We previously reported a class of designer self-assembling peptides that form 3-dimensional nanofiber scaffolds using only l-amino acids. Here we report that using d-amino acids, the chiral self-assembling peptide d-EAK16 also forms 3-dimensional…
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BACKGROUND: Fabry disease is an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disease resulting from deficient alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) activity. Renal failure is a major debilitating complication in classically affected males. To determine if…
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Mask use is associated with low adherence, but adherent mask users are significantly protected against seasonal disease.
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Physicians used either an autonomy-supportive or a controlling interpersonal style to counsel smokers based on National Cancer Institute guidelines. Physician autonomy support was rated from audiotapes, and patients' perceived competence and…
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Workplace-based learning has been at the heart of medical education and training for centuries. However, radical reform of the NHS means we have to re-think traditional approaches to apprenticeship and find new ways to ensure that students and…
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Scholarly writing is a critical skill for faculty in academic medicine; however, few faculty receive instruction in the process. We describe the experience of 18 assistant professors who participated in a writing and faculty development program…
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Abstract: Too many patients with cardiovascular disease do not elect recommended cardiac rehabilitation (CR). This integrative literature review includes 16 peer-reviewed articles and describes factors associated with the use of CR. The Health…
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A Consortium for studying, evaluating, and supporting the introduction of Open Source software and open data standards in the Public Administration
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Lutilisation de facteurs pronostiques capables de prédire lévolution des patients atteints de lymphome est nécessaire pour informer le patient et pour les choix thérapeutiques. À côté de lanatomopathologie du lymphome, déterminante, certains…
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We developed various factor models of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index Silverman, W. K., Fleisig, W., Rabian, B. & Peterson, R. A. (1991). Childhood anxiety sensitivity index. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 162-168 and tested the…
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Background: The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) is a self-administered questionnaire that aims to measure pain and disability associated with shoulder disease. It consists of a pain section and a disability section with 13 items being…
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Background: The association between anxiety and depression, and eczema is well known in the literature, but factors underlying this association remain unclear. Low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and female gender have been found to be associated with…
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Background: Physicians often rely on colleagues for new information and advice about the care of their patients. Objective: Evaluate the network of influential discussions among primary care physicians in a hospital-based academic practice. Design:…
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Factors Affecting Physicians’ Responses to Patients’ Requests for Antidepressants: Focus Group StudyBackground: The ways in which patients requests for antidepressants affect physicians prescribing behavior are poorly understood. Objective: To describe physicians affective and cognitive responses to standardized patients (SPs) requests for…
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a model predicting whether patients would have shorter-than-typical or longer-than-typical recoveries after hip arthroscopy for labral tears. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 268…
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AIM: To examine factors that contribute to the severity of work related crashes in New South Wales, Australia. METHODS: Workers' Compensation data was linked to police crash records for the period 1998-2002. Multivariate analysis was carried out to…
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Thirty-day readmission rates have become a publicly reported quality performance measure for congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, little is known regarding the factors…
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical features of adults diagnosed with acute bronchitis, and to identify clinical variables associated with antibiotic treatment of acute bronchitis. DESIGN: Prospective, cohort study. SETTING: Primary care office…
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CONTEXT: Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) emerged rapidly in California in April 2009. Preliminary comparisons with seasonal influenza suggest that pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) disproportionately affects younger ages and causes generally mild disease.…
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about first-fill adherence rates for diabetic medications and factors associated with non-fill. OBJECTIVE: To assess the proportion of patients who fill their initial prescription for a diabetes medication, understand…
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