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Frailty Assessment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Comparison of 3 Diagnostic Instruments
Compare the diagnostic performance of FRAIL against Fried Phenotype and Frailty Index (FI), and identify clinical factors associated with pre-frailty/frailty.
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part one
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Efficacy and safety of micafungin for the prophylaxis of invasive fungal infection during neutropenia in children and adolescents undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic SCT
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of micafungin for the prevention of invasive fungal infection (IFI) during the neutropenic phase of allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (allo-HSCT) ...
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Open AccessMycobacterial HBHA induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis through the generation of reactive oxygen species and cytosolic Ca2+ in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells
Mycobacterial heparin-binding haemagglutinin antigen (HBHA) is a virulence factor that induces apoptosis of macrophages. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis is an important regulatory response...
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The effect of thalidomide on spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rabbit model
Randomized study.
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Relationship between yield ratio and the material constants of the Swift equation
The relationship between the yield ratio and the material constants,b andN, of the Swift equation for hotrolled low carbon steels has been established. The yield ratio calculated by using the Swift equation agree...
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Seizure control of Gamma Knife radiosurgery for non-hemorrhagic arteriovenous malformations
Although radiosurgery has been found to be a safe and effective alternative treatment, seizure outcome of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) radiosurgery has not been documented in detail. We report the effect o...
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The Influence of Iron on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of β-Nial
The influence of iron on the the microstructure and properties of B2 NiAl has been investigated using electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, microhardness and transmission electron microscopy. The re...
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Familial testotoxicosis in a Chinese family
We report two cases of ‘familial testotoxicosis’ in a family of Southern Chinese descent. The proband, an 8-year 4-month-old boy and his 35-year-old father both presented with early sexual development. In both...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Coronary Arteriographic Findings in Younger Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction Including Those with Normal Coronary Arteries
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is often the first indication of the presence of coronary atherosclerosis. In the Framingham study [5], it was the initial manifestation in 42% of men and 21% of women, and 16%...