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Steroid treatment in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Although the most recent systematic review and meta-analyses on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have shown that the use of steroids decreases mortality in adult patients, its benefits and risks may ...
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Galectin-9 expression as a poor prognostic factor in patients with renal cell carcinoma
Recently, the effectiveness of anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) antibody therapy in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been established. Nevertheless, efficacy has been reported to be limited to onl...
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Open AccessEfficiency score from data envelopment analysis can predict the future onset of hypertension and dyslipidemia: A cohort study
Primary prevention focuses on ensuring that healthy people remain healthy. As it is practically difficult to provide intervention for an entire healthy population, it is essential to identify and target the at ri...
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Open AccessNausea and vomiting during pregnancy associated with lower incidence of preterm births: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)
Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) is considered to be associated with favorable fetal outcomes, such as a decreased risk for spontaneous abortion. However, the relationship between NVP and preterm bir...
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The optimal target for acute glycemic control in critically ill patients: a network meta-analysis
The optimal target blood glucose concentration for acute glycemic control remains unclear because few studies have directly compared 144–180 with 110–144 or >180 mg/dL. Accordingly, we performed a network meta...
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Comparison of subcutaneous and intravenous continuous glucose monitoring accuracy in an operating room and an intensive care unit
Although we have used an intravenous continuous glucose monitor for blood glucose management, a previous study reported that a subcutaneous continuous glucose monitor was also reliable for use in critically i...
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Markov decision processes associated with two threshold probability criteria
This paper deals with Markov decision processes with a target set for nonpositive rewards. Two types of threshold probability criteria are discussed. The first criterion is a probability that a total reward is...
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Monoclonal antibodies that depress a specific subset of multiple components of the glutathione-induced response ofHydra
Reduced glutathione evokes a feeding response, the tentacle-ball formation inHydra japonica. This response consists of at least 5 components (R1–R5). We raised 6 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), each of which depres...
