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A Review on the Fate of Nutrients and Enhancement of Energy Recovery from Rice Straw through Anaerobic Digestion [PDF]

, 2020
Open field burning and tilling the rice straw (RS) back into the fields causes environmental threats by contributing to the increased greenhouse gas emissions. Energy and nutrient recovery from RS through anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective solution
Fritze, Albrecht, Muhayodin, Furqan, Rotter, Vera Susanne   +2 more
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Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
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Treatment utilization and outcomes in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma: A review of the National Cancer Database [PDF]

, 2017
For elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, therapeutic approaches and outcomes in a modern cohort are not well characterized. Patients ≥70 years old with clinical stage II and III esophageal cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2012 were ...
Bradley, Jeffrey D, Kozower, Benjamin, Lockhart, A. Craig, Meyers, Bryan F, Parikh, Parag J, Perkins, Stephanie M, Puri, Varun, Roach, Michael C, Robinson, Cliff G, Samson, Pamela P, Vlacich, Gregory   +10 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Usage Pattern and Serum Level Measurement of Amikacin in the Internal Medicine Ward of the Largest Referral Hospital in the South of Iran: A Pharmacoepidemiological Study

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background: The inappropriate use of aminoglycosides has harmful effects such as the development of resistant pathogens and the incidence of nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity.
Soha Namazi, Mohammad Mahdi Sagheb, Mohammad Mahdi Hashempour, Arman Sadatsharifi   +3 more
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Medical Utilization of Kiosks in the Delivery of Patient Education: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2014
Background: The utilization of kiosks has previously been shown to be effective for collecting information, delivering educational modules, and providing access to health information.
Roxanne Nagurka, Suzanne Bentley, Edgardo Ordonez, William Sproule   +3 more
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A Theory of Utilization Review [PDF]

Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003
Through utilization review (UR), managed care organizations (MCOs) monitor and alter physician treatment decisions. We show that the value of UR depends on physician incentives. Not surprisingly, when physicians have incentives to significantly overtreat patients, UR can improve social welfare by eliminating unnecessary utilization.
Dranove, David, Spier, Kathryn
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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul, Jatuporn Sujjitjoon, Pa‐thai Yenchitsomanus, Kridtin Jarutatsanangkoon, Ng Wei Loon, Kleebsabai Sanpakit, Jassada Buaboonnam, Chayamon Takpradit, Pornpimon Yuti, Nunghathai Sawasdee, Piriya Luangwattananun, Siripakorn Sangkitporn, Arnan Limmahachai, La‐ongsri Atchaneeyasakul   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profile of drugs used by university students for self-medication in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
A significant increase in self-medication was observed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially among university students due to their higher level of knowledge and awareness, making them more prone to self-medication. Therefore, in this scoping review
Natielle Alves Fernandes, Larissa Torres Fernandes, Welerson Gregório Macieira, Lauro César da Silva Maduro, Sabrina Cerqueira Santos, Larissa de Freitas Bonomo   +5 more
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Evaluation of uncomplicated acute respiratory tract infection management in veterans: A national utilization review. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundAntibiotics are overprescribed for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs). Guidelines provide criteria to determine which patients should receive antibiotics.
ARI Management Improvement Group, Bidwell Goetz, Matthew, Bohan, Jefferson G, Burk, Muriel, Cunningham, Francesca, Jones, Makoto, Madaras-Kelly, Karl, Neuhauser, Melinda M, Pontefract, Benjamin   +8 more
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