Development and Validation of a Healthcare Utilization-Based Algorithm to Identify Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Douglas W Mapel,1,* Melissa H Roberts,1,* Susan Sama,2 Priyanka J Bobbili,3 Wendy Y Cheng,3 Mei Sheng Duh,3 Catherine Nguyen,3 Philippe Thompson-Leduc,3 Melissa K Van Dyke,4 Kieran J Rothnie,4 Devi Sundaresan,2 Julia M Certa,5 Thomas S Whiting,5 Jennifer L Brown,5 Douglas W Roblin5 1College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, US

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Assessment of the Impact of Information Security Awareness Training Methods on Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior

Technology is changing the way we work more than ever before.Therefore, it is critical to understand the security threats associated with these advanced tools to protect systems and data.Security is a combination of people, processes, and technology.Thus, to effectively counter cyber-threats, information security awareness (ISA) programs are an ess

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Transcriptome-wide profiles of circular RNA and RNA-binding protein interactions reveal effects on circular RNA biogenesis and cancer pathway expression

Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are stable, often highly expressed RNA transcripts with potential to modulate other regulatory RNAs.A few circRNAs have been shown to bind RNA-binding proteins (RBPs); however, little is known about the prevalence and distribution of these interactions in different biological contexts.Methods We conduct

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Trees in Urban and City Environments: a review of the selection criteria with particular reference to nature conservation in New Zealand Cities

The overall aim of this research was to review the general Bundles criteria for selection of trees for urban environments and city environments.The reason for this research was to assess the extent to which criteria for tree selection can contribute to nature conservation in cities.We conducted an extensive review of the literature, looking for pub

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