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

“…Among the main reasons, we can name an intensive cultural and social life and the sights of the ethnocultural movement. …”
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Interacciones docente-estudiantes y maltrato infantil: análisis microgenético desde la perspectiva sociocultural/ Teacher-Student Interactions and Child Abuse: Microgenetic Analysi... by María Natalia Rodríguez, Julian David Torres, Mónica Roncancio

“…We used the idiographic approach to characterize the case study of Martina, a first-grade teacher, through microgenetic analysis; who from her pedagogical practice and the design of a workshop aimed at preventing abuse provided us with elements to characterize the significations she has built on child abuse. …”
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Advantages of alginate and PPI combination in relief of heartburn and regurgitation during the first days of treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease by D. S. Bordin, O. B. Yanova, O. I. Berezina, Ye. V. Treyman

“…Symptoms were estimated by Likert scale prior to onset of therapy and daily during treatment course. General well-being was evaluated by visual-analog scale (VAS) prior to therapy, at the 7th and 14th days of treatment. …”
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Procedural tactics in the investigation of property damage to a law enforcement officer by A. P. Chyzh

“…Given that in the category of crimes under study, the victim is a law enforcement officer or his/her close relative, this should not influence the prosecution representative and lead to a biased attitude towards the suspect or witness who is trying to avoid giving full and objective testimony. …”
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PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TERMS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE by Nerija Kovalenkovienė, Rasa Šemiotienė

“…One of them is ensuring a proper and speedy criminal procedure, both when a person has been victimized by a criminal act, and also for persons who are being prosecuted. Although this individual right is guaranteed in the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Lithuania), the criminal procedure often lasts too long, violating the right of individuals to a speedy trial. …”
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Metabolites and lipid species mediate the associations of adiposity in childhood and early adulthood with mammographic breast density in premenopausal women by Kayla R. Getz, Myung Sik Jeon, Lili Liu, Lei Liu, Haixiang Zhang, Chongliang Luo, Jingqin Luo, Adetunji T. Toriola

“…We used Volpara to determine volumetric measures of MBD. …”
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High Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome during the Transition from F75 to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Feeds among Children 6 to 59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the Pediatric... by Wani Muzeyi, Teddy Ochieng Andra, Lorraine Oriokot, Victor Musiime

“…Refeeding syndrome is a complication developed by children being managed for severe acute malnutrition (SAM). …”
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Evaluation of the Urine POC-CCA Test Accuracy in the Detection of Schistosoma mansoni Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Getaneh Alemu, Endalkachew Nibret

“…Based on findings of 24 studies, the area under the curve (AUC) for the systematic receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was 0.7805, indicating that the POC-CCA test effectively separates those with the disease from those who do not have it. Higher sensitivity estimates of 0.93 and 0.90 were reported when comparisons were made between test results of 2 urine and 1 stool samples, and 3 urine and 3 stool samples, respectively. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI) in Nursing Students by Valeria Vannini, Rosario Caruso, Sara Alberti, Sergio Rovesti, Paola Ferri

“…<b>Results</b>: The ESEM results supported the validity of the Italian TBL-SAI, maintaining the factor structure proposed in the original instrument. …”
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Comparison of Machine Learning Methods and Conventional Logistic Regressions for Predicting Gestational Diabetes Using Routine Clinical Data: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Yunzhen Ye, Yu Xiong, Qiongjie Zhou, Jiangnan Wu, Xiaotian Li, Xirong Xiao

“…Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, triglycerides, and BMI strongly contributed to GDM. …”
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Prognostic Utility of Prechemoradiotherapy Albumin-to-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio in Unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Patients by Veysel Haksoyler, Erkan Topkan

“…A sum of 136 LAPAC patients who consecutively underwent definitive CCRT was retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Minimally invasive internal splinting technique for acute closed Achilles tendon rupture by Songlin Liu, Liang Ma

“…Twenty-two patients were monitored over a period from 10 to 12 months, with an average follow-up duration of (11.6 ± 0.67) months. …”
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Alternative psychopharmacologic treatments for pediatric catatonia: a retrospective analysis by Joshua R. Smith, Joshua R. Smith, Isaac Baldwin, Tasia York, Carina Anderson, Trey McGonigle, Simon Vandekar, Lee Wachtel, James Luccarelli, James Luccarelli

“…IntroductionPediatric catatonia is a highly co-morbid condition with treatment options often limited to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or lorazepam. …”
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Geriatric nutritional risk index as a predictor of 30-day and 365-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study using the MIMIC-IV databa... by Xiaolong Zheng, Xiaolong Zheng, Xin Zheng, Xin Zheng, Changgui Zhang, Minghua Liu

“…The study included 895 patients diagnosed with AMI and identified through ICD9 and ICD10 codes (410, I21, I23) who were hospitalized for the first time due to AMI. …”
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The performance of upper arm circumference for age in diagnosing severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Lwir... by Gaylord Ngaboyeka, Armand Mulume, Emmanuel Lurhangire, Anouk Neven, Lydia Zigabe, Serge Balolebwami, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Michelle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen, Ghislain Bisimwa

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Assessment of Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Pediatric Patients With Burkitt Lymphoma at Kenyatta National Hospital by Divya Kumari Toor, Amsalu Degu, Peter N. Karimi

“…However, the age, gender, stage of cancer, histological type of cancer, and co‐morbidity were not significant predictors of survival. …”
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The Predictive Value of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation by Ying Wei, Shuwang Liu, Haiyi Yu, Yuan Zhang, Wei Gao, Ming Cui, Lei Li

“…The study sought to explore the association between growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) and the incidence of recurrent events among AF patients after the ablation procedure. We prospectively included 150 consecutive AF patients who underwent RFCA. …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Transanal Endoscopic Surgery for Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum by Ziwei Zeng, Xianrui Wu, Junji Chen, Shuangling Luo, Yujie Hou, Liang Kang

“…Methods. All DCHR patients who underwent transanal endoscopic surgery in our hospital between January 2014 and June 2018 were reviewed. …”
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Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

“…Methods This was a retrospective, multicenter cohort study. We included patients who received p-MPSL therapy for connective tissue disease and had CMV antigenemia measured between April 2011 and December 2020. …”
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