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Achieving Equity in Transportation for Radiotherapy by Song, Tony, Sura, Karna T

“…Transportation is a significant social determinant of health and a barrier to treatment for many patients. Cancer patients are disproportionately affected, and…”
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Imbalanced specialty representation of USMLE and NBME test writers by Mahoney, Mary T, Linkowski, Lauren C, Mix, Michael D, Wong, Roger, Sim, Austin J, Hoffe, Sarah E, Sura, Karna T

“…The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is an examination series required for allopathic physician licensure in the United States (US). USMLE…”
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A Novel USMLE® Step 1 Based Approach to Introducing Radiation Oncology to Second-Year Preclinical Medical Students by Mahoney, Mary T., Mix, Michael D., Sura, Karna T., Germain, Lauren J.

“…There is a paucity of formalized exposure to Radiation Oncology (RO) for preclinical medical students across the United States as well as barriers to…”
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Radiation oncology education and experience in the undergraduate medical setting by Odiase, Otasowie M., Huang, Danning, Sura, Karna T.

“…The goal of this study was to determine the impact and experience of radiation oncology (RO) education in the undergraduate medical experience in the USA. A…”
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Experience With Medical Marijuana for Cancer Patients in the Palliative Setting by Sura, Karna T, Kohman, Leslie, Huang, Danning, Pasniciuc, Silviu V

“…OBJECTIVESMedical marijuana is a symptom treatment option for palliative cancer patients; however, its useful applications remain limited. The goals of this…”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene delivery in an animal model of multiple sclerosis using bone marrow stem cells as a vehicle by Makar, Tapas K, Bever, Christopher T, Singh, Ishwar S, Royal, Walter, Sahu, Surasri Nandan, Sura, Tushar P, Sultana, Shireen, Sura, Karna T, Patel, Niraj, Dhib-Jalbut, Suhayl, Trisler, David

“…Abstract Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a member of the neurotrophin family, is neuroprotective in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases…”
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Analysis of Oncology and Radiation Therapy Representation on the National Board of Medical Examiners Official Practice Material for the United States National Standardized Medical Board Examinations by Mahoney, Mary T, Linkowski, Lauren C, Wu, Trudy C, Chen, Jie Jane, Neilsen, Beth K, Thompson, Petria S, Mix, Michael D, Sura, Karna T, Mattes, Malcolm D

“…Radiation therapy (RT) is a critical component of multidisciplinary cancer care, but has inconsistent curricular exposure. We characterize the radiation…”
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The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus ultrasound-guided caudal epidural block for abdominal surgery in pediatric patients - A patient and assessor-blind, randomized controlled study by Pandey, Ashutosh, Ahmad, Zainab, Jain, Shikha, Pakhare, Abhijit, Sharma, Pramod K, Waindeskar, Vaishali, Mandal, Pranita, Karna, Sunaina T

“…Literature on the efficacy and safety of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in pediatric patients is limited. Hence, we aimed to compare ESPB versus caudal…”
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Brain derived neurotrophic factor treatment reduces inflammation and apoptosis in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis by Makar, Tapas K, Trisler, David, Sura, Karna T, Sultana, Shireen, Patel, Niraj, Bever, Christopher T

“…Abstract Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which includes a neurodegenerative component. Brain derived…”
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Thermal doping of polyaniline with dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid without auxiliary solvents by Levon, K., Ho, K.-H., Zheng, W.-Y., Laakso, J., Kärnä, T., Taka, T., Österholm, J.-E.

“…The doping of polyaniline has been achieved by introducing the dopant molecule into the solid, undoped polymer without the use of an auxiliary solvent. Complex…”
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Performance of prognostic scores in prediction of 30-day postoperative mortality in COVID-19 patients after emergency surgery: A retrospective cohort study by Karna, S, Gouroumourty, R, Ahmad, Z, Trivedi, S, Thaware, P, Singh, P

“…Background: Risk assessment with prognostic scoring, though important, is scarcely studied in emergency surgical patients with COVID-19 infection. Methods and…”
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Longitudinal Assessment of ROX and HACOR Scores to Predict Non-Invasive Ventilation Failure in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia by Anand, Abhijeet, Kodamanchili, Sai Teja, Joshi, Ankur, Joshi, Rajnish, Sharma, Jai Prakash, Abhishek, Goyal, Pakhare, Abhijit P, Niwariya, Yogesh, Panda, Rajesh, Karna, Sunaina T, Khurana, Alkesh K, Saigal, Saurabh

“…Abstract Introduction NIV (Non-invasive ventilation) and HFNC (High Flow nasal cannula) are being used in patients with acute respiratory failure. HACOR score…”
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Discontinuous Galerkin finite element discretization of a strongly anisotropic diffusion operator by Pestiaux, A., Melchior, S.A., Remacle, J.F., Kärnä, T., Fichefet, T., Lambrechts, J.

“…SUMMARYThe discretization of a diffusion equation with a strong anisotropy by a discontinuous Galerkin finite element method is investigated. This diffusion…”
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Anesthetic challenges while performing emergency laparotomy in a patient having COVID-19 infection by Karna, S, Kumari, S, Singh, P, Waindeskar, V

“…An elderly hypertensive lady presented with fever, respiratory symptoms, and mild abdominal discomfort and was diagnosed to have COVID-19 pneumonia…”
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Thetis coastal ocean model: discontinuous Galerkin discretization for the three-dimensional hydrostatic equations by Karna, Tuomas, Kramer, Stephan C, Mitchell, Lawrence, Ham, David A, Piggott, Matthew D, Baptista, Antonio M

“…Unstructured grid ocean models are advantageous for simulating the coastal ocean and river–estuary–plume systems. However, unstructured grid models tend to be…”
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False-Positive Buprenorphine by CEDIA in Patients Prescribed Amisulpride or Sulpiride by Birch, M.A., Couchman, L., Pietromartire, S., Karna, T., Paton, C., McAllister, R., Marsh, A., Flanagan, R.J.

“…Buprenorphine is a potent partial opioid agonist that is analyzed in urine to (i) monitor adherence to maintenance or detoxification therapy and (ii) detect…”
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Nemo-Nordic 2.0: operational marine forecast model for the Baltic Sea by Kärnä, Tuomas, Ljungemyr, Patrik, Falahat, Saeed, Ringgaard, Ida, Axell, Lars, Korabel, Vasily, Murawski, Jens, Maljutenko, Ilja, Lindenthal, Anja, Jandt-Scheelke, Simon, Verjovkina, Svetlana, Lorkowski, Ina, Lagemaa, Priidik, She, Jun, Tuomi, Laura, Nord, Adam, Huess, Vibeke

“…This paper describes Nemo-Nordic 2.0, an operational marine model for the Baltic Sea. The model is used for both near-real-time forecasts and hindcast…”
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Stem cell based delivery of IFN-β reduces relapses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by Makar, Tapas K, Trisler, David, Bever, Christopher T, Goolsby, James E, Sura, Karna T, Balasubramanian, Shailesh, Sultana, Shireen, Patel, Niraj, Ford, David, Singh, Ishwar S, Gupta, Aditi, Valenzuela, Reuben M, Dhib-Jalbut, Suhayl

“…Abstract Interferon-beta (IFN-β), an approved treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), produces only partial clinical responses. IFN-β therapy has been limited by…”
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Plume spreading test case for coastal ocean models by Fofonova , Vera, Kärnä, Tuomas, Klingbeil, Knut, Androsov, Alexey, Kuznetsov, Ivan, Sidorenko, Dmitry, Danilov, Sergey, Burchard, Hans, Wiltshire, Karen Helen

“…We present a test case of river plume spreading to evaluate numerical methods used in coastal ocean modeling. It includes an estuary–shelf system whose…”
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Postoperative coagulopathy after live related donor hepatectomy: Incidence, predictors and implications for safety of thoracic epidural catheter by Karna, S T, Pandey, C K, Sharma, S, Singh, A, Tandon, M, Pandey, V K

“…Coagulopathy after living donor hepatectomy (LDH) may endanger donor safety during removal of thoracic epidural catheter (TEC). The present study was conducted…”
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