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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Developing a Research Culture and Scholarship Plan in Information Studies [PDF]

, 2006
Information research may take many forms. When the researchers are situated within an information technology faculty, there is a natural orientation towards the technology and the systems that make possible the use of the technology.
Bruce, Christine, Edwards, Sylvia, Middleton, Michael, Partridge, Helen   +3 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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University Library Information Resources as a Basis for Enhancing Educational and Professional Programmes in Information, Library and Archival Studies

Acta Informatica Pragensia
The article aims to explore the role of information resources provided by university libraries in strengthening educational and professional programmes in the field of Information, Library and Archival Studies based on the Scientific Library of Kyiv ...
Nadiia Bachynska, Yurii Horban, Tetiana Novalska, Vladyslav Kasian, Nataliya Gaisynuik   +4 more
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A comparative study of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Libraries

مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2015
Introduction: Planning and strategic management are important parts of management systems. SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Treat) model evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities in an organization. The purpose of this study was
Mohammad Reza Shekari, Pegah Karimian
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Understanding Information Need [PDF]

Proceedings of the 39th International ACM SIGIR conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, 2016
The raison d'etre of IR is to satisfy human information need. But, do we really understand information need? Despite advances in the past few decades in both the IR and relevant scientific communities, this question is largely unanswered. We do not really understand how an information need emerges and how it is physically manifested.
Moshfeghi, Yashar, Triantafillou, Peter, Pollick, Frank E.   +2 more
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Using a Multiple-Case Studies Design to Investigate the Information-Seeking Behavior of Arts Administrators [PDF]

, 2006
The case study method, and in particular the multiple???case studies design, offers LIS researchers a proven tool for achieving a deep understanding of a specific phenomenon???-for example, the information- seeking behavior of a particular user group.
Zach, Lisl
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities for information sharing: case studies [PDF]

, 2015
Personal information provided to government and non-government service providers is highly sensitive. Appropriate collection, management and storage of personal information are critical elements to citizen trust in the public sector.
Ahram Choi, Ilan Katz, Jane Bullen, Matthew Keeley, Shona Bates   +4 more
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source