Early Changes in Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Can Predict Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis: Comparative Study between BISAP Score, APACHE-II, and Other Laboratory Markers—A Prospective... by Elizabeth Pando, Piero Alberti, Rodrigo Mata, María José Gomez, Laura Vidal, Arturo Cirera, Cristina Dopazo, Laia Blanco, Concepción Gomez, Mireia Caralt, Joaquim Balsells, Ramón Charco

“…We define AP according to Atlanta classification (AC) 2012. The laboratory test’s predictive accuracy was measured using area-under-the-curve receiver-operating characteristics (AUC) analysis and sensitivity and specificity tests. …”
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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke (RHOMBUS II): protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

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Cardiovascular Disease Multimorbidity and Decreased Health‐Related Quality of Life in Haiti: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Shalom Sabwa, Vanessa Rouzier, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St. Sauveur, Nour Mourra, Rehana Rasul, Joseph Inddy, Lily D. Yan, Madeline Sterling, Laura Pinheiro, Marie Deschamps, Jean William Pape, Margaret L. McNairy

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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

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Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide by Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Ezeobi PM, Oladele DA, Ezechi OC, Salako BL

“…Sabdat Ozichu Ekama,1 Anandi N Sheth,2 Margaret O Ilomuanya,3 Jane Ogoamaka Okwuzu,1 Adesola Zaidat Musa,1 Ifeoma Idigbe,1 Paschal Mbanefo Ezeobi,1 David Ayoola Oladele,1 Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi,1 Babatunde Lawal Salako1 1Clinical Sciences Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, P.M.B 2013, Nigeria; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; 3Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Lagos, Surulere, P.M.B 12003, NigeriaCorrespondence: Sabdat Ozichu Ekama, Clinical Sciences Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, 6 Edmund Crescent, Yaba, Lagos, P.M.B 2013, Nigeria, Tel +2348033220908, Email sabdatekama@gmail.comBackground: Female sex workers have a 13-fold higher risk of acquiring HIV than women who do not engage in sex work. …”
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Fungal biomarkers in HIV-associated disseminated histoplasmosis: a multicenter diagnostic accuracy study on the Guiana shield by Aurore Moussiegt, Sigrid Mac Donald, Marie Elisabeth Bougnoux, Marja Van Eer, Stephen Vreden, Tom Chiller, Diego H. Caceres, Beatriz L. Gomez, Mathieu Nacher, Olivier Lortholary, Antoine Adenis

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HIV Drug Resistance Profile in Clients Experiencing Treatment Failure After the Transition to a Dolutegravir-Based First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Regimen in Mozambique by Nalia Ismael, Cidia Hussein, Cacildo Magul, Humberto Inguane, Aleny Couto, Amancio Nhangave, Ana Muteerwa, Mahoudo Bonou, Artur Ramos, Peter Wesley Young, Sonia Chilundo, Rhoderick Machekano, Lauren Greenberg, Juliana da Silva, Nilesh Bhatt

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Computational identification of anti-cancer compounds targeting the RNA-binding domain of human FOX-1 protein (RBFOX1) by Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Pablo Sanz-Jimenez, Shaima Rabeea Banoon, Xi-Tong Zhu, Fahad M. Aldakheel, Nahlah Makki Almansour, Leen A. Aldaiji, Wafa Abdullah I. Al-Megrin, Faisal Ahmad

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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb in acute and subacute Stroke (RHOMBUS II): results of a feasibility randomised controlle... by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Elmar Kal, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

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Psychometric properties and meaningful change thresholds for the QOL-E instrument in patients with myelodysplastic neoplasms by Esther Natalie Oliva, Shien Guo, Jennifer Lord-Bessen, Aylin Yucel, Roberto Latagliata, Massimo Breccia, Giuseppe A. Palumbo, Grazia Sanpaolo, Marta Riva, Valeria Santini, Uwe Platzbecker, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Pierre Fenaux, Christopher G. Pelligra

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Effects of prolonged NaHCO3 exposure on the serum immune function, antioxidant capacity, intestinal tight junctions, microbiota, mitochondria, and autophagy in crucian carp (Carass... by Jia Liu, Faye Zhang, Zihao Yan, Zhengyao Guo, Yuqian Lu, Baolan Yao, Yuehong Li, Wenfa Lv

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Biochemical mechanisms and molecular interactions of vitamins in cancer therapy by Abdullahi T. Aborode, Isreal A. Onifade, Mercy M. Olorunshola, Gladys O. Adenikinju, Ibude J. Aruorivwooghene, Adeboboye C. Femi, Osasere Jude-Kelly Osayawe, Abraham Osinuga, Ebenezer A. Omojowolo, Adekunle F. Adeoye, Segun Olapade, Ibrahim O. Adelakun, Ogundepo D. Moyinoluwa, Oluwatosin M. Adeyemo, Godfred Y. Scott, Ruth A. Ogbonna, Emmanuel A. Fajemisin, Omama Ehtasham, Soyemi Toluwalashe, Adetolase A. Bakre, Ridwan O. Adesola, Seto C. Ogunleye, Nnenna R. Anyanwu, Terungwa H. Iorkula

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Maximum ozone concentrations in the southwestern US and Texas: implications of the growing predominance of the background contribution by D. D. Parrish, I. C. Faloona, I. C. Faloona, R. G. Derwent

“…By 2021, the trend in maximum ODVs in two of the more highly populated eastern urban areas (i.e., New York City and Atlanta) had decreased to the point that they were smaller than those in significantly less populated southwestern US urban areas and nearly as small as ODVs recorded at isolated rural southwestern US sites. …”
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Assessing the context within academic health institutions toward improving equity-based, community and patient-engaged research by Prajakta Adsul, Shannon Sanchez-Youngman, Elizabeth Dickson, Belkis Jacquez, Alena Kuhlemeier, Michael Muhammad, Katherine J. Briant, Bridgette Hempstead, Jason A. Mendoza, Lisa G. Rosas, Anisha Patel, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Tabia Akintobi, Paige Castro-Reyes, Lori Carter-Edwards, Nina Wallerstein

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Cement-within-cement technique in revision reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: complications, reoperations, and revision rates at 5-year mean follow-up by Rodrigo de Marinis, MD, John W. Sperling, Jr., Erick M. Marigi, MD, Ausberto Velasquez Garcia, MD, Eric R. Wagner, MD, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, PhD

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Quantitative attribution of 2016 extreme arctic warmth: comparison between late winter and early spring by Junjie Zhu, Ke Fan, Shengping He, Tuantuan Zhang, Yi Deng, Song Yang, Deliang Chen, Kaiqiang Deng, Wei Yu, Baoqiang Tian, Hoffman H N Cheung

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An interlaboratory comparison to quantify oxidative potential measurement in aerosol particles: challenges and recommendations for harmonisation by P. A. Dominutti, J.-L. Jaffrezo, A. Marsal, T. Mhadhbi, R. Elazzouzi, C. Rak, F. Cavalli, J.-P. Putaud, A. Bougiatioti, N. Mihalopoulos, N. Mihalopoulos, D. Paraskevopoulou, I. Mudway, I. Mudway, A. Nenes, A. Nenes, K. R. Daellenbach, C. Banach, S. J. Campbell, H. Cigánková, D. Contini, G. Evans, M. Georgopoulou, M. Ghanem, D. A. Glencross, D. A. Glencross, M. R. Guascito, M. R. Guascito, H. Herrmann, S. Iram, M. Jovanović, M. Jovašević-Stojanović, M. Kalberer, I. M. Kooter, S. E. Paulson, A. Patel, A. Patel, A. Patel, E. Perdrix, M. C. Pietrogrande, P. Mikuška, J.-J. Sauvain, K. Seitanidi, P. Shahpoury, E. J. d. S. Souza, S. Steimer, S. Steimer, S. Stevanovic, G. Suarez, P. S. G. Subramanian, B. Utinger, M. F. van Os, V. Verma, X. Wang, R. J. Weber, Y. Yang, X. Querol, G. Hoek, R. M. Harrison, R. M. Harrison, G. Uzu

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Optimal timing of organs-at-risk-sparing adaptive radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer under re-planning resource constraints by Fatemeh Nosrat, Cem Dede, Lucas B. McCullum, Raul Garcia, Abdallah S.R. Mohamed, Jacob G. Scott, James E. Bates, Brigid A. McDonald, Kareem A. Wahid, Mohamed A. Naser, Renjie He, Aysenur Karagoz, Amy C. Moreno, Lisanne V. van Dijk, Kristy K. Brock, Jolien Heukelom, Seyedmohammadhossein Hosseinian, Mehdi Hemmati, Andrew J. Schaefer, Clifton D. Fuller

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Long term outcomes associated with the use of perioperative systemic chemotherapy on low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with pseudomyxoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive... by Samantha M. Ruff, Gyulnara Kasumova, Manoj Palavalli, Oliver S. Eng, Laura Lambert, Callisia Clarke, Sameer Patel, Jula Veerapong, Keith Fournier, Daniel Abbott, Charles Staley, Travis Grotz, Fabian Johnston, Mustafa Raoof, Sean Dineen, Jordan M. Cloyd, Alex C. Kim

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Efficacy and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin with rituximab versus rituximab alone in childhood-onset steroid-dependent and frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: protocol f... by Djamal Djeddi, Julien Hogan, Aubriana Perez, Anne-Laure Sellier-Leclerc, Isabelle Vrillon, Francoise Broux, Francois Nobili, Jerome Harambat, Lucie Bessenay, V Audard, Camille Faudeux, Denis Morin, Christine Pietrement, Stephanie Tellier, Philippe Eckart, Annie Lahoche, G Roussey-Kesler, Tim Ulinski, Olivia Boyer, Emmanuelle Plaisier, Sylvie Cloarec, Anne Jolivot, Vincent Guigonis, Sophie Guilmin-Crepon, Veronique Baudouin, Claire Dossier, Georges Deschênes

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