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Animal‐Assisted Activities With Therapy Dogs in Pediatric Oncology: A Multicenter Survey of the Current Status, Implementation, and Challenges in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Animal‐assisted activities (AAAs) with therapy dogs have shown positive effects on patient well‐being and quality of life in various areas of medicine, including pediatric oncology. However, research on this topic is limited. The aim of this study is to present the current status of AAA in pediatric oncology in Germany, Austria, and
Jan‐Marius Wedig, Birgit Burkhardt, Christof M. Kramm, Kira Ostermann, Sarah C. Goretzki, Uta Dirksen, Nico Kurpiers, Michael M. Schündeln   +7 more
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Quasi-statically actuated MEMS scanner with concentric vertical comb electrodes

Micro and Nano Systems Letters
A quasi-static (QS) MEMS mirror scanner with concentric vertical combs (CVC) is presented. The increase rate of overlapped area of the CVC, tends to show larger values and more uniform than that of conventional vertical combs, resulting in improved ...
Daehwan Chae, Do-hyeon Jeong, Seong-jong Yun, Kyoung-woo Jo, Jong-Hyun Lee   +4 more
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R&D as a prisoner’s dilemma and R&D - avoiding cartels

, 2011
Duopoly firms engaged in a standard two-stage game of R&D and Cournot competition are caught in a prisoner’s dilemma for their R&D decisions whenever spillover effects are low. This effect works to the advantage of consumers and society. This result provides an interesting perspective on the well-known wedge between private and social incentives for R ...
Rabah, Amir, Garcia, Filomena, Ermes, Christine H., Pais, Joana   +3 more
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On Hierarchical Composite Endpoints in Pediatric Cancer Supportive Care: Illustrative Examples From Two Multi‐Center Phase‐III Randomized Clinical Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric supportive care clinical trials often involve multiple clinically important outcomes, complicating trial interpretation. Hierarchical composite endpoints (HCEs) provide a framework to integrate key outcomes according to clinical importance.
Willem H. Collier, Mark Zobeck, Adam J. Esbenshade, Christopher C. Dvorak, Lillian Sung, David Freyer, Sarah Alexander, Etan Orgel, Nicole J. Ullrich, Zach Prudowsky, Brian Fisher, Caitlin W. Elgarten   +11 more
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The therapeutic effect of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-rac-glycerol on chemically induced atopic dermatitis

Scientific Reports
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disease worldwide. However, it is still urgent to develop innovative treatments that can effectively manage refractory patients with unpredictable chronic disease courses. In this study,
Su-Hyun Shin, Yu-Jin Kim, Su-Jin Kim, Guen Tae Kim, Hyowon Lee, Eun Young Kim, Se Hee Lee, Ki-Young Sohn, Jae Wha Kim, Jae Sam Lee   +9 more
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A Population‐Based Study on Childhood Aplastic Anemia—Incidence, Outcomes, and Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare disease, and both the disease itself and its treatment cause significant morbidity. We aimed to determine the contemporary incidence of childhood AA in Finland, to compare the clinical characteristics of AA against inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) and refractory cytopenia of ...
Lauri‐Matti Kulmala, Riitta Niinimäki, Tytti Pokka, Anu Huurre, Liisa Järvelä, Sauli Palmu, Tuuli Pöyhönen, Pauliina Utriainen, Henri Aarnivala   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nephrogenic Rests/Nephroblastomatosis in Patients With Unilateral Wilms Tumor Are Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Relapse: An Analysis of Patients Treated on the SIOP‐WT‐2001 Protocol in the SIOP‐UK‐CCLG and SIOP‐GPOH Studies (2001–2022)

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Nephrogenic rests (NRs) and nephroblastomatosis (NBM) are precursor lesions for development of Wilms tumor (WT). Their association with the risk of relapse has not been properly assessed, partly due to misunderstanding of their diagnostic criteria and terminology.
Gordan M. Vujanić, Rhoikos Furtwängler, Tanzina Chowdhury, Christian Vokuhl, Jenny Wegert, Norbert Graf   +5 more
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Comprehensive Comparison of Similarity Evaluation and Discovery of Weak Spectral Variations of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Tobacco Formulation Replacement

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy data encounter challenges in data processing such as peak overlapping, information redundancy, and background or noise, which complicate the evaluation of weak differences among similar samples.
Yipeng Zhang, Hui Jiang, Jun Ling, Liliang Wen, Keliang Yan, Aiming Chen, Zhongda Zeng, Miaomiao Wang, Qianxu Yang   +8 more
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Administering Blinatumomab via Continuous Intravenous Infusion in Pediatric Patients—A Single‐Institution Retrospective Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab, a CD19xCD3 bispecific T‐cell engager, has become standard therapy for children with de novo B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). This retrospective review describes the experience of blinatumomab administration in pediatric patients.
Julia M. Hurley, Ryleigh Krueger, Kellie Joyce, James Stanley, Mary Waskerwitz‐Freyer, Marielle Klunder, David J. Hoogstra   +6 more
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Blood and urine multi-omics analysis of the impact of e-vaping, smoking, and cessation: from exposome to molecular responses

Scientific Reports
Cigarette smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. While quitting smoking is the best option, switching from cigarettes to non-combustible alternatives (NCAs) such as e-vapor products is a viable harm reduction approach for ...
Carine Poussin, Bjoern Titz, Yang Xiang, Laurel Baglia, Rachel Berg, David Bornand, Mohammed-Amin Choukrallah, Timothy Curran, Sophie Dijon, Eric Dossin, Remi Dulize, Doris Etter, Maria Fatarova, Loyse Felber Medlin, Adrian Haiduc, Edina Kishazi, Aditya R. Kolli, Athanasios Kondylis, Emmanuel Kottelat, Csaba Laszlo, Oksana Lavrynenko, Yvan Eb-Levadoux, Catherine Nury, Dariusz Peric, Melissa Rizza, Thomas Schneider, Emmanuel Guedj, Florian Calvino, Nicolas Sierro, Philippe Guy, Nikolai V. Ivanov, Patrick Picavet, Sherry Spinelli, Julia Hoeng, Manuel C. Peitsch   +34 more
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