Background: Dichotomizing a continuous outcome variable is a common approach to estimate the odds ratio (OR) as a measure of association. In the present study we aimed to compare a non-dichotomizing technique with logistic regression which exploits dichotomizing the response for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6951
Aims: To assess the semen characteristics of primary and secondary male infertile couples in the Kumasi metropolis. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi; between Februa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5700
Aims: In single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) scans, SNP-phenotype association hypotheses are tested, however there is biological interpretation only for genes that span multiple SNPs. We demonstrate and validate a method of combining gene-wide evidence using data for high-densit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6117
Aims: Interest in the distribution of birth weight arises because of the association between birth weight and the future health of the child. A common statistical result is that the birth weight distribution differs slightly from the Gaussian distribution. Methods: A standard att...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6098
Jan F. Ybema, Goedele A. Geuskens, Swenne G. van den Heuvel, Astrid de Wind, Fenna R. M. Leijten, Catelijne Joling, Birgitte M. Blatter, Alex Burdorf, Allard J. van der Beek & Paulien M. Bongers·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: The objective of the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM) is to acquire knowledge on determinants of transitions in employment and work productivity among persons aged 45-64 years. Research Framework: A research framework was developed, in whi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7161
Background: Spinal Schwannomas are benign nerve sheet tumors and the most common intradural extramedullary tumors of the spine, mainly occurring in the cervical and lumbar region. Case Description: Here we illustrate the case of a 34-year-old woman with a paraspinal lesion presen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7068
Aims: To assess sensory ocular dominance of children by means of a novel psychophysical technique (Domitest-S). Study Design: population study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, The Gradenigo Hospital, Turin, between June 2012 and June 2013. Methodology: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6985
Objective: To study the effect of heavy consumption of sugar sweetened beverages on serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) level and bone mineral density (BMD) in preadolescents. Study Design: Case-control. Place and Duration of Study: Outpatient clinic in Children`s hospital, Ain Sh...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6817
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) but with “unknown” means of transmission. In order to help reduce this disease, many preventive and treatment measures have been recommended and used in the past years around the globe. This ai...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6245
Aims: The purposes of this study were to clarify the changes in smoothness of each phase by making use of the angular jerk cost for the smoothness of the knee joint motion at the stance phase in patients with osteoarthritis, to verify the relationship between the kinetics variabl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6067