Publications by authors named "Loma Dave"
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- A study was conducted to analyze how often dermatologic surgeons face challenges in identifying the locations of skin cancer tumors before surgery.
- Out of over 17,000 cases, only 0.60% involved uncertain sites, with these cases more common in older, male patients who had biopsies done over a month prior.
- Surgeons commonly used various methods to confirm tumor locations, achieving success in identifying 82% of these uncertain sites, while some surgeries were delayed, especially for non-facial tumors.
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- - The study aimed to explore how various demographic factors like geographic region, age, gender, race, and education influence patients' motivations for seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures.
- - Results showed that patients from the Midwest had fewer motivations linked to appearance and health than those from the South, and younger patients (under 45) were more motivated by mental/emotional health and convenience.
- - The findings also indicated that men and non-White patients had different motivations, with education level affecting motivations; those with less education cited more mental/emotional and social life reasons compared to college graduates.
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- Core outcome sets (COSs) for skin diseases are standardized outcomes that should be measured in clinical trials, and the number of COSs is growing globally, highlighting potential overlaps in concepts.
- The study aims to conduct a scoping review to categorize and map all outcomes related to COS initiatives for skin diseases, using databases like PubMed and Embase, and involving stakeholder input.
- The research is funded by the Department of Dermatology at Northwestern University, does not require ethical approval due to the nature of the study, and results will be shared through publications and social media.
Neurotoxin procedures have been increasing in popularity since they were approved for cosmetic use in 2002, with predominately women being treated. Our objectives were to determine likelihood of neurotoxin treatment in television journalists based on demographics and social media popularity. Likelihood of neurotoxin treatment was determined from by grading forehead and glabellar rhytides in videos using a standardized scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvances in hypervalent iodine chemistry have put the field on the precipice of a second golden age; the first being pioneered in the 1990s. During that period, C-C bond forming reactions would be published but rarely with the intended goal of developing a C-C bond forming methodology. More recently, the development of hypervalent iodine-guided electrophilic substitution, arylations using hypervalent iodine, and photoredox reactions with hypervalent iodine have shown great progress in the area of C-C bond formation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe reactivity of benzyl hypervalent iodine intermediates was explored in congruence with the reductive iodonio-Claisen rearrangement (RICR) to show that there may be an underlying mechanism which expands the reasoning behind the previously known C-C bond-forming reaction. By rationalizing the hypervalent iodine's metal-like properties it was concluded that a transmetallation mechanism could be occurring with metalloid groups such as silicon and boron. Hypervalent iodine reagents such as Zefirov's reagent, cyclic iodonium reagents, iodosobenzene/BF, and PhI(OAc)/BF or triflate-based activators were tested.
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