Τετάρτη 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019

Medicine by Alexandros G. Sfakianakis,Anapafseos 5 Agios Nikolaos 72100 Crete Greece,00302841026182,00306932607174,alsfakia@gmail.com,


Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D level in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Duhok Governorate...
Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D level in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Duhok GovernorateAzad Saleh MohammedMedical Journal of Babylon 2019 16(3):167-173Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Objectives: The aim of the current study was to measure serum Vitamin D concentrations (25 (OH) D) in patients with IBD and examine its relation to the severity of disease. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional...
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Propionibacterium acnes (Cutibacterium acnes) and acne vulgaris: The latest updates of antimicrobial...
Propionibacterium acnes (Cutibacterium acnes) and acne vulgaris: The latest updates of antimicrobial activityKaya Suer, Meryem GüvenirTurkish Journal of Dermatology 2019 13(2):57-59Propionibacterium acnes is commonly recognized for its acne pathogenesis. P. acnes produces chemotactic substances and activates the complement system. Resistant P. acnes strains were explained more than 40 years ago. For that reason, new antimicrobial agents for the topical treatment of skin infections have been researched,...
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A preliminary Bayesian network model to identify factors associated with treatment outcome in T2 and...
A preliminary Bayesian network model to identify factors associated with treatment outcome in T2 and T3 laryngeal carcinoma,Author links open overlay panelAaroHaapaniemiAnttiMäkitieDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandAuthor links open overlay panelPekkaKekolahtiAalto University, School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Communications and Networking, FinlandAuthor links open overlay panelOlli-PekkaRyynänenDepartment...
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Why investing in public health is so critical Jai Prakash Narain Indian Journal of Community Medicine...
Why investing in public health is so criticalJai Prakash NarainIndian Journal of Community Medicine 2019 44(3):185-187Strengthening public health partnerships in India: Envisioning the role of law enforcement during public health emergenciesRachit Sharma, Md Mahbub HossainIndian Journal of Community Medicine 2019 44(3):188-192Unique challenges posed by complex public health emergencies have often called for institutions, responsible for restoring health, well-being, and order among affected populations,...
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Assessment of corneal endothelial cell changes caused by mitomycin-C application during pterygium surgery...
Assessment of corneal endothelial cell changes caused by mitomycin-C application during pterygium surgeryTarek M Radwan, Ahmed A Abdelghany, Amr A.F Ali, Ahmed A.B Abdel AalJournal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society 2019 112(3):67-77Background Topical Mitomycin-C (MMC) can have a deleterious effect onto corneal endothelium in some ophthalmic surgeries. Aim To evaluate safety of intraoperative topical MMC in pterygium surgeries onto corneal endothelium. Design Prospective comparative cohort...
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High-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Neuropathic Pain in Critical Care Settings No abstract available Insulin...
High-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Neuropathic Pain in Critical Care SettingsNo abstract availableInsulin Therapy in Type 2 DiabetesBackground: Since the discovery of insulin, it was the only drug available for the treatment of diabetes until the development of sulfonylureas and biguanides 50 years later. But even with the availability of oral glucose-lowering drugs, insulin supplementation was often needed to achieve good glucose control in type 2 diabetes. Insulin NPH became the basal insulin therapy...
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Universal occupational health care – the need of the hour Bobby Joseph Indian Journal of Occupational...
Universal occupational health care – the need of the hourBobby JosephIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(2):59-60Obituary - Dr. G K Kulkarni, Editor, Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineT RajgopalIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(2):61-62Electric field exposure assessments and a novel control method for buildings installed nearby high-voltage linesA Shemshadi, AK MalekiIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental...
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Assessment of awareness among diabetic patients of their risk for oral disease as complication associated...
Assessment of awareness among diabetic patients of their risk for oral disease as complication associated with diabetics at Patliputra Medical College And Hospital, DhanbadAnimesh Kumar Shivam, Azam Farrukh, Rajarshi BhushanInternational Journal of Preventive and Clinical Dental Research 2019 6(2):29-31Aim: To assess the awareness of diabetic patients of their risk for oral disease as a complication associated with diabetics. Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by...
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Predictive Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on the AJCC-8...
Predictive Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on the AJCC-8 and Brigham and Women's Hospital Staging CriteriaBACKGROUND Recommendations on when to perform sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) are lacking despite the tumor's clear predilection for lymphatic spread. OBJECTIVE To analyze the frequency of SLN metastasis in published series of cSCC in the context of the eighth edition of the American joint Committee on...
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Journal of Surgical Oncology Early View Online Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RESEARCH...
Journal of Surgical OncologyEarly ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issueRESEARCH ARTICLESTreatment outcome of chest wall soft tissue sarcomas: Analysis of prognostic factorsNaoya Nakahashi MD, Makoto Emori MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Tsuchie MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Nagasawa MD, PhD, Tomoko Sonoda DDS, PhD, Kohichi Takada MD, PhD, Masahiro Miyajima MD, PhD, Atsushi Watanabe MD, PhD, Yoichi Shimada MD, PhD, Toshihiko Yamashita MD, PhDVersion of Record online: 19 September 2019RESEARCH ARTICLESThe...
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The Laryngoscope, Early View, Online Version of Record before inclusion in an issue, General...
The Laryngoscope,Early View,Online Version of Record before inclusion in an issue,General OtolaryngologyOriginal ReportsFemale Representation in Otolaryngology Leadership RolesMadison Epperson BA, Christopher J. Gouveia MD, Meredith E. Tabangin MPH, Vinita Takiar MD, PhD, Rebecca Howell MD, Mekibib Altaye PhD, Stacey L. Ishman MD, MPH, Alice L. Tang MDVersion of Record online: 18 September 2019Sleep MedicineOriginal ReportsObstructive sleep apnea, sleep symptoms, and their association with cardiovascular...
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Fibrinolytic shutdown diagnosed with rotational thromboelastometry represents a moderate form of coagulopathy...
Fibrinolytic shutdown diagnosed with rotational thromboelastometry represents a moderate form of coagulopathy associated with transfusion requirement and mortality: A retrospective analysisBACKGROUND Viscoelastic techniques have made it possible to describe specific fibrinolytic phenotypes (physiological, hyperfibrinolysis and shutdown) and to establish a relationship of these phenotypes with outcome. However, there remains a debate as to whether shutdown is a state of hypercoagulability or rather...
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Death rattle: reassuring harbinger of imminent death or a perfect example of inadequacies in evidence-based...
Death rattle: reassuring harbinger of imminent death or a perfect example of inadequacies in evidence-based practicePurpose of review Death is the inevitable consequence of life. Although clinicians are unlikely to accurately pinpoint when death is likely to occur in the people they care for, the death in a person with a diagnosis of malignant and nonmalignant tends to involve a period of predictable progressive clinical and functional deterioration. During this time, it is common for death rattle...
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Respecting voices: how the co-creation of teaching and learning can support academic staff, underrepresented...
Respecting voices: how the co-creation of teaching and learning can support academic staff, underrepresented students, and equitable practicesAbstractAnalyses of how staff and student voices are, or are not, respected in higher education typically unfold in separate conversations. In this discussion, I use narrative analysis of several sources—primary research data, informal participant feedback, and participants' published essays—to present a case study of how the co-creation of teaching and learning...
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Mechanical circulatory support in the context of coronary artery bypass grafting Purpose of review With...
Mechanical circulatory support in the context of coronary artery bypass graftingPurpose of review With the continuous innovation in mechanical circulatory support as an option for the management of patients in cardiogenic shock from myocardial infarction, it is important to understand the current evidence and recommendations for the use of these devices for patients who require or underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. Recent findings The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients...
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Characterization of Glucokinase Catalysis from a Pseudo-Dimeric View Abstract Glucose phosphorylation...
Characterization of Glucokinase Catalysis from a Pseudo-Dimeric ViewAbstractGlucose phosphorylation by glucokinase exhibits a sigmoidal dependency on substrate concentration regardless of its simple structure. Dimorph mechanism suggested the existence of two enzymatic states with different catalytic properties, which has been shown to be plausible by structural analysis. However, the dimorph mechanism gives rise to a complicated or non-explicit non-closed mathematical form. It is neither feasible...
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Continued epicardial conduction after endocardial posterolateral mitral annular linear ablation for...
Continued epicardial conduction after endocardial posterolateral mitral annular linear ablation for perimitral flutter revealed with high-density Rhythmia mappingUnusual dual-loop reentry during cavo-tricuspid isthmus–dependent atrial flutterPersistent atrial fibrillation: should we always ice the back of the left atrium?Sex effect on efficacy of pulmonary vein cryoablation in patients with atrial fibrillation: data from the multicenter real-world 1STOP projectAbstractPurposePulmonary vein isolation...
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Generalization of extent analysis method for solving multicriteria decision making problems involving...
Generalization of extent analysis method for solving multicriteria decision making problems involving intuitionistic fuzzy numbersAbstractAnalytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a widely used multicriteria decision making method. Chang's extent analysis method (EAM) is appeared as a very popular fuzzy AHP approach. The aim of this paper is to generalize the EAM in intuitionistic fuzzy settings for effective modeling of imprecision and uncertainty inherent in nature. In this paper, special triangular...
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Clozapine-associated secondary antibody deficiency Purpose of review Clozapine has recently been described...
Clozapine-associated secondary antibody deficiencyPurpose of review Clozapine has recently been described as a novel cause of secondary antibody deficiency (SAD), associated with long-term therapy. Here we critically review the evidence linking clozapine use to an increased infection risk, describe immunological alterations, and discuss potential mechanisms. Recent findings Individuals with schizophrenia are at two to five times more likely to develop pneumonia than the general population, in particular,...
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Infection patterns, clinical significance, and genetic characteristics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and...
Infection patterns, clinical significance, and genetic characteristics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle in Jiangsu, ChinaAbstractThe infection patterns and clinical significance of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle remain poorly investigated despite their common occurrence. Data on the genetic diversity are also needed to understand the transmission and human-infective potential of the two pathogens. In this study, fecal specimens from...
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Toward Increased Understanding of the Steroid Controversy in Septic Shock No abstract available Promoting...
Toward Increased Understanding of the Steroid Controversy in Septic ShockNo abstract availablePromoting Family Engagement in the ICU: Experience From a National Collaborative of 63 ICUsObjectives: As part of an improvement program targeting ICU, a national collaborative was launched to help hospitals implement patient- and family-centered care engagement initiatives. Design: Ten-month quality improvement collaborative. Setting: Guided by a national patient and family advisory group, participating...
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Determining endemic values of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iranian Fars province by retrospectively detected...
Determining endemic values of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iranian Fars province by retrospectively detected clusters and receiver operating characteristic curve analysisMarjan Zare, Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Hamidreza Tabatabaee, Hossain Faramarzi, Mohsen Aliakbarpour, Mostafa EbrahimiAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2019 9(9):359-364Objective: To determine the endemic values of cutaneous leishmaniasis in different cities of Fars province, Iran. Methods: Totally, 29 201 cases registered from...
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Mycoses, ORIGINAL ARTICLESEvaluation of (1→3)‐β‐D‐glucan assay for diagnosing paracoccidioidomycosisAnaly...
Mycoses,ORIGINAL ARTICLESEvaluation of (1→3)‐β‐D‐glucan assay for diagnosing paracoccidioidomycosisAnaly Salles de Azevedo Melo, Daniel Wagner de Castro Lima Santos, Soraia Lopes Lima, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Malcolm Finkelman, Arnaldo Lopes ColomboFirst Published: 18 September 2019ORIGINAL ARTICLESTwo new species of Gloniopsis (Hysteriales, Ascomycota) from clinical specimens: Morphological and molecular characterizationNicomedes Valenzuela‐Lopez, Viridiana Magaña‐Dueñas, José...
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Extensive clinical and genetic workup is worthwhile in patients with Leigh-like syndrome due to the...
Extensive clinical and genetic workup is worthwhile in patients with Leigh-like syndrome due to the TSFM variant c.547G>AHomozygous frameshift variant in NTNG2 , encoding a synaptic cell adhesion molecule, in individuals with developmental delay, hypotonia, and autistic featuresAbstractRegulation of neuronal connectivity and synaptic communication are key to proper functioning of the brain. The Netrin-G subfamily and their cognate receptors are vertebrate-specific synaptic cell adhesion molecules...
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 Personal Genome Diagnostics Gets CE Mark for Elio Tissue Complete Assay,Published on Sep 25, 2019 Thermo...
 Personal Genome Diagnostics Gets CE Mark for Elio Tissue Complete Assay,Published on Sep 25, 2019 Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices $5.7B Senior Notes OfferingPublished on Sep 25, 2019 DiaSorin Molecular Gets CE Mark for VZV Swab Direct Molecular TestPublished on Sep 25, 2019 T2 Biosystems Inks Distribution Deal in Puerto Rico, US Virgin IslandsPublished on Sep 25, 2019Featured in Depth SkylineDx Partners With Mayo Clinic on Melanoma Risk Test Study Ahead of Planned US TrialPublished on Sep 24, 2019 PGDx...
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