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Silkworm Sericin: Properties and Biomedical Applications by Natali, Maria Raquel Marçal, Ribeiro, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko, Brancalhão, Rose Meire Costa, Kunz, Regina Inês

“…Silk sericin is a natural polymer produced by silkworm, Bombyx mori, which surrounds and keeps together two fibroin filaments in silk thread used in the…”
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GRADE guidelines: 4. Rating the quality of evidence—study limitations (risk of bias) by Guyatt, Gordon H, Oxman, Andrew D, Vist, Gunn, Kunz, Regina, Brozek, Jan, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Montori, Victor, Akl, Elie A, Djulbegovic, Ben, Falck-Ytter, Yngve, Norris, Susan L, Williams, John W, Atkins, David, Meerpohl, Joerg, Schünemann, Holger J

“…Abstract In the GRADE approach, randomized trials start as high-quality evidence and observational studies as low-quality evidence, but both can be rated down…”
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GRADE guidelines: 11. Making an overall rating of confidence in effect estimates for a single outcome and for all outcomes by Guyatt, Gordon, Oxman, Andrew D, Sultan, Shahnaz, Brozek, Jan, Glasziou, Paul, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Atkins, David, Kunz, Regina, Montori, Victor, Jaeschke, Roman, Rind, David, Dahm, Philipp, Akl, Elie A, Meerpohl, Joerg, Vist, Gunn, Berliner, Elise, Norris, Susan, Falck-Ytter, Yngve, Schünemann, Holger J

“…Abstract GRADE requires guideline developers to make an overall rating of confidence in estimates of effect (quality of evidence—high, moderate, low, or very…”
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GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing Summary of Findings tables and evidence profiles—continuous outcomes by Guyatt, Gordon H, Thorlund, Kristian, Oxman, Andrew D, Walter, Stephen D, Patrick, Donald, Furukawa, Toshi A, Johnston, Bradley C, Karanicolas, Paul, Akl, Elie A, Vist, Gunn, Kunz, Regina, Brozek, Jan, Kupper, Lawrence L, Martin, Sandra L, Meerpohl, Joerg J, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Christensen, Robin, Schunemann, Holger J

“…Abstract Presenting continuous outcomes in Summary of Findings tables presents particular challenges to interpretation. When each study uses the same outcome…”
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The assessment of capacity limitations in psychiatric work disability evaluations by the social functioning scale Mini-ICF-APP by Rosburg, Timm, Kunz, Regina, Trezzini, Bruno, Schwegler, Urban, Jeger, Jörg

“…Abstract Objective Insurers frequently commission medical experts to estimate the degree of the remaining work capacity (RWC) in claimants for disability…”
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Perceived fairness of claimants undergoing a work disability evaluation: Development and validation of the Basel Fairness Questionnaire by Lohss, Regine, Rosburg, Timm, Bachmann, Monica, Meyer, Brigitte Walter, de Boer, Wout, Fischer, Katrin, Kunz, Regina, Giummarra, Melita J

“…Background There are currently no tools for assessing claimants' perceived fairness in work disability evaluations. In our study, we describe the development…”
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A Case for Clarity, Consistency, and Helpfulness: State-of-the-Art Clinical Practice Guidelines in Endocrinology Using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation System by Swiglo, Brian A., Murad, M. H., Schünemann, Holger J., Kunz, Regina, Vigersky, Robert A., Guyatt, Gordon H., Montori, Victor M.

“…Context: The Endocrine Society, and a growing number of other organizations, have adopted the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and…”
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A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems: a concept paper by Ravinskaya, Margarita, Verbeek, Jos H, Langendam, Miranda W, Madan, Ira, Verstappen, Suzanne M. M, Kunz, Regina, Hulshof, Carel T. J, Hoving, Jan L

“…Abstract Background Work participation is important for health and can be considered as engagement in a major area of life which is of significance for most…”
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Evolution of disability pension after renal transplantation: methods and results of a database linkage study of the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study and Swiss Disability Insurance by Branca-Dragan, Sanda, Koller, Michael T., Danuser, Brigitta, Kunz, Regina, Steiger, Jürg, Hug, Balthasar L.

“…AIMS: In Switzerland, certain patients with disabilities and reduced working ability are entitled to a disability pension granted by the Swiss Federal Social…”
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Evidence-informed decision about (de-)implementing return-to-work coordination to reduce sick leave: a case study by Tikka, Christina, Verbeek, Jos, Hoving, Jan L, Kunz, Regina

“…Coordination of return to work (RtW) is implemented in many countries, but a Cochrane review found no considerable effect on workers' sick leave compared to…”
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Return to work coordination programmes for work disability: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Schandelmaier, Stefan, Ebrahim, Shanil, Burkhardt, Susan C A, de Boer, Wout E L, Zumbrunn, Thomas, Guyatt, Gordon H, Busse, Jason W, Kunz, Regina

“…The dramatic rise in chronically ill patients on permanent disability benefits threatens the sustainability of social security in high-income countries. Social…”
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Evaluation of work disability and the international classification of functioning, disability and health: what to expect and what not by Anner, Jessica, Schwegler, Urban, Kunz, Regina, Trezzini, Bruno, de Boer, Wout

“…Individuals who are sick and unable to work may receive wage replacement benefits from an insurer. For these provisions, a disability evaluation is required…”
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Reporting of IMMPACT-recommended core outcome domains among trials assessing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain by Mulla, Sohail M., Maqbool, Amna, Sivananthan, Laxsanaa, Lopes, Luciane C., Schandelmaier, Stefan, Kamaleldin, Mostafa, Hsu, Sandy, Riva, John J., Vandvik, Per Olav, Tsoi, Ludwig, Lam, Tommy, Ebrahim, Shanil, Johnston, Bradley C., Olivieri, Lori, Montoya, Luis, Kunz, Regina, Scheidecker, Anne, Buckley, D. Norman, Sessler, Daniel I., Guyatt, Gordon H., Busse, Jason W.

“…The Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) has recommended that trialists evaluating treatments for chronic pain…”
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Perceptions on best ways to measure work participation. An international survey among randomized controlled trialists and Cochrane systematic reviewers by Ravinskaya, Margarita, Verbeek, Jos, Langendam, Miranda, Kunz, Regina, Verstappen, Suzanne, Madan, Ira, Hulshof, Carel, Hoving, Jan

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The reporting of work participation outcomes and measurement methods in randomized controlled trials: a systematic review by Hoving, Jan, Ravinskaya, Margarita, Verbeek, Jos, Langendam, Miranda, Kunz, Regina, Verstappen, Suzanne, Madan, Ira, Daams, Joost, Hulshof, Carel

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Evidence needs, training demands, and opportunities for knowledge translation in social security and insurance medicine: A European survey by Kunz, Regina, Verbel, Adrian, Weida-Cuignet, Rebecca, Hoving, Jan L, Weinbrenner, Susanne, Friberg, Emilie, Klipstein, Andreas, Van Haecht, Christiaan, Autti-Rämö, Ilona, Agosti, Nadine, Vargas-Prada, Sergio, Kneepkens, Robert, Lindenger, Gert, de Boer, Wout, Schaafsma, Frederieke G

“…To perform a European survey of the evidence needs and training demands of insurance medicine professionals related to professional tasks and evidence-based…”
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Sericin as treatment of obesity: morphophysiological effects in obese mice fed with high-fat diet by Kunz, Regina Inês, Capelassi, Angélica Novi, Alegre-Maller, Ana Cláudia Paiva, Bonfleur, Maria Lúcia, Ribeiro, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko, Costa, Rose Meire, Natali, Maria Raquel Marçal

“…To investigate the effects of sericin extracted from silkworm Bombyx mori cocoon on morphophysiological parameters in mice with obesity induced by high-fat…”
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The reproducibility of psychiatric evaluations of work disability: two reliability and agreement studies by Kunz, Regina, von Allmen, David Y, Marelli, Renato, Hoffmann-Richter, Ulrike, Jeger, Joerg, Mager, Ralph, Colomb, Etienne, Schaad, Heinz J, Bachmann, Monica, Vogel, Nicole, Busse, Jason W, Eichhorn, Martin, Bänziger, Oskar, Zumbrunn, Thomas, de Boer, Wout E L, Fischer, Katrin

“…Expert psychiatrists conducting work disability evaluations often disagree on work capacity (WC) when assessing the same patient. More structured and…”
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Functional Interviewing Was Associated With Improved Agreement Among Expert Psychiatrists in Estimating Claimant Work Capacity: A Secondary Data Analysis of Real-Life Work Disability Evaluations by von Allmen, David Y, Kedzia, Sarah, Dettwiler, Raphael, Vogel, Nicole, Kunz, Regina, de Boer, Wout E L

“…Functional evaluations establish functional and work (in-)capacities in the context of disability assessments and are increasingly recommended as a modern…”
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Effects of physical exercise on the cartilage of ovariectomized rats submitted to immobilization by Simas, José Martim Marques, Kunz, Regina Inês, Brancalhão, Rose Meire Costa, Ribeiro, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko, Bertolini, Gladson Ricardo Flor

“…To analyze the effects of physical exercise on cartilage histomorphometry in osteoporosis-induced rats subjected to immobilization. We used 36 Wistar rats that…”
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