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Clinical Conditions Associated With a High Antinuclear Antibody Titer in Individuals Without Autoimmune Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung, John P. Shelley, Gul Karakoc, John Still, Xiaodi Ruan, Jonathan Mosley, C. Michael Stein, Vivian K. Kawai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

PERCEPTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY REGARDING ADMISSION TO HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH MEDALS IN SCIENTIFIC OLYMPIADS

Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior
This study focuses on the Scientific Olympiad admission program at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, which offers access to higher education through awards obtained in academic competitions.
Adriana Vazzoler-Mendonça, Carina Alexandra Rondini, Cristina Costa-Lobo   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Splitting Blacks?: Affirmative Action and Earnings Inequality within and Across Races [PDF]

Critics have said that affirmative action is at best ineffective and at worst counterproductive. In particular, it has been argued that if affirmative action helps anybody, it helps only the highly educated cream of the minority population, and may ...
Jonathan S. Leonard
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A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Coordination of Environmental Protection and Female Discrimination Based on the Concept of Affirmative Action. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Ling X, Liu Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Affirmative Actions:

International Journal of Social Science Research and Review
This paper deals with the issue of Affirmative Action policies, specifically their applicability, through the system of racial quotas used by higher education institutions in Brazil and the United States of America to guarantee rights denied to vulnerable groups accumulated throughout history. It emphasizes the appreciation of the principle of equality
Matheus Beltrao Oliveira e Silva, Glauco Fonteles Oliveira e Silva   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Would the Elimination of Affirmative Action Affect Highly Qualified Minority Applicants? Evidence from California and Texas [PDF]

Between 1996 and 1998 California and Texas eliminated the use of affirmative action in college and university admissions. At the states' elite public universities admission rates of black and Hispanic students fell by 30-50 percent and minority ...
Alan B. Krueger, David Card
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Do We Care Enough About Racial Inequality? Reflections on the River Runs Dry [PDF]

, 2009
In response to Kimberly West-Faulcon, The River Runs Dry: When Title VI Trumps State Anti–Affirmative Action Laws, 157 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1075 ...
Charles, Guy-Uriel
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Response to Allopurinol and Febuxostat According to the Fractional Excretion of Urate in Men With Gout

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Body mass index (BMI), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and pretreatment urate levels have been reported to influence the urate‐lowering response to allopurinol. We investigated whether the fractional excretion of uric acid (FEUA) also modulates this response and relates to oxypurinol concentrations.
Pascal Richette, Anouk Walter‐Petrich, Quang Dinh Nguyen, Matthieu Resche‐Rigon, Quang Huy Dinh Nguyen, Minh Duc Do, Thao Phuong Mai, Tuan Duc Nguyen, Fernando Perez‐Ruiz, Emmanuel Letavernier, Tristan Pascart, Augustin Latourte, Hang Korng Ea, Thomas Bardin   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affirmative action in healthcare resource allocation: Vaccines, ventilators and race. [PDF]

Bioethics, 2022
Zohny H, Davies B, Wilkinson D.
europepmc   +1 more source