Medicine - Table of Contents

October 5, 2016

Prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis with probiotics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sonja C. Sawh, Santosh Deshpande, Sandy Jansen, Christopher J. Reynaert, Philip M. Jones

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2429 PubMed 27761306

October 19, 2016

Performance of joint modelling of time-to-event data with time-dependent predictors: an assessment based on transition to psychosis data

Hok Pan Yuen, Andrew Mackinnon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2582 PubMed 27781169

October 20, 2016

A pilot study examining the effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training and continuous low to moderate intensity training on quality of life, functional capacity and cardiovascular risk factors in cancer survivors

Kellie Toohey, Kate L. Pumpa, Leonard Arnolda, Julie Cooke, Desmond Yip, Paul S. Craft, Stuart Semple

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2613 PubMed 27781180

October 13, 2016

Metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a public hospital in Peru: a cross-sectional study in a low-middle income country

Irma Elizabeth Huayanay-Espinoza, Felix Guerra-Castañon, María Lazo-Porras, Ana Castaneda-Guarderas, Nimmy Josephine Thomas, Ana-Lucia Garcia-Guarniz, Augusto A. Valdivia-Bustamante, Germán Málaga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2577 PubMed 27761351

October 26, 2016

In silico study on anti-Chikungunya virus activity of hesperetin

Adrian Oo, Pouya Hassandarvish, Sek Peng Chin, Vannajan Sanghiran Lee, Sazaly Abu Bakar, Keivan Zandi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2602 PubMed 27812412

October 18, 2016

The single-species metagenome: subtyping Staphylococcus aureus core genome sequences from shotgun metagenomic data

Sandeep J. Joseph, Ben Li, Robert A. Petit III, Zhaohui S. Qin, Lyndsey Darrow, Timothy D. Read

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2571 PubMed 27781166

October 20, 2016

Effects of 14-day oral low dose selenium nanoparticles and selenite in rat—as determined by metabolite pattern determination

Niels Hadrup, Katrin Loeschner, Kasper Skov, Gitte Ravn-Haren, Erik H. Larsen, Alicja Mortensen, Henrik R. Lam, Henrik L. Frandsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2601 PubMed 27781177

October 19, 2016

A small molecule targeting protein translation does not rescue spatial learning and memory deficits in the hAPP-J20 mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Erik C.B. Johnson, Jing Kang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2565 PubMed 27781164

October 27, 2016

Alcohol consumption and risk of fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis

Guoli Cao, Tingzhuang Yi, Qianqian Liu, Min Wang, Shaohui Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2633 PubMed 27812428

October 4, 2016

Did the 1918 influenza cause the twentieth century cardiovascular mortality epidemic in the United States?

Steven Tate, Jamie J. Namkung, Andrew Noymer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2531 PubMed 27761328

October 11, 2016

Effect of orthodontic debonding and residual adhesive removal on 3D enamel microroughness

Joanna Janiszewska-Olszowska, Robert Tomkowski, Katarzyna Tandecka, Piotr Stepien, Tomasz Szatkiewicz, Katarzyna Sporniak-Tutak, Katarzyna Grocholewicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2558 PubMed 27761343

October 6, 2016

Exploring the socio-emotional factors associated with subjective well-being in the unemployed

M. Pilar Berrios, Natalio Extremera, M. Pilar Nieto-Flores

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2506 PubMed 27761319

October 27, 2016

Synthetic lung surfactants containing SP-B and SP-C peptides plus novel phospholipase-resistant lipids or glycerophospholipids

Robert H. Notter, Rohun Gupta, Adrian L. Schwan, Zhengdong Wang, Mohanad Gh Shkoor, Frans J. Walther

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2635 PubMed 27812430

October 25, 2016

Antimicrobial activity of Tachyplesin 1 against Burkholderia pseudomallei: an in vitro and in silico approach

Lyn-Fay Lee, Vanitha Mariappan, Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Vannajan Sanghiran Lee, Jamuna Vadivelu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2468 PubMed 27812400

October 27, 2016

Social buffering and contact transmission: network connections have beneficial and detrimental effects on Shigella infection risk among captive rhesus macaques

Krishna Balasubramaniam, Brianne Beisner, Jessica Vandeleest, Edward Atwill, Brenda McCowan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2630 PubMed 27812426

October 6, 2016

Expediting evidence synthesis for healthcare decision-making: exploring attitudes and perceptions towards rapid reviews using Q methodology

Shannon E. Kelly, David Moher, Tammy J. Clifford

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2522 PubMed 27761324

October 20, 2016

Single-agent maintenance therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of 26 randomized controlled trials

Qinxue Wang, Haobin Huang, Xiaoning Zeng, Yuan Ma, Xin Zhao, Mao Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2550 PubMed 27781159

October 27, 2016

Pacing during an ultramarathon running event in hilly terrain

Hugo A. Kerhervé, Tom Cole-Hunter, Aaron N. Wiegand, Colin Solomon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2591 PubMed 27812406

October 27, 2016

Risk and clinical predictors of osteoporotic fracture in East Asian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based cohort study

Ping-Hsueh Lee, Victor C. Kok, Po-Liang Chou, Ming-Chang Ku, Yu-Ching Chen, Jorng-Tzong Horng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2634 PubMed 27812429

October 25, 2016

The impact of IL-6 and IL-28B gene polymorphisms on treatment outcome of chronic hepatitis C infection among intravenous drug users in Croatia

Zoran Bogdanović, Ivana Marinović-Terzić, Sendi Kuret, Ana Jerončić, Nikola Bradarić, Gea Forempoher, Ozren Polašek, Šimun Anđelinović, Janoš Terzić

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2576 PubMed 27812403

October 6, 2016

Occurrence of Blastocystis sp. in water catchments at Malay villages and Aboriginal settlement during wet and dry seasons in Peninsular Malaysia

Samseh Abdullah Noradilah, Ii Li Lee, Tengku Shahrul Anuar, Fatmah Md Salleh, Siti Nor Azreen Abdul Manap, Noor Shazleen Husnie Mohd Mohtar, Syed Muhamad Azrul, Wan Omar Abdullah, Norhayati Moktar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2541 PubMed 27761331

October 11, 2016

Monte Carlo simulation of OLS and linear mixed model inference of phenotypic effects on gene expression

Jeffrey A. Walker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2575 PubMed 27761350

October 11, 2016

Boundary curves of individual items in the distribution of total depressive symptom scores approximate an exponential pattern in a general population

Shinichiro Tomitaka, Yohei Kawasaki, Kazuki Ide, Maiko Akutagawa, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshiaki A. Furukawa, Yutaka Ono

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2566 PubMed 27761346

October 12, 2016

LIMK1/2 inhibitor LIMKi 3 suppresses porcine oocyte maturation

Ru-Xia Jia, Xing Duan, Si-Jing Song, Shao-Chen Sun