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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
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An ancient super allele of the Vrs1 gene driving the recent success in modern barley improvement through optimising spike architecture

Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Improved yield potential is the goal of barley domestication and cultivation. During this process, two- and six-rowed barley types emerged and have been utilised in breeding and production.
Jingye Cheng, Rui Pan, Wenying Zhang, Tianhua He, Chengdao Li   +4 more
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Developing a Proximal Active Canopy Sensor-based Precision Nitrogen Management Strategy for High-Yielding Rice

Remote Sensing, 2020
RapidSCAN is a portable active canopy sensor with red, red-edge, and near infrared spectral bands. The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a RapidSCAN sensor-based precision nitrogen (N) management (PNM) strategy for high-yielding rice in ...
Junjun Lu, Yuxin Miao, Wei Shi, Jingxin Li, Xiaoyi Hu, Zhichao Chen, Xinbing Wang, Krzysztof Kusnierek   +7 more
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Variations in agronomic and grain quality traits of rice grown under irrigated lowland conditions in West Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Rice breeding in West Africa has been largely skewed toward yield enhancement and stress tolerance. This has led to the variable grain quality of locally produced rice in the region.
Alognon, A., Bah, S., Dieng, I., Graham‐Acquaah, S., Manful, J.T., Saito, K., Sow, A., Traoré, K.   +7 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in Health Spending [PDF]

, 2007
Analyzes the potential of fifteen federal health policy options to lower spending over the next ten years and yield higher value on investments in health ...
Anne K. Gauthier, Anthony Shih, Cathy Schoen, Jennifer Lau, Karen Davis, Sophie Kasimow, Stuart Guterman   +6 more
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A sensitivity analysis of the prediction of the nitrogen fertilizer requirement of cauliflower crops using the HRI WELL_N computer model [PDF]

, 2001
HRI WELL_N is an easy to use computer model, which has been used by farmers and growers since 1994 to predict crop nitrogen (N) requirements for a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops.
Draycott, A. Philip (Arthur Philip), Lillywhite, Robert, Mead, A. (Andrew), Rahn, C. (Clive), Salo, T.   +4 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Yield of Acid-adaptive Soybean Promising Lines in Ultisols of Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2016
Soybean is an important food commodity after rice and corn in Indonesia. Until now soybean demand cannot be fulfilled by domestic production, although the chances of fulfillment can be attempted.
Kuswantoro, H. (Heru)
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source