| moose-motorcycle collisions. | | 1981 | 7254268 |
| moose winter browsing patterns on clear-cuttings in northern ontario. | | 1980 | 7427827 |
| hyaluronidase as an adjunct in an immobilizing mixture for moose. | hyaluronidase was put into immobilizing syringes for 58 of 104 moose captured with a fentanyl/xylazine mixture. induction times were measured for both groups and were related to injection site as well as drug mixture. hyaluronidase-treated moose had significantly shorter induction times than others. injection site also had a significant effect on induction times. | 1979 | 521372 |
| the time-energy budget of a moose. | | 1978 | 741399 |
| diet optimization in a generalist herbivore: the moose. | | 1978 | 741393 |
| cerebral nematodiasis in two new hampshire moose. | | 1977 | 924886 |
| capture myopathy in a moose. | of 18 moose captured by dart immobilization from a helicopter, 1 became recumbent after release. blood samples were collected at the time of capture and on the following 2 days. serum creatine phosphokinase and glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase activities increased, and serum potassium concentrations decreased. necropsy revealed extensive myopathy. | 1977 | 924866 |
| indications of copper deficiency in a subpopulation of alaskan moose. | | 1977 | 874562 |
| an "inclusion-body-like" configuration of some cell nuclei in moose. | | 1977 | 195448 |
| helminths in moose of alberta. | | 1976 | 1260558 |
| serum corticoid levels relative to handling stress in alaskan moose. | | 1975 | 1239329 |
| sequential hair shaft as an indicator of prior mineralization in the alaskan moose. | | 1975 | 1158815 |
| clinical experience at moose factory. | | 1974 | 4496870 |
| productivity dynamics of moose in estonia. | | 1974 | 4843919 |
| student experience at moose factory. | | 2017 | 4455660 |
| organochlorine residues in wild moose, idaho--1972. | | 1973 | 4790732 |
| student experience at moose factory. | | 2016 | 4787594 |
| weights of moose in montana. | | 1973 | 4744941 |
| student experience at moose factory. | | 1973 | 4705021 |
| morphological and ultrastructural studies of moose spermatozoa. | | 1973 | 4580957 |
| elaeophorosis in moose from montana. | | 1972 | 5049116 |
| moose fatality resulting from overextension of range. | | 1972 | 5007905 |
| infectivity of d. viviparus (moose strain) to calves. | | 1971 | 17421948 |
| a bullet and a bull moose. | | 1969 | 4897364 |
| moose sickness, a neurological disease of moose infected with the common cervine parasite, elaphostrongylus tenuis. | | 1967 | 5625413 |
| histopathologic studies on cerebrospinal nematodiasis of moose in minnesota naturally infected with pneumostrongylus tenuis. | | 1966 | 5959405 |
| improving diploma programs: 29-month program in moose jaw. | | 1965 | 14339667 |
| an examination of wild moose exhibiting neurologic signs, in ontario. | | 1965 | 5889912 |
| elaphostrongylosis in maritime moose and deer. | | 1964 | 17421746 |
| the development and function of a comprehensive psychiatric service in the moose jaw union hospital (a five-year study). | | 1963 | 20327581 |
| the development and function of a comprehensive psychiatric service in the moose jaw union hospital (a five-year study). | | 1963 | 20327580 |
| the development and function of a comprehensive psychiatric service in the moose jaw union hospital: (a five-year study). | in the establishment of a comprehensive psychiatric service in a general hospital, two factors are of prime importance: (1) the integration of psychiatry with general medicine and (2) the therapeutic milieu established by the psychiatric staff. the application of these principles and the results obtained over a five-year period at the psychiatric department of the moose jaw union hospital are presented. over that period of time, 1220 patients were admitted to the psychiatric ward and it was nece ... | 1963 | 20327438 |
| favourable results of fluoridation in moose jaw, saskatchewan. | | 1961 | 13692722 |
| moose sickness in nova scotia. ii. | | 1958 | 17649069 |
| moose "sickness" in nova scotia-i. | | 1958 | 17649063 |
| some notes on moose parasites. | | 1949 | 15407238 |
| moose encephalitis. | | 1939 | 19970460 |
| the effects of privation in the moose river mine disaster. | | 1936 | 20320337 |
| the moose river mine accident. | | 1936 | 20320336 |
| a new disease of moose. iii. | | 1932 | 17730848 |
| the moose in sweden. | | 1929 | 17830749 |
| sublethal lead exposure alters movement behavior in free-ranging golden eagles. | lead poisoning of animals due to ingestion of fragments from lead-based ammunition in carcasses and offal of shot wildlife is acknowledged globally and raises great concerns about potential behavioral effects leading to increased mortality risks. lead levels in blood were correlated with progress of the moose hunting season. based on analyses of tracking data, we found that even sublethal lead concentrations in blood (25 ppb, wet weight), can likely negatively affect movement behavior (flight he ... | 2017 | 28414429 |
| continental divide: predicting climate-mediated fragmentation and biodiversity loss in the boreal forest. | climate change threatens natural landscapes through shifting distribution and abundance of species and attendant change in the structure and function of ecosystems. however, it remains unclear how climate-mediated variation in species' environmental niche space may lead to large-scale fragmentation of species distributions, altered meta-population dynamics and gene flow, and disrupted ecosystem integrity. such change may be especially relevant when species distributions are restricted either spa ... | 2017 | 28505173 |
| whole-genome sequences of odocoileus hemionus deer adenovirus isolates from deer, moose and elk are highly conserved and support a new species in the genus atadenovirus. | we present the first complete genome sequence of odocoileus hemionus deer adenovirus 1 (odadv-1). this virus can cause sporadic haemorrhagic disease in cervids, although epizootics with high mortality have occurred in california. odadv-1 has been placed in the genus atadenovirus, based on partial hexon, pviii and fibre genes. ten field isolates recovered from naturally infected mule deer (odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginiana) and moose (alces alces) from wyoming, black- ... | 2017 | 28809152 |
| x chromosome evolution in cetartiodactyla. | the phenomenon of a remarkable conservation of the x chromosome in eutherian mammals has been first described by susumu ohno in 1964. a notable exception is the cetartiodactyl x chromosome, which varies widely in morphology and g-banding pattern between species. it is hypothesized that this sex chromosome has undergone multiple rearrangements that changed the centromere position and the order of syntenic segments over the last 80 million years of cetartiodactyla speciation. to investigate its ev ... | 2017 | 28858207 |
| the structure of the infectious prion protein and its propagation. | the prion diseases, which include creutzfeldt-jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in cervids (i.e., deer, elk, moose, and reindeer), bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle, as well as sheep and goat scrapie, are caused by the conversion of the cellular prion protein (prp(c)) into a disease-causing conformer (prp(sc)). prp(c) is a regular, gpi-anchored protein that is expressed on the cell surface of neurons and many other cell types. the structure of prp(c) is well studied, base ... | 2017 | 28838667 |
| experimental moose reduction lowers wolf density and stops decline of endangered caribou. | the expansion of moose into southern british columbia caused the decline and extirpation of woodland caribou due to their shared predators, a process commonly referred to as apparent competition. using an adaptive management experiment, we tested the hypothesis that reducing moose to historic levels would reduce apparent competition and therefor recover caribou populations. nested within this broad hypothesis were three specific hypotheses: (1) sport hunting could be used to substantially reduce ... | 2017 | 28875080 |
| conservation of wildlife populations: factoring in incremental disturbance. | progressive anthropogenic disturbance can alter ecosystem organization potentially causing shifts from one stable state to another. this potential for ecosystem shifts must be considered when establishing targets and objectives for conservation. we ask whether a predator-prey system response to incremental anthropogenic disturbance might shift along a disturbance gradient and, if it does, whether any disturbance thresholds are evident for this system. development of linear corridors in forested ... | 2017 | 28649339 |
| scavenging on a pulsed resource: quality matters for corvids but density for mammals. | human food subsidies can provide predictable food sources in large quantities for wildlife species worldwide. in the boreal forest of fennoscandia, gut piles from moose (alces alces) harvest provide a potentially important food source for a range of opportunistically scavenging predators. increased populations of predators can negatively affect threatened or important game species. as a response to this, restrictions on field dressing of moose are under consideration in parts of norway. however, ... | 2017 | 28619108 |
| enantioselectivity of anteiso-fatty acids in hitherto uninspected sample matrices. | anteiso-fatty acids (afas) are chiral molecules due to a methyl substituent on the antepenultimate carbon of the otherwise straight acyl chain. 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (a15:0) and 14-methylhexadecanoic acid (a17:0) are the predominant afas in nature but their individual contributions e.g. to food lipids are usually low. enantioselective data has been collected in fish, bovine milk/cheese, and brussels sprouts. in this study, we determined the enantioselectivity of a15:0 and a17:0 in shea but ... | 2017 | 28753519 |
| de novo comparative transcriptome analysis of genes involved in fruit morphology of pumpkin cultivars with extreme size difference and development of est-ssr markers. | the genetic basis of fruit size and shape was investigated for the first time in cucurbita species and genetic loci associated with fruit morphology have been identified. although extensive genomic resources are available at present for tomato (solanum lycopersicum), cucumber (cucumis sativus), melon (cucumis melo) and watermelon (citrullus lanatus), genomic databases for cucurbita species are limited. recently, our group reported the generation of pumpkin (cucurbita pepo) transcriptome database ... | 2017 | 28435133 |
| comparative metagenomics of cellulose- and poplar hydrolysate-degrading microcosms from gut microflora of the canadian beaver (castor canadensis) and north american moose (alces americanus) after long-term enrichment. | to identify carbohydrate-active enzymes (cazymes) that might be particularly relevant for wood fiber processing, we performed a comparative metagenomic analysis of digestive systems from canadian beaver (castor canadensis) and north american moose (alces americanus) following 3 years of enrichment on either microcrystalline cellulose or poplar hydrolysate. in total, 9,386 genes encoding cazymes and carbohydrate-binding modules (cbms) were identified, with up to half predicted to originate from f ... | 2017 | 29326667 |
| 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 |
| molecular detection of bartonella spp. in deer ked (lipoptena cervi) in poland. | the bacteria of the genus bartonella are obligate parasites of vertebrates. their distribution range covers almost the entire world from america, europe, asia to africa and australia. some species of bartonella are pathogenic for humans. their main vectors are blood-sucking arthropods such as fleas, ticks and blood-feeding flies. one such dipteran able to transfer vector-borne pathogens is the deer ked (lipoptena cervi) of the family hippoboscidae. this species acts as a transmitter of bartonell ... | 2017 | 29037227 |
| 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 |
| karyotype relationships among selected deer species and cattle revealed by bovine fish probes. | the cervidae family comprises more than fifty species divided into three subfamilies: capreolinae, cervinae and hydropotinae. a characteristic attribute for the species included in this family is the great karyotype diversity, with the chromosomal numbers ranging from 2n = 6 observed in female muntiacus muntjak vaginalis to 2n = 70 found in mazama gouazoubira as a result of numerous robertsonian and tandem fusions. this work reports chromosomal homologies between cattle (bos taurus, 2n = 60) and ... | 2017 | 29112970 |
| yew (taxus) intoxication in free-ranging cervids. | wild ruminants, including deer species (cervids) have incorrectly been regarded as refractory to yew (taxus) intoxication. this assumption has been based upon anecdotal observations of individual deer browsing on yew over time without apparent adverse effect. a single case of yew intoxication was reported in a free-ranging norwegian moose (alces alces) in 2008. the current report describes five additional cases of yew toxicosis in moose, seven in roe deer (capreolus capreolus) and two in reindee ... | 2017 | 29281648 |
| brominated flame retardants and toxic elements in the meat and liver of red deer (cervus elaphus), wild boar (sus scrofa), and moose (alces alces) from latvian wildlife. | in order to evaluate the contamination status of terrestrial biota in latvia, muscle and liver tissues of red deer (cervus elaphus), wild boar (sus scrofa), and moose (alces alces) were analyzed for the content of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbde), hexabromocyclododecane (hbcd), tetrabromobisphenol a (tbbpa), as well as cadmium and lead. the highest mean concentrations of pbdes (46.6pgg-1 wet weight (w.w.)), cadmium (0.95mgkg-1 w.w.), and lead (0.22mgkg-1 w.w.) were observed in the tissues o ... | 2017 | 29202283 |
| ante-mortem detection of chronic wasting disease in recto-anal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues from elk (cervus elaphus nelsoni) using real-time quaking-induced conversion (rt-quic) assay: a blinded collaborative study. | prion diseases are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (tses) characterized by fatal, progressive neurologic diseases with prolonged incubation periods and an accumulation of infectious misfolded prion proteins. antemortem diagnosis is often difficult due to a long asymptomatic incubation period, differences in the pathogenesis of different prions, and the presence of very low levels of infectious prion in easily accessible samples. chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a tse affecting both wil ... | 2017 | 29098931 |
| endemic chronic wasting disease causes mule deer population decline in wyoming. | chronic wasting disease (cwd) is a fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (odocoileus hemionus), rocky mountain elk (cervus elaphus nelsoni), and moose (alces alces shirasi) in north america. in southeastern wyoming average annual cwd prevalence in mule deer exceeds 20% and appears to contribute to regional population declines. we determined the effect of cwd on mule deer demography using age-specific, female-only, cwd transi ... | 2017 | 29049389 |
| 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 |
| molecular taxonomy and subgeneric classification of tapeworms of the genus moniezia blanchard, 1891 (cestoda, anoplocephalidae) in northern cervids (alces and rangifer). | phylogenetic relationships of tapeworms of the genus moniezia blanchard, 1891 (cestoda, anoplocephalidae) parasitizing the eurasian elk alces alces, the moose a. americanus and the reindeer/caribou rangifer tarandus (cervidae) were studied using dna sequences of two mitochondrial genes (cox1 and nad1). several isolates from domestic ruminants, representing moniezia expansa (rudolphi, 1810) sensu lato and m. benedeni (moniez, 1879) sensu lato, and one unidentified isolate from an african antelope ... | 2017 | 29288139 |
| experimental life-cycle of varestrongylus eleguneniensis (nematoda: protostrongylidae) in a captive reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus) and a muskox (ovibos moschatus moschatus). | the life-cycle of a recently described protostrongylid lungworm, varestrongylus eleguneniensis, which infects caribou, muskoxen, and moose from arctic and boreal regions of north america, was completed experimentally for the first time. a native north american slug species, deroceras laeve, was infected with the first-stage larvae (l1) isolated from the feces of wild muskoxen to generate third-stage larvae (l3). these were administered to a captive reindeer calf (250 l3) and an adult captive mus ... | 2017 | 28590168 |
| 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 |
| climate warming is associated with smaller body size and shorter lifespans in moose near their southern range limit. | despite the importance of body size for individual fitness, population dynamics and community dynamics, the influence of climate change on growth and body size is inadequately understood, particularly for long-lived vertebrates. although temporal trends in body size have been documented, it remains unclear whether these changes represent the adverse impact of climate change (environmental stress constraining phenotypes) or its mitigation (via phenotypic plasticity or evolution). concerns have al ... | 2017 | 29226555 |
| spatio-temporal trends in crop damage inform recent climate-mediated expansion of a large boreal herbivore into an agro-ecosystem. | large-scale climatic fluctuations have caused species range shifts. moose (alces alces) have expanded their range southward into agricultural areas previously not considered moose habitat. we found that moose expansion into agro-ecosystems is mediated by broad-scale climatic factors and access to high-quality forage (i.e., crops). we used crop damage records to quantify moose presence across the canadian prairies. we regressed latitude of crop damage against north atlantic oscillation (nao) and ... | 2017 | 29123188 |
| state-dependent behavior alters endocrine-energy relationship: implications for conservation and management. | glucocorticoids (gc) and triiodothyronine (t3) are two endocrine markers commonly used to quantify resource limitation, yet the relationships between these markers and the energetic state of animals has been studied primarily in small-bodied species in captivity. free-ranging animals, however, adjust energy intake in accordance with their energy reserves, a behavior known as state-dependent foraging. further, links between life-history strategies and metabolic allometries cause energy intake and ... | 2017 | 28777884 |
| ninety-nine de novo assembled genomes from the moose (alces alces) rumen microbiome provide new insights into microbial plant biomass degradation. | the moose (alces alces) is a ruminant that harvests energy from fiber-rich lignocellulose material through carbohydrate-active enzymes (cazymes) produced by its rumen microbes. we applied shotgun metagenomics to rumen contents from six moose to obtain insights into this microbiome. following binning, 99 metagenome-assembled genomes (mags) belonging to 11 prokaryotic phyla were reconstructed and characterized based on phylogeny and cazyme profile. the taxonomy of these mags reflected the overall ... | 2017 | 28731473 |
| decline of heterozygosity in a large but isolated population: a 45-year examination of moose genetic diversity on isle royale. | wildlife conservation and management approaches typically focus on demographic measurements to assess population viability over both short and long periods. however, genetic diversity is an important predictor of long term population vitality. we investigated the pattern of change in genetic diversity in a large and likely isolated moose (alces alces) population on isle royale (lake superior) from 1960-2005. we characterized samples, partitioned into five different 5-year periods, using nine mic ... | 2017 | 28729957 |
| genetic variation and differentiation in scandinavian moose (alces alces): are large mammals monomorphic? | | 1980 | 28568470 |
| relationship between general anesthesia and alzheimer disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. | alzheimer disease (ad) entails a long-term progressive decline in the cognitive ability to think and remember, and it has become a major concern for patients receiving surgery and anesthesia. however, studies investigating the relationship between general anesthesia and ad have yielded inconsistent results. therefore, we plan to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the relationship between general anesthesia and ad, and to verify whether general anesthesia is an independent ... | 2017 | 29390504 |
| influence of vitreomacular interface on anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a moose-compliant meta-analysis. | the aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of vitreomacular interface configuration on treatment outcomes after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-vegf) therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (amd).the pubmed, embase, and cochrane central register of controlled trials databases were searched to identify relevant prospective or retrospective studies that evaluate the influence of vitreomacular adhesion (vma) or vitreomacular traction (vmt) on func ... | 2017 | 29390407 |
| 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 |
| systematic review of nephrotoxicity of drugs of abuse, 2005-2016. | the united states is faced with an unprecedented epidemic of drug abuse. every year thousands of americans visit the emergency departments all over the country with illicit drug related complaints. these drugs have been known to be associated with a range of renal pathologies, from reversible acute kidney injuries to debilitating irreversible conditions like renal infarction. so far, no comprehensive study or systematic review has been published that includes the commonly used street drugs and d ... | 2017 | 29287591 |
| laparoscopic vs open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a meta-analysis of the long-term survival outcomes. | in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) and cirrhosis, laparoscopic hepatectomy (lh) confers short-term benefits over open hepatectomy (oh) but the long-term outcomes of this procedure are unclear. this systematic review aims to compare the long-term survival outcomes of lh and oh for patients with hcc and underlying cirrhosis. | 2017 | 29284151 |
| prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons and interventionalists: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | physicians in procedural specialties are at high risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds). this has been called "an impending epidemic" in the context of the looming workforce shortage; however, prevalence estimates vary by study. | 2017 | 29282463 |
| protocolized laboratory screening for the medical clearance of psychiatric patients in the emergency department: a systematic review. | emergency department (ed) patients with psychiatric chief complaints undergo medical screening to rule out underlying or comorbid medical illnesses prior to transfer to a psychiatric facility. this systematic review attempts to determine the clinical utility of protocolized laboratory screening for the streamlined medical clearance of ed psychiatric patients by determining the clinical significance of individual laboratory results. | 2017 | 29266617 |
| incidence of malignant hyperthermia in patients undergoing general anesthesia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. | malignant hyperthermia (mh) continues to be of potential concern for clinicians whenever inhalational anesthetic agents or succinylcholine are used, because mh is a potentially fatal metabolic disorder. | 2017 | 29245345 |
| the impact of human leukocyte antigen mismatching on graft survival and mortality in adult renal transplantation: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. | human leukocyte antigen (hla) was important biological barrier to a successful transplantation. quantitative evaluations of the effect of hla mismatching on heart, liver, umbilical cord blood, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, have previously been reported. in new era of immunosuppression, the reported magnitude effect of hla mismatching on survival outcomes of kidney transplantation was controversial. in addition, the current kidney allocation guideline recommendations in different c ... | 2017 | 29245253 |
| fitness correlates of age at primiparity in a hunted moose population. | trade-offs between fitness-related traits are predicted from the principle of resource allocation, where increased fecundity or parental investment leads to reduced future reproduction or survival. however, fitness traits can also be positively correlated due to individual differences (e.g. body mass). age at primiparity could potentially explain variation in individual fitness either because early primiparity is costly, or it may lead to higher lifetime reproductive success. based on long-term ... | 2017 | 29197974 |
| assessing health care access and use among indigenous peoples in alberta: a systematic review. | alberta's indigenous population is growing, yet health care access may be limited. this paper presents a comprehensive review on health care access among indigenous populations in alberta with a focus on the health care services use and barriers to health care access. scientific databases (pubmed, embase, cinahl, and psycinfo) and online search engines were systematically searched for studies and grey literature published in english between 2000 and 2013 examining health care services access, us ... | 2017 | 29176095 |
| duration of untreated psychosis and neurocognitive functioning in first-episode psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | previous reviews suggest there is minimal evidence for an association between duration of untreated psychosis (dup) and neurocognition. this is based on tallied findings of studies with small samples and neurocognition viewed as a single construct. we aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the association between dup and individual neurocognitive domains and tests in first-episode psychosis (fep). | 2017 | 29173201 |
| a systematic review and meta-analysis of lifestyle and body mass index predictors of successful assisted reproductive technologies. | lifestyle (smoking, drinking alcohol) and body mass index (bmi) predictors of successful outcomes in assisted reproductive technology (art) treatments were examined in this meta-analysis. | 2017 | 29172958 |
| cancer risk associated with nuclear atypia in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | indeterminate categories of thyroid cytopathology (categories b-iii and b-iv of the bethesda system) are integrated by a heterogeneous spectrum of cytological scenarios that are generally clustered for analysis and management recommendations. it has been suggested that aspirates exhibiting nuclear atypia have a higher risk of malignancy. this study aimed to assess whether cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with nuclear atypia have a significantly higher cancer risk than those without nu ... | 2017 | 29160163 |
| mapping the association between vitamin d and low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. | low back pain (lbp) is the highest contributor to disability worldwide, with current intervention strategies only providing small to moderate analgesic effects. the use of vitamin d supplementation for lbp has gained interest due to its proposed anti-inflammatory and neuromodulatory properties. however, it is still unclear whether vitamin d levels differ between those with and without lbp or if vitamin d levels are associated with pain intensity. | 2017 | 29149142 |
| occupational noise exposure and the risk for work-related injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | occupational noise exposure has been linked to work-related injuries. strategies to control occupational hazards often rely on dose-response relationships needed to inform policy, but quantitative synthesis of the relevant literature has not been done so far. this study aimed to systematically review the epidemiological literature and to perform meta-analysis of the risk for work-related injury due to occupational noise exposure. | 2017 | 29136415 |
| the quality of australian indigenous primary health care research focusing on social and emotional wellbeing: a systematic review. | objectives and importance of the study: primary health care research focused on aboriginal and torres strait islander (indigenous) people is needed to ensure that key frontline services provide evidence based and culturally appropriate care. we systematically reviewed the published primary health care literature to identify research designs, processes and outcomes, and assess the scientific quality of research focused on social and emotional wellbeing. this will inform future research to improve ... | 2017 | 29114717 |
| updating the "risk index": a systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational injuries and work schedule characteristics. | fatigue is a major risk factor for occupational 'accidents' and injuries, and involves dimensions of physical, mental, and muscular fatigue. these dimensions are largely influenced by temporal aspects of work schedules. the "risk index" combines four fatigue-related components of work schedules to estimate occupational 'accident' and injury risk based on empirical trends: shift type (morning, afternoon/evening, night), length and consecutive number, and on-shift rest breaks. since its first intr ... | 2017 | 29064297 |
| evidence for decreasing sperm count in african population from 1965 to 2015. | this meta-analysis, following our previous reports those documented an overall 57% diminution in mean sperm concentration around the globe over past 35 years and 32.5% decline in past 50 years in european population, attempts to report the declining trend of sperm concentrations in african population between 1965 and 2015. | 2017 | 29062337 |
| 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 |
| outcome of intracerebral haemorrhage related to non-vitamin k antagonists oral anticoagulants versus vitamin k antagonists: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. | the characteristics and natural history of acute non-vitamin k antagonists oral anticoagulants (noac)-associated intracerebral haemorrhage (ich) are largely unknown. we performed a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to compare baseline ich volume, haematoma expansion and clinical outcomes between noac-ich versus vitamin k antagonists-ich (vka-ich). | 2017 | 29030422 |
| stoichiometric distribution models: ecological stoichiometry at the landscape extent. | human activities are altering the fundamental geography of biogeochemicals. yet we lack an understanding of how the spatial patterns in organismal stoichiometry affect biogeochemical processes and the tools to predict the impacts of global changes on biogeochemical processes. in this contribution we develop stoichiometric distribution models (stdms), which allow us to map spatial structure in resource elemental composition across a landscape and evaluate spatial responses of consumers. we parame ... | 2017 | 29027338 |
| the value of lncrna neat1 as a prognostic factor for survival of cancer outcome: a meta-analysis. | the present meta-analysis aimed to analyze available data to identify the prognostic role of neat1 in multiple carcinomas. a systematic search was performed by using several computerized databases from inception to june 7, 2017. the quantity of the publications was assessed according to moose checklist. pooled hrs with 95% ci was calculated to summarize the effect. a total of 12 studies with 3,262 cancer patients were pooled in the analysis to evaluate the prognostic value of neat1 in multiple t ... | 2017 | 29026116 |
| does caesarean section affect breastfeeding practices in china? a systematic review and meta-analysis. | objectives to ascertain the association between caesarean delivery and breastfeeding practices in china. methods we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (prisma) and meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose) guidelines. electronic databases of cnki, medline, embase, cinahl, proquest and science direct were searched and screened to identify relevant articles from january 1990 to june 2 ... | 2017 | 29019000 |
| inflammatory bowel disease and eating disorders: a systematized review of comorbidity. | research has shown that there is an association between inflammatory bowel disease, anxiety and mood disorders, however little is known about their association with eating disorders. in this paper we will present a case of a young female with a comorbid diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and eating disorder, and then discuss the results from a systematic review of the literature, describing published cases of patients with the same condition. | 2017 | 28992897 |