Publications by authors named "Harjinder Gill"

Despite decades of research on trust in the workplace, researchers continue to struggle with fundamental questions regarding the conceptualization and measurement of organizational trust. To help clarify this construct, we revisit established trust definitions (Mayer et al. (3), 709-734, Mayer et al.

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Objective Accumulating evidence indicates a relationship between diabetes and cancer risk, with obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia being implicated as the major underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of increased cancer risk among people with diabetes. We aim to assess the differential effect of dysglycemia (prediabetes and diabetes) on the strength of association (odds) of cancer amongst the adult US diabetic population.  Material and methods We analyzed data from the 1997-2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) dataset, which applies a multistage area probability sampling design.

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Background: The residency interview is a crucial step that helps the program identify potential new trainees while the trainees find out more about the program. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became essential to hold interviews virtually.

Objective: Here, we conducted a questionnaire-based study to identify areas of improvement in the virtual interview process in our program.

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The association between malignancies and autoimmunity had been well-established. The proposed pathophysiology and causality can be bidirectional. For example, a paraneoplastic syndrome can be triggered by an underlying malignancy or vice versa, where chronic inflammation of organs affected by autoimmunity can induce malignant transformation such as the case with inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer or primary sclerosing cholangitis and hepatobiliary cancer.

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The concept of male subfertility has evolved rapidly since 2000. This term is discussed based upon evidence relating to its first entrance into the literature, along with contemporary references to its purported incidence and prevalence. Factors affecting sperm quality are described in detail, and available data pertaining to the effects of micronutrients on spermatic parameters and resulting pregnancies are described.

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We describe two sisters who presented in early childhood with motor delay and unusual eye movements. Both demonstrated hypotonia and poor visual attention. The older girl at 14 weeks of age showed fine pendular horizontal nystagmus more pronounced on lateral gaze, but despite investigation with cranial MRI no diagnosis was reached.

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An evaluation of the Coral UTI screen system (Coral Biotechnology, San Diego, CA) compared to urinalysis/urine culture was done to assess its performance for rapidly screening a high volume of urine samples for significant bacteriuria in a regional central microbiology laboratory. A total of 1094 urine samples from ambulatory patients were evaluated. 670 (61.

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