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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Diagnosis of celiac disease and applicability of ESPGHAN guidelines in Mediterranean  
countries: a real life prospective study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 02 Oct 2016  
 
Reviewer: Kalle Kurppa  
 
Reviewer's  report:  
 
The authors have sufficiently revised the paper, and in my opinion it is acceptable for 
publication.  
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If no t, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the co nclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistica l review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
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Accep table  
 
 
 
 
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Triple Therapy versus Sequential Therapy for the first-line Helicobacter pylori Eradication
Version: 1Date: 24 Oct 2016
Reviewer: Chang Seok Bang
Reviewer's report:
Thanks to authors for presenting discrete revision.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Yes
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Triple Therapy versus Sequential Therapy for the first-line Helicobacter pylori Eradication
Version: 1Date: 27 Oct 2016
Reviewer: Quanjiang Dong
Reviewer's report:
I accomend the manusrcipt can be accepted for publication without revision.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Yes
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Dietary treatment of Crohn's Disease: Perceptions of families with children treated by
exclusive enteral nutrition, a questionnaire survey
Version: 3Date: 05 Nov 2016
Reviewer: Andrew Day
Reviewer's report:
The authors have made appropriate revisions to their work.no further commentsAre the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Yes
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Dietary treatment of Crohn's Disease: Perceptions of families with children treated by
exclusive enteral nutrition, a questionnaire survey
Version: 3Date: 16 Nov 2016
Reviewer: Victor Navas
Reviewer's report:
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Yes
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Telbivudine versus Entecavir in Patients with Undetectable Hepatitis B Virus DNA: A
Randomized Trial
Version: 1Date: 21 Dec 2016
Reviewer: Zhao-Yan Jiang
Reviewer's report:
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
Yes
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additional statistical review?If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require furtherassessment in your comments to the editors.
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: CTRC gene polymorphism (p.G60=; c.180 C>T) in acute pancreatitis  
 
Version: 2 Date: 25 Aug 2016  
 
Reviewer: Atsushi Masamune  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
It is disappointing that the authors did not fully answer the reviewers' concerns.  
 
 
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Does the work include the neces sary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are you able to asse ss any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
 
 
 
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Prophylaxis of post-ERC infectious complications in patients with biliary obstruction by
adding antimicrobial agents into ERC contrast media- a single center retrospective study
Version: 0Date: 21 Oct 2016
Reviewer: Theodoros Androutsakos
Reviewer's report:
Congratulations on a very good article. However it would be interesting to know if any of your
control group were receiving IV or Per OS antibiotics during the time ERCP was performed. IFnoone was under antibiotic treatment it would be interesting to have a third group with IVantibiotics in your analysis.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
YesAre you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an
additional statistical review?If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require furtherassessment in your comments to the editors.
I recommend additional statistical reviewQuality of written English
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Prophylaxis of post-ERC infectious complications in patients with biliary obstruction by
adding antimicrobial agents into ERC contrast media- a single center retrospective study
Version: 1Date: 09 Dec 2016
Reviewer: Theodoros Androutsakos
Reviewer's report:
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
Yes
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an
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Not relevant to this manuscriptQuality of written English
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Relevance of FXR-p62/SQSTM1 pathway for survival and protection of mouse hepatocytes
and liver, especially with steatosis.
Version: 1Date: 14 Nov 2016
Reviewer: Robert Schierwagen
Reviewer's report:
The authors answered all my questions.Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
Yes
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: Relevance of FXR-p62/SQSTM1 pathway for survival and protection of mouse hepatocytes
and liver, especially with steatosis.
Version: 1Date: 16 Nov 2016
Reviewer: Christopher L. Gentile
Reviewer's report:
The authors have adequately address the concerns from the initial review and thus no further
comments/concerns are noted.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
Yes
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: The cut-off value of tumor size and appropriate timing of follow-up for management of
minimal EUS-suspected gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Version: 1Date: 01 Oct 2016
Reviewer: Dechun Feng
Reviewer's report:
In general, the manuscript is well designed and very informative. In addition, the authors
addressed all the concern by reviewer. I suggest to accept it for publication.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Yes
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: A simple scoring model for advanced colorectal neoplasm in asymptomatic subjects aged 
40-49 years  
 
Version: 0 Date: 25 Jul 2016  
 
Reviewer: Marco Allaix  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
This is a well writt en paper.  
I just suggest to add a reference about the BMI classification.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
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Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary co ntrols?  
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Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
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Yes 
 
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: A simple scoring model for advanced colorectal neoplasm in asymptomatic subjects aged 
40-49 years  
 
Version: 1 Date: 01 Oct 2016  
 
Reviewer: Marco Allaix  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The authors have replied successfully to my comment.  
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
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Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
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Reviewer’ s report
Title: A simple scoring model for advanced colorectal neoplasm in asymptomatic subjects aged
40-49 years
Version: 1Date: 08 Nov 2016
Reviewer: Raja Affendi Raja Ali
Reviewer's report:
All the issues raised have been rectified.Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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NoAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Yes
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title:  High serum resistin associates with intrahepatic inflammation and necrosis: an index of 
disease severity for patients with chronic HBV infection  
 
Version: 1 Date: 27 Aug 2016 
 
Reviewer:  Hyun Woong  Lee 
 
Reviewer’s report:  
 
Thank you for the authors' effort to revise the manuscript accodring to our review. In my 
opinion, this manuscript was well modified for publication.  
 
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Yes 
 
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