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Open AccessFree sugar intake from snacks and beverages in Canadian preschool- and toddler-aged children: a cross-sectional study
Excess consumption of free sugar (FS) increases the risk of dental caries and unhealthy weight gain. However, the contribution of snacks and beverages to young children’s FS intake is not well understood. The ...
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Open AccessQuality of life instruments in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of measurement properties
To identify the most frequently used atrial fibrillation-specific quality of life (QoL) instruments across atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation studies and to perform a systematic review of the most frequently us...
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Coupling between magnetic order and charge transport in a two-dimensional magnetic semiconductor
Semiconductors, featuring tunable electrical transport, and magnets, featuring tunable spin configurations, form the basis of many information technologies. A long-standing challenge has been to realize materi...
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Open AccessSmall bowel hemorrhage from check point inhibitor enteritis: a case report
There is rising utilization of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) for a growing number of metastatic malignancies. While gastrointestinal side effects of ICI are common, isolated ICI-induced enteritis leading ...
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Open AccessGeospatial indicators of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to assess neighbourhood variation in vulnerability to climate change-related health hazards
Although the frequency and magnitude of climate change-related health hazards (CCRHHs) are likely to increase, the population vulnerabilities and corresponding health impacts are dependent on a community’s exp...
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Multimodal map** of the tumor and peripheral blood immune landscape in human pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is characterized by an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment that renders it largely refractory to immunotherapy. We implemented a multimodal analysis approach to elu...
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Open AccessVirtual reality as an adjunct to anesthesia in the operating room
Advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology have resulted in its expansion into health care. Preliminary studies have found VR to be effective as an adjunct to anesthesia to reduce pain and anxiety for pat...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Tackling injustices of occupational lung disease acquired in South African mines: recent developments and ongoing challenges
Following publication of the original article [1], the author has request the addition of ‘Deputy’ to endnote number 1 (addition highlighted in bold):
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Open AccessTackling injustices of occupational lung disease acquired in South African mines: recent developments and ongoing challenges
South Africa’s mineral resources have produced, and continue to produce, enormous economic wealth; yet decades of colonialism, apartheid, capital flight, and challenges in the neoliberal post-apartheid era hav...
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Risk of Hyponatremia in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treated with Exogenous Vasopressin Infusion
Vasopressin is one of the vasopressors used to augment blood pressure in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients with clinically significant vasospasm. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether ...
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Predictors of Early Hospitalization After Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
Hospitalizations after solid organ transplantation may affect patient outcomes. Identification of the factors attributed to them may decrease hospitalization rates, reduce overall cost, and improve post-transp...
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High-dose homoharringtonine versus standard-dose daunorubicin is effective and safe as induction and post-induction chemotherapy for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a multicenter experience from China
The purpose of the study was to compare the antitumor efficacy and safety profile of high-dose homoharringtonine as induction and post-induction therapy compared to either standard-dose homoharringtonine or da...
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How to determine post-RCHOP therapy for risk-tailored adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, addition of maintenance rituximab or observation: multicenter experience
In international prognostic index (IPI) risk-tailored adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), it is still unclear whether the addition of maintenance rituximab (MR) improves progression-free...
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Analysis of efficacy and cost-effectiveness of high-dose arabinoside versus daunorubicin chemotherapy in older adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia by cytogenetic risk profile: retrospective review from China
High-dose arabinoside (HiDAC) and daunorubicin (DNR)-based chemotherapy are the primary consolidation treatment options for older adults (50–60 years old) with acute myeloid leukemia in China. We analyzed the ...
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Ikirara Insertions Reveal Five New Anopheles gambiae Transposable Elements in Islands of Repetitious Sequence
Characterization of Anopheles gambiae genomic clones containing Ikirara inverted repeats revealed five novel sequences related to known transposable elements (TEs). One TE is related to the mariner/Tc1 superfami...
