Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Hyperammonemia in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy, and Sarcopenia (Experts’ Agreement) by M. Yu. Nadinskaia, M. V. Maevskaya, I. G. Bakulin, E. N. Bessonova, A. O. Bueverov, M. S. Zharkova, S. V. Okovityi, A. S. Ostrovskaya, K. A. Gulyaeva, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The questions and statements were based on the search and critical analysis of medical literature by keywords in Englishand Russian-language databases. The formulated questions could be combined into four categories: hepatic encephalopathy, sarcopenia, hyperammonemia, and ammonia-lowering therapy.Conclusions. …”
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Care, conflict, and coexistence: Human–wildlife relations in community forests by Madison Stevens, Shalini Rawat, Terre Satterfield

“…Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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Kiwifruit and Kiwifruit Extracts for Treatment of Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohamed Eltorki, Russell Leong, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe

“…Electronic databases were searched from inception to May 2022 without any age or language limitations. Eligible studies enrolled participants with constipation who were randomized to receive kiwifruit or kiwifruit extracts vs. any nonkiwifruit control. …”
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The Recent Technologies to Curb the Second-Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic by M. Poongodi, Mohit Malviya, Mounir Hamdi, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf, Seifedine Kadry, Orawit Thinnukool

“…Large data sets need to be advanced so that extensive models related to deep analysis can be used to combat Coronavirus infection, which can be done by applying Artificial intelligence techniques such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Computer vision to varying processing files. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X) by Gabriela COCA

“…These papers are all included, in this presented volume, with other two studies: Ciprian Porumbescu – Friends and his Collaborators of Braşov (author: the regretted musicologist professor Constantin Catrina from the Transylvania University of Braşov) and The Aspects of the Musical Language and of its Architecture in Compositions by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Ozana Kalmuski-Zarea – from the “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic of Bacău). …”
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The Americanization of Arnold Schoenberg?. Theory, Analysis, and Reception by John Covach

“…This article surveys the reception of Arnold Schoenberg’s theoretical ideas in English-language music theory, with a primary (though not exclusive) focus on their reception in the United States. …”
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In-hospital mortality among neonates with necrotising enterocolitis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Addisu Getie, Adam Wondmieneh, Melaku Bimerew, Manay Ayalneh, Freweyni Gebreegziabher Araya, Nigatu Dessalegn

“…Objective To assess the pooled in-hospital mortality among neonates with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in Ethiopia.Design This was a systematic review and meta-analysis reported based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis guideline.Data sources African Journals Online, PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and repositories of Ethiopian Universities.Eligibility criteria Published and unpublished articles that had reported the in-hospital mortality among neonates with NEC in Ethiopia were included, whereas, articles with no abstracts and/or inaccessible full texts, citations, reviews, commentaries editorials, conference abstracts, anonymous reports and articles reported in non-English language were excluded.Data extraction and synthesis Articles that passed the eligibility criteria were assessed for their quality using the quality appraisal criteria for prevalence studies. …”
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Role of behavioral biases in the investment decisions of Pakistan Stock Exchange investors: Moderating role of investment experience by Saima Aziz, Shahid Mehmood, Muhammad Asif Khan, Anita Tangl

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Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Lucy Alpine, Emer Barrett, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Julie Broderick

“…Studies may report the design and/or implementation and/or evaluation of PBA education programmes. Relevant English language publications will be sought from January 2000 to October 2022. …”
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Executive function deficit in patients with long COVID syndrome: A systematic review by Siti Maisarah Nasir, Noorazrul Yahya, Kah Hui Yap, Hanani Abdul Manan

“…The present study also revealed that EF deficits in long COVID patients are correlated with disruptions in the frontal and cerebellar regions, affecting processes such as nonverbal reasoning, executive aspects of language, and recall. This consistent disturbance also emphasised the correlation between EF deficits and brain alterations in patients with long COVID. …”
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Menstrual disorders and associated factors among rural and tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashni Chatterjee, Suman Chakrabarty

“…The whole protocol was registered on PROSPERO (Registration ID: CRD42024385046). Articles (English language) related to menstrual irregularities among 10 to 19-year-old adolescent girls in India were collected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria from 2000 to 2023 followed by selected keywords. …”
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Feasibility of an artificial intelligence phone call for postoperative care following cataract surgery in a diverse population: two phase prospective study protocol by Sarah Khavandi, Ernest Lim, Aisling Higham, Nick de Pennington, Amin Hatamnejad, Sohel Somani, Eric S Tam, Hannah H Chiu

“…This study assesses the use of ‘Dora’, an example of an AI assistant that is able to deliver a regulated autonomous, voice-based, natural-language consultation with patients over the telephone. …”
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Electroencephalographic and Epilepsy Findings in ZNF711 Variants: A Case Series of Two Siblings by Michele Minerva, Lorenzo Perilli, Samanta Carbone, Margherita Maria Rossi, Federica Lotti, Luisa Lonoce, Maria Rosaria Curcio, Salvatore Grosso

“…Case presentation: We describe the familiar case of two male siblings presenting with moderate intellectual disability (ID), language delay, and motor stereotypies. Additionally, they experienced generalized tonic–clonic seizures (GTCSs) and myoclonic seizures with interictal electroencephalographic abnormalities. …”
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Daily activity, mood, and quality of life in colorectal cancer patients with chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy: A mediation effect analysis by Ling‐Chun Lu, Shiow‐Luan Tsay, Sou‐Yi Chang, Chung‐Ming Chen, Chieh‐Yu Liu

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Longitudinal evaluation of cognition after stroke - A systematic scoping review. by Juan Pablo Saa, Tamara Tse, Carolyn Baum, Toby Cumming, Naomi Josman, Miranda Rose, Leeanne Carey

“…Global cognition was evaluated in 170 reports (66%), followed by higher-level cognitive functioning (29%), memory (28%), language (21%), attention (21%), and perceptual skills (14%). …”
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Association of serum neurofilament light chain with cognitive impairment: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Tianjiao Meng, Qinwen Fei, Tian Lv, Shiqin Chen

“…The nomogram model based on NfL identified by LASSO regression displayed a considerable predicative value for low total-CF, with an area under the curve [AUC = 85.6% (81.6–89.3%)].ConclusionThere is a strong correlation between serum NfL levels and cognitive function, especially DSST, which reflects attention and information processing abilities, as well as overall cognitive function, but not memory and language fluency. Thus, NfL may serve as a serum biomarker for dementia monitoring.…”
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Scrutiny on the grammatical error of descriptive text written by the first semester public health students Universitas Faletehan by Kety Soraya

“…Another factor that the causes the errors in incomplete of the target language itself.…”
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On the risks of secure attachment in infancy: Childhood irritability and adolescent depression predicted by secure attachment and high approach behaviours at 14-months towards a ca... by Jonathan Hill, Nicky Wright, Helen Sharp, Andrew Pickles, Howard Steele

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Prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charles Opondo, Holly Jenkins, Fiona Alderdice, Gracia Fellmeth, Zoe Daskalopoulou

“…Objectives To systematically synthesise the evidence on prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Global Health, Global Index Medicus and the grey literature were searched with no language or date restrictions. The final search was carried out on 3 May 2022.Eligibility criteria Cross-sectional, cohort or case–control studies that assessed the prevalence of PTSD in pregnant or postpartum women in LMICs were included.Data extraction and synthesis Screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. …”
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BRAIN CHANGER. Felice Jacka, 321 pages, Macmillan, 2019 (ISBN: 978-1-76055-651-8) by Cécil J.W. Meulenberg

“…With her to-the-point and easy language writing gift, professor Jacka manages to explain the complicated matters of brain health effortlessly. …”
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