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University of Vermont
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About: University of Vermont is a education organization based out in Burlington, Vermont, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 17592 authors who have published 38251 publications receiving 1609874 citations. The organization is also known as: UVM & University of Vermont and State Agricultural College.
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University of Chicago1, Mayo Clinic2, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center3, University Hospital of Wales4, Mount Sinai Hospital5, Columbia University Medical Center6, University of Vermont7, Brigham and Women's Hospital8, University of British Columbia9, University of Pittsburgh10, University of Massachusetts System11, University of Pennsylvania12, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center13, Duke University14, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center15, University of Virginia16
TL;DR: These guidelines are meant to be a practical reference for the pathologist and recommend that immunohistochemical markers have either sensitivity or specificity greater than 80% for the lesions in question.
Abstract: Context.—Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an uncommon tumor that can be difficult to diagnose. Objective.—To provide updated practical guidelines for the pathologic diagnosis of MM. Data Sources.—Pathologists involved in the International Mesothelioma Interest Group and others with an interest in the field contributed to this update. Reference material includes peer-reviewed publications and textbooks. Conclusions.—There was consensus opinion regarding (1) distinction of benign from malignant mesothelial proliferations (both epithelioid and spindle cell lesions), (2) cytologic diagnosis of MM, (3) key histologic features of pleural and peritoneal MM, (4) use of histochemical and immunohistochemical stains in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MM, (5) differentiation of epithelioid MM from various carcinomas (lung, breast, ovarian, and colonic adenocarcinomas, and squamous cell and renal cell carcinomas), (6) diagnosis of sarcomatoid mesothelioma, (7) use of molecular markers in the diagnosis of MM,...
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TL;DR: Despite more than a decade of development and testing of standardized outcome measures appropriate for various conditions and practice settings, physical therapists have some distance to go in implementing their use routinely in most clinical settings.
Abstract: Background: Standardized instruments for measuring patients' activity limitations and participation restrictions have been advocated for use by rehabilitation professionals for many years. The available literature provides few recent reports of the use of these measures by physical therapists in the United States.
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the extent of the use of standardized outcome measures and (2) perceptions regarding their benefits and barriers to their use. A secondary purpose was to examine factors associated with their use among physical therapists in clinical practice.
Design: The study used an observational design.
Methods: A survey questionnaire comprising items regarding the use and perceived benefits and barriers of standardized outcome measures was sent to 1,000 randomly selected members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Results: Forty-eight percent of participants used standardized outcome measures. The majority of participants (>90%) who used such measures believed that they enhanced communication with patients and helped direct the plan of care. The most frequently reported reasons for not using such measures included length of time for patients to complete them, length of time for clinicians to analyze the data, and difficulty for patients in completing them independently. Use of standardized outcome measures was related to specialty certification status, practice setting, and the age of the majority of patients treated.
Limitations: The limitations included an unvalidated survey for data collection and a sample limited to APTA members.
Conclusions: Despite more than a decade of development and testing of standardized outcome measures appropriate for various conditions and practice settings, physical therapists have some distance to go in implementing their use routinely in most clinical settings. Based on the perceived barriers, alterations in practice management strategies and the instruments themselves may be necessary to increase their use.
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Northern Kentucky University1, Boise State University2, Arizona State University3, Chinese Academy of Sciences4, North Carolina State University5, United States Forest Service6, University of Vermont7, University of California, Santa Barbara8, Ohio University9, Florida International University10, University of California, Los Angeles11, University of Utah12, University of Washington13, University of California, Davis14
TL;DR: It is suggested that a suite of variables, including income, contribute to the distribution of UTC cover, and can help target simultaneous strategies for UTC goals and environmental justice concerns.
Abstract: This study examines the distributional equity of urban tree canopy (UTC) cover for Baltimore, MD, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Raleigh, NC, Sacramento, CA, and Washington, D.C. using high spatial resolution land cover data and census data. Data are analyzed at the Census Block Group levels using Spearman’s correlation, ordinary least squares regression (OLS), and a spatial autoregressive model (SAR). Across all cities there is a strong positive correlation between UTC cover and median household income. Negative correlations between race and UTC cover exist in bivariate models for some cities, but they are generally not observed using multivariate regressions that include additional variables on income, education, and housing age. SAR models result in higher r-square values compared to the OLS models across all cities, suggesting that spatial autocorrelation is an important feature of our data. Similarities among cities can be found based on shared characteristics of climate, race/ethnicity, and size. Our findings suggest that a suite of variables, including income, contribute to the distribution of UTC cover. These findings can help target simultaneous strategies for UTC goals and environmental justice concerns.
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Johns Hopkins University1, University of British Columbia2, University of Vermont3, University of Sydney4, University of Genoa5, Duke University6, Harvard University7, Chongqing University8, University of Chicago9, McGill University10, Dalhousie University11, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis12, University of Nevada, Reno13, University of Manitoba14, Emory University15, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital16, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research17, Boston University18, University of São Paulo19, University of Western Australia20, University of Massachusetts Medical School21, Case Western Reserve University22, University of Amsterdam23, University of Melbourne24, Albany Medical College25
TL;DR: A central role for airway smooth muscle in the pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma is explored and an attempt is made to address a fundamental abnormality of asthma, that of exaggerated airway narrowing due to excessive shortening of ASM.
Abstract: Excessive airway obstruction is the cause of symptoms and abnormal lung function in asthma. As airway smooth muscle (ASM) is the effecter controlling airway calibre, it is suspected that dysfunction of ASM contributes to the pathophysiology of asthma. However, the precise role of ASM in the series of events leading to asthmatic symptoms is not clear. It is not certain whether, in asthma, there is a change in the intrinsic properties of ASM, a change in the structure and mechanical properties of the noncontractile components of the airway wall, or a change in the interdependence of the airway wall with the surrounding lung parenchyma. All these potential changes could result from acute or chronic airway inflammation and associated tissue repair and remodelling. Anti-inflammatory therapy, however, does not "cure" asthma, and airway hyperresponsiveness can persist in asthmatics, even in the absence of airway inflammation. This is perhaps because the therapy does not directly address a fundamental abnormality of asthma, that of exaggerated airway narrowing due to excessive shortening of ASM. In the present study, a central role for airway smooth muscle in the pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma is explored.
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TL;DR: This article presents a systematic approach to ecosystem service flow quantification as a class of agent-based models termed “Service Path Attribution Networks” (SPANs), developed as part of the Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) project.
Abstract: Recent ecosystem services research has highlighted the importance of spatial connectivity between ecosystems and their beneficiaries. Despite this need, a systematic approach to ecosystem service flow quantification has not yet emerged. In this article, we present such an approach, which we formalize as a class of agent-based models termed “Service Path Attribution Networks” (SPANs). These models, developed as part of the Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) project, expand on ecosystem services classification terminology introduced by other authors. Conceptual elements needed to support flow modeling include a service's rivalness, its flow routing type (e.g., through hydrologic or transportation networks, lines of sight, or other approaches), and whether the benefit is supplied by an ecosystem's provision of a beneficial flow to people or by absorption of a detrimental flow before it reaches them. We describe our implementation of the SPAN framework for five ecosystem services and discuss how to generalize the approach to additional services. SPAN model outputs include maps of ecosystem service provision, use, depletion, and flows under theoretical, possible, actual, inaccessible, and blocked conditions. We highlight how these different ecosystem service flow maps could be used to support various types of decision making for conservation and resource management planning.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Albert Hofman | 267 | 2530 | 321405 |
Ralph B. D'Agostino | 226 | 1287 | 229636 |
George Davey Smith | 224 | 2540 | 248373 |
Stephen V. Faraone | 188 | 1427 | 140298 |
Valentin Fuster | 179 | 1462 | 185164 |
Dennis J. Selkoe | 177 | 607 | 145825 |
Anders Björklund | 165 | 769 | 84268 |
Alfred L. Goldberg | 156 | 474 | 88296 |
Christopher P. Cannon | 151 | 1118 | 108906 |
Debbie A Lawlor | 147 | 1114 | 101123 |
Roger J. Davis | 147 | 498 | 103478 |
Andrew S. Levey | 144 | 600 | 156845 |
Jonathan G. Seidman | 137 | 563 | 89782 |
Yu Huang | 136 | 1492 | 89209 |
Christine E. Seidman | 134 | 519 | 67895 |