Matching Biological Mesh and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Reconstructing an Open Abdomen Defect by Fabio Caviggioli, Francesco Maria Klinger, Andrea Lisa, Luca Maione, Davide Forcellini, Valeriano Vinci, Luca Codolini, Marco Klinger

“…Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), instead, was used on the mesh in order to reduce wound dimensions, promote granulation tissue formation, and obtain secondary closure of cutaneous dehiscence which was finally achieved with a split-thickness skin graft. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Triple Therapy with Telaprevir for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Patients in Germany by Jona T. Stahmeyer, Svenja Schauer, Siegbert Rossol, Hans Heinrich Wedemeyer, Daniel Wirth, Florence Bianic, Christian Krauth

“…The aim of the study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of triple therapy with telaprevir in Germany. **Methods:** We used a Markov model on disease progression and natural history to assess the cost-effectiveness of triple therapy with telaprevir compared to standard treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. …”
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Citrate Anticoagulation for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: Success and Limits by Filippo Mariano, Daniela Bergamo, Ezio Nicola Gangemi, Zsuzsanna Hollo', Maurizio Stella, Giorgio Triolo

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Incomplete Antenatal Steroid Therapy Can Enhance Outcomes in Preterm Infants with Emergency Conditions by Sebnem Calkavur, Senem Alkan Ozdemir, Ruya Colak, Ezgi Yangin Ergon, Ferit Kulali, Tulin Gokmen Yildirim

“… OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the role of incomplete of antenatal steroid therapy by comparing with no and complete steroid exposure on mortality and morbidity in preterm infants. …”
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Viral Response to Specifically Targeted Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C and the Implications for Treatment Success by Curtis L Cooper

“…Currently, hepatitis C virus (HCV) antiviral therapy is characterized by long duration, a multitude of side effects, difficult administration and suboptimal success; clearly, alternatives are needed. …”
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An Increased Presence of Male Personalities in Dissociative Identity Disorder after Initiating Testosterone Therapy by Monique Mun, Mohan Gautam, Renee Maan, Bassem Krayem

“…When GD patients elect to undergo cross-sex hormone therapy, there is a significant reduction in dissociative symptoms. …”
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The Expression and Action of Decay-Accelerating Factor (CD55) in Human Malignancies and Cancer Therapy by Jan-Henrik Mikesch, Kathrin Schier, Antje Roetger, Ronald Simon, Horst Buerger, Burkhard Brandt

“…Therefore, DAF has already become a target for therapy. In this paper we review the role of DAF in human malignancies as described in different basic, diagnostic and experimental therapeutic studies.…”
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Reducing Bullying Behaviours of Adolescents in Taraba State, Nigeria by Oscar Amos Shewa, Godswill Alhassan Moses

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Premenstrual Exacerbation of Life-Threatening Asthma: Effect of Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogue Therapy by Alun L Edwards, M Sarah Rose, Lois E Donovan, Gordon T Ford

“…The patient was treated with buserelin, a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue, which created a temporary chemical menopause and thus permitted diagnosis of a premenstrual exacerbation of asthma and offered insight into potential therapy. GnRH analogues may therefore be of value in assessing women with severe asthma suspected to vary with the menstrual cycle. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of a complex outpatient oral antimicrobial therapy program (COpAT) in Canada by Maggie Wong, Davie Wong

“… Abstract Objective: We describe the implementation, outcomes, and challenges of a complex outpatient oral antimicrobial therapy program (COpAT) in Canada to provide a framework for those interested in establishing such a program. …”
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Tracing the origin of Traditional Chinese Medicine exercise therapy (中医运动疗法溯源) by ZHOU Jie (周洁), CHEN Hong (陈宏), MA Tao (马涛), MA XueLing (马雪玲), WANG HuaXin (王华新), SHU BaoZhen (舒宝珍), TANG Ling (唐玲)

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Roles of Lamiaceae plants from the arid and desert rangelands of Tunisia in human health and therapy by Mouldi Gamoun, Mounir Louhaichi

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Stem cell therapy for the treatment of psychiatric disorders: a real hope for the next decades by Rosa Villanueva

“…In this review, it is evaluated the progress in the application of stem cell therapy to ameliorate the symptoms of bipolar disorder, major depression, schizophrenia, and autism. …”
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Facilitation of Tumor Stroma-Targeted Therapy: Model Difficulty and Co-Culture Organoid Method by Qiu-Shi Feng, Xiao-Feng Shan, Vicky Yau, Zhi-Gang Cai, Shang Xie

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Modulating immune responses for enhanced cell therapies: The dual role of multi-scale biomaterials by Jia'nan Zeng, Yuhong Jin, Yanxiao Ao, Wenjing Li, Kaini Liang, Haoke Chen, Yi Long, Yanan Du

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The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome: A Possible Chronobiotic-Cytoprotective Adjuvant Therapy by Eduardo Spinedi, Daniel P. Cardinali

“…This review article focuses on two main issues in the polycystic ovary syndrome-metabolic syndrome phenotype development: (a) the impact of androgen excess on white adipose tissue function and (b) the possible efficacy of adjuvant melatonin therapy to improve the chronobiologic profile in polycystic ovary syndrome-metabolic syndrome individuals. …”
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Management of eight cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage using transpulmonary thermodilution during clazosentan therapy by Hiroto Iyota, Yasumasa Kawano, Hironori Fukumoto, Takato Tajiri, Mitsutoshi Iwaasa, Sinichi Morimoto, Yoshito Izutani, Shintaro Yamasaki, Kazuya Yamauchi, Hiroki Hatomoto, Hiroshi Abe, Yoshihiko Nakamura

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Gold nanorod-based engineered nanogels for cascade-amplifying photothermo-enzymatic synergistic therapy by Ling Ding, Xiaoshan Wang, Qing Wu, Xia Wang, Qigang Wang

Subjects: “…Photothermal-enzymatic synergistic therapy…”
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Targeted Photodynamic Therapy: A Novel Approach to Abolition of Human Cancer Stem Cells by Anine Crous, Elvin Chizenga, Natasha Hodgkinson, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Evidence indicates that CSCs are resistant to conventional chemo- and radiation therapy leading to treatment failures, cancer metastasis, secondary cancer formation, and relapse. …”
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An Overview of the Safety, Efficiency, and Signal Pathways of Stem Cell Therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Qian Yang, Yiping Liu, Guangyong Chen, Wancong Zhang, Shijie Tang, Tianbiao Zhou

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are considered a good source for autoimmune disease and hematological disease therapy. This review will summarize the efficacy, safety, and mechanisms of MSC therapy for SLE. …”
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