Recent Publications

    The following is a sampling of recently-published articles that used PASS for sample size or power calculations:
    • Ji, P., Lu, Q., Chen, X., Chen, Y., Peng, X., Chen, Z., ... & Zong, J. (2023). Individualized Concurrent Chemotherapy for Patients with Stage III–IVa Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combined with Definitive Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. Cancer Research and Treatment.
    • Shen, L., Cai, N., Wan, S., & Chen, S. (2023). Development and validation of a predictive model for early diagnosis of neonatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome based on the Montreux definition. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11.
    • Chan, C. W., Chow, S. C. C., Kwok, M. H., Ngan, K. C. T., Or, T. H., Gunda, S. T., & Ying, M. (2023). Inter-observer and intra-observer reliability between manual segmentation and semi-automated segmentation for carotid vessel wall volume measurements on three-dimensional ultrasonography. Ultrasonography, 42(2), 214.
    • Wu, D., Liu, B., Wu, Y., Wang, Y., Sun, J., Yang, J., ... & Rong, P. (2023). Meniere Disease treated with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation combined with betahistine Mesylate: A randomized controlled trial. Brain Stimulation, 16(6), 1576-1584.
    • Anusitviwat, C., Vanitcharoenkul, E., Chotiyarnwong, P., & Unnanuntana, A. (2023). Dual-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Is Accurate and Reliable to Determine Lean Muscle Mass in the Elderly. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 26(1), 90-96.
    • Elkot, M. N., Nassar, M. K., Sayed-Ahmed, N., Atwa, M. A., & Eldeeb, A. (2023). Fibroblast Growth factor 23 for prediction of outcome in community-acquired acute kidney injury: a prospective observational study.
    • Kong, L. C., Wu, L. M., Wang, Z., Liu, C., & He, B. (2023). An Integrated Algorithm for Differentiating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy From Hypertensive Heart Disease. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
    • Chau, J. P. C., Lo, S. H. S., Zhao, J., Choi, K. C., Butt, L., Lau, A. Y. L., ... & Thompson, D. R. (2023). Prevalence of post-stroke cognitive impairment and associated risk factors in Chinese stroke survivors. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 455, 122805.
    • Jiao, R., Allen, K. J., Malo, M. E., Yilmaz, O., Wilson, J., Nelson, B. J., ... & Dadachova, E. (2023). A Theranostic Approach to Imaging and Treating Melanoma with 203Pb/212Pb-Labeled Antibody Targeting Melanin. Cancers, 15(15), 3856.
    • Zhang, Y., Yang, C., Qian, X., Dai, Y., & Zeng, M. (2023). Evaluate the Microvascular Invasion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (≤ 5 cm) and Recurrence Free Survival with Gadoxetate Disodium‐Enhanced MRI‐Based Habitat Imaging. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
    • Kashgary, A., & Hassanein, D. E. (2024). Epidemiology and Patient Characteristics of Chronic Kidney Disease in Saudi Arabia.
    • Sheng, Y., Yang, L. H., Wu, Y., Gao, W., & Dongye, S. Y. (2024). Implementation of tunneled peripherally inserted central catheters placement in cancer patients: a randomized multicenter study. Clinical Nursing Research, 33(1), 19-26.
    • Weishen, W. A. N. G., Wenhui, L. O. U., Zhiwei, X. U., Haoda, C. H. E. N., Ziyun, S. H. E. N., Xiaxing, D. E. N. G., ... & Baiyong, S. H. E. N. (2023). Long-term outcomes of standard versus extended lymphadenectomy in pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A Chinese multi-center prospective randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Research, 49, 151-157.
    • Tao, F., Tao, H., Jin, L., Gao, H., Luo, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2023). Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction improves static bipedal balance control in young patients with recurrent lateral patellar instability. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 18(1), 771.
    • Huang, W., Xiang, H., Hu, C., Wu, T., Zhang, D., Ma, S., ... & Li, J. (2023). Association of Sublingual Microcirculation Parameters and Capillary Refill Time in the Early Phase of ICU Admission. Critical Care Medicine, 51(7), 913.
    • Elsayed, M. M., Elgohary, I. E., Abdelhamid, H. H. S., & Zaki, S. A. (2023). The effectiveness of sertraline in alleviating uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial. BMC nephrology, 24(1), 155.
    • Longhurst, J. K., Sreenivasan, K. R., Kim, J., Cummings, J. L., John, S. E., Poston, B., ... & Landers, M. R. (2023). Cortical thickness is related to cognitive-motor automaticity and attention allocation in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease: a regions of interest study. Experimental Brain Research, 1-11.
    • Salman, U. A., Schwartz, J. G., McMahan, A. C., Michalek, J. E., & Phillips, W. T. (2023). Rapid Gastric emptying in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Journal of Hypertension, 10-1097.
    • Xiong, Q., Mo, J., Yi, C., Jiang, S., & Liu, Y. (2023). Motor control differs for increasing and decreasing force production during ankle Isometric exercises in children. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15(1), 120.
    • Dağdelen, K., & Dirican, E. (2023). Optic nerve sheath diameter and axial length in patients with optic disc drusen: a cross-sectional study. International Ophthalmology, 43(6), 2109-2117.
    • Hu, W., Li, P., Zeng, N., & Tan, S. (2023). DIA-based technology explores hub pathways and biomarkers of neurological recovery in ischemic stroke after rehabilitation. Frontiers in Neurology, 14, 1079977.
    • Gan, D. E. Y., Nik Mahmood, N. R. K., Chuah, J. A., & Hayati, F. (2023). Performance and diagnostic accuracy of scoring systems in adult patients with suspected appendicitis. Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 408(1), 267.
    • Zhang, Z., Liu, F., Ai, F., Chen, X., Liu, R., Zhang, C., ... & Tang, A. (2023). The efficacy and mechanism of vonoprazan-containing triple therapy in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, 1143969.
    • Li, X., Liu, Y., Qi, Y., Wu, Y., Wang, M., Gao, J., ... & Qin, L. (2024). Maternal serum polyols and its link to gestational diabetes mellitus: A population-based nested case-control study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, dgae002.
    • Ali, Z. S., Albayar, A., Nguyen, J., Gallagher, R. S., Borja, A. J., Kallan, M. J., ... & Malhotra, N. R. (2023). A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of enhanced recovery after surgery on patients undergoing elective spine surgery. Annals of Surgery, 278(3), 408-416.
    • Xiao, R., Bonafide, C. P., Williams, N. J., Cidav, Z., Landrigan, C. P., Faerber, J., ... & Schisterman, E. F. (2023). Eliminating Monitor Overuse (EMO) type III effectiveness-deimplementation cluster-randomized trial: Statistical analysis plan. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 36, 101219.
    • Lv, M., Feng-Fang, Y., Wang, Y., & Zhen-Xu, H. (2023). Factors contributing to emotional distress when caring for children with imperforate anus: a multisite cross-sectional study in China. Frontiers in Medicine, 10.
    • Guan, Y., Song, H., Li, A., Zhu, Y., Peng, M., Fang, F., ... & Chan, K. Y. (2023). Comparison of the effects of sufentanil-dominant anaesthesia/analgesia and epidural anaesthesia/analgesia on postoperative immunological alterations, stress responses and prognosis in open hepatectomy: a randomized trial. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 14(6), 2521.
    • Wang, X., Liu, M., Stevinson, C., Dai, Y. B., Tang, Y. X., Peng, D., ... & Ku, P. W. (2023, December). Effect of a Single Light-intensity Walking Session on Sleep Quality of Patients with Bladder Cancer: A Randomized Cross-Over Study. In Seminars in Oncology Nursing (p. 151571). WB Saunders.
    • Thomas-Purcell, K., Davenport, R., Ayala, V., Purcell, D., & Ownby, R. L. (2023). Chronic disease self-management of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 among older adults: a mixed-methods analysis. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 607-617.
    • Yang, M., Li, Q., Zhou, Y., Zhu, Y. Q., Cui, Y. X., Chen, Y., ... & He, M. F. (2023). Risk factors for hypokalemia and its association with postoperative recovery in patients scheduled for radical gastrectomy: a retrospective study. BMC anesthesiology, 23(1), 285.
    • Zhao, G. F., Pan, T., Yan, R., Deng, G., Wang, Z., Qin, Y. L., ... & Teng, G. J. (2023). Endovascular Denervation for the Improvement of Limb Ischemia in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Annals of vascular surgery.
    • Tang, B., Shojaei, M., Wang, Y., Nalos, M., Mclean, A., Afrasiabi, A., ... & Weng, S. (2021). Protocol: Prospective validation study of prognostic biomarkers to predict adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(1).
    • Wiles, J., Rees-Roberts, M., O’Driscoll, J., Doulton, T., McInnes, D., Short, V., ... & Farmer, C. K. (2021). Feasibility Study To Assess The Delivery of A Novel Isometric Exercise Intervention For People With Stage 1 Hypertension In The NHS: Protocol For The Isofit-BP Study Including Amendments To Mitigate The Risk of COVID-19.
    • Crouse, A. B., Grimes, T., Li, P., Might, M., Ovalle, F., & Shalev, A. (2021). Metformin use is associated with reduced mortality in a diverse population with COVID-19 and diabetes. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11, 1081.
    • Yoo, H., McNeil, M. R., Dickey, M. W., & Terhorst, L. (2021). Linguistic and nonlinguistic processing speed across age-matched normal healthy controls and individuals with left-hemisphere damage, with and without aphasia. Aphasiology, 1-23.
    • Lo, S. H. S., Chau, J. P. C., Choi, K. C., Shum, E. W. C., Yeung, J. H. M., & Li, S. H. (2021). Promoting community reintegration using narratives and skills building for young adults with stroke: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC neurology, 21(1), 1-8.
    • Zhang, Y. X., Mu, D. L., Jin, K. M., Li, X. Y., & Wang, D. X. (2021). Perioperative Glucocorticoids are Associated with Improved Recurrence-Free Survival After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Propensity Score-Matching. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 17, 87-101.
    • Szeto, C. C., Ng, J. K. C., Wing-Shing Fung, W., Chan, G. C. K., Cheng, P. M. S., Lai, K. B., ... & Li, P. K. T. (2021). Extended antibiotic therapy for the prevention of relapsing and recurrent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Kidney Journal.
    • Crouse, A. B., Grimes, T., Li, P., Might, M., Ovalle, F., & Shalev, A. (2021). Metformin use is associated with reduced mortality in a diverse population with COVID-19 and diabetes. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11, 1081.
    • Kang, T. W., Jeong, W. K., Kim, Y. Y., Min, J. H., Kim, Y. K., Kim, S. H., ... & Kim, K. (2021). Comparison of Super-Resolution US and Contrast Material–enhanced US in Detection of the Spoke Wheel Sign in Patients with Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. Radiology, 298(1), 82-90.
    • Schlak, A. E., Aiken, L. H., Chittams, J., Poghosyan, L., & McHugh, M. (2021). Leveraging the Work Environment to Minimize the Negative Impact of Nurse Burnout on Patient Outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 610.
    • Allen, J. C., Halaand, B., Shirore, R. M., & Jafar, T. H. (2021). Statistical analysis plan for management of hypertension and multiple risk factors to enhance cardiovascular health in Singapore: the SingHypertension pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), 1-17.
    • Wiles, J., Rees-Roberts, M., O’Driscoll, J., Doulton, T., McInnes, D., Short, V., ... & Farmer, C. K. (2021). Feasibility Study To Assess The Delivery of A Novel Isometric Exercise Intervention For People With Stage 1 Hypertension In The NHS: Protocol For The Isofit-BP Study Including Amendments To Mitigate The Risk of COVID-19.
    • Fowler, A. M., Kumar, M., Bancroft, L. H., Salem, K., Johnson, J. M., Karow, J., ... & Strigel, R. M. (2021). Measuring glucose uptake in primary invasive breast cancer using simultaneous time-of-flight breast PET/MRI: A method comparison study with prone PET/CT. Radiology: Imaging Cancer, 3(1), e200091.
    • Munro, C. L., Liang, Z., Ji, M., Elías, M. N., Chen, X., Calero, K., & Ely, E. W. (2021). Family automated voice reorientation (FAVoR) intervention for mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 106277.
    • Jacques-Aviñó, C., López-Jiménez, T., Medina-Perucha, L., De Bont, J., Gonçalves, A. Q., Duarte-Salles, T., & Berenguera, A. (2020). Gender-based approach on the social impact and mental health in Spain during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 10(11), e044617.
    • Nikuee, N., Rassouli, M., Manuchehri, H., Payandeh, A., & Khanali Mojen, L. (2020). Correlation between Quality of Care and Length of Hospital Stay in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Iranian Journal of Neonatology IJN, 11(2), 54-59.
    • Lim, J., Wang, M. T., & Craig, J. P. (2020). Evaluating the diagnostic ability of two automated non-invasive tear film stability measurement techniques. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.
    • Wolf, A., Prüfer, T. L., Schoneberg, C., Campe, A., Runge, M., Ganter, M., & Bauer, B. U. (2020). Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in German sheep flocks and evaluation of a novel approach to detect an infection via preputial swabs at herd-level. Epidemiology & Infection, 148.
    • Rana, R. S., & Ather, M. H. (2020). Hounsfield units-a significant predictor of lasering time and energy in the management of upper urinary tract stones using Holmium: Yttrium–Aluminum Garnet lasers. International urology and nephrology, 52(9), 1637-1641.
    • Demir, B., Karalezli, I., & Karalezli, G. (2020). Determining the relationship between urinary incontinence and urinary dysfunction in children and quality of life.
    • Zhu, T., Gao, Y., Xu, X., Fu, S., Lin, W., & Sun, J. (2020). Effect of Ketamine Added to Ropivacaine in Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomized Trial. Clinical therapeutics, 42(5), 882-891.
    • Muntz, A., Marasini, S., Wang, M. T., & Craig, J. P. (2020). Prophylactic action of lipid and non-lipid tear supplements in adverse environmental conditions: A randomised crossover trial. The Ocular Surface, 18(4), 920-925.
    • Chu, K., Xu, K., Tang, R., Tian, X., Hu, J., Yang, T., ... & Zeng, G. (2020). Immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine: A randomized, double-blind, controlled phase III study in healthy population aged≥ 3 years. Vaccine, 38(37), 5940-5946.
    • Craig, J. P., Cruzat, A., Cheung, I. M., Watters, G. A., & Wang, M. T. (2020). Randomized masked trial of the clinical efficacy of MGO Manuka Honey microemulsion eye cream for the treatment of blepharitis. The ocular surface, 18(1), 170-177.
    • Torun, E. G., Ertugrul, A., Tekguc, D. C., & Bostanci, I. (2020). Sleep Patterns and Development of Children with Atopic Dermatitis. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 181(11), 871-878.
    • Zhang, Y., Sun, S., Jia, H., Qi, Y., Zhang, J., Lin, L., ... & Ning, G. (2020). The Optimized Calculation Method for Insulin Dosage in an Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT): A Randomized Parallel Control Study. Frontiers in endocrinology, 11, 202.
    • Afzal, S., Masroor, I., Munir, A., Idress, R., Khan, P., & Khan, S. (2020). Preoperative Ultrasound-guided Core Biopsy of Axillary Nodes for Staging of Clinically Negative Axilla in Breast Cancer Patients–A Pilot Study. Cureus, 12(1).
    • Saglam, G., & Alisar, D. Ç. (2020). A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Versus Landmark-Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block in Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Prospective Randomized Study. Pain Physician, 23(6), 581-588.
    • Hussain, N., Said, A. S., & Baig, M. R. (2020). Levels of vitamin D and vitamin D pathway gene polymor-phisms in adults: results based on rural agriculture workers in Punjab province of Pakistan. PROGRESS IN NUTRITION, 22(2), 485-492.
    • Xiao, M., Zou, X., Li, B., Li, B., Wu, S., & Zhang, B. (2020). Simulated Aeromedical Evacuation Exacerbates Burn Induced Lung Injury: Targeting Mitochondrial DNA for Reversal.
    • Xue, A. L., Wang, M. T., Ormonde, S. E., & Craig, J. P. (2020). Randomised double-masked placebo-controlled trial of the cumulative treatment efficacy profile of intense pulsed light therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction. The ocular surface, 18(2), 286-297.
    • Karaman, T., OzTeKin, F., & TeKin, S. (2020). Effect of Application Time of Two Different Disinfectants on the Surface Roughness of an Elastomeric Impression Material. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 14(7).
    • Guan, L., Guo, J., Ban, J., Li, G., Tong, J., Chuan, A., ... & Wang, S. (2020). Status of dental caries and associated factors in Tibetan adults: findings from the fourth China National Oral Health Survey. BMC oral health, 20(1), 1-10.
    • Shoaib, M., Bangash, M., Salam, B., & Ather, M. H. (2020). The Correlation Between STONE Nephrolithometry Score and Hemoglobin Drop in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. Cureus, 12(11).
    • Landers, M. R., & Ellis, T. D. (2020). A Mobile App Specifically Designed to Facilitate Exercise in Parkinson Disease: Single-Cohort Pilot Study on Feasibility, Safety, and Signal of Efficacy. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(10), e18985.
    • Cao, Z., Xiang, M., Zhang, Z., Zhang, J., Jiang, M., Shen, G., ... & Chen, J. (2020). Prognostic value of Ki-67 in patients with hypertension and prostate cancer: A real-world study in a Chinese population.
    • Negm, S., Lotfy, M., Soliman, S., & Sadek, A. (2020). HISTOMORPHEMITC EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF AMNIOTIC CHORION MEMBRANE IN MANAGEMENT OF GRADE II FURCATION DEFECTS (IN VITRO STUDY). Alexandria Dental Journal.
    • Qi, J., Lv, X., Chen, J., Wang, H., Chu, T., Tang, Y., ... & Han, Y. (2020). TNF-α Increase the Risk of Bleeding in Patients after CAR-T Cell Therapy: A Bleeding Model Based on a Real-World Study of Chinese Car-T Working Party.
    • Iorio-Siciliano, V., Ramaglia, L., Blasi, A., Bucci, P., Nuzzolo, P., Riccitiello, F., & Nicolò, M. (2020). Dimensional changes following alveolar ridge preservation in the posterior area using bovine-derived xenografts and collagen membrane compared to spontaneous healing: a 6-month randomized controlled clinical trial. Clinical oral investigations, 24(2), 1013-1023.
    • Li, J., Xu, J., Cao, Z., Du, S., & Zhang, L. (2020). MiR-1231 decrease the risk of cancer-related mortality in patients combined with non-small cell lung cancer and diabetes mellitus. Cancer cell international, 20(1), 1-11.
    • Vendrami, C. L., McCarthy, R. J., Chatterjee, A., Casalino, D., Schaeffer, E. M., Catalona, W. J., & Miller, F. H. (2019). The Utility of Prostate Specific Antigen Density, Prostate Health Index and Prostate Health Index Density in Predicting Positive Prostate Biopsy Outcome is Dependent on the Prostate Biopsy Methods. Urology.
    • Gu, L., Ding, C., Tian, H., Yang, B., Zhang, X., Hua, Y., ... & Li, N. (2019). Use of gastrografin in the management of faecal impaction in patients with severe chronic constipation: a randomized clinical trial. ANZ journal of surgery, 89(3), 239-243.
    • Marienhagen, K., Lehner, F., Klempnauer, J., Hecker, H., & Borlak, J. (2019). Treatment of cyclosporine induced hypertension: results from a long-term observational study using different antihypertensive medications. Vascular pharmacology, 115, 69-83.
    • Ondič, O., Němcová, J., Alaghehbandan, R., Černá, K., Gomolčáková, B., Kinkorová–Luňáčková, I., ... & Bouda, J. (2019). The detection of DNA methylation of tumor suppressor genes in cervical HSIL: a prospective cytologic–histologic correlation study of 70 cases. Cytopathology.
    • Izgu, N., Metin, Z. G., Karadas, C., Ozdemir, L., Çetin, N., & Demirci, U. (2019). Prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy with classical massage in breast cancer patients receiving paclitaxel: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Oncology Nursing.
    • Prabu, P., Rome, S., Sathishkumar, C., Gastebois, C., Meugnier, E., Mohan, V., & Balasubramanyam, M. (2019). MicroRNAs from urinary extracellular vesicles are non-invasive early biomarkers of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes patients with the ‘Asian Indian phenotype’. Diabetes & metabolism, 45(3), 276-285.
    • Cai, X., Xu, Q., Zhou, C., Zhou, L., Dai, W., & Ji, G. (2019). The association of nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain 2 gene polymorphisms with the risk of asthma in the Chinese Han population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, e00675.
    • McElfish, P. A., Long, C. R., Kohler, P. O., Yeary, K. H., Bursac, Z., Narcisse, M. R., ... & Goulden, P. A. (2019). Diabetes Care Publish Ahead of Print, published online March 12, 2019.
    • Riaz, A., Mohiuddin, S., Husain, S., Yousafzai, M. T., Sajid, M., Kabir, F., ... & Pardhan, K. (2019). Effectiveness of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against vaccine-type invasive pneumococcal disease in Pakistan. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 80, 28-33.
    • Arslan, D. E., Kutlutürkan, S., & Korkmaz, M. (2019). The effect of aromatherapy massage on knee pain and functional status in participants with osteoarthritis. Pain Management Nursing, 20(1), 62-69.
    • Tefertiller, C., Hays, K., Natale, A., O’Dell, D., Ketchum, J., Sevigny, M., ... & Harrison-Felix, C. (2019). Results from a randomized controlled trial to address balance deficits after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
    • Ni, S., Huang, H., He, D., Chen, H., Wang, C., Zhao, X., ... & Zhang, J. (2019). Adeno‐associated virus‐mediated over‐expression of CREB‐regulated transcription coactivator 1 in the hippocampal dentate gyrus ameliorates lipopolysaccharide‐induced depression‐like behaviour in mice. Journal of Neurochemistry, 149(1), 111-125.
    • Li, X. S., Fan, H. W., Huang, Z. F., Deng, Y. L., Chen, B. L., Li, Z. Z., & Yang, J. L. (2019). Predictive Value of Spinal Cord Function Classification and Sagittal Deformity Angular Ratio for Neurologic Risk Stratification in Patients with Severe and Stiff Kyphoscoliosis. World neurosurgery, 123, e787-e796.
    • Emami, E., Alesawy, A., de Grandmont, P., Cerutti‐Kopplin, D., Kodama, N., Menassa, M., ... & Durand, R. (2019). A within‐subject clinical trial on the conversion of mandibular two‐implant to three‐implant overdenture: Patient‐centered outcomes and willingness to pay. Clinical Oral Implants Research, 30(3), 218-228.
    • Aydin, A. M., Singla, N., Panwar, V., Woldu, S. L., Freifeld, Y., Wood, C. G., ... & Rioux-Leclercq, N. (2019). Prognostic significance of BAP1 expression in high-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a multi-institutional study. World journal of urology, 1-9.
    • Zhou, X., Chen, C., Yin, D., Zhao, F., Bao, Z., Zhao, Y., ... & Lv, D. (2019). A Variation in the ABCC8 gene is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Repaglinide Efficacy in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Internal Medicine, 2133-18.
    • Kroll-Desrosiers, A. R., Crawford, S. L., Simas, T. A. M., Clark, M. A., Bastian, L. A., & Mattocks, K. M. (2019). Rates and Correlates of Depression Symptoms in a Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care. Women's Health Issues.
    • Šeparović, R., Silovski, T., Vuger, A. T., Bajić, Ž., Silovski, H., & Jurić, A. (2019). ASSOCIATION OF BREAST CANCER SYMPTOMS WITH PATIENTS’QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEPRESSION; A CROATIAN CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Psychiatria Danubina, 31(Suppl 1), 92.
    • Yuan, Y., Ma, Y., Zhang, X., Han, R., Hu, X., Yang, J., ... & Jiang, S. (2019). Genetic polymorphisms of G protein-coupled receptor 65 gene are associated with ankylosing spondylitis in a Chinese Han population: A case-control study. Human immunology, 80(2), 146-150.
    • Phadnis, M. A. (2019). Sample size calculation for small sample single-arm trials for time-to-event data: Logrank test with normal approximation or test statistic based on exact chi-square distribution?. Contemporary clinical trials communications, 15, 100360.
    • Mingoia, J., Hutchinson, A. D., Gleaves, D. H., & Wilson, C. (2019). The impact of a social media literacy intervention on positive attitudes to tanning: A pilot study. Computers in Human Behavior, 90, 188-195.
    • Xue, M., Xie, J., Liu, L., Huang, Y., Guo, F., Xu, J., ... & Qiu, H. (2019). Early and dynamic alterations of Th2/Th1 in previously immunocompetent patients with community-acquired severe sepsis: a prospective observational study. Journal of translational medicine, 17(1), 57.
    • Le Moullec, N., Fianu, A., Maillard, O., Chazelle, E., Naty, N., Schneebeli, C., ... & Favier, F. (2018). Sexual dimorphism in the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and overweight in offspring at 5-7 years: The OBEGEST cohort study. PloS one, 13(4), e0195531.
    • Abulseoud, A., Moussa, A., Abdelfattah, G., Ibrahim, I., Saba, E., & Hassouna, M. (2018). Transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve electrostimulation with low dose trospium chloride: Could it be used as a second line treatment of overactive bladder in females. Neurourology and urodynamics, 37(2), 842-848.
    • Linxweiler, M., Kühn, J. P., Wagner, M., Al Kadah, B., & Schick, B. (2018). Reduction of post-operative pain after tonsillectomy by a local mucosal flap–a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial on 100 adult patients. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 138(10), 913-920.
    • Linxweiler, M., Kühn, J. P., Wagner, M., Al Kadah, B., & Schick, B. (2018). Reduction of post-operative pain after tonsillectomy by a local mucosal flap–a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial on 100 adult patients. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 138(10), 913-920.
    • Gu, L., Huang, J., Liang, B., Chen, Q., Xie, J., Yang, J., ... & Tang, Q. (2018). TLR4 polymorphisms affect stroke risk and inflammatory response in Chinese ischemic stroke patients. Neurological Sciences, 39(1), 127-133.
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    • Koo, B. S., Kang, W. B., Park, J. W., Lee, S. J., Lee, M. S., Cho, A. N., ... & Chae, W. S. (2018). Analysis of caudal epidurogram in single center: A preliminary study of lumbar radiculopathy management. Medicine, 97(41).
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