973 results for “General Electric”, page 34 of 49
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Symptom Burden and Unmet Needs in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Exploratory Analyses From the RESPECT-Meso Study
…of the symptom burden and unmet needs identified from RESPECT-Meso participants. Exploratory analysis from 174 participants using the General Health Status (GHS) measure (from the EORTC QLQ-C30 QoL questionnaire) and 87 participants using validated…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
An Approach to Overcome the Limitations of Surveillance of Asbestos Related Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What We Learned from the Sibaté Study in Colombia
…regional, and national authorities, as well as the general population. The active surveillance strategy successfully identified a mesothelioma cluster in Sibaté, revealing the inadequacy of the existing health information system in monitoring asbestos-related diseases. The…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Efficacy of Cell-Free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy for Palliative Care in a Patient with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Case Report
…A 59-year-old Japanese male with MPM who had undergone pleural decortication had pleural and peritoneal recurrence. His general status deteriorated as he developed massive ascites due to peritoneal metastases. With the initiation of CART…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
The role of sex in particle-induced inflammation and injury
…is greatly lacking. Only ~20% of basic research in the general sciences use both male and female animals and a substantial percentage of these do not address differences between sexes within their analyses. This has prevented…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
NLRP1 and NLRP3 polymorphisms in mesothelioma patients and asbestos exposed individuals a population-based autopsy study from North East Italy
…but death for other causes, all from a North East Italy. No association was found between NLRP1 and NLRP3 polymorphisms and susceptibility to develop mesothelioma using the general, dominant or recessive models. Also haplotype analysis did…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: is this an operation that should now be consigned to history?
…something to offer with EPP, but the onus is on them to fully inform the patient of their reasons for advising them contrary to the evidence that applies in general for this operation in this disease.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Estimates of carbon nanotube deposition in the lung: improving quality and robustness
…particles, although experimental confirmation of this would be of benefit, especially given their low density. The validation of fiber deposition models is significantly less extensive and, in general, focused on larger particles, e.g. asbestos. This…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Data mining analysis of the PP2A cell cycle axis in mesothelioma patients
…2A (PP2A) network, we analyzed the gene expression of known PP2A inhibitors in mesothelioma patient samples. Our analysis disclosed a general overexpression of all PP2A-negative regulators in mesothelioma patients. Moreover, the expression of ANP32E and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
The Epidemiologic Characteristics of Malignant Mesothelioma Cases in Korea: Findings of the Asbestos Injury Relief System from 2011-2015
…resident registrations in order to investigate the dates of diagnosis and death. Asbestos exposure and patients' general characteristics were investigated through face-to-face interviews. The standardized incidence ratio was calculated as the number of observations…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Identification of hazardous nanoparticles present in the Caribbean Sea for the allocation of future preservation projects
…applied in the Caribbean Sea. The general objective of this study is to evaluate the use of advanced methods for the determination of toxic nanoparticles, which can directly affect the development of marine organisms in the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Reprint of "Biomonitoring of genotoxic effects for human exposure to nanomaterials: The challenge ahead"
…rising. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the implementation of human biomonitoring studies of genotoxic effects after NM exposures in order to monitor and assure safety for workers and the general population. In this review…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
The Power of Analogies for Imagining and Governing Emerging Technologies
…societal debate about nanotechnology. This article explores the power of analogies in such debates and how they could be effectively and responsibly employed for imagining and governing emerging technologies in general and nanotechnology in particular. First…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis
…region, and fiber type. Twenty CC and 7 cohort studies were selected. Controls in CC studies were selected from the general population (55%), hospital records (18%), cancer registry (23%) and a combination of population and hospital…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
A Community-Driven, Openly Accessible Molecular Pathway Integrating Knowledge on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
…a machine-readable and simple visual format together with tools for automated large-scale data analysis could be an important support for the work of the general scientist in MPM and for the community to share…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Occupational Exposures and Smoking in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: A Case-Control Study
…and organic solvents) and other environmental agents (e.g., smoking) and the risk of EGPA. Patients with newly diagnosed EGPA (n = 111) and general population controls (n = 333) who were matched for age, sex…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Open access phone triage for veterans with suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma
…On average, 14 d elapsed from initial phone contact until the patient was physically evaluated in our general thoracic clinic in Boston. The treatment plan was altered for 71% of patients evaluated at VA Boston Healthcare…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Biomonitoring of genotoxic effects for human exposure to nanomaterials: The challenge ahead
…rising. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the implementation of human biomonitoring studies of genotoxic effects after NM exposures in order to monitor and assure safety for workers and the general population. In this review…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients' experience by gender: findings from a cross-sectional UK-national questionnaire
…clarity, health care professionals' knowledge, general practitioner support and overall satisfaction with care received. Recruitment of patients was carried out in three UK countries (England, Wales and Scotland) via mesothelioma clinical nurse specialists. In total, 503…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
In vitro toxicity of fibrous glaucophane
…blueschist rocks of California (USA) currently mined for construction purposes. Dust generated by the excavation activities might potentially expose workers and the general public. The aim of this study was to determine whether fibrous glaucophane induces…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Body composition and nutritional status in malignant pleural mesothelioma: implications for activity levels and quality of life
…objective activity levels (Actigraph GT3X) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL; Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General). Sixty-one people participated (79% male, median age 69 [IQR 62-74] years and median BMI 25.8…