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Chronic alcohol-related myopathy: a closer look at the role of lipids

Frontiers in Physiology
Chronic alcohol-related myopathy (CAM), characterized by muscle atrophy and weakness, arises from prolonged excessive ethanol (EtOH) intake. The precise mechanisms by which EtOH induces skeletal muscle atrophy are not fully understood.
Muni Swamy Ganjayi, Muni Swamy Ganjayi, Thomas A. Krauss, Craig R. G. Willis, Cory W. Baumann, Cory W. Baumann   +5 more
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Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) a rare cause of uncommon fatigue

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction and purpose: Muscle weakness in newborns, infants and young children can be caused by disorders of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a group of rare genetic diseases whose symptoms resemble the ...
Jan Lejman, Kinga Panuciak, Emilia Nowicka, Angelika Mastalerczyk, Karolina Makowska, Michał Obel, Kamila Czyżak, Wiktor Wiśniewski   +7 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
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Weak comonotonicity

European Journal of Operational Research, 2018
The classical notion of comonotonicity has played a pivotal role when solving diverse problems in economics, finance, and insurance. In various practical problems, however, this notion of extreme positive dependence structure is overly restrictive and sometimes unrealistic.
Ruodu Wang, Ricardas Zitikis
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Differentiated integration contingent on objective ability: a federalist critique

Perspectives on Federalism, 2018
This article is inspired by the 2017 discussions on the future of Europe (in particular some of the ideas debated in the White Paper on the Future of Europe, published by the European Commission) and the events that took place in the crises and post ...
Bardutzky Samo
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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THE ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF ROMANIAN FIRMS’ MANAGEMENT [PDF]

Business Excellence and Management, 2015
The aim of this paper is to highlight the main strengths and weaknesses of the Romanian firms' management and the manner in which the key stakeholders relate to them. Our study is based on a research conducted during of year 2014, by applying a survey to
Ion POPA , Simona Cătălina ŞTEFAN
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Acute Flaccid Paralysis and West Nile Virus Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Acute weakness associated with West Nile virus (WNV) infection has previously been attributed to a peripheral demyelinating process (Guillain-Barré syndrome); however, the exact etiology of this acute flaccid paralysis has not been systematically ...
James J. Sejvar, A. Arturo Leis, Dobrivoje S. Stokic, Jay A. Van Gerpen, Anthony A. Marfin, Risa Webb, Maryam B. Haddad, Bruce C. Tierney, Sally A. Slavinski, Jo Lynn Polk, Victor Dostrow, Michael Winkelmann, Lyle R. Petersen   +12 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
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Weak Approachability [PDF]

Mathematics of Operations Research, 1992
In this paper, we study repeated games with vector payoffs. Following Blackwell [2], we define weak approachability and its dual property, weak excludability. We use results from differential games with fixed duration to prove that every set is either weakly approachable or weakly excludable.
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