The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…Leslie Wilson,1 Douglas P Beall,2 Robert Kenneth Eastlack,3 Sigurd Berven,4 Jeffrey C Lotz4 1Department of Pharmacy, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; 2Comprehensive Specialty Care, Edmond, OK, 73034, USA; 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0728, USACorrespondence: Leslie Wilson, Department of Pharmacy, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA, Tel +1 415-990-1012, Email leslie.wilson@ucsf.eduBackground/Context: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a significant US healthcare burden with millions of lumbar spine procedures annually. …”
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Implementation of the Lupus Low Disease Activity State in Pediatric Rheumatology Care: The Role of the Visual Analog Scale by Ekemini A. Ogbu, Anna Carmela P. Sagcal‐Gironella, B. Anne Eberhard, Jennifer M. Huggins, Marisa S. Klein‐Gitelman, Karen Onel, Chen Chen, Bin Huang, Hermine I. Brunner

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The Strength of a Story: Partnering With a Community Organization to Destigmatize Substance Use Disorder by Noah Sorkow, Cameron Lauf, Stephen H. Berns

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Physical activity and motivational readiness for physical activity behavior change in adults with non-communicable diseases in Germany: a trend analysis of two cross-sectional heal... by Benjamin Wenz, Jonathan Graf, Gorden Sudeck, Wolfgang Geidl, Kristin Manz, Susanne Jordan, Andrea Teti, Lars Gabrys

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Healthy enough to work up to age 67 and beyond? A longitudinal population-based study on time trends in working life expectancy free of cardiovascular diseases based on German heal... by Fabian Tetzlaff, Jelena Epping, Juliane Tetzlaff, Lieselotte Mond

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Heterogeneities in infection outcomes across species: sex and tissue differences in virus susceptibility by Roberts, Katherine E, Longdon, Ben

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Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study by Matimbwa H, Lolo SA, Matoy LS, Ndaki R, Ngahyoma S, Mollel HA, Luoga E, Vanobberghen F, Vianney JM, Idindili B, Weisser M

“…Hassan Matimbwa,1– 3 Sarah Andrea Lolo,1,2,4 Leila S Matoy,1,2 Regina Ndaki,1 Suzan Ngahyoma,5,6 Henry Abraham Mollel,7 Ezekiel Luoga,1,5 Fiona Vanobberghen,8,9 John-Mary Vianney,2 Boniphance Idindili,10 Maja Weisser,1,8,11 The Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort study group (KIULARCO)Kabula Aaroni1. 1, Aschola Asantiel1. 1, Farida Bani1. 1, Theonestina Byakuzana1. 1, Joyce Claud1. 1, Adolphina Chale1. 1, Elizabeth Dotto1. 1, Gideon Francis3. 310. 1011. 11, Tracy Glass4. 45. 5, Yvonne Haridas1. 1, Jerry Hella1. 1, Speciosa Hwaya3. 3, Rodney Julius1. 1, Aneth V Kalinjuma1. 16. 67. 7, Andrew Katende1. 1, Yassin Kisunga1. 1, Ezekiel Luoga1. 1, Jerome Lwali1. 18. 89. 9, Edgar Enzigard Martin1. 1, Honorati Masanja1. 1, Swalehe Masoud1. 1, Mohammed Mbaruku1. 1, George Mfanando1. 1, Josephine Mhina1. 1, Mengi Mkulila3. 3, Margareth Mkusa3. 310. 1011. 11, Fransisca Alfred Mmbando1. 1, Lina Mnunga3. 310. 1011. 11, Alpha Mninje3. 310. 1011. 11, Dorcas K Mnzava1. 1, Getrud J Mollel1. 1, Lilian Moshi1. 1, Germana Mossad3. 310. 1011. 11, Rejina Mponji3. 310. 1011. 11, Dolores Mpundunga3. 3, Athumani Mtandanguo1. 1, Ummu-kulthum Mwaliga11. 1, Selerine Myeya1. 1, Sanula Nahota1. 1, Sharifa Nakapala3. 310. 1011. 11, Regina Ndaki1. 1, Robert C. Ndege1. 1, Agatha Ngulukila1. 1, Alex John Ntamatungiro1. 16. 67. 7, Vaileth Nyaenza3. 310. 1011. 11, Emmanuel Nyenza1. 1, Amina Nyuri1. 1, James Okuma4. 45. 5, Ally Olotu1. 1, Daniel H Paris4. 45. 5, Martin Rohacek1. 14. 45. 5, Leila Samson1. 1, Elizabeth Senkoro1. 1, George Sigalla1. 1, Joseph Singo1. 1, Jamali B Siru1. 1, Jenifa Tarimo1. 1, Albart R Malabe3. 310. 1011. 11, Juerg Utzinger4. 45. 5, Fiona Vanobberghen4. 45. 5, Maja Weisser1. 14. 45. 510. 10, John Wigay1. 1, Lulu Wilson1. 1 On behalf of the KIULARCO Study Group1Interventions and Clinical Trials Department, Ifakara Health Institute, Morogoro, Tanzania; 2School of Life Science and Bioengineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Tengeru, Arusha, Tanzania; 3Department of Health Services, Mzumbe University, Mbeya, Tanzania; 4Department of Secondary Education, Singida, Tanzania; 5Chronic Disease of Ifakara, St. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…Both CSR and business and human rights have been the arena of political disputes over the role of regulations and corporations themselves, and the absence of strong stances by bioethicists risks deepening their exclusion from the public arena. …”
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Early-life cognitively stimulating activities and late-life cognitive function in the St. Louis Baby Tooth Later Life Health Study by Andrea L. Roberts, Xinye Qiu, Kaleigh A. McAlaine, Laura T. Germine, Ran S. Rotem, Marc G. Weisskopf

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Predicting bullying victimization among adolescents using the risk and protective factor framework: a large-scale machine learning approach by Ethan Low, Joshua Monsen, Lindsay Schow, Rachel Roberts, Lucy Collins, Hayden Johnson, Carl L. Hanson, Quinn Snell, E. Shannon Tass

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