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Yijie Lv, Jiguang He, Weikai Xu, Lin Wang • Entropy
(2023)
In this article, a graph-theoretic method (taking advantage of constraints among sets associated with the corresponding parity-check matrices) is applied for the construction of a double low-density parity-check (D-LDPC) code (also known as...
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DOI: 10.3390/e25081189
Terence W O'Neill, Robert Horne, Clare Jinks, Christian D Mallen et al. • NIHR Open Research
(2026)
Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, belie...
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DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13751.3
Justine Daudi Maganira, Noel Mark Makwinya, Beda John Mwang'onde • Parasite Epidemiology and Control
(2025)
Porcine cysticercosis, caused by the larval stage of Taenia species, poses significant health and economic challenges in low and lower-middle-income regions. This study assessed the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with the transm...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2025.e00445
David Collister, Mark Farrar, Lesha Farrar, Paul Brown et al. • Kidney Medicine
(2023)
Rationale & Objective: We sought to elicit patient preferences regarding the use of plasma exchange in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) and its tradeoffs of risk of kidney failure and risk of serious infec...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100595
Yong Wang, Daniel Paushter, Shusen Wang, Barbara Barbaro et al. • Cell Transplantation
(2011)
This study was designed to retrospectively compare the impact of crude Sigma V collagenase (Sigma V, n = 52) with high-purified Serva NB1 collagenase (Serva NB1, n = 42) on human islet isolation outcomes. A three-step filtration was applied...
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DOI: 10.3727/096368911X564994
Rafael Perera, Marjan Van Den Akker, Kym I E Snell, Joerg J Meerpohl et al. • BMJ Open
(2021)
Objective To explore factors that potentially impact external validation performance while developing and validating a prognostic model for hospital admissions (HAs) in complex older general practice patients.Study design and setting Using ...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045572
Wiesje M. van der Flier • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
(2005)
ementia refers to a syndrome that is characterised by progressive deterioration of cognitive functions.Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy, agitation, and depression, are also common.With increasing loss of function, a patient is grad...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2005.082867
PMC: 1765715
Robert McCarter • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
(2000)
Epidemiology: Beyond the BasicsAuthors: SZKLO, Moyses, MD, DrPH (Johns Hopkins Univ.); NIETO, F. Javier, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins Univ.) Bibliographic Data: (ISBN: 0–8342-0618–8, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2000, $55.00) 495 pages, soft cover Aud...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200006000-00031
Bettina Engel, Willy Gomm, Karl Broich, Wolfgang Maier et al. • BMC Neurology
(2018)
Abstract Background There is evidence that uric acid may have antioxidant and neuroprotective effects and might therefore alter the risk for neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. So far, the relation between serum uric acid (SUA) lev...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12883-018-1136-y
Haim Shmuely, Yekaterina Shvartsman, Rita Berdinstein, Jacob Yahav et al. • European Journal of Medical Research
(2023)
Abstract Purpose During the last few decades, the increased use of various types of antibiotics in the general population caused a significant change in regional Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibiotic resistance. Our aim is to study the...
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DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01500-0
Yongcheng Sheng, Yuhui Zhang, Qin Wang, Qi Hong et al. • Phytomedicine Plus
(2022)
Background: Different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the format of granules, such as Kanggan Granules (KangGs), Kouyanqing Granules (KouGs), Lianhua Qingwen Granules (LQGs), Qingkailing Granules (QGs) and Xiao'er Qingjie Granules (XQ...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2022.100351
Raj S. Bhopal • Oxford University Press eBooks
(2008)
Abstract Epidemiology is a population science that underpins health improvement and health care, and is concerned with the pattern, frequency, trends, and causes of disease. This book teaches its applications to population health research, ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543144.001.0001
Sajid Suleman • Elsevier eBooks
(1978)
This chapter introduces the foundational concepts of epidemiology as the scientific study of health and disease patterns in populations. It outlines the distinction between descriptive and analytical approaches, establishing the importance ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-745250-0.50015-1
Daniel William Cramer, Stacey A. Missmer • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
(2002)
Advances in understanding the epidemiology of endometriosis have lagged behind other diseases because of methodologic problems related to disease definition and control selection. Nevertheless, a better picture of the epidemiology of endome...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x
Armand S. Zini, Bader H. Alsaikhan, Khalid A. Alrabeeah, Guila Delouya • Asian Journal of Andrology
(2015)
Varicocele is a common problem in reproductive medicine practice. A varicocele is identified in 15% of healthy men and up to 35% of men with primary infertility. The exact pathophysiology of varicoceles is not very well understood, especial...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/1008-682x.172640
PMC: 4770482
Moysés Szklo, F. Javier Nieto (1999)
Finally! A first-of-its-kind intermediate level epidemiology text specifically designed to expand student knowledge without complex statistical formulations! Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics guides your students who have a good understanding...
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Charles H. Hennekens, Julie E. Buring, Sherry L. Mayrent (1987)
Epidemiology is the simplest and most direct method of studying the causes of disease in humans, and many major contributions have been made by studies that have demanded nothing more than the ability to count, to think logically, and to ha...
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Steven Hamley • Nutrition Journal
(2017)
Abstract Background A cornerstone of conventional dietary advice is the recommendation to replace saturated fatty acids (SFA) with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Many clinic...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12937-017-0254-5
Xiaoqiang Wang, Xijing Zhu, Xiang Li, Jingyu Yang • Scientific Reports
(2026)
Abstract To address the challenges of labor-intensive operations, high safety risks, and low operational efficiency in the installation of hanging columns within tunnels, we propose a robotics-based mechanized and automated solution. First,...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-54684-w
Chaewoo Kim, Sang-Min Park, Sanghoon Lee, Deukhee Lee • IEEE Access
(2024)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides enhanced soft tissue contrast and high spatial resolution. However, the relationship between intensity values among soft tissues in MRI is inconsistent, even when obtained under the same conditions ...
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DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3360272