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Comparing ols and rank-based estimation techniques for production analysis: An application to Ghanaian maize farms.

Apstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2016
This paper introduces the rank-based estimation method to modelling the Cobb-Douglas production function as an alternative to the least squares approach.
Henry De-Graft Acquah
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Objective measurement of adherence to topical steroid medication after penetrating keratoplasty using an electronic monitoring aid: A pilot study

Digital Health, 2022
Objectives Corneal transplantation is the most common transplant worldwide and its success critically depends on the management of corneal graft rejection through topical steroid therapy during the first 12 months after surgery.
Sylvain Poinard, Thibaud Garcin, Marie-Caroline Trone, Marielle Mentek, Charles Lambert, Paul Bonjean, Didier Renault, Gilles Thuret, Philippe Gain, Anne-Sophie Gauthier   +9 more
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Plant grafting [PDF]

Current Biology, 2015
Since ancient times, people have cut and joined together plants of different varieties or species so they would grow as a single plant - a process known as grafting (Figures 1 and 2). References to grafting appear in the Bible, ancient Greek and ancient Chinese texts, indicating that grafting was practised in Europe, the Middle East and Asia by at ...
Melnyk, Charles W., Meyerowitz, Elliot M.   +1 more
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Liver Transplant Provider Perspectives on Posttransplant Management of Alcohol Use Disorder

Transplantation Direct
Background. Liver transplantation (LT) is the standard treatment for liver failure secondary to alcohol-associated liver disease, but limited literature and best practices exist for post-LT treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Maria P. Cote, MD, Daniel Cloonan, MD, Sienna Li, BS, Shahaan Razak, BS, MS, Ruby Singh, MD, MPH, Taylor Coe, MD, Paula C. Zimbrean, MD, Sarah Andrews, MD, Ana Ivkovic, MD, Stephen Bartels, MD, MS, Ryan Chadha, MD, Emily Bethea, MD, Heidi Yeh, MD, Nicholas Lim, MD, Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH   +14 more
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Rapid and Reproducible Differentiation of Hematopoietic and T Cell Progenitors From Pluripotent Stem Cells

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020
Cell therapy using T cells has revolutionized medical care in recent years but limitations are associated with the difficulty of genome editing of the cells, the production of a sufficient number of cells and standardization of the product.
Léa Flippe, Léa Flippe, Anne Gaignerie, Céline Sérazin, Céline Sérazin, Olivier Baron, Xavier Saulquin, Maria Themeli, Carole Guillonneau, Carole Guillonneau, Laurent David, Laurent David, Laurent David   +12 more
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Are Fertility Preservation Procedures Before Gonadotoxic Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Feasible and Safe in Very Young Children? A Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fertility preservation (FP) is increasingly integrated into the care of pediatric patients exposed to gonadotoxic therapy or conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), yet perioperative data in infants and toddlers remain scarce.
Kerstin Saalabian, Yannick Braun, Till‐Martin Theilen, Anke Barnbrock, Theresa Rohm, Fabienne Hammant, Nicole Sänger, Aynura Abbasova‐Semiz, Jan‐Henning Klusmann, Thomas Klingebiel, Udo Rolle, Peter Bader, Henning C. Fiegel, Andrea Jarisch   +13 more
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Cross-Reactive Donor-Specific CD8+ Tregs Efficiently Prevent Transplant Rejection

Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: To reduce the use of non-specific immunosuppressive drugs detrimental to transplant patient health, therapies in development aim to achieve antigen-specific tolerance by promoting antigen-specific regulatory T cells (Tregs).
Elodie Picarda, Séverine Bézie, Lorena Usero, Jason Ossart, Marine Besnard, Hanim Halim, Klara Echasserieau, Claire Usal, Jamie Rossjohn, Karine Bernardeau, Stéphanie Gras, Carole Guillonneau   +11 more
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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LAND USE CONFLICT AMONG VEGETABLE FARMERS IN DENU: DETERMINANTS, CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2021
The study applies descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis to investigate the causes, consequence and the determinants of land use conflict among vegetable farmers in Denu. Findings from the study indicate that multiple claims to ownership,
Acquah J. De-Graft
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Improved Early Referral in Long‐Term Survivor Care With Institutional Standardized Practice Among Childhood Leukemia Survivors#

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2018, the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center Leukemia Program implemented a practice standard to support the transition from treatment to survivorship that includes shared, alternating care between leukemia and survivorship clinicians and a reminder to refer survivors to the long‐term survivor clinic (LTSC) 2 years after ...
Ji Yun Tark, Kayla L. Foster, Omar Shakeel, Mary C. Shapiro, Shawki L. Qasim, ZoAnn Dreyer, Eric S. Schafer, Ashley M. Butler, Austin L. Brown, Maria Monica Gramatges   +9 more
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