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The Renal Activity Index for Lupus Identifies Active Renal Disease and Treatment Response in Adult Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We evaluated the ability of the Renal Activity Index for Lupus (RAIL) to discriminate active lupus nephritis (LN) in adult patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and differentiate LN treatment response. Methods Urine samples from adults with biopsy‐proven active class III and IV LN from TULIP‐LN (active LN group ...
Hermine I. Brunner, Ellen M. Cody, Prasad Devarajan, Bin Huang, Chen Chen, Dominic Sinibaldi, Madhu Ramaswamy, Jacob Knagenhjelm, Frederick Jones, Philip Z. Brohawn, Raj Tummala, Catharina Lindholm, Wendy I. White   +12 more
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COPD associated pulmonary hypertension: A post hoc analysis of the PERFECT study

Pulmonary Circulation
The PERFECT study, a randomized, controlled, double‐blind study of inhaled treprostinil in patients with COPD and associated pulmonary hypertension (PH‐COPD) was a negative trial that was terminated early.
Steven D. Nathan, Victoria Lacasse, Heidi Bell, Prakash Sista, Michael Di Marino, Todd Bull, Victor Tapson, Aaron Waxman   +7 more
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High-Performance Integrated Window and Façade Solutions for California [PDF]

, 2020
The researchers developed a new generation of high-performance façade systems and supporting design and management tools to support industry in meeting California’s greenhouse gas reduction targets, reduce energy consumption, and enable an adaptable ...
Breshears, John, Curcija, Charlie, Deisler-Moroder, David, Fernandes, Luis, Gehbauer, Christoph, Kohler, Christian, Lee, Eleanor, Peng, Jingqing, Selkowitz, Stephen, Thanachareonkit, Anothai, Wang, Taoning, Ward, Gregory   +11 more
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Sarilumab in Polyarticular‐Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Dose‐Finding and One‐Year Analysis of a Phase 2b, Open‐Label, Multicenter Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study assessed sarilumab in treating patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods This phase 2b, open‐label study (NCT02776735) consisted of three sequential parts (each with a core‐treatment and extension‐phase). During part 1, three doses were assessed in two weight groups (Group A/B: ≥30–60 kg/≥10–<
Fabrizio De Benedetti, Inmaculada C. Penadés, Irina Nikishina, Ivan Foeldvari, Alberto J. Spindler, Anna Kozlova, Nadina Rubio‐Pérez, Pierre Quartier, Zbigniew Żuber, Raul Barria, Daniel Clemente, Gabriel V. Cornejo, Katherine Marzan, Nancy Liu, Christine Xu, Stephen DiMartino, Angeliki Giannelou, Fei Cao‐Ghoul, Bolanle Akinlade, Lydie Baret‐Cormel   +19 more
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A BP Neural Network-Based Communication Blind Signal Detection Method With Cyber-Physical-Social Systems

IEEE Access, 2018
The development of wireless communication technologies will lead to an increase of rapid-time-variants featured occasions and physical occasions of small-data-size communication in network, and the modulation system diversification resulting from social ...
Xin Liu, Yanju Zhou, Zongrun Wang, Xiaohong Chen   +3 more
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MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL TREATMENT REDUCES THE RISK OF TREATMENT ESCALATION DUE TO VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN LIMITED CUTANEOUS SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: EMULATION OF A TARGET TRIAL FROM ITALIAN RHEUMATOLOGY SOCIETY SPRING REGISTRY

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon due to the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of the vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis, Gerlando Natalello, Rossella De Angelis, Lucrezia Verardi, Dilia Giuggioli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Giovanni Zanframundo, Rosario Foti, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Giovanna Cuomo, Alarico Ariani, Edoardo Rosato, Gemma Lepri, Francesco Girelli, Valeria Riccieri, Elisabetta Zanatta, Ilaria Cavazzana, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria De Santis, Giuseppe Murdaca, Giuseppina Abignano, Giorgio Pettiti, Alessandra Della Rossa, Maurizio Caminiti, Annamaria Iuliano, Giovanni Ciano, Lorenzo Beretta, Gianluca Bagnato, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Ilenia De Andres, Alessandro Giollo, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Marco Fornaro, Marta Saracco, Cecilia Agnes, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo, Gabriella Alonzi, Edoardo Cipolletta, Federica Lumetti, Amelia Spinella, Luca Magnani, Corrado Campochiaro, Giacomo De Luca, Veronica Codullo, Elisa Visalli, Carlo Iandoli, Antonietta Gigante, Greta Pellegrino, Erika Pigatto, Maria‐Grazia Lazzaroni, Franco Franceschini, Elena Generali, Gianna Mennillo, Simone Barsotti, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Federica Furini, Licia Vultaggio, Simone Parisi, Clara Lisa Peroni, Gerolamo Bianchi, Enrico Fusaro, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Marcello Govoni, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Cozzi, Fabrizio Conti, Serena Guiducci, Andrea Doria, Carlo Salvarani, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Clodoveo Ferri, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Laura Bosello, on behalf of SPRING collaborators   +77 more
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The Effect of Wheat Allergy on the Course of Atopic Eczema in Patients over 14 Years of Age

Acta Medica, 2011
Few studies concerning the importance of wheat allergy affecting the course of atopic eczema in adolescents and adult patients exist. Aim: The evaluation if wheat allergy can deteriorate the course of atopic eczema.
Jarmila Čelakovská, Květuše Ettlerová, Karel Ettler, Jaroslava Vaněčková, Josef Bukač   +4 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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Introducing a novel sham acupuncture method for double-blind trials: A validation study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Introduction: Various clinical studies have been conducted worldwide to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture; however, designing an adequate control group is challenging.
Sung Min Lim, Eunji Go, Jungsup Lee, Go Eun Lee, Chihyoung Son   +4 more
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among long‐term HCQ users with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain OCT (SD‐OCT) for screening. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus,
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
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