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Diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular risk factors in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease versus coronary artery disease: an analysis of 1,121,359 cases from the nationwide databases

open access: yesCardiovascular Diabetology, 2019
Background Lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (LE-PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are both pathologically rooted in atherosclerosis, and their shared clinical features regarding the exposure to cardiovascular risk factors have been ...
Mitsuyoshi Takahara   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the Effects of TIPS versus BRTO on Bleeding Gastric Varices: A Meta-Analysis

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2020
Background and Aim. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a threat to patients with gastric varices (GVs). Previous studies have concluded that both transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous ...
Zi Wen Wang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring preferences and decision-making about long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young sexual minority men 17–24 years old

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Intramuscular cabotegravir for long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (i.e., LAI-PrEP) was approved by the U.S. FDA in 2021. We sought to explore LAI-PrEP decision-making among a nationwide sample of young sexual minority men (YSMM) 17–24 ...
Steven A. John   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethical Challenges of Randomized Violence Intervention Trials: Examining the SHARE intervention in Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
ObjectiveWe identify complexities encountered, including unanticipated crossover between trial arms and inadequate 'standard of care' violence services, during a cluster randomized trial (CRT) of a community-level intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV ...
Nalugoda, Fred   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

External Intervention and the Duration of Civil Wars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This paper examines the effect of external intervention on civil war duration from the years 1946-2002. Based on the logic that intervention causes a distortion of the bargaining process in civil wars, it is hypothesized that intervention leads to ...
Mouritsen, Sofia E.
core   +1 more source

Increasing condom use in heterosexual men: development of a theory-based interactive digital intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Increasing condom use to prevent sexually transmitted infections is a key public health goal. Interventions are more likely to be effective if they are theory- and evidence-based.
A Hanbury   +65 more
core   +3 more sources

SenseCam intervention based on cognitive ctimulation therapy framework for early-stage dementia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Estimates suggest that Ireland will have 50,000 people with dementia by 2016 and over 100,000 by 2036. Combined with European total costs estimated in 2005 at €130 billion.
Irving, Kate   +2 more
core  

Effectiveness of a Multimodal Mindfulness Program for Student Health Care Professionals: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: The effectiveness of a multimodal mindfulness program incorporating traditional and nontraditional forms of active and nonactive meditation practices with a sample of occupational and physical therapy students was assessed in this study ...
Gutman, Sharon A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Communication and Language Profiles of Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive and language deficits are frequently reported sequelae of posterior fossa brain tumors (PFBT). Typically, delayed onset impedes prompt assessment and early intervention. This has devastating implications for quality of life.
Zara Sved   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The HIT Network for Children and Adolescents With CNS Tumors Facilitates Improvements of Diagnostic Assessments, Multimodal Treatments, Individual Counseling, and Research in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The HIT network was established in 2000 to create a population‐based structure aiming to improve survival rates and reduce late effects for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors by conducting comprehensive clinical trials.
Stefan Rutkowski   +59 more
wiley   +1 more source

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