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Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 by Whiteford, Harvey A, Prof, Degenhardt, Louisa, Prof, Rehm, Jürgen, Prof, Baxter, Amanda J, MPH, Ferrari, Alize J, BPsySc, Erskine, Holly E, BPsySc, Charlson, Fiona J, MPH, Norman, Rosana E, PhD, Flaxman, Abraham D, PhD, Johns, Nicole, BA, Burstein, Roy, BA, Murray, Christopher JL, Prof, Vos, Theo, Prof

“…Summary Background We used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010) to estimate the burden of disease…”
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Sickle cell disease: embedding patient participation into an international conference can transform the role of lived experience by Pellegrini, Mariangela, Chakravorty, Subarna, del Mar Manu Pereira, Maria, Gulbis, Beatrice, Gilmour-Hamilton, Catriona, Hayes, Sandy, de Montalembert, Mariane, Inusa, Baba Psalm Duniya, Colombatti, Raffaella, Roy, Noémi BA

“…Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited chronic life-threatening disorder with increasing prevalence in Europe. People living with SCD in…”
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Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 by Degenhardt, Louisa, Prof, Whiteford, Harvey A, Prof, Ferrari, Alize J, BPsySc, Baxter, Amanda J, MPH, Charlson, Fiona J, MPH, Hall, Wayne D, Prof, Freedman, Greg, BA, Burstein, Roy, BA, Johns, Nicole, BA, Engell, Rebecca E, BA, Flaxman, Abraham, PhD, Murray, Christopher JL, Prof, Vos, Theo, Prof

“…Summary Background No systematic attempts have been made to estimate the global and regional prevalence of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid…”
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EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF PATHOGEN RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE by Roy, B. A., Kirchner, J. W.

“…— Host organisms can respond to the threat of disease either through resistance defenses (which inhibit or limit infection) or through tolerance strategies…”
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The impact of diabetes upon quality of life outcomes after lumbar decompression by Silverstein, Michael P., MD, Miller, Jacob A., BS, Xiao, Roy, BA, Lubelski, Daniel, MD, Benzel, Edward C., MD, Mroz, Thomas E., MD

“…Abstract Background Context Patients with comorbid disease may experience suboptimal quality of life (QOL) improvement following decompression spinal surgery…”
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Response of plant pathogens and herbivores to a warming experiment by Roy, Bitty A., Güsewell, Sabine, Harte, John

“…Pathogens and herbivores can severely reduce host fitness, potentially leading to altered succession rates and changes in plant community composition. Thus, to…”
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PATTERNS OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CRUCIFERS AND THEIR FLOWER-MIMIC PATHOGENS: HOST JUMPS ARE MORE COMMON THAN COEVOLUTION OR COSPECIATION by Roy, B. A

“…Morphological and molecular phylogenies of animal parasites have often shown parallel cladogenesis, supporting hypotheses of coevolution. Few studies of the…”
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Brief Report: Implementation of a Universal Prescreening Protocol to Increase Recruitment to Lung Cancer Studies at a Veterans Affairs Cancer Center by Xiang, Jenny J., Roy, Alicia, Summers, Christine, Delvy, Monica, O’Donovan, Jessica, Christensen, John, Dwy, Christopher, Perry, Lydia, Connery, Donna, Rose, Michal G., Sheehan, Kelsey, Chao, Herta H.

“…The oncology clinical trial recruitment process is time, labor, and resource intensive, and poor accrual rates are common. We describe the VA Connecticut…”
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Evolution in stressful environments II: adaptive value and costs of plasticity in response to low light in Sinapis arvensis by Steinger, T., Roy, B. A., Stanton, M. L.

“…Plants possess a remarkable capacity to alter their phenotype in response to the highly heterogeneous light conditions they commonly encounter in natural…”
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Radiographic progression of vertebral fractures in patients with multiple myeloma by Xiao, Roy, BA, Miller, Jacob A., BS, Margetis, Konstantinos, MD, PhD, Lubelski, Daniel, MD, Lieberman, Isador H., MD, Benzel, Edward C., MD, Mroz, Thomas E., MD

“…Abstract Background Context Nearly 70% of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) experience vertebral fracture. As a consequence, these patients suffer…”
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Predicting the progression of vertebral fractures in patients with multiple myeloma by Xiao, Roy, BA, Miller, Jacob A., BS, Margetis, Konstantinos, MD, PhD, Lubelski, Daniel, MD, Lieberman, Isador H., MD, Benzel, Edward C., MD, Mroz, Thomas E., MD

“…Abstract Background Context Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) incur significant degradation in quality of life because of progressive osteolytic vertebral…”
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EVOLUTION IN STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS. I. PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY, PHENOTYPIC SELECTION, AND RESPONSE TO SELECTION IN FIVE DISTINCT ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES by Stanton, M. L., Roy, B. A., Thiede, D. A.

“…— Considerable debate has accompanied efforts to integrate the selective impacts of environmental stresses into models of life‐history evolution. This study…”
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Abstract 34: How Does The Bandeau Grow: Quantifying Post-operative Changes In The Bandeau Over Time After Fronto-orbital Advancement by Dvoracek, Lucas A., Foglio, Aaron, Herman, Sean, Roy, Eva, Zhang, Rosaline, Bartlett, Scott P., Losee, Joseph E., Taylor, Jesse A., Goldstein, Jesse A.

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Floral mimicry: a fascinating yet poorly understood phenomenon by Roy, Bitty A, Widmer, Alex

“…Flowers of different species that resemble each other are not necessarily mimics. For mimicry to be occurring, the similarity must be adaptive. Unfortunately,…”
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Interventions for chronic kidney disease in people with sickle cell disease by Roy, Noemi Ba, Carpenter, Abigail, Dale-Harris, Isabella, Dorée, Carolyn, Estcourt, Lise J

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD), one of the commonest severe monogenic disorders, is caused by the inheritance of two abnormal haemoglobin (beta-globin) genes. SCD…”
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High disease incidence and apparent disease tolerance in a North American Great Basin plant community by Roy, BA, Kirchner, J W, Christian, CE, Rose, LE

“…Patterns and consequences of plant disease at the community level have rarely been studied. We surveyed fungal infection in a Great Basin community of…”
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Context-Dependent Pollinator Behavior: An Explanation For Patterns Of Hybridization Among Three Species Of Indian Paintbrush by Hersch, E I, Roy, BA, Mauricio, R

“…In some areas of sympatry, reproductively compatible plant species hybridize, but in other areas of sympatry, they do not and they remain reproductively…”
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What affects patient outcomes? A retrospective cross-country analysis of facility performance in sub-Saharan Africa by Duber, Herbert, MD, Achan, Jane, MD, Burstein, Roy, BA, Conner, Ruben, BA, Dansereau, Emily, BA, DeCenso, Brendan, BA, Gasasira, Anne, MD, Haakenstad, Annie, MPA, Hanlon, Michael, PhD, Ikilezi, Gloria, MD, Kisia, Caroline, MD, Kumar, Santosh, PhD, Masiye, Felix, PhD, Masters, Samuel, BA, Moore, Kelsey, MPA, Mphuka, Chrispin, PhD, Njuguna, Pamela, MD, Okiro, Emelda, PhD, Odeny, Thomas, PhD, Gakidou, Emmanuela, PhD

“…Abstract Background The life-saving benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected patients have been well established. However, there continues to…”
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The production and costs of health service across four African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia by Hanlon, Michael, PhD, Achan, Jane, MD, Burstein, Roy, BA, Chatterjee, Anirban, PhD, Conner, Ruben, BA, Dansereau, Emily, BA, DeCenso, Brendan, BA, Duber, Herbert, MD, Gasasira, Anne, MD, Garshong, Bertha, MA, Haakenstad, Annie, MPA, Ikilezi, Gloria, MD, Kontor, Emmanuel Kwakye, MSc, Kisia, Caroline, MD, Kumar, Santosh, PhD, Masiye, Felix, PhD, Masters, Samuel, BA, Moore, Kelsey, MPA, Mphuka, Chrispin, PhD, Mwangi, Jane, MA, Njuguna, Pamela, MD, Odeny, Thomas, PhD, Okiro, Emelda, PhD, Osei, Ivy, PhD, Gakidou, Emmanuela, PhD, Murray, Christopher JL, Prof

“…Abstract Background Few data exist for the production or costs of health service in developing countries. Consequently, researchers and policy makers have not…”
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Assessing vaccine cold chain storage quality: a cross-sectional study of health facilities in three African countries by Burstein, Roy, BA, Dansereau, Emily A, BA, Conner, Ruben O, BA, DeCenso, Brendan M, BS, Delwiche, Kristen P, BS, Gasasira, Anne, PhD, Haakenstad, Annie M, MA, Masters, Samuel H, BS, Moore, Kelsey A, MPA, Odeny, Thomas, MBChB, Okiro, Emelda A, PhD, Palmisano, Erin, BA, Roberts, Allen, BS, Kumar, Santosh, PhD, Hanlon, Michael, PhD, Duber, Herbert C, MD, Gakidou, Emmanuela, PhD

“…Abstract Background Proper refrigeration at health facilities is an essential element in maintaining the integrity of vaccine cold chains. We use vaccine…”
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