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Does a monetary incentive improve the response to a postal questionnaire in a randomised controlled trial? : the MINT incentive study [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Sending a monetary incentive with postal questionnaires has been found to improve the proportion of responders, in research in non-healthcare settings.
Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Withers Emma, Mt-Isa, Shahrul, Mt-Isa, S, Lamb, Sarah E, Mark A Williams, Gates, S, Withers, Emma, Williams Mark A, Shahrul Mt-Isa, Mt-Isa Shahrul, Emma Withers, Williamson, Esther, Withers, Emma J., Williams, Mark A, Williams, Mark, Williamson, E, Gates, Simon, Lamb, Sarah, Sarah E Lamb, Simon Gates, Esther Williamson, Williamson Esther, Gates Simon, Lamb Sarah E, Williams, Mark A., Withers, E, Williamson, Esther M.   +27 more
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Intelligent Orthopedics: Machine Learning in Diagnosis of Bone Disease, Implants, and Bone Health Monitoring

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Efficient recovery from traumatic or degenerative diseases is a great challenge, even after all the advancements in bone and cartilage regeneration. Machine learning (ML) algorithms have presented opportunities to enhance these aspects by accurately analyzing imaging data.
Maryam Kamaei, Hesam Mohammadi, Shamim Golafshan, Mojtaba Alehosseini, Mahsa Mohammadzadeh, Atefeh Golshirazi, Nasim Golafshan, Tatiane Eufrásio‐da‐Silva, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz, Gorka Orive   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research

Pain Research and Management, 2003
The article reviews some of the existing research concerning the incidence of soft tissue neck injuries sustained in car collisions. A variety of neck injuries, including to muscles, ligaments, facet joints, discs and nerve tissue appear to result from ...
Mats Y. Svensson
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A Novel Drug‐Loaded Porous Parylene Electrode for Targeted Anti‐Inflammatory Therapy and Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A porous parylene‐coated electrode loaded with dexamethasone was developed to reduce inflammation after cochlear implantation. In guinea pigs, the device provided sustained drug release, maintained biocompatibility, improved auditory brainstem response thresholds, and reduced inflammatory cell infiltration and TNF‐α expression.
Chi‐Chieh Chang, Ying‐Chang Lu, Yu‐Ming Chang, Yen‐Hui Chan, Hong‐Yu Yan, Yi‐Shan Lee, Pei‐Hsuan Lin, Cheng‐Yu Hsieh, Chuan‐Jen Hsu, Tien‐Chen Liu, Hsien‐Yeh Chen, Chen‐Chi Wu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Snow sports injuries in Scotland: a case-control study. [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVES: To examine the incidence and patterns of snow sports injuries at the three largest commercial ski areas in Scotland and to identify factors associated with injury risk.
Langran, M, Selvaraj, S
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Advancing Human Skin Equivalents: The Crucial Role of Neurovascular Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses the importance of integrating vascular and peripheral nerve systems into human skin equivalents (HSEs) to better recapitulate native skin physiology. Recent advances in vascularized, innervated, and neurovascularized HSEs are highlighted, together with emerging bioengineering strategies, current challenges, and future ...
Hao Wu, Lorenzo Moroni, Nicolas Lebonvallet, Vincent Flacher, Paul Wieringa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between altered motor control of trunk muscles and head and neck injuries in elite footballers - an exploratory study

, 2016
Background: Head and neck injuries are common in football. Injuries such as concussion can have serious consequences. Previous studies have shown that size and function of trunk muscles are predictive of lower limb injuries in professional Australian ...
Miokovic, Tanja, Hides, Julie A, Mendis, M Dilani, Mendis, M. Dilani, Smith, Melinda M Franettovich, Hides, Julie A., Low Choy, Nancy, Franettovich Smith, Melinda M., Cooper, Andrew, Choy, Nancy Low   +9 more
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Magnetically Driven Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering: From Nanoparticle Design to Mag‐ATMP Translation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive nanoparticles enable remote control over biomaterials, cells, and engineered tissues. This review summarizes material design, biological safety, fabrication and actuation strategies, computational validation, and translational pathways that support the development of magnetic tissue‐engineering platforms and future magnetically ...
Konstantinos Ioannidis, Dimitrios Lefas, Maya Guilliams, Jackie Van Grootenbril, Isaak Decoene, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Bart Smeets, Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Ioannis Papantoniou   +8 more
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The role of patient held beliefs about injury and recovery in the development of late whiplash syndrome following an acute whiplash injury [PDF]

This thesis has investigated the role of patient held beliefs about injury and recovery in the development of late whiplash syndrome (LWS) following an acute whiplash injury.
Williamson, Esther M.
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The Pattern of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries Among Patients Attending Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
To determine the pattern of oral and maxillofacial injuries among patients attended at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study.
Kileo, B.F, Kileo, Baraka Fredrick
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