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Disease Progression in Chronic Hepatitis C: Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Factors by Missiha, Sharif B, Ostrowski, Mario, Heathcote, E. Jenny

“…The hepatic complications of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) usually occur only after progression to cirrhosis has taken place. Progression to cirrhosis, however, is…”
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Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention: Global Perspective by Garland, Cedric F., Dr PH, FACE, Gorham, Edward D., MPH, PhD, Mohr, Sharif B., MPH, Garland, Frank C., PhD

“…Purpose Higher serum levels of the main circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), are associated with substantially lower incidence rates…”
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The Role of Vitamin D in Cancer Prevention by Garland, Cedric F, Garland, Frank C, Gorham, Edward D, Lipkin, Martin, Newmark, Harold, Mohr, Sharif B, Holick, Michael F

“…Vitamin D status differs by latitude and race, with residents of the northeastern United States and individuals with more skin pigmentation being at increased…”
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Meta-analysis of vitamin D sufficiency for improving survival of patients with breast cancer by Mohr, Sharif B, Gorham, Edward D, Kim, June, Hofflich, Heather, Garland, Cedric F

“…To determine whether higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] at diagnosis is associated with longer survival of patients with breast cancer. A meta-analysis…”
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A Brief History of Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention by Mohr, Sharif B., MPH

“…Purpose To review the history of vitamin D and its use in cancer prevention. Methods The literature on published studies of vitamin D and its role in human…”
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Vitamin D and Prevention of Colorectal Adenoma: A Meta-analysis by Wei, Melissa Y, Garland, Cedric F, Gorham, Edward D, Mohr, Sharif B, Giovannucci, Edward

“…Background: Vitamin D status is associated inversely with risk of colorectal cancer, but the association with adenoma risk is less clear. This meta-analysis…”
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Ecological Studies Of Ultraviolet B, Vitamin D And Cancer Since 2000 by Grant, William B, Mohr, Sharif B

“…Purpose The purpose of this review is to summarize ecological studies of solar ultraviolet B (UVB), vitamin D and cancer since 2000. Methods The journal…”
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Could vitamin D sufficiency improve the survival of colorectal cancer patients? by Mohr, Sharif B., Gorham, Edward D., Kim, June, Hofflich, Heather, Cuomo, Raphael E., Garland, Cedric F.

“…•A search was conducted for studies of serum 25(OH)D and colorectal cancer lethality.•A pooled hazard ratio was calculated from eligible studies.•Dose–response…”
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Probe Fed Stacked Patch Antenna for Wideband Applications by Matin, M.A., Sharif, B.S., Tsimenidis, C.C.

“…A new design of a U-slot microstrip antenna with an E shaped stacked patch is presented that achieves an impedance bandwidth of 59.7%. Parameters such as…”
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Filtered Split-Path Nonlinear Integrator: A Hybrid Controller for Transient Performance Improvement by Sharif, B., van der Maas, A., van de Wouw, N., Heemels, W. P. M. H.

“…The filtered split-path nonlinear integrator (F-SPANI) is a generic nonlinear controller designed to improve the transient performance of linear (motion)…”
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Optimal vitamin D status for colorectal cancer prevention: a quantitative meta analysis by Gorham, Edward D, Garland, Cedric F, Garland, Frank C, Grant, William B, Mohr, Sharif B, Lipkin, Martin, Newmark, Harold L, Giovannucci, Edward, Wei, Melissa, Holick, Michael F

“…Previous studies, such as the Women's Health Initiative, have shown that a low dose of vitamin D did not protect against colorectal cancer, yet a meta-analysis…”
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Productivity Costs of Work Loss Associated with Osteoarthritis in Canada from 2010 to 2031 by Sharif, Behnam, PhD, Garner, Rochelle, PhD, Hennessy, Deirdre, PhD, Sanmartin, Claudia, PhD, Flanagan, William M., BM, Marshall, Deborah A., PhD

“…Abstract (250) Objective To estimate and project the productivity costs of work loss (PCWL) associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in Canada using a…”
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Projecting the direct cost burden of osteoarthritis in Canada using a microsimulation model by Sharif, B, Kopec, J, Bansback, N, Rahman, M.M, Flanagan, W.M, Wong, H, Fines, P, Anis, A

“…Summary Objectives To estimate the future direct cost of OA in Canada using a population-based health microsimulation model of osteoarthritis (POHEM-OA)…”
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Vitamin D and prevention of breast cancer: Pooled analysis by Garland, Cedric F., Gorham, Edward D., Mohr, Sharif B., Grant, William B., Giovannucci, Edward L., Lipkin, Martin, Newmark, Harold, Holick, Michael F., Garland, Frank C.

“…Inadequate photosynthesis or oral intake of Vitamin D are associated with high incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer in ecological and observational…”
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Development of Predictive Models for Medical Adverse Outcomes During and After Primary Total Joint Replacement Surgery Using Obesity and Comorbidity Indicators by Sharif, B, Smith, C, Marshall, D

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Gene delivery polymer structure-function relationships elucidated via principal component analysis by Bishop, C J, Abubaker-Sharif, B, Guiriba, T, Tzeng, S Y, Green, J J

“…Principal component analysis was applied to a biomaterial library of poly(beta-amino ester)s, useful for non-viral gene delivery, to elucidate chemical…”
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PAPR Reduction Scheme using Maximum Cross Correlation by Al-Dalakta, E., Al-Dweik, A., Hazmi, A., Tsimenidis, C., Sharif, B.

“…This letter presents an efficient technique to reduce the impact of nonlinear power amplifiers on the bit error rate (BER) of orthogonal frequency division…”
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Hippocampal subfield volumes in treatment resistant depression and serial ketamine treatment by Zavaliangos-Petropulu, Artemis, McClintock, Shawn M, Joshi, Shantanu H, Taraku, Brandon, Al-Sharif, Noor B, Espinoza, Randall T, Narr, Katherine L

“…Subanesthetic ketamine is a rapidly acting antidepressant that has also been found to improve neurocognitive performance in adult patients with treatment…”
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High serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D is associated with a low incidence of stress fractures by Burgi, Alina A, Gorham, Edward D, Garland, Cedric F, Mohr, Sharif B, Garland, Frank C, Zeng, Kenneth, Thompson, Kerry, Lappe, Joan M

“…Low serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations are associated with hip fractures, but the dose‐response relationship of serum 25(OH)D with risk of…”
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Low Cloud Cover-Adjusted Ultraviolet B Irradiance Is Associated with High Incidence Rates of Leukemia: Study of 172 Countries by Cuomo, Raphael E, Garland, Cedric F, Gorham, Edward D, Mohr, Sharif B

“…There are 52,380 cases of leukemia and 24,090 deaths from it in the US annually. Its causes are unknown and no preventive strategies have been implemented. We…”
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