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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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The application of propensity score methods in observational studies

Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
IntroductionIn research, it is crucial to accurately estimate treatment effects and analyze experimental results. Common methods include comparing outcome differences between different groups and using linear regression models for analysis.
Yuejuan Zhao
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Applying the adjustment set to estimate causal effect of data based on the causal graph model

Sichuan jingshen weisheng, 2022
The purpose of this paper was to introduce the five limitations of the PROC CAUSALGRAPH procedure and estimate the causal effect of the data by using the adjustment set based on the causal graph model.
Hu Chunyan, Hu Liangping
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Estimating a treatment effect on recidivism for correctional multiple component treatment for people in prison with an alcohol use disorder in England

, 2020
There is an emerging literature on the impact of correctional substance abuse treatment (SAT) on reoffending for people in prison with substance misuse issues.
Best, David, Leidi, Alessandro, Sondhi, Arun   +2 more
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Sequentially Constrained Randomization in Preclinical Animal Studies

Function
Randomization is a key component to scientific inquiry as it facilitates unbiased estimation of treatment effects via balancing of measured and unmeasured prognostic variables across treatment groups.
Joseph Rigdon, Michael Walkup, David Amar, Matthew T Wheeler, Laurie J Goodyear, Sue Bodine, Karyn Esser, Denise Esserman, Michael E Miller   +8 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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THE RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT [PDF]

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
We propose that individuals who are recipients or potential recipients of treatment designed to change their behavior have the right to a therapeutic environment, services whose overriding goal is personal welfare, treatment by a competent behavior analyst, programs that teach functional skills, behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and the ...
R, Van Houten, S, Axelrod, J S, Bailey, J E, Favell, R M, Foxx, B A, Iwata, O I, Lovaas   +6 more
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PLGA nanoparticles loaded with recombinant antimicrobial protein PIP significantly improves the survival state and pathological damage caused by ETEC O8-induced sepsis in mice

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionPeptide-based antimicrobial drugs are promising alternatives to antibiotics owing to their broad-spectrum bactericidal activity and unique pathogen membrane disruption mechanism.
Xian Li, Xian Li, Xian Li, Jianjie Li, Pengfei Qiu, Pengfei Qiu, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Chunjiang Wang, Menglong Yue, Menglong Yue, Congshang Lei, Congshang Lei, Miao Yin, Miao Yin, Xuefeng Qi, Xuefeng Qi, Xiwen Chen   +17 more
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Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
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