Minimization of expected balance distribution differences: optimization of the randomized allocation algorithm based on the Pocock-Simon design. [PDF]
Feng L +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) function in the innate immune defense of the sinonasal mucosa; however, the genetic association between the TAS2R gene family and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) remains understudied in Asian populations.
Rong‐San Jiang +6 more
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Robotic versus laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a propensity score matching analysis of Taiwan's national health insurance database. [PDF]
Chai SW +5 more
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Objective The objective of this study was to quantify incremental diagnostic yield and prognostic value of continuous electroencephalography (cEEG; ≥12 hours) versus a 60‐minute short electroencephalography (sEEG) in predicting post‐stroke epilepsy (PSE) in patients without acute symptomatic seizures.
Kai Michael Schubert +8 more
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Association between attendance at a behavioral change communication module and dysmenorrhea prevalence among female university students: A propensity score matched comparative study. [PDF]
Sen LC +8 more
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Diffusion MRI and α‐Synuclein Seed Amplification Status in Parkinson's Disease
Objective Positive α‐synuclein seed amplification assay (SAA) is a biomarker found in most people with Parkinson's disease (PD). We explored if free‐water (FW) imaging detects microstructural differences in the brains of patients with early PD with SAA+ or SAA– status.
Shannon Y. Chiu +145 more
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Association of polycythemia with outcomes of acute decompensated heart failure: A matched and weighted cohort analysis. [PDF]
Perets S +8 more
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Objective Parkinson's disease (PD) is increasingly conceptualized as a disorder of large‐scale brain networks, yet whether and how frequency‐specific functional connectivity reorganizes across stages remains poorly understood. In this study, we used high‐density electroencephalography (EEG) to characterize cortico‐cortical functional connectivity ...
Matteo Conti +15 more
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Propensity score matching analysis of the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and colorectal polyps: A case-control study. [PDF]
Gong Y, Fan Z.
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Objective To assess the association between early antimalarial adherence and future acute care utilization and cost in a population‐based cohort of incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods All patients with incident RA/SLE and new antimalarial use in British Columbia, Canada, between January 1997 and March 2022
Md Rashedul Hoque +7 more
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