Abstract Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in the routine care setting provide the opportunity to better understand the effectiveness of new medicines but can present recruitment difficulties.An improved understanding of the challenges/opportunities for patient and healthcare professional (HCP) engagement in clinical research
Abstract Highly prevalent hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus (HBV and HCV) infections have been reported among individuals with diabetes.Given the frequently asymptomatic nature of hepatitis and the challenges associated with screening in some vulnerable populations such as diabetes patients, we conducted an investigation into the performance of var
Yongzhong Wang,1 Zhen Fan,2 Lei Shao,3 Xiaowei Kong,1 Xianjuan Hou,1 Dongrui Tian,1 Ying Sun,1 Yazhong Xiao,1 Li Yu4 1School of Life Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Bio-manufacture, Anhui University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 3Sta
Abstract Polyphagous cotton-melon aphid populations usually comprise cotton- and cucurbit-specialized biotypes.Host-specialized aphids are prone to food shortages.Cucumber, the favourite food of cucurbit-specialized aphids, is usually absent during autumn and winter in Nanjing, China.Therefore, suboptimal Beginner / Intermediate host plants act as
Wound healing is an intricate and fine regulatory process.In diabetic patients, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), Rolling biofilm formation, persistent inflammation, and angiogenesis regression contribute to delayed wound healing.Epigenetics, the fast-moving science in the 21st century, has been up to