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Frequency-Specific Audit of Audiological Outcomes Following Stapedotomy for Otosclerosis
Stapedotomy is an effective surgical intervention used for the treatment of conductive hearing loss associated with otosclerosis. The present study...
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Activities-specific performance frequency can accurately detect fallers in elderly populations: an alternative method for quantifying activity restrictions
BackgroundThe high prevalence of falling among older adults constitutes a major public and clinical health concern. Many elderly persons may develop...
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Gender-specific associations of speech-frequency hearing loss, high-frequency hearing loss, and cognitive impairment among older community dwellers in China
Background and AimsThis study aimed atinvestigating the relationship between speech-frequency hearing loss (SFHL), high-frequency hearing loss...
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Frequency-specific prediction model of hearing outcomes in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
PurposeThe hearing outcome of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is hard to predict. We herein constructed a multiple regression...
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Radio-frequency electromagnetic field exposure and contribution of sources in the general population: an organ-specific integrative exposure assessment
In order to achieve an integrated radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) dose assessment, detailed information about source-specific...
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Validation and reproducibility of a new iodine specific food frequency questionnaire for assessing iodine intake in Norwegian pregnant women
BackgroundIodized salt is not mandatory in Norway, and the permitted level of iodine in table salt is low (5 μg/g). Thus, milk and dairy products,...
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Practical Management of Thyroid Cancer A Multidisciplinary Approach
Written by leading world experts, this third edition embraces the philosophy of international collaboration and disseminates the latest advances and...
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Diagnostic Ultrasound in Dermatology
This book offers readers details in application of high-frequency ultrasound in dermatology, a new method playing increasingly important roles in...
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Is there any association between prostate-specific antigen screening frequency and uptake of active surveillance in men with low or very low risk prostate cancer?
BackgroundPatient-related factors such as concern about cancer are believed to influence both men’s decisions to undergo prostate specific antigen...
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Leukocyte differential gene expression prognostic value for high versus low seizure frequency in temporal lobe epilepsy
BackgroundThis study was performed to test the hypothesis that systemic leukocyte gene expression has prognostic value differentiating low from high...
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Perceived Social Support and Women’s Empowerment and Their Associations with Pregnancy Experiences in Anxious Women: A Study from Urban Pakistan
ObjectivesPsychological distress in pregnancy is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes. We aimed to identify how social support and women’s...
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Validation and Meaningful Change Thresholds for an Objective Cough Frequency Measurement in Chronic Cough
PurposeObjective cough frequency is used to assess efficacy of chronic cough (CC) treatments. The objective of this study was to explore the...
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Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction A Defect Based Approach
Written by three consultants with extensive skin cancer experience and international reputations for excellence, this book provides comprehensive...
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Application and demonstration of meso-activity exposure factors to advance estimates of incidental soil ingestion among agricultural workers
BackgroundSoil is an understudied and underregulated pathway of chemical exposure, particularly for agricultural workers who cultivate food in soils....
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Genetic factors associated with suicidal behaviors and alcohol use disorders in an American Indian population
American Indians (AI) demonstrate the highest rates of both suicidal behaviors (SB) and alcohol use disorders (AUD) among all ethnic groups in the...
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The role of the environment: how mask wearing varies across different activities
BackgroundPeople’s decisions to engage in protective health behaviors, such as mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, are influenced by...
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Optimal Scale-Invariant Wavelet Representation and Filtering of Human Otoacoustic Emissions
Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are generated in the cochlea and recorded in the ear canal either as a time domain waveform or as a collection of...
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Decade-long WT1-specific CTLs induced by WT1 peptide vaccination
IntroductionThe peptide-based cancer vaccine targeting Wilms’ tumor 1 (WT1) is a promising immunotherapeutic strategy for hematological malignancies....
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Simplified cochlear frequency selectivity measure for sensorineural hearing loss screening: comparison with digit triplet test (DTT) and shortened speech, spatial and qualities of hearing scale (SSQ) questionnaire
PurposePure-tone audiometry (PTA) is the gold standard for screening and diagnosis of hearing loss but is not always accessible. This study evaluated...
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Cluster analysis successfully identifies clinically meaningful knee valgus moment patterns: frequency of early peaks reflects sex-specific ACL injury incidence
BackgroundBiomechanical studies of ACL injury risk factors frequently analyze only a fraction of the relevant data, and typically not in accordance...
