Negative Association of Gulf War Illness Symptomatology with Predicted Binding Affinity of Anthrax Vaccine Antigen to Human Leukocyte (HLA) Class II Molecules by Lisa M. James, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

“…Method: Here, we tested this hypothesis by determining the association between severity of GWI symptoms in 458 GW veterans and the overall strength of the binding affinity of the PA epitopes to the specific six Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class II alleles carried by each individual (two of each of the HLA-II genes: DPB1, DQB1, DRB1), responsible for initiating the process of antibody production in otherwise immunocompetent individuals, estimated in silico. …”
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum following Pacemaker Implantation: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Noura Ayoubi, Zaydi Javeed, Raymond Cutro, Brooke T. Baldwin

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The development and validation testing of a comprehensive frailty assessment in women with breast cancer by Sheng-Miauh Huang, Ling-Ming Tseng, Chi-Cheng Huang, Pei-Ju Lien, Su-Chen Fang, Yinhui Hong

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A Convertible Spinal Orthosis for Controlled Torso Rigidity by Nicole I. Kern, Ronald J. Triolo, Rudi Kobetic, Musa Audu, Roger D. Quinn

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Relief of Urinary Urgency, Hesitancy, and Male Pelvic Pain with Pulse Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pudendal Nerve: A Case Presentation by Christopher Bui, Sanjog Pangarkar, Scott I. Zeitlin

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Incident Heart Failure in Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CORAL Trial by Rajesh Gupta, Michelle M. Estrella, Rebecca Scherzer, Pamela S. Brewster, Lance D. Dworkin, Hanh T. Nguyen, Yanmei Xie, Joachim H. Ix, Michael G. Shlipak, Timothy P. Murphy, Donald E. Cutlip, Eldrin F. Lewis, Christopher J. Cooper

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Metabolic Risk Susceptibility in Men Is Partially Related to Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio by Gloria Lena Vega, Scott M. Grundy

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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Disease Causing Spinal Cord Compression: The First Reported Case in Literature by Nooraldin Merza, Ahmed Taha, John Lung, Anthony W. Benderman, Stephen E. Wright

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The Effect of Age and Occupation on the Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection by GI Perez-Perez, T Marrie, H Inouye, T Shimoyama, G Marshall, G Meiklejohn, MJ Blaser

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Genetic Association and Expression Correlation between Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Gene Encoding M-CSF and Adult-Onset Still’s Disease by Yi-Ming Chen, Wei-Ting Hung, Wan-Chun Chang, Chia-Wei Hsieh, Wen-Hung Chung, Joung-Liang Lan, Ning-Rong Gung, Yun-Shien Lee, Der-Yuan Chen, Shuen-Iu Hung

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Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess functional capacity and short-term mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic connective tiss... by Meng-Yun Tsai, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Yu, Pin-Kuei Fu

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Introducing Our New Chief Editor by Mark Yorek

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A hidden gem on the banks of the Danube River—our experience at the 28th Budapest Nephrology School by Joshua H. Lipschutz, Mihály Tapolyai

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Aortoesophageal Fistula in a Patient With Recent Endoscopic Balloon Dilation and History of Esophageal Myotomies for Achalasia by Daphne Moutsoglou, Marcela Kuijpers, Hernando Gonzalez

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New Biomarkers in Autoimmune Disease by Guixiu Shi, Zhixin Zhang, Quanzhen Li

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Cicatrius que cremen by Joan Pubill Brugués

“…Segonament, quin va ser el suport dels veterans de guerra en la construcció del partit feixista. …”
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The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness by Paul A. McAuley, Nancy S. Smith, Brian T. Emerson, Jonathan N. Myers

“…We evaluated independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity with all-cause mortality in 811 middle-aged (age, 53.3±7.2 years) male never smokers without documented cardiopulmonary disease or diabetes from the Veterans Exercise Testing Study (VETS). Cardiorespiratory fitness was quantified in metabolic equivalents (METs) using final treadmill speed and grade achieved on a maximal exercise test. …”
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A H2S Donor GYY4137 Exacerbates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice by Mi Liu, Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Aihua Zhang, Tianxin Yang

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The Evaluation of Antibacterial Coatings Against Commonly Found Pathogenic Bacteria in the Environment—Implications for Environmental Safety and Infection Prevention by Wei-Chuan Chen, Mei-Hsiu Ho, Shin-Huan Yuan, Hui-Wen Chou, Chi-Chuan Chang, Chih-Hung Chen, Yusen Eason Lin

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Data Mining Models in Prediction of Vancomycin-Intermediate <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in Methicillin-Resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) Bacteremia Patients in a Clinical Care Set... by Wei-Chuan Chen, Jiun-Ling Wang, Chi-Chuan Chang, Yusen Eason Lin

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