rest, forage, or travel) to all locations ... | 2018 | 30109872 |
| mammal responses to the human footprint vary across species and stressors. | a rapidly expanding human footprint - comprised of anthropogenic land-use change and infrastructure - is profoundly affecting wildlife distributions worldwide. cumulative effects management (cem) is a regional approach that seeks to manage combined effects of the human footprint on biodiversity across large spatial scales. challenges to implementing this approach include a lack of ecological data at large spatial scales, the high cost of monitoring multiple indicators, and the need to manage mul ... | 2018 | 29654972 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| meta-analysis of mortality in patients with high-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms under observation. | although consensus guidelines suggest that patients with high-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (ipmns) should have surgery, a non-operative strategy is often selected in patients who are poor surgical candidates. the aim was to determine the risk of disease-related death from ipmn in patients with worrisome features or high-risk stigmata who were kept under observation. | 2018 | 29405253 |
| subtypes of benign breast disease as a risk factor for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. | breast cancer is a multifactorial disease. benign breast disease (bbd) is one of the most important risk factors for breast cancer. the etiology of bbd is unknown. it is divided into nonproliferative and proliferative diseases. the selection of studies will be based on titles, abstract screening, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and quality assessment. previous studies have shown that all types of bbd increase the risk of breast cancer, but the risk degree is different for each one. accurate ri ... | 2018 | 29398746 |
| association between chronic or acute use of antihypertensive class of medications and falls in older adults. a systematic review and meta-analysis. | evaluating effect of acute or chronic use of antihypertensives on risk of falls in older adults. | 2018 | 29087440 |
| shorter ground contact time and better running economy: evidence from female kenyan runners. | mooses, m, haile, dw, ojiambo, r, sang, m, mooses, k, lane, ar, and hackney, ac. shorter ground contact time and better running economy: evidence from female kenyan runners. j strength cond res xx(x): 000-000, 2018-previously, it has been concluded that the improvement in running economy (re) might be considered as a key to the continued improvement in performance when no further increase in v[combining dot above]o2max is observed. to date, re has been extensively studied among male east african ... | 2018 | 29952871 |
| the conduct of australian indigenous primary health care research focusing on social and emotional wellbeing: a systematic review. | objectives and importance of study: values and ethics: guidelines for ethical conduct in aboriginal and torres strait islander health research (values and ethics) describes key values that should underpin aboriginal and torres strait islander (indigenous)-focused health research. it is unclear how research teams address this document in primary health care research. we systematically review the primary health care literature focusing on indigenous social and emotional wellbeing (sewb) to identif ... | 2018 | 29925085 |
| magnitude and pattern of hypertension in the niger delta: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies. | emerging evidence found that health inequality in the niger delta region in nigeria has continued to worsen due to epidemiological and environmental risks transitions. this study aims to provide an up-to-date review and the secular trends of hypertension prevalence in niger delta. | 2018 | 29899980 |
| meta-analysis of the diagnostic and clinical utility of genome and exome sequencing and chromosomal microarray in children with suspected genetic diseases. | genetic diseases are leading causes of childhood mortality. whole-genome sequencing (wgs) and whole-exome sequencing (wes) are relatively new methods for diagnosing genetic diseases, whereas chromosomal microarray (cma) is well established. here we compared the diagnostic utility (rate of causative, pathogenic, or likely pathogenic genotypes in known disease genes) and clinical utility (proportion in whom medical or surgical management was changed by diagnosis) of wgs, wes, and cma in children w ... | 2018 | 30002876 |
| community strengths in addressing opioid use in northeastern ontario. | the number of opioid-related deaths in ontario is rising, and remote first nations communities face unique challenges in providing treatment for opioid use disorder. geographic barriers and resource shortages limit access to opioid agonist therapy, such as buprenorphine or methadone. however, attempts to rapidly expand access have the potential to overlook community consultation. our experience in moose factory, ontario, offers insight into the ethical questions and challenges that can arise whe ... | 2018 | 29981036 |
| association between physical activity and risk of prevalent psoriasis: a moose-compliant meta-analysis. | psoriasis is a common chronic relapsing immune-mediated inflammatory disease, whose prevalence has increased in recent years. some physicians believe that physical activity is associated with numerous health-related benefits in adults with dermatoses. while numerous studies have suggested an association between psoriasis and physical activity, others have yielded contradictory results. the aim of our study was to evaluate the association between the level of physical activity and prevalence of p ... | 2018 | 29979432 |
| cancer prevalence in pakistan: meta-analysis of various published studies to determine variation in cancer figures resulting from marked population heterogeneity in different parts of the country. | pakistan's population is ethnically diverse with distinct ethnic groups inhabiting various parts of the country. cancer statistics obtained from specific regions populated by distinct ethnic groups may vary considerably. there is no national cancer registry. to determine whether there are indeed significant statistical differences in cancer incidence and prevalence, data was recorded from different parts of pakistan based on the ethnic composition of the population in those parts. | 2018 | 29976196 |
| association of apathy with risk of incident dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | fear of dementia is pervasive in older people with cognitive concerns. much research is devoted to finding prognostic markers for dementia risk. studies suggest apathy in older people may be prodromal to dementia and could be a relevant, easily measurable predictor of increased dementia risk. however, evidence is fragmented and methods vary greatly between studies. | 2018 | 30027214 |
| relative frequency and risk factors for long-term opioid therapy following surgery and trauma among adults: a systematic review protocol. | when patients have been on opioid therapy for more than 90 days, more than half of them continue using opioids years later. knowing that long-term opioid consumption could lead to harmful side effects including misuse, abuse, and addiction, it is important to understand the risks of transitioning to prolonged opioid therapy to reduce its occurrence. perioperative and trauma contexts are ideal models commonly used to study such transition. long-term use of opioids might be associated with transfo ... | 2018 | 30021647 |
| violent criminal behavior in the context of bipolar disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. | despite the potential importance of understanding violent criminal behavior (vcb) in individuals suffering from bipolar disorder (bd), previous findings are conflicting. the aims of the present study are to clarify the association of vcb and bd in comparison to general population and other psychiatric conditions. | 2018 | 30014956 |
| the healthy weights initiative: results from the first 2,000 participants. | a free, comprehensive, adult obesity reduction program was initiated in the cities of moose jaw and regina, saskatchewan, canada. | 2018 | 30013328 |
| does primary lactase deficiency reduce bone mineral density in postmenopausal women? a systematic review and meta-analysis. | postmenopausal osteoporosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. the role of primary lactase deficiency (pld) in its development is not clear. this meta-analysis showed that pld is a risk factor for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. these women need special attention in terms of screening for osteoporosis and its prevention. | 2018 | 30009335 |