| animal welfare from mouse to moose--implementing the principles of the 3rs in wildlife research. | the concept of the 3rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement) was originally developed for improving laboratory animal welfare and is well known in biomedical and toxicologic research. the 3rs have so far gained little attention in wildlife research, and there could be several reasons for this. first, researchers may prioritize the welfare of populations and ecosystems over the welfare of individual animals. the effects of research on individual animals can, however, impact welfare and researc ... | 2016 | 26845301 |
| correlation between nitrogen dioxide as an air pollution indicator and breast cancer: a systematic review and meta- analysis. | the aim of this systematic review was to study the relationship between exposure to nitrogen dioxide (no2) in the ambient air and breast cancer incidence. | 2016 | 26838249 |
| is obesity in psoriatic arthritis associated with a poorer therapeutic response and more adverse effects of treatment with an anchor drug? | to assess the association between obesity, control of inflammatory activity and increased adverse effects in psoriatic arthritis (psa) with disease-modifying anti-inflammatory drugs (dmard). | 2016 | 26830438 |
| ultraviolet exposure from indoor tanning devices: a systematic review. | use of indoor tanning devices increases the risk of cutaneous melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer. indoor tanning devices have become important sources of ultraviolet (uv) exposure, both uvb and uva. this systematic review assessed uv measurements performed in indoor tanning devices related to irradiance level, wavelength distribution and similarities to natural sun. the study was performed in accordance with the moose and prisma guidelines. we searched pubmed, embase and web of science from in ... | 2016 | 26749382 |
| prognostic significance of cd44v6 expression in osteosarcoma: a meta-analysis. | numerous individual studies evaluating the relationship between cd44v6 over-expression and prognostic impact in patients with osteosarcoma (os) have yielded in conclusive results. this meta-analysis aimed to determine the value of cell adhesion molecule cd44v6 in prognosis of os by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. a comprehensive search was conducted using pubmed (medline), embase, isi web of knowledge, springer, the cochrane library, scopus, biomed central, sciencedirect, wanfa ... | 2015 | 26697855 |
| epidemiology, quality and reporting characteristics of meta-analyses of observational studies published in chinese journals. | the aim of this study was to examine the epidemiological and reporting characteristics as well as the methodological quality of meta-analyses (mas) of observational studies published in chinese journals. | 2015 | 26644119 |
| prevalence of type 2 diabetes in nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000 to 2014. | understanding the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in nepal can help in planning for health services and recognising risk factors. this review aims to systematically identify and collate studies describing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, to summarise the findings, and to explore selected factors that may influence prevalence estimates. | 2015 | 26613684 |
| driving behaviour responses to a moose encounter, automatic speed camera, wildlife warning sign and radio message determined in a factorial simulator study. | in a driving simulator study, driving behaviour responses (speed and deceleration) to encountering a moose, automatic speed camera, wildlife warning sign and radio message, with or without a wildlife fence and in dense forest or open landscape, were analysed. the study consisted of a factorial experiment that examined responses to factors singly and in combination over 9-km road stretches driven eight times by 25 participants (10 men, 15 women). the aims were to: determine the most effective ani ... | 2016 | 26600095 |
| potential vertical transmission of winter ticks (dermacentor albipictus) from moose (alces americanus) dams to neonates. | north american moose (alces americanus) frequently become infested with winter ticks (dermacentor albipictus). during capture of neonatal moose in northeastern minnesota, us, in may-june 2013 and 2014, we recovered adult ticks from neonates, presumably vertically transferred from dams, heretofore, not documented. infestations on neonates may have population-level implications. | 2016 | 26555113 |
| coffee consumption and melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. | laboratory and animals studies have suggested a possible protective effect of coffee consumption on the development of melanoma. however, the results of epidemiological studies investigating this association have been inconclusive. | 2016 | 26547919 |
| novel wildlife in the arctic: the influence of changing riparian ecosystems and shrub habitat expansion on snowshoe hares. | warming during the 20th century has changed the arctic landscape, including aspects of the hydrology, vegetation, permafrost, and glaciers, but effects on wildlife have been difficult to detect. the primary aim of this study is to examine the physical and biological processes contributing to the expanded riparian habitat and range of snowshoe hares (lepus americanus) in northern alaska. we explore linkages between components of the riparian ecosystem in arctic alaska since the 1960s, including s ... | 2016 | 26527375 |
| macroscopic digestive tract anatomy of two small antelopes, the blackbuck (antilope cervicapra) and the arabian sand gazelle (gazella subgutturosa marica). | the digestive tract anatomy of 14 blackbucks (antilope cervicapra) and seven arabian sand gazelles (gazella subgutturosa marica) was quantified by dimensions, area and weight. data from the two small-sized antilopinae were evaluated against a larger comparative data set from other ruminants classified as having either a 'cattle-type' or 'moose-type' digestive system. the digestive anatomy of the blackbuck resembled that of 'cattle-type' ruminants, which corresponds to their feeding ecology and p ... | 2016 | 26514913 |
| the importance of community consultation and social support in adhering to an obesity reduction program: results from the healthy weights initiative. | few community-based obesity reduction programs have been evaluated. after 153 community consultations, the city of moose jaw, sk, canada, decided to initiate a free comprehensive program. the initiative included 71 letters of support from the mayor, every family physician, cardiologist, and internist in the city, and every relevant community group including the heart and stroke foundation, the canadian cancer society, and the public health agency of canada. | 2015 | 26508843 |
| wildlife in the cloud: a new approach for engaging stakeholders in wildlife management. | research in wildlife management increasingly relies on quantitative population models. however, a remaining challenge is to have end-users, who are often alienated by mathematics, benefiting from this research. i propose a new approach, 'wildlife in the cloud,' to enable active learning by practitioners from cloud-based ecological models whose complexity remains invisible to the user. i argue that this concept carries the potential to overcome limitations of desktop-based software and allows new ... | 2015 | 26508343 |
| alcohol and mortality after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis of observational studies. | object experimental studies have shown numerous neuroprotective properties of alcohol ("ethanol") after tbi, but clinical studies have provided conflicting results. the authors aimed to assess the relationship between positive blood alcohol concentration (bac) on hospital admission and mortality after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (tbi). methods the authors searched 8 databases for observational studies reported between january 1, 1990, and october 7, 2013, and investigated the effec ... | 2016 | 26495950 |
| risk of urinary retention after nerve-sparing surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | recently, nerve-sparing (ns) techniques have been incorporated in surgeries for deep infiltrating endometriosis (die) to prevent urinary complications. our aim was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the risk of urinary retention after ns surgery for die compared with classical (non-ns) techniques. | 2017 | 26479158 |
| [wild mammals of the grand duchy of lithuania in the works of jean-emmanuel gilibert]. | among the many topics of lively scientific work that jean emmanuel gilibert (1741-1814) conducted in grodno and vilnius, an important place is occupied by his observations of wild mammals. royal patronage and care from antoni tyzenhauz, treasurer of the grand duchy of lithuania and the governor of grodno, allowed gilibert to keep and observe wild fauna captured by royal services in royal forests, including białowieża primeval forest. such was an origin of a female bison kept by gilibert in grodn ... | 2015 | 26445747 |
| hypertension prevalence, incidence and risk factors among children and adolescents in africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. | the african adult population is facing a growing epidemic of hypertension. establishment of accurate epidemiological data on hypertension in african children and adolescents may have important implications for hypertension preventive strategies in africa. | 2015 | 26373403 |
| constipation preceding parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | to systematically review published literature to estimate the magnitude of association between premorbid constipation and later diagnosis of parkinson's disease. | 2016 | 26345189 |
| polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in caribou, moose, and wolf scat samples from three areas of the alberta oil sands. | impacts of toxic substances from oil production in the alberta oil sands (aos), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs), have been widely debated. studies have been largely restricted to exposures from surface mining in aquatic species. we measured pahs in woodland caribou (rangifer tarandus caribou), moose (alces americanus), and grey wolf (canis lupus) across three areas that varied in magnitude of in situ oil production. our results suggest a distinction of pah level and source profil ... | 2015 | 26284348 |
| the impact of trunk impairment on performance of wheelchair activities with a focus on wheelchair court sports: a systematic review. | trunk impairment seems to impact significantly on performance in wheelchair court sports, but evidence to support this impression has never been systematically assessed. the objective of this study is to systematically review, describe and synthesise the literature investigating the impact of trunk impairment on wheelchair activities in court sports. | 2017 | 26284163 |
| twenty-five years of fetoscopic laser coagulation in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a systematic review. | the aim of this study was to assess the perinatal outcome of pregnancies with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (ttts) treated with laser therapy over the past 25 years, and in relation to different techniques used in this time period. | 2015 | 26278319 |
| effect of roadside vegetation cutting on moose browsing. | moose (alces americanus ) vehicle collisions (mvcs) are an issue throughout the distribution of moose. many mitigation strategies have been tested and implemented to reduce the number of mvcs, but there have been few empirical analyses of the effectiveness of roadside vegetation cutting. the goal of this study was to determine if roadside vegetation cutting attracted moose into roadside areas to browse on the vegetation regrowth. we hypothesized that moose would be attracted to roadside areas wi ... | 2015 | 26244576 |
| a spatial theory for characterizing predator-multiprey interactions in heterogeneous landscapes. | trophic interactions in multiprey systems can be largely determined by prey distributions. yet, classic predator-prey models assume spatially homogeneous interactions between predators and prey. we developed a spatially informed theory that predicts how habitat heterogeneity alters the landscape-scale distribution of mortality risk of prey from predation, and hence the nature of predator interactions in multiprey systems. the theoretical model is a spatially explicit, multiprey functional respon ... | 2015 | 26224710 |
| lead exposure through consumption of big game meat in quebec, canada: risk assessment and perception. | game meat from animals killed by lead ammunition may expose consumers to lead. we assessed the risk related to lead intake from meat consumption of white-tailed deer and moose killed by lead ammunition and documented the perception of hunters and butchers regarding this potential contamination. information on cervid meat consumption and risk perception were collected using a mailed self-administrated questionnaire which was addressed to a random sample of quebec hunters. in parallel, 72 samples ... | 2015 | 26161681 |
| type 2 diabetes in patients with major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of prevalence estimates and predictors. | patients with depression may be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm), which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and premature mortality. we aimed to clarify the prevalence and predictors of t2dm in patients with major depressive disorder (mdd) and where possible compare the prevalence of t2dm in those with mdd versus general population controls. | 2015 | 26114259 |
| diabetic nephropathy in africa: a systematic review. | to determine the prevalence and incidence of diabetic nephropathy in africa. | 2015 | 26069725 |
| incidence of lower extremity amputation in the diabetic compared to the non-diabetic population: a systematic review protocol. | diabetic individuals have a largely increased risk of lower extremity amputation (lea) compared with non-diabetic patients. prior systematic reviews of incidence of lea have some limitations with respect to lack of consensus in the definition of lea, level of lea (all, major, minor), and definition of source population (general population or population with diabetes at risk). the purpose of our review is to evaluate the incidence of lea in the diabetic population and its differences with regard ... | 2015 | 26001384 |
| effectiveness of interventions to improve patient handover in surgery: a systematic review. | handover of patient care is a critical process in the transfer of information between clinical teams and clinicians during transitions in patient care. the handover process may take many forms and is often unstructured and unstandardized, potentially resulting in error and the potential for patient harm. the joint commission has implicated such errors in up to 80% of sentinel events and has published guidelines (using an acronym termed share) for the development of intervention tools for handove ... | 2015 | 25999255 |
| differences in symptom reporting between males and females at baseline and after a sports-related concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | concussion literature and treatment guidelines are inconclusive regarding the role of sex in symptom reporting at baseline and post-concussion. although empirical evidence is lacking, it is generally regarded that females have a more severe symptomatic presentation than males at all time-points on the concussion spectrum. | 2015 | 25971368 |
| outcomes in the offspring of mothers with pre-diabetes during pregnancy: a protocol for a systematic review. | despite the increasing prevalence of pre-diabetes worldwide, there is insufficient literature on the impact of gestational pre-diabetes on offspring outcomes. the objective of this systematic review is to determine the risk of developing adverse outcomes for the offspring in women with pre-diabetes compared to women with normal glucose levels and women with gestational diabetes mellitus. | 2015 | 25957870 |
| digesta retention patterns of solute and different-sized particles in camelids compared with ruminants and other foregut fermenters. | the mean retention times (mrt) of solute or particles in the gastrointestinal tract and the forestomach (fs) are crucial determinants of digestive physiology in herbivores. besides ruminants, camelids are the only herbivores that have evolved rumination as an obligatory physiological process consisting of repeated mastication of large food particles, which requires a particle sorting mechanism in the fs. differences between camelids and ruminants have hardly been investigated so far. in this stu ... | 2015 | 25921796 |
| transarterial embolization of angiomyolipoma: a systematic review. | transarterial embolization is increasingly used in the management of renal angiomyolipoma. the level of evidence establishing the safety and efficacy of transarterial embolization has not increased in parallel. | 2015 | 25916674 |
| the effects of morbid obesity on maternal and neonatal health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analyses. | morbidly obese (class iii, body mass index [bmi] ≥ 40 kg m(-2)) women constitute 8% of reproductive-aged women and are an increasing proportion; however, their pregnancy risks have not yet been well understood. hence, we performed meta-analyses following the moose (meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology) guideline, searching medline and embase from their inceptions. to examine graded relationships, we compared class iii obesity to class i and i/ii, and separately to normal weight ... | 2015 | 25912896 |
| evaluation of the p53 arg72pro polymorphism and its association with cancer risk: a huge review and meta-analysis. | codon 72 is a hotspot of polymorphisms in the tp53 gene, which encodes a hub protein in the protein-protein interaction network of p53. it is thus a central player in the apoptotic pathway, preventing cancer. a large number of articles have been published exploring its association with an increased susceptibility to most common cancers. however, these studies have produced inconclusive results, which may be due to their small sample sizes or study designs. to comprehensively evaluate the potenti ... | 2015 | 25882871 |
| prevalence and incidence of dyslipidaemia among adults in africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. | cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the leading cause of death globally and disproportionately affects low-income and middle-income countries. dyslipidaemia is an important modifiable risk factor for cvd. there are important knowledge gaps regarding the population levels of lipid variables and frequency of non-optimal levels in populations within africa. we propose to conduct a systematic review to determine the prevalence and occurrence of dyslipidaemia in adult populations within countries in afri ... | 2015 | 25783427 |
| development of an adaptive monitoring framework for long-term programs: an example using indicators of fish health. | detecting unwanted changes associated with localized human activities in aquatic ecosystems requires defining the value of an indicator expected at a site in the absence of development. ideally, adequate and comparable baseline data will be collected at an exposure location before that development, but this is rarely done. instead, comparisons are made using various designs to overcome the inadequate or missing baseline data. commonly these comparisons are done over short periods, using informat ... | 2015 | 25781001 |
| the effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: a systematic review. | experiencing psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, and/or perceived stress during pregnancy may increase the risk for adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth. clarifying the association between exposure and outcome may improve the understanding of risk factors for prematurity and guide future clinical and research practices. | 2015 | 25765470 |
| cancer risk in dermatomyositis: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. | an association between dermatomyositis (dm) and cancer has been reported since 1916; however, estimates of the associated risk vary widely. for cost-effectiveness reasons it might be important to elucidate the degree of overall cancer risk in dm. | 2015 | 25721032 |
| prevalence of chagas disease in latin-american migrants living in europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | few studies have assessed the burden of chagas disease in non-endemic countries and most of them are based on prevalence estimates from latin american (la) countries that likely differ from the prevalence in migrants living in europe. the aim of this study was to systematically review the existing data informing current understanding of the prevalence of chagas disease in la migrants living in european countries. | 2015 | 25680190 |
| micrornas as prognostic molecular signatures in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the aim of this study was to systematically review the articles investigating the prognostic value of different micrornas (mirs) in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (hnscc). following the guidelines of the meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology group (moose), we performed a broad and sensitive search on online databases to identify the studies that examined associations between different mirs expression and hnscc prognosis. in this study, we considered clinical endpoin ... | 2015 | 25677760 |
| dose modifications of anti-tnf drugs in rheumatoid arthritis patients under real-world settings: a systematic review. | anti-tnf dose modifications in rheumatoid arthritis have implications on healthcare resource utilization. the objective was to systematically review the dose modifications, both escalations and reductions, of currently available anti-tnf drugs (adalimumab, certolizumab, etanercept, golimumab and infliximab) in the real-world setting. we performed a systematic literature search of medline, isi web of science, embase, indice médico español databases and american college of rheumatology and europea ... | 2015 | 25638015 |
| the place of corticosteroids in migraine attack management: a 65-year systematic review with pooled analysis and critical appraisal. | headaches recur in up to 87% of migraine patients visiting the emergency department (ed), making ed recidivism a management challenge. we aimed herein to determine the role of corticosteroids in the acute management of migraine in the ed and outpatient care. | 2015 | 25576463 |
| shiver me titin! elucidating titin's role in shivering thermogenesis. | shivering frequency scales predictably with body mass and is 10 times higher in a mouse than a moose. the link between shivering frequency and body mass may lie in the tuning of muscle elastic properties. titin functions as a muscle 'spring', so shivering frequency may be linked to titin's structure. the muscular dystrophy with myositis (mdm) mouse is characterized by a deletion in titin's n2a region. mice that are homozygous for the mdm mutation have a lower body mass, stiffer gait and reduced ... | 2015 | 25573826 |
| prevalence of type 2 diabetes in nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000 to 2014. | background understanding the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in nepal can help in planning for health services and recognising risk factors. this review aims to systematically identify and collate studies describing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, to summarise the findings, and to explore selected factors that may influence prevalence estimates. design this systematic review was conducted in adherence to the moose guidelines for meta-analysis and systematic reviews of observational studies. med ... | 2015 | 28156709 |
| dna left on browsed twigs uncovers bite-scale resource use patterns in european ungulates. | fine-scale resource use by large herbivores is often difficult to quantify directly. this is particularly true for browsing ungulates due to the challenges in observing shy subjects in forested environments of low visibility. as a consequence we know relatively little about resource use by diverse browsing ungulates. when browsing, ungulates leave behind saliva on the browsed twig that includes their dna, which can be used to identify the species that was responsible for browsing the twig. we us ... | 2015 | 25543852 |
| hyperopia: a meta-analysis of prevalence and a review of associated factors among school-aged children. | studies show great variability in the prevalence of hyperopia among children. this study aimed to synthesize the existing knowledge about hyperopia prevalence and its associated factors in school children and to explore the reasons for this variability. | 2014 | 25539893 |
| varestrongylus eleguneniensis sp. n. (nematoda: protostrongylidae): a widespread, multi-host lungworm of wild north american ungulates, with an emended diagnosis for the genus and explorations of biogeography. | a putative new species of varestrongylus has been recently recognized in wild north american ungulates based on the its-2 sequences of larvae isolated from feces during a wide geographic survey. no taxonomic description was provided, as adult specimens were not examined. | 2014 | 25518883 |
| solute and particle retention in a small grazing antelope, the blackbuck (antilope cervicapra). | digesta retention patterns have been suggested to play a major role in ruminant diversification. two major digestion types have been proposed, termed 'cattle-type' and 'moose-type', that broadly correspond to the feeding categories of grazers and intermediate feeders on the one, and browsers on the other hand. we measured and calculated the mean retention time (mrt) of a solute and a particle (<2 mm) marker in the gastrointestinal tract (git) and the reticulorumen (rr) of a small grazer, the ind ... | 2015 | 25490292 |
| the influence of diabetes mellitus on the post-operative outcome of elective primary total knee replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | total knee replacement (tkr) is an effective method of treating end-stage arthritis of the knee. it is not, however, a procedure without risk due to a number of factors, one of which is diabetes mellitus. the purpose of this study was to estimate the general prevalence of diabetes in patients about to undergo primary tkr and to determine whether diabetes mellitus adversely affects the outcome. we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis according to the meta-analysis of observational stud ... | 2014 | 25452366 |
| how sedentary are older people? a systematic review of the amount of sedentary behavior. | sedentary behavior (sb), defined as sitting (nonexercising), reclining, and lying down (posture), or by low energy expenditure, is a public health risk independent to physical activity. the objective of this systematic literature review was to synthesize the available evidence on amount of sb reported by and measured in older adults. | 2015 | 25387160 |
| traditional and cultural approaches to childrearing: preventing early childhood caries in norway house cree nation, manitoba. | infant health and development is linked to a wide range of interventions including maternal nutrition and infant feeding. early childhood caries (ecc) is a chronic condition that affects large proportions of aboriginal children worldwide. the health of a child's mouth is linked to their overall health and wellbeing and can have a significant impact in their day-to-day experiences of eating, playing, and sleeping. the rates of ecc have increased dramatically and communities, parents, and governme ... | 2014 | 25354082 |
| meta-analysis of gut barrier dysfunction in patients with acute pancreatitis. | the gut is implicated in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis but there is discrepancy between individual studies regarding the prevalence of gut barrier dysfunction in patients with acute pancreatitis. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gut barrier dysfunction in acute pancreatitis, the effect of different co-variables, and changes in gut barrier function associated with the use of various therapeutic modalities. | 2014 | 25334028 |
| chronic heavy drinking and ischaemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | previous meta-analyses have reported either a protective, neutral or detrimental association from chronic heavy drinking in relation to ischaemic heart disease (ihd). we investigated the potential for systematic error because of study design. using moose guidelines, studies were identified through medline, embase and web of science up to end of march, 2014. epidemiological studies reporting on chronic heavy drinking and ihd risk in population studies and samples of people with alcohol use disord ... | 2014 | 25332827 |
| the effect of nasal surgery on continuous positive airway pressure device use and therapeutic treatment pressures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the relationship between nasal surgery and its effect on continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device therapeutic treatment pressures and cpap device use has not been previously systematically examined. | 2015 | 25325439 |
| factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a protocol for a systematic review. | scleroderma affects the gastrointestinal (gi) tract in 90% of all cases. malnutrition, diarrhea, and constipation are some gi complications that can stem from scleroderma, and they contribute considerably to impairment in quality of life. reports of haphazard clusters of high prevalence suggest that environmental exposure is a risk factor for scleroderma. however, it is largely uncertain whether the gi involvement secondary to scleroderma is influenced by these environmental factors. this study ... | 2014 | 25312976 |
| inflammatory response related scoring systems in assessing the prognosis of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review. | various scoring systems based on assessment of the systemic inflammatory response help assessing the prognosis of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. in the present systematic review we evaluated the validity of four pre-intervention scoring systems: glasgow prognostic score (gps) and its modified version (mgps), platelet lymphocyte ratio (plr), neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (nlr), and prognostic nutrition index (pni). | 2014 | 25308357 |
| risk for lung cancer in workers exposed to benzidine and/or beta-naphthylamine: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. | risk for lung cancer in workers exposed to benzidine (bz) and/or beta-naphthylamine (bna), which are well-known bladder carcinogens, has been examined in many epidemiological studies, but individual epidemiological studies generally lack the power to examine the association between bz/bna exposure and lung cancer. we conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the risk for lung cancer among workers exposed to bz/bna occupationally. | 2014 | 25281283 |
| workplace suicide prevention: a systematic review of published and unpublished activities. | there are a number of published studies on workplace suicide prevention activities, and an even larger number of activities that are not reported on in academic literature. the aim of this review was to provide a systematic assessment of workplace suicide prevention activities, including short-term training activities, as well as suicide prevention strategies designed for occupational groups at risk of suicide. the search was based on meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (moose ... | 2015 | 25256000 |
| prevalence of low back pain in latin america: a systematic literature review. | chronic low back pain is considered as a high-impact condition that affects the working population of latin america, with long reaching social and economic repercussions. its true frequency is unknown due to the absence of well-designed clinical trials that use standardized definitions and criteria. | 2014 | 25247896 |
| salvage combination antifungal therapy for acute invasive aspergillosis may improve outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | a meta-analysis was performed to compare mold-active triazoles or lipid amphotericin b plus an echinocandin to non-echinocandin monotherapy for acute invasive aspergillosis (ia). | 2014 | 25240416 |
| perinatal outcomes of twin anemia-polycythemia sequence: a systematic review. | to analyze outcomes of monochorionic twins with twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (taps). | 2014 | 25222165 |
| environmental contaminant concentrations in canada goose (branta canadensis) muscle: probabilistic risk assessment for human consumers. | the issue of food insecurity affects millions of people in the united states every year. often these people rely on soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters for proper meals, and these organizations often depend on donations to meet needs. one of the most limited food resources is meat. to help alleviate this problem, the u.s. department of agriculture wildlife services donates more than 60 tons of wild game (deer, moose, feral hogs, goats, geese, and ducks) to a variety of charitable organizatio ... | 2014 | 25198860 |
| pregnancy outcomes of induced labor in women with previous cesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | to systematically review the literature about maternal and neonatal outcomes following induction of labor (iol) and spontaneous labor (sl) in women with previous cesarean section (pcs). | 2015 | 25178187 |
| aortic arch atheroma and the risk of stroke: a meta-analysis. | epidemiological studies have suggested that aortic atheroma may play a role in cerebral embolization; however, no meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationship between aortic atheroma and risk of stroke. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the presence of aortic atheroma and risk of stroke. | 2014 | 25154372 |
| prevalence of cannabis lifetime use in iranian high school and college students: a systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regression. | cannabis is the most widely used substance in the world. this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cannabis lifetime use (clu) in high school and college students of iran and also to determine factors related to changes in prevalence. a systematic review of literature on cannabis use in iran was conducted according to moose guideline. domestic scientific databases, pubmed/medline, isi web of knowledge, and google scholar, relevant reference lists, and relevant journals were searched up to a ... | 2015 | 25147097 |
| the relationship between perfectionism and coping strategies in drug-dependent men. | the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and coping strategies in drug-dependent men. this study is a descriptive correlational study. | 2014 | 25140217 |
| routes for early enteral nutrition after esophagectomy. a systematic review. | early enteral feeding following surgery can be given orally, via a jejunostomy or via a nasojejunal tube. however, the best feeding route following esophagectomy is unclear. | 2015 | 25131601 |
| effects of transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells in chronic spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the debate on the effects and outcome of olfactory ensheathing cell (oec) transplantation for the treatment of spinal cord injury (sci) has remained unresolved for nearly 20 years. this study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oec transplantation in chronic sci patients. | 2015 | 25001890 |
| outcomes after corrective surgery for congenital dextro-transposition of the great arteries using the arterial switch technique: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. | dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-tga) is a life-threatening congenital health defect that requires rapid surgery. the most widely used approach is the arterial switch operation (aso) developed by jatene in the 1970s. the first set of children who received this intervention are now adults. the objective of this scoping review of the literature was to document the short-term (less than 1 year), medium-term (1-20 years) and long-term (more than 20 years) outcomes in children who underw ... | 2014 | 24919640 |
| neurodevelopmental delay with critical congenital heart disease is mainly from prenatal injury not infant cardiac surgery: current evidence based on a meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging. | no consensus has been reached regarding whether brain injury related to congenital heart disease (chd) is caused by infant cardiac surgery and/or prenatal injury resulting from the chd. we performed this meta-analysis to identify the likely cause of neurodevelopmental delay in chd patients. | 2015 | 24913334 |
| molecular detection of bartonella spp. in deer ked pupae, adult keds and moose blood in finland. | the deer ked (lipoptena cervi) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of cervids that harbours haemotrophic bartonella. a prerequisite for the vector competence of the deer ked is the vertical transmission of the pathogen from the mother to its progeny and transstadial transmission from pupa to winged adult. we screened 1154 pupae and 59 pools of winged adult deer keds from different areas in finland for bartonella dna using pcr. altogether 13 pupa samples and one winged adult deer ked were positive f ... | 2015 | 24901607 |
| additional value of fetal magnetic resonance imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of central nervous system anomalies: a systematic review of the literature. | to analyze literature on the additional value of fetal magnetic resonance imaging (mri) in assessing central nervous system (cns) anomalies suspected by ultrasound. | 2014 | 24890732 |
| cardiovascular medication utilization and adherence among adults living in rural and urban areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | rural residents face numerous barriers to healthcare access and studies suggest poorer health outcomes for rural patients. therefore we undertook a systematic review to determine if cardiovascular medication utilization and adherence patterns differ for rural versus urban patients. | 2014 | 24888355 |
| integrated bayesian species delimitation and morphological diagnostics of chorioptic mange mites (acariformes: psoroptidae: chorioptes). | the external morphology of adult and immature stages of mange mites of the genus chorioptes was investigated with the aid of light and scanning electron microscopy. a molecular phylogeny of this genus was inferred based on six genes (18s, 28s rdna, ef1-α, srp54, hsp70, and co1). the validity of four species (ch. bovis, ch. panda, ch. texanus, and ch. sweatmani sp. nov. described from the moose from sweden, finland, and russia) was confirmed based on morphology and a bayesian species delimitation ... | 2014 | 24820039 |
| blinded by prisma: are systematic reviewers focusing on prisma and ignoring other guidelines? | prisma guidelines have been developed to improve the reporting of systematic reviews (srs). other reporting guidelines and techniques to assess methodological quality of srs have been developed. we aimed to assess the frequency of the use of reporting and other guidelines in srs to assess whether prisma is being used inappropriately as a substitute for other relevant guidelines. | 2014 | 24788774 |
| neurobehavioral consequences of chronic intrauterine opioid exposure in infants and preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | it is assumed within the accumulated literature that children born of pregnant opioid dependent mothers have impaired neurobehavioral function as a consequence of chronic intrauterine opioid use. | 2014 | 24708875 |
| meta-analysis of protocolized goal-directed hemodynamic optimization for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department. | to perform a meta-analysis identifying studies instituting protocolized hemodynamic optimization in the emergency department (ed) for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. | 2014 | 24696750 |
| gamma-glutamyltransferase predicts increased risk of mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between gamma-glutamyltransferase (ggt) and mortality through a comprehensive analysis of existing evidence. pubmed, embase, chinese biomedical literature, and science citation index databases were electronically searched. studies were included if the study design was prospective and included reference and at-risk levels of ggt at baseline and mortality as a separate outcome. the quality of the studies included was assessed on the basis of ne ... | 2014 | 24684379 |
| congruence between preferred and actual place of death according to the presence of malignant or non-malignant disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | achieving congruence between preferred and actual place of death is increasingly being used as a quantifiable indicator of the effectiveness of palliative care services. current secular trends indicate a reversal of the institutionalisation of death, but this has been more pronounced in patients with malignant disease. as such, this study was conducted to evaluate whether the preservation of autonomy has been addressed equitably for cancer and non-cancer populations. | 2013 | 24644562 |
| intra- and interspecific differences in diet quality and composition in a large herbivore community. | species diversity in large herbivore communities is often explained by niche segregation allowed by differences in body mass and digestive morphophysiological features. based on large number of gut samples in fall and winter, we analysed the temporal dynamics of diet composition, quality and interspecific overlap of 4 coexisting mountain herbivores. we tested whether the relative consumption of grass and browse differed among species of different rumen types (moose-type and intermediate-type), w ... | 2014 | 24586233 |
| crown-rump length discordance and adverse perinatal outcome in twin pregnancies: systematic review and meta-analysis. | the aim of this systematic review was to explore the relationship between crown-rump length (crl) discordance detected at 11-14 weeks of gestation and adverse outcome in twin pregnancy and to assess its predictive accuracy. | 2014 | 24585501 |
| cesarean section and placental disorders in subsequent pregnancies--a meta-analysis. | despite an increase in the number of cesarean deliveries conducted worldwide, meta-analyses on the long-term effect of cesarean section (cs) on subsequent placental disorders are sparse. | 2014 | 24566357 |
| cause-specific mortality risk in alcohol use disorder treatment patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | alcohol use disorders (aud) are highly disabling. recent studies reported much higher relative risks for all-cause mortality in aud patients compared with earlier studies. systematic evidence regarding cause-specific mortality among aud patients has been unavailable to date. | 2014 | 24513684 |
| 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibezo-p-dioxin exposure and prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. | to perform a meta-analysis of cohort studies and evaluate the association between exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd) and prostate cancer quantitatively. | 2014 | 24461260 |
| [a standardization study of meta-analyses on nephropathy published in chinese journals]. | to evaluate the standardization of meta-analyses on nephropathy published in chinese journals. | 2013 | 24378060 |
| minimally invasive therapy for gynaecological symptoms related to a niche in the caesarean scar: a systematic review. | various therapies are currently used to treat symptoms related to the niche (an anechoic area) in the caesarean scar, in particular to treat abnormal uterine bleeding (aub). | 2014 | 24373589 |
| biomarkers of gluten sensitivity in patients with non-affective psychosis: a meta-analysis. | dohan first proposed that there may be an association between gluten sensitivity and schizophrenia in the 1950s. since then, this association has been measured using several different serum biomarkers of gluten sensitivity. at this point, it is unclear which serum biomarkers of gluten sensitivity are elevated in patients with schizophrenia. however, evidence suggests that the immune response in this group is different from the immune response to gluten found in patients with celiac disease. | 2014 | 24368154 |
| impact of cesarean section on placental transfusion and iron-related hematological indices in term neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | evidence suggests that cesarean section is likely associated with a reduced placental transfusion and poor hematological status in neonates. however, clinical studies have reported somewhat inconsistent results. we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether cesarean section affects placental transfusion and iron-related hematological indices. pubmed, web of science, sciencedirect, and ovid databases were searched for relevant studies published before april 9, 2013. mean d ... | 2014 | 24290868 |
| two-gene expression ratio as predictor for breast cancer treated with tamoxifen: evidence from meta-analysis. | a hoxb13-to-il17br expression ratio was previously identified to predict a clinical outcome of breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen. a large number of studies were addressed to confirm its function as a predictor of breast cancer outcome treated with tamoxifen. however, conflicting results were got. in this study, a systematic search of databases was carried out, and other relevant papers were also identified. then, the analyses were conducted according to the prisma and moose ... | 2014 | 24264313 |
| umbilical cord coiling: clinical outcomes in an unselected population and systematic review. | this study was conducted to determine the frequency of pre-defined clinical outcomes in relation to umbilical cord coiling indices >90th percentile and <10th percentile in an unselected population of >1,000 women with a singleton pregnancy resulting in livebirth delivering at or near term and to report these findings in the context of a systematic review. placentas of consecutive deliveries from an unselected low-risk population with >15 cm attached umbilical cords were included in the study. cl ... | 2014 | 24259031 |
| the global epidemiology and contribution of cannabis use and dependence to the global burden of disease: results from the gbd 2010 study. | estimate the prevalence of cannabis dependence and its contribution to the global burden of disease. | 2013 | 24204649 |
| does obesity affect the surgical outcome and complication rates of spinal surgery? a meta-analysis. | as obesity becomes more prevalent, it becomes more common among patients considering orthopaedic surgery, including spinal surgery. however, there is some controversy regarding whether obesity is associated with complications, failed reconstructions, or reoperations after spinal surgery. | 2014 | 24146361 |
| consumption of lead-shot cervid meat and blood lead concentrations in a group of adult norwegians. | several recent investigations have reported high concentrations of lead in samples of minced cervid meat. this paper describes findings from a norwegian study performed in 2012 among 147 adults with a wide range of cervid game consumption. the main aim was to assess whether high consumption of lead-shot cervid meat is associated with increased concentration of lead in blood. a second aim was to investigate to what extent factors apart from game consumption explain observed variability in blood l ... | 2013 | 24119336 |
| the epidemiology and burden of copd in latin america and the caribbean: systematic review and meta-analysis. | abstract background: in the developing world, copd continues to be an under studied, diagnosed and treated disorder. in the present study, we analyzed the prevalence, mortality and resource utilization of copd in latin america and the caribbean (lac) in order to guide future research and public policies. | 2014 | 24111903 |
| pioglitazone prescription increases risk of bladder cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes: an updated meta-analysis. | pioglitazone is widely used for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, but evidence regarding the association between pioglitazone and bladder cancer risk is confusing. a systematic search of databases was carried out, and other relevant papers were also identified. then, the analyses were conducted according to the prisma and moose guidelines. after quality assessment, nine datasets from 10 available studies were included on the basis of inclusion criteria. the incidence of ... | 2014 | 24092576 |
| moose body mass variation revisited: disentangling effects of environmental conditions and genetics. | large-scale geographical variation in phenotypic traits within species is often correlated to local environmental conditions and population density. such phenotypic variation has recently been shown to also be influenced by genetic structuring of populations. in ungulates, large-scale geographical variation in phenotypic traits, such as body mass, has been related to environmental conditions and population density, but little is known about the genetic influences. research on the genetic structu ... | 2014 | 24091427 |
| interleukin-1α -899 (+4845) c→t polymorphism increases the risk of chronic periodontitis: evidence from a meta-analysis of 23 case-control studies. | many epidemiological studies have indicated that interleukin-1α (il-1α) -899 (+4845) c→t polymorphism increases the risk of chronic periodontitis (cp), whereas some studies have reported opposite results. accordingly, the aim of this meta-analysis is to investigate the association of the il-1α -899 (+4845) c→t polymorphism with cp. we searched the pubmed database up to may 1, 2013 and finally obtained 23 case-control studies. after data extraction, we performed meta-analysis using comprehensive ... | 2013 | 24060296 |
| systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based mortality from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. | a substantial proportion of patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (raaa) die outside hospital. the objective of this study was to estimate the total mortality, including prehospital deaths, of patients with raaa. | 2013 | 24037558 |
| effects of pro12ala polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 gene on metabolic syndrome risk: a meta-analysis. | associations between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (pparγ2) gene polymorphism and metabolic syndrome risk remained controversial and ambiguous. thus, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the association between pro12ala polymorphism in pparγ2 gene and metabolic syndrome susceptibility. | 2014 | 24012868 |