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A Novel Approach Using Microarray Testing as a Screening Method with Clinical Validation Using Whole-Genome Sequencing and Karyotyping for Identifying 46,XX Testicular Differences of Sex Development. [PDF]

Diagnostics (Basel)
Background: Microarray testing is commonly used as a screening method for phenotypic traits and common diseases and for genome-wide association studies (GWASs).
Ozeki T, Nakano Y, Ishigaki A, Kawashima Y, Crawford CW, Ordinario DD, Sato-Baran I, Higashida T.   +7 more
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Real-World, Long-Term Outcomes with Cladribine Tablets Versus Other Oral Treatments Among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. [PDF]

Neurol Ther
Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, often associated with significant disability. As treatment options increase, comparative effectiveness data for disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are ...
Gupta AS, MacEwan JP, Anderson J, Zhao X, Kim S, Surinach A, Hong Y, Phillips AL, Chen X.   +8 more
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Efficacy of low-dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under simulated field conditions

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Lyme disease, caused primarily by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the United States. Treatment of rodent pathogen reservoirs with an oral acaricide may suppress the production of infected host ...
David M. Poché, Kelsey Dawson, Batchimeg Tseveenjav, Richard M. Poché   +3 more
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Efficacy of a low dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under laboratory conditions

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the USA with cases continuing to increase. Current control measures have not been shown to be impactful, and therefore alternatives are needed.
David M. Poché, Gregory Franckowiak, Tyler Clarke, Batchimeg Tseveenjav, Larisa Polyakova, Richard M. Poché   +5 more
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Development of a low-dose fipronil deer feed: evaluation of efficacy against two medically important tick species parasitizing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) under pen conditions

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Odocoileus virginianus (the white-tailed deer) is a key reproductive host for medically important tick species, including Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum.
David M. Poché, Donald Wagner, Kylie Green, Zachary Smith, Noah Hawthorne, Batchimeg Tseveenjav, Richard M. Poché   +6 more
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Falls, healthcare resources and costs in older adults with insomnia treated with zolpidem, trazodone, or benzodiazepines

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older Americans. While some research has found that insomnia heightens falls, health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs, the impact of insomnia treatments on fall risk ...
Diana T. Amari, Timothy Juday, Feride H. Frech, Weiying Wang, Zheng Wu, Norman Atkins, Emerson M. Wickwire   +6 more
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Burden of illness in US hospitals due to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative urinary tract infections in patients with or without bacteraemia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria and represent a major healthcare burden.
Ryan K. Shields, Yun Zhou, Hemanth Kanakamedala, Bin Cai   +3 more
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Evusheld Prophylaxis Improves Social Interactions, Anxiety, Depression, Agoraphobia, and Quality of Life in Blood Cancer Patients

COVID, 2023
Evusheld is a combination injection of tixagevimab and cilgavimab and is indicated for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older.
Annabel M. Follows, Charlotte Clark, Catherine Dye, Lorraine King, Gail Skillings, Grace Byrne, Vicki Tinkler, George A. Follows   +7 more
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Evaluating financial education initiatives in South Africa: The importance of multiple evaluation approaches

African Evaluation Journal, 2016
Background: Given the low levels of financial literacy in South Africa, financial education projects have a significant role to play in reducing some of the demand side barriers to financial inclusion.
Emily Massey, Alyna Wyatt, Caitlin Smit
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Effect of varicocelectomy on detailed sperm morphology parameters

Medicine, 2022
. Although many studies suggest that varicocelectomy leads to improvement in semen parameters and morphology, its clinical efficacy remains controversial.
Mehmet Yaris, MD, Rifat Kilinc, MD, Mihai Dorin Vartolomei.   +2 more
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