Acute Renal Failure in Patients with Severe Falciparum Malaria: Using the WHO 2006 and RIFLE Criteria by Vipa Thanachartwet, Varunee Desakorn, Duangjai Sahassananda, Ko Ko Yazar Kyaw Win, Thanom Supaporn

“…Using the WHO 2006 criteria, ARF was the second most common complication with incidence of 44.7% (115 patients). …”
Get full text

Attitudes to Medication after Kidney Transplantation and Their Association with Medication Adherence and Graft Survival: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study by Mirjam Tielen, Job van Exel, Mirjam Laging, Denise K. Beck, Roshni Khemai, Teun van Gelder, Michiel G. H. Betjes, Willem Weimar, Emma K. Massey

“…Nonadherence to medication is a common problem after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards medication, adherence, and the relationship with clinical outcomes. …”
Get full text

Cell deconvolution-based integrated time-series network of whole blood transcriptome reveals systemic antiviral activities and cell-specific immunological changes against PRRSV inf... by Byeonghwi Lim, Chiwoong Lim, Min-Jae Jang, Young-Jun Seo, Do-Young Kim, Christopher K. Tuggle, Kyu-Sang Lim, Jun-Mo Kim

“…However, the molecular mechanisms behind the common and cell type-specific systemic responses during PRRS virus (PRRSV) infection are not well understood. …”
Get full text

A Case Study of Offshore Advection of Boundary Layer Rolls over a Stably Stratified Sea Surface by Nina Svensson, Erik Sahlée, Hans Bergström, Erik Nilsson, Merete Badger, Anna Rutgersson

“…Such conditions are commonly encountered during spring in coastal regions at high latitudes.…”
Get full text

Barriers and drivers of near-term climate change mitigation: a Canadian case study by Jeffrey Sauer, I Daniel Posen, Shoshanna Saxe

“…Interviews were coded to identify common perspectives. Results indicate that organizations prioritize enabling deep change in a more distant future over executing rapid change, that detailed roadmaps for meeting near-term (e.g. 2030) goals were rare, and that participants view government policy certainty as crucial to near-term action. …”
Get full text

Is Mean Platelet Volume Really a Severity Marker for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome without Comorbidities? by Sinem Nedime Sökücü, Cengiz Özdemir, Levent Dalar, Levent Karasulu, Şenay Aydın, Sedat Altın

“…Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder that can lead to significant cardiovascular complications. …”
Get full text

Clinicopathological Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of 21 Patients with Primary Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Yang Chen, Hong Zhu, Feng Xu, Yidan Cao, Xingting Gu, Yuming Wan, Hongfeng Gou

“…The median age was 67 years and male predominance was observed, the most common tumor locations were the upper third of the stomach, most of the clinical manifestations were identical to those of other types of gastric tumors, and the tumor cells had positive immunoreactivity for p63 and CK5/6. …”
Get full text

Severity of Oral Mucositis in Children following Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy and Its Implications at a Single Oncology Centre in Durango State, Mexico by Ramón G. Carreón-Burciaga, Enrique Castañeda-Castaneira, Rogelio González-González, Nelly Molina-Frechero, Enrique Gaona, Ronell Bologna-Molina

“…Severity scores of 1 and 2 were the most common; scores of 3-4 were observed in patients who received QT-RT or more than 7 treatment cycles. …”
Get full text

A New Evaluation Method of Total Organic Carbon for Shale Source Rock Based on the Effective Medium Conductivity Theory by Jian Fu, Xuesong Li, Yonghe Sun, Qiuli Huo, Ting Gao, Li Fu, Yuchen Liu, Suxing Dong, Haijun Fan

“…In the evaluation of source rocks, the total organic carbon (TOC) is an important indicator to evaluate the hydrocarbon generation potential of source rocks. At present, the commonly used methods for assessing TOC include △logR and neural network method. …”
Get full text

Cloning and Characterization of Immunological Properties of Haemophilus influenzae Enolase by Yesenia Osorio-Aguilar, Maria Cristina Gonzalez-Vazquez, Patricia Lozano-Zarain, Ygnacio Martinez-Laguna, Alejandro Carabarin-Lima, Rosa del Carmen Rocha-Gracia

“…Haemophilus influenzae is a common organism of the human upper respiratory tract; this bacterium is responsible of a wide spectrum for respiratory infections and can generate invasive diseases such as meningitis and septicemia. …”
Get full text

Can we do more than case studies? A scoping review about qualitative research in sport management in the Brazilian context by Yves Miranda, Jorge Eduardo Maciel Gonçalves Silva, Marcos Barros Filho, Carlos Augusto Mulatinho de Queiroz Pedroso

“…Despite associations and dedicated journals, studies commonly face theoretical and methodological challenges. …”
Get full text

Decreased Expression of CD14 in MSU-Mediated Inflammation May Be Associated with Spontaneous Remission of Acute Gout by Lihua Duan, Jiao Luo, Qiang Fu, Ke Shang, Yingying Wei, Youlian Wang, Yan Li, Jie Chen

“…Gout is a common metabolic disease in humans, and it is due to persistently elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. …”
Get full text

1q21.1 Duplication Syndrome and Anorectal Malformations: A Literature Review and a New Case by Maria Minelli, Chiara Palka Bayard de Volo, Melissa Alfonsi, Serena Capanna, Elisena Morizio, Maria Enrica Miscia, Gabriele Lisi, Liborio Stuppia, Valentina Gatta

“…Background: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are a common pediatric surgical problem with an incidence of 1:1500 to 1:5000 live births. …”
Get full text

Involuntary intoxication caused by vaping the synthetic cannabinoid ADB-BUTINACA: A case report by Elise M.A. Slob, Maryam Lyousoufi, Sharif Pasha, Erik B. Wilms

“…Synthetic cannabinoids are gaining popularity globally and detection is not commonly available. We report a 27-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency room because of sudden headache, nausea, vertigo, red eyes and palpitations. …”
Get full text

Predictive Modeling of Total Real and Reactive Power Losses in Contingency Systems Using Function-Fitting Neural Networks with Graphical User Interface by Alfredo Bonini Neto, Alexandre de Queiroz, Giovana Gonçalves da Silva, André Gifalli, André Nunes de Souza, Enio Garbelini

“…ANN models excel at capturing the nonlinear behavior of power systems, eliminating the need for iterative methods commonly used in traditional approaches. The results showed that the ANN performed effectively, with a mean squared error during training below the specified threshold. …”
Get full text

Validation of the Persian Translation of the Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Ali Rajaei, S. Abolfazl Azargoon, Mohammad Hussein Nilforoush, Ebrahim Barzegar Bafrooei, Fereshteh Ashtari, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Dysphagia, as a common finding in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, was estimated to be present in 80–95% of this population during different stages of the disease. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Risk Factors by Javad Golmirzaei, Shole Namazi, Shahrokh Amiri, Shahram Zare, Najme Rastikerdar, Ali Akbar Hesam, Zahra Rahami, Fatemeh Ghasemian, Seyyed Shojaeddin Namazi, Abbas Paknahad, Forugh Mahmudi, Hamidreza Mahboobi, Tahereh Khorgoei, Bahareh Niknejad, Fatemeh Dehghani, Shima Asadi

“…Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders among children. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for ADHD in children. …”
Get full text

Health professionals’ perceptions, barriers and knowledge towards oral health care of dependent people in nursing homes: a systematic review by Joana Pombo-Lopes, Inês Rodrigues, Joana Costa, Ana Catarina Gomes, Jorge Fonseca, Jorge Fonseca, José Grillo-Evangelista

“…Most caregivers reported inadequate training, often informal or experiential, although they are involved in the hygiene of the older adult, with tooth brushing and denture cleaning being the most common practices. Low oral health literacy coexisted with recognition of the importance of oral health care.ConclusionThe findings advocate for targeted interventions, standardized training, and improved support systems to improve oral health care for the older adult in diverse health care settings.…”
Get full text

The Properties of Red Blood Cells from Patients Heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC Genotype) by A. Hannemann, E. Weiss, D. C. Rees, S. Dalibalta, J. C. Ellory, J. S. Gibson

“…Patients heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC) constitute about a third of SCD cases, making this the second most common form of SCD, with approximately 80,000 births per year worldwide. …”
Get full text

The Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Data from a General Hospital in Athens, Greece, 2007–2013 by Marios Panagiotou, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kostikas, Maria Paraskeua, Ekaterini Velentza, Maria Kanellopoulou, Vasiliki Filaditaki, Napoleon Karagiannidis

“…The first data on the epidemiology of pulmonary NTM in Athens, Greece, are presented. NTM infection is common in patients with chronic respiratory disease. …”
Get full text