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- Fung, P. P. L., et al.
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Time to onset of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws : a multicentre retrospective cohort study
- 2017
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Ingår i: Oral Diseases. - : WILEY. - 1354-523X .- 1601-0825. ; 23:4, s. 477-483
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a potentially severe adverse effect of bisphosphonates (BP). Although the risk of ONJ increases with increasing duration of BP treatment, there are currently no reliable estimates of the ONJ time to onset (TTO). The objective of this study was to estimate the TTO and associated risk factors in BP-treated patients.Subjects and Methods: Retrospective analysis of data from 22 secondary care centres in seven countries relevant to 349 patients who developed BP-related ONJ between 2004 and 2012.Results: The median (95%CI) TTO was 6.0 years in patients treated with alendronate (n=88) and 2.2years in those treated with zoledronate (n=218). Multivariable Cox regression showed that dentoalveolar surgery was inversely associated, and the use of antiangiogenics directly associated, with the TTO in patients with cancer treated with zoledronate.Conclusions: The incidence of ONJ increases with the duration of BP therapy, with notable differences observed with respect to BP type and potency, route of administration and underlying disease. When data are stratified by BP type, a time of 6.0 and 2.2years of oral alendronate and intravenous zoledronate therapy, respectively, is required for 50% of patients to develop ONJ. After stratification by disease, a time of 5.3 and 2.2years of BP therapy is required for 50% of patients with osteoporosis and cancer, respectively, to develop ONJ. These findings have significant implications for the design of future clinical studies and the development of risk-reduction strategies aimed at either assessing or modulating the risk of ONJ associated with BP.
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- S, Syrjänen, et al.
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Human papillomaviruses in oral carcinoma and oral potentially malignant disorders: a systematic review.
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Ingår i: Oral diseases. - : Wiley. - 1354-523X. ; 17:Suppl 1, s. 58-72
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract OBJECTIVES: Human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral carcinoma (OSCC) and potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) is controversial. The primary aim was to calculate pooled risk estimates for the association of HPV with OSCC and OPMD when compared with healthy oral mucosa as controls. We also examined the effects of sampling techniques on HPV detection rates. METHODS: Systematic review was performed using PubMed (January 1966-September 2010) and EMBASE (January 1990-September 2010). Eligible studies included randomized controlled, cohort and cross-sectional studies. Pooled data were analysed by calculating odds ratios, using a random effects model. Risk of bias was based on characteristics of study group, appropriateness of the control group and prospective design. RESULTS: Of the 1121 publications identified, 39 cross-sectional studies met the inclusion criteria. Collectively, 1885 cases and 2248 controls of OSCC and 956 cases and 675 controls of OPMD were available for analysis. Significant association was found between pooled HPV-DNA detection and OSCC (OR = 3.98; 95% CI: 2.62-6.02) and even for HPV16 only (OR = 3.86; 95% CI: 2.16-6.86). HPV was also associated with OPMD (OR = 3.87; 95% CI: 2.87-5.21). In a subgroup analysis of OPMD, HPV was also associated with oral leukoplakia (OR = 4.03; 95% CI: 2.34-6.92), oral lichen planus (OR = 5.12; 95% CI: 2.40-10.93), and epithelial dysplasia (OR = 5.10; 95% CI: 2.03-12.80). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest a potentially important causal association between HPV and OSCC and OPMD.
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- Ning, Lixin, et al.
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Theoretical study ofI-4(13/2) -> I-4(15/2) luminescence quenching by OH for LaF3 : Er3+ nanoparticles in solution
- 2007
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics. - : IOP Publishing. - 0953-8984 .- 1361-648X. ; 19:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The processes of I-4(13/2)-> I-4(15/2) luminescence quenching by OH vibrations are investigated for LaF3:Er3+ nanoparticles dissolved in solution. The energy transfer (ET) rates, involving the I-4(13/2)-> I-4(15/2) transition of Er3+ and the first overtone absorption of OH, are estimated. In order to calculate the relevant OH transition matrix elements, a model for the OH vibration in solution is developed with the use of a Morse potential. Various multipole-multipole ET mechanisms are considered and their dependences on the distance between Er3+ and OH are studied. Based on these ET mechanisms, the ET rates from an Er3+ in the nanoparticle to all the OH in solution are estimated and compared with respect to changes in location of the ion, size of the nanoparticle and OH concentration in solution. The effective I-4(13/2)-> I-4(15/2) luminescence decay times that are contributed by all the Er3+ in the nanoparticle are then calculated with different Er3+ concentrations. The calculations satisfactorily account for experimental observations.
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- Petropoulos, Fotios, et al.
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Operational Research : methods and applications
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of the Operational Research Society. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0160-5682 .- 1476-9360. ; 75:3, s. 423-617
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods, models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This encyclopedic article consists of two main sections: methods and applications. The first summarises the up-to-date knowledge and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art methods and key developments in the various subdomains of the field. The second offers a wide-ranging list of areas where Operational Research has been applied. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion and used as a point of reference by a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners. The entries within the methods and applications sections are presented in alphabetical order. The authors dedicate this paper to the 2023 Turkey/Syria earthquake victims. We sincerely hope that advances in OR will play a role towards minimising the pain and suffering caused by this and future catastrophes.
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- Trasviña-Arenas, Carlos H., et al.
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Amino and carboxy-terminal extensions of yeast mitochondrial DNA polymerase assemble both the polymerization and exonuclease active sites
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Ingår i: Mitochondrion. - : Elsevier BV. - 1567-7249 .- 1872-8278. ; 49, s. 166-177
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Human and yeast mitochondrial DNA polymerases (DNAPs), POLG and Mip1, are related by evolution to bacteriophage DNAPs. However, mitochondrial DNAPs contain unique amino and carboxyl-terminal extensions that physically interact. Here we describe that N-terminal deletions in Mip1 polymerases abolish polymerization and decrease exonucleolytic degradation, whereas moderate C-terminal deletions reduce polymerization. Similarly, to the N-terminal deletions, an extended C-terminal deletion of 298 amino acids is deficient in nucleotide addition and exonucleolytic degradation of double and single-stranded DNA. The latter observation suggests that the physical interaction between the amino and carboxyl-terminal regions of Mip1 may be related to the spread of pathogenic POLG mutant along its primary sequence.
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