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Apolipoprotein M modulates erythrocyte efflux and tubular reabsorption of sphingosine-1-phosphate

Journal of Lipid Research, 2014
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) mediates several cytoprotective functions of HDL. apoM acts as a S1P binding protein in HDL. Erythrocytes are the major source of S1P in plasma. After glomerular filtration, apoM is endocytosed in the proximal renal tubules.
Iryna Sutter, Rebekka Park, Alaa Othman, Lucia Rohrer, Thorsten Hornemann, Markus Stoffel, Olivier Devuyst, Arnold von Eckardstein   +7 more
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A comparative study of the epithelial regeneration capacities of two biomaterials in vitro

BMC Oral Health
Background Regeneration of periodontal epithelium remains a major focus in current dental research, with various exogenous substitute materials being applied in clinical practice.
Zhiwei Tian, Zhongqi Zhao, Marco Aoqi Rausch, Christian Behm, Dino Tur, Hassan Ali Shokoohi-Tabrizi, Oleh Andrukhov, Xiaohui Rausch‑Fan   +7 more
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A Call for More Diploma Nurses to Attain a Baccalaureate Degree : Advancing the nursing profession in Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2015
The healthcare needs of the Omani population are evolving, particularly with regards to changes in disease complexity, advances in technology and the enhanced delivery of healthcare services.
Joy K. Kamanyire, Susan Achora
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Serum Neurofilament Light Chain in Multiple Sclerosis: Superiority of Age‐ and BMI‐Corrected Z Scores/Percentiles Over Absolute Cutoff Values for Prediction of Treatment Response

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Prognostication of disease course and prediction of treatment response in multiple sclerosis is an unmet need. We compared the performance of serum neurofilament light chain Z scores (age‐ and BMI‐adjusted) with absolute concentrations for the prediction of response to disease‐modifying therapy.
Maximilian Einsiedler, Aleksandra Maleska Maceski, Sofia Sandgren, Johanna Oechtering, Sabine Schaedelin, Lisa Hofer, Amar Zadic, Juan Francisco Vilchez Gomez, Lester Melie‐Garcia, Alessandro Cagol, Riccardo Galbusera, Sebastian Finkener, Patrice Lalive, Marjolaine Uginet, Stefanie Müller, Caroline Pot, Amandine Mathias, Renaud Du Pasquier, Robert Hoepner, Andrew Chan, Giulio Disanto, Chiara Zecca, Marcus D’Souza, Lars G. Hemkens, Tobias Derfuss, Özgür Yaldizli, Patrick Roth, Claudio Gobbi, David Brassat, Björn Tackenberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Tjalf Ziemssen, Heinz Wiendl, Klaus Berger, Marco Hermesdorf, Fredrik Piehl, Ludwig Kappos, Cristina Granziera, Ahmed Abdelhak, David Leppert, Eline A. J. Willemse, Pascal Benkert, Jens Kuhle, Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort Study (SMSC)   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Through a glass darkly: Assessment of a real client, compulsory clinic in an undergraduate law programme [PDF]

, 2016
In this article, Cath Sylvester considers Northumbria's Student Law Office in the broader context of an academic legal education, and discusses both its value and the means of assessing the ...
Sylvester, Cath
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Longitudinal Relationship Between Pain and Depression in People With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Narrative Review

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
As many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have chronic pain, understanding how to best assess and manage pain in IA is a priority. Comorbid depression is prevalent in adults with IA, affecting 15% to 39% of people. Although pain and depression are thought to be associated in IA, this concept is largely based on cross‐sectional data.
Natasha Cox, Saeed Farooq, Helen Twohig, Ian C. Scott   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Evidence for Education and Training Interventions in Microsurgery

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013
Over the past decade, driven by advances in educational theory and pressures for efficiency in the clinical environment, there has been a shift in surgical education and training towards enhanced simulation training.
Ali M Ghanem, Nadine Hachach-Haram, Clement Chi Ming Leung, Simon Richard Myers   +3 more
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Nurse Practitioner Competency Standards: Findings from Collaborative Australian and New Zealand Research [PDF]

, 2006
Background: The title, Nurse Practitioner, is protected in most jurisdictions in Australia and in New Zealand and the number of nurse practitioners is increasing in health services in both countries.
Carryer, Jenny, Dunn, Sandra, Gardner, Anne, Gardner, Glenn   +3 more
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Understanding Contributors of Resilience in Youth With Childhood‐Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Through a Socioecological Lens: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to identify themes contributing to resilience in childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), distinguish between profiles of resilience, and examine how they relate to underlying themes and patient characteristics. Methods We conducted a mixed‐methods study of 21 patients with cSLE aged 11 to 19 years at a Canadian ...
Isabella Zaffino, Louise Boulard, Joanna Law, Asha Jeyanathan, Lawrence Ng, Sandra Williams‐Reid, Kiah Reid, Angela Cortes, Eugene Cortes, Ashley Danguecan, Deborah M. Levy, Linda T. Hiraki, Andrea M. Knight   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment decision-making capacity in children and adolescents hospitalized for an acute mental disorder: The role of cognitive functioning and psychiatric symptoms [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess treatment decision-making capacity (TDMC) in a child and adolescent psychiatric sample and to verify possible associations between TDMC, psychiatric symptom severity, and cognitive functioning.
Ferracuti, Stefano, Ferrara, Mauro, Lapponi, Elisa, Mandarelli, Gabriele, Pace, Giulia, Sabatello, Ugo   +5 more
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