The Genetic Perspective of Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency: In Silico Analysis of Two Novel Variants by Katayoun Heshmatzad, Nejat Mahdieh, Ali Rabbani, Abdolah Didban, Bahareh Rabbani

“…Familial glucocorticoid deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder which belongs to a group of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) and is mainly caused by mutations in the MC2R and MRAP genes. A comprehensive search was conducted to find the reported variants of MC2R and MRAP genes. …”
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Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, Zhou Xing

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The Asthma Quiz for Kidz: A Validated Tool to Appreciate the Level of Asthma Control in Children by Francine M Ducharme, G Michael Davis, Francisco Noya, Harold Rich, Pierre Ernst

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Correction: Patient perspectives on telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods community-based study by Marije J. Splinter, M. Kamran Ikram, Charles W. Helsper, Patrick J. E. Bindels, Evelien I. T. de Schepper, Silvan Licher

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Epigenetics and Inflammatory Markers: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence by Valentina Gonzalez-Jaramillo, Eliana Portilla-Fernandez, Marija Glisic, Trudy Voortman, Mohsen Ghanbari, Wichor Bramer, Rajiv Chowdhury, Tamar Nijsten, Abbas Dehghan, Oscar H. Franco, Jana Nano

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Closure of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy-Associated Nonhealing Gastrocutaneous Fistula Using Endoscopic Hemoclips by Resheed Alkhiari, Deepti Jacob, Zain Kassam, Osama Abu Zaghlan, Frances Tse

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Letters to the Editor by Giada Sebastiani, Peter Ghali, Marc Deschenes, Philip Wong

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Prevalence and Predictors of Sleep Disturbance among Liver Diseases in Long-Term Transplant Survivors by Mamatha Bhat, Jonathan M Wyse, Erica Moodie, Peter Ghali, Nir Hilzenrat, Philip Wong, Marc Deschênes

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Patient-Identified Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy Services by Maida J Sewitch, Catherine Dubé, Stephanie Brien, Mengzhu Jiang, Robert J Hilsden, Alan N Barkun, David Armstrong

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Improving Undergraduate Medical Education about Pain Assessment and Management: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Stakeholders’ Perceptions by Pierre-Paul Tellier, Emmanuelle Bélanger, Charo Rodríguez, Mark A Ware, Nancy Posel

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Anti-Retroviral Strategies for AIDS and Related Diseases by Mark A Wainberg, Andre Dascal, Jack Mendelson

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Novel Artificial Biofilm Equivalent for Denture Surfaces: A Pilot Study by Jan-Philipp Kunze, Klaus Boening, Heike Meissner, Katarzyna Kresse-Walczak

“…It contains the two polysaccharides chitosan (ChS) and methylcellulose (MC). Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cylinders (n=80) were manufactured and coated with the ABE with varying concentration ratios of ChS and MC. …”
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Oncostatin M and TLR-4 Ligand Synergize to Induce MCP-1, IL-6, and VEGF in Human Aortic Adventitial Fibroblasts and Smooth Muscle Cells by David Schnittker, Karen Kwofie, Ali Ashkar, Bernardo Trigatti, Carl D. Richards

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Reducing medical cannabis use risk among Veterans: A descriptive study by Laura M. Harris-Lane, Mitchell Sheehy, Courtney A. Loveless, Joshua A. Rash, David P. Storey, Gregory K. Tippin, Vikas Parihar, Nick Harris

“…Many of the harm reduction recommendations for recreational cannabis use are relevant and important considerations for MC use. The primary objective of our study was to assess Canadian Veterans’ awareness of and interest in the LRCUG, and engagement in potential higher-risk MC use behaviours. …”
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Comment on “A Better Way to Decrease Knee Swelling in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial” by Max Broere, Yoshka van der Tuijn, Ingrid A. Szilagyi, Erin M. Macri

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Birthweight and Preterm Birth in Relation to Indicators of Childhood Asthma by Kitaw Demissie, Pierre Ernst, Lawrence Joseph, Margaret R Becklake

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Letter to the Editor by Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Peter A Ste-Marie, Angela Mailis, Yoram Shir

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Effect of different clay additions to concrete on its ultrasonic acoustic parameters and compressive strength by Wenxiang Wu, Shunchao Chen, Yong Wu, Xiangyang Zhang, Debiao Kong, Jifeng Wen

“…Specifically, as $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ increases, there is a non-linear relationship between compressive strength and $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ (R²=0.97); When $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ is greater than 10%, the sound velocity and sound time values change significantly, and both show linear and nonlinear relationships with the mud content; As $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ increases, the amplitude also exhibits a nonlinear relationship with $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ (R²=0.91);When $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ is greater than 20%, the frequency value changes significantly and shows a linear relationship with $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ (R²=0.95).In addition, concrete with higher mud content has a longer first wave period, larger waveform spacing, and faster signal attenuation.…”
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CD109, a master regulator of inflammatory responses by Adel Batal, Adel Batal, Setareh Garousi, Setareh Garousi, Kenneth W. Finnson, Kenneth W. Finnson, Anie Philip, Anie Philip

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Inflammatory Profile of Awake Function-Controlled Craniotomy and Craniotomy under General Anesthesia by Markus Klimek, Jaap W. Hol, Stephan Wens, Claudia Heijmans-Antonissen, Sjoerd Niehof, Arnaud J. Vincent, Jan Klein, Freek J. Zijlstra

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