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We have previously described a free, public web-based tool, Trials to Publications, https://arrowsmith.psych.uic.edu/cgi-bin/arrowsmith_uic/TrialPubLinking/trial_pub_link_start.cgi, which employs a machine-learning model based on title, abstract, and other metadata features to predict which publications are likely to p…

The process of communication between brain and spinal cord remains unclear. Therefore an attempt supported by spinal cord stereotaxy was made to disclose the physiological mechanisms underlying the cooperation between the brain and spine as generated by the spinal cord. The initializing stimulus was the discovery of mo…

PURPOSE: To describe the effect that validation of venous thromboembolism (VTE) coded entries in the health improvement network (THIN) has on incidence rates of VTE among a cohort of rivaroxaban/warfarin users. METHODS: Among 36 701 individuals with a first prescription for rivaroxaban/warfarin between 2012 and…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to develop and evaluate an algorithm for automatically screening citations when updating living network meta-analysis (NMA). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Our algorithm learns from the initial screening of citations conducted when creating an NMA to automatically identify eligible citations (i.e., nee…

OBJECTIVE: To improve the quality of outpatient clinic communication between Otolaryngology and primary care doctors. DESIGN: Three example outpatient letters with identical content were created using different structure styles - full prose, headline subheadings with full prose and full subheadings throughout. Electro…

Pseudocyst of the auricle is characterized by asymptomatic swelling caused by an intracartilaginous fluid accumulation. If left untreated, permanent deformity of the pinna may occur. Many modalities of treatment have been reported. This article summarizes a 2 year retrospective study (2005-2007) performed in the Childr…

Pilomatrixoma is a rare skin neoplasm which is usually localized on face, neck and lower extremites and its etiology is still unknown. We report a case of a 32-year-old male patient with a rare localisation of pilomatrixoma on the right shoulder. The presumed diagnosis was sebaceous cyst. Excision biopsy was performed…

Here, we illustrate the clinical and technical implementation of interoperable health data for direct care from the viewpoint of practicing clinicians using examples from primary care. Interoperability allows people involved in the provision and receipt of care to seamlessly exchange and use the coded, free text and do…

BACKGROUND: Physicians frequently search PubMed for information to guide patient care. More recently, Google Scholar has gained popularity as another freely accessible bibliographic database. OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of searches in PubMed and Google Scholar. METHODS: We surveyed nephrologists (kidney spe…

Using a continuum evolution equation, we model the growth and evolution of quantum dots in the heteroepitaxial Ge on Si(0 0 1) system in a molecular beam epitaxy unit. We formulate our model in terms of evolution due to deposition, and due to surface diffusion which is governed by a free energy. This free…

Syndromic surveillance systems that incorporate electronic free-text data have primarily focused on extracting concepts of interest from chief complaint text, emergency department visit notes, and nurse triage notes. Due to availability and access, there has been limited work in the area of surveilling the full text of…

This study investigated mothers' experiences surrounding stillbirth in the United Kingdom, their memory making and sharing opportunities, and the effect these opportunities had on them. Qualitative data were generated from free text responses to open-ended questions. Thematic content analysis revealed that "stigma" was…

OBJECTIVES: Substantial inequalities of health in various parts of Slovak Republic (SR) are observed. BACKGROUND: Our aim was to analyse the combination of sociological and medical aspects of these inequalities. METHODS: Sociological and mortality data from all 76 counties of SR were analysed by cluster analysis, ANO…

Pd(111) thin films, ∼245 nm thick, are deposited on AlO(0001) substrates at ≈0.5, whereis the Pd melting point, by ultrahigh vacuum dc magnetron sputtering of Pd target in pure Ar discharges. Auger electron spectra and low-energy electron diffraction patterns acquiredfrom the as-deposited samples r…

Countries traditionally consuming beer and wine have high alcohol consumption as compared to East Asia, where the fact of low alcoholism prevalence can be attributed to a defect in metabolic degradation of ethanol. Dependence on alcohol is multifactorial and is related to a complex interplay of metabolic, genetic, soci…

Actinomycosis is an infrequent chronic progressive granulomatous and suppurative disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, a natural inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract. We report a rare case of a 68-year-old man with primary endobronchial actinomycosis who presented in the emergency respiratory ward with massive he…

BACKGROUND AND AIM: We analyzed an inclusive gradient boosting model to predict hospital admission from the emergency department (ED) at different time points. We compared its results to multiple models built exclusively at each time point. METHODS: This retrospective multisite study utilized ED data from the Mount Si…

The Internet has made finding evidence for clinical practice fairly easy. Many different types of databases that can be searched for relevant key terms are available for free or for subscription. Bibliographic or library databases contain books, book chapters, reports, citations, abstracts, and either the full text of…

The front cover artwork is provided by the Mosquera group at Montana State University, Bozeman. The image shows theoretical elements involved in the density-functional calculations that are free of spurious fractional charges. Read the full text of the Research Article at 10.1002/cphc.202200592.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to enhance our understanding of factors that influence help-seeking in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-related fecal incontinence (FI), and their needs or desire for continence services. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: We conducted a survey of FI in community-dwelling people w…