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Global cancer statistics, 2012

open access: yesCa, 2015
Cancer constitutes an enormous burden on society in more and less economically developed countries alike. The occurrence of cancer is increasing because of the growth and aging of the population, as well as an increasing prevalence of established risk ...
Lindsey A. Torre   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Moving towards best practice when using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) using the propensity score to estimate causal treatment effects in observational studies

open access: yesStatistics in Medicine, 2015
The propensity score is defined as a subject's probability of treatment selection, conditional on observed baseline covariates. Weighting subjects by the inverse probability of treatment received creates a synthetic sample in which treatment assignment ...
P. Austin, E. Stuart
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015

open access: yesNature, 2015
Since the year 2000, a concerted campaign against malaria has led to unprecedented levels of intervention coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the effect of this control effort is vital to inform future control planning.
S. Bhatt   +31 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thalidomide‐induced teratogenesis: History and mechanisms

open access: yesBirth Defects Research Part C Embryo Today Reviews, 2015
Nearly 60 years ago thalidomide was prescribed to treat morning sickness in pregnant women. What followed was the biggest man‐made medical disaster ever, where over 10,000 children were born with a range of severe and debilitating malformations.
N. Vargesson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2015.

open access: yesJournal of Hepatology, 2015
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide [1]. The long-term impact of HCV infection is highly variable, ranging from minimal histological changes to extensive fibrosis and cirrhosis with or without ...
J. Pawlotsky   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of physical exercise interventions in frail older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2015
BackgroundLow physical activity has been shown to be one of the most common components of frailty, and interventions have been considered to prevent or reverse this syndrome.
C. de Labra   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The First Facial Landmark Tracking in-the-Wild Challenge: Benchmark and Results

open access: yes2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshop (ICCVW), 2015
Detection and tracking of faces in image sequences is among the most well studied problems in the intersection of statistical machine learning and computer vision.
Jie Shen   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

FDA Approval: Blinatumomab

open access: yesClinical Cancer Research, 2015
On December 3, 2014, the FDA granted accelerated approval of blinatumomab (Blincyto; Amgen, Inc.) for treatment of Philadelphia chromosome–negative relapsed or refractory precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R ALL).
D. Przepiorka   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Cognitive Effects of Antidepressants in Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

open access: yesInternational Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015
Background: Cognitive dysfunction is often present in major depressive disorder (MDD). Several clinical trials have noted a pro-cognitive effect of antidepressants in MDD. The objective of the current systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the
J. Rosenblat, Ron Kakar, R. McIntyre
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Structure and diversity patterns of coralligenous cliffs across three ecoregions in the Central‐Western Mediterranean Sea

open access: yesDiversity and Distributions, Volume 30, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Aim Coralligenous reefs are the main marine bioconstructions in terms of spatial distribution within the Mediterranean basin. Two distinct reef morphologies can be distinguished based on the surface and topographical features of the seafloor: cliffs developing vertical slopes and banks found on gently steep or horizontal bottoms. Despite their
Edoardo Casoli   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

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