• Cost analysis and efficacy of recruitment strategies used in a large pragmatic community-based clinical trial targeting low-income seniors: a comparative descriptive analysis 

  Kakumanu, Sravya; Manns, Braden J; Tran, Sophia; Saunders-Smith, Terry; Hemmelgarn, Brenda R; Tonelli, Marcello; Tsuyuki, Ross; Ivers, Noah; Southern, Danielle; Bakal, Jeff; Campbell, David J T (2019-10-07)

  Abstract Objective One of the most challenging parts of running clinical trials is recruiting enough participants. Our objective was to determine which recruitment strategies ...

• A multidisciplinary review of the policy, intellectual property rights, and international trade environment for access and affordability to essential cancer medications 

  Baxi, Sangita M.; Beall, Reed; Yang, Joshua; Mackey, Tim K (2019-09-18)

  Abstract In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee approved the addition of 16 cancer medicines to the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), bringing the total number of cancer ...

• Association of circulating adipokine concentrations with indices of adiposity and sex in healthy, adult client owned cats 

  Williams, Maggie C; McMillan, Chantal J; Snead, Elisabeth R; Takada, Kanae; Chelikani, Prasanth K (2019-09-18)

  Abstract Background Both diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity are common in cats. The adipokines leptin, adiponectin, resistin and omentin are thought to have important roles ...

• A randomized controlled trial to examine the impacts of disclosing personalized depression risk information on the outcomes of individuals who are at high risk of developing major depression: a research protocol 

  Wang, JianLi; MacQueen, Glenda; Patten, Scott; Manuel, Douglas; Lashewicz, Bonnie; Schmitz, Norbert (2019-09-18)

  Abstract Background Major depressive disorder is one of the most prevalent and disabling forms of mental illness in the general population. One public health strategy that may ...

• A novel oil-in-water drilling mud formulated with extracts from Indian mango seed oil 

  Kumar, Saket; Thakur, Aarti; Kumar, Nitesh; Husein, Maen M (2019-09-12)

  Abstract Drilling muds with less environmental impact are highly desired over conventional diesel-based mud systems, especially in light of the emerging strict environmental laws. In this article, a novel ...

• Recycling agro-industrial waste to produce amylase and characterizing amylase–gold nanoparticle composite 

  Mojumdar, Aditya; Deka, Jashmini (2019-09-14)

  Abstract Purpose Amylase being one of the most important industrial enzymes requires large-scale production. When producing an enzyme, high productivity, high purity and low production ...

• Immunohistochemical phenotyping of T cells, granulocytes, and phagocytes in the muscle of cancer patients: association with radiologically defined muscle mass and gene expression 

  Anoveros-Barrera, Ana; Bhullar, Amritpal S; Stretch, Cynthia; Dunichand-Hoedl, Abha R; Martins, Karen J B; Rieger, Aja; Bigam, David; McMullen, Todd; Bathe, Oliver F; Putman, Charles T; Field, Catherine J; Baracos, Vickie E; Mazurak, Vera C (2019-09-14)

  Abstract Background Inflammation is a recognized contributor to muscle wasting. Research in injury and myopathy suggests that interactions between the skeletal muscle and ...

• Quantification of lung water in heart failure using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging 

  Thompson, Richard B; Chow, Kelvin; Pagano, Joseph J; Sekowski, Viktor; Michelakis, Evangelos D.; Tymchak, Wayne; Haykowsky, Mark J; Ezekowitz, Justin A; Oudit, Gavin Y; Dyck, Jason R B; Kaul, Padma; Savu, Anamaria; Paterson, D. I (2019-09-12)

  Abstract Background Pulmonary edema is a cardinal feature of heart failure but no quantitative tests are available in clinical practice. The goals of this study were to develop ...

• Neuromuscular adaptations and sensorimotor integration following a unilateral transfemoral amputation 

  Claret, Claudia R; Herget, Georg W; Kouba, Lukas; Wiest, Daniel; Adler, Jochen; von Tscharner, Vinzenz; Stieglitz, Thomas; Pasluosta, Cristian (2019-09-14)

  Abstract Background Following an amputation, the human postural control system develops neuromuscular adaptations to regain an effective postural control. We investigated the ...

• Water treadmill exercise reduces equine limb segmental accelerations and increases shock attenuation 

  Greco-Otto, Persephone; Baggaley, Michael; Edwards, W. B; Léguillette, Renaud (2019-09-13)

  Abstract Background Equine water treadmills (WTs) are growing in popularity because they are believed to allow for high resistance, low impact exercise. However, little is ...

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