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Socio-behavioural factors and early childhood caries: A cross-sectional study of preschool children in central Trinidad.
(2013)Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is a public health problem due to its impact on children’s health, development and well being. Little is known about early childhood oral health in the West Indies or the influence ... -
Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the region of CLDN2-MORC4 in relation to inflammatory bowel disease.
(2013)AIM: To investigate a possible genetic influence of claudin (CLDN)1, CLDN2 and CLDN4 in the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS: Allelic association between genetic regions of CLDN1, CLDN2 or CLDN4 and patients ... -
Promoting universal financial protection: contracting faith-based health facilities to expand access - lessons learned from Malawi.
(2013)Background Public-private collaborations are increasingly being utilized to universalize health care. In Malawi, the Ministry of Health contracts selected health facilities owned by the main faith-based provider, the ... -
The presentation of metabolic dysfunction and the relationship with energy output in breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.
(2013)Background Breast cancer prognosis can be adversely influenced by obesity, physical inactivity and metabolic dysfunction. Interventions aimed at improving surrogate markers of breast cancer risk such as insulin resistance ... -
Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in urban school children
(2013)Although the clinical signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are not evident until adulthood, many of the risk factors have their roots in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine physical activity levels (PA) ... -
Supercritical-fluid synthesis of FeF2 and CoF2 Li-ion conversion materials
(2013)The synthesis of the Li-ion conversion candidates, FeF2 and CoF2, obtained from the single source organometallic precursors [Fe(tta)3] (tta = C8H4F3O2S), and [Co(hfac)2·2H2O] (hfac = C5H1F6O2), respectively, via a novel ... -
Benefits of pre-referral preparation for rheumatology clinics.
(2013)Appropriate allocation of rheumatology clinic appointments depends on the information contained in referral letters. Such letters were analysed for the presence of pertinent information and a scoring system was devised ... -
Containing the Catalyst: Diameter Controlled Ge Nanowire Growth
(2013)Sub-20 nm diameter Ge nanowires with narrow size distributions were grown from Ag nanoparticle seeds in a supercritical fluid (SCF) growth process. The mean Ge nanowire diameter and size distribution was shown to be dependent ... -
Directed self-assembly of PS-b-PMMA block copolymer using HSQ lines for translational alignment
(2013)Block copolymers (BCPs) are seen as a possible cost effective complementary technique to traditional lithography currently used in the semiconductor industry. This unconventional approach has received increased attention ... -
Immunological indicators of coeliac disease activity are not altered by long-term oats challenge
(2013)Coeliac disease is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy that develops in geneti- cally susceptible individuals. The disease exhibits many features of an autoimmune disorder. These include the production of highly specific ... -
Citrullination as early-stage indicator of cell response to single-walled carbon nanotubes.
(2013)Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been widely explored as potential technologies for information systems and medical applications. The impact of SWCNTs on human health is of prime concern, if SWCNTs have a ... -
Cyclic nucleotide dependent dephosphorylation of regulator of G-protein signaling 18 in human platelets.
(2013)Regulator of G-protein signaling 18 (RGS18) is a GTPase-activating protein that turns off Gq signaling in platelets. RGS18 is regulated by binding to the adaptor protein 14-3-3 via phosphorylated serine residues S49 and ... -
A framework for assessing health system resilience in an economic crisis: Ireland as a test case
(2013)BACKGROUND: The financial crisis that hit the global economy in 2007 was unprecedented in the post war era. In general the crisis has created a difficult environment for health systems globally. The purpose of this paper ... -
Size and space controlled hexagonal arrays of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanodots: magnetic studies and application Scientific reports
(2013)Highly dense hexagonally arranged iron oxide nanodots array were fabricated using PS-b-PEO self-assembled patterns. The copolymer molecular weight, composition and choice of annealing solvent/s allows dimensional and ... -
Rapid, Brushless Self-assembly of a PS-b-PDMS Block Copolymer for Nanolithography
(2014)Block copolymers (BCP) are highly promising self-assembling precursors for scalable nanolithography. Very regular BCP nanopatterns can be used as on-chip etch masks. The first step in the processing of BCP thin films is ...
