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Exploring novel predisposing factors for fungal infections
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Characterization of Complement C3 Dysregulation Predisposing to Two Human Disease States
The complement system is an essential branch of the innate immune system and acts as a bridge to the adaptive immune system. It serves as the first line of defense against pathogens, as well as in the clearance of immune complexes and apoptotic cells. Deficiencies in many of the complement …
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A Clinical Review of Predisposing Factors in Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
… pathogenesis and the cause, but little about the predisposing factor or the diathesis. They are expected very helpful to prevent the keloids or the hypertrophic scars. The authors evaluated 82 patients (55 female, 27 Male) from March 1998 to September 2006 visited the department of Plastic and …
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Disruptive behaviour in nursing home residents: A study of some predisposing factors
Behaviour disorders are common among nursing home residents and the management of these problems is difficult and emotionally taxing for caregivers. Although widespread acknowledgment of the problem exists amongst those caring for the elderly, there has, until recently, been little formal …
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The background and predisposing causes of leprosy in Poona district, British India
The subject of leprosy is a large one, and it is not proposed to carry this study of it further at this time. On return to India, the author hopes to continue the study of leprosy in Poona District, and to make an effort to place the control of the disease on a better footing. From study of the …
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An exploratory study of predisposing factors for eating disorders in adolescent girls
… have investigated the existence of specific predisposing factors that could render a young female adolescent more susceptible to developing an eating disorder. The present study was attempted in an effort to fill this knowledge gap. One hundred and fifty nine, 12 to 14 year old female …
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Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling predictors of middle school children's after-school physical activity participation
… The secondary purpose was to identify which predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors predicted after-school physical activity participation among middle school children. The PRECEDE-PROCEED planning model was utilized in a cross-sectional, descriptive, survey research design. The study …
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Predisposing Risk Factors Associated With Stress Fracture Development In Division I Cross Country Runners
The purpose of this study was to explore potential factors that could be associated with increased stress fracture development in division one collegiate cross country runners. Participants for this study consisted of 42 collegiate cross country runners at the University of Mississippi. A …
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Pituitary apoplexy : can histopathology, radiological imaging and predisposing factors be used in predicting outcome?
Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon, yet potentially fatal illness, usually the result of infarction, hemorrhage or a combination of both in a pituitary tumor. The management of pituitary apoplexy consists of replacement therapy and in the majority of patients, surgical decompression, although some …
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Insecticide-Mediated Neurochemical and Behavioral Changes as Possible Predisposing Environmental Factors in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Epidemiological studies implicate pesticide exposure as a possible etiologic factor in idiopathic Parkinson's Disease, which results from degeneration of nigrostriatal neurons, along with reduced levels of the neurotransmitter, dopamine. Behavioral and neurochemical analyses in C57BL6 mice were …
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Spruce bark beetle disturbance in the forest-tundra ecotones of southwest Yukon: impacts and predisposing factors
As climate warms, phytophagous forest insects are expected to advance into previously unoccupied regions and/or experience population eruptions within their extant ranges. Already stressed by abiotic factors, arctic and alpine treeline environments will therefore become increasingly vulnerable to …
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Predisposing factors of chronic low back pain (CLBP) among sedentary office workers (SOW) in Nairobi, Kenya
… work. The aim of this study was to identify the predisposing factors of chronic low back pain among sedentary office workers in Nairobi. The main objectives were to establish the prevalence of chronc low back pain; to determine the possible predisposing factors of chronic low back pain and to …
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A South African retrospective study of children’s exposure to domestic violence as a predisposing factor for revictimization in adulthood
… of childhood exposure to domestic violence as a predisposing factor for revictimization in adulthood. The study used a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional correlational design. The sample consisted of 77 female participants from shelters across Cape Town, Western Cape. The study employed …
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Diabetes Status, Predisposing, Enabling, and Oral Health Illness Level Variables as Predictors of Preventive and Emergency Dental Service Use
… of Health Services Utilization dimensions (predisposing, enabling, and illness variables) in predicting dental service utilization during the past year using a nationally representative sample from a 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) dataset. A stratified …
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HIV-associated sensory neuropathy in an African cohort a longitudinal study of risk factors predisposing to antiretroviral induced painful neuropathy
Distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) amongst human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients is frequently a painful and disabling condition. HIV-associated DSP is either a consequence of HIV (HIV-DSP) or antiretroviral-induced toxic neuropathy (ATN). The purpose of this research was to …
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