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vACcine COnfidence amongst those living with alleRgy during the COVID pandemic (ACCORD): a scoping review protocol
(2022-09-18)Abstract Background Reports of allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines have been documented, which may also contribute to hesitancy. Despite the low likelihood that the ... -
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Vaccine targeting SIVmac251 protease cleavage sites protects macaques against vaginal infection
(Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2020-11-03)After over 3 decades of research, an effective anti-HIV vaccine remains elusive. The recently halted HVTN702 clinical trial not only further stresses the challenge to develop an effective HIV vaccine but also emphasizes ... -
Validating a Measure of Patient Self-efficacy in Disease Self-management Using a Population-based IBD Cohort: The IBD Self-efficacy Scale.
(Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2016-09)Abstract BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy describes a person's confidence in their ability to manage demands, and is predictive of health outcomes in chronic disease such as hospitalization and health status. However, meaningful ... -
Validating an algorithm to identify metastatic gastric cancer in the absence of routinely collected TNM staging data
(2018-05-02)Abstract Background Accurate TNM stage information is essential for cancer health services research, but is often impractical and expensive to collect at the population-level. ... -
Validation and minimum important difference of the UCSD Shortness of Breath Questionnaire in fibrotic interstitial lung disease
(2021-07-08)Abstract Rationale The University of California, San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (UCSDSOBQ) is a frequently used domain-specific dyspnea questionnaire; however, ... -
Validation of 1-hour post-thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone level in predicting hypocalcemia
(2014-01-29)Abstract Background Prior work by our group suggested that a single one hour post-thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone (1 hr PTH) level could accurately stratify patients into high and low risk ... -
Validation of a primary care electronic medical records case definition for eczema: retrospective cross-sectional study
(BioMed Central (BMC), 2023-05-28)Abstract Background To validate case definitions for eczema using primary care Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentential Surveillance ... -
Validation of administrative health data for the pediatric population: a scoping review
(2014-05-22)Abstract Background The purpose of this research was to perform a scoping review of published literature on the validity of administrative health data for ascertaining health conditions in the ... -
Validation of high throughput sequencing and microbial forensics applications
(2014-07-30)Abstract High throughput sequencing (HTS) generates large amounts of high quality sequence data for microbial genomics. The value of HTS for microbial forensics is the speed at which evidence can be collected and the ... -
Validity and reliability of the Neilands sexual stigma scale among Kenyan gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
(2022-04-14)Abstract Background We evaluated the validity and reliability of the Neilands sexual stigma scale administered to 871 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) ... -
Validity of an algorithm to identify cardiovascular deaths from administrative health records: a multi-database population-based cohort study
(2021-07-31)Abstract Background Cardiovascular death is a common outcome in population-based studies about new healthcare interventions or treatments, such as new prescription medications. ... -
Validity of the RAI-MDS for ascertaining diabetes and comorbid conditions in long-term care facility residents
(2014-01-15)Abstract Background This study assessed the validity of the Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS) Version 2.0 for diagnoses of diabetes and comorbid conditions in residents ... -
Value investing or investing in illiquidity? The profitability of contrarian investment strategies, revisited
(2017-12-09)Abstract Background We investigate whether the success of contrarian investment strategies can be attributed to differences in the relative illiquidity of stocks categorized ... -
Valuing All Voices: refining a trauma-informed, intersectional and critical reflexive framework for patient engagement in health research using a qualitative descriptive approach
(2020-07-19)Abstract Background Critical stakeholder-identified gaps in current health research engagement strategies include the exclusion of voices traditionally less heard and a lack of consideration for the role of trauma in lived ... -
Vanishing left ventricular thrombus in a woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report
(2012-10-02)Background Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare cardiac disorder characterized by the development of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or up to 5 months postpartum in women without other ... -
Variability of physicians¿ thresholds for neuroimaging in children with recurrent headache
(2014-06-23)Abstract Background We sought to determine the extent to which physicians agree about the appropriate decision threshold for recommending magnetic resonance imaging in a clinical practice ... -
Variable gene transcription underlies phenotypic convergence of hypoxia tolerance in sculpins
(2018-11-03)Abstract Background The degree by which mechanisms underlying phenotypic convergence are similar among taxa depends on the number of evolutionary paths available for selection ... -
Variations in Adipokine Genes AdipoQ, Lep, and LepR Are Associated with Risk for Obesity-Related Metabolic Disease: The Modulatory Role of Gene-Nutrient Interactions
(2011-5-18)Obesity rates are rapidly increasing worldwide and facilitate the development of many related disease states, such as cardiovascular disease, the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and various types of cancer. ... -
Vascular Compromise and Hemodynamics in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Model Predictions
(2012-1-1)A previously validated computer model of the normal pulmonary circulation is adapted to simulate pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in humans. Model predictions are used to explore the suitability of currently accepted ...