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Predicting streptococcal pharyngitis in adults in primary care: a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms and signs and validation of the Centor score

, 2011
Background: Stratifying patients with a sore throat into the probability of having an underlying bacterial or viral cause may be helpful in targeting antibiotic treatment.
O'Brien Kirsty K, Borislav D Dimitrov, Gavin A Falk, Chan, Wai-Sun, Conor Teljeur (4864684), Wai-Sun Chan (32336), Aalbers Jolien, Fahey Tom, Jolien Aalbers, Chan Wai-Sun, Jolien Aalbers (7944122), Teljeur Conor, Gavin A. Falk (7944125), Aalbers, Jolien, Kirsty K. O'Brien (7943054), Tom Fahey (7896266), Teljeur, Conor, Conor Teljeur, Dimitrov, Borislav D., Tom Fahey, Borislav D. Dimitrov (7942988), Dimitrov Borislav D, Wai-Sun Chan, Fahey, Tom, O'Brien, Kirsty K., Falk Gavin A, Kirsty K O'Brien, Falk, Gavin A.   +27 more
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Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Intervention (KidneyTIME) to Promote Live Donor Kidney Transplantation

Clinical Transplantation, Volume 40, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Digital behavioral interventions are promising to support patients’ pursuit of live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). This study examined the effectiveness of a patient‐led digital intervention (KidneyTIME) versus active control on facilitating LDKT. Methods An individually randomized (1:1) parallel‐group trial was conducted at a
Liise K. Kayler, Naoru Koizumi, Jing Nie, Maria Keller, Renee B. Cadzow, Katia Noyes, Jon Von Visger, Heather Gardiner, Thomas H. Feeley   +8 more
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Bifidobacterium bifidum G9‐1 Intake Improves Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Open‐Label, Randomized Controlled Trial (Binary STAR Study)

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 7, Page 5952-5967, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the effects of probiotics Bifidobacterium bifidum G9‐1 (BBG9‐1) on gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with diarrhoea or constipation. Materials and Methods In a 12‐week open‐label randomised controlled trial, 100 participants were randomized 1:1 to a control or BBG9‐1 group, with 12 mg ...
Genki Kobayashi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Tomoyuki Matsuyama, Noriyuki Kitagawa, Saori Majima, Takafumi Senmaru, Emi Ushigome, Hiroshi Okada, Naoko Nakanishi, Masahide Hamaguchi, Michiaki Fukui   +10 more
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The six-minute stepper test is related to muscle strength but cannot substitute for the one repetition maximum to prescribe strength training in patients with COPD

International Journal of COPD, 2019
Tristan Bonnevie,1,2 Mathilde Allingham,3 Guillaume Prieur,1,4 Yann Combret,5,6 David Debeaumont,7 Maxime Patout,1,8 Antoine Cuvelier,1,8 Catherine Viacroze,8 Jean-François Muir,1,2,8 Clement Medrinal,1,4 Francis-Edouard Gravier1,2 1Normandie ...
Bonnevie T, Allingham M, Prieur G, Combret Y, Debeaumont D, Patout M, Cuvelier A, Viacroze C, Muir JF, Medrinal C, Gravier FE   +10 more
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Mortality Attributable to Hepatitis B and C in Italy, Romania, and Spain, 2022 Estimates

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Reliable data on viral hepatitis–related deaths remain limited, challenging assessment of progress towards the WHO elimination targets for mortality. To address this gap, we estimated hepatitis B‐ and C‐attributable mortality in Italy, Romania, and Spain for 2022.
Oleksandr Korotych, Helene Høgsbro Thygesen, Otilia Mårdh, Juliana Reyes‐Urueña, Gaetano Marrone, Jürgen Rockstroh, Marie‐Louise Jakobsen, Catherine de Martel, Loreta A. Kondili, Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Benedetta Mattioli, Stefano Rosato, Maria Rendina, Antonella De Feudis, Valentina Cossiga, Simona Albano, Filomena Morisco, Mauro Viganò, Alessandro Loglio, Stefano Fagiuoli, Vincenza Calvaruso, Ciro Celsa, Francesco Longobardi, Roberta Coppola, Francesco Paolo Russo, Sara Battistella, Nicola Coppola, Caterina Sagnelli, Barbara Coco, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, Odette Popovici, Denisa Janță, Cristian Calomfirescu, Liana Simona Gheorghe, Mihaela Ghioca, Carmen Ester, Mirela Chitul, Razvan Cerban, Anca Trifan, Laura Huiban, Cristina Muzica, Alina Popescu, Roxana Sirli, Camelia Nica, Alexandru Popa, Maria Buti Ferret, Elena Vargas‐Accarino, Asuncion Díaz, Catalina Fernández Méndez, Luis Morano, Sonia Alonso, Adriana Ahumada, Rafael Bañares Cañizares, Dorthe Raben, Erika Duffell   +54 more
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Investigation of Laser Ablation and Brush Pre‐Treatments for AlCu Cold Roll Bonding in Oxygen‐Free Conditions

Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 12, 17 June 2026.
It is shown that laser ablation pretreatment under oxygen‐free conditions enables copper–aluminium bonding at significantly lower deformation degrees and improved properties compared to mechanical brushing. Laser ablation further increases interface contact area and induces favourable residual stress states and microstructural compatibility ...
Khemais Barienti, Finn‐Lennard Janthur, Selina Raumel, Sascha Jan Zimmermann, Sarah Seffer, René Gustus, Sebastian Herbst, Marc C. Wurz, Ludger Overmeyer, Wolfgang Maus‐Friedrichs, Hans Jürgen Maier, Florian Nürnberger   +11 more
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THE DIFFERENCES IN CONSUMER ATTENTION WHEN PURCHASING PRODUCTS PACKED WITH KRAFT VS. SIMULATED KRAFT SUBSTRATE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT

, 2014
In order to remain on store shelves and stay competitive among the overwhelming number of packaged goods on today\u27s shelves, companies will continue to be required to cut packaging material and increase sustainability.
Conlon, Gabrielle
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Pathogenicity of organism associated with banana crown rot in two banana cultivars

, 2011
Pathogenicity tests were conducted for ten organisms associated with crown rot of banana (CRB) in organic and integrated banana production systems in Costa Rica. Pathogenicity was tested on two banana cultivars.
García Jiménez, José, Umana Rojas, G.
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The Wald Test and Cramér–Rao Bound for Misspecified Models in Electromagnetic Source Analysis

, 2008
—By using signal processing techniques, an estimate of activity in the brain from the electro- or magneto-encephalogram (EEG or MEG) can be obtained. For a proper analysis, a test is required to indicate whether the model for brain activity fits.
Hilde M. Huizenga, Raoul P. P. P. Grasman, Lourens J. Waldorp   +2 more
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Thermo-chemical treatment of iron based composite electroplates [PDF]

, 1995
A scheme of renovating and hardening the parts with the use of composite electrochemical coatings is described. The powders of CrB 2 and Al 2O 3 serve as a dispersed phase in the electrodeposited coating from electrolytes containing FeCl 2 and FeSO 4 ...
Sajfullin R., Abdullin I.
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