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Predicting euarchontan body mass: A comparison of tarsal and dental variables.
(American journal of physical anthropology, 2015-07)
Multiple meaningful ecological characterizations of a species revolve around body
mass. Because body mass cannot be directly measured in extinct taxa, reliable body
mass predictors are needed. Many published body mass prediction ...
Genetic variants in fanconi anemia pathway genes BRCA2 and FANCA predict melanoma survival.
(The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2015-02)
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is the most lethal skin cancer. The Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway
involved in DNA crosslink repair may affect CM susceptibility and prognosis. Using
data derived from published genome-wide association ...
Incremenal Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation.
(The Journal of heart valve disease, 2015-07)
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the 'gold standard' for quantifying pulmonic regurgitation
(PR) in adults with congenital heart disease, but remains costly and is less readily
available than echocardiography. Qualitative ...
Predictors and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia among patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection enrolled in the ACTG A5221 STRIDE study.
(BMC Infect Dis, 2015-01-13)
BACKGROUND: We evaluated predictors and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia
among participants undergoing baseline mycobacterial blood culture in the ACTG A5221
STRIDE study, a randomized clinical trial comparing ...
Steps to Health employee weight management randomized control trial: short-term follow-up results.
(J Occup Environ Med, 2015-02)
OBJECTIVE: To present the short-term follow-up findings of the Steps to Health study,
a randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of two employee weight management
programs offered within Duke University and the Health ...
Association between Initial Fluid Choice and Subsequent In-hospital Mortality during the Resuscitation of Adults with Septic Shock.
(Anesthesiology, 2015-12)
BACKGROUND: Currently, guidelines recommend initial resuscitation with intravenous
(IV) crystalloids during severe sepsis/septic shock. Albumin is suggested as an alternative.
However, fluid mixtures are often used in practice, ...
Small-fiber neuropathy in pompe disease: first reported cases and prospective screening of a clinic cohort.
(Am J Case Rep, 2015-04-03)
BACKGROUND: Prior autopsy reports demonstrate glycogen deposition in Schwann cells
of the peripheral nerves in patients with infantile and late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD),
but little is known about associated clinical features. ...
Genome-wide association study of acute kidney injury after coronary bypass graft surgery identifies susceptibility loci.
(Kidney Int, 2015-10)
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious complication of cardiac surgery. Since
prior studies have supported a genetic basis for postoperative AKI, we conducted a
genome-wide association study (GWAS) for AKI following ...
The frequency of involuntary autobiographical memories and future thoughts in relation to daydreaming, emotional distress, and age.
(Conscious Cogn, 2015-11)
We introduce a new scale, the Involuntary Autobiographical Memory Inventory (IAMI),
for measuring the frequency of involuntary autobiographical memories and involuntary
future thoughts. Using the scale in relation to other ...
Quantifying the utility of taking pills for preventing adverse health outcomes: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMJ Open, 2015-05-11)
OBJECTIVES: The utility value attributed to taking pills for prevention can have a
major effect on the cost-effectiveness of interventions, but few published studies
have systematically quantified this value. We sought to ...