MycoNews 2023: Editorial, news, reports, awards, personalia, and book news by David L. Hawksworth

“…We include tributes to the passing of two eminent mycologists, Lorelei Norvell and Takashi Matsushima, and also send birthday greetings to Bryce Kendrick who turned 90, and Maria Ławrynowicz, Yu Li, and Anthony Whalley who all became octogenarians. …”
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Unique Case Report of a Meningeal Sarcoma Arising during Ongoing Treatment for Progressing Intraparenchymal Glioma by Richard A. Peterson, Bhavani Kashyap, Pamala A. Pawloski, Anna C. Forsberg, Leah R. Hanson

“…A 34-year-old man underwent initial tumor resection and radiation therapy for a World Health Organization (WHO) Grade II Astrocytoma. Within 6 months, the tumor recurred as WHO Grade III and was treated with temozolomide and then bevacizumab. …”
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Prehospital Intubation in Patients with Isolated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A 4-Year Observational Study by Mazin Tuma, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmad Zarour, Ashok Parchani, Sherwan Khoshnaw, Ruben Peralta, Rifat Latifi

“…Comparison was made between those who were intubated in the PHI versus in the trauma resuscitation unit (TRU). …”
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Impact of nutritional screening on mortality and intensive care unit length of stay by Blanca Cecilia Díaz Chavarro, Blanca Cecilia Díaz Chavarro, Manuel Romero-Saldaña, Manuel Romero-Saldaña, Jorge Karim Assis Reveiz, Guillermo Molina-Recio, Guillermo Molina-Recio

“…Hematological, clinical, and nutritional variables were considered and their relationship with adverse events, length of hospital stay, and discharge status.ResultsThere were significant differences between the two cohorts (p < 0.001), with increased mortality and length of hospital stay in patients who received standard nutritional screening without MUST. …”
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Rural Households’ Vulnerability to Food Insecurity and Its Determinants in North Shewa Zone of Ethiopia by Debebe Cheber, Fekadu Beyene, Jema Haji, Tesfaye Lemma

“…These included households who were food insecure at the time of the survey (56.28%) and those who were categorized as transient food secure group (16.23%). …”
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Resource Utilization and Costs of Care prior to ART Initiation for Pediatric Patients in Zambia by Hari S. Iyer, Callie A. Scott, Deophine Lembela Bwalya, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Crispin Moyo, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Bruce A. Larson, Sydney Rosen

“…We enrolled 1,102 children who initiated ART at <15 years of age between 2006 and 2011 at 5 study sites. …”
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Cardiac cycle: an observational/interventional study protocol to characterise cardiopulmonary function and evaluate a home-based cycling program in children and adolescents born ex... by Jeanie L Y Cheong, Michael M H Cheung, Melanie M Clarke, Jonathan P Mynard, Claire E Willis

“…Fifty-eight children and adolescents aged 10–18 years who were born EP and/or with ELBW will be recruited. …”
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Association between Endocrine Disrupting Phenols in Colostrums and Maternal and Infant Health by B. Yi, C. Kim, M. Park, Y. Han, J. Y. Park, M. Yang

“…Study subjects were the lactating mothers who delivered babies within 2 weeks (N=325; 30.67 ± 3.45 years) and their neonates (N=326; embryonic period, 39.1 ± 1.5 weeks). …”
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Analysis of risk factors for non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with sentinel lymph node-negative breast cancer by ZHANG Fengzhe, TONG Yiwei, CHEN Xiaosong, SHEN Kunwei

“…Methods Patients with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and SLN biopsy at our center between January 2009 and August 2024 were retrospectively included. …”
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Self-Injurious Behavior in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Units: Actual Aspects of the Complex Care Provision by Sigita Lesinskienė, Mariam Afrahi, Kamilė Pociūtė

“…The aim of this study is to analyze clinical care aspects of children and adolescents who self-harm in psychiatric hospitals. Materials and methods: In 2023, 30 various specialists from five different child and adolescent psychiatric units in Lithuania were interviewed. …”
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Experience of tricuspid valve replacement: immediate and long-term results by G.I. Darwish, M.F. Rotari, N.S. Gnoianko

“…This study focused exclusively on patients who had TVR as an isolated procedure or in combination with other cardiac surgery interventions. …”
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Antibodies to Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria in Young Children with Different Propensity to Develop Islet Autoimmunity by Ija Talja, Anna-Liisa Kubo, Riitta Veijola, Mikael Knip, Olli Simell, Jorma Ilonen, Mari Vähä-Mäkilä, Epp Sepp, Marika Mikelsaar, Meeme Utt, Raivo Uibo

“…B. adolescentis strains showed more IgM type antibodies in children who developed T1D later in life, but the difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Brucellosis Presenting with Febrile Pancytopenia: An Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease and Review of Brucellosis by Carina Chang, Bryce D. Beutler, Mark B. Ulanja, Chukwudum Uche, Milan Zdrnja

“…In addition, pregnant women who contract brucellosis face a markedly increased risk of miscarriage. …”
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Formation of National Identity in Slovakia by M. V. Vedernikov

“…This led to the restoration of memories not only of historical figures who actively fought for the national rights of Slovaks but also of those who collaborated with criminal political regimes and violated basic human rights and freedoms. …”
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Household Food Insecurity and the Factors Influencing Growth and Nutrition Among Under-5 Children in Hubballi, India: A Case-Control Study by Anjana R Joshi, Rizwana B Shaikh, Kashavva B Andanigoudar, Rohit D Teli, Saiprasad Tilagul

“…Food insecurity, low birth weight, illness, weaning initiation < 6 months of age, children without deworming, and the children who did not attend the under-5 clinic had higher odds of being malnourished. …”
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Studi literatur aspek manajemen dan strategi transisi belajar dari sekolah menengah ke perguruan tinggi by Arifin Arifin, Muhammad Sarlin, Sukri Kartili, Yurni Rahman, Ikhfan Haris

“…From the aspect of students who will become students, they need to prepare three separate stages in the transition process, namely: separation/separation, transition/transition and merger/merger. …”
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A Literature Review Determinant Factors of Stress Family Caregiver in Caring for Stroke Patients by I Kade Miki Indra Bela, Ni Putu Kamaryati, A.A. Ayu Yuliati Darmini, Wayan Edi Sanjana

“…The condition of stroke patients who experience limitations in their activities makes stroke patients need it family caregiver who can help with all your needs. …”
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Influence of an Infectious Diseases Specialist on ICU Multidisciplinary Rounds by David N. Gilbert

“…There were 384 patients who before MDRs had orders for 669 days of antimicrobial therapy (DOT). …”
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Arthroscopic Quadriceps Tendon Repair: Two Case Reports by Hidetomo Saito, Yoichi Shimada, Toshiaki Yamamura, Shin Yamada, Takahiro Sato, Koji Nozaka, Hiroaki Kijima, Kimio Saito

“…Case 1 involved a 68-year-old man who was injured while shifting his weight to prevent a fall. …”
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Socially-determined factors of positive transformation of the professional and labor self-concept of persons with musculosketal disorders by E. V. Istomina

“…It has been revealed that in the group of students characterized by positive changes in professional and personal development during education and professional training, the transition of maladaptive forms of professional and labor self-concept into adaptive ones that allow them to achieve success in professional development, the majority of them are those who have an extensive network of social contacts, including friends with disabilities, classmates, and other people without any disabilities, teachers, and professors who give them the opportunity to develop their professional self-concept. …”
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