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Hospitalization Utilization Metric After Major Oncologic Head and Neck Surgery With Microvascular Free Flap

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The primary length of stay (PLOS) metric fails to capture added time, costs, and reduced patient quality of life (QOL) associated with readmissions. To address these limitations, we propose a novel metric, the hospitalization utilization metric (HUM), which integrates PLOS and readmission LOS (RLOS). Study Design Retrospective review
Nana‐Hawwa Abdul‐Rahman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tbet and IL-36γ cooperate in therapeutic DC-mediated promotion of ectopic lymphoid organogenesis in the tumor microenvironment

open access: yesOncoImmunology, 2017
We have previously reported that direct injection of dendritic cells (DC) engineered to express the Type-1 transactivator Tbet (i.e., DC.Tbet) into murine tumors results in antitumor efficacy in association with the development of structures resembling ...
Aliyah M. Weinstein   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ontologies for Sustainability: Theoretical Challenges

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The lack of sustainable practices in key sectors of human societies is a global concern, posing threats for the whole planet. This paper provides the first review of ontologies for sustainability efforts, outlining their roles in assessing and advancing such efforts. Section 2 outlines three major challenges associated with sustainability: (1)
Giorgio A. Ubbiali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy of surrogate outcomes in predicting true endpoints of surgical periodontal therapy. A narrative review with a 20‐year longitudinal analysis

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Periodontal clinical trials commonly use surrogate end points (e.g., probing pocket depth [PPD], clinical attachment level [CAL], bleeding on probing [BoP], and composite scores such as the Periodontal Risk Score [PRS]) for efficiency, yet tooth loss, treatment burden/cost, and re‐treatment are the definitive patient‐relevant ...
Muhammad H. A. Saleh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An improved teaching–learning based

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Research, 2016
This paper presents an improved Teaching Learning Based Optimization (TLO) and a methodology for obtaining the edge maps of the noisy real life digital images.
Sasirooba Thirumavalavan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiogenic Serum Biomarker Levels Are Related to Onset of Labour in Low‐Risk Term and Post‐Term Pregnancies: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 133, Issue 9, Page 1777-1784, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate whether angiogenic biomarkers at term in low‐risk pregnancies are associated with the timing of spontaneous and induced labour, and to assess changes from term to post‐term gestation. Design Prospective, non‐interventional, observational cohort study. Setting Single tertiary care centre, Switzerland.
Ann‐Katrin Morr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pleuropulmonary MDCT Findings: Comparison between Children with Pulmonary Vein Stenosis and Prematurity-Related Lung Disease

open access: yesChildren, 2022
Purpose: To retrospectively compare the pleuropulmonary MDCT findings in children with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and prematurity-related lung disease (PLD).
Abbey J. Winant   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mesenteric Lymphatic Dysfunction as the Initiating Event in Crohn's Disease: Toward an Outside‐In Paradigm

open access: yesJCC Plus, Volume 1, Issue 4, July 2026.
Mesenteric lymphatic dysfunction promotes immune cell accumulation and chronic inflammation, leading to creeping fat formation. Progressive activity drives transmural inflammation. ABSTRACT Crohn's disease (CD) has traditionally been explained by an “inside‐out” model, in which disruption of the intestinal mucosal barrier allows luminal bacteria to ...
Takayuki Ogino   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The English Awakening of Santi Romano’s Ordinamento Giuridico: a Review of The Legal Order

open access: yesOsgoode Hall Law Journal, 2021
MORE THAN A CENTURY after its first publication, Santi Romano’s Ordinamento Giuridico is finally available to an English-speaking audience, as The Legal Order (TLO), thanks to Mariano Croce’s efforts in translating the work.
Ata Kassaian
doaj   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on the Dietary Exposure of Children to Inorganic Arsenic in the Republic of Croatia

open access: yesFood Risk Assess Europe, Volume 4, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Arsenic (As) is a metalloid, widely present in the environment, occurring naturally in soil, water and air. It occurs in nature and food in various chemical forms that differ considerably in their toxicity. Inorganic arsenic (iAs), comprising arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)), is considered the most toxic form of arsenic and is therefore
Danijela Stražanac   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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