The Carolina hysterectomy cohort (CHC): a novel case series of reproductive-aged hysterectomy patients across 10 hospitals in the US south by Zakiya M. Haji-Noor, Joacy G. Mathias, Theo Gabriel Beltran, Lauren G. Anderson, Mollie E. Wood, Annie Green Howard, Sharon Peacock Hinton, Kemi M. Doll, Whitney R. Robinson

“…Methods We used structured and abstracted EMR data to identify and characterize patients aged 18–44 years who received hysterectomies for non-cancerous conditions between 10/02/2014–12/31/2017 in a large health care system comprised of 10 hospitals in North Carolina. We used Chi-squared and Kruskal Wallis tests to compare whether patients’ socio-demographic and relevant clinical characteristics, and surgeon characteristics differed by patient insurance payor (public, private, uninsured). …”
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A Platelet-Rich Plasma-Derived Biologic Clears Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms While Mitigating Cartilage Degeneration and Joint Inflammation in a Clinically Relevant Large Animal I... by Jessica M. Gilbertie, Jessica M. Gilbertie, Thomas P. Schaer, Julie B. Engiles, Julie B. Engiles, Gabriela S. Seiler, Bennett L. Deddens, Alicia G. Schubert, Megan E. Jacob, Megan E. Jacob, Darko Stefanovski, Gordon Ruthel, Noreen J. Hickok, Devorah M. Stowe, Alexa Frink, Lauren V. Schnabel, Lauren V. Schnabel

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External Evaluation of Risperidone Population Pharmacokinetic Models Using Opportunistic Pediatric Data by Eleni Karatza, Samit Ganguly, Samit Ganguly, Chi D. Hornik, William J. Muller, Amira Al-Uzri, Laura James, Stephen J. Balevic, Daniel Gonzalez

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Seasonal Salinization Decreases Spatial Heterogeneity of Sulfate Reducing Activity by Valerie A. Schoepfer, Amy J. Burgin, Terry D. Loecke, Ashley M. Helton

“…PVC sheets (10 × 15 cm) were painted with an iron oxide paint and incubated vertically belowground and flush with the surface for 24 h along a salt-influenced to freshwater wetland transect in coastal North Carolina, USA. Along with collection of complementary water and soil chemistry data, the size and location of the FeS compounds on the plate were photographed and geostatistical techniques were employed to characterize FeS formation on the square cm scale. …”
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Qualifying gaps between scientific prescriptions and social perceptions about the role of forest management practices for increasing carbon stocks on family forestlands in the US S... by Parag Kadam, Puneet Dwivedi, Sam Cook, Ben Graham, Alton Perry, Mark Megalos, Tatiana Height

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A first characterization of the microbiota-resilience link in swine by Enrico Mancin, Christian Maltecca, Yi Jian Huang, Roberto Mantovani, Francesco Tiezzi

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