Geriatric nutritional risk index is associated with the occurrence of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with acute heart failure by Sen Zhang, Nan Chen, Zhuo Huang, Ningyuan Yan, Liansheng Ma, Xiaoqin Gao

“…The current research on the relationship between nutritional risk and the occurrence of acute kidney injury in patients with acute heart failure is very limited.Methods This retrospective cohort study utilized data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV, version 2.1) database. We included adult patients with AHF who were admitted to the intensive care unit in the study. …”
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The Role of Social Accelerators in Promoting Authentic Leadership in Social Entrepreneurs by Ignacio Alvarez de Mon, Margarita Núñez-Canal, María de las Mercedes de Obesso

“…This paper analyzes the role of social accelerators in fostering authentic leadership profiles among social entrepreneurs who are managing high-impact social enterprises associated with such accelerators. …”
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Difference of Disk Degeneration and Segmental Range of Motion due to Lumbar Disk Level among Age and Gender: 639 Asymptomatic Volunteer Data by Tomohiro Yamada, Hiroaki Nakashima, Masaaki Machino, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Fumihiko Kato, Yasutsugu Yukawa

“…Introduction: There is limited evidence between lumbar disk degeneration and normal lumbar segmental range of motions (SRMs), because previous studies were skewed by age and lacked large cohort of asymptomatic data. We aimed to characterize the normal lumbar SRMs according to age and gender and determine its association with disk degeneration. …”
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Understanding perceptions and factors involved in do not resuscitate (DNR) decision making in the emergency department of a low-resource country: a mixed-methods study protocol by Naveed Ahmed, Shahan Waheed, Rubina Barolia, Kiran Azizi, Madiha Ismail

“…Introduction Do not resuscitate (DNR) decision making is an integral component of emergency medicine practice. …”
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Effect of icatibant on sweating-induced dermal pain by Shunsuke Takahagi, Shunsuke Takahagi, Daiki Matsubara, Emi Murakami, Yumi Aoyama, Shinya Imamura, Atsushi Fukunaga, Atsushi Fukunaga, Yoshiko Oda, Hiroyuki Murota, Michihiro Hide, Michihiro Hide

“…This study aimed to evaluate the analgesic effect of icatibant, a bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist, for the dermal pain induced by sweating stimuli and explored the role of bradykinin in its pathomechanism.MethodsThis single-blind, randomized, crossover study enrolled adult patients who had experienced severe sweating-induced dermal pain. …”
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Use of Oral Sodium Phosphate Colonic Lavage Solution by Canadian Colonoscopists: Pitfalls and Complications by A Chan, W Depew, S Vanner

“…The Dillman survey technique produced responses from 67% of the 400 members who perform colonoscopy. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…A total of 111 subjects with chronic HCV infection who were available for serum quantitation of HCV RNA were recruited in this retrospective cohort. …”
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Moscow, Lithuania, the Horde and the last testaments of Vasily I by Polekhov S.V.

“…The paper provides arguments that by doing so, Ulugh Muhammad was acting independently. …”
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A Simple Clinical Measure of Quadriceps Muscle Strength Identifies Responders to Pulmonary Rehabilitation by James R. Walsh, Norman R. Morris, Zoe J. McKeough, Stephanie T. Yerkovich, Jenny D. Paratz

“…Participants with COPD who attended pulmonary rehabilitation between 2010 and 2012 were recruited. …”
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Collaborative Online Learning: Plurilingual and Pluricultural Development by O. Polyakova, I. N. Goryacheva, R. Galstyan-Sargsyan

“…None of the partakers reported having experienced any difficulty doing the project and only regretted that interaction time was too short. …”
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Total and Compartmental Chest Wall Volumes, Lung Function, and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Individuals with Abdominal Obesity: Effects of Body Positions by Rattanaporn Sonpeayung, Anong Tantisuwat, Prawit Janwantanakul, Premtip Thaveeratitham

“…Among obesity individuals who are bedridden, sitting increases lung function, total and rib cage compartmental chest wall volumes, and inspiratory muscle strength—and would therefore likely to decrease the risk of respiratory-related disease—relative to Fowler’s and supine positions.…”
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Health and Economic Impact Estimation of Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution in Addis Ababa Using BenMAP-CE Model by Mulugeta Getachew, Andualem Mekonnen, Desta Fitsum

“…Results showed that Addis Ababa exceeded both WHO’s and Ethiopia’s ambient air quality standards in 2019. …”
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Cultural Moduses of Students and Their Influence on the Formation of Life Plans by M. A. Golovchin

“…In total, the study examines four modes (K, CI, IC, I), which describe various manifestations in the public consciousness of power distance, gender model of decision making, priority of interests, attitude to uncertainty, as well as the short-term mobilization of vital resources. We proposed an algorithm for studying cultural moduses within the framework of sociological research, for testing of which we used a subset of data from the project of the Russian Society of Sociologists “Cultural Heritage and the Connection of Generations” (2022).The study found that modern students have different cultural moduses. …”
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Influence of Health Education Through Audiovisual on Knowledge and Self Management of Hypertension Elderly in Tondo Kelurahan Mantikulore District by Nuranisa

“…The population in this study amounted to 32 elderly diagnosed with hypertension who actively participated in health checks at the Tondo Sub-Health Health Center. …”
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Delving into the Design and Implementation of Specifications Grading Systems in Higher Education by William J. Howitz, Kate J. McKnelly, Renée D. Link

“…The following databases were last searched on 5 October 2024 for publications: IEEE Xplore, ACS Publications, ASEE PEER, PER, Scopus, ERIC, ACM, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. All peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters that implemented at least two structural features of specifications grading in an undergraduate or graduate course were included in this review. …”
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Unusual Presentation of Large Retroperitoneal Lipoma in a 3-Year-Old Child: A Case Report by Mesfin Wubishet, Betre Shimelis, Workye Tigabie, Ashenafi Lemma

“…However, there have been no reported cases of retroperitoneal lipomas causing recurrent diarrhea in children. Case presentation: We present a rare case of a large retroperitoneal lipoma in a 3-year-old child who experienced recurrent diarrhea and intermittent abdominal pain for 2 months, without any urinary symptoms. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Imam Sadiq Teaching Hospital at Babylon City by Intisar Mahdi Kadhim Almurshedi, Amel Mustafa Kamil, Aqeel Abbas Noaman

“…The findings show that there are no significant sociodemographic risk factors for VTE, with the most significant being obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (p. value < 0.05) among patients. …”
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Representing 9/11: Alejandro González Iñárritu’s short film in 11'09"01: September 11 by Marie-Christine CLEMENTE

“…Ungraspable by essence, the viewing of Iñarritu’s short film can be likened to a traumatic experience, which Cathy Caruth defines as ‘an event that … is experienced too soon, too unexpectedly, to be fully known and is therefore not available to consciousness until it imposes itself again, repeatedly, in the nightmares and repetitive actions of the survivor’ – the flashes of the ‘jumpers’ that pervade the short film bearing undeniable similarities to the return of the trauma.The paper shows how Iñárritu’s short film attempts to represent the unrepresentable dimension of 9/11. …”
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Neonatal mortality of live births with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in São Paulo State, Brazil: Failure of care? by Ana Sílvia Scavacini Marinonio, Milton Harumi Miyoshi, Daniela Testoni Costa Nobre, Adriana Sanudo, Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco, Mandira Daripa Kawakami, Rita de Cássia Xavier Balda, Tulio Konstantyner, Carina Nunes Vieira e Oliveira, Paulo Bandiera-Paiva, Rosa Maria Vieira de Freitas, Monica La Porte Teixeira, Bernadette Cunha Waldvogel, Carlos Roberto Veiga Kiffer, Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida, Ruth Guinsburg

“…Methods: Population-based study of all live births in São Paulo State from mothers residing in the same State, from 2004 to 2020. …”
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Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure as One of the Links in the Pathogenesis of Secondary Diffuse Purulent Peritonitis by D. V. Cherdantsev, O. V. Ovchinnikova, Yu. G. Trofimovich, I. G. Noskov, O. V. Pervova, A. A. Kovalenko

“…A persistent increase in pressure of 12 mmHg and above indicates the development of intra-abdominal hypertension. …”
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