Dr Jacek Ladorucki — wspomnienie by Alina Brzuska-Kępa

“…The article offers a reminescence about Jacek Ladorucki, Ph.D: an employee of the University of Łódź, a bibliologist, bibliophile, and researcher of books, literature and popular culture. …”
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The Prevalence of Depression Among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Al-Qahtani Z, Alqahtani ASM, Alzuhairi AMS, Qarah M, Alqarni AA, Alqahtani AOM, AlShehri FAA, Alqathanin MAA, Alshahrani OMO, Alqahtani MAF, Mahmood SE

“…Zainah Al-Qahtani,1 Abdulrahman Saad M Alqahtani,2 Abdulmohsin Mohammed S Alzuhairi,3 Mohammed Qarah,4 Albara A Alqarni,3 Abdulaziz Othman M Alqahtani,5 Fahad Abdullah A AlShehri,3 Muath Abdullah A Alqathanin,6 Omair Mohammed O Alshahrani,3 Mohammed Ali F Alqahtani,5 Syed Esam Mahmood7 1Neurology Section, Internal Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia; 2Aseer Cluster Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 4Public Health Department, Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 6Internal Medicine Department, Saudi Board of Internal Medicine, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 7Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Syed Esam Mahmood, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia, Email smahmood@kku.edu.saBackground and Aim: Depression is thought to affect up to half of Parkinson’s patients at some point during their illness, while anxiety is reported by about 40% of PD patients. …”
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The Identification of FN1 as an Early Diagnostic Marker for Recurrent Abortion by Single-Exosome Profiling by Wang C, Lu Z, She G, Chen K, Zhou H, Zhan X, Yu H, Pi L, Zuo L, Che D

“…Chenlu Wang,1,* Zhaojin Lu,1,* Guangpeng She,2 Kaining Chen,1 Huazhong Zhou,1 Xueli Zhan,3 Hongyan Yu,1 Lei Pi,1 Liandong Zuo,4 Di Che1 1Department of Clinical Biological Resource Bank, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510620, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Andrology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510620, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Di Che, Department of Clinical Biological Resource Bank, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, People’s Republic of China, Email chedi@gwcmc.org Liandong Zuo, Department of Andrology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, People’s Republic of China, Email zuold@163.comPurpose: Recurrent abortion(RA) is a prevalent adverse pregnancy event. …”
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Conglomerated Imiquimod and Metronidazole Incorporated Biodegradable Nanofibrous Mats for Potential Therapy of Cervical Cancer by Chen YP, Chiu CF, Wang CN, Lin CC, Shen CR, Yao YC, Kuo YH, Liu SJ

“…Yi-Pin Chen,1,2 Chiao-Fan Chiu,3,4 Chien-Neng Wang,1 Chu-Chi Lin,1 Chia-Rui Shen,5– 7 Yi-Chen Yao,8 Yi-Hua Kuo,8 Shih-Jung Liu8,9 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan; 2School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 3Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; 4Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan; 5Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan; 6Department of Ophthalmology, Lin-Kou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 7R&D Center of Biochemical Engineering Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan; 8Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan; 9Bone and Joint Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, TaiwanCorrespondence: Shih-Jung Liu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259, Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 33302, Taiwan, Tel +886-3-2118166, Fax +886-3-2118558, Email shihjung@mail.cgu.edu.twBackground: In clinical practice, imiquimod is used to treat Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related lesions, such as condyloma and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN). …”
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A Community-Based Intervention for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Postpartum: One Healthy Start Site’s Story by Sampson M, Xu W, York FN, Roberson J

“…McClain Sampson,1 Wen Xu,2 Felicia N York,3 Jerry Roberson4 1Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Innovative Social Work, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, City University of Macau, Macao, SAR, People’s Republic of China; 3Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 4United Associates, Dallas, TX, USACorrespondence: McClain Sampson, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, Email mmsampson@uh.eduPurpose: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are the leading cause for maternal morbidity and are associated with underlying causes of pregnancy-related death. …”
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A Multifunctional MIL-101-NH2(Fe) Nanoplatform for Synergistic Melanoma Therapy by Shang J, Chen Y, Wang F, Yang J, Li Y, Yang L, Liu X, Zhong Z, Yue C, Zhou M

“…Jinlu Shang,1,2,* Yongjun Chen,2,* Fangliang Wang,3,* Jing Yang,2 Yi Li,4 Liuxuan Yang,2 Xiuqiong Liu,1 Zhirong Zhong,5 Chaochi Yue,6 Meiling Zhou2 1Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital Sichuan University Jintang Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610400, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, People’s Republic of China; 3Chongqing Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolism Research, Chongqing Pharmacodynamic Evaluation Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Pharmacy Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meiling Zhou; Chaochi Yue, Email meilzhou@163.com; yuechaochi18@swmu.edu.cnBackground: Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer, and single-modality treatments often fail to prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis. …”
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Integrating Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data to Identify Ferroptosis-Associated Inflammatory Gene in Alzheimer’s Disease by Zhou H, Peng Y, Huo X, Li B, Liu H, Wang J, Zhang G

“…Huiqin Zhou,1– 3,* Yunjia Peng,2,3,* Xinhua Huo,2,3 Bingqing Li,2,3 Huasheng Liu,4 Jian Wang,3,5 Gaihua Zhang1 1College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3National Engineering Center of Human Stem Cell, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 5The Institute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gaihua Zhang, The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Plasma NETs Levels and iCEB in Silent Myocardial Ischemia in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Liu H, Han J, Ni W, Lu Y, Hu X, Wang J, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Cao J, Liu H

“…Haifei Liu,1,2,* Junling Han,3,* Weijie Ni,2 Yuan Lu,2 Xinhui Hu,2 Jing Wang,2 Yan Zhou,2 Ze Wang,4 Jingyuan Cao,1 Hong Liu2 1Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Taizhou People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People’s Republic of China; 3Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Taizhou People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, People’s Republic of China; 4Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Liu; Jingyuan Cao, Email jstzliu@sina.com; caojingyuan1989@163.comObjective: This study evaluated the diagnostic value of plasma Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) levels and the index of cardiac electrophysiological balance (iCEB) in identifying silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.Methods: This cross-sectional observational study involved patients receiving MHD treatment. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Long COVID: Mapping the Condition-Specific C19-YRSm Measure Onto the EQ-5D-5L by Smith AB, Greenwood DC, Williams P, Kwon J, Petrou S, Horton M, Osborne T, Milne R, Sivan M

“…Adam B Smith,1 Darren C Greenwood,1,2 Paul Williams,3 Joseph Kwon,4 Stavros Petrou,4 Mike Horton,5 Thomas Osborne,5 Ruairidh Milne,6 Manoj Sivan5,7,8 On behalf of LOCOMOTION Consortium1Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; 2Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 3COVID Assessment and Rehabilitation Service, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Welwyn Garden City, UK; 4Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 5Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 6Person with Long COVID; Public Health, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; 7COVID Rehabilitation Service, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; 8National Demonstration Centre of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UKCorrespondence: Adam B Smith, Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Email a.b.smith@leeds.ac.ukBackground: Long COVID (LC) is a clinical syndrome with persistent, fluctuating symptoms subsequent to COVID-19 infection. …”
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Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Is a Novel Predictor for the Severity in the Patients With MAFLD: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hefei, China by Yu L, Bao S, Zhu F, Xu Y, Zu F, Liu Y, Jiang R, Chen S, Chen W

“…Liang Yu,1,* Shiming Bao,2,* Feng Zhu,3,* Yanyan Xu,1 Fuqiang Zu,1 Yanwei Liu,1 Runbeng Jiang,1 Wei Chen,4 Song Chen5 1Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency Surgery, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of General Surgery, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of General Surgery, the Affiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Chuzhou), Chuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Song Chen, Department of General Surgery, the Affiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Chuzhou), Chuzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email chensong101425@163.com Wei Chen, Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China, Email 13665560109@163.comBackground & Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and the severity of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and the potential diagnostic value of LDH for identifying at-risk metabolic associated steatohepatitis (MASH).Methods: This cross-sectional, real-world retrospective study enrolled a total of 1118 obese patients in the department of bariatric surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021. …”
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Compassionate Use of Omadacycline in a Down Syndrome Pre-Schooler With Critically Ill Atypical Pneumonia Caused by Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma Pneumoniae by Wu D, Xie FJ, Wang YJ, Jiang XH, Zhang GL, Zhang H, Zhu YC, Zhang Y, Tang YJ, Lin YL, Xu JX, Zhang JN, Liu BW, Kang K, Gao Y

“…Di Wu,1,* Feng-Jie Xie,2,* Ya-Jun Wang,3,* Xiao-Hui Jiang,1,* Guo-Li Zhang,3,* Hong Zhang,2 Yu-Cheng Zhu,4 Yan Zhang,4 Yu-Jia Tang,1 Yi-Lu Lin,1 Jia-Xi Xu,5 Jia-Ning Zhang,5 Bo-Wen Liu,5 Kai Kang,5 Yang Gao1 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatrics, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hongxinglong Hospital of Beidahuang Group, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kai Kang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13904618016, Email janekk79@126.com Yang Gao, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 998 Aiying Road, Songbei District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150027, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13045160709, Email gaoyang0312@126.comBackground: Rapid and accurate identification of causative organisms and prompt initiation of pathogen-targeted antibiotics are crucial for managing atypical pneumonia. …”
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The influence of leadership, training, competence on lecturer performance in higher education by Arniati Arniati, Muryani Arsal

“…The research was conducted to determine the effect of leadership, training, competence on the performance of lecturers of the Development Economics Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Muhammadiyah Makassar. This study uses a quantitative approach, the survey design provides questionnaires, interviews, and observations to a target sample of 46 people. …”
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Competence-based Approach to Learning Outcomes Assessment: Russian Experience in Sociological Education by Margarita D. Bershadskaya, Alexandra V. Serova, Alexander Yu. Chepurenko, Elena A. Zima

“…Besides, the paper describes the testing schemes which enable to adjust indicators of universal competences and to evaluate the level of competence of students who have completed the related educational level.…”
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Perceived Academic Satisfaction of Fourth-Year Pre-Service Teachers by Bernadette L. Soliba, Maria Le Ann D. Rivera, Aireena Joyce M. Marquez, Alyssa Mae B. Marquez, Julia P. Ocumen, Brechelle B. Ottao, Rochelle B. Pedro, Manuel T. Posot, Kyneschi E. Ramos, Gail Rhea E. Rivera

“…The present study aimed to determine the academic satisfaction of fourth-year pre-service teachers at Saint Louis University. It elaborates on the different satisfaction levels and factors regarding the student’s academic performance. …”
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Monitoring the Effectiveness of Master’s Programs Implementation by V. P. Ignatiev, L. F. Varlamova

“…The outcome of this monitoring should be the improvement of the quality and efficiency of master’s programs implementation at federal university.…”
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TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IN CHILE. A CASE STUDY by PEDRO MUÑOZ, VIVIANA LETELIER, LUMINITA BIBIRE, LUIS MUÑOZ

“…Due to this fact, universities must be able to develop new teaching strategies which should be focused, not only in the curricula, but on teaching methodology. …”
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Harvesting: From Manual to Mechanical by Stephen H. Futch, J. D. Whitney, Jacqueline K. Burns, Fritz M. Roka

“…This document is HS-1017, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date May 2005. …”
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Twenty-year review of author characteristics and academic articles published in a medical student journal by Lorna Pairman, Angad S Chauhan

“…First authors tended to be medical students (74%), in their clinical years of medical school (56%), and from local universities (72%). There was a decline in the proportion of articles authored by preclinical students (from 25% to 6%) and with University of Otago affiliation (from (59% to 28%) when comparing the first and second decades of NZMSJ publication. …”
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L’École de Madrid et son devenir après la Guerre Civile by Eve Fourmont Giustiniani

“…The philosophic School of Madrid, consisting of several circles of disciples -José Gaos, María Zambrano, Julián Marías, Xavier Zubiri, Antonio Rodríguez Huéscar…-, orbiting the tutelary figure of José Ortega y Gasset, is generally confined to years of its peak, which correspond to those of the university reform conducted at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the Central University under the Second Republic. …”
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Guidelines for Purchase and Application of Poultry Manure for Organic Crop Production by James J. Ferguson, Michael R. Ziegler

“…Information on these topics can be found in Extension publications from university departments of agronomy, agricultural engineering, food science, horticulture, and poultry science. …”
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