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Performance Characteristics of Anti–Collagen II Antibodies in Relapsing Polychondritis and Related Diseases: Prospective Analysis, Systematic Review, and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease defined by recurrent cartilaginous inflammation. Anti–collagen II (Col2) antibodies have been proposed as a diagnostic biomarker for RP, but their performance characteristics are not well defined.
Karyssa Stonick   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greenhouse Gas Inventory in the Forestry Sector [PDF]

open access: yes
Among the components in the inventory of greenhouse gas sources and sinks, forestry and land use are the most complex. This paper summarizes the necessary data on land use.
Francisco, Raquel V., Quintana, Sofio
core   +2 more sources

Participating or Just Sitting In? The Dynamics of Gender and Caste in Community Forestry

open access: yesJournal of Forest and Livelihood
Community Forestry has successfully promoted sustainable resource use across Nepal. But to what extent do the programs fulfill the goal of providing resources for the poorest of the poor?
A. Nightingale
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Riparian forestry management and adult stream insects

open access: yes, 2004
. The impacts of coniferous plantation forestry on the biology of upland streams in the UK are firmly established. Whilst benthic communities have been well studied, very little research has considered the impacts of riparian forestry management on adult
R. Briers, J. Gee
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesArthritis 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   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

open access: yesArthritis 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
wiley   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT CONCEPT IN FORESTRY FACULTIES AND ITS STRATEGIES AND RESPONSES TO NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS

open access: yesForestist, 2004
The objective of this paper is to give a brief information about establishment and development of watershed management concept in forestry faculties and to discuss its strategies and responses to natural resources problems in the watersheds.
Ferhat GÖKBULAK
doaj   +3 more sources

Comparing Sustainable Forest Management Certifications Standards: A Meta-analysis

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2011
To solve problems caused by conventional forest management, forest certification has emerged as a driver of sustainable forest management. Several sustainable forest management certification systems exist, including the Forest Stewardship Council and ...
Michael Rawson. Clark   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple-use forest management in Central Africa: Perceptions, implementation and evolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Although multiple-use forest management (MUFM) is supported by forestry laws in the Congo Basin countries, this approach remains confused, misunderstood and little implemented.
Essoungou, Julienne Nadège   +1 more
core  

Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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