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Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of serious illness conversation guide training for residents in the surgical intensive care unit
Goals of care conversations are essential for physicians treating critically ill patients in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). However, many providers feel uncomfortable having these conversations. This...
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The advocacy toolbox: medical student curriculum for integrating advocacy in surgery
Surgical providers have increasingly become aware of the importance of social determinants of health on access to surgery, disease presentation, and post-operative outcomes. However, few studies have examined ...
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Supporting diversity, equity, & inclusion in surgery residencies: creating a more equitable training environment
Despite increasing awareness of the need for diversity in surgery, African, Native, and Hispanic American surgeons as well as women and LGBTQ + surgeons, among others, remain underrepresented relative to their...
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Qualitative perspectives on shared decision-making from general surgery faculty and trainees
Despite the merits of shared decision making (SDM), it remains underused in surgical fields. Through individual semi-structured interviews with general surgery providers, we explored how surgeons and surgeons-...
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Intersectional Disparities Among Hispanic Groups in COVID-19 Outcomes
Previous geographically limited studies have shown differential impact of COVID-19 on Hispanic individuals. Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We performed multivariate Poi...
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Open AccessGenome wide comparative analysis of the effects of PRMT5 and PRMT4/CARM1 arginine methyltransferases on the Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptome
Methylation at arginine residues (R) is an important post-translational modification that regulates a myriad of essential cellular processes in eukaryotes, such as transcriptional regulation, RNA processing, s...
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Isolated appendiceal typhlitis masquerading as perforated appendicitis in the setting of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Abdominal pain is common during chemotherapy for childhood leukemia. Clinically differentiating typhlitis from appendicitis can be difficult. We present an 8-year-old boy with abdominal pain in the setting of ...
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Balancing forces in the photoperiodic control of flowering
In many plant species, the duration of the daily exposure to light (photoperiod) provides a seasonal cue that helps to adjust flowering time to the most favourable time of the year. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the c...
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A methyl transferase links the circadian clock to the regulation of alternative splicing
Various biological processes are driven by the day/night cycle to occur at a certain time of day. One way the circadian system exerts these effects is through post-transcriptional regulation. Sanchez et al. show ...
