BACKGROUND: In spite of several available anthropometric indexes, the relative merit of
these indexes for the prediction of type 2 diabetes remains unknown. Considering that obesity …

Background With dwindling rates of postoperative mortality in perforated peptic ulcer that is
attributable to H 2 -receptor blocker usage, there is a need to shift the focus towards the …

Study Objectives: Reports on the association of polymorphisms in the gene encoding
apolipoprotein E (Apoe)—a vital macromolecule in cholesterol metabolism—with obstructive sleep …

Purpose: There is a burgeoning recognition and interest in the potential of probiotics in the
treatment and prevention of oral candidiasis associated with the use of dentures. Our aim was …

Background In spite of the recognized diagnostic potential of biomarkers, the quest for
squelching noise and wringing in information from a given set of biomarkers continues. Here, we …

Background In the light of the ongoing debate about lowering the cut-off for acceptable blood
lead level to <5 μg/dL from the currently recommended level of <10 μg/dL, we considered …

Background: Routine use of adjunctive devices to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
for the treatment of patients of ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is …

Background In the context of sickle cell anemia, peripheral blood indexes provide key
information that is also potentially influenced by age. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the …

In humans, the muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) signal is challenging to detect,
record and analyze. Several methods exist that attempt to capture the latent construct of MSNA. …

… For each step, we estimated the Kullback–Leibler R 2 (KL R 2 ) as a measure of information
content. We observed that the addition of each CpG site was associated with a statistically …