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University of Nebraska Omaha
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About: University of Nebraska Omaha is a education organization based out in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 4526 authors who have published 8905 publications receiving 213914 citations. The organization is also known as: UNO & University of Omaha.
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TL;DR: On the basis of this observational longitudinal study, statins, beta-blockers, aspirins, and ACE inhibitors are associated with a reduction in long-term mortality in patients with PAD.
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TL;DR: It is indicated that gender differences in COPD care and outcomes exist and women were more likely to report severe dyspnea than men and get smoking cessation advice.
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TL;DR: The authors' optimal assistance onset timing and average power levels could be used for other exoskeletons to improve assistance and resulting benefits and emphasize the importance of optimizing exoskeleton actuation properties when assisting or augmenting human locomotion.
Abstract: Powered ankle-foot exoskeletons can reduce the metabolic cost of human walking to below normal levels, but optimal assistance properties remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to test the effects of different assistance timing and power characteristics in an experiment with a tethered ankle-foot exoskeleton. Ten healthy female subjects walked on a treadmill with bilateral ankle-foot exoskeletons in 10 different assistance conditions. Artificial pneumatic muscles assisted plantarflexion during ankle push-off using one of four actuation onset timings (36, 42, 48 and 54% of the stride) and three power levels (average positive exoskeleton power over a stride, summed for both legs, of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.5 W∙kg−1). We compared metabolic rate, kinematics and electromyography (EMG) between conditions. Optimal assistance was achieved with an onset of 42% stride and average power of 0.4 W∙kg−1, leading to 21% reduction in metabolic cost compared to walking with the exoskeleton deactivated and 12% reduction compared to normal walking without the exoskeleton. With suboptimal timing or power, the exoskeleton still reduced metabolic cost, but substantially less so. The relationship between timing, power and metabolic rate was well-characterized by a two-dimensional quadratic function. The assistive mechanisms leading to these improvements included reducing muscular activity in the ankle plantarflexors and assisting leg swing initiation. These results emphasize the importance of optimizing exoskeleton actuation properties when assisting or augmenting human locomotion. Our optimal assistance onset timing and average power levels could be used for other exoskeletons to improve assistance and resulting benefits.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1, Case Western Reserve University2, University of Pennsylvania3, Johns Hopkins University4, Cornell University5, Washington University in St. Louis6, University of Hawaii at Manoa7, University of California, San Francisco8, Indiana University9, Ohio State University10, University of California, San Diego11, Yeshiva University12, University of California, Los Angeles13, University of Nebraska Omaha14, University of Cincinnati15, Cleveland Clinic16, Quest Diagnostics17, Tufts University18
TL;DR: A guide to assist the clinician in the detection and management of changes in fat distribution, dyslipidemia, disordered glucose metabolism, and lactic acidosis associated with HIV infection is prepared.
Abstract: Changes in fat distribution, dyslipidemia, disordered glucose metabolism, and lactic acidosis have emerged as significant challenges to the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Over the past decade, numerous investigations have been conducted to better define these conditions, identify risk factors associated with their development, and test potential therapeutic interventions. The lack of standardized diagnostic criteria, as well as disparate study populations and research methods, have led to conflicting data regarding the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic and body shape disorders associated with HIV infection. On the basis of a review of the medical literature published and/or data presented before April 2006, we have prepared a guide to assist the clinician in the detection and management of these complications.
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TL;DR: This article examined the issue of pretrial discrimination by focusing on the prosecutor's decision to reject or dismiss charges against black, Anglo, and Hispanic male and female defendants in Los Angeles, revealing a pattern of discrimination in favor of female defendants and against black and Hispanic defendants.
Abstract: While social scientists have long been interested in the issue of racial and sexual discrimination within the criminal justice system, they have concentrated on the decisions to convict and sentence and have paid relatively little attention to the decision to prosecute. This study examines the issue of pretrial discrimination by focusing on the prosecutor's decision to reject or dismiss charges against black, Anglo, and Hispanic male and female defendants in Los Angeles. The data reveal a pattern of discrimination in favor of female defendants and against black and Hispanic defendants. Hispanic males are most likely to be prosecuted fully, followed by black males, Anglo males, and females of all ethnic groups.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Darell D. Bigner | 130 | 819 | 90558 |
Dan L. Longo | 125 | 697 | 56085 |
William B. Dobyns | 105 | 430 | 38956 |
Eamonn Martin Quigley | 103 | 685 | 39585 |
Howard E. Gendelman | 101 | 567 | 39460 |
Alexander V. Kabanov | 99 | 447 | 34519 |
Douglas T. Fearon | 94 | 278 | 35140 |
Dapeng Yu | 94 | 745 | 33613 |
John E. Wagner | 94 | 488 | 35586 |
Zbigniew K. Wszolek | 93 | 576 | 39943 |
Surinder K. Batra | 87 | 564 | 30653 |
Frank L. Graham | 85 | 255 | 39619 |
Jing Zhou | 84 | 533 | 37101 |
Manish Sharma | 82 | 1407 | 33361 |
Peter F. Wright | 77 | 252 | 21498 |