Publications by authors named "L Boland"
Objective: To estimate the relative efficacy of individual and combinations of prehabilitation components (exercise, nutrition, cognitive, and psychosocial) on critical outcomes of postoperative complications, length of stay, health related quality of life, and physical recovery for adults who have received surgery.
Design: Systematic review with network and component network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.
Data Sources: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were initially searched 1 March 2022, and updated on 25 October 2023.
Objectives: Motorcycle helmets save lives and reduce serious injury after motorcycle collisions (MCC). In 2022, 18 states had laws requiring helmet use by motorcyclists aged ≥21 years. Our objective was to compare helmet use and head trauma in emergency medical services (EMS) patients involved in MCC in states with and without helmet use laws.
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- The study examines the differences between families who consented to postmortem tissue donation and those who declined it in pediatric CNS malignancy cases at a single institution.
- Out of 23 patient families, only 35% consented to participate, revealing racial and socioeconomic disparities, including a higher percentage of White, non-Hispanic/Latino consenters and a greater prevalence of private insurance among them.
- The researchers suggest that improving communication, particularly with non-English-speaking families, is vital to address these disparities and enhance participation in future CNS research.
The cut-open oocyte Vaseline gap technique is a powerful electrophysiological method for the characterization of ion channels. However, traditional amplifiers for cut-open oocyte Vaseline gap are labor intensive and require significant user expertise. We introduce an innovative, open-source digital amplifier system with high-speed digitization and software-controlled electronics for computer-driven automation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma is a Grade 4 primary brain tumor defined by therapy resistance, diffuse infiltration, and near-uniform lethality. The underlying mechanisms are unknown, and no treatment has been curative. Using a recently developed creatine kinase inhibitor (CKi), we explored the role of this inhibitor on GBM biology in vitro.
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