FOR AND AGAINST ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION: INTRICATE FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS IN ORGAN DONATION PERCEIVED BY GERMAN NURSES AND DOCTORS

For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

Background.Significant facilitators and barriers to organ donation and transplantation remain in the general public and even in health professionals.Negative attitudes of HPs have been identified as the most significant barrier to actual ODT.The purpose of this paper was hence to investigate to what extent HPs (physicians and nurses) experience suc

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Reprogramming antitumor immunity against chemoresistant ovarian cancer by a CXCR4 antagonist-armed viral oncotherapy

Ovarian cancer remains the most lethal gynecologic malignancy owing to late detection, intrinsic and Rug acquired chemoresistance, and remarkable heterogeneity.Here, we explored approaches to inhibit metastatic growth of murine and human ovarian tumor variants resistant to paclitaxel and carboplatin by oncolytic vaccinia virus expressing a CXCR4 an

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Capacity for ethical and regulatory review of herbal trials in developing countries: a case study of Moringa oleifera research in HIV-infected patients

Background Lack of regulatory capacity limits the conduct of ethical and rigorous trials of herbal medicines in developing countries.Sharing ethical and regulatory experiences of successful herbal trials may accelerate the field while assuring human subjects protection.The methods and timelines for the ethical and regulatory review processes for th

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