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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 +12 more
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The Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) Distribution, Implied Tail Index and Option Pricing [PDF]
Crisis events such as the 1987 stock market crash, the Asian Crisis and the bursting of the Dot-Com bubble have radically changed the view that extreme events in financial markets have negligible probability.
Sheri Markose, Amadeo Alentorn
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya +4 more
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Extreme Weather Events and Crop Price Spikes in a Changing Climate: Illustrative global simulation scenarios [PDF]
, 2012 Agriculture is highly sensitive to climate variability and weather extremes. Various impact studies have considered the effects of projected long-run trends in temperature, precipitation and CO2 concentrations caused by climate change on global food ...
Willenbockel, Dirk
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer +4 more
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Enhancing primary healthcare nurses' preparedness for climate-induced extreme weather events. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Climate Change is causing frequent and sever extreme weather events globally, impacting human health and well-being. Primary healthcare (PHC) nurses' are at the forefront of addressing these challenges and must be prepared.
Ward, I +17 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok +7 more
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Bayesian Extreme Value Mixture Modelling for Estimating VaR [PDF]
A new extreme value mixture modelling approach for estimating Value-at-Risk (VaR) is proposed, overcoming the key issues of determining the threshold which defines the distribution tail and accounts for uncertainty due to threshold choice.
Les Oxley +3 more
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The risk of catastrophic terrorism: an extreme value approach
This paper models the stochastic behavior of large-scale terrorism using extreme value methods. We utilize a unique dataset composed of roughly 26,000 observations.
Murshid, Antu, Mohtadi, Hamid
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Extreme climatic events modulate chytrid infection across the landscape
The disease chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has swept through amphibian communities worldwide. As a fungal pathogen of ectothermic hosts, Bd occurrence is influenced by environmental factors; however, the effect of ...
McCallum, H +3 more
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