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An Inverse Gaussian Process Model for Degradation Data by Wang, Xiao, Xu, Dihua

“…This paper studies the maximum likelihood estimation of a class of inverse Gaussian process models for degradation data. Both the subject-to-subject…”
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Hemodynamic Predictors of Mortality in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease by MEHARI, Alem, ALAM, Shoaib, MINNITI, Caterina P, SACHDEV, Vandana, TAYLOR, James G, KATO, Gregory J, MACHADO, Roberto F, XIN TIAN, CUTTICA, Michael J, BARNETT, Christopher F, MILES, George, DIHUA XU, SEAMON, Catherine, ADAMS-GRAVES, Patricia, CASTRO, Oswaldo L

“…Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with early mortality, but no prior studies have evaluated quantitative…”
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Characterization and Correction of Olfactory Deficits in Kidney Disease by Nigwekar, Sagar U, Weiser, Jeremy M, Kalim, Sahir, Xu, Dihua, Wibecan, Joshua L, Dougherty, Sarah M, Mercier-Lafond, Laurence, Corapi, Kristin M, Eneanya, Nwamaka D, Holbrook, Eric H, Brown, Dennis, Thadhani, Ravi I, Păunescu, Teodor G

“…Patients with CKD suffer from food aversion, anorexia, and malnutrition. Although olfaction has a significant role in determining food flavor, our…”
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Effect of kidney donation on bone mineral metabolism by Hiemstra, Thomas F, Smith, Jane C, Lim, Kenneth, Xu, Dihua, Kulkarni, Shreya, Bradley, J Andrew, Paapstel, Kaido, Schoenmakers, Inez, Bradley, John R, Tomlinson, Laurie, McEniery, Carmel M, Wilkinson, Ian B

“…Kidney donation results in reductions in kidney function and lasting perturbations in phosphate homeostasis, which may lead to adverse cardiovascular sequelae…”
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Cytopenia and leukocyte recovery shape cytokine fluctuations after myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Jan Joseph Melenhorst, Xin Tian, Dihua Xu, Netanya G. Sandler, Philip Scheinberg, Angelique Biancotto, Priscila Scheinberg, John Phil McCoy, Jr, Nancy F. Hensel, Zach McIver, Daniel C Douek, Austin John Barrett

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is associated with profound changes in levels of various cytokines. Emphasis has been placed on…”
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Topical sodium nitrite for chronic leg ulcers in patients with sickle cell anaemia: a phase 1 dose-finding safety and tolerability trial by Minniti, Caterina P, Prof, Gorbach, Alexander M, PhD, Xu, Dihua, PhD, Hon, Yuen Yi, PharmD, Delaney, Kara-Marie, MD, Seidel, Miles, BS, Malik, Nitin, BS, Peters-Lawrence, Marlene, RN, Cantilena, Carly, BS, Nichols, James S, RN, Mendelsohn, Laurel, BS, Conrey, Anna, NP, Grimes, George, PharmD, Kato, Gregory J, Prof

“…Summary Background Well-tolerated and effective treatments are needed for chronic leg ulcers in sickle cell anaemia. Topical sodium nitrite, a known nitric…”
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor as a Novel Biomarker of Portopulmonary Hypertension by DuBrock, Hilary M., Rodriguez-Lopez, Josanna M., LeVarge, Barbara L., Curry, Michael P., VanderLaan, Paul A., Zsengeller, Zsuzsanna K., Pernicone, Elizabeth, Preston, Ioana R., Yu, Paul B., Nikolic, Ivana, Xu, Dihua, Thadhani, Ravi I., Channick, Richard N., Karumanchi, S. Ananth

“…Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is a poorly understood complication of liver disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We sought to…”
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Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylation of Matrix Gla Protein Influences the Risk of Calciphylaxis by Nigwekar, Sagar U, Bloch, Donald B, Nazarian, Rosalynn M, Vermeer, Cees, Booth, Sarah L, Xu, Dihua, Thadhani, Ravi I, Malhotra, Rajeev

“…Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a potent inhibitor of vascular calcification. The ability of MGP to inhibit calcification requires the activity of a vitamin…”
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Prognosis of Patients with Cirrhosis and AKI Who Initiate RRT by Allegretti, Andrew S, Parada, Xavier Vela, Eneanya, Nwamaka D, Gilligan, Hannah, Xu, Dihua, Zhao, Sophia, Dienstag, Jules L, Chung, Raymond T, Thadhani, Ravi I

“…Literature on the prognosis of patients with cirrhosis who require RRT for AKI is sparse and is confounded by liver transplant eligibility. An update on…”
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Incrementally Expandable Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts: Single-Center Experience by Cui, Jie, Smolinski, Sara E, Liu, Fengyong, Xu, Dihua, Dulaimy, Kal, Irani, Zubin

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of a small-diameter expandable transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt…”
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Effect of Sofosbuvir-Based Hepatitis C Virus Therapy on Kidney Function in Patients with CKD by Sise, Meghan E, Backman, Elke, Ortiz, Guillermo A, Hundemer, Gregory L, Ufere, Nneka N, Chute, Donald F, Brancale, Joseph, Xu, Dihua, Wisocky, Jessica, Lin, Ming V, Kim, Arthur Y, Thadhani, Ravi, Chung, Raymond T

“…Hepatitis C virus infection is common in patients with CKD and leads to accelerated progression to ESRD. Sofosbuvir is a potent direct-acting antiviral therapy…”
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Complement 7 Is Up-Regulated in Human Early Diabetic Kidney Disease by Sircar, Monica, Rosales, Ivy A., Selig, Martin K., Xu, Dihua, Zsengeller, Zsuzsanna K., Stillman, Isaac E., Libermann, Towia A., Karumanchi, S. Ananth, Thadhani, Ravi I.

“…There is a temporal window from the time diabetes is diagnosed to the appearance of overt kidney disease during which time the disease progresses quietly…”
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Extended Duration Nocturnal Hemodialysis and Changes in Plasma Metabolite Profiles by Kalim, Sahir, Wald, Ron, Yan, Andrew T, Goldstein, Marc B, Kiaii, Mercedeh, Xu, Dihua, Berg, Anders H, Clish, Clary, Thadhani, Ravi, Rhee, Eugene P, Perl, Jeffrey

“…In-center, extended duration nocturnal hemodialysis has been associated with variable clinical benefits, but the effect of extended duration hemodialysis on…”
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Personalized Learning Path Recommender Based on User Profile Using Social Tags by Dihua Xu, Zhijian Wang, Kejia Chen, Weidong Huang

“…Nowadays, many researchers focus on developing learning systems with personalized learning mechanisms to adaptively provide learning paths in order to promote…”
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Vasculopathy, inflammation, and blood flow in leg ulcers of patients with sickle cell anemia by Minniti, Caterina P., Delaney, Kara‐Marie H., Gorbach, Alexander M., Xu, Dihua, Lee, Chyi‐Chia Richard, Malik, Nitin, Koroulakis, Antony, Antalek, Matthew, Maivelett, Jordan, Peters‐Lawrence, Marlene, Novelli, Enrico M., Lanzkron, Sophie M., Axelrod, Karen C., Kato, Gregory J.

“…Chronic leg ulcers are frequent and debilitating complications of sickle cell anemia. Inadequate blood supply has been postulated to be an important factor in…”
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A Collaborative Tag Recommendation Based on User Profile by Dihua Xu, Zhijian Wang, Yanli Zhang, Ping Zong

“…With the increasing popularity of social tagging, services that assist the user in the task of tagging, such as tag recommenders, are more and more required…”
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Stenoses in the surgically manipulated segment have better angioplasty response compared to the surgically naive segment in fistulas by Cui, Jie, Xu, Dihua, Ma, Jie, Liu, Bingyan, Kawai, Tatsuo, Yeh, Heidi, Schainfeld, Robert, Irani, Zubin

“…Purpose Balloon angioplasty is the standard treatment for dysfunctional hemodialysis fistulas, but angioplasty response of stenotic lesions located in…”
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A Retrospective Review of Acupuncture Use for the Treatment of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease Patients: Descriptive Analysis From a Single Institution by Lu, Kit, Cheng, Mok-Chung Jennifer, Ge, Xiaoying, Berger, Ann, Xu, Dihua, Kato, Gregory J, Minniti, Caterina P

“…OBJECTIVES:This retrospective study describes the use of acupuncture for adult sickle cell patients in a single institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We…”
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Likelihood Ratio Tests for Interval Hypotheses with Applications by Park, Junyong, Sinha, Bimal, Shah, Arvind, Xu, Dihua, Lin, Jianxin

“…In this article, we derive the likelihood ratio tests (LRTs) for simultaneously testing interval hypotheses for normal means with known and unknown variances,…”
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Treatment of HIV infection with a raltegravir-based regimen increases LDL levels, but improves HDL cholesterol efflux capacity by Funderburg, Nicholas T, Xu, Dihua, Playford, Martin P, Joshi, Aditya A, Andrade, Adriana, Kuritzkes, Daniel R, Lederman, Michael M, Mehta, Nehal N

“…Persons infected with HIV often have altered lipid profiles that may be affected by antiretroviral therapies (ART). Traditional lipid measurements may be…”
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