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1. Lessons Learned from Designing an Open-Source Automated Feedback System for STEM Education

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Steinert, Steffen, Krupp, Lars, Avila, Karina E., Janssen, Anke S., Ruf, Verena, Dzsotjan, David, De Schryver, Christian, Karolus, Jakob, Ruzika, Stefan, Joisten, Karen, Lukowicz, Paul, Kuhn, Jochen, Wehn, Norbert, and Küchemann, Stefan

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Computer Science - Computers and Society, Physics - Physics Education
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As distance learning becomes increasingly important and artificial intelligence tools continue to advance, automated systems for individual learning have attracted significant attention. However, the scarcity of open-source online tools that are capable of providing personalized feedback has restricted the widespread implementation of research-based feedback systems. In this work, we present RATsApp, an open-source automated feedback system (AFS) that incorporates research-based features such as formative feedback. The system focuses on core STEM competencies such as mathematical competence, representational competence, and data literacy. It also allows lecturers to monitor students' progress. We conducted a survey based on the technology acceptance model (TAM2) among a set of students (N=64). Our findings confirm the applicability of the TAM2 framework, revealing that factors such as the relevance of the studies, output quality, and ease of use significantly influence the perceived usefulness. We also found a linear relation between the perceived usefulness and the intention to use, which in turn is a significant predictor of the frequency of use. Moreover, the formative feedback feature of RATsApp received positive feedback, indicating its potential as an educational tool. Furthermore, as an open-source platform, RATsApp encourages public contributions to its ongoing development, fostering a collaborative approach to improve educational tools., Comment: 40 pages, 6 figures

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2024
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3. Immunological sub-phenotypes and response to convalescent plasma in COVID-19 induced ARDS: a secondary analysis of the CONFIDENT trial

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Misset, Benoît, Diep, Anh Nguyet, Bertrand, Axelle, Piagnerelli, Michael, Hoste, Eric, Michaux, Isabelle, De Waele, Elisabeth, Dumoulin, Alexander, Jorens, Philippe G., van der Hauwaert, Emmanuel, Vallot, Frédéric, Swinnen, Walter, De Schryver, Nicolas, de Mey, Nathalie, Layios, Nathalie, Mesland, Jean-Baptiste, Robinet, Sébastien, Cavalier, Etienne, Donneau, Anne-Françoise, Moutschen, Michel, and Laterre, Pierre-François

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2024
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4. Alteplase in COVID-19 severe hypoxemic respiratory failure: the TRISTARDS multicenter randomized trial

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Giovanni Landoni, Pratima Chowdary, Ferhat Meziani, Jacques Creteur, Nicolas De Schryver, Johann Motsch, Ingrid Henrichmoeller, Alain Pagès, Nuala Peter, Thierry Danays, Markus A. Weigand, and the TRISTARDS Investigators

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Alteplase, ARDS, COVID-19, Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure, Thrombolysis, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9
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Abstract Background Pulmonary intravascular thrombus formation has been widely observed in patients with respiratory failure, for example, in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy/safety of alteplase thrombolysis in COVID-19 severe hypoxemic respiratory failure. In this multicenter, open-label study, patients were randomized to receive alteplase (low- or high-dose) over 5 days plus standard of care (SOC), or SOC alone. The primary endpoint was time to clinical improvement (≥ 2-point decrease on WHO Clinical Progression Scale, or hospital discharge) up to Day 28. Secondary endpoints included all-cause mortality at Day 28, treatment failure at Day 28 and change in arterial oxygen partial pressure/fractional inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ratio at Day 6 versus baseline. Results Sixty-nine patients were randomized to alteplase (low- or high-dose) and 35 to SOC; 65% were on high-flow oxygen or non-invasive ventilation at baseline. Median time to clinical improvement was 25 days in the alteplase group and > 28 days (median not reached) in the SOC group. All-cause mortality was 8/69 (12%) versus 10/35 (29%) in the alteplase versus SOC groups, respectively (unadjusted risk difference [RD], − 17% [95% confidence interval (CI) − 34 to 0], p = 0.047; adjusted RD, − 16% [95% CI − 31 to 1], p = 0.058). The PaO2/FiO2 ratio (mean [standard deviation]) increased by + 30 (84) mmHg in the alteplase group and decreased by − 12 (59) mmHg in the SOC group (adjusted mean difference vs. SOC, p = 0.052). Differences were greater in patients receiving high-dose alteplase, and in those not receiving invasive ventilation. Eighteen patients (26.1%) in the alteplase group discontinued treatment due to adverse events. Major bleeding was more frequent with alteplase than with SOC (9 vs. 0 patients); no bleeding was fatal. The study closed early due to insufficient patient recruitment. Conclusion Alteplase was not associated with faster clinical recovery from COVID-19 severe hypoxemic respiratory failure. A numerical difference in survival and PaO2/FiO2 ratio was observed, particularly in patients not receiving invasive ventilation. These exploratory findings merit further investigation in larger patient cohorts that are adequately powered to confirm the hypotheses generated in this study regarding the impact of alteplase on treatment outcomes. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04640194 (November 23, 2020); https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04640194 (early discontinuation due to insufficient patient recruitment).

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2024
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5. Immunological sub-phenotypes and response to convalescent plasma in COVID-19 induced ARDS: a secondary analysis of the CONFIDENT trial

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Benoît Misset, Anh Nguyet Diep, Axelle Bertrand, Michael Piagnerelli, Eric Hoste, Isabelle Michaux, Elisabeth De Waele, Alexander Dumoulin, Philippe G. Jorens, Emmanuel van der Hauwaert, Frédéric Vallot, Walter Swinnen, Nicolas De Schryver, Nathalie de Mey, Nathalie Layios, Jean-Baptiste Mesland, Sébastien Robinet, Etienne Cavalier, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Michel Moutschen, and Pierre-François Laterre

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COVID-19, Convalescent plasma, ARDS, Immune response, Phenotypes, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9
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Abstract Background Convalescent plasma (CP) reduced the mortality in COVID-19 induced ARDS (C-ARDS) patients treated in the CONFIDENT trial. As patients are immunologically heterogeneous, we hypothesized that clusters may differ in their treatment responses to CP. Methods We measured 20 cytokines, chemokines and cell adhesion markers using a multiplex technique at the time of inclusion in the CONFIDENT trial in patients of centers having accepted to participate in this secondary study. We performed descriptive statistics, unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis, and examined the association between the clusters and CP effect on day-28 mortality. Results Of the 475 patients included in CONFIDENT, 391 (82%) were sampled, and 196/391 (50.1%) had been assigned to CP. We identified four sub-phenotypes representing 89 (22.8%), 178 (45.5%), 38 (9.7%), and 86 (22.0%) patients. The most contributing biomarkers in the principal component analysis were IL-1β, IL-12p70, IL-6, IFN-α, IL-17A, IFN-γ, IL-13, TFN-α, total IgG, and CXCL10. Sub-phenotype-1 displayed a lower immune response, sub-phenotype-2 a higher adaptive response, sub-phenotype-3 the highest innate antiviral, pro and anti-inflammatory response, and adhesion molecule activation, and sub-phenotype-4 a higher pro and anti-inflammatory response, migration protein and adhesion molecule activation. Sub-phenotype-2 and sub-phenotype-4 had higher severity at the time of inclusion. The effect of CP treatment on mortality appeared higher than standard care in each sub-phenotype, without heterogeneity between sub-phenotypes (p = 0.97). Conclusion In patients with C-ARDS, we identified 4 sub-phenotypes based on their immune response. These sub-phenotypes were associated with different clinical profiles. The response to CP was similar across the 4 sub-phenotypes. Trial registration: Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Liège CE 2020/239. Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04558476. Registered 2020-09-11, https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04558476 .

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2024
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6. Practical Insights and Advances in Concrete Pumping

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Daniil Mikhalev, Siamak Fakhrayee Nejad, Serina Ng, Baishakhi Bose, Robyn De Schryver, Ana Brunčič, Manu K. Mohan, Yanwei Wang, AV Rahul, Atta Ur Rehman, Dengwu Jiao, Viktor Mechtcherine, Geert De Schutter, and Dimitri Feys

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rheology, quality control, pressure, concrete, pumping, lubrication layer, Building construction, TH1-9745
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This technical letter gives a concise overview of the state-of-the-art in concrete pumping. It outlines the different pump systems, briefly describes the general flow behavior of concrete in pipes, and addresses the main challenges of pumping. It also elaborates upon factors influencing the pumping behavior and how to control the pumping process.

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2024
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7. Machine learning for automated quality control in injection moulding manufacturing

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Michiels, Steven, De Schryver, Cédric, Houthuys, Lynn, Vogeler, Frederik, and Desplentere, Frederik

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Computer Science - Machine Learning
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Machine learning (ML) may improve and automate quality control (QC) in injection moulding manufacturing. As the labelling of extensive, real-world process data is costly, however, the use of simulated process data may offer a first step towards a successful implementation. In this study, simulated data was used to develop a predictive model for the product quality of an injection moulded sorting container. The achieved accuracy, specificity and sensitivity on the test set was $99.4\%$, $99.7\%$ and $94.7\%$, respectively. This study thus shows the potential of ML towards automated QC in injection moulding and encourages the extension to ML models trained on real-world data., Comment: Accepted for publishing in ESANN conference proceedings 2022

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2022

8. Effect of adequacy of empirical antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections on intensive care unit patient prognosis: a causal inference approach using data from the Eurobact2 study

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Tabah, Alexis, Lipman, Jeffrey, Pollock, Hamish, Ben Margetts, Udy, Andrew, Young, Meredith, Bhadange, Neeraj, Tyler, Steven, Ledtischke, Anne, Finnis, Mackenzie, Dwivedi, Jyotsna, Saxena, Manoj, Biradar, Vishwanath, Soar, Natalie, Sarode, Vineet, Brewster, David, Regli, Adrian, Weeda, Elizabeth, Ahmed, Samiul, Fourie, Cheryl, Laupland, Kevin, Ramanan, Mahesh, Walsham, James, Meyer, Jason, Litton, Edward, Maria Palermo, Anna, Yap, Timothy, Eroglu, Ege, George Attokaran, Antony, Jaramillo, C'havala, Nafees, Khalid Mk, Nafees, Khalid Mahmood Khan, Aqilah Haji Abd Rashid, Nurhikmahtul, Adi Muhamad Ibnu Walid, Haji, Mon, Tomas, Dhakshina Moorthi, P., Sudhirchandra, Shah, Sridharan, Dhadappa Damodar, Haibo, Qiu, Xie, Jianfeng, Jianfeng, Xie, Wei-Hua, Lu, Zhen, Wang, Qian, Chuanyun, Luo, Jili, Chen, Xiaomei, Wang, Hao, Zhao, Peng, Zhao, Juan, Wusi, Qiu, Mingmin, Chen, Xu, Lei, Yin, Chengfen, Wang, Ruilan, Wang, Jinfeng, Yin, Yongjie, Zhang, Min, Ye, Jilu, Hu, Chungfang, Zhou, Suming, Huang, Min, Yan, Jing, Wang, Yan, Qin, Bingyu, Ye, Ling, Weifeng, Xie, Peije, Li, Geng, Nan, Ling, Lowell, Hayashi, Yoshiro, Karumai, Toshiyuki, Yamasaki, Masaki, Hashimoto, Satoru, Hosokawa, Koji, Makino, Jun, Matsuyoshi, Takeo, Kuriyama, Akira, Shigemitsu, Hidenobu, Mishima, Yuka, Nagashima, Michio, Yoshida, Hideki, Fujitani, Shigeki, Omori, Koichiro, Rinka, Hiroshi, Saito, Hiroki, Atobe, Kaori, Kato, Hideaki, Takaki, Shunsuke, Sulaiman, Helmi, Shahnaz Hasan, M., Fadhil Hadi Jamaluddin, Muhamad, Pheng, Lee See, Visvalingam, Sheshendrasurian, Thing Liew, Mun, Ling Danny Wong, Siong, Khang Fong, Kean, Bt Abdul Rahman, Hamizah, Md Noor, Zuraini, Lee, Kok Tong, Hamid Azman, Abd., Zulfakar Mazlan, Mohd, Ali, Saedah, Hernandez, Aaron Mark, Abello, Anton, Jeon, Kyeongman, Lee, Sang-Min, Park, Sunghoon, Park, Seung Yong, Yoon Lim, Sung, Kwa, Andrea Lay Hoon, Yuan Goh, Qing, Ng, Shin Yi, An Lie, Sui, Junyang Goh, Ken, Yunkai Li, Andrew, Ong, Caroline Yu Ming, Yan Lim, Jia, Lishan Quah, Jessica, Ng, Kangqi, Xiang Long Ng, Louis, Yeh, Tony Yu-Chang, Chang Yeh, Yu, Chou, Nai-Kuan, Cia, Cong-Tat, Hu, Ting-Yu, Kuo, Li-Kuo, Ku, Shih-Chi, Wongsurakiat, Phunsup, Apichatbutr, Yutthana, Chiewroongroj, Supattra, Alsisi, Adel, Nadeem, Rashid, El Houfi, Ashraf, Elhadidy, Amr, Barsoum, Mina, Osman, Nermin, Mostafa, Tarek, Elbahnasawy, Mohamed, Saber, Ahmed, Aldhalia, Amer, Elmandouh, Omar, Elsayed, Ahmed, Elbadawy, Merihan A., Awad, Ahmed K., Hemead, Hanan M., Zand, Farid, Ouhadian, Maryam, Hamid Borsi, Seyed, Mehraban, Zahra, Kashipazha, Davood, Ahmadi, Fatemeh, Savaie, Mohsen, Soltani, Farhad, Rashidi, Mahboobeh, Baghbanian, Reza, Javaherforoosh, Fatemeh, Amiri, Fereshteh, Kiani, Arash, Amin Zargar, Mohammad, Mahmoodpoor, Ata, Aalinezhad, Fatemeh, Dabiri, Gholamreza, Sabetian, Golnar, Sarshad, Hakimeh, Masjedi, Mansoor, Tajvidi, Ramin, Nasirodin (S.M.N.) Tabatabaei, Dr Seyed Mohammad, Ahmed, Abdullah Khudhur, Singer, Pierre, Kagan, Ilya, Rigler, Merav, Belman, Daniel, Levin, Phillip, Harara, Belal, Diab, Adei, Abillama, Fayez, Abilama, Fayez, Ibrahim, Rebecca, Fares, Aya, Elhadi, Muhammed, Buimsaedah, Ahmad, Gamra, Marwa, Aqeelah, Ahmed, Ali Mohammed Ali, Almajdoub, Gaber Sadik Homaidan, Ahmed, Almiqlash, Bushray, Bilkhayr, Hala, Bouhuwaish, Ahmad, Sa Taher, Ahmed, Abdulwahed, Eman, Abousnina, Fathi A., Khaled Hdada, Aisha, Jobran, Rania, Ben Hasan, Hayat, Shaban Ben Hasan, Rabab, Khalid Abidi, Serghini, Issam, Seddiki, Rachid, Boukatta, Brahim, Kanjaa, Nabil, Mouhssine, Doumiri, Ahmed Wajdi, Maazouzi, Dendane, Tarek, Ali Zeggwagh, Amine, Housni, Brahim, Younes, Oujidi, Hachimi, Abdelhamid, Ghannam, A., Belkhadir, Z., Abu Jayyab, Mustafa, Aithssain, Ali, Lance, Marcus, Nissar, Shaikh, Sallam, Hend, Elrabi, Omar, Almekhlafi, Ghaleb A., Awad, Maher, Aljabbary, Ahmed, Karam Chaaban, Mohammad, Abu-Sayf, Natalia, Al-Jadaan, Mohammad, Bakr, Lubna, Mounir Bouaziz, Bouaziz, Mounir, Turki, Olfa, Sellami, Walid, Vidal, Gabriela, Centeno, Pablo, Morvillo, Natalia, Oscar Acevedo, José, Mabel Lopez, Patricia, Fernández, Rubén, Segura, Matías, Aparicio, Marta, Alonzo, Irene, Nuccetelli, Yanina, Montefiore, Pablo, Arias, Mario, Felipe Reyes, Luis, Ñamendys-Silva, Silvio A., Romero-Gonzalez, Juan P., Hermosillo, Mariana, Alejandro Castillo, Roberto, Nicolás Pantoja Leal, Jesús, Garcia Aguilar, Candy, Ocotlan Gonzalez Herrera, Mara, Vladimir Espinoza Villafuerte, Missael, Lomeli-Teran, Manuel, Dominguez-Cherit, Jose G., Davalos-Alvarez, Adrian, Sánchez-Hurtado, Luis, Tejeda-Huezo, Brigitte, Perez-Nieto, Orlando R., Deloya Tomas, Ernesto, De Bus, Liesbet, De Waele, Jan, Francois, Guy, Hollevoet, Isabelle, Denys, Wouter, Bourgeois, Marc, Vanderhaeghen, Sofie F.M., Mesland, Jean-Baptiste, Henin, Pierre, Haentjens, Lionel, Biston, Patrick, Noel, Cindérella, Layos, Nathalie, Misset, Benoît, De Schryver, Nicolas, Serck, Nicolas, Wittebole, Xavier, De Waele, Elisabeth, Opdenacker, Godelive, Kovacevic, Pedja, Zlojutro, Biljana, Ina, Filipovic-Grcic, Custovic, Aida, Filipovic-Grcic, Ina, Radonic, Radovan, Vujaklija Brajkovic, Ana, Persec, Jasminka, Sakan, Sanja, Nikolic, Mario, Lasic, Hrvoje, Leone, Marc, Timsit, Jean-François, Ruppe, Etienne, Ruckly, Stephane, Montravers, Philippe, Arbelot, Charlotte, Patrier, Juliette, Zappela, N., Montravers, P., Dulac, Thierry, Castanera, Jérémy, Auchabie, Johann, Le Meur, Anthony, Marchalot, A., Beuzelin, M., Massri, Alexandre, Guesdon, Charlotte, Escudier, Etienne, Mateu, Philippe, Rosman, Jérémy, Leroy, Olivier, Alfandari, Serge, Nica, Alexandru, Souweine, Bertrand, Coupez, Elisabeth, Duburcq, Thibault, Kipnis, Eric, Bortolotti, Perrine, Le Souhaitier, Mathieu, Mira, Jean-Paul, Garcon, Pierre, Duprey, Matthieu, Thyrault, Martial, Paulet, Rémi, Philippart, François, Tran, Marc, Bruel, Cédric, Weiss, Emmanuel, Janny, Sylvie, Foucrier, Arnaud, Perrigault, Pierre-François, Djanikian, Flora, Barbier, François, Gainnier, Marc, Bourenne, Jérémy, Louis, Guillaume, Smonig, Roland, Argaud, Laurent, Baudry, Thomas, Mekonted Dessap, Armand, Razazi, Keyvan, Kalfon, Pierre, Badre, Gaëtan, Larcher, Romaric, Lefrant, Jean-Yves, Roger, Claire, Sarton, Benjamine, Silva, Stein, Demeret, Sophie, Le Guennec, Loïc, Siami, Shidasp, Aparicio, Christelle, Voiriot, Guillaume, Fartoukh, Muriel, Dahyot-Fizelier, Claire, Imzi, Nadia, Klouche, Kada, Bracht, Hendrik, Hoheisen, Sandra, Bloos, Frank, Thomas-Rueddel, Daniel, Petros, Sirak, Pasieka, Bastian, Dubler, Simon, Schmidt, Karsten, Gottschalk, Antje, Wempe, Carola, Lepper, Philippe, Metz, Carlos, Viderman, Dmitriy, Umbetzhanov, Yerlan, Mugazov, Miras, Bazhykayeva, Yelena, Kaligozhin, Zhannur, Babashev, Baurzhan, Merenkov, Yevgeniy, Temirov, Talgat, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Smyrniotis, Dimitrios, Psallida, Vasiliki, Fildisis, Georgios, Soulountsi, Vasiliki, Kaimakamis, Evangelos, Iasonidou, Cristina, Papoti, Sofia, Renta, Foteini, Vasileiou, Maria, Romanou, Vasiliki, Koutsoukou, Vasiliki, Kristina Matei, Mariana, Moldovan, Leora, Karaiskos, Ilias, Paskalis, Harry, Marmanidou, Kyriaki, Papanikolaou, M., Kampolis, C., Oikonomou, Marina, Kogkopoulos, Evangelos, Nikolaou, Charikleia, Sakkalis, Anastasios, Chatzis, Marinos, Georgopoulou, Maria, Efthymiou, Anna, Chantziara, Vasiliki, Sakagianni, Aikaterini, Athanasa (Athanassa), Zoi (Zoe), Papageorgiou, Eirini, Ali, Fadi, Dimopoulos, Georges, Panagiota Almiroudi, Mariota, Malliotakis, Polychronis, Marouli, Diamantina, Theodorou, Vasiliki, Retselas, Ioannis, Kouroulas, Vasilios, Papathanakos, Georgios, Bassetti, Matteo, Giacobbe, Daniele, Montrucchio, Giorgia, Sales, Gabriele, De Pascale, Gennaro, Maria Montini, Luca, Carelli, Simone, Vargas, Joel, Di Gravio, Valentina, Roberto Giacobbe, Daniele, Gratarola, Angelo, Porcile, Elisa, Mirabella, Michele, Daroui, Ivan, Lodi, Giovanni, Zuccaro, Francesco, Grazia Schlevenin, Maria, Pelosi, Paolo, Battaglini, Denise, Cortegiani, Andrea, Ippolito, Mariachiara, Bellina, Davide, Di Guardo, Andrea, Pelagalli, Lorella, Covotta, Marco, Rocco, Monica, Fiorelli, Silvia, Cotoia, Antonella, Chiara Rizzo, Anna, Adam Mikstacki, Mikstacki, Adam, Tamowicz, Barbara, Kaptur Komorowska, Irmina, Szczesniak, Anna, Bojko, Jozef, Kotkowska, Anna, Walczak-Wieteska, Paulina, Wasowska, Dominika, Nowakowski, Tomasz, Broda, Hanna, Mariusz Peichota, Assoc, Pietraszek-Grzywaczewska, Iwona, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Bisanti, Alessandra, Paiva, José Artur, Póvoa, Pedro, Cartoze, Nuno, Pereira, Tiago, Guimarães, Nádia, Alves, Madalena, Josefina Pinheiro Marques, Ana, Rios Pinto, Ana, Krystopchuk, Andriy, Teresa, Ana, Manuel Pereira de Figueiredo, António, Botelho, Isabel, Duarte, Tiago, Costa, Vasco, Pedro Cunha, Rui, Molinos, Elena, Tito da Costa, Ledo, Sara, Queiró, Joana, Pascoalinho, Dulce, Nunes, Cristina, Pedro Moura, José, Pereira, Énio, Carvalho Mendes, António, Valeanu, Liana, Bubenek-Turconi, Serban, Marina Grintescu, Ioana, Cobilinschi, Cristian, Carmen Filipescu, Daniela, Elena Predoi, Cornelia, Tomescu, Dana, Popescu, Mihai, Marcu, Alexandra, Grigoras, Ioana, Lungu, Olguta, Gritsan, Alexey, Anderzhanova, Anastasia, Meleshkina, Yulia, Magomedov, Marat, Zubareva, Nadezhda, Tribulev, Maksim, Gaigolnik, Denis, Eremenko, Aleksandr, Vistovskaya, Natala, Chukina, Maria, Belskiy, Vladislav, Furman, Mikhail, Ferrer Rocca, Ricard, Martinez, Maria, Casares, Vanessa, Mellado Artigas, Ricard, Vera, Paula, Flores, Matias, Amador Amerigo, Joaquin, Gracia Arnillas, Maria Pilar, Munoz Bermudez, Rosana, Armestar, Fernando, Catalan, Beatriz, Roig, Regina, Raguer, Laura, Dolores Quesada, María, Diaz Santos, Emilio, Gomà, Gemma, Ubeda, Alejandro, Salgado, Maria, Forcelledo Espina, Lorena, Garcia Prieto, Emilio, Asensio, Mj, Rodriguez, M., Maseda, Dr Emilio, Suarez De La Rica, Alejandro, Ignacio Ayestaran, J., Novo, Mariana, Blasco-Navalpotro, Miguel Angel, Orejas Gallego, Alberto, Sjovall, Fredrik, Sjövall, Fredrik, Spahic, Dzana, Johan Svensson, Carl, Haney, Michael, Edin, Alicia, Åkerlund, Joyce, De Geer, Lina, Prazak, Josef, Buetti, Niccolò, Jakob, Stephan, Pagani, Jl, Abed-Maillard, S., Akova, Murat, Aslan, Abdullah Tarık, Aslan, Abdullah Tarik, Timuroglu, Arif, Kocagoz, Sesin, Kusoglu, Hulya, Mehtap, Selcuk, Ceyhun, Solakoğlu, Altintas, Dr. Neriman Defne, Talan, Leyla, Kayaaslan, Bircan, Kaya Kalem, Ayşe, Kurt, Dr. Ibrahim, Telli, Murat, Ozturk, Barcin, Erol, Çiğdem, Dindar Demiray, Emine Kubra, Çolak, Sait, Akbas, Türkay, Dr. Kursat Gundogan, Sari, Ali, Agalar, Canan, Çolak, Onur, Baykam, Nurcan (N), Akdogan, Ozlem (O), Yilmaz, Mesut, Tunay, Burcu, Cakmak, Rumeysa, Saltoglu, Nese, Karaali, Ridvan, Iftihar Koksal, Firdevs Aksoy, Eroglu, Ahmet, Tolga Saracoglu, Kemal, Bilir, Yeliz, Guzeldag, Seda, Ersoz, Gulden, Evik, Guliz, Sungurtekin, Hulya, Ozgen, Cansu, Erdoğan, Cem, Gürbüz, Yunus, Altin, Nilgün, Bayindir, Yasar, Ersoy, Yasemin, Goksu, Senay, Akyol, Ahmet, Dr, Kartal, Batirel, Ayse, Cagan Aktas, Sabahat, Morris, Andrew Conway, Conway Morris, Andrew, Routledge, Matthew, Ercole, Ari, Antcliffe, David, Rojo, Roceld, Tizard, Kate, Faulkner, Maria, Cowton, Amanda, Kent, Melanie, Raj, Ashok, Zormpa, Artemis, Tinaslanidis, George, Khade, Reena, Torlinski, Tomasz, Mulhi, Randeep, Goyal, Shraddha, Bajaj, Manan, Soltan, Marina, Yonan, Aimee, Dolan, Rachael, Johnson, Aimee, Macfie, Caroline, Lennard, James, Templeton, Maie, Sousa Arias, Sonia, Franke, Uwe, Hugill, Keith, Angell, Hollie, Benjamin J Parcell, Cobb, Katherine, Cole, Stephen, Smith, Tim, Graham, Clive, Cerman, Jaroslav, Keegan, Allison, Ritzema, Jenny, Sanderson, Amanda, Roshdy, Ashraf, Szakmany, Tamas, Baumer, Tom, Longbottom, Rebecca, Hall, Daniel, Tatham, Kate, Loftus, S., Husain, A., Black, E., Jhanji, S., Rao Baikady, R., Mcguigan, Peter, Mckee, Rachel, Kannan, Santhana, Antrolikar, Supriya, Marsden, Nicholas, Della Torre, Valentina, Banach, Dorota, Zaki, Ahmed, Jackson, Matthew, Chikungwa, Moses, Attwood, Ben, Patel, Jamie, Rebecca E Tilley, Humphreys, Sally K., Jean Renaud, Paul, Sokhan, Anton, Burma, Yaroslava, Sligl, Wendy, Baig, Nadia, McCoshen, Lorena, Kutsogiannis, Demetrios J., Thompson, Patricia, Hewer, Tayne, Rabbani, Raihan, Huq, Shihan Mahmud Redwanul, Hasan, Rajib, Motiul Islam, Mohammad, Gurjar, Mohan, Baronia, Arvind, Kothari, Nikhil, Sharma, Ankur, Karmakar, Saurabh, Sharma, Priya, Nimbolkar, Janardan, Samdani, Pratit, Vaidyanathan, R., Ahmedi Rubina, Noor, Jain, Nikhilesh, Pahuja, Madhumati, Singh, Ritu, Shekhar, Saurav, Syed, Nabeel Muzaffar, Ozair, Ahmad, Sarwar Siddiqui, Suhail, Bose, Payel, Datta, Avijatri, Rathod, Darshana, Patel, Mayur, MK, Renuka, Sailaja, K Baby, Dsilva, Carol, Chandran, Jagadish, Ghosh, Pralay, Mukherjee, Sudipta, Sheshala, Kaladhar, Chandra Misra, Krushna, Adekola, Oyebola O., Yusuf Yakubu, Saidu, Mgbosoro Ugwu, Euphemia, Olatosi, John (O), Desalu, Ibironke, Asiyanbi, Gabriel, Oladimeji, Motunrayo, Idowu, Olusola, Adeola, Fowotade, Mer, Mervyn, Mc Cree, Melanie, El Sanousi, Dr. Bashir, Adil Ali Karar, Ali, Saidahmed, Elfayadh, Hamid, Hytham K.S., Loiodice, Ambre, Bailly, Sébastien, Ruckly, Stéphane, and Staiquly, Quentin

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9. Safety and efficacy of active blood-pressure reduction to the recommended thresholds for intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke in the Netherlands (TRUTH): a prospective, observational, cluster-based, parallel-group study

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Zonneveld, Thomas P, Vermeer, Sarah E, van Zwet, Erik W, Groot, Adrien E D, Algra, Ale, Aerden, Leo A M, Alblas, Kees C L, de Beer, Frank, Brouwers, Paul J A M, de Gans, Koen, van Gemert, H Maarten A, van Ginneken, Bart C A M, Grooters, Gerke S, Halkes, Patricia H A, van der Heijden-Montfroy, Tonny A M H G, Jellema, Korné, de Jong, Sonja W, Lövenich-Ciccarello, Harry, van der Meulen, Willem D M, Peters, Edwin W, van der Ree, Taco C, Remmers, Michel J M, Richard, Edo, Rovers, Jörgen M P, Saxena, Ritu, van Schaik, Sander M, Schonewille, Wouter J, Schreuder, Tobien A H C M L, de Schryver, Els L L M, Schuiling, Wouter J, Spaander, Fianne H, van Tuijl, Julia H, Visser, Marieke C, Zinkstok, Sanne M, Zock, Elles, Dippel, Diederik W J, Kappelle, L Jaap, van Oostenbrugge, Robert J, Roos, Yvo B W E M, Vermeij, Frederique H, Wermer, Marieke J H, van der Worp, H Bart, Nederkoorn, Paul J, and Kruyt, Nyika D

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2024
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10. SurLym trial: study protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial on the added value of reconstructive lymphatic surgery to decongestive lymphatic therapy for the treatment of lymphoedema

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Nele Devoogdt, Lode Godderis, Sarah Thomis, Beate Bechter-Hugl, Inge Fourneau, Steffen Fieuws, Geert Maleux, Daniel Devos, Thierry Deltombe, Tessa De Vrieze, An-Kathleen Heroes, Katarina Segers, Jacqueline Frippiat, Maxime Servaes, Aline Berners, Philippe Fosseprez, Bruno Krug, Francoise Kayser, Ana Falticeanu, Caren Randon, Chris Monten, Koen Van Landuyt, Bernard De Pypere, Liesl Degraeve, Tina Decorte, Mieke De Schryver, Vickie Van Besien, Sinikka Suominen, Jaume Masia Ayala, and Gemma Pons

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Medicine
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Introduction Lymphoedema is a chronic condition caused by lymphatic insufficiency. It leads to swelling of the limb/midline region and an increased risk of infection. Lymphoedema is often associated with mental and physical problems limiting quality of life. The first choice of treatment is a conservative treatment, consisting of exercises, skin care, lymph drainage and compression. Reconstructive lymphatic surgery is also often performed, that is, lymphovenous anastomoses, lymph node transfer or a combination. However, robust evidence on the effectiveness of reconstructive lymphatic surgery is missing. Therefore, the objective of this trial is to investigate the added value of reconstructive lymphatic surgery to the conservative treatment in patients with lymphoedema.Methods and analysis A multicentre randomised controlled and pragmatic trial was started in March 2022 in three Belgian university hospitals. 90 patients with arm lymphoedema and 90 patients with leg lymphoedema will be included. All patients are randomised between conservative treatment alone (control group) or conservative treatment with reconstructive lymphatic surgery (intervention group). Assessments are performed at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months. The primary outcome is lymphoedema-specific quality of life at 18 months. Key secondary outcomes are limb volume and duration of wearing the compression garment at 18 months. The approach of reconstructive lymphatic surgery is based on presurgical investigations including clinical examination, lymphofluoroscopy, lymphoscintigraphy, lymph MRI or CT angiography (if needed). All patients receive conservative treatment during 36 months, which is applied by the patient’s own physical therapist and by the patient self. From months 7 to 12, the hours a day of wearing the compression garment are gradually decreased.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the ethical committees of University Hospitals Leuven, Ghent University Hospital and CHU UCL Namur. Results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed journals and presentations.Trial registration number NCT05064176

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2024
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13. Sex Differences in Prehospital Identification of Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Suspected Stroke

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Ali, Mariam, Dekker, Luuk, Daems, Jasper D., Ali, Mahsoem, van Zwet, Erik W., Steyerberg, Ewout W., Duvekot, Martijne H.C., Nguyen, T. Truc My, Moudrous, Walid, van de Wijdeven, Ruben M., Visser, Marieke C., de Laat, Karlijn F., Kerkhoff, Henk, van den Wijngaard, Ido R., Dippel, Diederik W.J., Roozenbeek, Bob, Kruyt, Nyika D., Wermer, Marieke J.H., Aerden, Leo A.M., Alblas, Kees C.L., Bakker, Jeannette, van Belle, Eduard, Bevelander, Timo, Bosch, Jan, Buijck, Bianca, Dofferhoff-Vermeulen, Tamara, van Doormaal, Pieter Jan, Dorresteijn, Kirsten R.I.S., Duijndam, Dion, van Eijkelenburg, Roeland P.J., van Es, Adriaan C.G.M., Hensen, Jan-Hein, Hoek, Amber, Kloos, Loet M.H., Koster, Gaia T., Kuiper, Jan Willem, de Leeuw, Arnoud M., Lingsma, Hester F., van der Lugt, Aad, Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert, Maasland, Lisette, van Moll, Bruno J.M., Mulder, Laus J.M.M., Noordam-Reijm, Anja, Oskam, Erick, Plaisier, Aarnout, Rozeman, Anouk D., de Schryver, Els L.L.M., Venema, Esmee, Wijnhoud, Annemarie D., Willeboer, Merel L., Woudenberg, Mirjam, van der Zon, Mandy M.A., Zwets, Egon D., and Zylicz, Stas A.

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2024
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14. An Explorative Anatomical Study on Inter-Individual Variation of the Tibial Nerve and Landmarks for Perineural Anesthesia in Horses

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Margot De Schryver and Maarten Oosterlinck

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diagnostic anesthesia, lameness examination, landmarks, perineural anesthesia, tibial nerve, sports medicine, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991
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Perineural anesthesia of the tibial nerve can be performed ultrasound-guided or blindly, with the latter still being commonly used in equine practice due to practical constraints, despite its lower accuracy and hence, common failure to achieve desensitization. This may be associated with anatomical variations or inadequate landmarks for injection. To examine the course of the tibial nerve, document potential anatomical variations, and determine optimal landmarks for perineural injection, dissection was conducted along the medial aspect of the tibia in 10 paired cadaver hindlimbs. No anatomical variations of the tibial nerve were observed. Mean tibial nerve thickness was 6 ± 1 mm. The junction with the plantar nerves was located at a maximum of 85 mm and the junction with the medial cutaneous branch was at a maximum of 150 mm proximal to the proximal aspect of the calcaneal tubercle. The mean distance of the tibial nerve to the cranial border of the superficial digital flexor was 11 ± 6 mm. In conclusion, problems with perineural anesthesia of the tibial nerve cannot simply be attributed to anatomical variations. The thickness of the nerve and the amount of perineural tissue may present specific challenges for achieving adequate desensitization. Our results support the generally recommended site for tibial nerve perineural injection at 100 mm proximal to the calcaneal tubercle and 11 mm cranial to the superficial digital flexor.

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2024
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16. Bestuurlijke oplossingen voor de beheersing van exportcontrolerisico’s in internationale toeleveringsketens: theoretisch en praktisch geduid

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Gert Demmink and Tom De Schryver

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Business, HF5001-6182, Business mathematics. Commercial arithmetic. Including tables, etc., HF5691-5716
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Exportcontroleregelgeving laat zich niet meer wegdenken uit de wereld van internationale handel. Het verplicht zakenpartners om na te gaan met wie en hoe men zakendoet. Bij internationale toeleveringsketens zijn de compliance-uitdagingen veel groter dan voor een individuele exporteur, vanwege de steeds uitdijende relaties die in een keten worden aangegaan. Omdat ketenpartners vaak uiteenlopende en tegenstrijdige belangen nastreven, zijn extra prikkels nodig om alle ketenpartijen te overtuigen van het naleven van de regelgeving. Deze prikkels, die theoretisch geduid kunnen worden als “Contract-Boundary Spanning Governance mechanismen’’ (CBSGM) vullen de bestaande regelgeving aan en bieden een houvast om ketenpartijen te prikkelen tot meer compliance-inspanningen. Dit wordt geïllustreerd aan de hand van de complexe toeleveringsketen van de F-35, waar de prikkels de weg voor de Amerikaanse overheid hebben voorbereid om noodzakelijk preventieve en detectieve compliancecontroles uit te voeren.

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2023
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17. Prospective evaluation of the efficacy, safety, and optimal biomarker enrichment strategy for nangibotide, a TREM-1 inhibitor, in patients with septic shock (ASTONISH): a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 2b trial

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Asfar, Pierre, Nay, Mai-Anh, Guitton, Christophe, Quenot, Jean-Pierre, Tran-Van, David, Bohe, Julien, Plantefève, Gaëtan, Nseir, Saadalla, Lefrant, Jean-Yves, Monnet, Xavier, Papazian, Laurent, Vinsonneau, Christophe, Constantin, Jean-Michel, Mebazaa, Alexandre, Oueslati, Haikel, Escudero, Dolores, Martinez Sagasti, Fernando, Piacentini, Enrique, Ramirez Galleymore, Paula, Dugernier, Thierry, Fagnoul, David, Michaux, Isabelle, Seibert, Allan, Reinikainen, Matti, Grøfte, Thorbjørn, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Laffey, John, François, Bruno, Lambden, Simon, Fivez, Tom, Gibot, Sebastien, Derive, Marc, Grouin, Jean-Marie, Salcedo-Magguilli, Margarita, Lemarié, Jérémie, De Schryver, Nicolas, Jalkanen, Ville, Hicheur, Tarik, Garaud, Jean-Jacques, Cuvier, Valérie, Ferrer, Ricard, Bestle, Morten, Pettilä, Ville, Mira, Jean-Paul, Bouisse, Camille, Mercier, Emmanuelle, Vermassen, Joris, Huberlant, Vincent, Vinatier, Isabelle, Anguel, Nadia, Levy, Mitchell, and Laterre, Pierre-François

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2023
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18. The Curve of Learning With and Without Instructions

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Leendert van Maanen, Yuyao Zhang, Maarten De Schryver, and Baptist Liefooghe

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decision making, learning, mathematical modelling, Consciousness. Cognition, BF309-499
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In skill acquisition, instructing individuals the stimulus-response mappings indicating how to perform and act, yields better performance. Additionally, performance is helped by repeated practice. Whether providing instructions and repeated practice interact to achieve optimal performance remains debated. This paper addresses that question by analyzing the learning curves of individuals learning stimulus-response mappings of varying complexity. We particularly focus on the question whether instructions lead to improved performance in the longer run. Via evidence accumulation modeling, we find no evidence for this assertion. Instructions seem to provide individuals with a head start, leading to better initial performance in the early stages of learning, without long-lasting effects on behavior. We discuss the results in light of related studies that do report long-lasting effects of instructions, and propose that the complexity of a skill determines whether long-lasting benefits of initial instructions exist.

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2024
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24. Increasing the Sampling Efficiency for the Link Assessment Problem

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Chinazzo, André, De Schryver, Christian, Zweig, Katharina, Wehn, Norbert, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Bast, Hannah, editor, Korzen, Claudius, editor, Meyer, Ulrich, editor, and Penschuck, Manuel, editor

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2022
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26. Spinal Cord Stimulation–Naïve Patients vs Patients With Failed Previous Experiences With Standard Spinal Cord Stimulation: Two Distinct Entities or One Population?

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Eykens, Tom, De Keersmaecker, Kelly, Gorissen, Mayken, De Clerck, Christ, Donck, Ann Ver, Braems, Hannie, Buyse, Klaas, Puylaert, Martine, Duyvendak, Wim, De Smet, Chris, Vissers, Steven, Debeuf, Johan, De Beucker, Kim, Ceuppens, Jeroen, Germonpré, Pieter Jan, Mortier, Sarah, Van Buyten, Jean Pierre, Smet, Iris, Devos, Marieke, Vanhauwaert, Dimitri, Billet, Bart, Hanssens, Karel, Demeyere, Annemarie, Casier, Tine, Bertrem, Bénédicte, Van Havenbergh, Tony, Van Looy, Pieter, Heylen, Gertje, de Schryver, Catherine, Vangeneugden, Johan, Louis, Frédéric, Stalmans, Virginie, Remacle, Jean- Michel, Remacle, Thibault, Mauviel, Stéphane, Abeloos, Laurence, Theys, Tom, Van Hoylandt, Anaïs, Bruyninckx, Dominike, Das, John, Callebaut, Ina, Rigoard, Philippe, Roulaud, Manuel, Lorgeoux, Bertille, De Jaeger, Mats, Espinoza, Alexis Valenzuela, Van Hooff, Robbert-Jan, Goudman, Lisa, Billot, Maxime, De Smedt, Ann, Consortium, Discover, and Moens, Maarten

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2023
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27. Assessing the Effectiveness and Use of Bibliotherapy Implementation among Children with Autism by Board-Certified Behavior Analysts

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Abraham, Smriti, Owen-De Schryver, Jamie, and VanderMolen, Julia

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Bibliotherapy is the use of reading supplements as a form of therapy and children with autism are a population that could benefit significantly from the implementation of such treatment. Board-Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) are instrumental in creating a curriculum to shape the behavior of those with autism. This study surveyed BCBAs throughout the United States on their use and knowledge of bibliotherapy, as well as different practices related to its utilization. Overall, 89 BCBAs responded to the survey. Results revealed that BCBAs who used bibliotherapy did not have previous knowledge of the practice. BCBAs who did implement bibliotherapy did not have formal training. Further research is necessary to better understand bibliotherapy as a potential resource for children with autism.

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2021
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28. Aquaculture rearing systems induce no legacy effects in Atlantic cod larvae or their rearing water bacterial communities

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Madeleine S. Gundersen, Olav Vadstein, Peter De Schryver, and Kari Johanne Kihle Attramadal

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Medicine, Science
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Abstract The microbial rearing quality influences the survival of marine larvae. Microbially matured water treatment systems (MMS) provide a more favourable rearing water microbiome than flow-through systems (FTS). It has previously been hypothesised, but not investigated, that initial rearing in MMS leaves a protective legacy effect in Atlantic cod larvae (Gadus morhua). We tested this hypothesis through a crossover 2 × 2 factorial experiment varying the rearing water treatment system (MMS vs FTS) and the microbial carrying capacity (+ /− added organic matter). At 9 days post-hatching, we switched the rearing water treatment system. By comparing switched and unswitched rearing tanks, we evaluated if legacy effects had been established in the larvae or their surrounding rearing water bacterial community. We analysed the bacterial communities with flow cytometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We found no evidence that the initial rearing condition left a legacy effect in the communities by evaluating the bacterial community diversity and structure. Instead, the present rearing condition was the most important driver for differences in the rearing water microbiota. Furthermore, we found that MMS with high microbial carrying capacity appeared to seed a stable bacterial community to the rearing tanks. This finding highlights the importance of keeping a similar carrying capacity between the inlet and rearing water. Moreover, we reject the hypothesis that the initial rearing condition leaves a protective legacy effect in larvae, as the larval survival and robustness were linked to the present rearing condition. In conclusion, our results highlight the importance of maintaining a beneficial microbial rearing environment from hatching and throughout the larval rearing period.

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2022
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29. Safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of gremubamab (MEDI3902), an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa bispecific human monoclonal antibody, in P. aeruginosa-colonised, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a randomised controlled trial

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Jean Chastre, Bruno François, Marc Bourgeois, Apostolos Komnos, Ricard Ferrer, Galia Rahav, Nicolas De Schryver, Alain Lepape, Iftihar Koksal, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Miguel Sánchez-García, Antoni Torres, Philippe Eggimann, Despoina Koulenti, Thomas L. Holland, Omar Ali, Kathryn Shoemaker, Pin Ren, Julien Sauser, Alexey Ruzin, David E. Tabor, Ahmad Akhgar, Yuling Wu, Yu Jiang, Antonio DiGiandomenico, Susan Colbert, Drieke Vandamme, Frank Coenjaerts, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Leen Timbermont, Antonio Oliver, Olivier Barraud, Terramika Bellamy, Marc Bonten, Herman Goossens, Colin Reisner, Mark T. Esser, Hasan S. Jafri, and The COMBACTE-MAGNET EVADE Study Group

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Monoclonal antibody, Prevention, Pharmacokinetics, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia, Safety, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9
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Abstract Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) in hospitalised patients is associated with high mortality. The effectiveness of the bivalent, bispecific mAb MEDI3902 (gremubamab) in preventing PA nosocomial pneumonia was assessed in PA-colonised mechanically ventilated subjects. Methods EVADE (NCT02696902) was a phase 2, randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in Europe, Turkey, Israel, and the USA. Subjects ≥ 18 years old, mechanically ventilated, tracheally colonised with PA, and without new-onset pneumonia, were randomised (1:1:1) to MEDI3902 500, 1500 mg (single intravenous dose), or placebo. The primary efficacy endpoint was the incidence of nosocomial PA pneumonia through 21 days post-dose in MEDI3902 1500 mg versus placebo, determined by an independent adjudication committee. Results Even if the initial sample size was not reached because of low recruitment, 188 subjects were randomised (MEDI3902 500/1500 mg: n = 16/87; placebo: n = 85) between 13 April 2016 and 17 October 2019. Out of these, 184 were dosed (MEDI3902 500/1500 mg: n = 16/85; placebo: n = 83), comprising the modified intent-to-treat set. Enrolment in the 500 mg arm was discontinued due to pharmacokinetic data demonstrating low MEDI3902 serum concentrations. Subsequently, enrolled subjects were randomised (1:1) to MEDI3902 1500 mg or placebo. PA pneumonia was confirmed in 22.4% (n = 19/85) of MEDI3902 1500 mg recipients and in 18.1% (n = 15/83) of placebo recipients (relative risk reduction [RRR]: − 23.7%; 80% confidence interval [CI] − 83.8%, 16.8%; p = 0.49). At 21 days post-1500 mg dose, the mean (standard deviation) serum MEDI3902 concentration was 9.46 (7.91) μg/mL, with 80.6% (n = 58/72) subjects achieving concentrations > 1.7 μg/mL, a level associated with improved outcome in animal models. Treatment-emergent adverse event incidence was similar between groups. Conclusions The bivalent, bispecific monoclonal antibody MEDI3902 (gremubamab) did not reduce PA nosocomial pneumonia incidence in PA-colonised mechanically ventilated subjects. Trial registration Registered on Clinicaltrials.gov ( NCT02696902 ) on 11th February 2016 and on EudraCT ( 2015-001706-34 ) on 7th March 2016.

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2022
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30. Comparison of Prehospital Assessment by Paramedics and In-Hospital Assessment by Physicians in Suspected Stroke Patients: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies

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Dekker, Luuk, Daems, Jasper D., Duvekot, Martijne H.C., Nguyen, T. Truc My, Venema, Esmee, van Es, Adriaan C.G.M., Rozeman, Anouk D., Moudrous, Walid, Dorresteijn, Kirsten R.I.S., Hensen, Jan-Hein J., Bosch, Jan, van Zwet, Erik W., de Schryver, Els L.L.M., Kloos, Loet M.H., de Laat, Karlijn F., Aerden, Leo A.M., van den Wijngaard, Ido R., Dippel, Diederik W.J., Kerkhoff, Henk, Wermer, Marieke J.H., Roozenbeek, Bob, Kruyt, Nyika D., Alblas, Kees C.L., Bakker, Jeannette, van Belle, Eduard, Bevelander, Timo, Buijck, Bianca, Dofferhoff-Vermeulen, Tamara, van Doormaal, Pieter Jan, Duijndam, Dion, van Eijkelenburg, Roeland P.J., Hoek, Amber, Koster, Gaia T., Kuiper, Jan Willem, de Leeuw, Arnoud M., Lingsma, Hester F., van der Lugt, Aad, Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert, Maasland, Lisette, van Moll, Bruno J.M., Mulder, Laus J.M.M., Noordam-Reijm, Anja, Oskam, Erick, Plaisier, Aarnout, van de Wijdeven, Ruben M., Wijnhoud, Annemarie D., Willeboer, Merel L., Woudenberg, Mirjam, van der Zon, Mandy M.A., Zwets, Egon D., and Zylicz, Stas A.

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2023
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36. Safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of gremubamab (MEDI3902), an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa bispecific human monoclonal antibody, in P. aeruginosa-colonised, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a randomised controlled trial

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Chastre, Jean, François, Bruno, Bourgeois, Marc, Komnos, Apostolos, Ferrer, Ricard, Rahav, Galia, De Schryver, Nicolas, Lepape, Alain, Koksal, Iftihar, Luyt, Charles-Edouard, Sánchez-García, Miguel, Torres, Antoni, Eggimann, Philippe, Koulenti, Despoina, Holland, Thomas L., Ali, Omar, Shoemaker, Kathryn, Ren, Pin, Sauser, Julien, Ruzin, Alexey, Tabor, David E., Akhgar, Ahmad, Wu, Yuling, Jiang, Yu, DiGiandomenico, Antonio, Colbert, Susan, Vandamme, Drieke, Coenjaerts, Frank, Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi, Timbermont, Leen, Oliver, Antonio, Barraud, Olivier, Bellamy, Terramika, Bonten, Marc, Goossens, Herman, Reisner, Colin, Esser, Mark T., and Jafri, Hasan S.

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2022
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38. SurLym trial: study protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial on the added value of reconstructive lymphatic surgery to decongestive lymphatic therapy for the treatment of lymphoedema

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Devoogdt, Nele, primary, De Vrieze, Tessa, additional, Heroes, An-Kathleen, additional, Bechter-Hugl, Beate, additional, Fieuws, Steffen, additional, Godderis, Lode, additional, Segers, Katarina, additional, Maleux, Geert, additional, Deltombe, Thierry, additional, Frippiat, Jacqueline, additional, Servaes, Maxime, additional, Berners, Aline, additional, Fosseprez, Philippe, additional, Krug, Bruno, additional, Kayser, Francoise, additional, Falticeanu, Ana, additional, Randon, Caren, additional, Monten, Chris, additional, Van Landuyt, Koen, additional, De Pypere, Bernard, additional, Degraeve, Liesl, additional, Decorte, Tina, additional, De Schryver, Mieke, additional, Van Besien, Vickie, additional, Devos, Daniel, additional, Suominen, Sinikka, additional, Ayala, Jaume Masia, additional, Pons, Gemma, additional, Fourneau, Inge, additional, and Thomis, Sarah, additional

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2024
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42. Effect of anti-interleukin drugs in patients with COVID-19 and signs of cytokine release syndrome (COV-AID): a factorial, randomised, controlled trial

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Declercq, Jozefien, Van Damme, Karel F A, De Leeuw, Elisabeth, Maes, Bastiaan, Bosteels, Cedric, Tavernier, Simon J, De Buyser, Stefanie, Colman, Roos, Hites, Maya, Verschelden, Gil, Fivez, Tom, Moerman, Filip, Demedts, Ingel K, Dauby, Nicolas, De Schryver, Nicolas, Govaerts, Elke, Vandecasteele, Stefaan J, Van Laethem, Johan, Anguille, Sebastien, van der Hilst, Jeroen, Misset, Benoit, Slabbynck, Hans, Wittebole, Xavier, Liénart, Fabienne, Legrand, Catherine, Buyse, Marc, Stevens, Dieter, Bauters, Fre, Seys, Leen J M, Aegerter, Helena, Smole, Ursula, Bosteels, Victor, Hoste, Levi, Naesens, Leslie, Haerynck, Filomeen, Vandekerckhove, Linos, Depuydt, Pieter, van Braeckel, Eva, Rottey, Sylvie, Peene, Isabelle, Van Der Straeten, Catherine, Hulstaert, Frank, and Lambrecht, Bart N

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2021
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44. Development of imaging-based risk scores for prediction of intracranial haemorrhage and ischaemic stroke in patients taking antithrombotic therapy after ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from cohort studies

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Harkness, Kirsty, Shaw, Louise, Sword, Jane, Mohd Nor, Azlisham, Sharma, Pankaj, Kelly, Deborah, Harrington, Frances, Randall, Marc, Smith, Matthew, Mahawish, Karim, Elmarim, Abduelbaset, Esisi, Bernard, Cullen, Claire, Nallasivam, Arumug, Price, Christopher, Barry, Adrian, Roffe, Christine, Coyle, John, Hassan, Ahamad, Birns, Jonathan, Cohen, David, Sekaran, Lakshmanan, Parry-Jones, Adrian, Parry, Anthea, Hargroves, David, Proschel, Harald, Datta, Prabel, Darawil, Khaled, Manoj, Aravindakshan, Burn, Mathew, Patterson, Chris, Giallombardo, Elio, Smyth, Nigel, Mansoor, Syed, Anwar, Ijaz, Marsh, Rachel, Ispoglou, Sissi, Chadha, Dinesh, Prabhakaran, Mathuri, Meenakishundaram, Sanjeevikumar, O'Connell, Janice, Scott, Jon, Krishnamurthy, Vinodh, Aghoram, Prasanna, McCormick, Michael, Sprigg, Nikola, O'Mahony, Paul, Cooper, Martin, Choy, Lillian, Wilkinson, Peter, Leach, Simon, Caine, Sarah, Burger, Ilse, Gunathilagan, Gunaratam, Guyler, Paul, Emsley, Hedley, Davis, Michelle, Manawadu, Dulka, Pasco, Kath, Mamun, Maam, Luder, Robert, Sajid, Mahmud, Okwera, James, Warburton, Elizabeth, Saastamoinen, Kari, England, Timothy, Putterill, Janet, Flossman, Enrico, Power, Michael, Dani, Krishna, Mangion, David, Suman, Appu, Corrigan, John, Lawrence, Enas, Vahidassr, Djamil, Shakeshaft, Clare, Brown, Martin, Charidimou, Andreas, Cohen, Hannah, Banerjee, Gargi, Houlden, Henry, White, Mark, Yousry, Tarek, Flossmann, Enrico, Muir, Keith, Gratz, Pascal, Mattle, Heinrich, Panos, Leonidas, Korczyn, Amos, Kliper, Efrat, Maeder, Philippe, Gass, Achim, Pachai, Chahin, Bracoub, Luc, Douste-Blazy, Marie-Yvonne, Fratacci, Marie Dominique, Vicaut, Eric, Sato, Shoichiro, Miwa, Kaori, Fujita, Kyohei, Ide, Toshihiro, Ma, Henry, Ly, John, Singhal, Shaloo, Chandra, Ronil, Slater, Lee-Anne, Soufan, Cathy, Moran, Christopher, Traenka, Christopher, Thilemann, Sebastian, Fladt, Joachim, Gensicke, Henrik, Bonati, Leo, Kim, Beom Joon, Han, Moon-Ku, Kang, Jihoon, Ko, Eunbin, Yang, Mi Hwa, Jang, Myung Suk, Murphy, Sean, Carty, Fiona, Akijian, Layan, Thornton, John, Schembri, Mark, Douven, Elles, Delgado-Mederos, Raquel, Marín, Rebeca, Camps-Renom, Pol, Guisado-Alonso, Daniel, Nuñez, Fidel, Medrano-Martorell, Santiago, Merino, Elisa, Iida, Kotaro, Ikeda, Syuhei, Irie, Hiroyuki, Demirelli, Derya Selcuk, Medanta, Jayesh Modi, Zerna, Charlotte, Hernández, Maria Valdés, Armitage, Paul, Heye, Anna, Muñoz-Maniega, Susana, Sakka, Eleni, Thrippleton, Michael, Dennis, Martin, Beigneux, Ysoline, Silva, Mauro, Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy, Ho, Shu Leung, Cheung, Raymond Tak Fai, Chan, Koon Ho, Teo, Kay Cheong, Hui, Edward, Kwan, Joseph Shiu Kwong, Chang, Richard, Tse, Man Yu, Hoi, Chu Peng, Chan, Chung Yan, Chan, Oi Ling, Cheung, Ryan Hoi Kit, Wong, Edmund Ka Ming, Leung, Kam Tat, Tsang, Suk Fung, Ip, Hing Lung, Ma, Sze Ho, Ma, Karen, Fong, Wing Chi, Li, Siu Hung, Li, Richard, Ng, Ping Wing, Wong, Kwok Kui, Liu, Wenyan, Wong, Lawrence, Ramos, Lino, De Schryver, Els, Jöbsis, Joost, van der Sande, Jaap, Brouwers, Paul, Roos, Yvo, Stam, Jan, Bakker, Stef, Verbiest, Henk, Schoonewille, Wouter, Linn, Cisca, Hertzberger, Leopold, van Gemert, Maarten, Berntsen, Paul, Van Dam-Nolen, Dianne, Kooi, M Eline, Van der Lugt, Aad, Koudstaal, Peter, Leff, Alexander, Ward, Nicholas, Nachev, Parashkev, Perry, Richard, Ozkan, Hatice, Mitchell, John, Best, Jonathan G, Ambler, Gareth, Wilson, Duncan, Lee, Keon-Joo, Lim, Jae-Sung, Shiozawa, Masayuki, Koga, Masatoshi, Li, Linxin, Lovelock, Caroline, Chabriat, Hugues, Hennerici, Michael, Wong, Yuen Kwun, Mak, Henry Ka Fung, Prats-Sanchez, Luis, Martínez-Domeño, Alejandro, Inamura, Shigeru, Yoshifuji, Kazuhisa, Arsava, Ethem Murat, Horstmann, Solveig, Purrucker, Jan, Lam, Bonnie Yin Ka, Wong, Adrian, Kim, Young Dae, Song, Tae-Jin, Lemmens, Robin, Eppinger, Sebastian, Gattringer, Thomas, Uysal, Ender, Tanriverdi, Zeynep, Bornstein, Natan M, Ben Assayag, Einor, Hallevi, Hen, Molad, Jeremy, Nishihara, Masashi, Tanaka, Jun, Coutts, Shelagh B, Polymeris, Alexandros, Wagner, Benjamin, Seiffge, David J, Lyrer, Philippe, Algra, Ale, Kappelle, L Jaap, Al-Shahi Salman, Rustam, Jäger, Hans R, Lip, Gregory Y H, Fischer, Urs, El-Koussy, Marwan, Mas, Jean-Louis, Legrand, Laurence, Karayiannis, Christopher, Phan, Thanh, Gunkel, Sarah, Christ, Nicolas, Abrigo, Jill, Leung, Thomas, Chu, Winnie, Chappell, Francesca, Makin, Stephen, Hayden, Derek, Williams, David J, Mess, Werner H, Nederkoorn, Paul J, Barbato, Carmen, Browning, Simone, Wiegertjes, Kim, Tuladhar, Anil M, Maaijwee, Noortje, Guevarra, Anne Cristine, Yatawara, Chathuri, Mendyk, Anne-Marie, Delmaire, Christine, Köhler, Sebastian, van Oostenbrugge, Robert, Zhou, Ying, Xu, Chao, Hilal, Saima, Gyanwali, Bibek, Chen, Christopher, Lou, Min, Staals, Julie, Bordet, Régis, Kandiah, Nagaendran, de Leeuw, Frank-Erik, Simister, Robert, Hendrikse, Jeroen, Kelly, Peter J, Wardlaw, Joanna, Soo, Yannie, Fluri, Felix, Srikanth, Velandai, Calvet, David, Jung, Simon, Kwa, Vincent I H, Engelter, Stefan T, Peters, Nils, Smith, Eric E, Hara, Hideo, Yakushiji, Yusuke, Orken, Dilek Necioglu, Fazekas, Franz, Thijs, Vincent, Heo, Ji Hoe, Mok, Vincent, Veltkamp, Roland, Ay, Hakan, Imaizumi, Toshio, Gomez-Anson, Beatriz, Lau, Kui Kai, Jouvent, Eric, Rothwell, Peter M, Toyoda, Kazunori, Bae, Hee-Joon, Marti-Fabregas, Joan, and Werring, David J

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2021
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45. Odd Chain Fatty Acids; New Insights of the Relationship Between the Gut Microbiota, Dietary Intake, Biosynthesis and Glucose Intolerance

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Jenkins, Benjamin J, Seyssel, Kevin, Chiu, Sally, Pan, Pin-Ho, Lin, Shih-Yi, Stanley, Elizabeth, Ament, Zsuzsanna, West, James A, Summerhill, Keith, Griffin, Julian L, Vetter, Walter, Autio, Kaija J, Hiltunen, Kalervo, Hazebrouck, Stéphane, Stepankova, Renata, Chen, Chun-Jung, Alligier, Maud, Laville, Martine, Moore, Mary, Kraft, Guillaume, Cherrington, Alan, King, Sarah, Krauss, Ronald M, de Schryver, Evelyn, Van Veldhoven, Paul P, Ronis, Martin, and Koulman, Albert

Subjects
Digestive Diseases, Nutrition, Prevention, Metabolic and endocrine, Oral and gastrointestinal, Animals, Biosynthetic Pathways, Diet, Dietary Fats, Dietary Sugars, Dietary Supplements, Fatty Acids, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Glucose Intolerance, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Mice, Rats
Abstract

Recent findings have shown an inverse association between circulating C15:0/C17:0 fatty acids with disease risk, therefore, their origin needs to be determined to understanding their role in these pathologies. Through combinations of both animal and human intervention studies, we comprehensively investigated all possible contributions of these fatty acids from the gut-microbiota, the diet, and novel endogenous biosynthesis. Investigations included an intestinal germ-free study and a C15:0/C17:0 diet dose response study. Endogenous production was assessed through: a stearic acid infusion, phytol supplementation, and a Hacl1-/- mouse model. Two human dietary intervention studies were used to translate the results. Finally, a study comparing baseline C15:0/C17:0 with the prognosis of glucose intolerance. We found that circulating C15:0/C17:0 levels were not influenced by the gut-microbiota. The dose response study showed C15:0 had a linear response, however C17:0 was not directly correlated. The phytol supplementation only decreased C17:0. Stearic acid infusion only increased C17:0. Hacl1-/- only decreased C17:0. The glucose intolerance study showed only C17:0 correlated with prognosis. To summarise, circulating C15:0 and C17:0 are independently derived; C15:0 correlates directly with dietary intake, while C17:0 is substantially biosynthesized, therefore, they are not homologous in the aetiology of metabolic disease. Our findings emphasize the importance of the biosynthesis of C17:0 and recognizing its link with metabolic disease.

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2017

46. The Curve of Learning With and Without Instructions

Author

Maanen, Leendert V.A.N., Zhang, Yuyao, De Schryver, Maarten, Liefooghe, Baptist, Maanen, Leendert V.A.N., Zhang, Yuyao, De Schryver, Maarten, and Liefooghe, Baptist

Abstract

In skill acquisition, instructing individuals the stimulus-response mappings indicating how to perform and act, yields better performance. Additionally, performance is helped by repeated practice. Whether providing instructions and repeated practice interact to achieve optimal performance remains debated. This paper addresses that question by analyzing the learning curves of individuals learning stimulus-response mappings of varying complexity. We particularly focus on the question whether instructions lead to improved performance in the longer run. Via evidence accumulation modeling, we find no evidence for this assertion. Instructions seem to provide individuals with a head start, leading to better initial performance in the early stages of learning, without long-lasting effects on behavior. We discuss the results in light of related studies that do report long-lasting effects of instructions, and propose that the complexity of a skill determines whether long-lasting benefits of initial instructions exist.

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2024

47. Safety and efficacy of active blood-pressure reduction to the recommended thresholds for intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke in the Netherlands (TRUTH): a prospective, observational, cluster-based, parallel-group study

Author

Communicatie, Cardiovasculaire Epi Team 5, Neurologen, Brain, Circulatory Health, Stroke, Zonneveld, Thomas P., Vermeer, Sarah E., van Zwet, Erik W., Groot, Adrien E.D., Algra, Ale, Aerden, Leo A.M., Alblas, Kees C.L., de Beer, Frank, Brouwers, Paul J.A.M., de Gans, Koen, van Gemert, H. Maarten A., van Ginneken, Bart C.A.M., Grooters, Gerke S., Halkes, Patricia H.A., van der Heijden-Montfroy, Tonny A.M.H.G., Jellema, Korné, de Jong, Sonja W., Lövenich-Ciccarello, Harry, van der Meulen, Willem D.M., Peters, Edwin W., van der Ree, Taco C., Remmers, Michel J.M., Richard, Edo, Rovers, Jörgen M.P., Saxena, Ritu, van Schaik, Sander M., Schonewille, Wouter J., Schreuder, Tobien A.H.C.M.L., de Schryver, Els L.L.M., Schuiling, Wouter J., Spaander, Fianne H., van Tuijl, Julia H., Visser, Marieke C., Zinkstok, Sanne M., Zock, Elles, Dippel, Diederik W.J., Kappelle, L. Jaap, van Oostenbrugge, Robert J., Roos, Yvo B.W.E.M., Vermeij, Frederique H., Wermer, Marieke J.H., van der Worp, H. Bart, Nederkoorn, Paul J., Kruyt, Nyika D., Communicatie, Cardiovasculaire Epi Team 5, Neurologen, Brain, Circulatory Health, Stroke, Zonneveld, Thomas P., Vermeer, Sarah E., van Zwet, Erik W., Groot, Adrien E.D., Algra, Ale, Aerden, Leo A.M., Alblas, Kees C.L., de Beer, Frank, Brouwers, Paul J.A.M., de Gans, Koen, van Gemert, H. Maarten A., van Ginneken, Bart C.A.M., Grooters, Gerke S., Halkes, Patricia H.A., van der Heijden-Montfroy, Tonny A.M.H.G., Jellema, Korné, de Jong, Sonja W., Lövenich-Ciccarello, Harry, van der Meulen, Willem D.M., Peters, Edwin W., van der Ree, Taco C., Remmers, Michel J.M., Richard, Edo, Rovers, Jörgen M.P., Saxena, Ritu, van Schaik, Sander M., Schonewille, Wouter J., Schreuder, Tobien A.H.C.M.L., de Schryver, Els L.L.M., Schuiling, Wouter J., Spaander, Fianne H., van Tuijl, Julia H., Visser, Marieke C., Zinkstok, Sanne M., Zock, Elles, Dippel, Diederik W.J., Kappelle, L. Jaap, van Oostenbrugge, Robert J., Roos, Yvo B.W.E.M., Vermeij, Frederique H., Wermer, Marieke J.H., van der Worp, H. Bart, Nederkoorn, Paul J., and Kruyt, Nyika D.

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2024

48. An Explorative Anatomical Study on Inter-Individual Variation of the Tibial Nerve and Landmarks for Perineural Anesthesia in Horses.

Author

De Schryver, Margot and Oosterlinck, Maarten

Subjects
*CRANIAL nerves, *CONDUCTION anesthesia, *ANATOMICAL variation, *SPORTS medicine, *HINDLIMB
Abstract

Simple Summary: Perineural anesthesia of the tibial nerve can be performed ultrasound-guided or blindly, with the latter still being commonly used in equine practice due to practical constraints, despite its lower accuracy and hence, its common failure to achieve desensitization. This may be associated with anatomical variations or inadequate landmarks for injection. In this anatomical study on the course of the tibial nerve on paired cadaveric limbs, we found that problems with perineural anesthesia cannot simply be attributed to anatomical variations. The large diameter of the tibial nerve (6 ± 1 mm) and the substantial amount of perineural tissue may present specific challenges for achieving adequate desensitization. Regarding landmarks, this study confirms that perineural injection should be performed 10 cm proximal to the proximocranial aspect of the calcaneal tubercle and 11 mm cranial to the superficial digital flexor. Perineural anesthesia of the tibial nerve can be performed ultrasound-guided or blindly, with the latter still being commonly used in equine practice due to practical constraints, despite its lower accuracy and hence, common failure to achieve desensitization. This may be associated with anatomical variations or inadequate landmarks for injection. To examine the course of the tibial nerve, document potential anatomical variations, and determine optimal landmarks for perineural injection, dissection was conducted along the medial aspect of the tibia in 10 paired cadaver hindlimbs. No anatomical variations of the tibial nerve were observed. Mean tibial nerve thickness was 6 ± 1 mm. The junction with the plantar nerves was located at a maximum of 85 mm and the junction with the medial cutaneous branch was at a maximum of 150 mm proximal to the proximal aspect of the calcaneal tubercle. The mean distance of the tibial nerve to the cranial border of the superficial digital flexor was 11 ± 6 mm. In conclusion, problems with perineural anesthesia of the tibial nerve cannot simply be attributed to anatomical variations. The thickness of the nerve and the amount of perineural tissue may present specific challenges for achieving adequate desensitization. Our results support the generally recommended site for tibial nerve perineural injection at 100 mm proximal to the calcaneal tubercle and 11 mm cranial to the superficial digital flexor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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49. Dutch Translation of the Yost Self-Report Lower Extremity Lymphedema Screening Questionnaire in Women.

Author

Decorte, Tina, Van Calster, Charlotte, Randon, Caren, Van Besien, Vickie, Ketels, Mathilde, Vanden Bossche, Luc, De Schryver, Mieke, and Monten, Chris

Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of edema, SELF-evaluation, LEG, CRONBACH'S alpha, RECEIVER operating characteristic curves, RESEARCH funding, RESEARCH methodology evaluation, QUESTIONNAIRES, RESEARCH evaluation, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, FEMALE reproductive organ tumors, RESEARCH methodology, STATISTICAL reliability, TEST validity, DUTCH people, EARLY diagnosis, DATA analysis software
Abstract

Simple Summary: Lymphedema is a common complication following gynecological cancer treatment, particularly affecting the lower limbs. However, self-reported data on lymphedema detection remain scarce. To address this gap, Yost developed the Lower Extremity Lymphedema Screening Questionnaire (LELSQ) specifically for women. The LELSQ is a straightforward and user-friendly tool designed for the early identification of lower extremity lymphedema (LEL). The validation of the questionnaire in Dutch was crucial for a larger trial called "The Gynolymph", since there were no validated questionnaires in Dutch for the detection of early LEL. This trial aims to enroll four hundred patients who will utilize the screening tool as part of a patient-reported assessment. By doing so, the trial seeks to detect the early development of lymphedema after cancer treatment. To ensure unbiased results, the study team translated and adapted the lymphedema questionnaire to Dutch. The cross-sectional survey conducted during this process demonstrated high internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and validity. Additionally, face and content validity were confirmed, allowing for the implementation of the questionnaire in the early detection of LEL among Dutch-speaking women. Background: Validated questionnaires of self-reported LEL are important in the assessment and diagnosis of LEL. The aim of this study was to validate and translate a Dutch version of the screening questionnaire, the LELSQ developed and validated by Yost et al. Methods: We tested the questionnaire on a group of healthy women and a group of patients diagnosed with LEL. The translation was carried out using the forward and backward method from English to Dutch. Statistical analyses: SPSS (IBM corp, Armonk, New York, NY, USA) version 28.0.1.0 (001) was used for statistical analysis in the process of validation. The internal consistency was assessed by determining Cronbach's alpha. The reliability was tested by test–retest reliability. The validity was determined by ROC analysis, and content and face validity were evaluated. Results: The internal consistency score in both groups had a strong value (0.83 to 0.90). The test–retest reliability was also strong in both groups. Face and content validity showed the LELSQ is an easy, understandable questionnaire that is not too time-consuming in the early detection of LEL. The ROC analysis showed an AUC value of 0.93, indicating strong validity. Conclusions: The validated Dutch translation showed high values for internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and validity, which allows us to implement the questionnaire in the early detection of LEL after gynecological cancer treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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50. The impact of COVID-19 measures on parent-reported restricted and repetitive behaviours in pre-school children with autism

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Sofie Boterberg, Arianna Zanatta, Floor Moerman, Sarah Schaubroeck, Jasmine Siew, Maarten De Schryver, and Herbert Roeyers

Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic, Autism, Pre-school children, Restricted and repetitive behaviours (RRBs), Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99
Abstract

Background: COVID-19 restrictive measures have had a considerable impact on daily life routines, which may be especially challenging for families of children with autism. In pre-schoolers with autism, it is likely that the disruption of routines mainly impacts the presence of restrictive and repetitive behaviours (RRBs). Furthermore, influence of comorbid conditions, secondary behavioural difficulties and home environment characteristics on RRBs was explored. Method: A cross-sectional online survey design was used to collect parent-report data on 254 children with autism (2.5–6 years) during lockdown in the early months of the pandemic. RRBs were assessed using the Repetitive Behaviour Scale-Revised (RBS-R). Results: Parents reported a significant increase in stereotypic, self-injurious, compulsive and ritualistic behaviour, and restricted interests after implementation of COVID-19 restrictions. The presence of a co-occurring condition, such as language impairments or intellectual disability, was associated with more self-injurious and stereotypic behaviour. However, there was no effect of home environment on RRBs. Further, most children showed increases in internalising and/or externalising behaviour. Increased inattentive behaviour was associated with more ritualistic and stereotypic behaviour, and restricted interests. Decreases in hyperactivity were related to more restricted interests. Importantly, in a subset of children, parents reported less behavioural difficulties during the lockdown. Conclusions: Findings highlight the importance of flexible implementation and continuity of care for pre-schoolers with autism and support for parents. Further follow-up of children with autism and RRBs, and co-occurring behavioural difficulties is needed and could enhance our understanding of the long-term effects associated with sudden restrictive measures to daily routines.

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2022
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