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Open AccessInsights into treatment of complex Crohn's perianal fistulas
Complex perianal fistula is a common complication of Crohn’s disease (CD) which leads to negative impact on patient’s quality of life. Successful management of the disease requires a multidisciplinary approach...
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Open AccessResponse to Limited surface impacts of the January 2021 sudden stratospheric warming
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Open AccessA comparison of covariate adjustment approaches under model misspecification in individually randomized trials
Adjustment for baseline covariates in randomized trials has been shown to lead to gains in power and can protect against chance imbalances in covariates. For continuous covariates, there is a risk that the the...
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Unraveling the Mystery of Regenerative Medicine in the Treatment of Heart Failure
Despite many advancements that have been made in the field of cardiovascular research, heart failure is still associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality worldwide. The discovery that adult cardiomyocy...
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Therapeutic Uses of Stem Cells for Heart Failure: Hype or Hope
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Myocardial infarction remains one of the primary causes of chronic heart failure due to cardiac remodeling, including the formati...
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Unraveling the Mystery of Regenerative Medicine in the Treatment of Heart Failure
Despite the much advancement that have been made in the field of cardiovascular research, heart failure is still associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality worldwide. The discovery that adult cardiomy...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Therapeutic Uses of Stem Cells for Heart Failure: Hype or Hope
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Myocardial infarction remains one of the primary causes of chronic heart failure due to cardiac remodeling, including the formati...
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Open AccessDemonstration of high-speed and low-complexity continuous variable quantum key distribution system with local local oscillator
We present an experimental demonstration of the feasibility of the first 20 + Mb/s Gaussian modulated coherent state continuous variable quantum key distribution system with a locally generated local oscillato...
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Open AccessDiet-induced obesity leads to behavioral indicators of pain preceding structural joint damage in wild-type mice
Obesity is one of the largest modifiable risk factors for the development of musculoskeletal diseases, including intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and back pain. Despite the clinical association, no studi...
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Crohn’s disease in Israeli Jews of Ethiopian heritage—a case series
There is a paucity of information on the prevalence of Crohn’s disease (CD) in patients of African heritage. Israel is home to approximately 144,100 Jews of Ethiopian heritage. We present an audit of six patie...
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Identifying the Links Among Poverty, Hydroenergy and Water Use Using Data Mining Methods
Water is fundamental to human well-being, social development and the environment. Water development, particularly hydropower, provides an important source of renewable energy. Water development is strongly aff...
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Recurrent Rectal Cancer
In the late twenty-first century, there has been a significant decrease in local recurrence after curative surgery for primary rectal cancer, with both the introduction of TME (total mesorectal excision) and n...
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Freshwater Availability Under Climate Change
The 2014 Samoa UN Conference on Small Island Develo** States (SIDS) reaffirmed the vulnerability of SIDS to global changes and extreme events. The effect of climate change on freshwater availability was high...
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Open AccessExperimental demonstration of single-shot quantum and classical signal transmission on single wavelength optical pulse
Advances in highly sensitive detection techniques for classical coherent communication systems have reduced the received signal power requirements to a few photons per bit. At this level one can take advantage...
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Proteotype profiling unmasks a viral signalling network essential for poxvirus assembly and transcriptional competence
To orchestrate context-dependent signalling programmes, poxviruses encode two dual-specificity enzymes, the F10 kinase and the H1 phosphatase. These signalling mediators are essential for poxvirus production, ...
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Different approaches for Endo-SPONGE® insertion to treat rectal anastomotic leaks
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A surgical solution to regain bowel continuity following an extended left colectomy—reviving and extending the indication for a “Flip-Flop” procedure
Extended left hemicolectomy might be necessary for several indications. Once the resection is completed, it would be difficult or impossible to anastomose the transverse colon to the rectum due to the difficul...
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Open AccessOne-year anniversary: The progress of Microsystems & Nanoengineering
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Absence of 21st century warming on Antarctic Peninsula consistent with natural variability
Here it is shown that the late twentieth century warming trends in the Antarctic Peninsula have ceased, with the Peninsula having instead been cooling for most of the twenty-first century, underscoring the con...
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Mesenteric root dissection with individualized ileo-colic vessel ligation versus mesenteric pedicle stapling
Numerous factors have been associated with the number of lymph nodes retrieved during laparoscopic colectomy. This study compared the impact of vascular pedicle ligation method on the number of retrieved lymph...
