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1. Intra Frame Encoding Using Programmable Graphics Hardware

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Kung, M C, Au, Oscar, Wong, Peter, Liu, Chun-Hung, Hutchison, David, editor, Kanade, Takeo, editor, Kittler, Josef, editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., editor, Mattern, Friedemann, editor, Mitchell, John C., editor, Naor, Moni, editor, Nierstrasz, Oscar, editor, Pandu Rangan, C., editor, Steffen, Bernhard, editor, Sudan, Madhu, editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, editor, Tygar, Doug, editor, Vardi, Moshe Y., editor, Weikum, Gerhard, editor, Ip, Horace H.-S., editor, Au, Oscar C., editor, Leung, Howard, editor, Sun, Ming-Ting, editor, Ma, Wei-Ying, editor, and Hu, Shi-Min, editor

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2007
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2. Modeling Human Performance in Restless Bandits with Particle Filters

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Yi, Sheng Kung M., Steyvers, Mark, and Lee, Michael

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Bandit problems provide an interesting and widely-used setting for the study of sequential decision-making. In their most basic form, bandit problems require people to choose repeatedly between a small number of alternatives, each of which has an unknown rate of providing reward. We investigate restless bandit problems, where the distributions of reward rates for the alternatives change over time. This dynamic environment encourages the decision-maker to cycle between states of exploration and exploitation. In one environment we consider, the changes occur at discrete, but hidden, time points. In a second environment, changes occur gradually across time. Decision data were collected from people in each environment. Individuals varied substantially in overall performance and the degree to which they switched between alternatives. We modeled human performance in the restless bandit tasks with two particle filter models: one that can approximate the optimal solution to a discrete restless bandit problem, and another simpler particle filter that is more psychologically plausible. It was found that the simple particle filter was able to account for most of the individual differences. (This work was funded by award FA95500710082 from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.)

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2009
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6. Next Directions in Measurement of the Home Mathematics Environment: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective.

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Hornburg, CB, Borriello, GA, Kung, M, Lin, J, Litkowski, E, Cosso, J, Ellis, A, King, Y, Zippert, E, Cabrera, NJ, Davis-Kean, P, Eason, SH, Hart, SA, Iruka, IU, LeFevre, J-A, Simms, V, Susperreguy, MI, Cahoon, A, Chan, WWL, Cheung, SK, Coppola, M, De Smedt, B, Elliott, L, Estévez-Pérez, N, Gallagher-Mitchell, T, Gardner-Neblett, N, Gilmore, C, Leyva, D, Maloney, EA, Manolitsis, G, Melzi, G, Mutaf-Yıldız, B, Nelson, G, Niklas, F, Pan, Y, Ramani, GB, Skwarchuk, S-L, Sonnenschein, S, Purpura, DJ, Hornburg, CB, Borriello, GA, Kung, M, Lin, J, Litkowski, E, Cosso, J, Ellis, A, King, Y, Zippert, E, Cabrera, NJ, Davis-Kean, P, Eason, SH, Hart, SA, Iruka, IU, LeFevre, J-A, Simms, V, Susperreguy, MI, Cahoon, A, Chan, WWL, Cheung, SK, Coppola, M, De Smedt, B, Elliott, L, Estévez-Pérez, N, Gallagher-Mitchell, T, Gardner-Neblett, N, Gilmore, C, Leyva, D, Maloney, EA, Manolitsis, G, Melzi, G, Mutaf-Yıldız, B, Nelson, G, Niklas, F, Pan, Y, Ramani, GB, Skwarchuk, S-L, Sonnenschein, S, and Purpura, DJ

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This article synthesizes findings from an international virtual conference, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), focused on the home mathematics environment (HME). In light of inconsistencies and gaps in research investigating relations between the HME and children's outcomes, the purpose of the conference was to discuss actionable steps and considerations for future work. The conference was composed of international researchers with a wide range of expertise and backgrounds. Presentations and discussions during the conference centered broadly on the need to better operationalize and measure the HME as a construct - focusing on issues related to child, family, and community factors, country and cultural factors, and the cognitive and affective characteristics of caregivers and children. Results of the conference and a subsequent writing workshop include a synthesis of core questions and key considerations for the field of research on the HME. Findings highlight the need for the field at large to use multi-method measurement approaches to capture nuances in the HME, and to do so with increased international and interdisciplinary collaboration, open science practices, and communication among scholars.

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2021

15. Extended-Duration Betrixaban Reduces the Risk of Stroke Versus Standard-Dose Enoxaparin Among Hospitalized Medically Ill Patients

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Legkonogov, O., Ramacciotti, E., Mikhailova, E., Koryk, V., Adzerikho, I., Schoenerr, H., Mathies, R., Konig, J., Huber, K., Rubinfeld, A., Finfer, S., Manenti, E., Bott, M., Blessing, E., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Coughlin, P., Baker, R., Poy, C., Dengler, T., Parody, M., Oliva, M., Macin, S., Jure, H., Ferrari, A. E., Dziewas, R., Genth-Zotz, S., Hamann, F., Horacek, T., Klimpe, S., Mitkovskaya, N., Kroning, R., Lapp, H., Lawall, H., Licka, M., Rizos, T., Tiefenbacher, C., Weimar, C., Alkonyi, B., Falukozy, J., Futo, L., Katona, A., Berrouschot, J., Kirschner, R., Amann, B., Paposhvili, K., Pagava, Z., Kristof, P., Lakatos, F., Laszlo, Z., Freire, A., Lupkovics, G., Megreladze, I., Kobulia, B., Khintibidze, I., Khabeishvili, G., Datikashvili-David, I., Simoneau, G., Merkely, B., Andras, C. Nagy, Nemeth, L., Papp, A., Soltesz, P., Fiss, E., Schmidt, J., Roy, P-M., Quere, I., Proust, A., Pottier, P., Pernod, G., Payot, L., Bizzacchi, J. Annichino, Lienart, F., Paleiron, N., Montaclair, K., Mismetti, P., Messas, E., Lacroix, P., Grange, C., Falvo, N., El Kouri, D., Decoulx, E., Debourdeau, P., De Geeter, G., Brisot, D., Belhassane, A., Aquilanti, S., Agraou, B., Vikman, S., Tatlisumak, T., Saarinen, J., Kaaja, R., Honkaniemi, J., Airaksinen, J., Uuetoa, T., Lember, M., Urhammer, S., Tuxen, C., Storgaard, M., Lassen, M., Christensen, H., Vyhnanek, M., Vejvoda, J., Spacek, R., Reiterer, P., Podpera, I., Mikulova, J., Lang, P., Jajtner, P., Hubac, J., Horny, I., Holaj, R., Herold, M., Havelka, J., Francek, L., Dusek, J., Dunaj, M., Cizek, V., Chochola, J., Chlumsky, J., Cermak, O., Skerk, V., Vagic, J. Sikic, Marusic, S., Knezevic, A., Kalinic-Grgorinic, H., Jakopovic, M., Francetic, I., Ciglenecki, N., Car, S., Butkovic-Soldo, S., Cardenas, S. Potthoff, Lazcano, M. Opazo, Alarcon, M. Arias, Verreault, S., Provencher, S., Pearce, M., Le Gal, G., Douketis, J., Dhar, A., Tokmakova, M., Todorov, G., Syulemzova, S., Raymuno, S., Rocha, A., Dimov, B., Grigorov, M., Kalpachki, R., Kamenova, Z., Bello, F., Harrington, Robert A., Bandman, Olga, Kostadinova, M., Milanova, M., Dive, A., Pencheva, G., Sudar, Z., Szabo, G., Szegedi, N., Timar, G., Valco, J., Delforge, M., Vertes, A., Efrati, S., Elias, M., Gafter, A., Nazliel, BİJEN, Hayek, T., Hussein, O., Lishner, M., Lugassy, G., Cerveri, I., D'Angelo, A., De Pellegrin, A., Imberti, D., Landolfi, R., Runev, N., Lembo, G., Lodigiani, C., Moia, M., Molteni, M., Mumoli, N., Novo, S., Orlandini, F., Stoeva, N., Parisi, R., Pizzini, A., Pomero, F., Salvi, A., Schenone, A., Gold, Alex, Visona, A., Martinova, V., Pontaga, N., Rozitis, V., Stukena, I., Alekniene, B., Basijokiene, V., Butkiene, Z., Griskeviciene, V., Naudziunas, A., Stoyanov, M., Norvaisiene, R., Norviliene, R., Petrauskiene, R., Poskiene, R., Susinskiene, D., Valavicius, A., Castillo Leon, R., Pimanov, S., Polonetsy, L., Pereyra, R. Cotrina, Karlo, L. Farjardo, Horna, M., Soroka, N., Salas, M., Yanez, L. Toche, Fryze, W., Gaciong, Z., Gniot, J., Gorecka, D., Gruenpeter, P., Grzelakowski, P., Jastrzebski, D., Kucharski, L., Mirek-Bryniarska, E., Pulkowski, G., Sobkowicz, B., Sulik, P., Walasek, L., Blockmans, D., Waldemar, K., Wrzesinski, K., Balogh, Z. E., Bojinca, M., Marin, I., Musetescu, R., Podoleanu, C., Popescu, M., Stamate, S., Stanciulescu, G., Vida-Simiti, L., Abashev, A., Andreev, D., Apartsin, K., Arkhipov, M., Averkov, O., Barbarash, O., Belskaya, G., Bogdanov, E., Boldueva, S., Chefranova, Z., Dovgalevskiy, Y., Ershova, O., Goloshchekin, B., Khachatryan, N., Klein, G., Kobalava, Z., Kosmacheva, E., Kostenko, V., Malygin, A., Martynenko, T., Martynenko, V., Maslova, N., Mordovin, V., Nikolaev, K., Nilk, R., Popov, D., Privalova, E., Reshetko, O., Shapovalova, Y., Shpagina, L., Shvarts, Y., Simanenkov, V., Solovyov, O., Vishneva, E., Vishnevskiy, A., Apostolovic, S., Celic, V., Ilic, S., Kovacevic-Kuzmanovic, A., Miloradovic, V., Bodikova, S., Cervenakova, A., Dvorak, M., Herman, O., Hrubon, A., Kokles, M., Krastev, G., Payer, J., Prokop, D., Spisakova, M., Adler, D., Basson, M., Breedt, J., Engelbrecht, J., Mitha, I., Van Dyk, C., Alvarez Sala, L. A., Barbagelata Lopez, C., Bisbe, J., Castro Guardiola, A., Cepeda, J. M., Cereto, F., Diaz Santos, E., Ferrer, R., Gomez Cerezo, J., Hernandez, Adrian F., Gonzales-Porras, J. R., Grandes, J., Cohen, Alexander T., Gibson, C. Michael, Chi, Gerald, Halaby, Rim, Korjian, Serge, Daaboul, Yazan, Jain, Purva, Arbetter, Douglas, Goldhaber, Samuel Z., Hull, Russel, Jimenez, D., Mellibovsky, L., Richart, C., Riera, A., Trujillo, J., Vargas Nunez, J. A., Villalta, J., Akgul, O., Guneri, S., Kilichesmez, K., Kirma, C., Kutluk, H., Okumus, G., Tigen, K., Topcuoglu, M., Tuncay, E., Abrahamovych, O., Batushkin, V., Brozhyk, J., Burmak, I., Godlevska, O., Goloborodko, A., Goloborodko, B., Goncharova, Y., Gryb, V., Karpenko, O., Kopytsya, M., Zakai, N., Yousef, K., Wichman, T., Whitman, B., Welker, J., Welch, M., Warner, A., Updegrove, J., Tuck, M., Stoltz, S., Sokol, S., Sharma, S., Shammas, N., Saba, F., Rodriguez, W., Rees, C., Rastogi, P., Rajan, R., Quintana, O., Pullman, J., Pratt, R., Pineda, L., Pearl, R., Parthiban, K., Overcash, J., Ortel, T., Ohaju, V., Nadar, V., Mittal, M., Milling, T., McLaren, G., Margolis, B., Mahal, S., Macchiavelli, A., Lopez, J., Lerner, R., Kung, M., Kouras, F., Kazimir, M., Kao, C-K., Kabler, H., Ioachimescu, O., Hazelrigg, M., Hamad, A., Haidar, A., Hahn, B., Goytia-Leos, D., Gaggin, H., Fulmer, J., Koshlia, V., Fraiz, J., Krakhmalova, O., Fermann, G., Farley, B., Doshi, A., Dhingra, R., Cornell, J., Concha, M., Clark, C., Chang, H., Carman, T., Bidair, M., Bercz, P., Bastani, A., Barney, J., Baker, S., Anderson, C., Amin, M., Almasri, E., Natarajan, I., McCollum, C., MacCallum, P., Davis, M., Body, R., Yagensky, A., Voronkov, L., Vishnivestsky, I., Vakaliuk, I., Ursol, G., Tseluyko, V., Kyrychenko, I., Svyshchenko, Y., Svyridova, I., Ryabichenko, T., Rudenko, L., Reshotko, D., Perepeliuk, M., Parkhomenko, O., Nikonov, V., Maslovaskyi, V., Malynovsky, Y., Sergeeva, E., and Kolman, P.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Pyridines, Intracranial Hemorrhages, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Medical illness, Physiology (medical), medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Enoxaparin, Intensive care medicine, Stroke, Aged, business.industry, Anticoagulants, Venous Thromboembolism, medicine.disease, Thrombosis, chemistry, Betrixaban, Benzamides, Emergency medicine, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Complication, Venous thromboembolism
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Background: Stroke is a morbid and potentially mortal complication among patients hospitalized with acute medical illness. The potential of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis with the factor Xa inhibitor betrixaban to reduce the risk of stroke compared with standard-dose enoxaparin in this population was assessed in this retrospective APEX trial substudy (Acute Medically Ill Venous Thromboembolism Prevention With Extended Duration Betrixaban). Methods: Hospitalized acutely medically ill subjects (n=7513) were randomized in a double-dummy double-blind fashion to either extended-duration oral betrixaban (80 mg once daily for 35–42 days) or standard-dose subcutaneous enoxaparin (40 mg once daily for 10±4 days) for venous thromboprophylaxis. Stroke events were adjudicated by an independent, blinded event adjudication committee. Results: The mean age of study participants was 76 years; 45% were male; 13% had had a stroke; and 45% had congestive heart failure. There were fewer all-cause strokes (0.54% versus 0.97%; relative risk [RR]=0.56; 95% confidence interval, 0.32–0.96; P =0.032; adjusted RR=0.43%; number needed to treat=233) and ischemic strokes (0.48% versus 0.91%; RR=0.53; 95% confidence interval, 0.30–0.94; P =0.026; adjusted RR=0.43%; number needed to treat=233) among patients treated with betrixaban versus enoxaparin through 77 days of follow-up. Among high-risk subjects, those with congestive heart failure or ischemic stroke as their index event, betrixaban reduced the risk of all-cause stroke (0.72% versus 1.48%; RR=0.49; 95% confidence interval, 0.26–0.90; P =0.019; adjusted RR=0.76%; number needed to treat=132) and ischemic stroke (0.63% versus 1.38%; RR=0.45; 95% confidence interval, 0.24–0.87; P =0.014; adjusted RR=0.75%; number needed to treat=134) compared with enoxaparin. Conclusions: Among hospitalized medically ill patients, extended-duration betrixaban significantly reduced all-cause stroke and ischemic stroke through 77 days of follow-up Clinical Trial Registration: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT01583218.

Published
2017

26. Comparison of Fatal or Irreversible Events With Extended-Duration Betrixaban Versus Standard Dose Enoxaparin in Acutely III Medical Patients: An APEX Trial Substudy

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Gibson, C. M., Korjian, S., Chi, G., Daaboul, Y., Jain, P., Arbetter, D., Goldhaber, S. Z., Hull, R., Hernandez, A. F., Lopes, R. D., Gold, A., Cohen, A. T., Harrington, R. A., Bello, F., Ferrari, A. E., Jure, H., Macin, S., Oliva, M., Parody, M., Poy, C., Baker, R., Colquhoun, D., Coughlin, P., Finfer, S., Hammerschlag, G., Rubinfeld, A., Huber, K., Konig, J., Mathies, R., Pilger, E., Schoenerr, H., Adzerikho, I., Koryk, V., Mikhailova, E., Mitkovskaya, N., Pimanov, S., Polonetsy, L., Soroka, N., Blockmans, D., Delforge, M., Dive, A., Lienart, F., Motte, S., Annichino Bizzacchi, J., Fiss, E., Freire, A., Manenti, E., Ramacciotti, E., Raymuno, S., Rocha, A., Saraiva, J. F., Dimov, B., Grigorov, M., Kalpachki, R., Kamenova, Z., Kostadinova, M., Milanova, M., Mincheva, V., Pencheva, G., Raev, D., Runev, N., Stoeva, N., Stoyanov, M., Syulemzova, S., Todorov, G., Tokmakova, M., Dhar, A., Douketis, J., Kahn, S., Le Gal, G., Pearce, M., Provencher, S., Verreault, S., Arias Alarcon, M., Olivares Canon, C., Opazo Lazcano, M., Potthoff Cardenas, S., Butkovic-Soldo, S., Car, S., Ciglenecki, N., Francetic, I., Jakopovic, M., Kalinic-Grgorinic, H., Knezevic, A., Malojcic, B., Marusic, S., Sikic Vagic, J., Skerk, V., Cermak, O., Cervinka, P., Chlumsky, J., Chochola, J., Cizek, V., Dunaj, M., Dusek, J., Francek, L., Havelka, J., Herold, M., Holaj, R., Horny, I., Hubac, J., Jajtner, P., Kolman, P., Lang, P., Mayer, O., Mikulova, J., Podpera, I., Reiterer, P., Spacek, R., Vejvoda, J., Vyhnanek, M., Christensen, H., Lassen, M., Storgaard, M., Tuxen, C., Urhammer, S., Lember, M., Marandi, T., Uuetoa, T., Airaksinen, J., Honkaniemi, J., Kaaja, R., Lassila, R., Saarinen, J., Tatlisumak, T., Vikman, S., Agraou, B., Aquilanti, S., Belhassane, A., Brisot, D., De Geeter, G., Debourdeau, P., Decoulx, E., El Kouri, D., Falvo, N., Grange, C., Lacroix, P., Messas, E., Mismetti, P., Montaclair, K., Mottier, D., Paleiron, N., Payot, L., Pernod, G., Pottier, P., Proust, A., Quere, I., Roy, P. -M., Schmidt, J., Simoneau, G., Datikashvili-David, I., Khabeishvili, G., Khintibidze, I., Kobulia, B., Megreladze, I., Pagava, Z., Paposhvili, K., Shaburishvili, T., Amann, B., Berrouschot, J., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Blessing, E., Bott, M., Dengler, T., Diehm, C., Dziewas, R., Genth-Zotz, S., Hamann, F., Horacek, T., Klimpe, S., Kroning, R., Lapp, H., Lawall, H., Licka, M., Rizos, T., Schellong, S., Schmidt-Lucke, J., Singer, C., Tiefenbacher, C., Veltkamp, R., Weimar, C., Zeymer, U., Alkonyi, B., Falukozy, J., Futo, L., Katona, A., Kirschner, R., Kristof, P., Lakatos, F., Laszlo, Z., Lupkovics, G., Merkely, B., Nagy Andras, C., Nemeth, L., Papp, A., Soltesz, P., Sudar, Z., Szabo, G., Szegedi, N., Timar, G., Valco, J., Vertes, A., Efrati, S., Elias, M., Gafter, A., Hayek, T., Hussein, O., Lishner, M., Lugassy, G., Zeltser, D., Ageno, W., Cerveri, I., D'Angelo, A., De Pellegrin, A., Imberti, D., Landolfi, R., Lembo, G., Lodigiani, C., Luisetti, M., Moia, M., Molteni, M., Mumoli, N., Novo, S., Orlandini, F., Parisi, R., Pizzini, A., Pomero, F., Salvi, A., Schenone, A., Visona, A., Krievins, D., Martinova, V., Pontaga, N., Rozitis, V., Stukena, I., Alekniene, B., Bagdonas, A., Basijokiene, V., Butkiene, Z., Griskeviciene, V., Naudziunas, A., Norvaisiene, R., Norviliene, R., Petrauskiene, R., Poskiene, R., Susinskiene, D., Valavicius, A., Castillo Leon, R., Cotrina Pereyra, R., Farjardo Karlo, L., Horna, M., Lema Osores, J., Salas, M., Toche Yanez, L., Fryze, W., Gaciong, Z., Gniot, J., Gorecka, D., Gruenpeter, P., Grzelakowski, P., Jastrzebski, D., Kucharski, L., Mirek-Bryniarska, E., Pulkowski, G., Sobkowicz, B., Sulik, P., Tomkowski, W., Walasek, L., Waldemar, K., Wrzesinski, K., Balogh, Z. E., Bojinca, M., Marin, I., Mot, S., Musetescu, R., Podoleanu, C., Popescu, M., Stamate, S., Stanciulescu, G., Vida-Simiti, L., Abashev, A., Andreev, D., Apartsin, K., Arkhipov, M., Averkov, O., Barbarash, O., Belskaya, G., Bogdanov, E., Boldueva, S., Chefranova, Z., Dovgalevskiy, Y., Ershova, O., Goloshchekin, B., Khachatryan, N., Khurs, E., Klein, G., Kobalava, Z., Kosmacheva, E., Kostenko, V., Malygin, A., Martynenko, T., Martynenko, V., Maslova, N., Mordovin, V., Nikolaev, K., Nilk, R., Panchenko, E., Popov, D., Privalova, E., Reshetko, O., Sergeeva, E., Shapovalova, Y., Shpagina, L., Shvarts, Y., Simanenkov, V., Solovyov, O., Vishneva, E., Vishnevskiy, A., Apostolovic, S., Celic, V., Ilic, S., Kovacevic-Kuzmanovic, A., Miloradovic, V., Tan, R. S., Bodikova, S., Cervenakova, A., Dvorak, M., Gaspar, L., Herman, O., Hrubon, A., Kokles, M., Krastev, G., Payer, J., Prokop, D., Spisakova, M., Adler, D., Basson, M., Breedt, J., Engelbrecht, J., Jacobson, B., Mitha, I., Van Dyk, C., Alvarez Sala, L. A., Barbagelata Lopez, C., Bisbe, J., Castro Guardiola, A., Cepeda, J. M., Cereto, F., Diaz Santos, E., Ferrer, R., Gomez Cerezo, J., Gonzales-Porras, J. R., Grandes, J., Jimenez, D., Martin Loeches, I., Mellibovsky, L., Richart, C., Riera, A., Trujillo, J., Vargas Nunez, J. A., Villalta, J., Akgul, O., Guneri, S., Kilichesmez, K., Kirma, C., Kutluk, H., Nazliel, B., Okumus, G., Ongen, G., Tigen, K., Topcuoglu, M., Tuncay, E., Abrahamovych, O., Batushkin, V., Brozhyk, J., Burmak, I., Godlevska, O., Goloborodko, A., Goloborodko, B., Goncharova, Y., Gryb, V., Karpenko, O., Kopytsya, M., Koshlia, V., Krakhmalova, O., Kyrychenko, I., Legkonogov, O., Malynovsky, Y., Maslovaskyi, V., Nikonov, V., Parkhomenko, O., Perepeliuk, M., Reshotko, D., Rudenko, L., Ryabichenko, T., Svyridova, I., Svyshchenko, Y., Tseluyko, V., Ursol, G., Vakaliuk, I., Vishnivestsky, I., Voronkov, L., Yagensky, A., Body, R., Chandra, D., Davis, M., Kesteven, P., Maccallum, P., Mccollum, C., Natarajan, I., Almasri, E., Amin, M., Anderson, C., Baker, S., Barney, J., Bastani, B. B. A., Bercz, P., Bidair, M., Carman, T., Chang, H., Clark, C., Concha, M., Cornell, J., Dhingra, R., Doshi, A., Ebrahimi, R., Farley, B., Fermann, G., Foster, G., Fraiz, J., Fulmer, J., Gaggin, H., Goytia-Leos, D., Hahn, B., Haidar, A., Hamad, A., Hazelrigg, M., Ioachimescu, O., Johnson, B., Kabler, H., Kao, C. -K., Kazimir, M., Kouras, F., Kung, M., Lerner, R., Lopez, J., Macchiavelli, A., Mahal, S., Margolis, B., Mclaren, G., Milling, T., Mittal, M., Nadar, V., Ohaju, V., Ortel, T., Overcash, J., Parthiban, K., Pearl, R., Pineda, L., Pratt, R., Pullman, J., Quintana, O., Rajan, R., Rastogi, P., Rees, C., Rodriguez, W., Saba, F., Shammas, N., Sharma, S., Sokol, S., Stoltz, S., Subich, D., Tuck, M., Updegrove, J., Warner, A., Welch, M., Welker, J., Whitman, B., Wichman, T., Yousef, K., Yusen, R., and Zakai, N.

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Male, pulmonary embolism, Time Factors, Pyridines, Intracranial hemorrhage, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, law.invention, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, law, Risk Factors, Clinical Studies, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, Original Research, Ischemic stroke, Hazard ratio, Absolute risk reduction, Venous Thromboembolism, Middle Aged, Interventional Cardiology, Pulmonary embolism, Death, myocardial infarction, Treatment Outcome, Cardiovascular Diseases, Anesthesia, Acute Disease, Benzamides, Number needed to treat, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Intracranial Hemorrhages, Adult, venous thromboembolism, Hemorrhage, 03 medical and health sciences, Double-Blind Method, death, ischemic stroke, Humans, Enoxaparin, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Inpatients, Venous thromboembolism, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Anticoagulants, Thrombosis, medicine.disease, Clinical trial, chemistry, Betrixaban, business, Acute Coronary Syndromes, intracranial hemorrhage, Factor Xa Inhibitors
Abstract

Background Extended‐duration betrixaban showed a significant reduction in venous thromboembolism in the APEX trial (Acute Medically Ill VTE Prevention With Extended Duration Betrixaban Study). Given the variable clinical impact of different efficacy and safety events, one approach to assess net clinical outcomes is to include only those events that are either fatal or cause irreversible harm. Methods and Results This was a post hoc analysis of the APEX trial—a multicenter, double‐blind, randomized controlled trial comparing extended‐duration betrixaban versus standard‐of‐care enoxaparin. A composite of all fatal or irreversible safety (fatal bleeding or intracranial hemorrhage) and efficacy events (cardiopulmonary death, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, and ischemic stroke) was evaluated in a time‐to‐first event analysis. In patients with positive D‐dimer results, betrixaban reduced fatal or irreversible events at 35 to 42 days (4.80% versus 3.54%; hazard ratio, 0.73; absolute risk reduction, 1.26%; number needed to treat, 79 [ P =0.033]) and at study end at 77 days (6.27% versus 4.36%; hazard ratio, 0.70; absolute risk reduction, 1.91%; number needed to treat, 52 [ P =0.005]) versus enoxaparin. In all patients, betrixaban reduced fatal or irreversible events at 35 to 42 days (4.08% versus 2.90%; hazard ratio, 0.71; absolute risk reduction, 1.18%; number needed to treat, 86 [ P =0.006]) and 77 days (5.17% versus 3.64%; hazard ratio, 0.70; absolute risk reduction, 1.53%; number needed to treat, 65 [ P =0.002]). Conclusions Among hospitalized medically ill patients, extended‐duration betrixaban demonstrated an ≈30% reduction in fatal or irreversible ischemic or bleeding events compared with standard‐duration enoxaparin. A total of 65 patients would require treatment with betrixaban to prevent 1 fatal or irreversible event versus enoxaparin. Clinical Trial Registration URL : http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT 01583218.

Published
2017

28. Global Organizational Psychology: Internationalizing the Training Curriculum

Author

Griffith, R. L., Gabrenya, W., Lisa Steelman, Armon, B., Gitlin, B., and Kung, M.

Subjects
lcsh:Psychology, international, lcsh:BF1-990, I/O Psychology, program development, ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION, Psychology, BF1-990
Abstract

Due to the rapid of globalization in the Information Age, students must become adept at navigating the complex and ambiguous nature of the global business environment. One major roadblock for training students to become global professionals is the lack of international curriculum within Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology programs at leading post-graduate training institutions. This article examines the methodologies and best practices used in establishing an International I/O Psychology curriculum at the graduate level developed to train students to better understand and work within the complexities of the global business environment. In this article we discuss the process we used to identify the major curriculum components needed for training in international I/O Psychology, and we provide specific advice for programs considering internationalization as well as lessons learned.

Published
2012

29. The safety and efficacy of full- versus reduced-dose betrixaban in the Acute Medically Ill VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) Prevention With Extended-Duration Betrixaban (APEX) trial

Author

Raymuno, S., Ramacciotti, E., Manenti, E., Freire, A., Fiss, E., Bizzacchi, J. Annichino, Lienart, F., Dive, A., Delforge, M., Blockmans, D., Soroka, N., Kamenova, Z., Kostadinova, M., Milanova, M., Pencheva, G., Runev, N., Stoeva, N., Stoyanov, M., Syulemzova, S., Todorov, G., Polonetsy, L., Pimanov, S., Mitkovskaya, N., Tokmakova, M., Dhar, A., Mikhailova, E., Koryk, V., Adzerikho, I., Schoenerr, H., Mathies, R., Douketis, J., Konig, J., Le Gal, G., Pearce, M., Provencher, S., Verreault, S., Alarcon, M. Arias, Lazcano, M. Opazo, Cardenas, S. Potthoff, Butkovic-Soldo, S., Car, S., Ciglenecki, N., Francetic, I., Jakopovic, M., Kalinic-Grgorinic, H., Knezevic, A., Marusic, S., Vagic, J. Sikic, Skerk, V., Cermak, O., Gibson, C. Michael, Halaby, Rim, Korjian, Serge, Daaboul, Yazan, Arbetter, Douglas F., Yee, Megan K., Chlumsky, J., Chochola, J., Cizek, V., Goldhaber, Samuel Z., Hull, Russel, Hernandez, Adrian F., Huber, K., Lu, Shiao-ping, Dunaj, M., Dusek, J., Francek, L., Havelka, J., Herold, M., Holaj, R., Nazliel, BİJEN, Bandman, Olga, Leeds, Janet M., Gold, Alex, Harrington, Robert A., Bello, F., Ferrari, A. E., Jure, H., Macin, S., Oliva, M., Parody, M., Horny, I., Hubac, J., Jajtner, P., Kolman, P., Poy, C., Baker, R., Lang, P., Mikulova, J., Podpera, I., Reiterer, P., Spacek, R., Vejvoda, J., Vyhnanek, M., Christensen, H., Lassen, M., Storgaard, M., Tuxen, C., Urhammer, S., Lember, M., Uuetoa, T., Airaksinen, J., Honkaniemi, J., Kaaja, R., Saarinen, J., Tatlisumak, T., Vikman, S., Agraou, B., Aquilanti, S., Belhassane, A., Brisot, D., De Geeter, G., Coughlin, P., Finfer, S., Debourdeau, P., Decoulx, E., El Kouri, D., Falvo, N., Grange, C., Rubinfeld, A., Lacroix, P., Messas, E., Mismetti, P., Montaclair, K., Paleiron, N., Payot, L., Zakai, N., Yousef, K., Wichman, T., Whitman, B., Welker, J., Welch, M., Warner, A., Updegrove, J., Tuck, M., Stoltz, S., Sokol, S., Sharma, S., Shammas, N., Saba, F., Rodriguez, W., Rastogi, P., Rajan, R., Quintana, O., Pullman, J., Pratt, R., Pineda, L., Pernod, G., Pearl, R., Parthiban, K., Ortel, T., Ohaju, V., Pottier, P., Proust, A., Quere, I., Roy, P-M., Schmidt, J., Simoneau, G., Datikashvili-David, I., Khabeishvili, G., Khintibidze, I., Nadar, V., Mittal, M., Milling, T., McLaren, G., Margolis, B., Mahal, S., Macchiavelli, A., Lopez, J., Lerner, R., Kung, M., Kouras, F., Kazimir, M., Kao, C-K., Kabler, H., Ioachimescu, O., Hazelrigg, M., Hamad, A., Haidar, A., Hahn, B., Goytia-Leos, D., Gaggin, H., Fulmer, J., Fraiz, J., Fermann, G., Farley, B., Doshi, A., Dhingra, R., Cornell, J., Concha, M., Clark, C., Chang, H., Carman, T., Bidair, M., Bercz, P., Bastani, A., Barney, J., Baker, S., Anderson, C., Amin, M., Almasri, E., Natarajan, I., McCollum, C., MacCallum, P., Davis, M., Body, R., Yagensky, A., Voronkov, L., Vishnivestsky, I., Vakaliuk, I., Ursol, G., Tseluyko, V., Svyshchenko, Y., Svyridova, I., Ryabichenko, T., Rudenko, L., Reshotko, D., Perepeliuk, M., Parkhomenko, O., Nikonov, V., Maslovaskyi, V., Malynovsky, Y., Legkonogov, O., Kyrychenko, I., Krakhmalova, O., Koshlia, V., Kopytsya, M., Karpenko, O., Gryb, V., Goncharova, Y., Goloborodko, B., Goloborodko, A., Godlevska, O., Burmak, I., Brozhyk, J., Batushkin, V., Abrahamovych, O., Tuncay, E., Topcuoglu, M., Tigen, K., Okumus, G., Kutluk, H., Kirma, C., Kilichesmez, K., Guneri, S., Akgul, O., Villalta, J., Vargas Nunez, J. A., Trujillo, J., Riera, A., Richart, C., Mellibovsky, L., Jimenez, D., Grandes, J., Gonzales-Porras, J. R., Gomez Cerezo, J., Ferrer, R., Diaz Santos, E., Cereto, F., Cepeda, J. M., Castro Guardiola, A., Bisbe, J., Barbagelata Lopez, C., Alvarez Sala, L. A., Van Dyk, C., Mitha, I., Engelbrecht, J., Breedt, J., Basson, M., Adler, D., Spisakova, M., Payer, J., Krastev, G., Kokles, M., Hrubon, A., Herman, O., Dvorak, M., Cervenakova, A., Bodikova, S., Miloradovic, V., Kovacevic-Kuzmanovic, A., Ilic, S., Celic, V., Apostolovic, S., Vishnevskiy, A., Vishneva, E., Solovyov, O., Simanenkov, V., Shvarts, Y., Shpagina, L., Shapovalova, Y., Sergeeva, E., Reshetko, O., Privalova, E., Popov, D., Nilk, R., Nikolaev, K., Mordovin, V., Maslova, N., Martynenko, V., Martynenko, T., Malygin, A., Kostenko, V., Kosmacheva, E., Kobalava, Z., Klein, G., Khachatryan, N., Ershova, O., Dovgalevskiy, Y., Chefranova, Z., Boldueva, S., Bogdanov, E., Belskaya, G., Barbarash, O., Averkov, O., Arkhipov, M., Apartsin, K., Andreev, D., Abashev, A., Vida-Simiti, L., Stanciulescu, G., Stamate, S., Kobulia, B., Megreladze, I., Pagava, Z., Paposhvili, K., Amann, B., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Blessing, E., Bott, M., Dengler, T., Dziewas, R., Genth-Zotz, S., Hamann, F., Horacek, T., Klimpe, S., Kroning, R., Lapp, H., Lawall, H., Licka, M., Rizos, T., Tiefenbacher, C., Weimar, C., Alkonyi, B., Falukozy, J., Futo, L., Katona, A., Kirschner, R., Kristof, P., Lakatos, F., Lupkovics, G., Merkely, B., Andras, C. Nagy, Nemeth, L., Papp, A., Soltesz, P., Sudar, Z., Szabo, G., Szegedi, N., Timar, G., Valco, J., Vertes, A., Efrati, S., Elias, M., Gafter, A., Hayek, T., Hussein, O., Lishner, M., Lugassy, G., Cerveri, I., D'Angelo, A., De Pellegrin, A., Imberti, D., Landolfi, R., Lembo, G., Lodigiani, C., Moia, M., Molteni, M., Mumoli, N., Novo, S., Orlandini, F., Parisi, R., Pizzini, A., Pomero, F., Salvi, A., Schenone, A., Visona, A., Martinova, V., Pontaga, N., Rozitis, V., Stukena, I., Alekniene, B., Basijokiene, V., Butkiene, Z., Griskeviciene, V., Naudziunas, A., Norvaisiene, R., Norviliene, R., Petrauskiene, R., Poskiene, R., Susinskiene, D., Valavicius, A., Castillo Leon, R., Pereyra, R. Cotrina, Karlo, L. Farjardo, Horna, M., Salas, M., Yanez, L. Toche, Fryze, W., Gaciong, Z., Gniot, J., Gorecka, D., Gruenpeter, P., Grzelakowski, P., Jastrzebski, D., Kucharski, L., Mirek-Bryniarska, E., Pulkowski, G., Sobkowicz, B., Sulik, P., Walasek, L., Waldemar, K., Wrzesinski, K., Balogh, Z. E., Bojinca, M., Marin, I., Musetescu, R., Podoleanu, C., Popescu, M., Kalpachki, R., Grigorov, M., Dimov, B., Rocha, A., Goloshchekin, B., Berrouschot, J., Laszlo, Z., Rees, C., Overcash, J., Prokop, D., and Cohen, Alexander T.

Subjects
Relative risk reduction, Male, Pyridines, Population, Hemorrhage, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Pharmacokinetics, Randomized controlled trial, Double-Blind Method, law, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Dosing, Enoxaparin, education, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Venous Thrombosis, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Absolute risk reduction, Anticoagulants, Venous Thromboembolism, Hospitalization, chemistry, Concomitant, Betrixaban, Anesthesia, Benzamides, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Pulmonary Embolism, Factor Xa Inhibitors
Abstract

The APEX trial assessed the safety and efficacy of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis using betrixaban versus standard dosing of enoxaparin among hospitalized, acutely ill medical patients. The 80-mg betrixaban dose was halved to 40 mg among subjects with severe renal insufficiency and those receiving a concomitant strong P-glycoprotein inhibitor.This analysis assessed the pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of full- (80 mg) and reduced-dose (40 mg) betrixaban relative to enoxaparin in the APEX trial.The median concentration of betrixaban among subjects administered the 80-mg dose was higher than that of the 40-mg dose (19 ng/mL vs 11 ng/mL, P.001). In the primary analysis cohort 1 (d-dimer ≥2× upper limit of normal), the primary efficacy outcome (asymptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis, symptomatic proximal or distal deep vein thrombosis, symptomatic nonfatal pulmonary embolism, or venous thromboembolism-related death) was significantly reduced among subjects treated with 80 mg of extended-duration betrixaban versus enoxaparin (6.27% [95/1516] vs 8.39% [130/1549], relative risk reduction=0.26 [0.04-0.42], P=.023), and similarly in the entire primary efficacy outcome population (4.87% [122/2506] vs 7.06% [181/2562], relative risk reduction=0.30 [0.13-0.44], P=.001). There was no difference in the primary outcome for subjects treated with 40 mg betrixaban vs enoxaparin across cohorts. In addition, there was no excess of major bleeding associated with either betrixaban dose compared with enoxaparin.The 80-mg betrixaban dose achieves higher plasma concentrations than the 40-mg dose and, in contrast to the 40-mg dose, is associated with improved efficacy across all cohorts relative to standard-dose enoxaparin without an excess risk of major bleeding in the management of medically ill subjects.

Published
2016

30. Extended Thromboprophylaxis with Betrixaban in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Author

Engelbrecht, J., Finfer, S., Van Dyk, C., Cohen, Alexander, Grandes, J., Cepeda, J. M., NAZLIEL, BİJEN, Cohen, Alexander T., Efrati, S., Zakai, N., Yousef, K., Wichman, T., Whitman, B., Welker, J., Welch, M., Warner, A., Updegrove, J., Tuck, M., Stoltz, S., Sokol, S., Sharma, S., Shammas, N., Saba, F., Rodriguez, W., Rees, C., Rastogi, P., Rajan, R., Quintana, O., Pullman, J., Pratt, R., Pineda, L., Pearl, R., Parthiban, K., Overcash, J., Ortel, T., Ohaju, V., Nadar, V., Mittal, M., Milling, T., McLaren, G., Margolis, B., Mahal, S., Macchiavelli, A., Lopez, J., Lerner, R., Kung, M., Kouras, F., Kazimir, M., Kao, C-K., Kabler, H., Ioachimescu, O., Hazelrigg, M., Hamad, A., Haidar, A., Hahn, B., Goytia-Leos, D., Gaggin, H., Fulmer, J., Fraiz, J., Fermann, G., Farley, B., Doshi, A., Dhingra, R., Cornell, J., Concha, M., Clark, C., Chang, H., Carman, T., Bidair, M., Bercz, P., Bastani, A., Barney, J., Baker, S., Anderson, C., Amin, M., Almasri, E., Natarajan, I., McCollum, C., MacCallum, P., Davis, M., Body, R., Yagensky, A., Voronkov, L., Vishnivestsky, I., Vakaliuk, I., Ursol, G., Tseluyko, V., Svyshchenko, Y., Svyridova, I., Ryabichenko, T., Rudenko, L., Alekniene, B., Reshotko, D., Perepeliuk, M., Parkhomenko, O., Nikonov, V., Maslovaskyi, V., Malynovsky, Y., Legkonogov, O., Kyrychenko, I., Krakhmalova, O., Koshlia, V., Kopytsya, M., Karpenko, O., Gryb, V., Goncharova, Y., Goloborodko, B., Goloborodko, A., Godlevska, O., Burmak, I., Brozhyk, J., Batushkin, V., Abrahamovych, O., Tuncay, E., Topcuoglu, M., Tigen, K., Okumus, G., Kutluk, H., Kirma, C., Kilichesmez, K., Guneri, S., Akgul, O., Villalta, J., Vargas Nunez, J. A., Trujillo, J., Riera, A., Richart, C., Mellibovsky, L., Jimenez, D., Gonzales-Porras, J. R., Gomez Cerezo, J., Ferrer, R., Diaz Santos, E., Cereto, F., Castro Guardiola, A., Bisbe, J., Barbagelata Lopez, C., Alvarez Sala, L. A., Mitha, I., Breedt, J., Basson, M., Adler, D., Spisakova, M., Prokop, D., Payer, J., Krastev, G., Kokles, M., Hrubon, A., Herman, O., Dvorak, M., Cervenakova, A., Bodikova, S., Miloradovic, V., Kovacevic-Kuzmanovic, A., Ilic, S., Celic, V., Apostolovic, S., Vishnevskiy, A., Vishneva, E., Solovyov, O., Simanenkov, V., Shvarts, Y., Shpagina, L., Shapovalova, Y., Sergeeva, E., Reshetko, O., Privalova, E., Popov, D., Nilk, R., Nikolaev, K., Mordovin, V., Maslova, N., Martynenko, V., Martynenko, T., Malygin, A., Kostenko, V., Kosmacheva, E., Kobalava, Z., Klein, G., Khachatryan, N., Goloshchekin, B., Ershova, O., Dovgalevskiy, Y., Chefranova, Z., Boldueva, S., Bogdanov, E., Belskaya, G., Barbarash, O., Averkov, O., Arkhipov, M., Apartsin, K., Andreev, D., Abashev, A., Vida-Simiti, L., Stanciulescu, G., Stamate, S., Harrington, Robert A., Goldhaber, Samuel Z., Hull, Russell D., Popescu, M., Wiens, Brian L., Gold, Alex, Hernandez, Adrian F., Gibson, C. Michael, Harrington, Robert, Hull, Russell, Goldhaber, Samuel, Hernandez, Adrian, Ceresetto, Jose Manuel, Colquhoun, David, Pilger, Ernst, Polonetsky, Leonid, Podoleanu, C., Musetescu, R., Marin, I., Bojinca, M., Motte, Serge, Saraiva, Jose Francisco, Balogh, Z. E., Wrzesinski, K., Waldemar, K., Walasek, L., Raev, Dimitar, Mincheva, Valentina, Kahn, Susan, Sulik, P., Canon, Claudia Olivares, Malojcic, Branko, Mayer, Otto, Husted, Steen, Marandi, Toomas, Lassila, Riitta, Mottier, Dominique, Shaburishvili, Tamaz, Bauersachs, Rupert, Zeymer, Uwe, Hajko, Erik, Sobkowicz, B., Zeltser, David, Ageno, Walter, Krievins, Dainis, Bagdonas, Alfredas, Osores, Juan Lema, Tomkowski, Witold, Mot, Stefan, Panchenko, Elizaveta, Tan, Ru San, Gaspar, Ludovit, Jacobson, Barry, Monreal, Manuel, Ongen, Gul, Parkhomenko, Alexander, Uprichard, James, Pulkowski, G., Mirek-Bryniarska, E., Kucharski, L., Jastrzebski, D., Yusen, Roger, Grzelakowski, P., Merli, Geno, Gruenpeter, P., Gorecka, D., Gniot, J., Gaciong, Z., Fryze, W., Peacock, Frank, Schellong, Sebastian, Januzzi, James, Piovella, Franco, Cochet, Madeleine, Michalak, Nathan, Stepanchak, Maria, Spielman, Kathryn, Neal, Brandon, Florea, Ana, Chi, Gerald, Szlosek, Donald, Jain, Purva, Popma, Christopher, Korjian, Serge, Daaboul, Yazan, Halaby, Rim, Yanez, L. Toche, Lemor, Alejandro, Zacarkim, Marcelo, Romero, Gonzalo, Hernandez Elenes, Jesus Rosario, Alvarado, Alonso, Susheela, Ammu, Leitao, Meghan, Salas, M., Bandman, Olga, Horna, M., Strumph, Peter, Vinh, Nancy, Visona, A., Kostadinova, M., Vance, Annemarie, Moia, M., Wiens, Brian, Orlandini, F., Parisi, R., Pontaga, N., Smoak, Carey, Storgaard, M., Molteni, M., Castelino, Rennie, Goodman, Shelly, Stukena, I., Leeds, Janet, al-Khalidi, Hussein, Milanova, M., Karlo, L. Farjardo, Leimberger, Jeffrey, Phillips, Thomas, Rizos, T., Pencheva, G., Pomero, F., Francis, Charles, Novo, S., Pereyra, R. Cotrina, Tiefenbacher, C., Buller, Harry, Roberts, Robin, Prins, Martin, Weimar, C., Tuxen, C., Urhammer, S., Lember, M., Runev, N., Uuetoa, T., Spyropoulos, Alex, Carrier, Marc, Alkonyi, B., Lopes, Renato D., Horacek, T., Airaksinen, J., Honkaniemi, J., Pottier, P., Falukozy, J., Kaaja, R., Stoeva, N., Saarinen, J., Stoyanov, M., Pizzini, A., Devor, Adam, Tatlisumak, T., Kolls, Bradley, Dedrick, Joseph, Todd, Jamie, Jones, William Schuyler, Vikman, S., Agraou, B., Futo, L., Castillo Leon, R., Eapen, Zubin, Katona, A., Proust, A., Quere, I., Kirschner, R., Syulemzova, S., Valavicius, A., Todorov, G., Tokmakova, M., Dhar, A., Klimpe, S., Ahmad, Tariq, Brenna, J. Matthew, Douketis, J., Le Gal, G., Pearce, M., Susinskiene, D., Brito, Flavio, Provencher, S., Rozitis, V., Roy, P-M., Kroning, R., Gulack, Brian, Schmidt, J., Meza, James, Parikh, Kishan, Cooper, Lauren, Poskiene, R., Aquilanti, S., Lapp, H., Kristof, P., Lakatos, F., Laszlo, Z., Belhassane, A., Petrauskiene, R., Pagidipati, Neha, Simoneau, G., Verreault, S., Guimaraes, Patricia, Brisot, D., Perkins, Lynn M., De Geeter, G., Debourdeau, P., Alarcon, M. Arias, Lupkovics, G., Norviliene, R., Wilson, Matthew, Merkely, B., Lazcano, M. Opazo, Collier, Jeannie, Andras, C. Nagy, Cardenas, S. Potthoff, Butkovic-Soldo, S., Norvaisiene, R., Decoulx, E., Hayden, Nikieia, El Kouri, D., Car, S., Nemeth, L., Leizorovicz, Alain, Ciglenecki, N., Naudziunas, A., Datikashvili-David, I., Francetic, I., Jakopovic, M., Becker, Francois, Jennings, Lisa, Khabeishvili, G., Bello, F., Ferrari, A. E., Jure, H., Macin, S., Griskeviciene, V., Kalinic-Grgorinic, H., Falvo, N., Khintibidze, I., Grange, C., Kobulia, B., Knezevic, A., Megreladze, I., Marusic, S., Papp, A., Pagava, Z., Lawall, H., Oliva, M., Paposhvili, K., Parody, M., Amann, B., Soltesz, P., Sudar, Z., Butkiene, Z., Szabo, G., Vagic, J. Sikic, Szegedi, N., Poy, C., Timar, G., Skerk, V., Cermak, O., Valco, J., Baker, R., Coughlin, P., Vertes, A., Rubinfeld, A., Elias, M., Berrouschot, J., Gafter, A., Hayek, T., Chlumsky, J., Lacroix, P., Messas, E., Chochola, J., Cizek, V., Basijokiene, V., Hussein, O., Dunaj, M., Dusek, J., Huber, K., Lishner, M., Lugassy, G., Cerveri, I., D'Angelo, A., De Pellegrin, A., Francek, L., Havelka, J., Konig, J., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Herold, M., Holaj, R., Imberti, D., Landolfi, R., Blessing, E., Mathies, R., Schoenerr, H., Adzerikho, I., Koryk, V., Licka, M., Martinova, V., Horny, I., Mikhailova, E., Mitkovskaya, N., Pimanov, S., Polonetsy, L., Soroka, N., Blockmans, D., Delforge, M., Dive, A., Lienart, F., Bizzacchi, J. Annichino, Fiss, E., Mismetti, P., Freire, A., Hubac, J., Jajtner, P., Manenti, E., Ramacciotti, E., Lembo, G., Raymuno, S., Rocha, A., Kolman, P., Lang, P., Bott, M., Dengler, T., Mikulova, J., Dimov, B., Podpera, I., Reiterer, P., Dziewas, R., Montaclair, K., Genth-Zotz, S., Hamann, F., Paleiron, N., Spacek, R., Payot, L., Vejvoda, J., Vyhnanek, M., Christensen, H., Salvi, A., Lodigiani, C., Pernod, G., Grigorov, M., Lassen, M., Mumoli, N., Kalpachki, R., Kamenova, Z., Schenone, A., Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital [London], Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, Brigham and Women's Hospital [Boston], Thrombosis Research Unit, University of Calgary, Portola Pharmaceuticals (Portola), PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI - DURHAM), Duke University [Durham], Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center [Boston, USA], Harvard Medical School [Boston] (HMS), Groupe d'Etude de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (GETBO), Institut Brestois Santé Agro Matière (IBSAM), Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Brest (UBO), Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC - Brest), Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Brestois Santé Agro Matière (IBSAM), and Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Brest (UBO)

Subjects
Male, Pyridines, Medizin, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, law.invention, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Risk Factors, law, 030212 general & internal medicine, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Ultrasonography, Venous Thrombosis, Factors de risc en les malalties, Medicine (all), Acute Disease, Adult, Aged, Benzamides, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Factor Xa Inhibitors, Female, Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products, Hemorrhage, Hospitalization, Humans, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Embolism, Venous Thromboembolism, General Medicine, 3. Good health, Pulmonary embolism, Venous thrombosis, Cohort, medicine.medical_specialty, Patients, Risk factors in diseases, Placebo, 03 medical and health sciences, [SDV.MHEP.CSC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Cardiology and cardiovascular system, Internal medicine, Thromboembolism, medicine, Pacients, Betrixaban, Thromboprophylaxis, Acutely Ill Medical Patients, Tromboembolisme, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, ta3121, Population cohort, medicine.disease, Surgery, chemistry, Once daily, business
Abstract

Background\ud Patients with acute medical illnesses are at prolonged risk for venous thrombosis. However, the appropriate duration of thromboprophylaxis remains unknown.\ud \ud Methods\ud Patients who were hospitalized for acute medical illnesses were randomly assigned to receive subcutaneous enoxaparin (at a dose of 40 mg once daily) for 10±4 days plus oral betrixaban placebo for 35 to 42 days or subcutaneous enoxaparin placebo for 10±4 days plus oral betrixaban (at a dose of 80 mg once daily) for 35 to 42 days. We performed sequential analyses in three prespecified, progressively inclusive cohorts: patients with an elevated d-dimer level (cohort 1), patients with an elevated d-dimer level or an age of at least 75 years (cohort 2), and all the enrolled patients (overall population cohort). The statistical analysis plan specified that if the between-group difference in any analysis in this sequence was not significant, the other analyses would be considered exploratory. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of asymptomatic proximal deep-vein thrombosis and symptomatic venous thromboembolism. The principal safety outcome was major bleeding.\ud \ud Results\ud A total of 7513 patients underwent randomization. In cohort 1, the primary efficacy outcome occurred in 6.9% of patients receiving betrixaban and 8.5% receiving enoxaparin (relative risk in the betrixaban group, 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.65 to 1.00; P=0.054). The rates were 5.6% and 7.1%, respectively (relative risk, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.66 to 0.98; P=0.03) in cohort 2 and 5.3% and 7.0% (relative risk, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.63 to 0.92; P=0.006) in the overall population. (The last two analyses were considered to be exploratory owing to the result in cohort 1.) In the overall population, major bleeding occurred in 0.7% of the betrixaban group and 0.6% of the enoxaparin group (relative risk, 1.19; 95% CI, 0.67 to 2.12; P=0.55).\ud \ud Conclusions\ud Among acutely ill medical patients with an elevated d-dimer level, there was no significant difference between extended-duration betrixaban and a standard regimen of enoxaparin in the prespecified primary efficacy outcome. However, prespecified exploratory analyses provided evidence suggesting a benefit for betrixaban in the two larger cohorts. (Funded by Portola Pharmaceuticals; APEX ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01583218. opens in new tab.)

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2016

32. Activation of Au/y-Al2O3 catalysts for CO oxidation: characterization by X-ray absorption near edge structure and temperature programmed reduction

Author

Costello, C. K., Guzman, J., Yang, J. H., Wang, Y. M., Kung, H. H., Kung, M. C., and Gates, B. C.

Subjects
Absorption spectra -- Usage, Gold compounds -- Chemical properties, Gold compounds -- Research, Oxidation-reduction reaction -- Analysis, Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
Abstract

The preparation of gold catalysts supported on gama-Al2O3 (Au/gama-Al2O3) by deposition-participation of aqueous HAuCL4 and by deposition of Au(CH3)2(acac) from pentane solution is described. It is stated that the samples are characterized by in situ XANES and temperature-programmed reduction and by their performance as CO oxidation catalysts at room temperature.

Published
2004

38. Outcomes of Limb-Sparing Surgery Using Two Generations of Metal Endoprosthesis in 45 Dogs With Distal Radial Osteosarcoma. A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology Retrospective Study

Author

Mitchell, KE, Boston, SE, Kung, M, Dry, S, Straw, RC, Ehrhart, NP, Ryan, SD, Mitchell, KE, Boston, SE, Kung, M, Dry, S, Straw, RC, Ehrhart, NP, and Ryan, SD

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report outcomes in dogs with distal radial osteosarcoma (OSA) treated with metal endoprosthesis limb-sparing surgery and compare outcomes between 2 generations of endoprosthesis. STUDY DESIGN: Multi-institutional retrospective case series. ANIMALS: Forty-five dogs with distal radial OSA treated with endoprosthesis and chemotherapy. METHODS: Data of dogs treated with either first-generation endoprosthesis (GEN1) or second-generation endoprosthesis (GEN2) were sourced from medical records and radiographs. Surgical outcomes included postoperative lameness assessment and the presence, severity, and time to onset of complications. Oncologic outcomes included presence of local recurrence or metastasis, time to onset of local recurrence, metastasis-free interval (MFI), and survival time. Results for surgical and oncologic outcomes were compared between GEN1 and GEN2. RESULTS: Twenty-eight dogs received GEN1 and 17 dogs received GEN2. There were 39 complications (96%, 14 minor, 29 major) including infection (78%), implant-related complication (36%), and local recurrence (24%). Metastatic frequency was 67% and median MFI was 188 days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 126-250 days). Survival time ranged from 34 days to 6.1 years with a median of 289 days (95% CI: 207-371 days). There was no significant difference in complication severity, frequency, time to complication, MFI, or survival time between dogs receiving GEN1 and GEN2. CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in outcomes between dogs receiving GEN1 and GEN2 for limb-sparing surgery of the radius. Metastatic frequency and survival time for metal endoprosthesis were similar to that of amputation with curative intent chemotherapy.

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2016

39. Extended thromboprophylaxis with betrixaban in acutely ill medical patients

Author

Cohen, A. T., Harrington, R. A., Goldhaber, S. Z., Hull, R. D., Wiens, B. L., Gold, A., Hernandez, A. F., Gibson, C. M., Bello, F., Ferrari, A. E., Jure, H., Macin, S., Oliva, M., Parody, M., Poy, C., Baker, R., Colquhoun, D., Coughlin, P., Finfer, S., Rubinfeld, A., Huber, K., Konig, J., Mathies, R., Pilger, E., Schoenerr, H., Adzerikho, I., Koryk, V., Mikhailova, E., Mitkovskaya, N., Pimanov, S., Polonetsy, L., Soroka, N., Blockmans, D., Delforge, M., Dive, A., Lienart, F., Motte, S., Bizzacchi, J., Fiss, E., Freire, A., Manenti, E., Ramacciotti, E., Raymuno, S., Rocha, A., Saraiva, J. F., Dimov, B., Grigorov, M., Kalpachki, R., Kamenova, Z., Kostadinova, M., Milanova, M., Mincheva, V., Pencheva, G., Raev, D., Runev, N., Stoeva, N., Stoyanov, M., Syulemzova, S., Todorov, G., Tokmakova, M., Dhar, A., Douketis, J., Kahn, S., Le Gal, G., Pearce, M., Provencher, S., Verreault, S., Alarcon, M., Canon, C., Lazcano, M., Cardenas, S., Butkovic-Soldo, S., Car, S., Ciglenecki, N., Francetic, I., Jakopovic, M., Kalinic-Grgorinic, H., Knezevic, A., Malojcic, B., Marusic, S., Vagic, J., Skerk, V., Cermak, O., Chlumsky, J., Chochola, J., Cizek, V., Dunaj, M., Dusek, J., Francek, L., Havelka, J., Herold, M., Holaj, R., Horny, I., Hubac, J., Jajtner, P., Kolman, P., Lang, P., Mayer, O., Mikulova, J., Podpera, I., Reiterer, P., Spacek, R., Vejvoda, J., Vyhnanek, M., Christensen, H., Lassen, M., Storgaard, M., Tuxen, C., Urhammer, S., Lember, M., Marandi, T., Uuetoa, T., Airaksinen, J., Honkaniemi, J., Kaaja, R., Lassila, R., Saarinen, J., Tatlisumak, T., Vikman, S., Agraou, B., Aquilanti, S., Belhassane, A., Brisot, D., De Geeter, G., Debourdeau, P., Decoulx, E., El Kouri, D., Falvo, N., Grange, C., Lacroix, P., Messas, E., Mismetti, P., Montaclair, K., Mottier, D., Paleiron, N., Payot, L., Pernod, G., Pottier, P., Proust, A., Quere, I., Roy, P. M., Schmidt, J., Simoneau, G., Datikashvili-David, I., Khabeishvili, G., Khintibidze, I., Kobulia, B., Megreladze, I., Pagava, Z., Paposhvili, K., Shaburishvili, T., Amann, B., Berrouschot, J., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Blessing, E., Bott, M., Dengler, T., Dziewas, R., Genth-Zotz, S., Hamann, F., Horacek, T., Klimpe, S., Kroning, R., Lapp, H., Lawall, H., Licka, M., Rizos, T., Schellong, S., Tiefenbacher, C., Weimar, C., Zeymer, U., Alkonyi, B., Falukozy, J., Futo, L., Katona, A., Kirschner, R., Kristof, P., Lakatos, F., Laszlo, Z., Lupkovics, G., Merkely, B., Andras, C., Nemeth, L., Papp, A., Soltesz, P., Sudar, Z., Szabo, G., Szegedi, N., Timar, G., Valco, J., Vertes, A., Efrati, S., Elias, M., Gafter, A., Hayek, T., Hussein, O., Lishner, M., Lugassy, G., Zeltser, D., Ageno, W., Cerveri, I., D'Angelo, A., De Pellegrin, A., Imberti, D., Landolfi, Raffaele, Lembo, G., Lodigiani, C., Moia, M., Molteni, M., Mumoli, N., Novo, S., Orlandini, F., Parisi, R., Pizzini, A., Pomero, F., Salvi, A., Schenone, A., Visona, A., Krievins, D., Martinova, V., Pontaga, N., Rozitis, V., Stukena, I., Alekniene, B., Bagdonas, A., Basijokiene, V., Butkiene, Z., Griskeviciene, V., Naudziunas, A., Norvaisiene, R., Norviliene, R., Petrauskiene, R., Poskiene, R., Susinskiene, D., Valavicius, A., Leon, R., Pereyra, R., Karlo, L., Horna, M., Osores, J., Salas, M., Yanez, L., Fryze, W., Gaciong, Z., Gniot, J., Gorecka, D., Gruenpeter, P., Grzelakowski, P., Jastrzebski, D., Kucharski, L., Mirek-Bryniarska, E., Pulkowski, G., Sobkowicz, B., Sulik, P., Tomkowski, W., Walasek, L., Waldemar, K., Wrzesinski, K., Balogh, Z. E., Bojinca, M., Marin, I., Mot, S., Musetescu, R., Podoleanu, C., Popescu, M., Stamate, S., Stanciulescu, G., Vida-Simiti, L., Abashev, A., Andreev, D., Apartsin, K., Arkhipov, M., Averkov, O., Barbarash, O., Belskaya, G., Bogdanov, E., Boldueva, S., Chefranova, Z., Dovgalevskiy, Y., Ershova, O., Goloshchekin, B., Khachatryan, N., Klein, G., Kobalava, Z., Kosmacheva, E., Kostenko, V., Malygin, A., Martynenko, T., Martynenko, V., Maslova, N., Mordovin, V., Nikolaev, K., Nilk, R., Panchenko, E., Popov, D., Privalova, E., Reshetko, O., Sergeeva, E., Shapovalova, Y., Shpagina, L., Shvarts, Y., Simanenkov, V., Solovyov, O., Vishneva, E., Vishnevskiy, A., Apostolovic, S., Celic, V., Ilic, S., Kovacevic-Kuzmanovic, A., Miloradovic, V., Tan, R. S., Bodikova, S., Cervenakova, A., Dvorak, M., Gaspar, L., Herman, O., Hrubon, A., Kokles, M., Krastev, G., Payer, J., Prokop, D., Spisakova, M., Adler, D., Basson, M., Breedt, J., Engelbrecht, J., Jacobson, B., Mitha, I., Van Dyk, C., Sala, L. A., Lopez, C., Bisbe, J., Guardiola, A., Cepeda, J. M., Cereto, F., Santos, E., Ferrer, R., Cerezo, J., Gonzales-Porras, J. R., Grandes, J., Jimenez, D., Mellibovsky, L., Richart, C., Riera, A., Trujillo, J., Nunez, J. A., Villalta, J., Akgul, O., Guneri, S., Kilichesmez, K., Kirma, C., Kutluk, H., Nazliel, B., Okumus, G., Ongen, G., Tigen, K., Topcuoglu, M., Tuncay, E., Abrahamovych, O., Batushkin, V., Brozhyk, J., Burmak, I., Godlevska, O., Goloborodko, A., Goloborodko, B., Goncharova, Y., Gryb, V., Karpenko, O., Kopytsya, M., Koshlia, V., Krakhmalova, O., Kyrychenko, I., Legkonogov, O., Malynovsky, Y., Maslovaskyi, V., Nikonov, V., Parkhomenko, O., Perepeliuk, M., Reshotko, D., Rudenko, L., Ryabichenko, T., Svyridova, I., Svyshchenko, Y., Tseluyko, V., Ursol, G., Vakaliuk, I., Vishnivestsky, I., Voronkov, L., Yagensky, A., Body, R., Davis, M., Maccallum, P., Mccollum, C., Natarajan, I., Almasri, E., Amin, M., Anderson, C., Baker, S., Barney, J., Bastani, A., Bercz, P., Bidair, M., Carman, T., Chang, H., Clark, C., Concha, M., Cornell, J., Dhingra, R., Doshi, A., Farley, B., Fermann, G., Fraiz, J., Fulmer, J., Gaggin, H., Goytia-Leos, D., Hahn, B., Haidar, A., Hamad, A., Hazelrigg, M., Ioachimescu, O., Kabler, H., Kao, C. K., Kazimir, M., Koura, F., Kung, M., Lerner, R., Lopez, J., Macchiavelli, A., Mahal, S., Margolis, B., Mclaren, G., Milling, T., Mittal, M., Nadar, V., Ohaju, V., Ortel, T., Overcash, J., Parthiban, K., Pearl, R., Pineda, L., Pratt, R., Pullman, J., Quintana, O., Rajan, R., Rastogi, P., Rees, C., Rodriguez, W., Saba, F., Shammas, N., Sharma, S., Sokol, S., Stoltz, S., Tuck, M., Updegrove, J., Warner, A., Welch, M., Welker, J., Whitman, B., Wichman, T., Yousef, K., Yusen, R., Zakai, N., Landolfi R. (ORCID:0000-0002-7913-8576), Cohen, A. T., Harrington, R. A., Goldhaber, S. Z., Hull, R. D., Wiens, B. L., Gold, A., Hernandez, A. F., Gibson, C. M., Bello, F., Ferrari, A. E., Jure, H., Macin, S., Oliva, M., Parody, M., Poy, C., Baker, R., Colquhoun, D., Coughlin, P., Finfer, S., Rubinfeld, A., Huber, K., Konig, J., Mathies, R., Pilger, E., Schoenerr, H., Adzerikho, I., Koryk, V., Mikhailova, E., Mitkovskaya, N., Pimanov, S., Polonetsy, L., Soroka, N., Blockmans, D., Delforge, M., Dive, A., Lienart, F., Motte, S., Bizzacchi, J., Fiss, E., Freire, A., Manenti, E., Ramacciotti, E., Raymuno, S., Rocha, A., Saraiva, J. F., Dimov, B., Grigorov, M., Kalpachki, R., Kamenova, Z., Kostadinova, M., Milanova, M., Mincheva, V., Pencheva, G., Raev, D., Runev, N., Stoeva, N., Stoyanov, M., Syulemzova, S., Todorov, G., Tokmakova, M., Dhar, A., Douketis, J., Kahn, S., Le Gal, G., Pearce, M., Provencher, S., Verreault, S., Alarcon, M., Canon, C., Lazcano, M., Cardenas, S., Butkovic-Soldo, S., Car, S., Ciglenecki, N., Francetic, I., Jakopovic, M., Kalinic-Grgorinic, H., Knezevic, A., Malojcic, B., Marusic, S., Vagic, J., Skerk, V., Cermak, O., Chlumsky, J., Chochola, J., Cizek, V., Dunaj, M., Dusek, J., Francek, L., Havelka, J., Herold, M., Holaj, R., Horny, I., Hubac, J., Jajtner, P., Kolman, P., Lang, P., Mayer, O., Mikulova, J., Podpera, I., Reiterer, P., Spacek, R., Vejvoda, J., Vyhnanek, M., Christensen, H., Lassen, M., Storgaard, M., Tuxen, C., Urhammer, S., Lember, M., Marandi, T., Uuetoa, T., Airaksinen, J., Honkaniemi, J., Kaaja, R., Lassila, R., Saarinen, J., Tatlisumak, T., Vikman, S., Agraou, B., Aquilanti, S., Belhassane, A., Brisot, D., De Geeter, G., Debourdeau, P., Decoulx, E., El Kouri, D., Falvo, N., Grange, C., Lacroix, P., Messas, E., Mismetti, P., Montaclair, K., Mottier, D., Paleiron, N., Payot, L., Pernod, G., Pottier, P., Proust, A., Quere, I., Roy, P. M., Schmidt, J., Simoneau, G., Datikashvili-David, I., Khabeishvili, G., Khintibidze, I., Kobulia, B., Megreladze, I., Pagava, Z., Paposhvili, K., Shaburishvili, T., Amann, B., Berrouschot, J., Beyer-Westendorf, J., Blessing, E., Bott, M., Dengler, T., Dziewas, R., Genth-Zotz, S., Hamann, F., Horacek, T., Klimpe, S., Kroning, R., Lapp, H., Lawall, H., Licka, M., Rizos, T., Schellong, S., Tiefenbacher, C., Weimar, C., Zeymer, U., Alkonyi, B., Falukozy, J., Futo, L., Katona, A., Kirschner, R., Kristof, P., Lakatos, F., Laszlo, Z., Lupkovics, G., Merkely, B., Andras, C., Nemeth, L., Papp, A., Soltesz, P., Sudar, Z., Szabo, G., Szegedi, N., Timar, G., Valco, J., Vertes, A., Efrati, S., Elias, M., Gafter, A., Hayek, T., Hussein, O., Lishner, M., Lugassy, G., Zeltser, D., Ageno, W., Cerveri, I., D'Angelo, A., De Pellegrin, A., Imberti, D., Landolfi, Raffaele, Lembo, G., Lodigiani, C., Moia, M., Molteni, M., Mumoli, N., Novo, S., Orlandini, F., Parisi, R., Pizzini, A., Pomero, F., Salvi, A., Schenone, A., Visona, A., Krievins, D., Martinova, V., Pontaga, N., Rozitis, V., Stukena, I., Alekniene, B., Bagdonas, A., Basijokiene, V., Butkiene, Z., Griskeviciene, V., Naudziunas, A., Norvaisiene, R., Norviliene, R., Petrauskiene, R., Poskiene, R., Susinskiene, D., Valavicius, A., Leon, R., Pereyra, R., Karlo, L., Horna, M., Osores, J., Salas, M., Yanez, L., Fryze, W., Gaciong, Z., Gniot, J., Gorecka, D., Gruenpeter, P., Grzelakowski, P., Jastrzebski, D., Kucharski, L., Mirek-Bryniarska, E., Pulkowski, G., Sobkowicz, B., Sulik, P., Tomkowski, W., Walasek, L., Waldemar, K., Wrzesinski, K., Balogh, Z. E., Bojinca, M., Marin, I., Mot, S., Musetescu, R., Podoleanu, C., Popescu, M., Stamate, S., Stanciulescu, G., Vida-Simiti, L., Abashev, A., Andreev, D., Apartsin, K., Arkhipov, M., Averkov, O., Barbarash, O., Belskaya, G., Bogdanov, E., Boldueva, S., Chefranova, Z., Dovgalevskiy, Y., Ershova, O., Goloshchekin, B., Khachatryan, N., Klein, G., Kobalava, Z., Kosmacheva, E., Kostenko, V., Malygin, A., Martynenko, T., Martynenko, V., Maslova, N., Mordovin, V., Nikolaev, K., Nilk, R., Panchenko, E., Popov, D., Privalova, E., Reshetko, O., Sergeeva, E., Shapovalova, Y., Shpagina, L., Shvarts, Y., Simanenkov, V., Solovyov, O., Vishneva, E., Vishnevskiy, A., Apostolovic, S., Celic, V., Ilic, S., Kovacevic-Kuzmanovic, A., Miloradovic, V., Tan, R. S., Bodikova, S., Cervenakova, A., Dvorak, M., Gaspar, L., Herman, O., Hrubon, A., Kokles, M., Krastev, G., Payer, J., Prokop, D., Spisakova, M., Adler, D., Basson, M., Breedt, J., Engelbrecht, J., Jacobson, B., Mitha, I., Van Dyk, C., Sala, L. A., Lopez, C., Bisbe, J., Guardiola, A., Cepeda, J. M., Cereto, F., Santos, E., Ferrer, R., Cerezo, J., Gonzales-Porras, J. R., Grandes, J., Jimenez, D., Mellibovsky, L., Richart, C., Riera, A., Trujillo, J., Nunez, J. A., Villalta, J., Akgul, O., Guneri, S., Kilichesmez, K., Kirma, C., Kutluk, H., Nazliel, B., Okumus, G., Ongen, G., Tigen, K., Topcuoglu, M., Tuncay, E., Abrahamovych, O., Batushkin, V., Brozhyk, J., Burmak, I., Godlevska, O., Goloborodko, A., Goloborodko, B., Goncharova, Y., Gryb, V., Karpenko, O., Kopytsya, M., Koshlia, V., Krakhmalova, O., Kyrychenko, I., Legkonogov, O., Malynovsky, Y., Maslovaskyi, V., Nikonov, V., Parkhomenko, O., Perepeliuk, M., Reshotko, D., Rudenko, L., Ryabichenko, T., Svyridova, I., Svyshchenko, Y., Tseluyko, V., Ursol, G., Vakaliuk, I., Vishnivestsky, I., Voronkov, L., Yagensky, A., Body, R., Davis, M., Maccallum, P., Mccollum, C., Natarajan, I., Almasri, E., Amin, M., Anderson, C., Baker, S., Barney, J., Bastani, A., Bercz, P., Bidair, M., Carman, T., Chang, H., Clark, C., Concha, M., Cornell, J., Dhingra, R., Doshi, A., Farley, B., Fermann, G., Fraiz, J., Fulmer, J., Gaggin, H., Goytia-Leos, D., Hahn, B., Haidar, A., Hamad, A., Hazelrigg, M., Ioachimescu, O., Kabler, H., Kao, C. K., Kazimir, M., Koura, F., Kung, M., Lerner, R., Lopez, J., Macchiavelli, A., Mahal, S., Margolis, B., Mclaren, G., Milling, T., Mittal, M., Nadar, V., Ohaju, V., Ortel, T., Overcash, J., Parthiban, K., Pearl, R., Pineda, L., Pratt, R., Pullman, J., Quintana, O., Rajan, R., Rastogi, P., Rees, C., Rodriguez, W., Saba, F., Shammas, N., Sharma, S., Sokol, S., Stoltz, S., Tuck, M., Updegrove, J., Warner, A., Welch, M., Welker, J., Whitman, B., Wichman, T., Yousef, K., Yusen, R., Zakai, N., and Landolfi R. (ORCID:0000-0002-7913-8576)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with acute medical illnesses are at prolonged risk for venous thrombosis. However, the appropriate duration of thromboprophylaxis remains unknown. METHODS: Patients who were hospitalized for acute medical illnesses were randomly assigned to receive subcutaneous enoxaparin (at a dose of 40 mg once daily) for 10±4 days plus oral betrixaban placebo for 35 to 42 days or subcutaneous enoxaparin placebo for 10±4 days plus oral betrixaban (at a dose of 80 mg once daily) for 35 to 42 days. We performed sequential analyses in three prespecified, progressively inclusive cohorts: patients with an elevated D-dimer level (cohort 1), patients with an elevated D-dimer level or an age of at least 75 years (cohort 2), and all the enrolled patients (overall population cohort). The statistical analysis plan specified that if the between-group difference in any analysis in this sequence was not significant, the other analyses would be considered exploratory. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of asymptomatic proximal deep-vein thrombosis and symptomatic venous thromboembolism. The principal safety outcome was major bleeding. RESULTS: A total of 7513 patients underwent randomization. In cohort 1, the primary efficacy outcome occurred in 6.9% of patients receiving betrixaban and 8.5% receiving enoxaparin (relative risk in the betrixaban group, 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.65 to 1.00; P = 0.054). The rates were 5.6% and 7.1%, respectively (relative risk, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.66 to 0.98; P = 0.03) in cohort 2 and 5.3% and 7.0% (relative risk, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.63 to 0.92; P = 0.006) in the overall population. (The last two analyses were considered to be exploratory owing to the result in cohort 1.) In the overall population, major bleeding occurred in 0.7% of the betrixaban group and 0.6% of the enoxaparin group (relative risk, 1.19; 95% CI, 0.67 to 2.12; P = 0.55). CONCLUSIONS: Among acutely ill medical patients with an elevated D-dimer level, there was no

Published
2016

41. (R)-N-Methyl-3-(3-125I-pyridin-2-yloxy)-3-phenylpropan-1-amine ([125I]PYINXT) : a novel probe for norepinephrine transporters (NET)

Author

Lakshmi, B., Kung, M-P., Lieberman, B., Zhao, J., Waterhouse, R., and H.F.Kung

Subjects
Male, Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Propylamines, Pyridines, Brain, Article, Cell Line, Rats, Iodine Radioisotopes, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Fluoxetine, Animals, Autoradiography, LLC-PK1 Cells, Tissue Distribution, Radiopharmaceuticals
Abstract

Alterations in serotonin and norepinephrine neuronal functions have been observed in patients with major depression. Several antidepressants bind to both serotonin transporters and norepinephrine transporters (NET). The ability to image NET in the human brain would be a useful step toward understanding how alterations in NET relate to disease. In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of a new series of derivatives of iodonisoxetine, a known radioiodinated probe. The most promising, (R)-N-methyl-3-(3-iodopyridin-2-yloxy)-3-phenylpropylamine (PYINXT), displayed a high and saturable binding to NET, with a K(d) value of 0.53+/-0.03 nM. Biodistribution studies of (R)-N-methyl-3-(3-(125)I-pyridin-2-yloxy)-3-phenylpropan-1-amine in rats showed moderate initial brain uptake (0.54% dose/organ at 2 min) with a relatively fast washout from the brain (0.16% dose/organ at 2 h) as compared to [(125)I]INXT. The hypothalamus (a NET-rich region)-to-striatum (a region devoid of NET) ratio was found to be 2.14 at 4 h after intravenous injection. Preliminary results suggest that this improved iodinated ligand, when labeled with (123)I, may be useful for mapping NET-binding sites with single photon emission computed tomography in the living human brain.

Published
2007

44. Hypofractionated radiation therapy for the treatment of microscopic canine soft tissue sarcoma.

Author

Kung, M. B. J., Poirier, V. J., Dennis, M. M., Vail, D. M., and Straw, R. C.

Subjects
*SOFT tissue tumors, *CANCER radiotherapy, *CANCER in dogs, *RADIATION doses, *PROGRESSION-free survival, *MEDICAL protocols, *TUMOR treatment
Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas ( STSs) are locally invasive and surgery with or without radiation therapy is the current standard of care in dogs. Typical protocols for treating incompletely excised STSs involve curative intent radiation with total dose in excess of 50 Gy. Forty-eight dogs with histologically confirmed incomplete or closely excised STSs were treated with a hypofractionated protocol that is typically reserved for palliative radiation therapy ( RT) (6-8 Gy/weekly fractions to a total dose of 24-32 Gy). Ten dogs (21%) developed local recurrence, 11 dogs (23%) developed metastasis, and 3 dogs developed both (included in each group). The median progression free survival was 698 days. The local failure-free probability at 1 and 3 years was 81 and 73%. The 1 and 3 years tumour-specific overall survival was 81 and 61%. Long-term local tumour control was achieved in the majority of dogs. This protocol is reasonable to prescribe in older patients or when financial limitations exist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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47. Up-Regulation of Hepatoma-Derived Growth Factor Facilities Tumor Progression in Malignant Melanoma

Author

Facchiano, A, Tsai, H-E, Wu, J-C, Kung, M-L, Liu, L-F, Kuo, L-H, Kuo, H-M, Chen, S-C, Chan, EC, Wu, C-S, Tai, M-H, Liu, G-S, Facchiano, A, Tsai, H-E, Wu, J-C, Kung, M-L, Liu, L-F, Kuo, L-H, Kuo, H-M, Chen, S-C, Chan, EC, Wu, C-S, Tai, M-H, and Liu, G-S

Abstract

Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the fastest increasing malignancy in humans. Hepatoma-derived growth factor (HDGF) is a novel growth factor identified from human hepatoma cell line. HDGF overexpression is correlated with poor prognosis in various types of cancer including melanoma. However, the underlying mechanism of HDGF overexpression in developing melanoma remains unclear. In this study, human melanoma cell lines (A375, A2058, MEL-RM and MM200) showed higher levels of HDGF gene expression, whereas human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn) expressed less. Exogenous application of HDGF stimulated colony formation and invasion of human melanoma cells. Moreover, HDGF overexpression stimulated the degree of invasion and colony formation of B16-F10 melanoma cells whereas HDGF knockdown exerted opposite effects in vitro. To evaluate the effects of HDGF on tumour growth and metastasis in vivo, syngeneic mouse melanoma and metastatic melanoma models were performed by manipulating the gene expression of HDGF in melanoma cells. It was found that mice injected with HDGF-overexpressing melanoma cells had greater tumour growth and higher metastatic capability. In contrast, mice implanted with HDGF-depleted melanoma cells exhibited reduced tumor burden and lung metastasis. Histological analysis of excised tumors revealed higher degree of cell proliferation and neovascularization in HDGF-overexpressing melanoma. The present study provides evidence that HDGF promotes tumor progression of melanoma and targeting HDGF may constitute a novel strategy for the treatment of melanoma.

Published
2013

48. Modeling Human Performance in Restless Bandits with Particle Filters (Preprint)

Author

CALIFORNIA UNIV IRVINE DEPT OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES, Yi, Sheng Kung M, Steyvers, Mark, Lee, Michael, CALIFORNIA UNIV IRVINE DEPT OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES, Yi, Sheng Kung M, Steyvers, Mark, and Lee, Michael

Abstract

Bandit problems provide an interesting and widely-used setting for the study of sequential decision-making. In their most basic form, bandit problems require people to choose repeatedly between a small number of alternatives, each of which has an unknown rate of providing reward. We investigate restless bandit problems, where the distributions of reward rates for the alternatives change over time. This dynamic environment encourages the decision-maker to cycle between states of exploration and exploitation. In one environment we consider the changes occur at discrete, but hidden, time points. In a second environment, changes occur gradually across time. Decision data were collected from people in each environment. Individuals varied substantially in overall performance and the degree to which they switched between alternatives. We modeled human performance in the restless bandit tasks with two particle filter models, one that can approximate the optimal solution to a discrete restless bandit problem, and another simpler particle filter that is more psychologically plausible. It was found that the simple particle filter was able to account for most of the individual differences., Submitted to the Journal of Problem Solving, v2 n2 p33-53.

Published
2009

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