Prognosis research strategy (PROGRESS) 1: a framework for researching clinical outcomes [PDF]
Understanding and improving the prognosis of a disease or health condition is a priority in clinical research and practice. In this article, the authors introduce a framework of four interrelated themes in prognosis research, describe the importance of ...
Abrams, D. +20 more
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Mechanic-Electric-Thermal Directly Coupling Simulation Method of Lamb Wave under Temperature Effect
Lamb Wave (LW)-based structural health monitoring method is promising, but its main obstacle is damage assessment in varying environments. LW simulation based on piezoelectric transducers (referred to as PZTs) is an efficient and low-cost method.
Xiaofei Yang +4 more
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The impact of emotional well-being on long-term recovery and survival in physical illness: a meta-analysis [PDF]
This meta-analysis synthesized studies on emotional well-being as predictor of the prognosis of physical illness, while in addition evaluating the impact of putative moderators, namely constructs of well-being, health-related outcome, year of publication,
AB Hamilton +64 more
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Comparison of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale with disability outcome measures in acute stroke trials [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Acute stroke trials typically use disability scales as their primary end point. Neurologic impairment scales such as the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) are possibly more sensitive to
Lees, K.R., Weir, C.J., Young, F.B.
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Categorizing stroke prognosis using different stroke scales [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose</b>: Stroke severity and dependency are often categorized to allow stratification for randomization or analysis. However, there is uncertainty whether the categorizations used for different stroke scales are
Govan, L., Langhorne, P., Weir, C.J.
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Telomere dysfunction accurately predicts clinical outcome in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, even in patients with early stage disease [PDF]
© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Defining the prognosis of individual cancer sufferers remains a significant clinical challenge. Here we assessed the ability of high-resolution single telomere length analysis (STELA), combined with an experimentally ...
Allan, James M. +14 more
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Expression of Foxp3 in colorectal cancer but not in Treg cells correlates with disease progression in patients with colorectal cancer [PDF]
Background: Regulatory T cells (Treg) expressing the transcription factor forkhead-box protein P3 (Foxp3) have been identified to counteract anti-tumor immune responses during tumor progression. Besides, Foxp3 presentation by cancer cells itself may also
A Ho-Pun-Cheung +45 more
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Fog computing and convolutional neural network enabled prognosis for machining process optimization [PDF]
Cloud enabled prognosis systems have been increasingly adopted by manufacturing industries. The effectiveness of the cloud systems is, however, crippled by the high latency of data transfer between shop floors and the cloud.To overcome the limitation ...
Li, Weidong +3 more
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Depression in Psoriatic Arthritis: Dimensional Aspects and Link with Systemic Inflammation
Studying comorbidities in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) provides a better understanding of the extended burden of the disease. Depression and anxiety are well recognized but understudied comorbidities in patients with PsA.
Ashish J. Mathew, Vinod Chandran
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Does sex of the patient play a role in survival for MSI colorectal cancer? [PDF]
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a feature of colorectal tumors that develops as a result of inactivation of the DNA mismatch repair system. It is found in about 15% of all colorectal cancers and is an important prognostic molecular marker when ...
Alecu, Lucian +11 more
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