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Comparison of several approaches to the linear approximation of the yield condition and application to the robust design of plane frames for the case of uncertainty by Zier, S.

“…Since the yield condition for frame structures is non-linear, piecewise linear approximations are needed in order to apply linear optimization methods. Four…”
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Surrogate decision makers' responses to physicians' predictions of medical futility by Zier, Lucas S, Burack, Jeffrey H, Micco, Guy, Chipman, Anne K, Frank, James A, White, Douglas B

“…Although physicians sometimes use the futility rationale to limit the use of life-sustaining treatments, little is known about how surrogate decision makers…”
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Successful Use of Pulmonary Vasodilators in Acute Chest Syndrome Complicated by Persistent Right Ventricular Failure by DesJardin, Jacqueline T., Zier, Lucas S.

“…Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a known consequence of sickle cell disease (SCD) and is associated with increased mortality and more frequent episodes of acute…”
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Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance in advanced lung disease by DesJardin, Jacqueline T., Svetlichnaya, Yana, Kolaitis, Nicholas A., Hays, Steven R., Kukreja, Jasleen, Schiller, Nelson B., Zier, Lucas S., Singer, Jonathan P., De Marco, Teresa

“…Noninvasive assessment of pulmonary hemodynamics is often performed by echocardiographic estimation of the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (ePASP), despite…”
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Predictors of All-Cause 30-Day Readmissions in Patients with Heart Failure at an Urban Safety Net Hospital: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health by Steverson, Alexandra B, Marano, Paul J, Chen, Caren, Ma, Yifei, Stern, Rachel J, Feng, Jean, Gennatas, Efstathios D, Marks, James D, Durstenfeld, Matthew S, Davis, Jonathan D, Hsue, Priscilla Y, Zier, Lucas S

“…Heart failure (HF) is a frequent cause of readmissions. Despite caring for underresourced patients and dependence on government funding, safety net hospitals…”
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A 6.4-Gb/s CMOS SerDes core with feed-forward and decision-feedback equalization by Beukema, T., Sorna, M., Selander, K., Zier, S., Ji, B.L., Murfet, P., Mason, J., Rhee, W., Ainspan, H., Parker, B., Beakes, M.

“…A 4.9-6.4-Gb/s two-level SerDes ASIC I/O core employing a four-tap feed-forward equalizer (FFE) in the transmitter and a five-tap decision-feedback equalizer…”
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Surrogate Decision Makers' Interpretation of Prognostic Information: A Mixed-Methods Study by ZIER, Lucas S, SOTTILE, Peter D, YEON HONG, Seo, WEISSFIELD, Lisa A, WHITE, Douglas B

“…Little is known about why surrogate decision makers for patients with advanced illness often have overly optimistic expectations about prognosis. To determine…”
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Association Between Coronary Assessment in Heart Failure and Clinical Outcomes Within a Safety-Net Setting Using a Target Trial Emulation Observational Design by Durstenfeld, Matthew S, Thakkar, Anjali, Ma, Yifei, Zier, Lucas S, Davis, Jonathan D, Hsue, Priscilla Y

“…Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of heart failure (HF). Most patients do not undergo coronary assessment after HF diagnosis. There are no…”
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Effect of a Novel, Evidence-Based, Standardized Discharge Checklist on 30-Day All-Cause Readmissions in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in an Urban Safety Net Hospital by Marano, Paul J., Steverson, Alexandra B., Chen, Caren, Ma, Yifei, Stern, Rachel J., Davis, Jonathan, Hsue, Priscilla Y., Zier, Lucas S.

“…Safety net hospitals frequently incur financial penalties for high readmission rates. Heart failure (HF) is a common driver of readmissions, but effectively…”
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Heparin Does Not Regulate Circulating Human PCSK9 (Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin-Kexin Type 9) in a General Population—Brief Report by Xia, Vivian Q., Ong, Chui Mei, Zier, Lucas S., MacGregor, John S., Wu, Alan H.B., Chorba, John S.

“…PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9) chaperones the hepatic LDLR (low-density lipoprotein receptor) for lysosomal degradation, elevating serum…”
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Hearts and Minds: an Exercise in Clinical Reasoning by Mayfield, Jacob J., McKee, Kanako Y., Zier, Lucas S., Kohlwes, R. Jeffrey

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Doubt and belief in physicians’ ability to prognosticate during critical illness: The perspective of surrogate decision makers by Zier, Lucas S, Burack, Jeffrey H, Micco, Guy, Chipman, Anne K, Frank, James A, Luce, John M, White, Douglas B

“…OBJECTIVES:Although discussing a prognosis is a duty of physicians caring for critically ill patients, little is known about surrogate decision-makers’ beliefs…”
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To close or not to close: contemporary indications for patent foramen ovale closure by Zier, Lucas S, Sievert, Horst, Mahadevan, Vaikom S

“…Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common congenital cardiac abnormality and that has been associated with several disease processes including transient ischemic…”
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Noninvasive estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance improves portopulmonary hypertension screening in liver transplant candidates by DesJardin, Jacqueline T., Manicardi, Marcella, Svetlichnaya, Yana, Kolaitis, Nicholas A., Papolos, Alexander I., Selby, Van N., Zier, Lucas S., Klein, Liviu, Aras, Mandar A., Yao, Francis Y., Roberts, John P., De Marco, Teresa

“…Despite limitations in sensitivity and specificity, estimation of the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (ePASP) on echocardiography is used for portopulmonary…”
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Comparison of several approaches to the linear approximation of the yield condition and application to the robust design of plane frames for the case of uncertainty: Civil-Comp by ZIER, S

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Abnormal signal transduction by T cells of mice with parental tumors is not seen in mice bearing IL-2-secreting tumors by Salvadori, S, Gansbacher, B, Pizzimenti, AM, Zier, KS

“…There is considerable evidence to demonstrate that immune function is abnormal in tumor-bearing mice, perhaps accounting, at least in part, for progressive…”
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Generation of anti-allogeneic cytotoxic T lymphocytes depends upon a signal, not delivered by tumor cells, that can be provided in trans in the presence of exogenous interleukin-2 by ZIER, K. S, SALVADORI, S

“…We have reported that, while immune responses were generated initially against CMS5 tumor cells, they were lost with time. In the present work, we asked…”
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Tumour cell vaccines that secrete interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferonγ (IFN-γ) are recognised by T cells while resisting destruction by natural killer (NK) cells by Zier, K.S., Gansbacher, B.

“…The inoculation into mice of genetically engineered tumour cells that secrete IL-2 or IFNγ results in rejection, while unmodified parental tumour cells grow…”
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IL-2 gene therapy of solid tumors : an approach for the prevention of signal transduction defects in T cells by ZIER, K. S, GANSBACHER, B

“…The identification of tumor-associated antigens has focused attention on the mechanisms that underlie the failure of T cells to destroy tumor cells. A deeper…”
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416 The Impact of Coronary Calcium Score as an Addition to Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Altering Clinical Management (ICCAMPA Trial) by Jayadeva, P., Vitola, J., Cerci, R., Yao, J., Stowers, S., Morita, M., Westcott, J., Zier, S., Elison, B., Better, N.

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