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- 1Abofayed, Hiatem Abdullah
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- 8Primary Biliary Cholangitis
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Acute Isolated Increased Renal Venous Pressure and Kidney Functions in an Experimental Rat Model
DownloadSpring 2019
Increased renal venous pressure is a recognized risk factor for kidney dysfunction. It is not rare in clinical settings with venous congestion, such as heart failure, and is associated with worsening kidney function and increased mortality. However, the underling mechanisms are not well...
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Spring 2020
Background: Multi-view three-dimensional fusion echocardiography (M3DFE) has been shown to improve image quality compared to standard three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE). The clinical application however has been limited due to the fact that suitable recordings require longer breath holds...
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Investigating Primary Biliary Cholangitis for a Human Betaretrovirus Superantigen signature
DownloadSpring 2022
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is an idiopathic autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of small hepatic bile ducts and presence of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA). A Human Betaretrovirus (HBRV) sharing 91-99% sequence similarity with the Mouse Mammary Tumor virus has been...
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Investigating the role of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling as a potential target for anti-angiogenic therapy
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Angiogenesis is an essential process for normal growth and development whereby new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing ones. The balance between pro-angiogenic and anti-angiogenic growth factors is critical to maintain normal physiological condition. Prolonged activation of angiogenesis...
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Fall 2021
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic progressive cholestatic liver disease with unknown etiology that is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary tracts, leading to diffuse multifocal stricture formation. The pathogenesis of PSC is...
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Fall 2021
Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) is a rapidly acquired minimally invasive mean to assess brain perfusion dynamics, collaterals and infarct growth in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). It helps differentiate expected stroke evolution and speed of core growth after arterial occlusion. The goals of...
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Implementing and Evaluating Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Individuals living with IBD suffer from chronic symptoms of fatigue and malnutrition and unpredictable flares of acute symptoms including abdominal pain,...
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An Exploration of the Association Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Falls in Older People
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Falls and urinary incontinence are both highly prevalent in older people, and are both associated with significant impact on health, impairment of quality of life, increased healthcare resource use and costs. There is a well recognised but unexplained association between lower urinary tract...