Behavior of liver cirrhosis at the "Arnaldo Milian Castro" Hospital from July 2007 to March 2009 by María Herminia Fajardo González, Merlyn Arce Nuñez, Yosvany Medina Garrido, Lisset Esteva Carral, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola

“…More comprehensive studies are needed to increase the amount of knowledge on this issue.…”
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A Case of Aspiration Pneumonia Caused by Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks Associated with Delayed Identification of Iatrogenic Skull Base Injury during Endoscopic Sinus Surgery by Takashi Anzai, Akira Baba, Shin Ito, Yo Suzuki, Shori Tajima, Satoshi Hara, Yusuke Takata, Fumihiko Matsumoto, Katsuhisa Ikeda

“…These findings suggest that CSF caused aspiration pneumonia. To the best of our knowledge, no case of aspiration pneumonia caused by CSF during endoscopic sinus surgery has been reported until now. …”
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Patients Hospitalized in General Wards via the Emergency Department: Early Identification of Predisposing Factors for Death or Unexpected Intensive Care Unit Admission—A Historical... by Thierry Boulain, Isabelle Runge, Nathalie Delorme, Angèle Bouju, Antoine Valéry

“…The “use of oxygen therapy on the ED,” the “current use of psychoactive drug(s)”, and the “lack of knowledge of current medications taken by the patients” were important predisposing factors to severe adverse events during the 15 days of hospitalization on regular wards following the ED visit.…”
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Inflammation-Related Mechanisms in Chronic Kidney Disease Prediction, Progression, and Outcome by Simona Mihai, Elena Codrici, Ionela Daniela Popescu, Ana-Maria Enciu, Lucian Albulescu, Laura Georgiana Necula, Cristina Mambet, Gabriela Anton, Cristiana Tanase

“…This review aims to summarize the recent knowledge regarding the relationship between inflammation and CKD, highlighting the current proteomic approaches, as well as the inflammasomes and gut microbiota dysbiosis involvement in the setting of CKD, culminating with the troubling bidirectional connection between CKD and renal malignancy, raised on the background of an inflammatory condition.…”
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The level of individual participation of community in implementing effective solid waste management policies by A. Brotosusilo, S.H. Nabila, H.A. Negoro, D. Utari

“…The data were matched with a literature review on existing waste policies to identify gaps in knowledge, which could provide beneficial policy recommendations for the Jakarta Provincial Government. …”
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A fulminant case of JC virus encephalopathy supporting a novel syndrome associated with JC virus infection of cortical neurons by Matteo Ciocca, Marta Pirovano, Monica Lodi, Antonino Romeo, Vincenza Fetoni

“…Finally, CSF- PCR for JCV was performed and resulted positive. To the best of our knowledge, our report is the second case of JCVE described so far. …”
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Long-Term Use of Antibiotics and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease in the Nurses’ Health Study by Natalia Palacios, Éilis J O’Reilly, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Alberto Ascherio

“…Antibiotic use is one of the strongest environmental predictors of an altered and less diverse gut microbiome, which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease. To our knowledge, no prior study has examined the association between long-term antibiotic use and Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Decline in Memory, Visuospatial Ability, and Crystalized Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults: Normative Aging or Terminal Decline? by R. Bendayan, A. M. Piccinin, S. M. Hofer, D. Cadar, B. Johansson, G. Muniz-Terrera

“…Measures of cognitive status (Mini-Mental State Examination and the Swedish Clock Test) and tests of crystallized (knowledge and synonyms), memory (verbal memory, nonverbal long-term memory, recognition and correspondence, and short-term memory), and visuospatial ability were included. …”
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Bacterial extracellular vesicles in the initiation, progression and treatment of atherosclerosis by Yuling Lin, Jingyu Wang, Fan Bu, Ruyi Zhang, Junhui Wang, Yubing Wang, Mei Huang, Yiyi Huang, Lei Zheng, Qian Wang, Xiumei Hu

“…In this review, we summarize current knowledge on BEVs, with a specific focus on how pathogen-derived BEVs contribute to the promotion of atherosclerosis, as well as how BEVs from gut symbionts and probiotics may mitigate its progression. …”
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Acquired hypothyroidism, iodine status and hearing impairment in adults: A pilot study. by Tereza Grimmichova, Ludmila Verespejova, Zuzana Urbaniova, Martin Chovanec, Martin Hill, Radovan Bilek

“…In congenital hypothyroidism, the incidence of hearing impairment reaches 35-50%, while in acquired hypothyroidism there is a reported incidence of 25%. Despite this, knowledge of the pathogenesis, incidence and severity of hearing impairment remains greatly lacking. …”
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Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students by Pedro Moruno-Miralles, Adriana Reyes-Torres, Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde, Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez, Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez

“…This study contributes to the knowledge of undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning features, specifically the undergraduate students’ capacities and limits to process information during the occupational assessment.…”
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BioFire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel and Clinical Usefulness: A Systematic Review by Niti Gor, Devesh Joshi

“…Conclusion: In conclusion, the judicious use of the BCID panel, coupled with background knowledge, facilitates early decision-making in antibiotic selection. …”
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The Impact of Critical Listening and Critical Reading on Critical Thinking by Yasemin Baki

“…These two skills support the development of critical thinking skills and contribute to individuals gaining deeper understanding based on the perspective of knowledge. This study aims to determine the relationships between critical listening, critical reading, and critical thinking, the effects of these variables on each other, and the explanation ratios. …”
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Estimation of Landslides and Road Capacity after August 8, 2017, MS7.0 Jiuzhaigou Earthquake Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Xiao Fu, Qing Zhu, Chao Liu, Naiwen Li, Wenhua Zhuang, Zhengli Yang, Heng Lu, Min Tang

“…As most road damage in the mountainous region could be attributed to the landslides nearby, the impacts of landslide on road are studied based on spatial analysis and are used to infer occluded road damage. Then, a knowledge-based method for postearthquake road detection and road capacity assessment from preearthquake road data and postearthquake high-resolution remote sensing imagery is proposed, as well as the quantitative road capacity assessment indicators to classify the road grades. …”
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Teachers' perceptions of teaching mathematics topics based on STEM educational philosophy: A sequential explanatory design by Ibrahim Khalil, Amirah AL Zahrani, Bakri Awaji, Mohammed Mohsen

“…However, designing STEM-integrated tasks was challenging due to lack of STEM training and knowledge. Limitations in student interaction were linked to students' limited understanding of STEM, teachers' beliefs, and students' weak mathematics skills. …”
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Assessment of emotional intelligence level in intercultural educational environment by T. V. Kuprina, A. A. Evtyugina, S. M. Minasyan, O. V. Taranova

“…The scientific novelty of the research consists in supplementing the existing knowledge in the field of EI about the psychological characteristics of representatives of the humanities and economics specialities in the context of intercultural communication and further forecasting their development based on correctly selected teaching methods.Practical significance. …”
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Zymography of proteases in honey bees (Apis Mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae by Doghuzlu Mohammad Afrasiabi, Nabian Sedigheh, Paghaleh Gholam Ali Nehzati, Taheri Mohammad, Asadollahi Zahra, Akhzari Soheila

“…Investigation of bee proteases might be useful for acquiring more knowledge about the interaction between host and parasite and to access an effective and low-risk compound for nosemosis treatment.…”
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Analysis of Phenolic and Flavonoid Content, α-Amylase Inhibitory and Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Some Medicinal Plants by Lalit Kala Pandey, Khaga Raj Sharma

“…Some of the medicinal plants selected in this study showed high TPC and TFC values with potent biological activities. To the best of our knowledge, these medicinal plants have the least exposure to their biological activities, and the results provide scientific evidence for the traditional uses of these plants against diabetes and infectious diseases. …”
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Diabetes self-management education interventions in the WHO African Region: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Kumah, Godfred Otchere, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah, Adam Fusheini, Collins Kokuro, Kofi Aduo-Adjei, Joseph A Amankwah

“…While the majority yielded significant positive results on HbA1c, diabetes knowledge, blood pressure, blood sugar and foot care practices; few demonstrated positive outcomes on self-efficacy, BMI, physical activity; self-monitoring of blood glucose, medication adherence, smoking and alcohol consumption.…”
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Culture and end of life care: a scoping exercise in seven European countries. by Marjolein Gysels, Natalie Evans, Arantza Meñaca, Erin Andrew, Franco Toscani, Sylvia Finetti, H Roeline Pasman, Irene Higginson, Richard Harding, Robert Pool, Project PRISMA

“…The following themes facilitated cross-country comparison: setting, caregivers, communication, medical EoL decisions, minority ethnic groups, and knowledge, attitudes and values of death and care. …”
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