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Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.BDMP, a peptide that can penetrate cells and tissues, offering antimicrobial and anti‐inflammatory effects, has been identified as a potential new therapy for periodontitis. ABSTRACT Aim This study evaluated the potential of a beta‐defensin‐3 mimetic peptide (BDMP), a synthetic cell‐penetrating peptide with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties,
Beom Soo Jo +13 more
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Two Nationalisms, One City: Official and Diasporic Framings of the 2019 Hong Kong Protests
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses the contested collective memories of the 2019 Anti‐Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti‐ELAB) movement, investigating how the Hong Kong government and diaspora construct divergent narratives to shape national identity and nationalism.
Isaac Iu
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The diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2007 A cross-sectional study was carried out to analyze the prevalence of anti-CCP antibodies and IgM RF in the sera of 160 randomly selected patients from the Rheumatology Department: 60 with RA, 50 with other rheumatic diseases (non-RA), 50 healthy controls
Damjanovska Ljubinka +2 more
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High remission and low relapse with prolonged intensive DMARD therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (PRINT): A multicenter randomized clinical trial [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: To determine whether prolonged intensive disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment (PRINT) leads to high remission and low relapse rates in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Chen, Li-Na +24 more
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New Insights Into Diffuse Sclerosing Osteomyelitis: Is There a Role of ANA and Vitamin B6?
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Object Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis is a poorly understood chronic disease, which appears predominantly in the mandible. Female patients are more often affected than men. DSO is an ultra‐rare disease and incidence is unknown; diagnosis can be very challenging; pathogenesis is poorly understood.
Katharina Theresa Obermeier +6 more
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Political Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Emergencies and crises, such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, pose significant challenges to a country's governance, and public approval is crucial for effectively managing such crises. China and Japan are two East Asian countries that share Confucian cultural legacies but have undergone distinct political transformations since World War II. In light
Yida Zhai
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Zhongguo shiyan zhenduanxue, 2014 目的分别评价单独和联合检测抗环瓜氨酸肽抗体（anti-CCP）和类风湿因子（RF）等临床指标在诊断类风湿关节炎（RA）中的作用。方法速率散射比浊法检测RF;酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）检测anti-CCP;间接免疫荧光法检测抗角蛋白抗体（AKA）和抗核周因子抗体（APF）。结果 anti-CCP的敏感性与RF相比无显著性差异（P>0.05）,但特异性显著高于RF（P0.05）,特异性却显著下降（P0.05）,检测anti-CCP/RF/AKA/APF,特异性显著下降（P0.05）,但敏感性均显著下降 ...
葛艳玲, 宋慧, 赵育靖
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Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis—Global efforts to untangle two complex diseases
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding the impact of oral health on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will inform how best to manage patients with both periodontitis and RA. This review seeks to provide an update on interventional and mechanistic investigations, including a brief summary of European Research programs investigating the link between periodontitis and RA. Recent
Isabel Lopez‐Oliva +2 more
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A genome-wide association study suggests contrasting associations in ACPA-positive versus ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
, 2011 BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be divided into two major subsets based on the presence or absence of antibodies to citrullinated peptide antigens (ACPA).
Alfredsson, Lars +8 more
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AI Authoritarianism: Towards an Analytical Framework
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract This Intervention offers a call for investigating the deepening alignment of artificial intelligence and authoritarian politics. The paper highlights three key features of AI that inflect the workings and logics of authoritarianism: (selective) inhumanisation, the cult of intelligence and scaling. We argue that AI is not simply extending,
Thomas Dekeyser +2 more
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