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Open AccessGlucose dysregulation in antipsychotic-naive first-episode psychosis: in silico exploration of gene expression signatures
Antipsychotic (AP)-naive first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients display early dysglycemia, including insulin resistance and prediabetes. Metabolic dysregulation may therefore be intrinsic to psychosis spectrum...
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Serum ferritin values in neonates <29 weeks’ gestation are highly variable and do not correlate with reticulocyte hemoglobin content
To compare serum ferritin and RET-He values among extremely low gestational age neonates ELGANs with other markers of iron-deficient erythropoiesis.
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First report of whole genome sequence of septicemic Pasteurella multocida serovar B:2 ‘Soron’ strain isolated from swine
Pig pasteurellosis, caused by Pasteurella multocida, is an acute infection that also has economic implications for pig farmers. We report the complete genome sequence of a P. multocida, serovar B:2 ‘Soron’ strai...
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Using Project ECHO to Keep Professionals Well at Work: Individual and Organizational Outcomes
The toll of COVID-19 stress on the mental health of the workforce has been well-documented. The present study examined the use of the Project ECHO framework to provide practices and resources on stress managem...
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Stress Injuries
Stress injuries around the knee are common injuries, most frequently encountered in young, active patients, but also seen in older patients at risk of insufficiency fractures. Stress injuries occur along a spe...
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Early brain and abdominal oxygenation in extremely low birth weight infants
Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants are at risk for end-organ hypoxia and ischemia. Regional tissue oxygenation of the brain and gut as monitored with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) may change with po...
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Hydrophobic laser-induced graphene potentiometric ion-selective electrodes for nitrate sensing
Current solid-contact ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) suffer from signal-to-noise drift and short lifespans partly due to water uptake and the development of an aqueous layer between the transducer and ion-sel...
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Metabolic adverse effects of off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics in the adult population: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Prescription rates of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are rapidly increasing for non-indicated (i.e., off-label) usage. SGAs used for approved indications are associated with significant metabolic adve...
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Potentially Avertable Child Mortality Associated with Surgical Workforce Scale-up in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Global Study
Expansion of access to surgical care can improve health outcomes, although the impact that scale-up of the surgical workforce will have on child mortality is poorly defined. In this study, we estimate the numb...
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CELA2A mutations predispose to early-onset atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome and affect plasma insulin and platelet activation
Factors that underlie the clustering of metabolic syndrome traits are not fully known. We performed whole-exome sequence analysis in kindreds with extreme phenotypes of early-onset atherosclerosis and metaboli...
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Stamped multilayer graphene laminates for disposable in-field electrodes: application to electrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide and glucose
A multi-step approach is described for the fabrication of multi-layer graphene-based electrodes without the need for ink binders or post-print annealing. Graphite and nanoplatelet graphene were chemically exfo...
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Open AccessGeneration of monocyte-derived tumor-associated macrophages using tumor-conditioned media provides a novel method to study tumor-associated macrophages in vitro
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are expanded and exhibit tumor-promoting properties within the tumor microenvironment. Current methods to study TAM have not been replicated across cancer types and often do ...
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Pregnancy and Appendicitis
Appendicitis is a frequent part of the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain in pregnancy. The differential also includes cholecystitis, pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, right lower lobe pneumonia,...
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Sep70/Pepsin expression in hypopharynx combined with hypopharyngeal multichannel intraluminal impedance increases diagnostic sensitivity of laryngopharyngeal reflux
Improved methods of diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) would enable surgeons to better identify patients who may benefit from antireflux surgery (ARS). The objective of the present study was to assess...
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“We would never forget who we are”: resettlement, cultural negotiation, and family relationships among Somali Bantu refugees
Somali refugees are resettling in large numbers in the US, but little is known about the Somali Bantu, an ethnic minority within this population. Refugee youth mental health is linked to the functioning of the...
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Erratum to: At the Heart of the Pregnancy: What Prenatal and Cardiovascular Genetic Counselors Need to Know about Maternal Heart Disease
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At the Heart of the Pregnancy: What Prenatal and Cardiovascular Genetic Counselors Need to Know about Maternal Heart Disease
In the last decade, an increasing number of cardiac conditions have been shown to have a genetic basis. Cardiovascular genetic counseling has emerged as a subspecialty aiming to identify unaffected at-risk ind...
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Open AccessProviding online weight management in Primary Care: a mixed methods process evaluation of healthcare practitioners’ experiences of using and supporting patients using POWeR+
An online weight management intervention (POWeR+) combined with a small amount of primary care healthcare practitioner support is effective in hel** patients to lose weight, but little is known about how pra...
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High perceived social standing is associated with better health in HIV-infected Ugandan adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy
Perceived social standing (PSS) was evaluated as a determinant of differences in health outcomes among Ugandan HIV-infected adults from Kampala using cross-sectional study design. PSS was defined using the Mac...
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Open AccessPerceptions of adult trauma patients on the acceptability of text messaging as an aid to reduce harmful drinking behaviours
Brief interventions (BIs) have been shown to be effective in modifying hazardous drinking behaviours in a range of settings. However, they are underutilised in hospitals due to resource constraints. We explore...
