Performance of the modified 2022 ACR/EULAR giant cell arteritis classification criteria without age restriction for discriminating from Takayasu arteritis by Takahiko Sugihara, Masayoshi Harigai, Haruhito A. Uchida, Hajime Yoshifuji, Yasuhiro Maejima, Jun Ishizaki, Yoshiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Dobashi, Yoshinori Komagata, Naoto Tamura, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis (JPVAS)

“…The sensitivity of the modified 2022 ACR/EULAR GCA classification criteria with a score ≥ 6 was 82.0%, 68.5%, and 32.1% in all GCA, GCA with large-vessel involvement, and GCA without cranial arteritis, respectively. …”
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Oligonucleotide and Parylene Surface Coating of Polystyrene and ePTFE for Improved Endothelial Cell Attachment and Hemocompatibility by Martina Schleicher, Jan Hansmann, Bentsian Elkin, Petra J. Kluger, Simone Liebscher, Agnes J. T. Huber, Olaf Fritze, Christine Schille, Michaela Müller, Katja Schenke-Layland, Martina Seifert, Heike Walles, Hans-Peter Wendel, Ulrich A. Stock

“…Adhesion of murine endothelial progenitor cells, HUVECs and endothelial cells from human adult saphenous veins as well as viability over a period of 14 days of HUVECs on oligonucleotide coated samples under dynamic culture conditions was significantly enhanced (P<0.05). …”
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Effects of heat stress abatement on behavioral response in lactating dairy cows prior to and following an intramammary lipopolysaccharide infusion by T.N. Marins, R.M. Orellana Rivas, Y-C. Chen, V.H.L.R. Melo, Z. Wang, H. Liu, J. Gao, C.G. Savegnago, A.M. Roper, J.K. Bernard, P. Melendez, S. Tao

“…ABSTRACT: The assessment of animal behavior serves as a valuable approach to identify illness and animal responses to environmental stimuli. …”
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2018 Vegetable Production Handbook Chapter 15: Root Crop Production by Peter J. Dittmar, Eugene J. McAvoy, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Richard Raid, Hugh A. Smith, Bonnie Wells, Julien Beuzelin, Johan Desaeger, Joseph W. Noling, Lincoln Zotarelli, Shouan Zhang, Christian F. Miller, Qingren Wang

“…McAvoy, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Richard Raid, Hugh A. Smith, Bonnie Wells, Julien Beuzelin, Johan Desaeger, Joseph W. …”
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Comparison of Approaches for Stroke Prophylaxis in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: Network Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials. by Navkaranbir S Bajaj, Rajat Kalra, Nirav Patel, Taimoor Hashim, Hemant Godara, Sameer Ather, Garima Arora, Tilak Pasala, Thomas T Whitfield, David C McGiffin, Mustafa I Ahmed, Steven G Lloyd, Nita A Limdi, Pankaj Arora

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Evaluation of Handheld Assays for the Detection of Ricin and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Disinfected Waters by Mary Margaret Wade, Tracey D. Biggs, Joseph M. Insalaco, Lisa K. Neuendorff, Vicky L. H. Bevilacqua, Amanda M. Schenning, Lisa M. Reilly, Saumil S. Shah, Edward K. Conley, Peter A. Emanuel, Alan W. Zulich

“…Development of a rapid field test is needed capable of determining if field supplies of water are safe to drink by the warfighter during a military operation. …”
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Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease by Alexander K. Song, Wesley T. Richerson, Megan A. Aumann, Spencer L. Waddle, R. Sky Jones, Samantha Davis, Lauren Milner, Chelsea Custer, L. Taylor Davis, Sumit Pruthi, Dann Martin, Lori C. Jordan, Manus J. Donahue

“…Vascular shunting was assessed in each patient using a previously published ordinal venous hyperintensity score (VHS) of 0, 1, or 2 on cerebral blood flow-weighted MRI. …”
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Utilization of patient-reported outcomes to assess adherence to relugolix when combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy for intermediate to high-risk prostate cancer by Kelly Gaudian, Min Jung Koh, Min Ji Koh, Ryan R. Collins, Shaine Eden, Zoya Zwart, Malika Danner, Alan Zwart, Mark Fallick, Deepak Kumar, Paul Leger, Nancy A. Dawson, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins

“…Patients initiated relugolix at a median of 4 months prior to the SMAQ (2-19 months). 96% of patients achieved castration (≤ 50 ng/dL) at the time of the SMAQ. 96% of men reported always taking relugolix at the appropriate time. 1% discontinued medication due to bothersome side effects, 17% reported forgetting to take the medication, and 4% reported missing a dose during the weekend. 98% and 93% did not miss a dose more than 2 times in the last week and since the last visit, respectively. …”
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mtSTAT3 suppresses rheumatoid arthritis by regulating Th17 and synovial fibroblast inflammatory cell death with IL-17-mediated autophagy dysfunction by Seon-Yeong Lee, Jeonghyeon Moon, A Ram Lee, Young-Mee Moon, Jeong Won Choi, Chae Rim Lee, Su Been Jeon, Hee Su Sohn, Jeehee Youn, Dongyun Shin, Sung-Hwan Park, Mi-La Cho

“…We observed changes in the RA mouse model via the use of a mitochondrial STAT3-inducing vector and inhibitor. …”
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Procalcitonin and High APACHE (Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation) Level Are Associated with the Course of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 by Jorge Andrade Sierra, Claudia Delgado Astorga, Miriam Gabriela Nava Vargas, Enrique Rojas Campos, Kevin Javier Arrelano Arteaga, Karla Hernández Morales, Carlos A. Andrade Castellanos, Antonio de Jesús Andrade-Ortega, Luis Gerardo González Correa

“…Menchaca) Guadalajara, Mexico, included patients aged >18 years with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia confirmed by RT-PCR and who did or did not present with AKI (KDIGO) while hospitalized. …”
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Infections, autoimmunity and immunodeficiencies are the leading etiologies of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults from the southwest of Colombia. by Andrés F. Zea-Vera, Carlos Andrés Rodríguez, Sebastián Giraldo, Mario Alejandro Chacón, Luis Fernando Guerrero, Ricardo Mosquera, Raúl Andrés Vallejo, Fabio Samir Vargas, María Andrea García, María A. Rengifo, Anilza Bonelo, Maximiliano Parra

“…Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis is a complex medical condition with multiple etiologies, characterized by chronic productive cough and radiologic evidence of airway lumen dilation and wall thickening. …”
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Revisiting Fat Graft Harvesting and Processing Technique to Optimize Its Regenerative Potential by Karina Karina, MD, PhD, Johannes A. Biben, MD, Krista Ekaputri, MD, Grady Krisandi, BMed, Imam Rosadi, MSc, Siti Sobariah, BSc, Irsyah Afini, MBiomed, Tias Widyastuti, BSc, Alfida Zakiyah, BSc, Difky Ernanda, BSc

“…Fat was harvested from patients undergoing fat grafting using 2 types of liposuction cannula: (A) a 3-mm blunt tip cannula with 3 smooth holes and (B) a 2.4-mm, sharp point port, multihole blunt tip cannula. …”
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Microscopic and Spectroscopic Investigation of (AlxGa1–X)2O3 Films: Unraveling the Impact of Growth Orientation and Aluminum Content by Jith Sarker, Prachi Garg, Abrar Rauf, Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Menglin Zhu, A. F. M. Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Lingyu Meng, Hongping Zhao, Jinwoo Hwang, Eric Osei‐Agyemang, Saquib Ahmed, Baishakhi Mazumder

“…Abstract (AlxGa1–x)2O3 is an ultrawide‐bandgap semiconductor with a high critical electric field for next‐generation high‐power transistors and deep‐ultraviolet photodetectors. …”
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Mixed Gastric Carcinomas Show Similar Chromosomal Aberrations in Both their Diffuse and Glandular Components by Beatriz Carvalho, Tineke E. Buffart, Rui M. Reis, Thomas Mons, Cátia Moutinho, Paula Silva, Nicole C. T. van Grieken, Heike Grabsch, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, Bauke Ylstra, Gerrit A. Meijer, Fátima Carneiro

“…Mixed gastric carcinomas constitute a rare histological entity, containing the two main histological phenotypes (diffuse and intestinal). …”
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Successful Thrombolysis despite Having an Incidental Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm by Diana Briosa e Gala, Andr&#xe9; Almeida, Nadine Monteiro, Ana Paiva Nunes, Patr&#xed;cia Ferreira, Nuno Mendon&#xe7;a, Alexandre Amaral-Silva, Jo&#xe3;o Alc&#xe2;ntara

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Factors of progression to severity and death in COVID-19 patients at two health care sites in Bamako, Mali by Abdoulaye Mamadou Traore, Mamadou Karim Toure, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Modibo Keita, Bakary Diarra, Salif Sanafo, Garan Dabo, Mamoudou Kodio, Bourama Traore, Aminata Diarra, Adama Dicko, Hamar A. Traore, Ousmane Faye, Daouda K. Minta

“…After adjusting for all the assessed factors, age < 60 years [aHR = 0.15 (0.06–0.35)] and administration of azithromycin [aHR = 0.31 (0.1–0.97)] were protective factors while higher respiratory rate [aHR = 1.14 (1.07–1.22)] and difficulty breathing [aHR = 3.06 (1.03–9.13)] were risk factors associated with death. …”
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Altered immune surveillance of B and T cells in patients with persistent residual lung abnormalities 12 months after severe COVID-19 by Julio Flores-Gonzalez, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Fernanda Téllez-Quijada, Carlos Peña-Bates, Lucero A. Ramón-Luing, Armando Castorena-Maldonado, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Gloria Pérez-Rubio, Moisés Selman, Leslie Chavez-Galan, Leslie Chávez-Galán

“…The adaptive immune response, involving T-cells and B-cells, plays a critical role in pathogen control, inflammation, and tissue repair. …”
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Digestive endoscopic removal of cocaine pellets: Safety evaluation by Alolia Aboikoni, Marion Wallyn, Timothée Bonifay, Piseth Chhorn, Balandougou Sylla, Marthe Alogo A Nwatsok, Alix Becar, Paul Ngock Dime, Thi Thu Nga Nguyen, Alexis Fremery, Lorenzo Garzelli, Houari Aissaoui, Magaly Zappa, Dominique Louvel

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Use of implementation logic models in the Quadruple Aim QUERI: conceptualization and evolution by Russell E. Glasgow, Marina S. McCreight, Brianne Morgan, Heidi Sjoberg, Anne Hale, Lexus Ujano-De Motta, Lauren McKown, Rachael Kenney, Heather Gilmartin, Christine D. Jones, Joseph Frank, Borsika A. Rabin, Catherine Battaglia

“…Implementation logic models provide one useful way to conceptualize the role and selection of implementation strategies, plan evaluation of their intended impacts on implementation and effectiveness outcomes, and to communicate key aspects of a project. Methods This paper describes our initial plans, experiences, and lessons learned from applying implementation logic models in the Quadruple Aim Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) a large multi-study program funded by the Veterans Health Administration (VA). …”
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Origanum majorana Essential Oil Lacks Mutagenic Activity in the Salmonella/Microsome and Micronucleus Assays by Andrea dos Santos Dantas, Luiz Carlos Klein-Júnior, Miriana S. Machado, Temenouga N. Guecheva, Luciana D. dos Santos, Régis A. Zanette, Fernanda B. de Mello, João Antonio Pêgas Henriques, João Roberto Braga de Mello

“…Mutagenicity was evaluated by the Salmonella/microsome test using the preincubation procedure on TA98, TA97a, TA100, TA102, and TA1535 Salmonella typhimurium strains, in the absence or in the presence of metabolic activation. …”
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