Publications by authors named "A Florez Menendez"

In the United States, over 2 million individuals openly identify with a gender that differs from their sex assigned at birth. A cancer diagnosis is physically and psychologically taxing-and, in some, traumatic. However, for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people, many of whom have experienced discrimination in myriad health care settings, the challenges may be even greater.

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Background: Individuals affected by the post-covid condition (PCC) show an increased fatigue and the so-called post-exertion malaise (PEM) that led health professionals to advise against exercise although accumulating evidence indicates the contrary. The goal of this study is to determine the impact of a closely monitored 8-week mixed exercise program on physical capacity, symptoms, fatigue, systemic oxidative stress and plasma proteomic profiles of PCC cases.

Methods: Twenty-five women and men with PCC were assigned sequentially to exercise ( = 15) and non-exercise ( = 10) groups.

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The aim of this work was to evaluate the inter- and intra-observer variation in contouring vestibular schwannoma (VS) and the organs-at-risk (OAR), and its dosimetric impact in Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). Three VS typical cases were contoured by four clinicians. The Agreement Volume Index (AVI) appeared to be notably higher in VS than in OARs, such that the dose coverage of VS is fairly robust.

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  • - Weeds are valuable for research because they affect agriculture and can quickly adapt to changes caused by human activities.
  • - A shortage of genomic data limits the understanding of how weeds rapidly adapt, especially regarding traits like resistance to herbicides and stress tolerance.
  • - The International Weed Genomics Consortium aims to create genomic resources that enhance weed control research and support crop breeding by providing insights into adaptation and stress tolerance.
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  • * The study focused on creating a clinical algorithm to aid in diagnosing CNP through expert consensus and literature review, organized into three main steps: identifying potential cases, diagnosing and assessing the condition, and categorizing CNP for further understanding.
  • * The proposed algorithm aims to improve diagnosis and highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary treatment approach for better patient care and therapeutic outcomes.
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