Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Comparisons of High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Formulas Used in Critically Ill Patients by Matthew C. Bozeman, Laura L. Schott, Amarsinh M. Desai, Mary K. Miranowski, Dorothy L. Baumer, Cynthia C. Lowen, Zhun Cao, Krysmaru Araujo Torres

“…**Background:** High-protein enteral nutrition is advised for patients who are critically ill. Options include immunonutrition formulas of various compositions and standard high-protein formulas (StdHP). …”
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Luvsandanzanzhaltsan (1639–1704) and his Role in the History of Buddhism in Mongolia by Tsymzhit P. Vanchikova

“…He was the first Mongolian astrologer and emchi-lama, doctor, who has laid the foundation for the study of the heritage of Indo-Tibetan medicine and the creation of its Mongolian branch. …”
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The characters of fairy tales in the children's book illustration: a dragon and a witch by Ingrida Korsakaitė

“…Most often, Lithuanian artists choose to depict a witch who is a wrongdoer. Very seldom does one come across a positive, helpful witch. …”
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Developing a youth-friendly internet-enabled HIV risk calculator: A collaborative approach with young key populations, living in Soweto, South Africa. by Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Gugulethu Tshabalala, Stefanie Hornschuh, Kofi Ebenezer Okyere-Dede, Minjue Wu, Oluwatobi Ifeloluwa Ariyo, Janan J Dietrich

“…Using qualitative research, we conducted an exploratory study with 40 young people including young key population (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals, men who have sex with men (MSM), and female sex workers). …”
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Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort stud... by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

“…The detection rates of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance (ECR) and fluoroquinolone resistance (FQR) in Escherichia coli (E. coli) were higher than those in Klebsiella pneumoniae.ConclusionIn the PICU, higher mortality was observed in children with BSI-induced severe sepsis who presented with elevated pSOFA scores and low P/F values. …”
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Identification of Behavioral, Clinical, and Psychological Antecedents of Acute Stimulant Poisoning: Development and Implementation of a Mixed Methods Psychological Autopsy Study by Marley Antolin Muñiz, Vanessa M McMahan, Xochitl Luna Marti, Sarah Brennan, Sophia Tavasieff, Luke N Rodda, James Knoll, Phillip O Coffin

“…We sought 2 informants for each decedent, who were able to describe the decedent across their life course. …”
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«Talgenism» in the Digital Age: A Domestic History of cMOOC by M. A. Babaeva, E. B. Golubev

“…It is shown that a different pedagogical system is represented by connectivism – the theoretical construction of G. Siemens who created it as a “theory of the digital age.” …”
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Vision impairment in boys recruited to the iREAD study by Jonathan Levine, Ravid Doron, Lisa A. Ostrin, Einat Shneor

“…Findings suggest that many parents are unaware of their children’s visual and refractive status, even for children who already have glasses. In conclusion, improvements to the current system in Israel of vision screenings in first grade should be made to help insure children in need receive adequate follow-up throughout their education.…”
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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease – A multicenter observational study from India by Sham Santhanam, Pravin Patil, Mohit Goyal, C B Mithun, Parthajit Das, Kavitha Mohanasundaram, Neeraj Jain, Vijaya Prasanna, Keerthi Talari, Himanshu Pathak, Parshant Aggarwal, Deepika Ponnuru, Vikram Raj Jain, Sharath Kumar

“…Methods: Adult outpatients with CTD-ILD and interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF), who were seen at the 12 participating rheumatology centers at least once in the preceding 6 months, were recruited and information was retrieved from their medical records. …”
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Preface by CTA Editorial Board

“…He was one of the first scientists of the Ural State University who managed to go on an internship abroad, to Professor P. …”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-... by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study analyzed death certificates from the CDC WONDER database for individuals aged 25 and older who died between 1999 and 2020 with both CVD (ICD I00-I99) and COPD (ICD J41-J44). …”
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Liraglutide Decreases Liver Fat Content and Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Newly Diagnosed Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseas... by Xinyue Li, Xiaojuan Wu, Yumei Jia, Jing Fu, Lin Zhang, Tao Jiang, Jia Liu, Guang Wang

“…FGF21 levels significantly decreased in patients who had a significant decrease in liver fat content (≥29%) (95% CI: -262.8, -55.1, P=0.006); however, there was no significant change in the patients without a significant decrease in liver fat content (<29%) (95% CI: -60.0, 54.1, P=0.899). …”
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Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Liyan Yu, Xian Wu, Julia Moreira, Benjamin Felipe Mujica, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, André B. Rietman, Yang Hou

“…Studies that included more participants with NF1 who had ADHD or a lower verbal IQ reported greater group disparities in total internalizing symptoms or aggression. …”
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Development of a machine learning-based prediction model for extremely rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with chronic kidney disease: a retrospectiv... by Shingo Fukuma, Yukio Yuzawa, Daijo Inaguma, Hiroki Hayashi, Ryosuke Yanagiya, Akira Koseki, Toshiya Iwamori, Michiharu Kudo

“…It is clinically important to identify patients who have high risk for eGFR decline. We aimed to identify clusters of patients with extremely rapid eGFR decline and develop a prediction model using a machine learning approach.Design Retrospective single-centre cohort study.Settings Tertiary referral university hospital in Toyoake city, Japan.Participants A total of 5657 patients with CKD with baseline eGFR of 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 and eGFR decline of ≥30% within 2 years.Primary outcome Our main outcome was extremely rapid eGFR decline. …”
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The Phenomenon of Islamophobia in Germany on Indonesian Online News Sites 2018-2023 by Balkis Nur Azizah, Abdul Muntaqim Al Anshory, Adul Leesen

“…Islamophobia does not only occur among non-Muslims but Islamophobia is also experienced by Muslims who do not agree with their thoughts. Islamophobia is a psychological symptom that sufferers experience when they encounter Muslims. …”
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The Risk Factors of Self-Management Behavior among Chinese Stroke Patients by Huang Shuqi, Li Siqin, Wu Xiaoyan, Yang Rong, Zhao Lihong

“…Besides, patients with a high educational level who accept health education before discharge may also have better self-management behavior. …”
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Understanding Individual Differences in Happiness Sources and Implications for Health Technology Design: Exploratory Analysis of an Open Dataset by Edel Ennis, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, Colm Sweeney

“…For marital status, differences in sources of happiness were predominantly between married individuals and those who are divorced or separated, but these were the same for both sexes. …”
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A study of disability and socio-economic impact of mental morbidities from the state of Madhya Pradesh, India by Vijender Singh, Roshan F. Sutar, Suruchi Gupta, Abhijit P. Pakhare, Arun M. Kokane, B. A. Aravind, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao

“…The Sheehan Disability Scale and socio-economic impact of illness (from selected questions from WHO-Disability Assessment Schedule-2.0) were used to assess mental morbidity and the subjective reporting of disability. …”
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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

“…Eligible studies enrolled participants with constipation who were randomized to receive kiwifruit or kiwifruit extracts vs. any nonkiwifruit control. …”
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Authors of Lithuanian books in the first part of 19th century by Aušra Navickienė

“…In this period of seventy years, a new generation of Lithuanian book writers emerged, who essentially renovated the repertoire of Lithuanian literary production and introduced, for the first time, great masterpieces of world literature. …”
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