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Extended use of glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) is well tolerated and maintains its clinical effect on multiple sclerosis relapse rate and degree of disability by JOHNSON, K. P, BROOKS, B. R, VOLLMER, T, WEINER, L. P, WOLINSKY, J. S, COHEN, J. A, FORD, C. C, GOLDSTEIN, J, LISAK, R. P, MYERS, L. W, PANITCH, H. S, ROSE, J. W, SCHIFFER, R. B

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A Health-Related Quality of Life Measure for Multiple Sclerosis by Vickrey, B G, Hays, R D, Harooni, R, Myers, L W, Ellison, G W

“…The need for measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for clinical effectiveness research and for quality of care research, particularly for chronic…”
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The Mayflies (Ephemeroptera), Stoneflies (Plecoptera), and Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the Adirondack Park (New York State) by Myers, L. W, Kondratieff, B. C, Mihuc, T. B, Ruiter, D. E

“…James Needham and Cornelius Betten in 1901 published one the first studies of aquatic insects in North America providing life history information for a number…”
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Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone): comparison of continuous versus delayed therapy in a six-year organized multiple sclerosis trial by Johnson, K P, Brooks, B R, Ford, C C, Goodman, A D, Lisak, R P, Myers, L W, Pruitt, A A, Rizzo, M A, Rose, J W, Weiner, L P, Wolinsky, J S

“…The aim of this study was to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of glatiramer acetate (GA) for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who received active…”
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Spatially constrained clustering and upper level set scan hotspot detection in surveillance geoinformatics by Patil, G. P, Modarres, R, Myers, W. L, Patankar, P

“…We discuss upper level set (ULS) scan as a type of spatially constrained clustering in relation to two ways of imposing the spatial constraint, retrospectively…”
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Sustained clinical benefits of glatiramer acetate in relapsing multiple sclerosis patients observed for 6 years by Johnson, K P, Brooks, B R, Ford, C C, Goodman, A, Guarnaccia, J, Lisak, R P, Myers, L W, Panitch, H S, Pruitt, A, Rose, J W, Kachuck, N, Wolinsky, J S

“…In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, glatiramer acetate (Copaxone®) reduced the relapse rate and slowed accumulation of disability for…”
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A humoral response to oligodendrocyte-specific protein in MS: A potential molecular mimic by BRONSTEIN, J. M, LALLONE, R. L, SEITZ, R. S, ELLISON, G. W, MYERS, L. W

“…To determine the antibody response to oligodendrocyte-specific protein (OSP) in patients with MS. OSP is a recently identified CNS-specific myelin protein that…”
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Management of multiple sclerosis across managed care and fee-for-service systems by VICKREY, B. G, SHATIN, D, ELLISON, G. W, WOLF, S. M, MYERS, L. W, BELIN, T. R, HANSON, R. A, SHAPIRO, M. F, BECKSTRAND, M, EDMONDS, Z. V, DELRAHIM, S

“…To measure and compare care for adults with MS across managed care and fee-for-service (FFS) health systems. The authors sampled adults with MS having…”
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Comparison of a generic to disease-targeted health-related quality-of-life measures for multiple sclerosis by Vickrey, Barbara G., Hays, Ron D., Genovese, Barbara J., Myers, Lawrence W., Ellison, George W.

“…Evaluation of the relative contributions of generic and disease-targeted measures to assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for chronic conditions is…”
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General neurologist and subspecialist care for multiple sclerosis : Patients' perceptions by VICKREY, B. G, EDMONDS, Z. V, SHATIN, D, SHAPIRO, M. F, DELRAHIM, S, BELIN, T. R, ELLISON, G. W, MYERS, L. W

“…To compare general neurologists and MS specialists on patients' clinical characteristics and MS care as perceived by patients with MS. We sampled all adult…”
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Neutron detectors for active interrogation of highly enriched uranium by Moss, C.E., Goulding, C.A., Hollas, C.L., Myers, W.L.

“…We describe the results of our effort to optimize three neutron detector systems for active interrogation of highly enriched uranium: 1) a large-area detector…”
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Factors related to agreement between self-reported and conventional Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores by Cheng, E.M., Hays, R.D., Myers, L.W., Ellison, G.W., Beckstrand, M., Vickrey, B.G.

“…Although the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) remains a widely used scale for evaluating impairments in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), EDSS…”
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T-cell responses to oligodendrocyte-specific protein in multiple sclerosis by Vu, T., Myers, L.W., Ellison, G.W., Mendoza, F., Bronstein, J.M.

“…Oligodendrocyte‐specific protein (OSP) is concentrated in CNS myelin and is a potential autoantigen in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). We performed…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid immunoglobulin G promotes oligodendrocyte progenitor cell migration by Tiwari-Woodruff, S.K., Myers, L.W., Bronstein, J.M.

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by demyelination of the CNS with associated neurological deficits. Remyelination can occur but is often incomplete…”
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Pentoxifylline is not a promising treatment for multiple sclerosis in progression phase by MYERS, L. W, ELLISON, G. W, DAVIS, P, GRANGER, D, FAHEY, J. L, MERRILL, J. E, EL HAJJAR, A, PIERRE, B. S, HIJAZIN, M, LEAKE, B. D, BENTSON, J. R, NUWER, M. R, TOURTELLOTTE, W. W

“…Fourteen MS patients took pentoxifylline at varying doses for up to 24 months. In vitro production of tumor necrosis factor alpha was reduced in patients…”
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Multiscale advanced raster map analysis system: Definition, design and development by Patil, G, Balbus, J, Biging, G, JaJa, J, Myers, W L, Taillie, C

“…This paper brings together a multidisciplinary initiative to develop advanced statistical and computational techniques for analyzing, assessing, and extracting…”
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Sustained clinical benefits of glatiramer acetate in relapsing multiple sclerosis patients observed for 6 years by Johnson, K.P., Brooks, B.R., Ford, C.C., Goodman, A., Guarnaccia, J., Lisak, R.P., Myers, L.W., Panitch, H.S., Pruitt, A., Rose, J.W., Kachuck, N., Wolinsky, J.S.

“…In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) reduced the relapse rate and slowed accumulation of disability for…”
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Use of a COTS X-ray scanner for 2-D neutron activation analysis by Bounds, J. A., Goda, J. M., Myers, W. L., Rose, E. A., Sanchez, R. G.

“…Results from the use of a commercial, off-the-shelf X-ray scanner using storage phosphors to measure neutron activation in 1- and 2-D are presented. The…”
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Detection and delineation of critical areas using echelons and spatial scan statistics with synoptic cellular data by Patil, G. P., Bishop, J. A., Myers, W. L., Taillie, C., Vraney, R., Wardrop, Denice

“…Geographical surveillance for hotspot detection and delineation has become an important area of investigation both in geospatial ecosystem health and in…”
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A placebo-controlled, randomized, double-masked, variable dosage, clinical trial of azathioprine with and without methylprednisolone in multiple sclerosis by ELLISON, G. W, MYERS, L. W, MICKEY, M. R, GRAVES, M. C, TOURTELLOTTE, W. W, SYNDULKO, K, HOLEVOET-HOWSON, M. I, LERNER, C. D, FRANE, M. V, PETTLER-JENNINGS, P

“…Ninety-eight patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the chronic progression phase entered a 3-year clinical trial to determine if azathioprine (AZ) alone or…”
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