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BMC Research Notes, 2022 Objective We developed an assay to measure the concentration of 25 hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 in protein extracts derived from stored neonatal dried blood spots.
Sanne Grundvad Boelt +5 more
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Genetic regulation of spermine oxidase activity and cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization study
Scientific Reports, 2021 Spermine oxidase (SMOX) catalyzes the oxidation of spermine to spermidine. Observational studies have reported SMOX as a source of reactive oxygen species associated with cancer, implying that inhibition of SMOX could be a target for chemoprevention ...
João Fadista +17 more
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Comprehensive Screening for COVID-19 at St. Petersburg Oncology Centre
Креативная хирургия и онкология, 2021 Background. Clinical reports on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suggest its higher incidence and worse outcomes in cancer patients. Considering a rapid pace of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic ...
N. M. Volkov +12 more
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Pubo-Femoral Distances Measured Reliably by Midwives in Hip Dysplasia Ultrasound
Children, 2022 The pubo-femoral distance (PFD) has been suggested as an ultrasound screening tool for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The aim of this study was to examine if midwives undergoing minimal training could reliably perform pediatric hip ultrasound ...
Hans-Christen Husum +6 more
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Association of the FRAIL Scale with Geriatric Syndromes and Health-Related Outcomes in Korean Older Adults [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021 Background Owing to the growing older population, appropriate tools are needed for frailty screening in community-dwelling older people. We investigated the association between geriatric conditions and health-related outcomes using the five-item Fatigue,
Heayon Lee +5 more
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Detecting Early Pancreatic Cancer: Current Problems and Future Prospects
Gut and Liver, 2020 The number of patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) is currently increasing in both Korea and Japan. The 5-year survival rate of patients with PC 13.0%; however, resection with minimal invasion (tumor size: ≤10 mm) increases the 5-year survival rate to 80%
Hiroyuki Matsubayashi +4 more
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Mass Expansions of Screened Perturbation Theory [PDF]
, 2001 The thermodynamics of massless phi^4-theory is studied within screened perturbation theory (SPT). In this method the perturbative expansion is reorganized by adding and subtracting a mass term in the Lagrangian. We analytically calculate the pressure and
B. Kastening +25 more
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Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Based Diabetes Prediction System Using a Nationwide Population-Based Cohort [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2021 Background Previously developed prediction models for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have limited performance. We developed a deep learning (DL) based model using a cohort representative of the Korean population.
Sang Youl Rhee +5 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates globally. Persons <35 years and men have lower rates of HIV testing.
Nsika Sithole +17 more
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INAPPROPRIATE REQUESTS FOR TUMOR MARKERS IN PATIENTS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER: LESSONS NOT LEARNED [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2021 OBJECTIVE: To investigate, within a private health insurance, the ordering frequency and the costs related to inappropriate tumor markers test orders. METHODS: This study analyzed data regarding tumor markers requests within a private health insurance ...
Valter Paz Nascimento-Júnior +1 more
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