Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia after Thoracotomy for Lung Transplantation in an Anticoagulated Patient by Mark Mudarth, Veena Satyapriya, John Coffman, Peter DeSocio, Alec Lawrence, Shana Schwartz, Michael Kushelev

“…The ESP block was effective in this case and thus may be a valuable alternative following lung transplantation for patients who are not candidates for thoracic epidural or paravertebral approaches.…”
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LncRNA PVT1 links estrogen receptor alpha and the polycomb repressive complex 2 in suppression of pro-apoptotic genes in hormone-responsive breast cancer by Viola Melone, Domenico Palumbo, Luigi Palo, Noemi Brusco, Annamaria Salvati, Antonietta Tarallo, Giorgio Giurato, Francesca Rizzo, Giovanni Nassa, Alessandro Weisz, Roberta Tarallo

“…In breast cancer (BC), a multitude of deregulated long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified as potential therapeutic targets also in the context of antiestrogen resistance, and the RNA binding activity of the estrogen receptor α (ERα) points additional potential candidates to interfere with estrogenic signaling. A set of lncRNAs was selected among ERα-associated RNAs in BC cell nuclei due to their roles in processes such as transcriptional regulation and epigenetic chromatin modifications. …”
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Anti-Factor H Antibodies in Egyptian Children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome by Shereen Shawky, Hesham Safouh, Mona Gamal, Mohammed M. Abbas, Azza Aboul-Enein, Toshihiro Sawai, Yosra Fahmy, Heba Selim

“…Patients were subjected to full history taking, clinical examination, and laboratory testing. All candidates were subjected to an assessment of anti-FH in serum by a homemade enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. …”
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A Multiagent Alphavirus DNA Vaccine Delivered by Intramuscular Electroporation Elicits Robust and Durable Virus-Specific Immune Responses in Mice and Rabbits and Completely Protect... by Lesley C. Dupuy, Michelle J. Richards, Brian D. Livingston, Drew Hannaman, Connie S. Schmaljohn

“…Taken together, the results from these studies demonstrate that the individual VEEV, WEEV, and EEEV DNA vaccines and the 3-EEV DNA vaccine delivered by IM EP provide an effective means of eliciting protection against lethal encephalitic alphavirus infections in a murine model and represent viable next-generation vaccine candidates that warrant further development.…”
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Choledochoplasty with Gallbladder Wall Free Flap: A Novel Technique for Large Bile Duct Defects from Mirizzi Syndrome in High-Risk Patients—A Case Report and Literature Review by Louis F. Chai, Gary S. Xiao

“…For patients who are high-risk surgical candidates, gallbladder wall free flap choledochoplasty should be considered to avoid additional morbidity and mortality.…”
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Barriers Preventing Liver Transplantation in Canadians with HIV Infection – Perceptions of HIV Specialists by Curtis L Cooper, Joanne DeForest, John Gill, Richard Lalonde, on behalf of the Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Co-Infection Core Group

“…On average, two patients per site were thought to be appropriate candidates for liver transplant evaluation. Eighty per cent of respondents anticipated increased need for liver transplantation over the next five years. …”
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Review of Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes in Patients with a BMI < 35 kg/m2 by Hideharu Shimizu, Poochong Timratana, Philip R. Schauer, Tomasz Rogula

“…Clinical T2DM status was an important factor when selecting the eligible candidates for metabolic surgery. Postoperative complication rate of 10.3% with mortality of 0% in the studies has been acceptable. …”
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Structural engineering of stabilized, expanded epitope nanoparticle vaccines for HPV by Michaela Helble, Michaela Helble, Xizhou Zhu, Pratik S. Bhojnagarwala, Kevin Liaw, Yangcheng Gao, Amber Kim, Kelly Bayruns, Madison E. McCanna, Joyce Park, Kylie M. Konrath, Kylie M. Konrath, Sam Garfinkle, Sam Garfinkle, Taylor Brysgel, David B. Weiner, David B. Weiner, Daniel W. Kulp, Daniel W. Kulp

“…These findings serve as a proof-of-concept study for nanoparticle antigen design as well as identify new vaccine candidates for HPV-associated cancers.…”
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Discordance between humoral and cellular immune responses to cytomegalovirus infection in CMV seropositive patients awaiting lung transplantation by Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Cristina Berastegui, Cristina Berastegui, Cristina Berastegui, Marta Erro, Marta Erro, Piedad Ussetti, Elena Crespo, Elena Crespo, Laura Donadeu, Laura Donadeu, Oriol Bestard, Oriol Bestard, Oriol Bestard, Gabriel Anguera, Amparo Solé, Ricardo Ponz Mir, Brian Molloy, Eva Revilla-López, Eva Revilla-López, Víctor Monforte, Víctor Monforte, Víctor Monforte, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Susana Gómez-Ollés

“…All seronegative patients did not respond to either antigen.ConclusionsTherefore, over 20% of CMV seropositive LT candidates showed weak CMV-specific cellular immune responses despite detectable serological memory against CMV. …”
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Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes in Dairy Products with Reduction Trials Using Rosmarinic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Clove, and Thyme Essential Oils by Mahmoud Elafify, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Rasha Samir Mohamed, Esraa A. Mohamed, Walaa Fathy Saad Eldin, Wageh Sobhy Darwish, Essam Hassan Eldrehmy, Radwa Reda Shata

“…In addition, rosmarinic acid, ascorbic acid, clove, and thyme essential oils are good candidates as food preservatives with antilisterial activities.…”
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The Value of ABCD2F Scoring System (ABCD2 Combined with Atrial Fibrillation) to Predict 90-Day Recurrent Brain Stroke by Mostafa Almasi, Nader Hodjati Firoozabadi, Faeze Ghasemi, Mojtaba Chardoli

“…ABCD2 and/or atrial fibrillation are not good scoring candidates for assessing the risk of recurrent stroke within first 90 days.…”
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Investigation of dissolution resistance of blank and gas-nitrided carbon steels in stationary SAC305 solder alloy melt by Benke M., Salyi Zs., Kaptay G.

“…The objective of the present study is to investigate the suitability of a series of gas-nitrided steels with varying C content as candidates for wettable selective soldering tool materials with enhanced lifetime. ɛ and γ’ iron-nitrides were formed by gas nitriding on quenched and tempered DC04, C45, CK60 and S103 type steels. …”
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On a New Epidemic Model with Asymptomatic and Dead-Infective Subpopulations with Feedback Controls Useful for Ebola Disease by M. De la Sen, A. Ibeas, S. Alonso-Quesada, R. Nistal

“…The global stability is formally discussed by using tools of qualitative theory of differential equations by using Gauss-Stokes and Bendixson theorems so that neither Lyapunov equation candidates nor the explicit solutions are used. It is proved that stability holds as a parallel property to positivity and that disease-free and the endemic equilibrium states cannot be simultaneously either stable or unstable. …”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Gelatin-Chitosan-Nanobioglass 3D Porous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering by Kanchan Maji, Sudip Dasgupta, Krishna Pramanik, Akalabya Bissoyi

“…Thus, the study showed that the developed composite scaffolds are potential candidates for regenerating damaged bone tissue.…”
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A Search for Radio Millisecond Pulsar Companions around Extremely Low-mass White Dwarfs with Ellipsoidal Variability by W. J. Huang, Pak-Hin Thomas Tam, L. L. Ren, J. M. Lin

“…In this study, we selected ∼12,000 ELM WDs or their candidates, and searched for ellipsoidal-like lightcurves with orbital periods shorter than 1 day, by using the public data from Zwicky Transient Facility. …”
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Novel Application of Statistical Methods to Identify New Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors by Theophilus O. Ogunyemi, Mohammad-Reza Siadat, Suzan Arslanturk, Kim A. Killinger, Ananias C. Diokno

“…These six factors are potential candidates for constructing a future UI predictive index.…”
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Comparison of Dexmedetomidine with Acetaminophen and Its Combination (Apodex) on Pain Control, Emergence Agitation and Delirium in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy... by farzad sarshivi, negin ghadami, karim naseri, soraya sarshivi

“…Materials and Methods: In this randomized double-blind clinical trial, 132 patients, between 2 and 12 years, candidates for adenotonsillectomy were examined in four groups (n=33). …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New Developments by Grant W. Reed, MD, MSc, Shady Nakhla, MD, Rhonda Miyasaka, MD, Serge Harb, MD, Mohamed Kanj, MD, Ousamma Wazni, MD, Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

“…It is the aim of this review to provide historical context in addition to recent updates and upcoming developments and provide practical suggestions on how best to care for patients who are candidates for LAAO in contemporary practice. Recent data comparing the safety and efficacy of post-LAAO antiplatelet vs. antithrombotic therapy will be highlighted, with specific recommendations regarding which patients are best suited for each strategy. …”
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Optical Characterization of Zinc Modified Bismuth Silicate Glasses by Rajesh Parmar, J. Hooda, R. S. Kundu, R. Punia, N. Kishore

“…The calculated values of the metallization criterion (M) show that the synthesized glasses may be good candidates for new nonlinear optical materials.…”
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Combining ability and gene action for resistance to Fusarium ear rot in tropical maize hybrids by Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Patrick Rubaihayo, John Bosco Sempiira, John Bosco Sempiira, Emmanuel Amponsah Adjei, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Bonny Michael Oloka, Julius Pyton Sserumaga

“…These lines, with favorable general combining ability effects for resistance to Fusarium verticillioides, are strong candidates for breeding resistant varieties.…”
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