Genetic analysis suggests a surface of PAT-4 (ILK) that interacts with UNC-112 (kindlin) by Hiroshi Qadota, Annie McPherson, Rachel Corbitt, Evan Kelton Dackowski, Yohei Matsunaga, Andres F Oberhauser, Guy M Benian

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Tranexamic acid for the prevention of postpartum bleeding: Protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Ian Roberts, Oladapo Olayemi, Raoul Mansukhani, Haleema Shakur-Still, Katharine Ker, Luis D. Pacheco, Loïc Sentilhes, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, George Saade, François-Xavier Ageron, Amy Brenner, Rizwana Chaudhri, Danielle Prowse

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Discovery of Highly Potent Fusion Inhibitors with Potential Pan-Coronavirus Activity That Effectively Inhibit Major COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in Pseudovirus-Based Assays by Francesca Curreli, Shahad Ahmed, Sofia M. B. Victor, Aleksandra Drelich, Siva S. Panda, Andrea Altieri, Alexander V. Kurkin, Chien-Te K. Tseng, Christopher D. Hillyer, Asim K. Debnath

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Optimal Expression, Function, and Immunogenicity of an HIV-1 Vaccine Derived from the Approved Ebola Vaccine, rVSV-ZEBOV by Hiva Azizi, Jason P. Knapp, Yue Li, Alice Berger, Marc-Alexandre Lafrance, Jannie Pedersen, Marc-Antoine de la Vega, Trina Racine, Chil-Yong Kang, Jamie F. S. Mann, Jimmy D. Dikeakos, Gary Kobinger, Eric J. Arts

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Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Discharged from Coronavirus 2019 Hospitalization by Puebla Neira D, Zaidan M, Nishi S, Duarte A, Lau C, Parthasarathy S, Wang J, Kuo YF, Sharma G

“…Daniel Puebla Neira,1 Mohammed Zaidan,2 Shawn Nishi,2 Alexander Duarte,2 Christopher Lau,1 Sairam Parthasarathy,3 Jiefei Wang,4 Yong-Fang Kuo,4 Gulshan Sharma2 1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 2Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 3Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ, USA; 4Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USACorrespondence: Daniel Puebla Neira, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, 1111 E McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, USA, Email dpueblaneira@arizona.eduRationale: There is concern that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at greater risk of increased healthcare utilization (HCU) following Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) infection.Objective: To assess whether COPD is an independent risk factor for increased post-discharge HCU.Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with COPD discharged home from a hospitalization due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, using Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database (CDM). …”
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Fractional Dosing of Yellow Fever Live Attenuated 17D Vaccine: A Perspective by Hansen CA, Staples JE, Barrett AD

“…Clairissa A Hansen,1 J Erin Staples,2 Alan DT Barrett1 1Department of Pathology and Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-4036, USA; 2Arboviral Diseases Branch, U.S. …”
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Associated with Noninvasive Ventilation on Physical Capacity and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Double-Blinded Clinical Trial Pr... by Arêas GPT, Goulart CDL, Sant'Anna T, Fernandes TG, Alvim RDO, Borges FFDR, Amaral CMSSBD, Rodrigues SCF, Valente J, Ferreira JMBB, Rezende AG, Oliveira Júnior EFD, Lacerda MVGD, Almeida-Val FFD

“…Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas,1,2 Cássia da Luz Goulart,3 Thaís Sant’Anna,4 Tiótrefis Gomes Fernandes,4 Rafael de Oliveira Alvim,1 Fernanda Facioli dos Reis Borges,1 Camila Miriam Suemi Sato Barros do Amaral,3 Suzy Cristina França Rodrigues,1 Jefferson Valente,3 João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa Ferreira,5 Anna Gabriela Rezende,1,3 Edival Ferreira de Oliveira Júnior,6 Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda,3,7,8 Fernando Fonseca de Almeida-Val1– 4 1Department of Physiological Sciences, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 2Cardiopulmonary Laboratory, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, UFAM, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 3Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 4Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 5Higher School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 6Francisca Mendes University Hospital, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 7Leônidas and Maria Deane Institute, Fiocruz Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil; 8University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USACorrespondence: Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Amazonas, Avenida Rodrigo Otávio, 6200, Manaus, AM, 69080-900, Brasil, Email guilhermepta@ufam.edu.brBackground: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) seems to be a better choice to improve physical and functional capacity after acute infection. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Pancreatic Injury: Clinical and Radiological Profile and Response to Steroids by Anusha Shirwaikar Thomas, Michael Abreo, Ahmed Sayed Ahmed, Sai Prasada Rao Manikonda, Mostafa Eyada, Aaron Issac, Fiyinfoluwa Abraham, Jake Sheraj Jacob, Yinghong Wang, Sireesha Yedururi, Suresh T. Chari

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Anterior-Posterior versus anterior-lateral electrodes position for electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Mennaallah Eid, Deaa Abu Jazar, Ankit Medhekar, Wissam Khalife, Awad Javaid, Chowdhury Ahsan, Nehad Shabarek, Marwan Saad, Mohan Rao, Kenneth Ong, Hani Jneid, Ayman Elbadawi

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Regulation of DNA damage response by trimeric G-proteins by Amer Ali Abd El-Hafeez, Nina Sun, Anirban Chakraborty, Jason Ear, Suchismita Roy, Pranavi Chamarthi, Navin Rajapakse, Soumita Das, Kathryn E. Luker, Tapas K. Hazra, Gary D. Luker, Pradipta Ghosh

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Towards a Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis: Single Center Experience with ^99m Technetium Pyrophosphate Planar Imaging and Opportunities for Standardization of Diagnostic... by Mariam Saleem, Besher Sadat, Meredith Van Harn, Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam

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Aberrant Synaptic Pruning in CNS Diseases: A Critical Player in HIV-Associated Neurological Dysfunction? by Zachary Watson, Shao-Jun Tang

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Peripheral mechanisms of chronic pain by Zheng Qin, Dong Xintong, Green Dustin P., Dong Xinzhong

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Analysis of coastal protection under rising flood risk by Megan J. Lickley, Ning Lin, Henry D. Jacoby

“…A dynamic programming cost–benefit analysis is applied to the adaptation decision, illustrated by application to an energy facility in Galveston Bay. Projections of several global climate models provide inputs to estimates of the change in hurricane and storm surge activity as well as the increase in sea level. …”
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Nasopharyngeal Myiasis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients: Report of Two Cases by Hosna Zobairy, Parisa Modaresi, Miguel M Cabada, Ahmad Sofi-Mahmudi

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Giant cell arteritis: early diagnosis is key by Baig IF, Pascoe AR, Kini A, Lee AG

“…Iyza F Baig,1 Alexis R Pascoe,1 Ashwini Kini,2 Andrew G Lee2–9 1McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, 5Department of Neurology, 6Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, TX, USA; 7The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 8The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; 9Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA Abstract: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory vasculitis typically affecting elderly that can potentially cause vision loss. …”
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Social and environmental determinants of health among children with long-term movement impairment by Ilene L. Hollin, Bethney Bonilla, Anita Bagley, Carole A. Tucker

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Management of Atopic Dermatitis: Clinical Utility of Ruxolitinib by Owji S, Caldas SA, Ungar B

“…Shayan Owji,1,2 Stella A Caldas,1,3 Benjamin Ungar1 1Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 2The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 3George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence: Benjamin Ungar, Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 5 E. 98th St. …”
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Understanding offshore high-ozone events during TRACER-AQ 2021 in Houston: insights from WRF–CAMx photochemical modeling by W. Li, Y. Wang, X. Liu, E. Soleimanian, T. Griggs, J. Flynn, P. Walter

“…In addition, the VOC-limited <span class="inline-formula">O₃</span> formation is also boosted along western Galveston Bay and the Gulf Coast under high-<span class="inline-formula">NO_<i>x</i></span> conditions brought by the northeasterly winds from the Houston Ship Channel. …”
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Expanding ocean protection and peace: a window for science diplomacy in the Gulf by Clare M. Fieseler, Nadia Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Brian Helmuth, Alexandra Leitão, Mehsin Al Ainsi, Mohammad Al Mukaimi, Mohammad Al-Saidi, Fahad Al Senafi, Ivonne Bejarano, Radhouan Ben-Hamadou, Josh D'Addario, Ahmad Mujthaba Dheen Mohamed, Bruno W. Giraldes, Lyle Glowka, Maggie D. Johnson, Brett P. Lyons, Daniel Mateos-Molina, Christopher D. Marshall, Sayeed Mohammed, Pedro Range, Mohammad Reza Shokri, John M. K. Wong, Nicholas D. Pyenson

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