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Determinants of QuantiFERON Plus-diagnosed tuberculosis infection in adult Ugandan TB contacts
Jonathan Mayito, Adrian R Martineau, Divya Tiwari, Lydia Nakiyingi, David P Kateete, Stephen T Reece, Irene Andia Biraro
Apr 17, 2023
Background
The tuberculin skin test is commonly used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in resource-limited settings, but its specificity is limited by factors including cross-reactivity with BCG vaccine...
Humans Tuberculosis HIV Infections Tuberculin Test Cross-Sectional Studies Adult Uganda Female Male Latent Tuberculosis Interferon-gamma Release Tests
Published by: PLOS ONE
Towards an E-Learning Support Strategy for the Retail Sector in South Africa
E-learning is of increasing importance in delivering flexible and distributed programmes for workforce skill development such as induction, product knowledge, systems compliance, and customer service. This research consists of a...
Published by: IGI Global
The Future of Learning Institutions
Jonathan Barnes
Sep 22, 2013
Published by: Technology-Mediated Learning
Improving Traditional Lectures with Personal Response Systems
Jonathan Barnes
Sep 22, 2013
Published by: Technology-Mediated Learning
Motivations and Social Media Influencing Online Purchase Intention in India
The purpose of the study is to examine the influence of hedonic and utilitarian motivation on Indian consumer's online purchase intention. Second, this study tried to explore if social media mediates the influence of hedonic and...
Published by: IGI Global
An Interoperable Framework for Computational Models of Emotion
Computational models of emotion (CMEs) are software systems designed to emulate specific aspects of the human emotions process. The underlying components of CMEs interact with cognitive components of cognitive agent...
Published by: IGI Global
Brain State Intelligence and Cognitive Health Through EEG Date Modeling
Electroencephalographic data modeling is widely used in developing applications in the areas of healthcare, as well as brain-computer interface. One particular study is to use meditation research to reach out to the high-end...
Published by: IGI Global
Identification and Detection of Cyberbullying on Facebook Using Machine Learning Algorithms
The use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. have enabled a lot of people to communicate effectively and frequently with each other and this has enabled cyberbullying to occur more...
Published by: IGI Global
Criteria for Assessing Sustainability of Lignocellulosic Wastes
Extensive use of petrochemical plastic packaging leads to the greenhouse gas emission and contamination to soil and oceans, posing major threats to the ecosystem. The packaging needs, hence, are shifting to bioplastics with...
lignocellulose Waste Management Sustainability Assessment cellulose nanofibrils Biodegradable Packaging Feedstock Selection
Published by: Polymers
Differential Effects of Iron Chelates vs. Iron Salts on Induction of Pro-Oncogenic Amphiregulin and Pro-Inflammatory COX-2 in Human Intestinal Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines.
Agata Tarczykowska, Niklas Engström, Darja Dobermann, Jonathan Powell, Nathalie Scheers
Apr 17, 2023
We previously showed that two iron compounds that are orally ingested by humans, namely ferric EDTA and ferric citrate, can induce an oncogenic growth factor (amphiregulin) in human intestinal epithelial adenocarcinoma cell...
Iron IL-6 IGF1R COX-2 amphiregulin IFNGR1 ferric pyrophosphate Cell Line Humans Adenocarcinoma Iron Compounds Ferric Compounds Salts Edetic Acid Interleukin-6 Iron Chelating Agents Signal Transduction STAT Transcription Factors Cyclooxygenase 2 Janus Kinases Biomarkers
Published by: International journal of molecular sciences
Interobserver agreement of computed tomography in detecting calcified intervertebral discs in comparison with radiography in a population of 13 healthy British Dachshund dogs.
Background
The aims of this retrospective study were to estimate interobserver agreement in detecting disc calcification with computed tomography (CT) and to compare the number of calcified intervertebral discs...
Published by: Veterinary record open
CT-guided vs. fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural steroid injections for lumbar radiculopathy
Jozef PM Kamp, Jonathan Bartlett, Amr Fahmy, Kendrick To, Rumana Hossain, Maheswara Akula
Apr 17, 2023
INTRODUCTION: There are no formal guidelines for whether CT-guided or fluoroscopy-guided TFESI should be undertaken for patients with symptoms of lumbar nerve root irritation and corresponding nerve impingement. Here, we sought...
Predicting treatment resistance from first-episode psychosis using routinely collected clinical information
Emanuele Osimo, Benjamin Perry, Pavan Mallikarjun, Megan Pritchard, Jonathan Lewis, Asia Katunda, Graham Murray, Jesus Perez, Peter Jones, Rudolf Cardinal, Oliver Howes, Rachel Upthegrove, Golam Khandaker
Apr 17, 2023
Label-free cell segmentation of diverse lymphoid tissues in 2D and 3D.
John W Wills, Jack Robertson, Pani Tourlomousis, Clare M C Gillis, Claire M Barnes, Michelle Miniter, Rachel E Hewitt, Clare E Bryant, Huw D Summers, Jonathan J Powell, Paul Rees
Apr 17, 2023
Unlocking and quantifying fundamental biological processes through tissue microscopy requires accurate, in situ segmentation of all cells imaged. Currently, achieving this is complex and requires exogenous fluorescent...
confocal microscopy immunofluorescence Tissue Quantitative Cell segmentation 3D digital pathology Label Free 2D single-cell
Published by: Cell reports methods
A novel nano-iron supplement versus standard treatment for iron deficiency anaemia in children 6-35 months (IHAT-GUT trial)
Nuredin I Mohammed, James Wason, Thomas Mendy, Stefan A Nass, Ogochukwu Ofordile, Famalang Camara, Bakary Baldeh, Chilel Sanyang, Amadou T Jallow, Ilias Hossain, Nuno Faria, Jonathan J Powell, Andrew M Prentice, Dora Ia Pereira
Apr 07, 2023
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the leading cause of years lost to disability in most sub-Saharan African countries and is especially common in young children. The IHAT-GUT trial assessed the efficacy and safety of...
Regulation of immune responses in primary biliary cholangitis
Victoria Mulcahy, Evaggelia Liaskou, Jose-Ezequiel Martin, Prasanti Kotagiri, Jonathan Badrock, Rebecca L Jones, Simon M Rushbrook, Stephen D Ryder, Douglas Thorburn, Simon D Taylor-Robinson, Graeme Clark, Heather J Cordell, Richard N Sandford, David E Jones, Gideon M Hirschfield, George F Mells
Apr 17, 2023
BACKGROUND AIMS: In patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the serum liver biochemistry measured during treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid-the UDCA response-accurately predicts long-term outcome. Molecular...
Uncovering spatiotemporal patterns of atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy using unsupervised machine learning.
William J Scotton, Cameron Shand, Emily Todd, Martina Bocchetta, David M Cash, Lawren VandeVrede, Hilary Heuer, 4RTNI Consortium PROSPECT Consortium, Alexandra L Young, Neil Oxtoby, Daniel C Alexander, James B Rowe, Huw R Morris, Adam L Boxer, Jonathan D Rohrer, Peter A Wijeratne
Apr 17, 2023
To better understand the pathological and phenotypic heterogeneity of progressive supranuclear palsy and the links between the two, we applied a novel unsupervised machine learning algorithm (Subtype and Stage Inference) to the...
Glycan masking of a non-neutralising epitope enhances neutralising antibodies targeting the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.
George W Carnell, Martina Billmeier, Sneha Vishwanath, Maria Suau Sans, Hannah Wein, Charlotte L George, Patrick Neckermann, Joanne Marie M Del Rosario, Alexander T Sampson, Sebastian Einhauser, Ernest T Aguinam, Matteo Ferrari, Paul Tonks, Angalee Nadesalingam, Anja Schütz, Chloe Qingzhou Huang, David A Wells, Minna Paloniemi, Ingo Jordan, Diego Cantoni, David Peterhoff, Benedikt Asbach, Volker Sandig, Nigel Temperton, Rebecca Kinsley, Ralf Wagner, Jonathan L Heeney
Apr 12, 2023
The accelerated development of the first generation COVID-19 vaccines has saved millions of lives, and potentially more from the long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The most successful vaccine candidates have used the...
neutralising antibodies receptor binding domain (RBD) SARS-CoV-2 antibody pseudotype neutralisation glycan masking Humans Polysaccharides Epitopes Antibodies Neutralizing covid-19 SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Vaccines
Published by: Frontiers in immunology
Risk of Aneurysm Rupture (ROAR) study
Samuel Hall, Jacqueline Birks, Ian Anderson, Andrew Bacon, Paul M Brennan, David Bennett, Emmanuel Chavredakis, Giles Critchley, Graham Dow, Jonathan Downer, James Galea, Patrick Grover, Nihal Gurusinghe, Adel Helmy, Gueorgui Kounin, Nitin Mukerji, Hiren Patel, Jash Patel, Nicholas Ross, Jerome St George, Mario Teo, Christos Michael Tolias, Nikolaos Tzerakis, Christopher Uff, Janneke van Beijum, Kristin Veighey, Edward White, Peter Whitfield, Diederik Oliver Bulters
Apr 17, 2023
Introduction
Unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) are common in the adult population, but only a relatively small proportion will rupture. It is therefore essential to have accurate estimates of rupture risk to target...
stroke EPIDEMIOLOGY Neurosurgery Humans Intracranial Aneurysm Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Aneurysm Ruptured Risk Factors Adult Multicenter Studies as Topic United Kingdom
Published by: BMJ Open
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