15 articles for “Observational Studies”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMicroscopic Study of the Lungs of Sprague-Dawley Rats from Various Ages of Postnatal and Aging PeriodsRia Margiana, Isabella Kurnia Liem, Jeanne Adiwinata PawitanPhysiological changes in postnatal and aging lung are associated with a variety of microscopic changes in the lung, especially the alveolar lung tissue, both in the interstitial and epithelial component. Interstitial tissue of the lung will increase in thickness that is supposed to be due to changes in fiber composition, particularly collagen. However, the exact changes are still under debate … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 13 Jun 2015 · 7,312 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCOLLABORATION OF STATISTICAL METHODS IN SELECTING THE CORRECT MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONSAli Hussein Al-MarshadiThis article considers the analysis of Multiple Linear Regressions (MLRs) that are essential statistical method for the analysis of medical data in various fields of medical research like prognostic studies, epidemiological risk factor studies, experimental studies, diagnostic studies and observational studies. An approach is used in this article to select the "true" regression model with different sample sizes. We used … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 15 Sep 2014 · 7,791 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Associated with Mortality Among Patients with Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in an Intensive Care UnitPriscilla Roberta Silva Rocha, Marcelo de Oliveira Maia, Gisele Brocco Magnan et al.Central venous catheterization is a common practice in the management of critically ill patients and is associated with various complications, such as Bloodstream Infections (BSI), which are major determinants of increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare expenses. Few studies have addressed factors that predict mortality in patients with this complication. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 13 Feb 2013 · 7,618 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRecent Clinical Advancement of the Effects of Parathyroid Analogues on Fracture Healing in Humans: A Review of LiteratureWen Wei Gerard Ee, Wen Liang Joel Lau, Harish Sivasubramanian, Diarmuid MurphyProblem statement: Numerous animal studies have shown that administration of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) or a related analogue promotes callus formation and bone union. However, there has yet to be sufficient evidence in human subjects to justify the use of PTH or related analogues in promoting fracture healing. The purpose of this paper is to (1) review all literature involving the … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 Aug 2012 · 7,338 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDevelopment of Curcumin Based Ophthalmic FormulationD. Anjana, K. Anitha Nair, N. Somashekara et al.Problem statement: Ophthalmic drug delivery system has been a major challenge due to the distinctive and unique anatomy of the eye. The use of phytochemicals for the application in ocular disease has not been investigated much, due to poor pharmacokinetics of phytochemical and hence poor therapeutic efficacy. Approach: Curcumin is one such phytochemical known for its medicinal properties, but its … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 24 Feb 2012 · 15,401 accessesView PDF Cite