Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study by Andrew P Costa, Aaron Jones, Darly Dash, Paula Rochon, Patrick Quail, Rachel D Savage, Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Lisa M McCarthy, Nathan Stall, Dee Tripp, Maya Potter, Paul Katz, Samantha Peck

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Patient-centered outcomes for gastrointestinal cancer care: a scoping review protocol by Natalie G Coburn, Frances C Wright, Alyson L Mahar, Lesley Gotlib Conn, Julie Hallet, Amy T Hsu, Paul D James, Joanna Yang, Tori Barabash, Luckshi Rajendran, Claire Ludwig, Ekaterina Kosyachkova, Julie Deleemans

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Infarct Growth in Patients with Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Transferred for Endovascular Thrombectomy by Xiangjun Xu, Yujuan Zhu, Yapeng Guo, Hao Wang, Junfeng Xu, Ke Yang, Liang Ge, Yi Sun, Xianhui Ding, Qian Yang, Chuyuan Ni, Xianjun Huang

“…The absolute rate of Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) decay was defined as (ASPECTS primary CT − ASPECTS repeat CT)/elapsed hours. …”
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Real world data on outcomes of anti-CD38 antibody treated, including triple class refractory, patients with multiple myeloma: a multi-institutional report from the Canadian Myeloma... by A. Visram, A. De La Torre, D. White, J. Su, E. Masih-Khan, M. Chu, V. Jimenez-Zepeda, A. McCurdy, R. LeBlanc, K. Song, H. Mian, M. Louzada, M. Sebag, D. Bergstrom, J. Stakiw, A. Reiman, R. Kotb, M. Aslam, C. Venner, R. Kaedbey, E. Gul, D. Reece

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Predictive value of the systemic immune–inflammation index for outcomes in large artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy—a single-center study by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Hui He, Jia Duan, Shuang Tang, Wenli Xing

“…Multivariate analysis demonstrated that heightened SII was significantly related to HT (odds ratio [OR]: 1.061, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.035–1.086, p < 0.001), MBE (OR: 1.074, 95% CI: 1.045–1.103, p < 0.001), adverse function (OR: 1.061, 95% CI: 1.031–1.092, p < 0.001), and mortality (OR: 1.044, 95% CI: 1.018–1.070, p = 0.001), after adjusting sex, age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission, initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, baseline Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS), present HMCAS, occluded vessel region, collateral score and successful revascularization. …”
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Upadacitinib in active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 2-year data from the phase 3 SELECT-AXIS 2 study by Filip Van den Bosch, Atul Deodhar, Denis Poddubnyy, Walter P. Maksymowych, Désirée van der Heijde, Tae-Hwan Kim, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Xenofon Baraliakos, Xianwei Bu, Ivan Lagunes-Galindo, In-Ho Song, Peter Wung, Koji Kato, Anna Shmagel

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International prevalence of consultation with a naturopathic practitioner: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amie Steel, Jon Adams, Brenda Leung, Holger Cramer, Matthew J Leach, Jon Wardle, Joshua Goldenberg, Janet Schloss, Rebecca Redmond, Joanna Elizabeth Harnett, Claudine Van de Venter, Andy McLintock, Ryan Bradley, Jason Hawrelak, Kieran Cooley

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Ventricular assist device implantation in children with a mechanical valve: An ACTION registry analysis by Sabena F. Hussain, MD, MSc, Elyse Miller, MD, Othman Aljohani, MBBS, MPH, Scott Auerbach, MD, David Bearl, MD, Victor Benvenuto, MD, Erica Bonura, MD, Richard L. Crawford, Anna Joong, MD, Jameson Dyal, MD, Christina Hartje-Dunn, MD, Sujit Jana, MD, Sonia Kaushal, MD, Melanie Lynn, MD, Joseph Spinner, MD, Laura Radel, MD, Alexander Raskin, MD, Diana Torpoco-Rivera, MD, Sarah J. Wilkens, MD, MPH, Chet R. Villa, MD

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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on gastrostomy feeding tubes: methodology and review of evidence by Divyanshoo Rai Kohli, MD, Natalie Cosgrove, MD, Wasif M. Abidi, MD, PhD, Jorge D. Machicado, MD, MPH, Madhav Desai, MD, MPH, Nauzer Forbes, MD, MSc, Neil B. Marya, MD, Nikhil R. Thiruvengadam, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Omeed Alipour, MD, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD, Sherif E. Elhanafi, MD, Sunil G. Sheth, MD, Wenly Ruan, MD, John C. Fang, MD, Stephen A. McClave, MD, Rodrick C. Zvavanjanja, MD, MSc, FRCR(UK), FSIR, DABR(DR/VIR), Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MBBS, Amir Y. Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP, Bashar J. Qumseya, MD, MPH

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Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies by Magnus Lindwall, Cynthia R. Cimino, Laura E. Gibbons, Meghan B. Mitchell, Andreana Benitez, Cassandra L. Brown, Robert F. Kennison, Steven D. Shirk, Alireza Atri, Annie Robitaille, Stuart W. S. MacDonald, Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Boo Johansson, Marcus Praetorius, Roger A. Dixon, Dan M. Mungas, Scott M. Hofer, Andrea M. Piccinin

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Canadian Rhinology Working Group consensus statement: biologic therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis by Andrew Thamboo, S. Kilty, I. Witterick, Y. Chan, C. J. Chin, A. Janjua, A. Javer, J. Lee, E. Monterio, B. Rotenberg, J. Scott, K. Smith, D. D. Sommer, L. Sowerby, M. Tewfik, E. Wright, M. Desrosiers

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Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol by Nathan Turley, MA, MBA, Karolina Kogut, BA, Barbara Burian, PhD, Rachel Moyal-Smith, DrPH, PA-C, James Etheridge, MD, MPH, Yves Sonnay, MScPH, William Berry, MD, MPH, Alan Merry, MD, MBChB, Alexander Hannenberg, MD, Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, Roger D. Dias, MD, PhD, MBA, Kathryn Hagen, MD, George Molina, MD, MPH, Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, Carla Williams, RN, MHSM, Mary E. Brindle, MD, MPH, FRCSC

“…The toolkit will be introduced at 3 diverse surgical sites in Alberta, Canada: an urban hospital, university hospital, and small regional hospital. …”
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Cognitively Stimulating Activities: Effects on Cognition across Four Studies with up to 21 Years of Longitudinal Data by Meghan B. Mitchell, Cynthia R. Cimino, Andreana Benitez, Cassandra L. Brown, Laura E. Gibbons, Robert F. Kennison, Steven D. Shirk, Alireza Atri, Annie Robitaille, Stuart W. S. MacDonald, Magnus Lindwall, Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Boo Johansson, Roger A. Dixon, Dan M. Mungas, Scott M. Hofer, Andrea M. Piccinin

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Urban environment during pregnancy, cognitive abilities, motor function, and externalizing and internalizing symptoms at 2–5 years old in 3 Canadian birth cohorts by Anne-Claire Binter, Dany Doiron, Martine Shareck, Tona Pitt, Sheila W. McDonald, Padmaja Subbarao, Wiliam D. Fraser, Suzanne C. Tough, Jeffrey Brook, Mònica Guxens

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Lentivirus‐mediated gene therapy for Fabry disease: 5‐year End‐of‐Study results from the Canadian FACTs trial by Aneal Khan, Dwayne L. Barber, William M. McKillop, C. Anthony Rupar, Christiane Auray‐Blais, Graeme Fraser, Daniel H. Fowler, Alexandra Berger, Ronan Foley, Armand Keating, Michael L. West, Jeffrey A. Medin

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The significance of isolated de novo red patches in the bladder in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: Results from the IDENTIFY study by Sinan Khadhouri, Kevin Gallagher, Kenneth R. MacKenzie, Taimur T. Shah, Chuanyu Gao, Eleanor Zimmermann, Miles Mannas, Taeweon Lee, Giancarlo Marra, Juan Gomez Rivas, Gautier Marcq, Mark A. Assmus, Taha Ucar, Francesco Claps, Matteo Boltri, Giuseppe Pizzuto, Tara Burnhope, Nkwam Nkwam, George Tanasescu, Nicholas E. Boxall, Alison P. Downey, Troy A. Sukhu, Marta Antón‐Juanilla, Sonpreet Rai, Madeline Moore, Kathryn Bandeira de Mello, Sian Parsons, John S. McGrath, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, IDENTIFY Study Group: Pubmed indexed collaborator authors

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Filozofia w nauce – studium przypadku recepcji szczególnej i ogólnej teorii względności w Krakowie oraz we Lwowie przed rokiem 1925 by Paweł Polak

“… Setna rocznica sformułowania przez Alberta Einsteina ogólnej teorii względności jest doskonałą okazją do ponownego postawienia pytań o wpływ wspomnianej teorii na filozofię. …”
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Identifying the predictors of ultra early neurological improvement and its role in functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke by Yuzheng Lai, Mohammad Mofatteh, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Jianfeng He, Wenhao Wu, Daohong Wang, Wenshan Yan, Jicai Ma, Sijie Zhou, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Yi He, Shumei Li, Hao Sun

“…Patients with pre-EVT Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) < 6, missing follow-up data, and missing data of the first hour NIHSS were excluded (n = 20). …”
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Prolonged venous transit is associated with worse neurological recovery in successfully reperfused large vessel strokes by Janet Mei, Hamza Adel Salim, Dhairya A. Lakhani, Licia Luna, Aneri Balar, Mona Shahriari, Nathan Z. Hyson, Francis Deng, Adam A. Dmytriw, Adrien Guenego, Vaibhav Vagal, Victor C. Urrutia, Elisabeth B. Marsh, Hanzhang Lu, Risheng Xu, Rich Leigh, Dylan Wolman, Gaurang Shah, Benjamin Pulli, Kambiz Nael, Gregory W. Albers, Max Wintermark, Jeremy J. Heit, Tobias D. Faizy, Argye E. Hillis, Raf Llinas, Vivek Yedavalli

“…After adjusting for age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, administration of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Scores (ASPECTS), mTICI 2c and/or 3, Tmax >6 s volume, and hemorrhagic transformation, PVT+ was significantly associated with lower NIHSS percent change (B = −0.163, 95%CI −0.326 to −0.001, p = 0.049) and was less likely to achieve higher than 70% NIHSS improvement (OR = 0.331, 95% CI 0.127–0.863, p = 0.024). …”
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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

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