Publications by authors named "Berger D"

Autologous bone marrow concentrate (BMC), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and platelet lysate (PL) have emerged as promising orthobiologic treatment options for knee osteoarthritis (OA). The present observational study reports minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) values for several patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to monitor changes in joint pain and function following percutaneous treatment of knee OA with a combination of BMC and platelet products (n = 295 knees). Distribution-based approaches were used to determine 12-month MCID values for the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective, Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), Numeric Pain Scale (NPS), and modified Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) scores.

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Background: Ibuprofen has been shown to increase blood pressure in nonpregnant adults with hypertension, but its impact on blood pressure when used for postpartum analgesia in patients with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is less clear, particularly for those with severe hypertension.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of ibuprofen on postpartum blood pressure outcomes in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with severe hypertension.

Study Design: In this randomized, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with severe hypertension to receive a postpartum analgesic regimen consisting of either ibuprofen 600 mg or acetaminophen 650 mg (control) every 6 hours.

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Seagrasses are a paraphyletic group of marine angiosperms and retain certain adaptations from the ancestors of all embryophytes in the transition to terrestrial environments. Among these adaptations is the production of flavonoids, versatile phenylpropanoid secondary metabolites that participate in a variety of stress responses. Certain features, such as catalytic promiscuity and metabolon interactions, allow flavonoid metabolism to expand to produce novel compounds and respond to a variety of stimuli.

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Evolutionary change requires genetic variation, and a reigning paradigm in biology is that rates of microevolution can be predicted from estimates of available genetic variation within populations. However, the accuracy of such predictions should decay on longer evolutionary timescales, as the influence of genetic constraints diminishes. Here we show that intrinsic developmental variability and standing genetic variation in wing shape in two distantly related flies, Drosophila melanogaster and Sepsis punctum, are aligned and predict deep divergence in the dipteran phylogeny, spanning >900 taxa and 185 million years.

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The parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta is one of the most important pathogens of sheep and goats in temperate climates worldwide and can rapidly evolve resistance to drugs used to control it. To understand the genetics of drug resistance, we have generated a highly contiguous genome assembly for the UK T. circumcincta isolate, MTci2.

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Castleman disease is a rare, heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders whose imaging characteristics can resemble malignancy. We present a case of a patient who initially presented with intermittent hypertension, palpitations, and chest pain. Despite a negative biochemical workup, CT imaging revealed a left retroperitoneal mass intimately associated with the left adrenal gland with 68Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) detecting uptake in the mass as well as several left para-aortic lymph nodes and bone lesions.

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Background And Aims: Primary care systems often screen for unhealthy alcohol use with brief self-report tools such as the 3-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for consumption (AUDIT-C). There is little research examining whether change in alcohol use measured on the AUDIT-C captures meaningful change in outcomes affected by alcohol use. This study aimed to measure the association between change in AUDIT-C and change in all-cause hospitalization risk, measured in the year after each AUDIT-C.

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Purpose: Chemoradiation-induced lymphopenia is common and associated with poorer survival in multiple solid malignancies. However, the association between chemoradiation-related lymphopenia and survival outcomes in rectal cancer is yet unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of lymphopenia and its predictors in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiation.

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Climate change is affecting population growth rates of ectothermic pests with potentially dire consequences for agriculture and global food security. However, current projection models of pest impact typically overlook the potential for rapid genetic adaptation, making current forecasts uncertain. Here, we predict how climate change adaptation in life-history traits of insect pests affects their growth rates and impact on agricultural yields by unifying thermodynamics with classic theory on resource acquisition and allocation trade-offs between foraging, reproduction, and maintenance.

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Background: Hypotension is associated with organ injury and death in surgical and critically ill patients. In clinical practice, treating hypotension remains challenging because it can be caused by various underlying haemodynamic alterations. We aimed to identify and independently validate endotypes of hypotension in big datasets of surgical and critically ill patients using unsupervised deep learning.

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Introduction: Use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is still in the focus of research, in which pigs are commonly involved. During VA-ECMO, cardiovascular parameters are artificially manipulated and therefore not reliable indicators of nociception. Nociceptive withdrawal reflex (NWR) thresholds can be a suitable alternative in such a context.

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Background The effects of tobacco use create a significant burden on the American healthcare system. The U.S.

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  • * It analyzed data from 844 patients, finding that end-to-end anastomoses had a significantly higher rate of intraoperative air leaks (4.9%) compared to non-end-to-end (1.2%).
  • * However, there was no significant difference in the rates of clinical leaks after surgery between the two techniques, suggesting that intraoperative leaks do not necessarily predict postoperative outcomes.
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Purpose: This retrospective single-center study aimed to investigate incidence and risk factors influencing tibial periprosthetic fractures (TPF) in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), with a specific focus on tibial component positioning and sizing.

Methods: A total of 2063 patients with medial UKA using the Oxford® mobile partial knee implant were analyzed between July 2014 and September 2022. Various preoperative and postoperative radiographic parameters determining pre- and postoperative alignment and implant positioning, incidence and characteristics of periprosthetic fractures, and patient demographics were assessed.

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Reducing the iridium demand in Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers (PEM WE) is a critical priority for the green hydrogen industry. This study reports the discovery of a TiO-supported Ir@IrO(OH) core-shell nanoparticle catalyst with reduced Ir content, which exhibits superior catalytic performance for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) compared to a commercial reference. The TiO-supported Ir@IrO(OH) core-shell nanoparticle configuration significantly enhances the OER Ir mass activity from 8 to approximately 150 A g at 1.

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  • - Exoskeletons are increasingly used for helping children with neurological disorders improve their gait, but evaluating their effectiveness remains complex due to impacts on sensorimotor interactions and potential gait abnormalities.
  • - This study explored how a specific exoskeleton affected muscle activity and spinal motor output in children during gait rehabilitation, focusing on the neuromechanics involved.
  • - Results indicated that even at slower walking speeds, muscle activation levels during exoskeleton use were similar to normal walking, suggesting that children's locomotor systems actively engaged during exoskeleton-assisted stepping.
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The perturbation of the reference wave due to electric stray fields represents a major challenge in quantitative electron holographic investigations. By introducing a focused-ion-beam-milled rectangular hole, the reference window, in an area of nearly constant electrostatic potential of the sample, this perturbation can be significantly reduced. The edge of the window forms a closed conducting loop, acting similarly to a Faraday cage, shielding the influence of the stray field on the reference wave to some extent.

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  • * It analyzes data from Kaiser Permanente Washington, evaluating the incidence of AWS hospitalizations across various demographics and health backgrounds over a four-year period.
  • * Results indicate a substantial number of adults (over 544,000) involved in primary care, indicating a strong need for better awareness and prevention strategies related to alcohol use disorders in hospital settings.
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  • - The Lancet Oncology Commission focuses on improving global access to radiotherapy and theranostics, addressing significant disparities between high-income countries and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) concerning available treatment resources and trained healthcare professionals.
  • - The implementation of hypofractionation techniques in radiotherapy could increase treatment access for millions of patients with prostate and breast cancer, highlighting the need for new technologies in LMICs with existing resources.
  • - A global survey revealed variability in the use of radiopharmaceutical therapy, with issues related to supply chains and workforce training impacting access; initiatives like the International Atomic Energy Agency's Rays of Hope program and investment from development banks are encouraged to improve the situation.
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  • - The study investigates the effectiveness of next-generation sequencing (NGS) versus traditional culture methods in identifying bacteria and testing antibiotic resistance in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis (SBF), primarily caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.
  • - Twenty-four dogs with SBF were sampled using sterile swabs, and the results showed that NGS identified more bacterial organisms than culture methods, but there was no significant difference in turnaround time.
  • - Ultimately, the research concludes that NGS is not a suitable replacement for traditional culture methods in diagnosing and treating SBF in dogs at this time due to inconsistencies in resistance detection.
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Background: Few large sample studies have examined whether disparities, as measured by the proxy of race/ethnicity, are observed in long-term mortality after high-risk operations performed in a United States national health system. We compared operation year-related mortality risk by race/ethnicity after high-risk operative interventions among patients receiving care within the VHA.

Methods: From the Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse and Surgical Quality Improvement Program, data were retrieved for 426,695 patients undergoing high-risk surgical procedures in non-cardiac, general, vascular, thoracic, orthopedic, neurosurgery, and genitourinary specialties between 2000 and 2018.

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Mass-drug administration (MDA) of human populations using praziquantel monotherapy has become the primary strategy for controlling and potentially eliminating the major neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis. To understand how long-term MDA impacts schistosome populations, we analysed whole-genome sequence data of 570 samples (and the closely related outgroup species, from eight countries incorporating both publicly-available sequence data and new parasite material. This revealed broad-scale genetic structure across countries but with extensive transmission over hundreds of kilometres.

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