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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective A leading cause of death among scleroderma (SSc) patients, interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains challenging to prognosticate. The discovery of biomarkers that accurately determine which patients would benefit from close monitoring and aggressive therapy would be an essential clinical tool.
Cristina M Padilla +13 more
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Vocal Audiometry in Hearing Aid Outcome Measurements [PDF]
, 2009 Single word repetition in quiet differs drastically from everyday conversation, raising validity issues when quality-of-life-type predictions are made starting from classic vocal audiometry.
Corthals, Paul +2 more
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Ear and Hearing, 2018 OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to investigate the laboratory efficacy and real-world effectiveness of advanced directional microphones (DM) and digital noise reduction (NR) algorithms (i.e., premium DM/NR features) relative to basic ...
Yu-Hsiang Wu +5 more
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Knee crepitus and osteoarthritis features in young adults following traumatic knee injury
Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective This study explored the association between knee crepitus and the presence, and worsening, of structural osteoarthritis features and self‐reported outcomes in young adults following traumatic knee injury. Methods One‐year following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), 112 participants (41 female participants; median age 28 years)
Jamon L Couch +8 more
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The efficacy of hearing aids on diminishing or eliminating tinnitus [PDF]
, 2004 Tinnitus is a disorder extremely frequent in patients with hearing loss. It affects more than 40 milion people in the USA, affecting about 1/3 of the population above 65 years old.
Azevedo, Marisa Frasson de +2 more
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International Journal of Audiology, 2016 Objectives: To introduce a psychological model of behaviour; the COM-B model and describe how this has been used in combination with the behaviour change wheel (BCW) in developing an intervention which aims to promote regular, long-term use of hearing ...
Fiona Barker, L. Atkins, S. de Lusignan
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner +9 more
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Hearing and communication self-efficacy in adult hearing aid users and non-users with acquired sensorineural hearing loss [PDF]
, 2015 The purpose of this research study is to determine if differences in hearing and communication self-efficacy exist between adult hearing aid users and non-hearing aid users with acquired sensorineural hearing loss.
Hunt, Ali Christina Mercedes
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Trends in Hearing, 2016 Self-reports of subjective hearing difficulties by people with hearing loss may be a useful complement to audiometry in hearing aid rehabilitation. To be useful, such self-reports need to be reliable.
Marie Öberg
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Bioinspired Materials, Designs, and Manufacturing Strategies for Advanced Impact‐Resistant Helmets
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This review explores how bioinspired materials, structures, and manufacturing strategies transform helmet design to achieve enhanced impact resistance. Drawing inspiration from nacre, porcupine quills, beetle exoskeletons, and skull architectures, it highlights advances in auxetic lattices, nanocomposites, and functionally graded foams.
Joseph Schlager +4 more
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