One-year Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Cost of Hospitalizations for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States by Christopher M. Blanchette, Emily Zacherle, Joshua M. Noone, Bryce A. Van Doren, Debosree Roy, Reuben Howden

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The Effect of Abutment Angulation and Crown Material Compositions on Stress Distribution in 3-Unit Fixed Implant-Supported Prostheses: A Finite Element Analysis by Ramin Mosharraf, Mahsa Abbasi, Pirooz Givehchian

“…In this finite element study, the six different solid 3D models of “mandibular 3-unit fixed implant-supported prostheses” were analyzed. …”
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Exploring physician approaches to conflict resolution in end-of-life decisions in the adult intensive care unit: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative research by Richard Huxtable, Harleen Kaur Johal, Giles Birchley

“…Introduction Conflict is unfortunately well-documented in the adult intensive care unit (AICU). In the context of end-of-life (EOL) decision-making (ie, the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment), conflict commonly occurs when a consensus cannot be reached between the healthcare team and the patient’s family on the ‘best interests’ of the critically ill, incapacitated patient. …”
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Health promotion for dementia risk reduction in Indigenous populations of Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand, United States of America, and Australia: Scoping review protocol. by Kathryn Meldrum, Yvonne Hornby-Turner, Valda Wallace, Sarah G Russell, Rachel Quigley, Edward Strivens

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The Effect of Musharakah and Murabaha Financing on Profitability with Non-Performing Financing as a Moderating Variable (in Sharia Business Units Registered with the Financial Services Authority) by Awin Rahma Zulvia, Oyong Lisa, Djuni Farhan

“… This study aims to analyze the effect of Musharakah and murabahah financing on profitability in Islamic business units, as well as to examine the impact of Non-Performing Financing (NPF) on profitability. …”
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Penerapan Tindakan Alih Baring dan Pemberian Olive Oil untuk Mencegah Pressure Ulcers di Ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by Chanif Chanif, Lukluk Yuniasari

“…Penggunaan pelembab untuk mencegah pressure ulcers diyakini akan mampu  memberikan  perlindungan  terhadap  kulit  dari  kerusakan sehingga tujuan studi ini untuk menerapkan tindakan alih baring dan pemberian olive oil untuk mencegah pressure ulcers di ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Desain yang digunakan dalam studi ini adalah case report dengan pendekatan proses asuhan keperawatan. …”
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Rapid diagnostic testing combined with an immediate infectious disease consultation increases the rate of septic intensive care unit patients on targeted antibiotic therapy by Evelyn Kramme, Nadja Käding, Nadja Käding, Tobias Graf, Karolin Schmoll, Heidi Linnen, Katharina Nagel, Esther Grote-Levi, Susanne Hauswaldt, Dennis Nurjadi, Dennis Nurjadi, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) combined with immediate infectious disease (ID) consultation on the treatment of septic patients with positive blood cultures in intensive care units in a setting without 24/7 service.MethodsAdult ICU patients in a tertiary care hospital with positive blood cultures were included from January 2019 to December 2020. …”
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Acute Thrombotic Occlusion of the Popliteal Artery following Knee Dislocation: A Case Report of Management, Local Unit Practice, and a Review of the Literature by Anthony Dean Godfrey, Fadi Hindi, Callum Ettles, Mark Pemberton, Perbinder Grewal

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Are we offering palliative care and employing shared decision making in the neonatal intensive care unit? A 10-year retrospective chart review by Sawyer Karabelas-Pittman, Helen Coo, Hannah Lee, Christine C. Moon, Gillian MacLean

“…The objectives of this study were to describe the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team's involvement in PPC and the extent of SDM at an academic hospital in southeastern Ontario, and the frequency with which PPC was offered, accepted and received for live births. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Commercially Insured Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Initiating First-Line Therapy in the United States by Monica Kobayashi, Jamie Garside, Joehl Nguyen

“…**Background:** Endometrial cancer (EC) represents a substantial economic burden for patients in the United States. Patients with advanced or recurrent EC have a much poorer prognosis than patients with early-stage EC. …”
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Outbreak of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neurorehabilitation unit: Genomic epidemiology reveals complex transmission pattern in a tertiary care hospital by Maria Grazia Silvotti, Erika Scaltriti, Luca Bolzoni, Beatrice Zerbi, Gabriella Tocci, Andrea Zappavigna, Gianfranco Lamberti, Federico Donati, Franco Federici, Stefano Pongolini, Giuliana Lo Cascio

Subjects: “…Neurorehabilitation unit…”
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Exploratory disproportionality analysis of potentially drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia using United States Food and Drug Administration adverse event reporting system by Ashwin Kamath

“…This study aims to conduct an exploratory analysis of the United States Food and Drug Administration adverse event reporting system (FAERS) database to identify previously unknown drugs that can cause EP and supplement the available evidence for known culprit drugs. …”
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Les défis posés par l’unité pédagogique pour élèves allophones arrivants (UPE2A) à la forme scolaire by Isabelle Rigoni

“…Pupils categorized by the educational institution as newly arrived allophone pupils have, under the consideration of special educational needs, compensatory rights materialized by linguistic and pedagogical support in a pedagogical unit for incoming allophone pupil or in other specific systems. …”
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Hospital pharmacy implementation of a unit dose dispensing system: A qualitative interview study to determine experiences, views and attitudes of nursing staff by Theodora Steindl-Schönhuber, Theresa Drechsel, Gunda Gittler, Anita Elaine Weidmann

“…Conclusion: Nurses highlighted key factors for implementation success and advantages of the unit dose dispensing system, suggesting a need to adapt to local conditions and full electronic integration into patient care. …”
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Modification of Business Strategy Through The Application of Circular Economy in Coffee Shop Business Units in Pontianak City: Case Study of Four Coffee Shops by Mahardika Agung Madepo, Lina Budiarti, Faaiza Soraya Khalida

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Riders to the Sea de Ralph Vaughan Williams : un hymne à la mer, indomptable et indomptée, qui unit les nations by Florence Le Doussal

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Triggers for Palliative Care consultation and its modalities in non-malignant mechanically ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A prospective observational study by Mansi Suresh, Souvik Chaudhuri, Krithika Rao, Pratibha Todur

“…Aim and objectives: To determine the triggers for palliative care consultation (PCC) in non-malignant mechanically ventilated (MV) patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) and factors affecting modalities of palliative care (PC) delivery. …”
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Vital Signs Directed Therapy for the Critically Ill: Improved Adherence to the Treatment Protocol Two Years after Implementation in an Intensive Care Unit in Tanzania by Anna Hvarfner, Jonas Blixt, Carl Otto Schell, Markus Castegren, Edwin R. Lugazia, Moses Mulungu, Helena Litorp, Tim Baker

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Exploring the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a qualitative multiple case study approach with family members of Muslim patients by Robert Fowler, Craig Dale, Ayah Nayfeh, Lesley Gotlib Conn

“…The aim of this study was to explore the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) from the perspective of next-of-kin family members of Muslim patients.Design A qualitative multiple case study design using semistructured interviews with family members of Muslim patients. …”
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Vessel strike encounter risk model informs mortality risk for endangered North Atlantic right whales along the United States east coast by Hannah Blondin, Lance P. Garrison, Jeffrey D. Adams, Jason J. Roberts, Caroline P. Good, Meghan P. Gahm, Niki E. Lisi, Eric M. Patterson

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