• Comparative analysis of the larvicidal activity of temephos (EC50) and novaluaron (EC10) to control anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka 

  Jude, J.; Gunathilaka, N.; Udayanga, L.; Fernando, D.; Premarathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Elsevier, 2022)

  Background: Anopheles stephensi was first recorded in the coastal area of Mannar District, Sri Lanka, in December 2016. Since then, this vector has been isolated from other districts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces ...
• Childhood constipation: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives 

  Rajindrajith, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Benninga, M.A. (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2022)

  Constipation in children is a major health issue around the world, with a global prevalence of 9.5%. They present to clinicians with a myriad of clinical signs. The Rome IV symptom-based criteria are used to diagnose ...
• Using FIB-4 score as a screening tool in the assessment of significant liver fibrosis (F2) in patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study 

  Padeniya, P.; Ediriweera, D.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Niriella, M.A.; Premawardhena, A. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022)

  Objective: To evaluate the performance of the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score as a screening tool to detect significant liver fibrosis (F2) compared with transient elastography (TE), among chronic transfusion-dependent beta-thalassaemia ...
• Implications of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and betaine in human health: beyond being osmoprotective compounds 

  Ilyas, A.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Khan, I.; Samaloty, N.M.E.; Adnan, M.; Dar, T.A.; Poddar, N.K.; Singh, L.R.; Sharma, H.; Khan, S. (Frontiers Media, 2022)

  Osmolytes are naturally occurring small molecular weight organic molecules, which are accumulated in large amounts in all life forms to maintain the stability of cellular proteins and hence preserve their functions during ...
• 'Mistakes in managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and how to avoid them' 

  Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, U.; de Silva, H.J. (Universitetsforlager, 2022)

  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the commonest cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD is estimated to affect 25% of the global population. Therefore, it is widely encountered in primary care. A proportion of ...

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