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Child plexiform neurofibroma of the lumbar region. Case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Tumors of the peripheral nerves are not well described. Plexiform neurofibromas are common NF1 benign tumors that carry a low malignant risk of transformation.
Yannick Canton Kessely, Aboubacar Aouami, Li-iyané Olivier Ouambi, Félicien G. Toudjingar, Ndolembai S. Njesada, John Jabang Nute, Adamou Abassi, Yusra Adam, Kaimba Bray, Constant Assi, Momar Codé Ba   +10 more
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Prevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in health care workers at a tertiary care New York hospital during the Spring COVID-19 surge

Perioperative Medicine, 2021
Background Health care workers (HCW) such as anesthesiologists, surgeons, and intensivists face high rates of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 through direct contact with COVID-19 patients.
Lillian R. Talbot, Jamie L. Romeiser, Eric D. Spitzer, Tong J. Gan, Sunitha M. Singh, Bettina C. Fries, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero   +6 more
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Effects of noise exposure among industrial workers in power plants of the National Electricity Company in N’Djamena, Chad

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022
Background Noise pollution, unwanted or excessive sound, is one of the most common nuisances in industrial sectors. In the city of N’Djamena, Chad, workers in power plants are exposed to very high levels of noise, which could have deleterious effects on ...
Aboubakar Assidick Taoussi, Abdel-sadick Abdallah Yassine, Mahamat Seïd Mahamat Malloum, Constant Assi, Tara Fotclossou, Yusra Aboulbachar Ali   +5 more
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Deep rTMS of the insula and prefrontal cortex in smokers with schizophrenia: Proof-of-concept study

npj Schizophrenia, 2022
Patients with schizophrenia have a high prevalence of cigarette smoking and respond poorly to conventional treatments, highlighting the need for new therapies.
Scott J. Moeller, Roberto Gil, Jodi J. Weinstein, Topaz Baumvoll, Kenneth Wengler, Natalka Fallon, Jared X. Van Snellenberg, Sameera Abeykoon, Greg Perlman, John Williams, Lucian Manu, Mark Slifstein, Clifford M. Cassidy, Diana M. Martinez, Anissa Abi-Dargham   +14 more
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D-Dimer-Driven Anticoagulation Reduces Mortality in Intubated COVID-19 Patients: A Cohort Study With a Propensity-Matched Analysis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Objective: Examine the possible beneficial effects of early, D-dimer driven anticoagulation in preventing thrombotic complications and improving the overall outcomes of COVID-19 intubated patients.Methods: To address COVID-19 hypercoagulability, we ...
Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, Sima Mofakham, Jerry A. Rubano, Nicos Labropoulos, Mohsen Bannazadeh, Mohsen Bannazadeh, Panagiotis Drakos, Panagiotis Volteas, Nathaniel A. Cleri, Leor N. Alkadaa, Anthony A. Asencio, Anthony Oganov, Wei Hou, Daniel N. Rutigliano, Adam J. Singer, James Vosswinkel, Mark Talamini, Charles B. Mikell, Kenneth Kaushansky   +19 more
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End of Life Decision-Making Challenges in a Latino Patient with COVID-19: Facing Barriers

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic brought difficult scenarios that patients and families are facing about end- of-life decisions. This exposed some weak areas in the healthcare system where we can continue improve in reducing disparities and emphasizing advance care ...
Irma Huayanay MD, Celia Pantoja MD, Chelsea Chang MD   +2 more
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Effect of the electrode array-retina gap distance on visual function in patients with the Argus II retinal prosthesis

BMC Ophthalmology, 2020
Background Post-implantation visual outcomes in patients with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis is dependent on a multitude of factors including the positioning of the electrode array on the retina.
Abhishek Naidu, Nimra Ghani, Mohammad Saad Yazdanie, Khurram Chaudhary   +3 more
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FABP5 deletion in nociceptors augments endocannabinoid signaling and suppresses TRPV1 sensitization and inflammatory pain

Scientific Reports, 2022
The endocannabinoid anandamide (AEA) produces antinociceptive effects by activating cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1). However, AEA also serves as an agonist at transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) in nociceptive sensory neurons, which ...
Diane M. Bogdan, Keith Studholme, Adriana DiBua, Chris Gordon, Martha P. Kanjiya, Mei Yu, Michelino Puopolo, Martin Kaczocha   +7 more
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Culture-dependent examination of the bacteriological quality of ready-to-eat African salads in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria and antibiotic resistance profile of associated bacteria

Heliyon, 2022
This study investigated the bacteriological quality of ready-to-eat (RTE) African salads in Enugu metropolis, Enugu, Nigeria. A total of 10 samples of African salad were purchased from 10 different vendors in Enugu metropolis.
Chinyere Augusta Ajuzieogu, Irene Chidinma Dyboh, David Chinemerem Nwobodo   +2 more
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A greedy regression algorithm with coarse weights offers novel advantages

Scientific Reports, 2022
Regularized regression analysis is a mature analytic approach to identify weighted sums of variables predicting outcomes. We present a novel Coarse Approximation Linear Function (CALF) to frugally select important predictors and build simple but powerful
Clark D. Jeffries, John R. Ford, Jeffrey L. Tilson, Diana O. Perkins, Darius M. Bost, Dayne L. Filer, Kirk C. Wilhelmsen   +6 more
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