Prostate cancer risk in patients with melanoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Cancer Medicine, 2020 Background The risk of prostate cancer in melanoma patients has been frequently assessed. However, a comprehensive meta‐analysis specifically examining this association is lacking.
Prakash Acharya, Mahesh Mathur
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Investigating the Uncertainty Effect of GCMs Output on the Prediction of Meteorological Parameters in Golestan Province [PDF]
علوم و مهندسی آبیاری, 2019 One of the important issues in assessing climate change using the output of General Circulation Models (GCMs) is their uncertainty so that the outputs of a model in a region may vary with another model in the same region.
Kami Kaboosi, Mohammad Kordjazi
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Are Rapid Population Estimates Accurate? A Field Trial of Two Different Assessment Methods. [PDF]
, 2006 Emergencies resulting in large-scale displacement often lead to populations resettling in areas where basic health services and sanitation are unavailable. To plan relief-related activities quickly, rapid population size estimates are needed.
Ampuero, J +9 more
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Relationship between QT Interval Length and Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:The QT interval on the electrocardiogram has been shown to be longer in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to that of the general population. The clinical significance of this finding is unknown. The aim
Ricardo Rivera-López +9 more
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Analysis of linear mechanical structures with uncertainties by means of interval methods
Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, 2023 One of the simplest ways of representation of uncertain or inexact data, as well as inexact computations with them, is based on interval arithmetic. In this approach, an uncertain (real) number is represented by an interval (a continuous bounded subset)
Zenon Kulpa +2 more
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Characterizing infection in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis:results from a longitudinal, matched-cohort data linkage study [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: Infection exerts a major burden in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), however, its precise extent and nature remains unclear. In this national study we aimed to longitudinally quantify, characterize and contextualize infection risk in AAV ...
Amft, Nicole +11 more
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Interval-Parameter Robust Minimax-regret Programming and Its Application to Energy and Environmental Systems Planning [PDF]
, 2009 In this study, an interval-parameter robust minimax-regret programming method is developed and applied to the planning of energy and environmental systems.
Chen +8 more
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Performing ICSI within 4 hours after denudation optimizes clinical outcomes in ICSI cycles
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2020 Background The study aimed to investigate whether and how general and partial time intervals between processes, from human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) trigger to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), affected the laboratory and reproductive outcomes
Yini Zhang +6 more
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Prevalence and diagnosis of congenital uterine anomalies in women with reproductive failure: a critical appraisal [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of congenital uterine anomalies in women with reproductive failure remains unclear, largely due to methodological bias. The aim of this review is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of different methodologies and estimate the ...
Cocksedge, K.A. +2 more
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Prolonged QTc-Interval in Liver Cirrhotic Patient: Prevalence and Its Relationship with Severity of Liver Dysfunction [PDF]
, 2004 Background: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of prolonged QTc -interval and it\u27s relationship with the severity of liver dysfunction in liver cirrhotic patient in the outpatient clinic of Hepatology, Dr.
Alwi, I. (Idrus) +4 more
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