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1. Patterns of Roughness in Global Literacy Rates

Author

Halzi D. Dabon, Corazon A. Prejoles, Lelani Cabarrubias-Dapat, and Gibson T. Maglasang

Subjects
fractal dimension, spectrum, global literacy rate, Social sciences (General), H1-99, Technology (General), T1-995, Business, HF5001-6182
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This study examines the literacy rate of 204 countries all over the world focusing on both male and female population with ages 15 years old and above. The source indicates that of all the illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women. Data also reveal that extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in three regions: Afghanistan, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Sahelian Africa, where around one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate. Using fractal statistical analysis, it was found out that there is a varying pattern or complexity in the literacy rates among the male and female populations of the 204 countries; the fractal dimension of literacy rate of male is higher compared to the female. Based on the findings, it is concluded that since there are several countries with extremely low literacy rates, then the Millennium Development Goal of eradicating illiteracy by 2015 cannot be achieved. The study recommends that the governments should look into the fractality of the other indicators of human development and prosperity of the countries.

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2013
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2. On Fractional and Fractal Derivatives in Relation to the Physics of Fractals

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Roberto N. Padua, Miraluna L. Herrera, Adriano V. Patac Jr., Michael V. Sabugaa, Gibson T. Maglasang, Mark S. Borres, and Jay M. Ontolan

Subjects
fractional derivative, fractal derivative, fractional differential operators, fractal analysis, Social sciences (General), H1-99, Technology (General), T1-995, Business, HF5001-6182
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Fractional and fractal derivatives are both generalizations of the usual derivatives that consider derivatives of non-integer orders. Interest in these generalizations has been triggered by a resurgence of clamor to develop a mathematical tool to describe “roughness” in the spirit of Mandelbrot’s (1967) fractal geometry. Fractional derivatives take the analytic approach towards developing a rational order derivative while fractal derivatives follow a more concrete, albeit geometric approach to the same end. Since both approaches alleged to extend whole derivatives to rational derivatives, it is not surprising that confusion will arise over which generalization to use in practice. This paper attempts to highlight the connection between the various generalizations to fractional and fractal derivatives with the end-in-view of making these concepts useful in various physics applications and to resolve some of the confusion that arise out of the fundamental philosophical differences in the derivation of fractional derivatives (non-local concept) and fractal derivatives (local concept).

Published
2013
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3. Unification of Mixed Hilbert-Space Representations in Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Field Theory

Author

Buot, Felix A., Maglasang, Gibson T., and Elnar, Allan Roy B.

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract

We present a unification of mixed-space quantum representations in Condensed Matter Physics (CMP) and Quantum Field Theory (QFT). The unifying formalism is based on being able to expand any quantum operator, for bosons, fermions, and spin systems, using a universal basis operator Y(u,v) involving mixed Hilbert spaces of P and Q, respectively, where P and Q are momentum and position operators in CMP (which can be considered as a bozonization of free Bloch electrons which incorporates the Pauli exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac distribution), whereas these are related to the creation and annihilation operators in QFT, where {\psi}^{{\dag}}=-iP and {\psi}=Q. The expansion coefficient is the Fourier transform of the Wigner quantum distribution function (lattice Weyl transform) otherwise known as the characteristic distribution function. Thus, in principle, fermionization via Jordan-Wigner for spin systems, as well as the Holstein--Primakoff transformation from boson to the spin operators can be performed depending on the ease of the calculations. Unitary transformation on the creation and annihilation operators themselves is also employed, as exemplified by the Bogoliubov transformation. Moreover, whenever Y(u,v) is already expressed in matrix form, M_{ij}, e.g. the Pauli spin matrices, the Jordan--Schwinger transformation is a map to bilinear expressions of creation and annihilation operators which expedites computation of representations. We show that the well-known coherent states formulation of quantum physics is a special case of the present unification. A new formulation of QFT based on Q-distribution of functional-field variables is suggested. The case of nonequilibrium quantum transport physics, which not only involves non-Hermitian operators but also time-reversal symmetry breaking, is discussed in the Appendix., Comment: 93 pages, 5 figures

Published
2022

7. Higher-order compatible finite element schemes for the nonlinear rotating shallow water equations on the sphere

Author

Shipton, J., Gibson, T. H., and Cotter, C. J.

Subjects
Mathematics - Numerical Analysis
Abstract

We describe a compatible finite element discretisation for the shallow water equations on the rotating sphere, concentrating on integrating consistent upwind stabilisation into the framework. Although the prognostic variables are velocity and layer depth, the discretisation has a diagnostic potential vorticity that satisfies a stable upwinded advection equation through a Taylor-Galerkin scheme; this provides a mechanism for dissipating enstrophy at the gridscale whilst retaining optimal order consistency. We also use upwind discontinuous Galerkin schemes for the transport of layer depth. These transport schemes are incorporated into a semi-implicit formulation that is facilitated by a hybridisation method for solving the resulting mixed Helmholtz equation. We illustrate our discretisation with some standard rotating sphere test problems., Comment: accepted version

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2017
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8. Estimating Grain Sizes of Martian Dune Sand: A Freeware‐Based Methodology With Initial Results.

Author

Burr, D. M., Nguyen, V. N. H., Gibson, T. M.‐G., and Chinchkhede, T.

Subjects
SAND dunes, GRAIN size, GRAIN yields, IMAGE databases, SAND
Abstract

Grain sizes of Martian sand dunes are critical sedimentological data on sand provenance and transport pathways. Thermal inertia values are used to characterize the grain sizes of dune sand. Most early characterizations involved single dune fields. Recent work based on global data sets has provided more wide‐spread dune sand locations, though these data sets include the non‐sandy interdune areas. To provide a more accurate grain size characterization, we leverage a global thermal inertia data set, a global dune database and a global imaging mosaic to develop a freeware‐based methodology for deriving grain sizes. This methodology involves delineation of sand‐only areas within dune fields and collection of thermal inertia values from those areas. We consider a unimodal histogram of values with a mode <∼350 thermal inertia units (J m−2 K−1 s−1/2) to imply an effective exclusion of non‐sand surfaces. Application of this methodology to dune fields for which thermal inertia values have been previous derived shows our results fall within the envelope of those values. We apply our methodology to tropical dune fields on Mars for which Dust Cover Index data imply dust‐free surfaces. Conversion of these thermal inertia values to sand grain sizes yields a range of sand classifications of fine sand to granules. Comparison of sand size classifications with geographic location shows grain size ranges that are distinctive by location, consistent with local sourcing. This work points toward geographically diverse sand formation mechanisms yielding diverse grain sizes, while providing a freeware‐based and thus widely accessible method for expanding the derivation of these critical data. Plain Language Summary: Knowing the sizes of sand grains on Mars provides information on the history of that sand, such as where it came from and how far it has traveled to where it is now. Sand grains of different sizes respond to heat differently, with larger sand grains heating up and cooling down more slowly than smaller grains or dust. This response to heating—termed "thermal inertia"—has been used for decades to estimate the grain sizes of dune sand on Mars. However, previous methods have been focused on only a few dune fields at a time. To increase the amount of grain size data we can collect from sand dunes on Mars, we have developed a freeware‐based approach using global data sets and software that are accessible to anyone. Applying our approach to all the dunes for which grains sizes based on thermal inertia were previously derived, we show that our values are similar to those from the previous work. Applying our approach to 75 dune fields on Mars, we see different dune fields have different grain sizes, which suggests different sand formation mechanisms in these different locations. Thus, our freeware‐based approach provides an accessible opportunity to learn about sand characteristics and sand histories across Mars. Key Points: We develop and test a fully freeware‐based method for estimating grain sizes of Martian dune sand and apply it to tropical dune fieldsOur grain size values fit within the envelope of grain size values from decades of previous work, indicating the validity of our methodOur results also reveal geographic variability in grain sizes, indicating geospatial variability in sand‐forming mechanisms on Mars [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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13. Oesophageal Carcinoma in Jamaica, 1978-2007: Histological Distribution and Trends in Incidence.

Author

Mills, K. C. S., Gibson, T. N., McNaughton, D. P., and Hanchard, B.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate trends in incidence and histological distribution of oesophageal carcinoma in Kingston and St Andrew (KSA), Jamaica, over the 30-year period 1978-2007. Methods: All oesophageal carcinomas registered in residents of KSA during the study period were extracted from the Jamaica Cancer Registry, and the following were collected for each case: gender, age, basis of diagnosis, year of diagnosis, histological subtype and subsite. The data were used to calculate age-specific incidence rates and age-standardized incidence rates (ASRs). The results were compared to those from other countries. Results: Oesophageal carcinoma was more common among males than females, and both genders showed decreasing incidence over the 30-year period. The highest ASRs (males, 4.0 per 100 000; females 2.6 per 100 000 per year) were recorded in the 1978-1982 reporting period and the lowest (males, 1.7 per 100 000 per year; females 0.6 per 100 000 per year) in the 2003-07 period. The leading histological subtype among both genders was squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and this subtype showed a decrease in incidence in both genders over the period of review. Adenocarcinomas, the second commonest histological subtype, showed a decrease in ASR over time in females and a rise in males. Conclusion: Incidence rates of oesophageal carcinomas overall have decreased in KSA, Jamaica, and this trend is mirrored by the SCC subtype. However, while adenocarcinoma ASR is decreasing in females, it is increasing in males. These data support the need for investigation into the risk factors for oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Jamaica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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14. The Flux‐Differencing Discontinuous Galerkin Method Applied to an Idealized Fully Compressible Nonhydrostatic Dry Atmosphere

Author

Souza, A. N., primary, He, J., additional, Bischoff, T., additional, Waruszewski, M., additional, Novak, L., additional, Barra, V., additional, Gibson, T., additional, Sridhar, A., additional, Kandala, S., additional, Byrne, S., additional, Wilcox, L. C., additional, Kozdon, J., additional, Giraldo, F. X., additional, Knoth, O., additional, Marshall, J., additional, Ferrari, R., additional, and Schneider, T., additional

Published
2023
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15. Design considerations for eDNA metabarcoding surveys.

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Bernard, W., Pillay, K., George, P., Brennan, Georgina, Lowe, Abigail, Jones, Laura, Holman, Luke Earl, Gibson, T., de Vere, Natasha, Creer, Simon, Bernard, W., Pillay, K., George, P., Brennan, Georgina, Lowe, Abigail, Jones, Laura, Holman, Luke Earl, Gibson, T., de Vere, Natasha, and Creer, Simon

Published
2023

17. SOFI Coating Study

Author

Youngquist, R, Gibson, T, and Lawhorn, T

Subjects
Space Sciences (General)
Abstract

Results are presented for the reflectivity of spray on foam insulation (SOFI) samples coated with a new high solar reflectivity coating. Reflectance spectra are presented comparing bare SOFI to samples with one, two, or three layers of the new coating as well as one sample with white paint. Samples were coated on the front side of the SOFI, where the surface height varies significantly, as well as on the flatter back surface. Predicted solar absorbance values are provided for a few select cases.

Published
2019

18. VIRTUAL MASK FITTING IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS DURING COVID-19: A CASE SERIES

Author

Atwi, Z., Tran, T., Nonoyama, M., Cithiravel, N., Syed, F., Janevski, J., Chiang, J., Amin, R., Najjar, H., Oddi, E., Mukerji, A., Dileonardo, E., Gibson, T., Gulas, K., Oyeniyi, G., Haller, K., Mehri, R., Matida, E., Fiorenza, F., Lake, L., Jamal, S., Koshy, M., Beadle, S., Breeze, M., Costa, J. Daher, Lopez, J. Cubides, Goel, S., Somerset, K., Bains, S., Ahmed, A., Munro, A., Morris, J., Ngo-Akhien, T., and MacDonald, A.

Subjects
Abstracts, Rt Posters, Student Posters, respiratory tract diseases
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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent disease throughout the world that is preventable and treatable. Dyspnea resulting from COPD can be detrimental to the quality of life of patients; thus, finding ways to alleviate breathing discomfort is clinically significant. In patients with COPD, pulmonary function values are linked to the severity of symptoms and confirms the presence of airflow obstruction. There is emerging evidence showing inhaled furosemide, a common loop diuretic, may be useful in relieving dyspnea and improving pulmonary function values in patients with COPD. Objective To assess if inhaled furosemide can lead to decreased perception of dyspnea and improved pulmonary function values in patients with COPD. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE was conducted and screening of the retrieved citations was made. This systematic review used three randomized control trials and a literature review in which the participants consisted of or included patients with COPD receiving inhaled furosemide as a potential treatment option for their dyspnea and low pulmonary function values. Results Searches in the 4 databases and secondary sources using 3 key terms yielded 83 unduplicated articles. All studies measured dyspnea as an outcome and 3 found a statistically significant improvement in patient reported symptoms. Pulmonary function values were measured in three studies in which all found significant improvements. Conclusion The effect of inhaled furosemide on the dyspnea and pulmonary function values in people with COPD remains promising but uncertain and questions have emerged regarding the long-term impact on these patients. While this therapy is favorable for dyspnea relief and improvement of pulmonary function values in people with COPD, further consideration and additional data still need to be gathered., Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented threat to our health care system. Clinicians had to pivot and develop creative and timely “virtual” solutions to provide clinical care. Our aim was to develop a standardized approach to virtual “mask fitting” for children who are either being initiated or are already on existing long-term ventilation (LTV) at a pediatric hospital. Case and outcomes We present three cases involving the care of children who required mask fitting for non-invasive ventilation (NIV). LTV team consultations were delivered via a telemedicine platform (videoconference or phone). With the guidance of the respiratory therapist (RT), the family caregiver (FC) took measurements on their child using a standardized clinical approach (developed by the LTV RTs). Based on the measurements, an appropriate mask was selected. Successful mask fit was based on patient/FC reports, as well as objective leak data obtained from the NIV download data. Discussion Virtual clinics used for managing patients in our LTV program were feasible and efficient resulting in improved workflow for the RTs, and convenience for patients and FCs. Patients and FCs had significantly less pressure to attend in-person clinics and expressed high satisfaction in terms of their experience and importantly, meeting respiratory care needs. Within the context of COVID-19, remote patient education and intervention can be delivered effectively, while reducing the risk of exposure from in-person visits to hospital. Conclusion A virtual/telemedicine program to manage pediatric patients requiring mask fitting for LTV was a feasible option during COVID-19., Introduction Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) offer an attractive alternative to systemic steroids in preterm babies at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, with a presumption of better side-effect profile. The objective of our study was to assess whether short-term response to ICS predicts long-term effectiveness, hypothesizing a relationship between the two. Methodology In this single-centre retrospective cohort study, infants, Introduction Lung transplantation (LTx) is a proven treatment for extending and improving life for an end-stage COPD patient. Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is an effective alternative when LTx is unavailable or contraindicated, but is not widely used in standard care. Objective The current review will examine literature on LVRS to determine the efficacy of using LVRS as an alternative or bridging treatment to LTx in end-stage COPD patients. Methods Peer-reviewed articles from 2014 to 2020 on LVRS in end-stage COPD patients were examined. Quality of life (QOL), Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), and survivability of subsequent LTx were analyzed. Results Patients with end-stage COPD demonstrated increased QOL 5 years post-LVRS, through improvements in exercise capacity, 6-min walk test and shortness of breath questionnaires. Patients also yielded improved PFT values (FEV1, FVC, and RV) at the 1-year follow-up. Further, a 2018 study showed increased survivability by 21 months for patients who underwent LVRS before LTx compared to LTx alone. Conclusion End-stage COPD patients should be considered for LVRS as a bridging treatment to LTx or as a standard treatment for patients who do not qualify for transplant. LVRS shows improved QOL, increased PFT values, and greater survivability for future LTx. However, all studies reviewed were retrospective single-institution studies with several methods for performing LVRS and showed variable results. Therefore, it is difficult to predict patient outcomes accurately. A prospective, multi-institutional, longitudinal analysis should be conducted to better predict the efficacy of LVRS as an alternative or bridging treatment to LTx., Background COPD is a chronic respiratory disease associated with fixed airway obstruction and accompanying respiratory symptoms which include persistent and progressive breathlessness, chronic productive cough, and limited exercise capacity. Inhaled bronchodilators are the preferred medications to prevent or reduce symptoms of moderate COPD. Methods The recent GOLD guidelines, various systematic reviews, and network meta analysis recommend Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) of LABA/LAMA as preferred pharmacotherapy(s) over LABA/ICS. LABA/LAMA are cost effective and consistently more effective at maintaining symptom relief than LABA/ICS. Although LABA/ICS may be helpful in COPD patients with Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 60% predicted, some major adverse effects are associated with its use, such as increased risk of pneumonia and possible exacerbation. Outcomes LABA/LAMAs have shown significant and remarkable benefits over monotherapy and/ or LABA/ICS for the majority of evaluated outcomes. Also, LABA/LAMA can be administered via one medication device, which is very beneficial for patient adherence. Glycopyrronium/Indacaterol, a type of fixed dose combination of LABA/LAMA, reveals a more consistent and higher efficacy profile with no serious side effects in moderate COPD patients. Conclusions Further studies can be done on individual FDCs LABA/LAMA drug components. These studies are needed in relation to their individual efficacy(s), because lung ventilation improvements obtained by treatments could vary depending on drug components, device performance and resistance, peak inspiratory flow rate achieved by COPD patients (which depends on the disease severity), and dimension of drug particles., Objective Patients using oxygen masks for oxygen therapy, even with a vacuum suction line, may vent respiratory droplets (aerosols) to the surroundings. The EXHALO™ device has been developed to be used in conjunction with masks to contain more particles released by exhalation. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the EXHALO™ device for different vacuum suction flowrates. Methodology Numerical simulations of particle dispersion and deposition were performed using a commercial package (CFX, Ansys,Inc). To simulate exhaled particles, 1000 particles with diameters of 2.5 μm were released and tracked in the computational domain. Different suction flowrates of 0, 10, 50 and 100 L/min were tested. The resulting particle locations were analyzed and categorized as follows; deposited onto the mask, removed by the vacuum suction line or released to the room. The results are shown as a percentage of total particles released. Results As the vacuum suction flowrate increased, a lower number of particles were released to the ambient air, a lower number of particles were deposited onto the mask and a greater number of particles were collected by the vacuum suction line. Vacuum flowrates of 0, 10, 50 and 100 L/min for the mask and EXHALO™ device was 0.2%, 41.7%, 77.7% and 99.2% effective at capturing particles, respectively. Conclusion The use of an oxygen therapy mask used in conjunction with the EXHALO™ device assists in containing exhaled aerosols, with its effectiveness further improved by increasing the suction flowrate of the vacuum suction line. It is recommended that the current EXHALO™ device be used with a vacuum suction flowrate of 100 L/min in order to maximize the number of particles contained by the device., Introduction COVID-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome caused by SARS-Cov-2 that results in severe hypoxemia. It is associated with a high mortality rate and increased admission into the intensive care unit. Proning is a way to improve oxygenation and involves the patient lying on their abdomen, redirecting perfusion and creating a better ventilation/perfusion match. Proning COVID-19 patients in the early phase of the disease showed to be beneficial for oxygenation and limited the need for intubation. Objective To determine whether proning is an effective technique to improve oxygenation in COVID-19 patients. Methodology A literature review was conducted using the EBSCO database through Conestoga Library Services. All types of articles were included in this literature review, including a systematic literature review, retrospective cohort study, prospective observational cohort study, and individual case studies. Results A systematic literature review in 2020 found that participants in proning groups showed significant improvements in oxygenation in 8 of the 10 studies in the review. Further studies reported that proning increased their patients’ oxygenation levels, shown by an increase in S:F or P:F ratios. Oxygenation was increased in one individual in a case study who had higher PO2 levels on an ABG. Conclusion It is seen through SpO2, PF ratios, and PaO2 measurements that there is significant improvement in oxygenation through more uniform ventilation in the lungs. It is especially beneficial for the prognosis of the illness if proning was done earlier during treatment procedures. Hypoxemia in these patients is shown to be successfully managed by self-proning, and this simple therapy can be done to lessen the need for intubation and ventilation., Introduction Different research studies on high fidelity simulation have found it to be a successful educational tool to prepare students training in different fields of healthcare. Many universities and healthcare programs employ this style of learning in order to teach valuable skills and build confidence before students are able to professionally work. It has been shown to effectively increase confidence, preparedness, skill development as well as provide ethics education to students. High fidelity simulations provide students with an increased confidence and reduces medical errors in the face of high risk and critical care environments. Discussion There are many hurdles for the widespread implementation of this teaching method. The main one, highlighted by most of the studies, is the lack of literature about the subject. Some other obstacles identified were: the skills acquired via simulation may not effectively carry over to clinical practice. Results Diverse factors influence the level of fidelity in high fidelity simulation, such as types of fidelity (physical, emotional, conceptual), learner experience, and learner objective (cognitive, affective, psychomotor). Other studies have demonstrated that the psychological immersion and the cognitive burden are greater during high fidelity simulation, which has been evidenced by eye-tracking and interviews; Besides, the perception of difficulty was greater in high fidelity simulation when compared to low fidelity simulation students. Conclusion Implementation of high fidelity simulations in pre-clinical students has impact on the readiness and confidence of Emergency Response Team (RT, RN, RPN, Paramedic) students for clinical placement in Canada. Our team believes that the implementation of such will greatly benefit students in terms of preparedness, skills development, and confidence for clinical placement. It has been shown that post-secondary students prefer to gain knowledge and skills through hands-on learning experiences., Introduction/objective My proposed research will examine why interprofessional education (IPE) is an important aspect in healthcare and how IPE impacts the performance of healthcare workers, patient outcomes, and institutional costs and medical error rates. Examining these topics is significant in the practice of Respiratory Therapy as respiratory therapists often work in multidisciplinary teams. To ensure effective teamwork and patient safety, it is imperative that the roles and responsibilities of each discipline are well established. This can further help prevent negative patient outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. Encouraging collaborative decision-making with multidisciplinary teams allows the team to focus on a common goal and streamline care for the patient. Methodology Research for this paper was collected through a literature review. Results/conclusion It was evident that IPE provided a positive impact on various avenues in the healthcare profession. There is strong evidence to suggest that IPE improves healthcare efficiency and effectiveness. The impact of IPE goes beyond individual performance and knowledge. Knowledge and skills gained through IPE interventions resonate throughout the participant’s professional career. IPE interventions can encourage healthcare workers to feel comfortable and competent in their decisions. It can encourage good conflict resolution skills and create open, safe environments with good communication. With improved job clarity and perceived safety culture, patients are also receiving improved health outcomes with decreased readmission rates, prompt and effective treatments, continuity of care, and decreased mortality rates. Cost-effective treatments are being administered to patient’s which in turn is reducing institutional costs. Additionally, with less medical error rates there is less patient harm, which further saves costs and resources that would have been allocated towards correcting and compensating for medical errors. Having strong diverse multidisciplinary teams allows for complete care to be provided to complex patients who have multidimensional needs., Background Direct laryngoscopy (DL) is the traditional technique for endotracheal intubation in clinical settings. With advances in technology, Video laryngoscopy (VL) was introduced for difficult intubations. The C-MAC® (Karl Storz, Tutlingen, Germany) resembles the Macintosh blade from DL but with the addition of a micro camera at the tip of the blade. This makes it a suitable choice for both easy and difficult intubations. The GlideScope (Verathon Medical, Bothell, WA) consists of the GVL 0–4 blade, which has a hyperangulated, 60-degree curvature for improved glottic exposure in difficult airways with oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal axis alignment issues (Verathon Inc. 2018). These features offer an advantage for difficult intubations such as cases of tongue swelling, pharyngeal obstruction, or cervical spine issues. Objective This poster is a critical comparison of the C-MAC® and GlideScope, in terms of application, blade type, technology, advantages and precautions as found in clinical research and current practice. Clinical implications For successful intubation with VL, the clinician should follow each manufacturer’s guidelines, with respect to ETT’s pre-shaping and the proper maneuvers when resistance to advancement of the ETT occurs. In clinical practise and based on device availability, experienced clinicians are likely to be comfortable with GlideScope as it is relatively older than C-MAC®. C-MAC® would be easy to use for clinicians with any skill level due to the DL MAC blade. Conclusion Despite the key design differences between both devices, current research reports fewer articles stating one device is better than the other. GlideScope would be recommended for a perceived difficult intubation. C-MAC® is a good option for teaching new healthcare professionals and develop a strong foundation for DL. The emergence of COVID-19 has increased the frequency of VL for easy intubations to reduce duration of intubation. It keeps healthcare professionals at a farther distance from the patient’s face and reduces incidence of airway injury., Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has resulted in over 111 million identified cases and nearly 2.5 million deaths. Of that, 80–85% cases are asymptomatic. However, 7.7% still require hospitalization. Data has shown that 90% of patients being hospitalized have underlying medical conditions such as hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. African Americans are 2x more likely to die of COVID-19 compared to Caucasian Americans. These medical conditions and African ethnicity are contributing factors to vitamin D deficiency (VDD). Objective To determine whether there is a correlation of vitamin D levels and COVID-19 outcomes, and if vitamin D supplementation could be proactive in COVID-19 management. Methodology The search of journal articles and review papers on the role of vitamin D in COVID-19 patients. Between January 22nd and February 26th 2021, there were multiple searches conducted using databases like Conestoga Library and Google Scholar to produce the research. Results This review includes three studies of the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19. Results suggest that 85% of ICU patients and 57% of non-ICU hospitalizations had a VDD. A higher prevalence of VDD is associated with darker skin ethnicities, which appear to be linked to increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection. In the US, 82.1% of African Americans have VDI, compared to the 41.6% overall. Common comorbidities were found in 90% of COVID-19 patients in the ICU. 81% had vitamin D levels below 50 nmol/L, while 68.8% hypertension, 40% were diabetic, 34.4% suffered from predisposed respiratory illnesses, and 25.7% of the COVID-19 patients were medically labelled as obese. Conclusion VDD has been linked to an increased incidence and severity of COVID-19. There are a variety of diseases in addition to African ethnicity linked to VDD. Therefore, it is reasonable to suspect VDD as an underlying predisposition to COVID-19., Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease that is associated with organ fibrosis that includes the lungs, skin, kidneys, and heart amongst others. Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) results from the inflammation and fibrosis occurring in the lungs and is the primary cause of death amongst SSc patients. This literature review investigates various management strategies for those with connective tissue disease associated ILD specific to SSc patients. Further research regarding SSc patients and ILD management is significant due to the limited knowledge and education of the disease itself. SSc is not a one-size-fits-all condition and there is not one way to treat ILD for everyone, but a more comprehensive approach is needed. The objective of this review is to discuss management strategies based on previous research which covers all realms of ILD from diagnosis to treatment to end-stage care. Additional information and education on this rare condition and how ILD affects this specific population are also integrated within the management strategies. Various categories of management are discussed, including general management along with pulmonary function tests, pharmacologic therapy and the treatment of co-morbidities. Other factors such as multidisciplinary care and the diagnostic process itself along with management of the disease are critical in attempting to slow the progression and the overall treatment of the ILD. For patients with SSc, it is especially important to treat the co-morbidities and inflammation along with the symptoms of ILD itself. Supportive care and education are also a substantial part of their treatment which includes oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation and pulmonary hygiene. Additional research is also needed on pharmacologic therapies as a variety exists with their various risks and benefits. In conclusion, management strategies should include multidisciplinary teams that look at various risk factors and use diagnostic testing frequently to diagnose and treat disease progression of ILD in SSc patients.

Published
2021

19. A unified stochastic framework with memory for heat index and sea level dynamics.

Author

Despi, Lester Ralp G., Sontousidad, Jason M., Elnar, Allan Roy B., Casas, Karl Patrick S., and Maglasang, Gibson T.

Subjects
SEA level, COLLECTIVE memory, BROWNIAN motion, PREDICTION models
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Monitoring temperature-dependent events is critical for understanding their dynamics since these events have an impact on both animal and human habitation. It is common to see analysis of heat index and sea level that are described separately although these events have a direct connection to temperature. Often these analyses are less effective and less reliable in describing its dynamics vis-à-vis redundancy, flexibility, accounting of uncertainties and optimization. Since both are temperature-dependent events, a unified stochastic model with memory was derived. These events can be effectively described with a collective memory function ..., modifying the Brownian motion. A good match between the empirical and theoretical MSDs for both heat index and sea level was obtained with memory parameters μHI = 1.0460 and μSL = 1.0894, respectively. With μ > 1, heat index and sea level exhibited long-term memory characteristics which have important implications for large timescale prediction. Similarly, analyses using a unified model are simplified and may provide the interrelatedness of these events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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20. Developing Social Marketing Capacity to Address Health Issues

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Whitelaw, S., Smart, E., Kopela, J., Gibson, T., and King, V.

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Purpose: Social marketing is increasingly being seen as a potentially effective means of pursuing health education practice generally and within various specific areas such as mental health and wellbeing and more broadly in tackling health inequalities. This paper aims to report and reflect on the authors' experiences of undertaking a health education initiative in a rural National Health Service (NHS) health board in Scotland that utilised social marketing methodology and sought to develop wider capacity and ensure implementation in two topic areas: breast-feeding prevalence and being overweight and obesity among young people. Design/methodology/approach: Case study insights were gathered from service users and professionals using various methods (key informant interviews/focus groups; face-to-face stakeholder workshops; action-planning events; on-line survey; desk based research; complemented by general reflection from Social Marketing Sustainability Steering Group meetings). Findings: The project broadly achieved the goal of deploying social marketing principles and developing capacity in informing progress in each of the case studies and on occasions, initiatives were able to determine a relatively profound understanding of audiences and deliver activity on the ground within a large rural health board. Originality/value: Developing social marketing capacity is possible, though longer term sustainability is dependent on addressing a series of challenges, such as creating conducive long term planning mechanisms, gaining management support and securing on-going resources. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.)

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2011
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23. Damage Detection Sensor System for Aerospace and Multiple Applications

Author

Williams, M, Lewis, M, Gibson, T, Medelius, P, and Lane, J

Subjects
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing, Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Abstract

The damage detection sensory system is an intelligent damage detection ‘skin’ that can be embedded into rigid or flexible structures, providing a lightweight capability for in-situ health monitoring for applications such as spacecraft, expandable or inflatable structures, extravehicular activities (EVA) suits, smart wearables, and other applications where diagnostic impact damage monitoring might be critical. The sensor systems can be customized for detecting location, damage size, and depth, with velocity options and can be designed for particular environments for monitoring of impact or physical damage to a structure. The operation of the sensor detection system is currently based on the use of parallel conductive traces placed on a firm or flexible surface. Several detection layers can be implemented, where alternate layers are arranged in orthogonal direction with respect to the adjacent layers allowing for location and depth calculations. Increased flexibility of the damage detection sensor system designs will also be introduced.

Published
2017

31. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ in patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis treated with eculizumab

Author

Vissing J., Jacob S., Fujita K. P., O'Brien F., Howard J. F., Mazia C. G., Wilken M., Barroso F., Saba J., Rugiero M., Bettini M., Chaves M., Vidal G., Garcia A. D., DeBleecker J., Vanden Abeele G., deKoning K., DeMey K., Mercelis R., Mahieu D., Wagemaekers L., VanDamme P., Depreitere A., Schotte C., Smetcoren C., Stevens O., VanDaele S., Vandenbussche N., Vanhee A., Verjans S., Vynckier J., D'Hont A., Tilkin P., Alves deSiqueira Carvalho A., DiasBrockhausen I., Feder D., Ambrosio D., Cesar P., Melo A. P., MartinsRibeiro R., Rocha R., Rosa B. B., Veiga T., daSilva L. A., SantosEngel M., GoncalvesGeraldo J., daPenha Ananias Morita M., NogueiraCoelho E., Paiva G., Pozo M., Prando N., MartineliTorres D. D., Butinhao C. F., Duran G., SurianeFialho T. A., Gomes daSilva T. C., MaiaGoncalves L. O., Pazetto L. E., CubasVolpe L. R., SouzaDuca L., GhellerFriedrich M. A., Guerreiro A., Mohr H., PereiraMartins M., daCruz Pacheco D., Ferreira L., Macagnan A. P., Pinto G., deCassia Santos A., Souza BulleOliveira A., Amaral deAndrade A. C., Annes M., DuarteSilva L., CavalcanteLino V., Pinto W., Assis N., Carrara F., Miranda C., Souza I., Fernandes P., Siddiqi Z., Phan C., Narayan J., Blackmore D., Mallon A., Roderus R., Watt E., Vohanka S., Bednarik J., Chmelikova M., Cierny M., Toncrova S., Junkerova BarboraKurkova J., Reguliova K., Zapletalova O., Pitha J., Novakova I., Tyblova M., Jurajdova I., Wolfova M., Andersen H., Harbo T., Vinge L., Krogh S., Mogensen A., Hojgaard J., Witting N., Mette OstergaardAutzen A., Pedersen J., Eralinna J. -P., Laaksonen M., Oksaranta O., Harrison T., Eriksson J., Rozsa C., Horvath M., Lovas G., Matolcsi J., Szabo G., Jakab G., Szabadosne B., Vecsei L., Dezsi L., Varga E., Konyane M., Antonini G., DiPasquale A., Garibaldi M., Morino S., Troili F., Fionda L., Sacca F., previous, Filla A., sub-investigators, Costabile T., Marano E., Fasanaro A., Marsili A., Puorro G., Mantegazza R., Antozzi C., Bonanno S., Camera G., Locatelli A., Maggi L., Pasanisi M., Campanella A., Evoli A., Alboini P. E., D'Amato V., Iorio R., Inghilleri M., Frasca V., Giacomelli E., Gori M., Lopergolo D., Onesti E., Gabriele M., Uzawa A., Kanai T., Kawaguchi N., Mori M., Kaneko Y., Kanzaki A., Kobayashi E., Murai H., Masaki K., Matsuse D., Matsushita T., Uehara T., Shimpo M., Jingu M., Kikutake K., Nakamura Y., Sano Y., Utsugisawa K., Nagane Y., Kamegamori I., Tsuda T., Fujii Y., Futono K., Ozawa Y., Mizugami A., Saito Y., Samukawa M., Suzuki H., Morikawa M., Kamakura S., Miyawaki E., Shiraishi H., Mitazaki T., Motomura M., Mukaino A., Yoshimura S., Asada S., Yoshida S., Amamoto S., Kobashikawa T., Koga M., Maeda Y., Takada K., Takada M., Tsurumaru M., Yamashita Y., Suzuki Y., Akiyama T., Narikawa K., Tano O., Tsukita K., Kurihara R., Meguro F., Fukuda Y., Sato M., Okumura M., Funaka S., Kawamura T., Makamori M., Takahashi M., Taichi N., Hasuike T., Higuchi E., Kobayashi H., Osakada K., Imai T., Tsuda E., Shimohama S., Hayashi T., Hisahara S., Kawamata J., Murahara T., Saitoh M., Suzuki S., Yamamoto D., Ishiyama Y., Ishiyama N., Noshiro M., Takeyama R., Uwasa K., Yasuda I., Kim B. -J., Lee C. N., Koo Y. S., Seok H. Y., Kang H. N., Ra H. J., Kim B. J., Cho E. B., Choi M. S., Lee H. L., Min J. -H., Seok J., Lee J. E., Koh D. Y., Kwon J. Y., Park S. A., Choi E. H., Hong Y. -H., Ahn S. -H., Koo D. L., Lim J. -S., Shin C. W., Hwang J. Y., Kim M., Kim S. M., Jeong H. -N., Jung J. W., Kim Y. -H., Lee H. S., Shin H. Y., Hwang E. B., Shin M., van derKooi A., deVisser M., Gibson T., Casasnovas C., AlbertiAguilo M. A., Homedes-Pedret C., Palacios N. J., DiezPorras L., VelezSantamaria V., Lazaro A., DiezTejedor E., GomezSalcedo P., Fernandez-Fournier M., LopezRuiz P., Rodriguez deRivera F. J., Sastre M., GamezCarbonell J., Sune P., SalvadoFigueras M., Gili G., Mazuela G., Illa I., CortesVicente E., Diaz-Manera J., QuerolGutierrez L. A., RojasGarcia R., Vidal N., Arribas-Ibar E., Piehl F., Hietala A., Bjarbo L., Sengun I., Meherremova A., Ozcelik P., Balkan B., Tuga C., Ugur M., Erdem-Ozdamar S., Bekircan-Kurt C. E., Acar N. 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K., Sen S., KirbasCavdar T., Veske A., Norwood F., Dimitriou A., Gollogly J., Mahdi-Rogers M., Seddigh A., Sokratous G., Maier G., Sohail F., Sadalage G., Torane P., Brown C., Shah A., Sathasivam S., Arndt H., Davies D., Watling D., Amato A., Cochrane T., Salajegheh M., Roe K., Amato K., Toska S., Wolfe G., Silvestri N., Patrick K., Zakalik K., Katz J., Miller R., Engel M., Forshew D., Bravver E., Brooks B., Sanjak M., Plevka S., Burdette M., Cunningham S., Kramer M., Nemeth J., Schommer C., Tinerney S., Juel V., Guptill J., Hobson-Webb L., Massey J., Beck K., Carnes D., Loor J., Anderson A., Pascuzzi R., Bodkin C., Kincaid J., Snook R., Guinrich S., Micheels A., Chaudhry V., Corse A., Mosmiller B., Kelley A., Ho D., Srinivasan J., Vytopil M., Jara J., Ventura N., Carter C., Donahue C., Herbert C., Scala S., Weiner E., Alam S., McKinnon J., Haar L., McKinnon N., Alcon K., McKenna K., Sattar N., Daniels K., Jeffery D., Freimer M., Hoyle J. C., Kissel J., Agriesti J., Chelnick S., Mezache L., Pineda C., Muharrem F., Karam C., Khoury J., Marburger T., Kaur H., Dimitrova D., Gilchrist J., Agrawal B., Elsayed M., Kohlrus S., Andoin A., Darnell T., Golden L., Lokaitis B., Seelbach J., Muppidi S., Goyal N., Sakamuri S., So Y. T., Paulose S., Pol S., Welsh L., Bhavaraju-Sanka R., TobonGonzalez A., Dishman L., Jones F., Gonzalez A., Padilla P., Saklad A., Silva M., Nations S., Trivedi J., Hopkins S., Kazamel M., Alsharabati M., Lu L., Nozaki K., Mumfrey-Thomas S., Woodall A., Mozaffar T., Cash T., Roy G., Mathew V., Maqsood F., Minton B., Jones H. J., Rosenfeld J., Garcia R., Echevarria L., Garcia S., Pulley M., Aranke S., Berger A. R., Shah J., Shabbir Y., Smith L., Varghese M., Gutmann L., Jerath N., Nance C., Swenson A., Olalde H., Kressin N., Sieren J., Barohn R., Dimachkie M., Glenn M., McVey A., Pasnoor M., Statland J., Wang Y., Liu T., Emmons K., Jenci N., Locheke J., Fondaw A., Johns K., Rico G., Walsh M., Herbelin L., Hafer-Macko C., Kwan J., Zilliox L., Callison K., Young V., DiSanzo B., Naunton K., Benatar M., Bilsker M., Sharma K., Cooley A., Reyes E., Michon S. -C., Sheldon D., Steele J., Howard J., Traub R., Chopra M., Vu T., Katzin L., McClain T., Harvey B., Hart A., Huynh K., Beydoun S., Chilingaryan A., Doan V., Droker B., Gong H., Karimi S., Lin F., Polaka K., Tran A., Akhter S., Malekniazi A., Tandan R., Hehir M., Waheed W., Lucy S., Weiss M., Distad J., Strom S., Downing S., Kim B., Bertorini T., Arnold T., Henderson K., Pillai R., Liu Y., Wheeler L., Hewlett J., Vanderhook M., Nowak R., Dicapua D., Keung B., Kumar A., Patwa H., Robeson K., Yang I., Nye J., Vu H., Vissing, J., Jacob, S., Fujita, K. P., O'Brien, F., Howard, J. F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., Debleecker, J., Vanden Abeele, G., Dekoning, K., Demey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Vandamme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Vandaele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., Alves deSiqueira Carvalho, A., Diasbrockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., Martinsribeiro, R., Rocha, R., Rosa, B. B., Veiga, T., Dasilva, L. A., Santosengel, M., Goncalvesgeraldo, J., daPenha Ananias Morita, M., Nogueiracoelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Martinelitorres, D. D., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., Surianefialho, T. A., Gomes daSilva, T. C., Maiagoncalves, L. O., Pazetto, L. E., Cubasvolpe, L. R., Souzaduca, L., Ghellerfriedrich, M. A., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Pereiramartins, M., daCruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., deCassia Santos, A., Souza BulleOliveira, A., Amaral deAndrade, A. C., Annes, M., Duartesilva, L., Cavalcantelino, V., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Siddiqi, Z., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova BarboraKurkova, J., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Andersen, H., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Mette OstergaardAutzen, A., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., Dipasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Sacca, F., Previous, Filla, A., sub-investigators, Costabile, T., Marano, E., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Mantegazza, R., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Evoli, A., Alboini, P. E., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Samukawa, M., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Shiraishi, H., Mitazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Makamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., Kim, B. -J., Lee, C. N., Koo, Y. S., Seok, H. Y., Kang, H. N., Ra, H. J., Kim, B. J., Cho, E. B., Choi, M. S., Lee, H. L., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J. E., Koh, D. Y., Kwon, J. Y., Park, S. A., Choi, E. H., Hong, Y. -H., Ahn, S. -H., Koo, D. L., Lim, J. -S., Shin, C. W., Hwang, J. Y., Kim, M., Kim, S. M., Jeong, H. -N., Jung, J. W., Kim, Y. -H., Lee, H. S., Shin, H. Y., Hwang, E. B., Shin, M., van derKooi, A., Devisser, M., Gibson, T., Casasnovas, C., Albertiaguilo, M. A., Homedes-Pedret, C., Palacios, N. J., Diezporras, L., Velezsantamaria, V., Lazaro, A., Dieztejedor, E., Gomezsalcedo, P., Fernandez-Fournier, M., Lopezruiz, P., Rodriguez deRivera, F. J., Sastre, M., Gamezcarbonell, J., Sune, P., Salvadofigueras, M., Gili, G., Mazuela, G., Illa, I., Cortesvicente, E., Diaz-Manera, J., Querolgutierrez, L. A., Rojasgarcia, R., Vidal, N., Arribas-Ibar, E., Piehl, F., Hietala, A., Bjarbo, L., Sengun, I., Meherremova, A., Ozcelik, P., Balkan, B., Tuga, C., Ugur, M., Erdem-Ozdamar, S., Bekircan-Kurt, C. E., Acar, N. P., Yilmaz, E., Caliskan, Y., Orsel, G., Efendi, H., Aydinlik, S., Cavus, H., Kutlu, A., Becerikli, G., Semiz, C., Tun, O., Terzi, M., Dogan, B., Onar, M. K., Sen, S., Kirbascavdar, T., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Sanjak, M., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Tinerney, S., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guinrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Scala, S., Weiner, E., Alam, S., Mckinnon, J., Haar, L., Mckinnon, N., Alcon, K., Mckenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Kissel, J., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelbach, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., So, Y. T., Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Tobongonzalez, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, Y., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Howard, J., Traub, R., Chopra, M., Vu, T., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Polaka, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Henderson, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., Vu, H., ANS - Neuroinfection & -inflammation, and Neurology

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0301 basic medicine, Male, Myasthenia gravi, Gastroenterology, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Activities of Daily Living, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, Medicine and Health Sciences, Medicine, Receptors, Cholinergic, Acetylcholine receptor, Myasthenia gravis, Original Communication, Eculizumab, Minimal symptom expression, Refractory, Middle Aged, Acetylcholine receptor antibody, Tolerability, Neurology, Female, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR ECULIZUMAB, medicine.drug, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Clinical Neurology, Placebo, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, 03 medical and health sciences, Double-Blind Method, Internal medicine, Humans, Immunologic Factors, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Generalized myasthenia, Aged, Autoantibodies, Science & Technology, business.industry, Confidence interval, 030104 developmental biology, Quality of Life, Neurology (clinical), Neurosciences & Neurology, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Background The efficacy and tolerability of eculizumab were assessed in REGAIN, a 26-week, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive (AChR+) refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), and its open-label extension. Methods Attainment of ‘minimal symptom expression’ was evaluated using patient-reported outcome measures of gMG symptoms [MG activities of daily living scale (MG-ADL), 15-item MG quality of life questionnaire (MG-QOL15)] at the completion of REGAIN and during the open-label extension. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ was defined as MG-ADL total score of 0–1 or MG-QOL15 total score of 0–3. Results At REGAIN week 26, more eculizumab-treated patients achieved ‘minimal symptom expression’ versus placebo [MG-ADL: 21.4% vs 1.7%; difference 19.8%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 8.5, 31.0; p = 0.0007; MG-QOL15: 16.1% vs 1.7%; difference 14.4%; 95% CI 4.3, 24.6; p = 0.0069]. During the open-label extension, the proportion of patients in the placebo/eculizumab group who achieved ‘minimal symptom expression’ increased after initiating eculizumab treatment and was sustained through 130 weeks of open-label eculizumab (MG-ADL: 1.7 to 27.8%; MG-QOL15: 1.7 to 19.4%). At extension study week 130, similar proportions of patients in the eculizumab/eculizumab and placebo/eculizumab groups achieved ‘minimal symptom expression’ (MG-ADL: 22.9% and 27.8%, respectively, p = 0.7861; MG-QOL15: 14.3% and 19.4%, respectively, p = 0.7531). The long-term tolerability of eculizumab was consistent with previous reports. Conclusions Patients with AChR+ refractory gMG who receive eculizumab can achieve sustained ‘minimal symptom expression’ based on patient-reported outcomes. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ may be a useful tool in measuring therapy effectiveness in gMG. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01997229, NCT02301624.

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2020
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32. Consistent improvement with eculizumab across muscle groups in myasthenia gravis

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Mantegazza, R., O'Brien, F. L., Yountz, M., Howard, J. F., Gabriel Mazia, C., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Dalila Garcia, A., De Bleecker, J., Van den Abeele, G., de Koning, K., De Mey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Van Damme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Van Daele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, A., Dias Brockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Paula Melo, A., Martins Ribeiro, R., Rocha, R., Bezerra Rosa, B., Veiga, T., Augusto da Silva, L., Santos Engel, M., Goncalves Geraldo, J., da Penha Ananias Morita, M., Nogueira Coelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Torres, D. D. M., Fernanda Butinhao, C., Duran, G., Augusto Suriane Fialho, T., Gomes da Silva, T. C., Goncalves, L. O. M., Eduardo Pazetto, L., Renata Cubas Volpe, L., Souza Duca, L., Friedrich, M. A. G., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Pereira Martins, M., da Cruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Paula Macagnan, A., Pinto, G., de Cassia Santos, A., Souza Bulle Oliveira, A., Amaral de Andrade, A. 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0301 basic medicine, Malalties neuromusculars, Activities of daily living, Autoimmune diseases, Severity of Illness Index, Complement inhibitor, 0302 clinical medicine, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, Activities of Daily Living, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Medicine and Health Sciences, Research Articles, Malalties autoimmunitàries, General Neuroscience, Eculizumab, myasthenia, Neuromuscular diseases, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, medicine.drug, RC321-571, Research Article, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Cyclophosphamide, Gross motor skill, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Placebo, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR, 03 medical and health sciences, Refractory, Double-Blind Method, Internal medicine, Myasthenia Gravis, medicine, Humans, Muscle Strength, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, RC346-429, Muscle, Skeletal, Science & Technology, business.industry, Neurosciences, medicine.disease, Myasthenia gravis, 030104 developmental biology, Complement Inactivating Agents, ANTIBODY, Monoclonal antibodies, Neurosciences & Neurology, Neurology (clinical), Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, business, Anticossos monoclonals, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether eculizumab, a terminal complement inhibitor, improves patient- and physician-reported outcomes (evaluated using the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale, respectively) in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis across four domains, representing ocular, bulbar, respiratory, and limb/gross motor muscle groups. METHODS: Patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis were randomized 1:1 to receive either placebo or eculizumab during the REGAIN study (NCT01997229). Patients who completed REGAIN were eligible to continue into the open-label extension trial (NCT02301624) for up to 4 years. The four domain scores of each of the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale recorded throughout REGAIN and through 130 weeks of the open-label extension were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 125 patients who participated in REGAIN, 117 enrolled in the open-label extension; 61 had received placebo and 56 had received eculizumab during REGAIN. Patients experienced rapid improvements in total scores and all four domain scores of both the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale with eculizumab treatment. These improvements were sustained through 130 weeks of the open-label extension. INTERPRETATION: Eculizumab treatment elicits rapid and sustained improvements in muscle strength across ocular, bulbar, respiratory, and limb/gross motor muscle groups and in associated daily activities in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis. ispartof: ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY vol:7 issue:8 pages:1327-1339 ispartof: location:United States status: published

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2020

33. Mars Atmospheric In Situ Resource Utilization Projects at the Kennedy Space Center

Author

Muscatello, A. C, Hintze, P. E, Caraccio, A. J, Bayliss, J. A, Karr, L. J, Paley, M. S, Marone, M. J, Gibson, T. L, Surma, J. M, Mansell, J. M, Lunn, G. M, Devor, R. W, and Berggren, M

Subjects
Man/System Technology And Life Support, Propellants And Fuels
Abstract

The atmosphere of Mars, which is approximately 95% carbon dioxide (CO2), is a rich resource for the human exploration of the red planet, primarily by the production of rocket propellants and oxygen for life support. Three recent projects led by NASA's Kennedy Space Center have been investigating the processing of CO2. The first project successfully demonstrated the Mars Atmospheric Processing Module (APM), which freezes CO2 with cryocoolers and combines sublimated CO2 with hydrogen to make methane and water. The second project absorbs CO2 with Ionic Liquids and electrolyzes it with water to make methane and oxygen, but with limited success so far. A third project plans to recover up to 100% of the oxygen in spacecraft respiratory CO2. A combination of the Reverse Water Gas Shift reaction and the Boudouard reaction eventually fill the reactor up with carbon, stopping the process. A system to continuously remove and collect carbon is under construction.

Published
2016

34. Impact of Cardiac Substructure Dosimetry on Late Cardiac Risk: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)

Author

Bates, J.E., primary, Shrestha, S., additional, Liu, Q., additional, Smith, S., additional, Mulrooney, D.A., additional, Leisenring, W.M., additional, Gibson, T., additional, Robison, L.L., additional, Chow, E.J., additional, Oeffinger, K.C., additional, Armstromg, G.T., additional, Constine, L.S., additional, Hoppe, B.S., additional, Lee, C., additional, Yasui, Y., additional, and Howell, R.M., additional

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2021
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37. Damage Detection and Verification System (DDVS) for In-Situ Health Monitoring

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Williams, Martha K, Lewis, Mark, Szafran, J, Shelton, C, Ludwig, L, Gibson, T, Lane, J, and Trautwein, T

Subjects
Space Sciences (General)
Abstract

Project presentation for Game Changing Program Smart Book Release. Detection and Verification System (DDVS) expands the Flat Surface Damage Detection System (FSDDS) sensory panels damage detection capabilities and includes an autonomous inspection capability utilizing cameras and dynamic computer vision algorithms to verify system health. Objectives of this formulation task are to establish the concept of operations, formulate the system requirements for a potential ISS flight experiment, and develop a preliminary design of an autonomous inspection capability system that will be demonstrated as a proof-of-concept ground based damage detection and inspection system.

Published
2015

38. Apparatus and Method for Low-Temperature Training of Shape Memory Alloys

Author

Swanger, A. M, Fesmire, J. E, Trigwell, S, Gibson, T. L, Williams, M. K, and Benafan, O

Subjects
Metals And Metallic Materials, Mechanical Engineering
Abstract

An apparatus and method for the low-temperature thermo-mechanical training of shape memory alloys (SMA) has been developed. The experimental SMA materials are being evaluated as prototypes for applicability in novel thermal management systems for future cryogenic applications. Alloys providing two-way actuation at cryogenic temperatures are the chief target. The mechanical training regimen was focused on the controlled movement of rectangular strips, with S-bend configurations, at temperatures as low as 30 K. The custom holding fixture included temperature sensors and a low heat-leak linear actuator with a magnetic coupling. The fixture was mounted to a Gifford-McMahon cryocooler providing up to 25 W of cooling power at 20 K and housed within a custom vacuum chamber. Operations included both training cycles and verification of shape memory movement. The system design and operation are discussed. Results of the training for select prototype alloys are presented.

Published
2015

40. OC-0208 Cardiac substructure dosimetry and late cardiac arrhythmia in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

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Bates, J., primary, Shrestha, S., additional, Liu, Q., additional, Smith, S., additional, Mulrooney, D., additional, Leisenring, W., additional, Gibson, T., additional, Robison, L., additional, Chow, E., additional, Oeffinger, K., additional, Armstrong, G., additional, Constine, L., additional, Hoppe, B., additional, Lee, C., additional, Yasui, Y., additional, and Howell, R., additional

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2021
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41. Eculizumab in refractory generalized myasthenia gravis previously treated with rituximab:subgroup analysis of REGAIN and its extension study

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Siddiqi, Z. A., Nowak, R. J., Mozaffar, T., O'Brien, F., Yountz, M., Patti, F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., De Bleecker, J., Van den Abeele, G., de Koning, K., De Mey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Van Damme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Van Daele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., de Siqueira Carvalho, A. A., Brockhausen, I. D., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., Ribeiro, R. M., Rocha, R., Rosa, B. B., Veiga, T., da Silva, L. A., Engel, M. S., Geraldo, J. G., da Penha Ananias Morita, M., Coelho, E. N., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Torres, D. D. M., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., Fialho, T. A. S., da Silva, T. C. G., Goncalves, L. O. M., Pazetto, L. E., Volpe, L. R. C., Duca, L. S., Friedrich, M. A. G., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Martins, M. P., da Cruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., de Cassia Santos, A., Oliveira, A. S. B., de Andrade, A. C. A., Annes, M., Silva, L. D., Lino, V. C., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova, J., Kurkova, B., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Andersen, H., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Vissing, J., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Autzen, A. M. O., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., Di Pasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Sacca, F., Filla, A., Costabile, T., Marano, E., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Mantegazza, R., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Evoli, A., Alboini, P. E., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Samukawa, M., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Shiraishi, H., Miyazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Nakamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., Kim, B. -J., Lee, C. N., Koo, Y. S., Seok, H. Y., Kang, H. N., H. J., Ra, Kim, B. J., Cho, E. B., Choi, M. S., Lee, H. L., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J. E., Koh, D. Y., Kwon, J. Y., Park, S. A., Choi, E. H., Hong, Y. -H., Ahn, S. -H., Koo, D. L., Lim, J. -S., Shin, C. W., Hwang, J. Y., Kim, M., Kim, S. M., Jeong, H. -N., Jung, J. W., Kim, Y. -H., Lee, H. S., Shin, H. Y., Hwang, E. B., Shin, M., van der Kooi, A., de Visser, M., Gibson, T., Casasnovas, C., Aguilo, M. A. A., Homedes-Pedret, C., Palacios, N. J., Porras, L. D., Santamaria, V. V., Lazaro, A., Tejedor, E. D., Salcedo, P. G., Fernandez-Fournier, M., Ruiz, P. L., de Rivera, F. J. R., Sastre, M., Carbonell, J. G., Sune, P., Figueras, M. S., Gili, G., Mazuela, G., Illa, I., Vicente, E. C., Diaz-Manera, J., Gutierrez, L. A. Q., Garcia, R. R., Vidal, N., Arribas-Ibar, E., Piehl, F., Hietala, A., Bjarbo, L., Sengun, I., Meherremova, A., Ozcelik, P., Balkan, B., Tuga, C., Ugur, M., Erdem-Ozdamar, S., Bekircan-Kurt, C. E., Acar, N. P., Yilmaz, E., Caliskan, Y., Orsel, G., Efendi, H., Aydinlik, S., Cavus, H., Kutlu, A., Becerikli, G., Semiz, C., Tun, O., Terzi, M., Dogan, B., Onar, M. K., Sen, S., Cavdar, T. K., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Jacob, S., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Sanjak, M., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Scott, T., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guingrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Scala, S., Weiner, E., Alam, S., Mckinnon, J., Haar, L., Mckinnon, N., Alcon, K., Mckenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Kissel, J., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Ardoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelbach, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., Y. T., So, Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Gonzalez, A. T., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, Y., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Howard, J., Traub, R., Chopra, M., Vu, T., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Polaka, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Henderson, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., Vu, H., Neurology, ANS - Neuroinfection & -inflammation, and EURO-NMD

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medicine.medical_specialty, Physiology, Population, Subgroup analysis, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Placebo, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, rituximab, Refractory, immune system diseases, Physiology (medical), Internal medicine, Activities of Daily Living, medicine, Humans, education, education.field_of_study, myasthenia gravis, acetylcholine receptor, business.industry, Eculizumab, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Myasthenia gravis, refractory, Rituximab, eculizumab, Neurology (clinical), business, medicine.drug
Abstract

Introduction/Aims: Individuals with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who have a history of rituximab use and experience persistent symptoms represent a population with unmet treatment needs. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eculizumab in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive (AChR+) gMG previously treated with rituximab. Methods: This post hoc subgroup analysis of the phase 3 REGAIN study (NCT01997229) and its open-label extension (OLE; NCT02301624) compared baseline characteristics, safety, and response to eculizumab in participants who had previously received rituximab with those who had not. Rituximab use was not permitted within the 6 months before screening or during REGAIN/OLE. Results: Of 125 REGAIN participants, 14 had received rituximab previously (7 received placebo and 7 received eculizumab). In the previous-rituximab group, 57% had used at least four other immunosuppressants compared with 16% in the no-previous-rituximab group. Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living total scores from eculizumab baseline to week 130 of eculizumab treatment improved in both the previous-rituximab and no-previous-rituximab groups (least-squares mean −4.4, standard error of the mean [SEM] 1.0 [n = 9] and least-squares mean −4.6, SEM 0.3 [n = 67], respectively; difference = 0.2, 95% confidence interval −1.88 to 2.22). In addition, in both groups, most patients who were treated with eculizumab for 130 weeks achieved a Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America post-intervention status of minimal manifestations (66.7% and 65.0%, respectively). The eculizumab safety profile was similar between groups and consistent with its established profile. Discussion: Eculizumab is an effective therapy for patients with refractory AChR+ gMG, irrespective of whether they had received rituximab treatment previously.

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2021
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42. Curation and analysis of global sedimentary geochemical data to inform earth history

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Mehra, A, Keller, C. B, Zhang, T, Tosca, N, McLennan, S, Sperling, E, Farrell, U, Brocks, J, Canfield, D, Cole, D, Crockford, P, Cui, H, Dahl, T, Dewing, K, Emmings, Joseph F., Gaines, R, Gibson, T, Gilleaudeau, G, Guilbaud, R, Hodgskiss, M, Jarrett, A, Kabanov, P, Kunzmann, M, Li, C, Loydell, D, Lu, X, Miller, A, Mills, N. T., Mouro, L, O'Connell, B, Peters, S, Poulton, S, Ritzer, S, Smith, E, Wilby, Philip, Woltz, C, Strauss, J, Mehra, A, Keller, C. B, Zhang, T, Tosca, N, McLennan, S, Sperling, E, Farrell, U, Brocks, J, Canfield, D, Cole, D, Crockford, P, Cui, H, Dahl, T, Dewing, K, Emmings, Joseph F., Gaines, R, Gibson, T, Gilleaudeau, G, Guilbaud, R, Hodgskiss, M, Jarrett, A, Kabanov, P, Kunzmann, M, Li, C, Loydell, D, Lu, X, Miller, A, Mills, N. T., Mouro, L, O'Connell, B, Peters, S, Poulton, S, Ritzer, S, Smith, E, Wilby, Philip, Woltz, C, and Strauss, J

Abstract

Large datasets increasingly provide critical insights into crustal and surface processes on Earth. These data come in the form of published and contributed observations, which often include associated metadata. Even in the best-case scenario of a carefully curated dataset, it may be non-trivial to extract meaningful analyses from such compilations, and choices made with respect to filtering, resampling, and averaging can affect the resulting trends and any interpretation(s) thereof. As a result, a thorough understanding of how to digest, process, and analyze large data compilations is required. Here, we present a generalizable workflow developed using the Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project database. We demonstrate the effects of filtering and weighted resampling on Al2O3 and U contents, two representative geochemical components of interest in sedimentary geochemistry (one major and one trace element, respectively). Through our analyses, we highlight several methodological challenges in a “bigger data” approach to Earth science. We suggest that, with slight modifications to our workflow, researchers can confidently use large collections of observations to gain new insights into processes that have shaped Earth’s crustal and surface environments.

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2021

46. Eculizumab Improves Fatigue in Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

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Andersen H., Mantegazza R., Wang J. J., O'Brien F., Patra K., Howard J. F., Mazia C. G., Wilken M., Barroso F., Saba J., Rugiero M., Bettini M., Chaves M., Vidal G., Garcia A. D., DeBleecker J., Van denAbeele G., deKoning K., DeMey K., Mercelis R., Mahieu D., Wagemaekers L., VanDamme P., Depreitere A., Schotte C., Smetcoren C., Stevens O., VanDaele S., Vandenbussche N., Vanhee A., Verjans S., Vynckier J., D'Hondt A., Tilkin P., AlvesdeSiqueira Carvalho A., DiasBrockhausen I., Feder D., Ambrosio D., Cesar P., Melo A. P., MartinsRibeiro R., Rocha R., BezerraRosa B., Veiga T., daSilva L. A., SantosEngel M., GoncalvesGeraldo J., daPenha AnaniasMorita M., NogueiraCoelho E., Paiva G., Pozo M., Prando N., MartineliTorres D. D., Butinhao C. F., Duran G., Gomes daSilva T. C., Otavio MaiaGoncalves L., Pazetto L. E., Fialho T. A. S., Renata CubasVolpe L., SouzaDuca L., GhellerFriedrich M. A., Guerreiro A., Mohr H., PereiraMartins M., daCruz Pacheco D., Ferreira L., Macagnan A. P., Pinto G., deCassia Santos A., Souza BulleOliveira A., AmaralAndrade A. C., Annes M., Duarte Silva L., CavalcanteLino V., Pinto W., Assis N., Carrara F., Miranda C., Souza I., Fernandes P., Siddiqi Z., Phan C., Narayan J., Blackmore D., Mallon A., Roderus R., Watt E., Vohanka S., Bednarik J., Chmelikova M., Cierny M., Toncrova S., Junkerova J., Kurkova B., Reguliova K., Zapletalova O., Pitha J., Novakova I., Tyblova M., Jurajdova I., Wolfova M., Harbo T., Vinge L., Krogh S., Mogensen A., Vissing J., Hojgaard J., Witting N., OstergaardAutzen A., Pedersen J., Eralinna J. -P., Laaksonen M., Oksaranta O., Harrison T., Eriksson J., Rozsa C., Horvath M., Lovas G., Matolcsi J., Szabo G., Jakab G., Szabadosne B., Vecsei L., Dezsi L., Varga E., Konyane M., Antonini G., DiPasquale A., Garibaldi M., Morino S., Troili F., Fionda L., Filla A., Costabile T., Marano E., Sacca F., Fasanaro A., Marsili A., Puorro G., Antozzi C., Bonanno S., Camera G., Locatelli A., Maggi L., Pasanisi M., Campanella A., Evoli A., Alboini P. E., D'Amato V., Iorio R., Inghilleri M., Frasca V., Giacomelli E., Gori M., Lopergolo D., Onesti E., Gabriele M., Uzawa A., Kanai T., Kawaguchi N., Mori M., Kaneko Y., Kanzaki A., Kobayashi E., Murai H., Masaki K., Matsuse D., Matsushita T., Uehara T., Shimpo M., Jingu M., Kikutake K., Nakamura Y., Sano Y., Utsugisawa K., Nagane Y., Kamegamori I., Tsuda T., Fujii Y., Futono K., Ozawa Y., Mizugami A., Saito Y., Suzuki H., Morikawa M., Samukawa M., Kamakura S., Miyawaki E., Shiraishi H., Mitazaki T., Motomura M., Mukaino A., Yoshimura S., Asada S., Yoshida S., Amamoto S., Kobashikawa T., Koga M., Maeda Y., Takada K., Takada M., Tsurumaru M., Yamashita Y., Suzuki Y., Akiyama T., Narikawa K., Tano O., Tsukita K., Kurihara R., Meguro F., Fukuda Y., Sato M., Okumura M., Funaka S., Kawamura T., Makamori M., Takahashi M., Taichi N., Hasuike T., Higuchi E., Kobayashi H., Osakada K., Imai T., Tsuda E., Shimohama S., Hayashi T., Hisahara S., Kawamata J., Murahara T., Saitoh M., Suzuki S., Yamamoto D., Ishiyama Y., Ishiyama N., Noshiro M., Takeyama R., Uwasa K., Yasuda I., van derKooi A., deVisser M., Gibson T., Kim B. -J., Lee C. N., Koo Y. S., Seok H. Y., Kang H. N., Ra H. J., Kim B. J., Cho E. B., Choi M. S., Lee H. L., Min J. -H., Seok J., Lee J. E., Koh D. Y., Kwon J. Y., Park S. A., Choi E. H., Hong Y. -H., Ahn S. -H., Koo D. L., Lim J. -S., Shin C. W., Hwang J. Y., Kim M., Kim S. M., Jeong H. -N., Jung J. W., Kim Y. -H., Lee H. S., Shin H. Y., Hwang E. B., Shin M., Casasnovas C., AlbertiAguilo M. A., Homedes-Pedret C., JuliaPalacios N., DiezPorras L., VelezSantamaria V., Lazaro A., DiezTejedor E., Gomez Salcedo P., Fernandez-Fournier M., LopezRuiz P., Rodriguez deRivera F. J., Sastre M., Gamez J., Sune P., Salvado M., Gili G., Mazuela G., Illa I., CortesVicente E., Diaz-Manera J., QuerolGutierrez L. A., RojasGarcia R., Vidal N., Arribas-Ibar E., Piehl F., Hietala A., Bjarbo L., Sengun I., Meherremova A., Ozcelik P., Balkan B., Tuga C., Ugur M., Erdem-Ozdamar S., Bekircan-Kurt C. E., Acar N. P., Yilmaz E., Caliskan Y., Orsel G., Efendi H., Aydinlik S., Cavus H., Kutlu A., Becerikli G., Semiz C., Tun O., Terzi M., Dogan B., Onar M. K., Sen S., KirbasCavdar T., Veske A., Norwood F., Dimitriou A., Gollogly J., Mahdi-Rogers M., Seddigh A., Sokratous G., Maier G., Sohail F., Jacob S., Sadalage G., Torane P., Brown C., Shah A., Sathasivam S., Arndt H., Davies D., Watling D., Amato A., Cochrane T., Salajegheh M., Roe K., Amato K., Toska S., Wolfe G., Silvestri N., Patrick K., Zakalik K., Katz J., Miller R., Engel M., Forshew D., Bravver E., Brooks B., Plevka S., Burdette M., Cunningham S., Sanjak M., Kramer M., Nemeth J., Schommer C., Tierney S., Juel V., Guptill J., Hobson-Webb L., Massey J., Beck K., Carnes D., Loor J., Anderson A., Pascuzzi R., Bodkin C., Kincaid J., Snook R., Guingrich S., Micheels A., Chaudhry V., Corse A., Mosmiller B., Kelley A., Ho D., Srinivasan J., Vytopil M., Jara J., Ventura N., Scala S., Carter C., Donahue C., Herbert C., Weiner E., Alam S., McKinnon J., Haar L., McKinnon N., Alcon K., McKenna K., Sattar N., Daniels K., Jeffery D., Kissel J., Freimer M., Hoyle J. C., Agriesti J., Chelnick S., Mezache L., Pineda C., Muharrem F., Karam C., Khoury J., Marburger T., Kaur H., Dimitrova D., Gilchrist J., Agrawal B., Elsayed M., Kohlrus S., Andoin A., Darnell T., Golden L., Lokaitis B., Seelback J., Muppidi S., Goyal N., Sakamuri S., So Y. T., Paulose S., Pol S., Welsh L., Bhavaraju-Sanka R., TobonGonzales A., Dishman L., Jones F., Gonzalez A., Padilla P., Saklad A., Silva M., Nations S., Trivedi J., Hopkins S., Kazamel M., Alsharabati M., Lu L., Nozaki K., Mumfrey-Thomas S., Woodall A., Mozaffar T., Cash T., Roy G., Mathew V., Maqsood F., Minton B., Jones H. J., Rosenfeld J., Garcia R., Echevarria L., Garcia S., Pulley M., Aranke S., Berger A. R., Shah J., Shabbir Y., Smith L., Varghese M., Gutmann L., Jerath N., Nance C., Swenson A., Olalde H., Kressin N., Sieren J., Barohn R., Dimachkie M., Glenn M., McVey A., Pasnoor M., Statland J., Wang J., Liu T., Emmons K., Jenci N., Locheke J., Fondaw A., Johns K., Rico G., Walsh M., Herbelin L., Hafer-Macko C., Kwan J., Zilliox L., Callison K., Young V., DiSanzo B., Naunton K., Benatar M., Bilsker M., Sharma K., Cooley A., Reyes E., Michon S. -C., Sheldon D., Steele J., Chopra M., Traub R., Vu T., Katzin L., McClain T., Harvey B., Hart A., Huynh K., Beydoun S., Chilingaryan A., Doan V., Droker B., Gong H., Karimi S., Lin F., Pokala K., Tran A., Akhter S., Malekniazi A., Tandan R., Hehir M., Waheed W., Lucy S., Weiss M., Distad J., Strom S., Downing S., Kim B., Bertorini T., Arnold T., Hendersen K., Pillai R., Liu Y., Wheeler L., Hewlett J., Vanderhook M., Nowak R., Dicapua D., Keung B., Kumar A., Patwa H., Robeson K., Yang I., Nye J., Vu H., Andersen, H., Mantegazza, R., Wang, J. J., O'Brien, F., Patra, K., Howard, J. F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., Debleecker, J., Van denAbeele, G., Dekoning, K., Demey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Vandamme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Vandaele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hondt, A., Tilkin, P., AlvesdeSiqueira Carvalho, A., Diasbrockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., Martinsribeiro, R., Rocha, R., Bezerrarosa, B., Veiga, T., Dasilva, L. A., Santosengel, M., Goncalvesgeraldo, J., daPenha AnaniasMorita, M., Nogueiracoelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Martinelitorres, D. D., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., Gomes daSilva, T. C., Otavio MaiaGoncalves, L., Pazetto, L. E., Fialho, T. A. S., Renata CubasVolpe, L., Souzaduca, L., Ghellerfriedrich, M. A., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Pereiramartins, M., daCruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., deCassia Santos, A., Souza BulleOliveira, A., Amaralandrade, A. C., Annes, M., Duarte Silva, L., Cavalcantelino, V., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Siddiqi, Z., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova, J., Kurkova, B., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Vissing, J., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Ostergaardautzen, A., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., Dipasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Filla, A., Costabile, T., Marano, E., Sacca, F., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Evoli, A., Alboini, P. E., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Samukawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Shiraishi, H., Mitazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Makamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., van derKooi, A., Devisser, M., Gibson, T., Kim, B. -J., Lee, C. N., Koo, Y. S., Seok, H. Y., Kang, H. N., Ra, H. J., Kim, B. J., Cho, E. B., Choi, M. S., Lee, H. L., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J. E., Koh, D. Y., Kwon, J. Y., Park, S. A., Choi, E. H., Hong, Y. -H., Ahn, S. -H., Koo, D. L., Lim, J. -S., Shin, C. W., Hwang, J. Y., Kim, M., Kim, S. M., Jeong, H. -N., Jung, J. W., Kim, Y. -H., Lee, H. S., Shin, H. Y., Hwang, E. B., Shin, M., Casasnovas, C., Albertiaguilo, M. A., Homedes-Pedret, C., Juliapalacios, N., Diezporras, L., Velezsantamaria, V., Lazaro, A., Dieztejedor, E., Gomez Salcedo, P., Fernandez-Fournier, M., Lopezruiz, P., Rodriguez deRivera, F. J., Sastre, M., Gamez, J., Sune, P., Salvado, M., Gili, G., Mazuela, G., Illa, I., Cortesvicente, E., Diaz-Manera, J., Querolgutierrez, L. A., Rojasgarcia, R., Vidal, N., Arribas-Ibar, E., Piehl, F., Hietala, A., Bjarbo, L., Sengun, I., Meherremova, A., Ozcelik, P., Balkan, B., Tuga, C., Ugur, M., Erdem-Ozdamar, S., Bekircan-Kurt, C. E., Acar, N. P., Yilmaz, E., Caliskan, Y., Orsel, G., Efendi, H., Aydinlik, S., Cavus, H., Kutlu, A., Becerikli, G., Semiz, C., Tun, O., Terzi, M., Dogan, B., Onar, M. K., Sen, S., Kirbascavdar, T., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Jacob, S., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Sanjak, M., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Tierney, S., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guingrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Scala, S., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Weiner, E., Alam, S., Mckinnon, J., Haar, L., Mckinnon, N., Alcon, K., Mckenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Kissel, J., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelback, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., So, Y. T., Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Tobongonzales, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, J., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Chopra, M., Traub, R., Vu, T., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Pokala, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Hendersen, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., and Vu, H.

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Male, Activities of daily living, Outcome Assessment, Myasthenia Gravis/drug therapy, Myasthenia gravi, Placebos, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Monoclonal, Receptors, Activities of Daily Living, Medicine and Health Sciences, Clinical endpoint, Receptors, Cholinergic, Fatigue/drug therapy, Myasthenia gravis, Humanized, Fatigue, Cholinergic, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, 030503 health policy & services, Terminal complement inhibition, Eculizumab, Middle Aged, humanities, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Health Policy & Services, Female, 0305 other medical science, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Complement, Brief Communication, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Placebo, Antibodies, 03 medical and health sciences, Neuro-QOL Fatigue, Refractory, Internal medicine, Myasthenia Gravis, medicine, Humans, Generalized myasthenia, Placebos/therapeutic use, Quality of Life, Receptors, Cholinergic/immunology, Science & Technology, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Correction, medicine.disease, Health Care, Health Care Sciences & Services, business
Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the effect of eculizumab on perceived fatigue in patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive, refractory, generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) using the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL) Fatigue subscale, and to evaluate correlations between improvements in Neuro-QOL Fatigue and other clinical endpoints. Methods Neuro-QOL Fatigue, MG Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL), Quantitative MG (QMG), and the 15-item MG Quality of Life (MG-QOL15) scales were administered during the phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled REGAIN study (eculizumab, n = 62; placebo, n = 63) and subsequent open-label extension (OLE). Data were analyzed using repeated-measures models. Correlations between changes in Neuro-QOL Fatigue and in MG-ADL, QMG, and MG-QOL15 scores were determined at REGAIN week 26. Results At REGAIN week 26, eculizumab-treated patients showed significantly greater improvements in Neuro-QOL Fatigue scores than placebo-treated patients (consistent with improvements in MG-ADL, QMG, and MG-QOL15 scores previously reported in REGAIN). Improvements with eculizumab were sustained through OLE week 52. Correlations between Neuro-QOL Fatigue and MG-QOL15, MG-ADL, and QMG scores were strong for eculizumab-treated patients at REGAIN week 26, and strong, moderate, and weak, respectively, for placebo-treated patients. Conclusions Compared with placebo, eculizumab was associated with improvements in perceived fatigue that strongly correlated with improvements in MG-specific outcome measures. Trial ID Registration: NCT01997229, NCT02301624.

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2019
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48. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ in patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis treated with eculizumab

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Vissing, J., Jacob, S., Fujita, K. P., O'Brien, F., Howard, J. F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., DeBleecker, J., Vanden Abeele, G., deKoning, K., DeMey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., VanDamme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., VanDaele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., Alves deSiqueira Carvalho, A., DiasBrockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., MartinsRibeiro, R., Rocha, R., Rosa, B. B., Veiga, T., daSilva, L. A., SantosEngel, M., GoncalvesGeraldo, J., daPenha Ananias Morita, M., NogueiraCoelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., MartineliTorres, D. D., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., SurianeFialho, T. A., Gomes daSilva, T. C., MaiaGoncalves, L. O., Pazetto, L. E., CubasVolpe, L. R., SouzaDuca, L., GhellerFriedrich, M. A., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., PereiraMartins, M., daCruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., deCassia Santos, A., Souza BulleOliveira, A., Amaral deAndrade, A. C., Annes, M., DuarteSilva, L., CavalcanteLino, V., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Siddiqi, Z., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova BarboraKurkova, J., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Andersen, H., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Mette OstergaardAutzen, A., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., DiPasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Sacca, F., Previous, Filla, A., Sub-Investigators, Costabile, T., Marano, E., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Mantegazza, R., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Evoli, A., Alboini, P. E., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Samukawa, M., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Shiraishi, H., Mitazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Makamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., Kim, B. -J., Lee, C. N., Koo, Y. S., Seok, H. Y., Kang, H. N., H. J., Ra, Kim, B. J., Cho, E. B., Choi, M. S., Lee, H. L., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J. E., Koh, D. Y., Kwon, J. Y., Park, S. A., Choi, E. H., Hong, Y. -H., Ahn, S. -H., Koo, D. L., Lim, J. -S., Shin, C. W., Hwang, J. Y., Kim, M., Kim, S. M., Jeong, H. -N., Jung, J. W., Kim, Y. -H., Lee, H. S., Shin, H. Y., Hwang, E. B., Shin, M., van derKooi, A., deVisser, M., Gibson, T., Casasnovas, C., AlbertiAguilo, M. A., Homedes-Pedret, C., Palacios, N. J., DiezPorras, L., VelezSantamaria, V., Lazaro, A., DiezTejedor, E., GomezSalcedo, P., Fernandez-Fournier, M., LopezRuiz, P., Rodriguez deRivera, F. J., Sastre, M., GamezCarbonell, J., Sune, P., SalvadoFigueras, M., Gili, G., Mazuela, G., Illa, I., CortesVicente, E., Diaz-Manera, J., QuerolGutierrez, L. A., RojasGarcia, R., Vidal, N., Arribas-Ibar, E., Piehl, F., Hietala, A., Bjarbo, L., Sengun, I., Meherremova, A., Ozcelik, P., Balkan, B., Tuga, C., Ugur, M., Erdem-Ozdamar, S., Bekircan-Kurt, C. E., Acar, N. P., Yilmaz, E., Caliskan, Y., Orsel, G., Efendi, H., Aydinlik, S., Cavus, H., Kutlu, A., Becerikli, G., Semiz, C., Tun, O., Terzi, M., Dogan, B., Onar, M. K., Sen, S., KirbasCavdar, T., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Sanjak, M., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Tinerney, S., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guinrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Scala, S., Weiner, E., Alam, S., McKinnon, J., Haar, L., McKinnon, N., Alcon, K., McKenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Kissel, J., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelbach, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., Y. T., So, Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., TobonGonzalez, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., McVey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, Y., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., DiSanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Traub, R., Chopra, M., Vu, T., Katzin, L., McClain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Polaka, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Henderson, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., and Vu, H.

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Acetylcholine receptor, Eculizumab, Minimal symptom expression, Myasthenia gravis, Refractory, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Autoantibodies, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Immunologic Factors, Male, Middle Aged, Myasthenia Gravis, Receptors, Cholinergic, Activities of Daily Living, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Quality of Life
Published
2020

50. Characteristics and treatment regimens across ERS SHARP severe asthma registries

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van Bragt, JJMH, Adcock, IM, Bel, EHD, Braunstahl, G-J, ten Brinke, A, Busby, J, Canonica, GW, Cao, H, Chung, KF, Csoma, Z, Dahlen, B, Davin, E, Hansen, S, Heffler, E, Horvath, I, Korn, S, Kots, M, Kuna, P, Kwon, N, Louis, R, Plaza, V, Porsbjerg, C, Ramos-Barbon, D, Richards, LB, Skrgat, S, Sont, JK, Vijverberg, SJH, Weersink, EJM, Yasinska, V, Wagers, SS, Djukanovic, R, Maitland-van der Zee, AH, Abenhardt, B, Adler, J, Alfonso, R, Ali, R, Alkameh, S, Almonacid Sanchez, C, Alvares, L, Anderson, G, Assing, K, Ayre, S, Becker, J, Bergmann, K, Bieksiene, K, Bjerring, N, Blasi, F, Bloemen, P, Blum, H, Boeing, S, Bonavia, M, Bossios, A, Bourdin, A, Brons, A, Brusselle, G, Buis, J, Caiaffa, M, Calabrese, C, Camiciottoli, G, Caruso, C, Castilla Martinez, M, Centanni, S, Cisneros Serrano, C, Corsico, A, Cosmi, L, Costantino, M, Costello, R, Crimi, N, Dahlen, S, D'Amato, M, Davies, D, Garcia-Cosio Piqueras, FDB, Decarlo, G, Deimling, A, Del Giacco, S, Diaz Campos, R, Djandji, M, Doberer, D, Dupont, L, Dyett, K, Edelbaher, N, Edelmann, M, Ehmann, R, Ekberg-Jansson, A, Farsi, A, Favero, E, Feimer, J, Fletcher, M, Foschino, B, Frankemolle, B, Gaga, M, Gappa, M, Garcia de Pedro, J, Garcia Rivero, J, Gasplmayr, M, Gebhardt, R, Geldmacher, H, Geltner, C, Gerstlauer, M, Gibson, T, Giuseppe, G, Gogoll, C, Grimm-Sachs, V, Grisle, I, Gruen, B, Gruenewaldt, A, Guarnieri, G, Gullon Blanco, J, Hamelmann, E, Hamerlijnck, D, Hammers-Reinhard, A, Hanon, S, Harzheim, D, Heaney, L, Hellmich, S, Herden, M, Hering, T, Herth, F, Hilberg, O, Howarth, P, Hubatsch, M, Humbert, M, Husemann, K, Idzko, M, Jackson, D, Jandl, M, Jaumont, X, Joos, G, Joest, M, Juech, M, Kabesch, M, Kaiser-Labusch, P, Kardos, P, Kaessner, F, Keeley, T, Kerr, W, Kirschner, J, Klimek, L, Koca, M, Koczulla, R, Koerner-Rettberg, C, Kopac, P, Kronsbein, J, Lipinska, IK, Langer, M, Langeveld, B, Lantz, A, Lazarinis, N, Lazic, Z, Lehtimaki, L, Leuppi, J, Lombardi, C, Lommatzsch, M, Lopez-Vina, A, Luca, R, Ludviksdottir, D, Luettecke-Hecht, C, Macchia, L, Magni, T, Martinez Rivera, C, Mastoridis, P, Mazza, F, Menzella, F, Menzies-Gow, A, Michils, A, Mihaltan, F, Milanese, M, Milger-Kneidinger, K, Molinska, J, Montagna, I, Montuschi, P, Muelleneisen, N, Munoz Esquerre, M, Nanzer-Kelly, A, Nenasheva, N, Neurohr, C, Nucera, E, Otker, J, Oud, K, Paggiaro, P, Parente, R, Parkinson, J, Passalacqua, G, Patberg, N, Patella, V, Patino, O, Paulsson, T, Peche, R, Pelaia, G, Peress, E, Perez de Llano, L, Pfeffer, P, Pfister, P, Pilette, C, Pinedo Sierra, C, Pini, L, Powitz, F, Ranger, T, Rasmussen, L, Rasmussen, K, Rezelj, M, Ricciardi, L, Ricciardolo, F, Ridolo, E, Rijssenbeek-Nouwens, L, Rolla, G, Romero Ribate, D, Ruediger, S, Safioti, G, Sandstrom, T, Santus, P, Sauer, R, Schauerte, G, Schipmann, R, Schleich, F, Schmid, J, Schmidt, F, Schmidt, O, Schmitz, M, Schrag, T, Schroeer, S, Schultz, K, Schulz, C, Scichilone, N, Sedlak, V, Selb, J, Senna, G, Sergejeva, S, Serrano Pariente, J, Sichau, M, Simona, D, Singer, A, Skowasch, D, Smeenk, F, Smith, S, Solidoro, P, Spadaro, G, Spanevello, A, Stefansdottir, M, Steinmetz, K, Steiss, J, Stephan, M, Stieglitz, S, Suhling, H, Taube, C, Yavuz, ST, Tudoric, N, Ulrik, C, van de Ven, M, van den Elshout, F, Van Dyke, M, Van Nederveen-Bendien, S, van Veen, I, Vandenplas, O, Velthove, K, Vianello, A, Vogelberg, C, Wallen-Nielsen, E, Weersink, EJ, Wisskirchen, T, Yacoub, M, Yancey, S, Zappa, M, Zielen, S, Zimmermann, C, Zimmermann, R, van Bragt, JJMH, Adcock, IM, Bel, EHD, Braunstahl, G-J, ten Brinke, A, Busby, J, Canonica, GW, Cao, H, Chung, KF, Csoma, Z, Dahlen, B, Davin, E, Hansen, S, Heffler, E, Horvath, I, Korn, S, Kots, M, Kuna, P, Kwon, N, Louis, R, Plaza, V, Porsbjerg, C, Ramos-Barbon, D, Richards, LB, Skrgat, S, Sont, JK, Vijverberg, SJH, Weersink, EJM, Yasinska, V, Wagers, SS, Djukanovic, R, Maitland-van der Zee, AH, Abenhardt, B, Adler, J, Alfonso, R, Ali, R, Alkameh, S, Almonacid Sanchez, C, Alvares, L, Anderson, G, Assing, K, Ayre, S, Becker, J, Bergmann, K, Bieksiene, K, Bjerring, N, Blasi, F, Bloemen, P, Blum, H, Boeing, S, Bonavia, M, Bossios, A, Bourdin, A, Brons, A, Brusselle, G, Buis, J, Caiaffa, M, Calabrese, C, Camiciottoli, G, Caruso, C, Castilla Martinez, M, Centanni, S, Cisneros Serrano, C, Corsico, A, Cosmi, L, Costantino, M, Costello, R, Crimi, N, Dahlen, S, D'Amato, M, Davies, D, Garcia-Cosio Piqueras, FDB, Decarlo, G, Deimling, A, Del Giacco, S, Diaz Campos, R, Djandji, M, Doberer, D, Dupont, L, Dyett, K, Edelbaher, N, Edelmann, M, Ehmann, R, Ekberg-Jansson, A, Farsi, A, Favero, E, Feimer, J, Fletcher, M, Foschino, B, Frankemolle, B, Gaga, M, Gappa, M, Garcia de Pedro, J, Garcia Rivero, J, Gasplmayr, M, Gebhardt, R, Geldmacher, H, Geltner, C, Gerstlauer, M, Gibson, T, Giuseppe, G, Gogoll, C, Grimm-Sachs, V, Grisle, I, Gruen, B, Gruenewaldt, A, Guarnieri, G, Gullon Blanco, J, Hamelmann, E, Hamerlijnck, D, Hammers-Reinhard, A, Hanon, S, Harzheim, D, Heaney, L, Hellmich, S, Herden, M, Hering, T, Herth, F, Hilberg, O, Howarth, P, Hubatsch, M, Humbert, M, Husemann, K, Idzko, M, Jackson, D, Jandl, M, Jaumont, X, Joos, G, Joest, M, Juech, M, Kabesch, M, Kaiser-Labusch, P, Kardos, P, Kaessner, F, Keeley, T, Kerr, W, Kirschner, J, Klimek, L, Koca, M, Koczulla, R, Koerner-Rettberg, C, Kopac, P, Kronsbein, J, Lipinska, IK, Langer, M, Langeveld, B, Lantz, A, Lazarinis, N, Lazic, Z, Lehtimaki, L, Leuppi, J, Lombardi, C, Lommatzsch, M, Lopez-Vina, A, Luca, R, Ludviksdottir, D, Luettecke-Hecht, C, Macchia, L, Magni, T, Martinez Rivera, C, Mastoridis, P, Mazza, F, Menzella, F, Menzies-Gow, A, Michils, A, Mihaltan, F, Milanese, M, Milger-Kneidinger, K, Molinska, J, Montagna, I, Montuschi, P, Muelleneisen, N, Munoz Esquerre, M, Nanzer-Kelly, A, Nenasheva, N, Neurohr, C, Nucera, E, Otker, J, Oud, K, Paggiaro, P, Parente, R, Parkinson, J, Passalacqua, G, Patberg, N, Patella, V, Patino, O, Paulsson, T, Peche, R, Pelaia, G, Peress, E, Perez de Llano, L, Pfeffer, P, Pfister, P, Pilette, C, Pinedo Sierra, C, Pini, L, Powitz, F, Ranger, T, Rasmussen, L, Rasmussen, K, Rezelj, M, Ricciardi, L, Ricciardolo, F, Ridolo, E, Rijssenbeek-Nouwens, L, Rolla, G, Romero Ribate, D, Ruediger, S, Safioti, G, Sandstrom, T, Santus, P, Sauer, R, Schauerte, G, Schipmann, R, Schleich, F, Schmid, J, Schmidt, F, Schmidt, O, Schmitz, M, Schrag, T, Schroeer, S, Schultz, K, Schulz, C, Scichilone, N, Sedlak, V, Selb, J, Senna, G, Sergejeva, S, Serrano Pariente, J, Sichau, M, Simona, D, Singer, A, Skowasch, D, Smeenk, F, Smith, S, Solidoro, P, Spadaro, G, Spanevello, A, Stefansdottir, M, Steinmetz, K, Steiss, J, Stephan, M, Stieglitz, S, Suhling, H, Taube, C, Yavuz, ST, Tudoric, N, Ulrik, C, van de Ven, M, van den Elshout, F, Van Dyke, M, Van Nederveen-Bendien, S, van Veen, I, Vandenplas, O, Velthove, K, Vianello, A, Vogelberg, C, Wallen-Nielsen, E, Weersink, EJ, Wisskirchen, T, Yacoub, M, Yancey, S, Zappa, M, Zielen, S, Zimmermann, C, and Zimmermann, R

Abstract

Little is known about the characteristics and treatments of patients with severe asthma across Europe, but both are likely to vary. This is the first study in the European Respiratory Society Severe Heterogeneous Asthma Research collaboration, Patient-centred (SHARP) Clinical Research Collaboration and it is designed to explore these variations. Therefore, we aimed to compare characteristics of patients in European severe asthma registries and treatments before starting biologicals.This was a cross-sectional retrospective analysis of aggregated data from 11 national severe asthma registries that joined SHARP with established patient databases.Analysis of data from 3236 patients showed many differences in characteristics and lifestyle factors. Current smokers ranged from 0% (Poland and Sweden) to 9.5% (Belgium), mean body mass index ranged from 26.2 (Italy) to 30.6 kg·m-2 (the UK) and the largest difference in mean pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s % predicted was 20.9% (the Netherlands versus Hungary). Before starting biologicals patients were treated differently between countries: mean inhaled corticosteroid dose ranged from 700 to 1335 µg·day-1 between those from Slovenia versus Poland when starting anti-interleukin (IL)-5 antibody and from 772 to 1344 µg·day-1 in those starting anti-IgE (Slovenia versus Spain). Maintenance oral corticosteroid use ranged from 21.0% (Belgium) to 63.0% (Sweden) and from 9.1% (Denmark) to 56.1% (the UK) in patients starting anti-IL-5 and anti-IgE, respectively.The severe asthmatic population in Europe is heterogeneous and differs in both clinical characteristics and treatment, often appearing not to comply with the current European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guidelines definition of severe asthma. Treatment regimens before starting biologicals were different from inclusion criteria in clinical trials and varied between countries.

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2020

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