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To assess overall and by neighborhood risk environments whether multilevel resilience resources were associated with HIV virologic suppression among African American/Black adults in the Southeastern United Sta...
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer; however, specific prognostic biomarkers have not yet been developed. In this study, we identified dysregulated microRNAs (m...
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Open AccessCharacteristics and Longitudinal Patterns of Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the U.S.
We investigated the longitudinal relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) drug use with behavioral factors, including substance use and sexual activities in men who have sex with men from the Multicenter...
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Checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) expression is enhanced in most cancers owing to oncogenic activation and constant replicative stress. Chk1 inactivation is a promising cancer therapy, as its inactivation leads to ge...
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Open AccessRisk of major adverse cardiovascular events in subjects with asymptomatic mild carotid artery stenosis
This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) is similar for subjects with asymptomatic mild and moderate carotid artery stenosis (CAS). We enrolled a tota...
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Open AccessPatient-reported outcomes following stereotactic body radiation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer
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Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis Presenting with Multiple Episodes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Receding meniscus induced docking of yeast cells inside microfluidic channels at single-cell level
We present a simple receding meniscus induced method to capture non-adherent yeast cells onto microwells inside microfluidic channels. Microwells were fabricated by capillary molding onto glass substrate using...
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