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P2X 7-receptor binding in new-onset and secondary progressive MS – a [11C]SMW139 PET study

EJNMMI Research
Background PET imaging of activated microglia has improved our understanding of the pathology behind disability progression in MS, and pro-inflammatory microglia at ‘smoldering’ lesion rims have been implicated as drivers of disability progression.
Jussi Lehto, Richard Aarnio, Jouni Tuisku, Marcus Sucksdorff, Esa Mikko Koivumäki, Marjo Nylund, Semi Helin, Johan Rajander, Jonathan Danon, Jayson Gilchrist, Michael Kassiou, Vesa Oikonen, Laura Airas   +12 more
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Design of embedded system for recycling machine of PET

Revista Elektrón, 2023
This article presents the design and implementation of a device able to generate printer filament from bottles to use on 3d printers. Also, it explains technical concepts as 3D printing and recycling plastics and describes other parts of the developed ...
Nicolás Vargas Alice
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
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OBTAINING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENCAPSULATED MINERAL FERTILIZERS USING ENCAPSULATED MODIFIED PET

Environmental Problems, 2022
The article deals with the study of the prospects for the use of mineral fertilizers encapsulated in PET forbioremediation. This increases efficiency, prevents environmentalpollution from undigested plants with plant nutrients,
Ruslan Grechanik, Wojciech Lutek, Myroslav Malovanyy, Oleg Nagurskyy, Ivan Tymchuk, Kateryna Petrushka, Liubov Luchyt, Uliana Storoshchuk   +7 more
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PET/CT incidental detection of second tumor in patients investigated for pancreatic neoplasms [PDF]

, 2018
Positron Emission Tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is an imaging technique which has a role in the detection and staging malignancies (both in first diagnosis and follow-up).
Bissoli, Sergio, Fantin, Alberto, Moletta, Lucia, Passuello, Nicola, Sperti, Cosimo, Valmasoni, Michele   +5 more
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Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle, Kiersten Ricci, Kelly Blache, Rebecca A. Marsh, Adrienne M. Hammill, Elissa Engel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pet Therapy Use in Pediatric Hospitals: an Internet Based Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2004
Introduction: In a technologically advanced health care system, health care providers continue to care for the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of their patients.
Potter, Kara
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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