Ultrasound-guided lymph node fine-needle aspiration for evaluating post-vaccination germinal center responses in humans by Larissa L.S. Scholte, David J. Leggat, Kristen W. Cohen, Lara Hoeweler, Guacyara C. Erwin, Farhard Rahaman, Angela Lombardo, Vincent Philiponis, Dagna S. Laufer, Heather Siefers, Alexis M. Ruppel, Joshua Brand, Janine Maenza, Rhi Bronson, Madhu Prabhakaran, Jalen Jean-Baptiste, Orpheus Kolokythas, Aimee A. Desrosiers, Caroline K. Thoreson, Antje Heit, Nadia J. Khati, Elissa Malkin, M. Juliana McElrath, Adrian B. McDermott, William R. Schief, David Diemert, Jeffrey M. Bethony

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Financial and Clinical Impact of Virtual Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Difference-in-Differences Analysis by Robert J Walter, Stephen D Schwab, Matt Wilkes, Daniel Yourk, Nicole Zahradka, Juliana Pugmire, Adam Wolfberg, Amanda Merritt, Joshua Boster, Kevin Loudermilk, Sean J Hipp, Michael J Morris

“…The unique arrangement of the US Military Health System (MHS) enabled direct comparison between facilities that did and did not implement a standardized VC program. …”
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Using the multiphase optimization strategy to adapt cognitive processing therapy (CPT MOST): study protocol for a randomized controlled factorial experiment by Rebecca K. Sripada, Cassaundra L. Peterson, John J. Dziak, Inbal Nahum-Shani, Erika M. Roberge, Amber A. Martinson, Katherine Porter, Peter Grau, Diana Curtis, Sydney McElroy, Sarah Bryant, Isabel Gracy, Cosette Pryor, Heather M. Walters, Karen Austin, Carolina Ehlinger, Nina Sayer, Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Kathleen Chard

“…Abstract Background Approximately ten percent of US military veterans suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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Cervical and anal HPV infection: cytological and histological abnormalities in HIV-infected women in Thailand by Reshmie A. Ramautarsing, Nittaya Phanuphak, Surasith Chaithongwongwatthana, Ferdinand W.N.M. Wit, Nipat Teeratakulpisarn, Tippawan Pankam, Piyanee Rodbamrung, Joep M.A. Lange, Praphan Phanuphak, Vikrant V. Sahasrabuddhe, Stephen Kerr, Jintanat Ananworanich, Janneke H. Wijgert, van de

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Heavy Metal Toxicity in Armed Conflicts Potentiates AMR in A. baumannii by Selecting for Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Co-resistance Mechanisms by Wael Bazzi, Wael Bazzi, Wael Bazzi, Antoine G. Abou Fayad, Antoine G. Abou Fayad, Antoine G. Abou Fayad, Aya Nasser, Aya Nasser, Aya Nasser, Louis-Patrick Haraoui, Omar Dewachi, Ghassan Abou-Sitta, Vinh-Kim Nguyen, Aula Abara, Nabil Karah, Hannah Landecker, Charles Knapp, Megan M. McEvoy, Muhammad H. Zaman, Paul G. Higgins, Paul G. Higgins, Ghassan M. Matar, Ghassan M. Matar, Ghassan M. Matar

“…MDRAb gained media attention after being identified in American soldiers returning from Iraq and treated in US military facilities, where it was termed “Iraqibacter.” …”
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Enhancing Patient Activation and Self-Management Activities in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Using the US Department of Defense Mobile Health Care Environment: Feasibility Study by Gimbel, Ronald W, Rennert, Lior M, Crawford, Paul, Little, Jeanette R, Truong, Khoa, Williams, Joel E, Griffin, Sarah F, Shi, Lu, Chen, Liwei, Zhang, LingLing, Moss, Jennie B, Marshall, Robert C, Edwards, Karen W, Crawford, Kristy J, Hing, Marie, Schmeltz, Amanda, Lumsden, Brandon, Ashby, Morgan, Haas, Elizabeth, Palazzo, Kelly

“…MethodsA multisite study, including a user-centered design and a controlled trial, was conducted within the US Military Health System. Phase I assessed preferences regarding the enhancement of the enabling technology. …”
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Health of Special Immigrant Visa holders from Iraq and Afghanistan after arrival into the United States using Domestic Medical Examination data, 2014-2016: A cross-sectional analys... by Gayathri S Kumar, Clelia Pezzi, Simone Wien, Blain Mamo, Kevin Scott, Colleen Payton, Kailey Urban, Stephen Hughes, Lori Kennedy, Nuny Cabanting, Jessica Montour, Melissa Titus, Jenny Aguirre, Breanna Kawasaki, Rebecca Ford, Emily S Jentes

“…SIV holders (SIVH) are applicants who were employed by, or on behalf of, the US government or the US military. There is limited information about health conditions in SIV populations to help guide US clinicians caring for SIVH. …”
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The PTSD Family Coach App in Veteran Family Members: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Katherine van Stolk-Cooke, Joseph Wielgosz, Haijing Wu Hallenbeck, Andrew Chang, Craig Rosen, Jason Owen, Eric Kuhn

“… BackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among US military veterans can adversely impact their concerned significant others (CSOs; eg, family members and romantic partners). …”
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The EPIICAL project: an emerging global collaboration to investigate immunotherapeutic strategies in HIV-infected children by P. Palma, C. Foster, P. Rojo, P. Zangari, A. Yates, N. Cotugno, N. Klein, K. Luzuriaga, S. Pahwa, E. Nastouli, D.M. Gibb, W. Borkowsky, S. Bernardi, V. Calvez, E. Manno, Nadia Mora, A. Compagnucci, B. Wahren, M.Á Muñoz-Fernández, A. De Rossi, J. Ananworanich, D. Pillay, C. Giaquinto, P. Rossi

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Brain Structural Covariance Network Topology in Remitted Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Delin Sun, Delin Sun, Sarah L. Davis, Sarah L. Davis, Courtney C. Haswell, Courtney C. Haswell, Chelsea A. Swanson, Chelsea A. Swanson, Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Kevin S. LaBar, Kevin S. LaBar, Kevin S. LaBar, John A. Fairbank, John A. Fairbank, Rajendra A. Morey, Rajendra A. Morey, Rajendra A. Morey, Jean C. Beckham, Mira Brancu, Patrick S. Calhoun, Eric Dedert, Eric B. Elbogen, Kimberly T. Green, Robin A. Hurley, Jason D. Kilts, Nathan Kimbrel, Angela Kirby, Christine E. Marx, Gregory McCarthy, Scott D. McDonald, Marinell Miller-Mumford, Scott D. Moore, Rajendra A. Morey, Jennifer C. Naylor, Treven C. Pickett, Jared Rowland, Jennifer J. Runnals, Cindy Swinkels, Steven T. Szabo, Katherine H. Taber, Larry A. Tupler, Elizabeth E. Van Voorhees, H. Ryan Wagner, Richard D. Weiner, Ruth E. Yoash-Gantz

“…In this cross-sectional study, US military veterans (N = 317) were partitioned into three diagnostic groups, current PTSD (CURR-PTSD, N = 101), remitted PTSD with lifetime but no current PTSD (REMIT-PTSD, N = 35), and trauma-exposed controls (CONTROL, n = 181). …”
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Soldiers, Pollsters, and International Crises: Public Opinion and the Military's Advice on the Use of Force by Lin-Greenberg, Erik

“…An original survey experiment fielded on US military officers reveals that public opposition makes military leaders less likely to recommend the use of force. …”
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New boundary of digital twin：A multi-sensory oriented model construction method by Qing LIU, Bin LIU, Chen ZHANG

“…河北科技大学学报 2021年 第2期 刘〓青，等:数字孪生的新边界 Conceptually,physical entity is a collection of materials with various properties,which is characterized by complexity,authenticity and immediacy,and can dynamically evolve with the change of external conditions according to objective laws.In the study of mapping physical entities to digital twins,it is easy to expand the scope of concept to include simulation (the simulation of dynamic evolution process),data (external conditions),and even physical entities (objects).As a result,the concept of digital twin will lose its core and it is difficult to from a consensus.In terms of methods,based on the detailed investigation and analysis of related applications in multi-scenarios,the existing research on digital twin often goes beyond the perception process of physical entities,and directly relies on the models or modelconstruction methods in the original professional fields.While this method has made some progress,its limitations have already been revealed.Firstly,the existing models are mostly focused on subdivision fields,which can not be used universally among fields.Secondly,there are few existing models that reflect the characteristics of high fidelity,multi-scale and multi-physical fields of the digital twin model,and even less information flow corresponding to the whole life cycle.Direct application can not guarantee the effective realization of digital twin; Thirdly,entering the modeling process directly from the height of existing cognition may cause huge costs.For example,the ADT program,a world recognized typical case of US military,was constructed in ten years and with huge investment in manpower and material resources,which further hinders the industry from entering the practice of digital twin.In order to meet these challenges,in terms of conceptual boundary,this paper proposed that the digital twin should return to the essence of its digital model,and effectively restrict the model as the center,so as to promote the understanding of all parties involved in production,teaching and research to reach an agreement.As for the extension of method boundary,this paper put forward a multi-sensory oriented digital twin model construction method,that is,according to the general process of human understanding of the physical world,firstly obtained perceptual knowledge of features through various perception methods,and then further formed rational knowledge through various cognitive processes,from shallow to deep,from easy to difficult,from simple to complex.At first,the digital twin initial model of physical entity was established by multi-sensory methods,such as visual perception,auditory perception,tactile perception and dynamic perception,gustatory/taste perception,and combination with control data reflecting the change of conditions,thus focusing on the complexity and authenticity of physical entity at the beginning of the model establishment,fully embodying the characteristics of the digital twin model,and effectively enhancing the practicability and universality of the model. …”
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Partnered implementation of the veteran sponsorship initiative: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness—implementation trial by Joseph C. Geraci, Erin P. Finley, Emily R. Edwards, Sheila Frankfurt, A. Solomon Kurz, Nipa Kamdar, Megan E. Vanneman, Leonard M. Lopoo, Hannah Patnaik, Jean Yoon, Nicholas Armstrong, Ashley L. Greene, Gilly Cantor, Joseph Wrobleski, Erin Young, Matthew Goldsmith, Richard W. Seim, Marianne Goodman

“…Texas is an optimal location for this large-scale implementation as it has the second largest population of these young Veterans and is home to the largest US military installation, Fort Hood. The first aim is to determine the effectiveness of the VSI, as evidenced by measures of reintegration difficulties, health/psychological distress, VA healthcare utilization, connectedness, and suicidal risk. …”
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Immune correlates analysis of a phase 3 trial of the AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) vaccine by David Benkeser, Youyi Fong, Holly E. Janes, Elizabeth J. Kelly, Ian Hirsch, Stephanie Sproule, Ann Marie Stanley, Jill Maaske, Tonya Villafana, Christopher R. Houchens, Karen Martins, Lakshmi Jayashankar, Flora Castellino, Victor Ayala, Christos J. Petropoulos, Andrew Leith, Deanne Haugaard, Bill Webb, Yiwen Lu, Chenchen Yu, Bhavesh Borate, Lars W. P. van der Laan, Nima S. Hejazi, Lindsay N. Carpp, April K. Randhawa, Michele P. Andrasik, James G. Kublin, Margaret Brewinski Isaacs, Mamodikoe Makhene, Tina Tong, Merlin L. Robb, Lawrence Corey, Kathleen M. Neuzil, Dean Follmann, Corey Hoffman, Ann R. Falsey, Magdalena Sobieszczyk, Richard A. Koup, Ruben O. Donis, Peter B. Gilbert, on behalf of the AstraZeneca AZD1222 Clinical Study Group, the Immune Assays Team, the United States Government (USG)/CoVPN Biostatistics Team

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Employment Interventions for Return to Work in Working Aged Adults Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Systematic Review by Carolyn W. Graham, Michael D. West, Jessica L. Bourdon, Katherine J. Inge, Hannah E. Seward

“…Three randomized controlled trials (RCT) are included in the analysis, two studying US military personnel and one of civilians in China (Hong Kong). …”
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Characterization of the gut microbiota among Veterans with unique military-related exposures and high prevalence of chronic health conditions: A United States-Veteran Microbiome Pr... by Maggie A. Stanislawski, Christopher E. Stamper, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Andrew J. Hoisington, Diana P. Brostow, Jeri E. Forster, Teodor T. Postolache, Christopher A. Lowry, Lisa A. Brenner

“…The gut microbiome is impacted by environmental exposures and has been implicated in many physical and mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, affective disorders, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). United States (US) military Veterans are a unique population in that their military-related exposures can have consequences for both physical and mental health, but the gut microbiome of this population has been understudied. …”
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Virological and immunological characteristics of HIV-infected individuals at the earliest stage of infection by Jintanat Ananworanich, Carlo P. Sacdalan, Suteeraporn Pinyakorn, Nicolas Chomont, Mark Souza, de, Tassanee Luekasemsuk, Alexandra Schuetz, Shelly J. Krebs, Robin Dewar, Linda Jagodzinski, Sasiwimol Ubolyam, Rapee Trichavaroj, Sodsai Tovanabutra, Serena Spudich, Victor Valcour, Irini Sereti, Nelson Michael, Merlin Robb, Praphan Phanuphak, Jerome H. Kim, Nittaya Phanuphak

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Comparison of the Effect of Eight Weeks of CrossFit and High-Intensity Interval Training with Common Physical Fitness Training on Some Factors Related to the Health and Performance... by Sajjad Mohammadyari, Yousef Saberi

“…s study of US soldiers has shown that the CrossFit program and other physical fitness programs present the US military with unique opportunities to improve soldiers' physical fitness levels [11]. ... [12, 13]. …”
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WOMEN IN THE MILITARY IN THE 21ST CENTURY by Andreea DRAGOMIR, PhD, Ioana FLORESCU

“…The second part in the comparative series of military women in the Romanian and United States (US) militaries, details the progressive inclusion of women in the military’s education system, occupation and mission opportunities, highlighting the access and challenges thereof. …”
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Can stimulating demand drive costs down? World War II as a natural experiment by Lafond, F, Greenwald, D, Farmer, JD

“…US military production during World War II increased at an impressive rate and led to large declines in unit costs. …”