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  1. Article ; Online: The power of sample size calculations that minimize costs.

    Thomas, Diana M

    The American journal of clinical nutrition

    2023  Volume 117, Issue 6, Page(s) 1053–1054

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Sample Size ; Research Design ; Costs and Cost Analysis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 280048-2
    ISSN 1938-3207 ; 0002-9165
    ISSN (online) 1938-3207
    ISSN 0002-9165
    DOI 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.03.027
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  2. Article ; Online: Antegrade ejaculation preservation in surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia: quest for balance between voiding and sexual function.

    Lopategui, Diana M / Shah, Hemendra N / Herrmann, Thomas R W

    Current opinion in urology

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) carries a significant risk of ejaculation dysfunction. Preservation of antegrade ejaculation while providing effective, well tolerated, and durable treatment of BPH is a ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) carries a significant risk of ejaculation dysfunction. Preservation of antegrade ejaculation while providing effective, well tolerated, and durable treatment of BPH is a paramount component of physical and sexual well being for significant number of men. We reviewed available literature with an aim of providing status on antegrade ejaculation preserving BPH surgical therapies.
    Recent findings: Minimally invasive surgical therapies for BPH have been developed over the last decade, with significant marketing emphasis on their potential for preservation of antegrade ejaculation. However, the question about durability of relief of bladder outlet obstruction remains. Parallel to this technological development, the understanding of anatomical structures involved in ejaculation have resulted in technical modifications of well established surgical treatments modalities like transurethral resection of prostate, endoscopic enucleation of prostate and simple prostatectomy, thereby providing safe and durable relief of bladder outlet obstruction secondary to BPH with a satisfactory preservation of antegrade ejaculation.
    Summary: Preservation of antegrade ejaculation is an important goal for significant number of men needing BPH surgery. Novel minimally invasive surgical technologies have been developed for this purpose; but understanding of the anatomical structures essential for antegrade ejaculation have allowed technical modification of existing surgical techniques with excellent preservation of antegrade ejaculation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1091792-5
    ISSN 1473-6586 ; 0963-0643
    ISSN (online) 1473-6586
    ISSN 0963-0643
    DOI 10.1097/MOU.0000000000001178
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  3. Article ; Online: Decreased Serum Levels of the Insulin Resistance-Related microRNA miR-320a in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

    Vogt, Sarina / Handke, Diana / Behre, Hermann M / Greither, Thomas

    Current issues in molecular biology

    2024  Volume 46, Issue 4, Page(s) 3379–3393

    Abstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is often associated with metabolic abnormalities in the affected patients such as obesity or a dysregulated glucose metabolism/insulin resistance (IR). IR affects the serum levels of several circulating microRNAs; however, ...

    Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is often associated with metabolic abnormalities in the affected patients such as obesity or a dysregulated glucose metabolism/insulin resistance (IR). IR affects the serum levels of several circulating microRNAs; however, studies on the association between IR-related microRNAs and PCOS are scarce. Therefore, we quantified the serum levels of the IR-associated microRNAs miR-93, miR-148a, miR-216a, miR-224 and miR-320a via qPCR in a cohort of 358 infertility patients, of whom 136 were diagnosed with PCOS. In bivariate correlation analyses, the serum levels of miR-93 and miR-216a were inversely associated with dipeptidyl peptidase 4 serum concentrations, and the miR-320a serum levels were significantly downregulated in PCOS patients (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2000024-8
    ISSN 1467-3045 ; 1467-3037
    ISSN (online) 1467-3045
    ISSN 1467-3037
    DOI 10.3390/cimb46040212
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  4. Article: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Glioma

    Stadlbauer, Andreas / Nikolic, Katarina / Oberndorfer, Stefan / Marhold, Franz / Kinfe, Thomas M / Meyer-Bäse, Anke / Bistrian, Diana Alina / Schnell, Oliver / Doerfler, Arnd

    Cancers

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 6

    Abstract: The mutational status of the isocitrate dehydrogenase ( ...

    Abstract The mutational status of the isocitrate dehydrogenase (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers16061102
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  5. Article ; Online: Endoscopist experience with pediatric recurrent and intentional foreign body ingestion (RIFBI): Management considerations and future directions.

    Low Kapalu, Christina M / Uraizee, Omar / Lerner, Diana G / Thomson, Mike / Attard, Thomas

    Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

    2024  Volume 78, Issue 3, Page(s) 711–719

    Abstract: Objectives and study: Accidental foreign body ingestion (FBI) is a common pediatric referral concern. In contrast, recurrent and intentional FBI (RIFBI) is infrequent and associated with greater endoscopic and surgical intervention in adults. Although ... ...

    Abstract Objectives and study: Accidental foreign body ingestion (FBI) is a common pediatric referral concern. In contrast, recurrent and intentional FBI (RIFBI) is infrequent and associated with greater endoscopic and surgical intervention in adults. Although pediatric guidelines exist for FBI, the risk and therapeutic implications of RIFBI are not addressed. An anonymous international survey on pediatric gastroenterologist experience with RIFBI was distributed.
    Methods: A 33-item REDCap© survey was distributed via email to pediatric gastroenterologists identified through mailing and email lists obtained from pediatric gastroenterology professional organizations.
    Results: During 9-12/2021 we accrued 202 completed surveys. Respondents were from 27 countries and across the career span. Eighty percent reported experience with RIFBI; 74% reported seeing ≤ 3 patients with RIFBI within the past 24 months and 4% reported seeing ≥ 6. Of those who treated RIFBI, 38% reported an average number of annual ingestions per patient was ≥5. Frequent morbidity but not mortality was reported. Half reported adherence to FBI guidelines. Later-career endoscopists treated RIFBI more aggressively than accidental ingestion. Ninety-six percent noted that patients with RIFBI had psychiatric comorbidities. Providers at academic medical centers reported referring to behavioral health more than those in other settings.
    Conclusion: Most gastroenterologists surveyed reported encountering RFBI several times a year and in patients with psychiatric comorbidities. Greater likelihood of adverse outcomes associated with endoscopy was reported. Most reported referral to behavioral health and few had RIFBI management protocols. A broader spectrum of psychologic comorbidities in the pediatric population with RIFBI, notably depression and autism spectrum disorder, were reported.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Child ; Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications ; Digestive System ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Foreign Bodies/surgery ; Foreign Bodies/complications ; Eating
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603201-1
    ISSN 1536-4801 ; 0277-2116
    ISSN (online) 1536-4801
    ISSN 0277-2116
    DOI 10.1002/jpn3.12114
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  6. Article: Moved by Social Justice: The Role of Kama Muta in Collective Action Toward Racial Equality.

    Lizarazo Pereira, Diana M / Schubert, Thomas W / Roth, Jenny

    Frontiers in psychology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 780615

    Abstract: Participation in collective action is known to be driven by two appraisals of a social situation: Beliefs that the situation is unfair (injustice appraisal) and beliefs that a group can change the situation (collective efficacy appraisal). Anger has been ...

    Abstract Participation in collective action is known to be driven by two appraisals of a social situation: Beliefs that the situation is unfair (injustice appraisal) and beliefs that a group can change the situation (collective efficacy appraisal). Anger has been repeatedly found to mediate the relationship between injustice appraisals and collective action. Recent work suggests that the emotion of being moved mediates the relationship between efficacy appraisals and collective action. Building on this prior work, the present research applies kama muta theory to further investigate the relationship between efficacy appraisals and collective action. Kama muta is a positive emotion that is evoked by a sudden intensification of communal sharing, and largely overlaps with the English concept being moved. We investigated its relationship with collective action in both advantaged and disadvantaged racial groups in the context of the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) in Spring of 2020. In one pilot study (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.780615
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  7. Article ; Online: Don't Look Back and Spray! Risk of Endoscope Adhesion with Hemospray Application in Retroflexion in a Pediatric Patient.

    Edwards, Sarah T / Lerner, Diana G / Alatorre Jimenez, Moises / Attard, Thomas M

    JPGN reports

    2023  Volume 4, Issue 3, Page(s) e336

    Abstract: Although the vast majority of recognized pediatric upper gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) resolves spontaneously, gastrointestinal hemorrhage is the most common indication for urgent or emergent therapeutic endoscopy in pediatric practice. The application ...

    Abstract Although the vast majority of recognized pediatric upper gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) resolves spontaneously, gastrointestinal hemorrhage is the most common indication for urgent or emergent therapeutic endoscopy in pediatric practice. The application of hemostatic powders, including TC-325 (Hemospray, Cook Medical, Winston-Salem, NC, USA), has shown considerable impact on the control of acute bleeding, with the advantage of potentially covering an extensive area and requiring less technical expertise. We report a case of transient adherence of an esophagogastroduodenoscopy following Hemospray application in a 22-month-old with upper GIB. Our experience does not detract from the significant gains in the management of pediatric GIB from Hemospray; however, it does raise a cautionary note toward the application technique utilized.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2691-171X
    ISSN (online) 2691-171X
    DOI 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000336
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  8. Article ; Online: Raising the U.S. Army Height-Weight (Body Mass Index) Standards: Quantifying Metabolic Risk.

    Smith, Maria / Cooper, Alma / Hill, James O / Yankovich, Michael / Crofford, Ira / Thomas, Diana M

    Military medicine

    2023  

    Abstract: Background & objectives: The U.S. Army fell 25% short of its recruitment goal in 2022 and therefore, increasing the eligibility pool for potential recruits is of interest. Raising the body mass index (BMI) standards for eligibility presents a path to ... ...

    Abstract Background & objectives: The U.S. Army fell 25% short of its recruitment goal in 2022 and therefore, increasing the eligibility pool for potential recruits is of interest. Raising the body mass index (BMI) standards for eligibility presents a path to increase the recruitable population; however, there may be additional costs incurred due to attendant health risks that may be present in individuals with higher BMI.
    Methods: We filtered the 2017-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by age (17-25 years) and BMI (up to 30 kg/m2). A k-means cluster analysis was performed on the filtered dataset for the variables used to determine metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome Clusters were characterized through summary statistics and compared over clinical measurements and questionnaire responses.
    Results: Five distinct clusters were identified and mean BMI in two clusters (Clusters1 and 3) exceeded the current U.S. Army BMI thresholds. Of these two clusters, Cluster 1 members had metabolic syndrome. Cluster 3 members were at higher risk for metabolic syndrome compared to members of Clusters 2, 4, and 5. Mean waist circumference was slightly lower in Cluster 3 compared to Cluster 1. None of the clusters had significant differences in depression scores, poverty index, or frequency of dental visits.
    Conclusions: Potential recruits from Cluster 1 have excessive health risk and may incur substantial cost to the U.S. Army if enlisted. However, potential recruits from Cluster 3 appear to add little risk and offer an opportunity to increase the pool for recruiting.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391061-1
    ISSN 1930-613X ; 0026-4075
    ISSN (online) 1930-613X
    ISSN 0026-4075
    DOI 10.1093/milmed/usad450
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  9. Article ; Online: Robotic-arm assisted lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: 5-Year outcomes & survivorship.

    Gaudiani, Michael A / Samuel, Linsen T / Diana, John N / DeBattista, Jennifer L / Coon, Thomas M / Moore, Ryan E / Kamath, Atul F

    Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

    2023  Volume 31, Issue 1, Page(s) 10225536221138986

    Abstract: Introduction: Robotic-arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (RA-UKA) has demonstrated accurate component positioning and excellent outcomes for medial components. However, there is a paucity of literature on lateral compartment RA-UKA. The ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Robotic-arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (RA-UKA) has demonstrated accurate component positioning and excellent outcomes for medial components. However, there is a paucity of literature on lateral compartment RA-UKA. The purpose of our study was to assess the midterm clinical outcomes and survivorship of lateral RA-UKA.
    Methods: This study was a retrospective review of a single-center prospectively maintained cohort of 33 patients (36 knees) indicated for lateral UKA. Perioperative, and postoperative two- and five-year Knee injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Score (WOMAC), and Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) patient reported outcome measures were collected. Five-year follow-up was recorded in 29 patients (32 knees).
    Results: Mean follow up was 5.1 ± 0.1 years. Mean age and BMI was 70.9 ± 7.2 years and 29.0 ± 4.2 kg/m2, respectively. At discharge, mean distance walked was 273.4 ± 70.4 feet, and mean pain score was 2.0 ± 2.5. At 2-year follow up, mean KOOS, WOMAC, and FJS were 75.1 ± 13.5, 15.0 ± 7.2, and 81.0 ± 23.3, respectively. At 5-year follow up, mean KOOS, WOMAC, and FJS were 75.3 ± 14.6, 14.9 ± 5.0, and 75.8 ± 27.4, respectively. Mean change in KOOS and WOMAC were 35.6 ± 27.1 and 11.7 ± 13.4 (
    Discussion: In this study, lateral RA-UKA demonstrated significantly improved clinical outcomes, high patient satisfaction, met expectations, and excellent functional recovery at midterm follow up. Comparative studies are needed to determine differences between robotic-assisted and conventional lateral UKA, as well as TKA.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; Knee Prosthesis ; Survivorship ; Robotic Surgical Procedures ; Treatment Outcome ; Knee Joint/surgery ; Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1493368-8
    ISSN 2309-4990 ; 1022-5536
    ISSN (online) 2309-4990
    ISSN 1022-5536
    DOI 10.1177/10225536221138986
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  10. Article ; Online: Pre-erythrocytic Activity of M5717 in Monotherapy and Combination in Preclinical

    Fontinha, Diana / Arez, Francisca / Gal, Isabella Ramella / Nogueira, Gonçalo / Moita, Diana / Baeurle, Tobias Hyun Ho / Brito, Catarina / Spangenberg, Thomas / Alves, Paula M / Prudêncio, Miguel

    ACS infectious diseases

    2022  Volume 8, Issue 4, Page(s) 721–727

    Abstract: Combination therapies have emerged to ... ...

    Abstract Combination therapies have emerged to mitigate
    MeSH term(s) Antimalarials/pharmacology ; Antimalarials/therapeutic use ; Drug Resistance ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Humans ; Malaria/drug therapy ; Plasmodium
    Chemical Substances Antimalarials
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2373-8227
    ISSN (online) 2373-8227
    DOI 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00640
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