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Development of an enterotoxigenic Escherichia colivaccine based on the heat-stable toxin
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Infection with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an important cause of diarrhea-related illness and death among children under 5 years of age in low– and middle-income countries (LMIC). Recent studies have found ... -
Development of an international Core Outcome Set (COS) for best care for the dying person: study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-30)Background: In contrast to typical measures employed to assess outcomes in healthcare such as mortality or recovery rates, it is difficult to define which specific outcomes of care are the most important in caring for dying ... -
Development of an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy program for use in combination with exercise therapy and education by patients at increased risk of chronic pain following total knee arthroplasty
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Due to the growing number of TKA procedures, this will affect an increasing number of people worldwide. Catastrophic ... -
Development of an on-job mentorship programme to improve nursing experience for enhanced patient experience of compassionate care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Evidence suggests improvement in nursing staff satisfaction, competence, and retention after implementation of evidence-based mentorship programmes. When guided by a framework of compassion, mentoring as a ... -
Development of an RNA Interference Tool, Characterization of Its Target, and an Ecological Test of Caste Differentiation in the Eusocial Wasp Polistes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-01)Recent advancements in genomics provide new tools for evolutionary ecological research. The paper wasp genus Polistes is a model for social insect evolution and behavioral ecology. We developed RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated ... -
Development of and Gathering Validity Evidence for a Theoretical Test in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an imaging modality applied in a broad field of medical specialties for diagnostic uses, guidance during biopsy procedures and ablation therapies and sonoporation therapy. Appropriate ... -
Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lamblia infection
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04-21)Background: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) may occur following acute gastroenteritis. This long-term complication has previously not been described after infection with the non-invasive protozoan Giardia ... -
Development of health-related quality of life and subjective health complaints in adults born extremely preterm: a longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose To study development trajectories to 34 years of age of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and subjective health complaints in extremely preterm (EP) born subjects with and without disability, and to compare ... -
Development of liposomal nanoencapsulation of lumefantrine with phosphatidylcholine/Tweens system
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Development of local-ingredients-based supplementary food and evaluation of its comparability to standard corn-soy blend plus in treating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia.
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-16)Background: Acute malnutrition is a severe public health issue in Ethiopia, where the prevalence is among the highest in the world. Acute malnutrition is classified as moderate or severe. Children with moderate acute ... -
Development of lung diffusion to adulthood following extremely preterm birth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Gas exchange in extremely preterm (EP) infants must take place in fetal lungs. Childhood lung diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is reduced; however, longitudinal development has not been ... -
Development of prediction models for lymph node metastasis in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)Background In endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), current clinical algorithms do not accurately predict patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM), leading to both under- and over-treatment. We aimed to develop models ... -
Development of robust targeted proteomics assays for cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in multiple sclerosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Verification of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases is a major challenge due to a large number of candidates, limited sample material availability, disease ... -
Development of the Sri Lankan early teenagers' violence inventory: An instrument to measure peer violence in schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-29)This study was designed to develop an inventory to measure peer violence among early teens (13–15 years of age) in schools in Sri Lanka. Development of SLETVI was carried out in two phases. In phase I, development of an ... -
Development of UHPLC-MS/MS methods to quantify 25 antihypertensive drugs in serum in a cohort of patients treated for hypertension
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We developed three ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry detection (UHPLC-MS/MS) methods to quantify 25 antihypertensive drugs in serum samples. Patient-reported drug lists were collected, ... -
Development, implementation, and pilot study of a sentinel network ("The Watchtowers") for monitoring emergency primary health care activity in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-03-26)Background: In Norway there is a shortage of valid health activity statistics from the primary care out-of-hours services and the pre-hospital emergency health care system. There is little systematic information available ... -
Developmental defects of enamel in primary teeth and association with early life course events: a study of 6-36 month old children in Manyara, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-14)Background: Children with low birth weight show an increased prevalence of developmental defects of enamel in the primary dentition that subsequently may predispose to early childhood caries (ECC). Focusing 6–36 months ... -
Device Failure and Adverse Events Related to Single-use and Reusable Flexible Ureteroscopes: Findings and New Insights From an 11-Year Analysis of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective To catalog and characterize device failures and adverse events related to flexible ureteroscopes from a national database. Methods Search of the Manufacturer User and Facility Device Experience database ... -
The Devils in the DALY: Prevailing Evaluative Assumptions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In recent years, it has become commonplace among the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study authors to regard the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) primarily as a descriptive health metric. During the first phase of the ... -
DHODH inhibition modulates glucose metabolism and circulating GDF15, and improves metabolic balance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) is essential for the de novo synthesis of pyrimidine ribonucleotides, and as such, its inhibitors have been long used to treat autoimmune diseases and are in clinical trials for cancer ...