Search Results - "Cook, RJ"

Cardiovascular and other comorbidities in patients with psoriatic arthritis: A comparison with patients with psoriasis by Husted, Janice A., Thavaneswaran, Arane, Chandran, Vinod, Eder, Lihi, Rosen, Cheryl F., Cook, Richard J., Gladman, Dafna D.

“…Objective To determine whether the presence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with greater comorbidity, in particular cardiovascular morbidity,…”
Get full text

Determining asthma treatment by monitoring sputum cell counts: effect on exacerbations by Jayaram, L, Pizzichini, M. M, Cook, R. J, Boulet, L-P, Lemiere, C, Pizzichini, E, Cartier, A, Hussack, P, Goldsmith, C. H, Laviolette, M, Parameswaran, K, Hargreave, F. E

“…One important goal of asthma treatment is to reduce exacerbations. The current authors investigated if the use of sputum cell counts to guide treatment would…”
Get full text

Statistical methods for incomplete data: Some results on model misspecification by McIsaac, Michael, Cook, RJ

“…Inverse probability weighted estimating equations and multiple imputation are two of the most studied frameworks for dealing with incomplete data in clinical…”
Get full text

Septic pulmonary embolism: presenting features and clinical course of 14 patients by Cook, Rachel J, Ashton, Rendell W, Aughenbaugh, Gregory L, Ryu, Jay H

“…Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is an uncommon disorder with an insidious onset and is difficult to diagnose. To characterize the presenting features and…”
Get more information

Bone Turnover Markers as Predictors of Skeletal Complications in Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Other Solid Tumors by Brown, Janet E., Cook, Richard J., Major, Pierre, Lipton, Allan, Saad, Fred, Smith, Matthew, Lee, Ker-Ai, Zheng, Ming, Hei, Yong-Jiang, Coleman, Robert E.

“…Background: Whether bone markers have prognostic value in patients with bone metastases is unknown. We investigated this question in patients with bone…”
Get full text

Take-all of wheat by James Cook, R

“…Take-all, caused by the soilborne fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, is arguably the most-studied root disease of any crop, yet remains the most…”
Get full text

Anti–platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies in orthopedic surgery patients receiving antithrombotic prophylaxis with fondaparinux or enoxaparin by Warkentin, Theodore E., Cook, Richard J., Marder, Victor J., Sheppard, Jo-Ann I., Moore, Jane C., Eriksson, Bengt I., Greinacher, Andreas, Kelton, John G.

“…Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is caused by platelet-activating IgG antibodies that recognize platelet factor 4 (PF4) bound to heparin. Immunogenicity…”
Get full text

Methods for assessing responsiveness: a critical review and recommendations by Husted, Janice A., Cook, Richard J., Farewell, Vern T., Gladman, Dafna D.

“…A review of the literature suggests there are two major aspects of responsiveness. We define the first as “internal responsiveness,” which characterizes the…”
Get full text

The risk of bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with acute myeloid leukemia by Webert, K, Cook, RJ, Sigouin, CS, Rebulla, P, Heddle, NM

“…Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. webertk@mcmaster.ca BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia are…”
Get full text

Moving Toward a Theory of Normative Influences: How Perceived Benefits and Similarity Moderate the Impact of Descriptive Norms on Behaviors by Rimal, Rajiv N., Lapinski, Maria K., Cook, Rachel J., Real, Kevin

“…In recent years researchers have focused attention on understanding the role of normative factors in influencing behaviors. Although there is some evidence to…”
Get full text

PRMT1 Is the Predominant Type I Protein Arginine Methyltransferase in Mammalian Cells by Tang, Jie, Frankel, Adam, Cook, Robert J., Kim, Sangduk, Paik, Woon Ki, Williams, Kenneth R., Clarke, Steven, Herschman, Harvey R.

“…Type I protein arginine methyltransferases catalyze the formation of asymmetric ω-NG,NG-dimethylarginine residues by transferring methyl groups…”
Get full text

Advances in Plant Health Management in the Twentieth Century by Cook, R. James

“…Plant health management is the science and practice of understanding and overcoming the succession of biotic and abiotic factors that limit plants from…”
Get full text

Incidence of and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients by COOK, D. J, WALTER, S. D, COOK, R. J, GRIFFITH, L. E, GUYATT, G. H, LEASA, D, JAESCHKE, R. Z, BRUN-BUISSON, C

“…Understanding the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia can help to assess prognosis and devise and test preventive strategies. To examine the…”
Get full text

A role of jasmonate in pathogen defense of Arabidopsis by Vijayan, P. (Washington State University, Pullman, WA.), Shockey, J, Levesque, C.A, Cook, R.J, Browse, J

“…To investigate the role of jasmonate in the defense of plants against fungal pathogens, we have studied a mutant of Arabidopsis, fad3-2 fad7-2 fad8, that…”
Get full text

Second auto-SCT is safe and effective salvage therapy for relapsed multiple myeloma by Olin, R L, Vogl, D T, Porter, D L, Luger, S M, Schuster, S J, Tsai, D E, Siegel, D L, Cook, R J, Mangan, P A, Cunningham, K, Stadtmauer, E A

“…Therapeutic options for patients with multiple myeloma whose disease has relapsed after a prior auto-SCT include novel biologic therapies, traditional…”
Get full text

Insights into the prevalence and management of soilborne cereal pathogens under direct seeding in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A by Paulitz, T.C., Smiley, R.W., Cook, R.J.

“…Direct seeding or no-till leaves the soil undisturbed, except where the seed is planted and the soil fertilized. It offers several advantages in small-grain…”
Get full text

Clinical and radiological damage in psoriatic arthritis by Siannis, F, Farewell, V T, Cook, R J, Schentag, C T, Gladman, D D

“…Background: Psoriatic arthritis may progress to joint damage. Joint damage may be assessed clinically, by identifying deformed, fused, or flail joints, or…”
Get full text

Efficacy of home-based exercise for improving quality of life among elderly women with symptomatic osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures by PAPAIOANNOU, A, ADACHI, J. D, WINEGARD, K, FERKO, N, PARKINSON, W, COOK, R. J, WEBBER, C, MCCARTNEY, N

“…This randomized controlled trial was designed to investigate the effect of a 6-month home-based exercise program versus control (usual activities) on quality…”
Get full text

Relative Change in Diurnal Mean Ocular Perfusion Pressure: A Risk Factor for the Diagnosis of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Sehi, Mitra, Flanagan, John G, Zeng, Leilei, Cook, Richard J, Trope, Graham E

“…To investigate diurnal change and pattern of variation in intraocular pressure (IOP) and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DSP) blood pressures in a group with…”
Get full text

Avoiding Transfusions in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials of Aprotinin by Arnold, Donald M., Fergusson, Dean A., Chan, Anthony K.C., Cook, Richard J., Fraser, Graeme A., Lim, Wendy, Blajchman, Morris A., Cook, Deborah J.

“…Aprotinin, a potent antifibrinolytic drug, reduces the proportion of adults who receive blood transfusions during cardiac surgery, although the effect in…”
Get full text