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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Inflamabilidad de especies representativas en un matorral andino del sur de Ecuador

Bosques Latitud Cero
El conocimiento de la inflamabilidad de especies vegetales, permite tener una idea del potencial comportamiento del fuego y, con ello diseñar estrategias para el control y prevención de incendios forestales.
Andrea Gabriela Coronel Armijos, Luis Muñoz Chamba, Johana Muñoz Chamba , Zhofre Aguirre Mendoza   +3 more
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Remoción de semillas, herbivoría y reclutamiento de plántulas de Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae) en sitios con manejo forestal contrastante de la selva maya, Quintana Roo, México

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2009
En este trabajo se evaluó el impacto de la extracción forestal sobre la remoción de semillas, herbivoría y establecimiento de Brosimum alicastrum. Para esto, se utilizaron una serie de exclusiones experimentales colocadas en sitios con manejo y sin ...
Gabriel Gutiérrez Granados, Rodolfo Dirzo   +1 more
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Interactions of Forest Road, Forest Harvesting and Forest Ecosystems [PDF]

, 2012
Forestry developed with the goal, ultimately, of maximizing the long-term economic return from the forest, a goal that has remained virtually unchanged to the present day, despite the growth in understanding of ecosystem function (Farrell et al. 2000).
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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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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
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IN VITRO MULTIPLICATION OF Gmelina arborea Roxb. ADULT TREES

Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2013
Melina (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) is a forest species with fast growing, tall trees. Melina propagation is based on cuttings isolated from juvenile seedlings.
Isidro E. Suárez, Claudia C. Acosta, Kellen C. Gatti   +2 more
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Clinical Significance of Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring for Mycophenolate in Patients With Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Clinical response to mycophenolic acid (MPA) is highly heterogeneous; thus, therapeutic drug level monitoring (TDM) may help improve treatment efficacy. This systematic review and meta‐analysis examined therapeutic ranges for MPA levels associated with better outcomes and safety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ...
Zahraa Qamhieh, Dalia Sriwi, Callie Saric, Tripti Singh, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +5 more
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Molecular characterization of Spanish Prunus avium plus trees

Forest Systems, 2014
Aim of the study: The Breeding Program of wild cherry (Prunus avium) developed by Lourizán Forest Research Center (NW Spain), aims for the creation of the Main Breeding Population, that is formed by a large number of plus trees and for obtaining an Elite
Javier Fernandez-Cruz, Josefa Fernandez-Lopez, Maria Eugenia Miranda-Fontaiña, Raquel Diaz, Gabriel Toval   +4 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Despite advances in care, major complications such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myocardial involvement remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Cristiana Sieiro Santos, José Miguel Sequí‐Sabater, Diego Benavent   +2 more
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