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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive models for health outcomes due to SARS-CoV-2, including the effect of vaccination: a systematic review

open access: yesSystematic Reviews
Background The interaction between modelers and policymakers is becoming more common due to the increase in computing speed seen in recent decades. The recent pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus was no exception. Thus, this study aims to identify and
Oscar Espinosa   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Use of Gaussian Approximation in Analyzing the Performance of Optical Receivers

open access: yesIEEE Photonics Journal, 2014
The analytical calculation of the bit error rate (BER) of digital optical receivers that employ avalanche photodiodes (APDs) is challenging due to 1) the stochastic nature of the avalanche photodiode's impulse-response function and 2) the presence of ...
G. El-Howayek   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methodology for Assessing the Effects of Combined Cycle Plant Characteristics on the Quality of Generated Electrical Power

open access: yesScientific Journal of Gdynia Maritime University, 2019
This paper deals with the assessment methodology for the impact of combined cycle plant characteristics on the quality of the produced electrical power. The aim of this work is to develop the assessment methodology with the use of an algorithm based on a
Antonio Chinhenha, Janusz Mindykowski
doaj   +1 more source

The Combined Effect of Obesity and Contraceptive Use on Pulmonary Embolism in Adolescent Females Residing in the United States

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of the Methods Used in the Study of Creep Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Composites and Future Developments

open access: yesApplied Sciences
This paper presents the main methods for analyzing the creep of fiber-reinforced composite materials used by researchers. Creep is a characteristic property of composites made of a fiber-reinforced matrix and determines the acceptability of some ...
Mostafa Katouzian, Sorin Vlase
doaj   +1 more source

New Analytical Models for determining Text Comprehensibility Standards in Mass-Media Communication [PDF]

open access: yesIn Medias Res, 2018
In this paper we are focused on the comprehensibility of mass-media texts within the theoretical context of media literacy and media competence, in order to determine the elements of standards for their comprehensibility.
Artur Šilić, Slobodan Hadžić
doaj  

Are Fertility Preservation Procedures Before Gonadotoxic Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Feasible and Safe in Very Young Children? A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fertility preservation (FP) is increasingly integrated into the care of pediatric patients exposed to gonadotoxic therapy or conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), yet perioperative data in infants and toddlers remain scarce.
Kerstin Saalabian   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dependencies among Architectural Views Got from Software Requirements Based on a Formal Model

open access: yesApplied Computer Systems, 2014
A system architect has software requirements and some unspecified knowledge about a problem domain (e.g., an enterprise) as source information for assessment and evaluation of possible solutions and getting the target point, a preliminary software design.
Osis Janis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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