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PLoS One 2020 25;15(3):e0230104. Epub 2020 Mar 25.

Department of Sociology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina State, United States of America.

Congressional hearings are a venue in which social scientists present their views and analyses before lawmakers in the United States, however quantitative data on their representation has been lacking. We present new, publicly available, data on the rates at which anthropologists, economists, political scientists, psychologists, and sociologists appeared before United States congressional hearings from 1946 through 2016. We show that social scientists were present at some 10,347 hearings and testified 15,506 times. Read More

J Child Neurol 2019 09 24;34(10):612-620. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

2 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.

Pediatric multiple sclerosis is associated with challenges in prompt diagnosis and uncertainty regarding optimal treatment. This review aimed to identify treatment guidelines or consensus statements for pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment options for pediatric multiple sclerosis, and any randomized controlled trials and observational studies examining available pharmacologic treatments in the pediatric multiple sclerosis population. Literature searches were performed in MEDLINE (1946-2016), EMBASE (1974-2016), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify treatment guidelines or consensus statements, pediatric multiple sclerosis treatment approvals, and randomized controlled trials and observation studies that examine the safety and effectiveness of available disease-modifying therapies. Read More

J Orthop Trauma 2018 05;32(5):211-215

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Objectives: To evaluate whether immediate (0-3 days) postoperative radiography leads to alterations in the management of patients postfracture fixation.

Data Sources: Systematic review of English-language articles in the MEDLINE (1946-2016), EMBASE (1974-2016), CDSR (2005-2016), CENTRAL (1948-2016), and Google Scholar databases using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Study Selection: Randomized or non-randomized controlled trials and prospective or retrospective cohort studies that addressed surgical management of the upper extremity, lower extremity or hip fractures were eligible for review. Read More

Respirology 2018 May 4;23(5):467-477. Epub 2018 Mar 4.

Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, China.

Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors are a novel medication approved for airway inflammatory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Their role and application in asthma are controversial and not defined. A comprehensive search was performed in major databases (1946-2016) using the keywords: 'phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor' or 'roflumilast' and 'asthma'. Read More

Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2017 ;23(4):285-298

Clinic for Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuroscience Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The incidence of non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction (SCDys) is reported to be higher than traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in many countries. No formal review of the history of SCDys has been published. This article aims to identify key highlights in the history of SCDys. Read More