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A Comparison of Frailty Indices in Predicting Postoperative Outcomes After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the discriminatory performance of the Risk Analysis Index (RAI) and modified Frailty Index‐5 (mFI‐5) in predicting postoperative outcomes following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Methods Adult ESS patients were identified from the ACS‐NSQIP database (2005–2020).
Akshay Warrier, David Remyes, Tenesha Boyd, Ailish Nagpal, Aman M Patel, David W. Wassef, Jean Anderson Eloy   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change and Pacific Island Countries [PDF]

, 2012
Asia-Pacific Human Development Report Background Papers Series 2012/07. Since being first settled by humans more than 3000 years ago, the Pacific Islands region has experienced innumerable changes in climate that have affected livelihoods, something ...
Nunn, Patrick
core  

Effects of an Inpatient Program on Medication Errors in Hospitalized People with Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Hospitalized people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) face increased risks of medication errors and discharge to non‐home settings, both of which are associated with adverse outcomes. This study assessed differences in medication error rates and discharge outcomes before and after implementation of a dedicated inpatient program for hospitalized ...
Camila C. Piccinin, Jeryl Ritzi T. Yu, Victoria Stepanyants, Olivia Hogue, Claire Sonneborn, Anne Brooks, Patricia Clark, Shannon Shaffer, Laurie Moser, Tatiana Lopez‐Gonzalez, Brent S. Sokola, Kim Lewin, Roman Popov, Scott A. Sperling, Hubert H. Fernandez, Benjamin L. Walter   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diabetic Retinopathy in the Asia‐Pacific

Asia - Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the most common complication of diabetes mellitus, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in middle‐aged and elderly in the Asia‐Pacific.
Jacqueline Chua, C. Lim, T. Wong, C. Sabanayagam   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cranial anatomy of a Late Cretaceous aspidorhynchid fish (Neopterygii: Aspidorhynchiformes) from Alberta, Canada

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Belonostomus longirostrisis was named for an isolated jaw fragment from freshwater Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) sediments of the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Following the description of the Albertan species, numerous isolated cranial and postcranial elements have been collected from the Dinosaur Park Formation and assigned to B.
Mondo Miyazato, Luke E. Nelson, Joshua A. Doyon, Donald B. Brinkman, Alison M. Murray   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corpus-informed vocabulary instruction in Bangladesh: a practical framework for EFL contexts

Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning
This study details the design and classroom implementation of a 36-week, corpus-informed vocabulary programme developed for Bangladeshi EFL learners.
Sweet Shajadul Alam, Emon Md. Nurul Kabir, Mim Sadia Khandokar, Mahim Fakhrul Islam, Hosen Mahfuj, Biswas Partho, Sultana Easmin, Emon Md. Mehedi Hasan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

East Asian dust storm in May 2017: observations, modelling, and its influence on the Asia-Pacific region

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2018
. A severe dust storm event originated from the Gobi Desert in Central and East Asia during 2–7 May 2017. Based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite products, hourly environmental monitoring measurements from Chinese cities ...
Xiao-Xiao Zhang, B. Sharratt, Lianyou Liu, Zi‐Fa Wang, Xiao-Le Pan, Jiaqiang Lei, Shi-Xin Wu, Shuang‐Yan Huang, Yu‐Hong Guo, Jie Li, Xiao Tang, Ting Yang, Yu-xuan Tian, Xue-Shun Chen, Jian-Qi Hao, Haitao Zheng, Yan-Yan Yang, Y. Lyu   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Policy Approaches to Address the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequity in Asia-Pacific

, 2012
Asia Pacific is home to over 60% of the world's population and the fastest growing economies. Many of the leadership in the Asia Pacific region is becoming increasingly aware that improving the conditions for health would go a long way to sustaining
Matheson, Don, Matheson, D, Baum, Fran, Guo, Yan, Friel, Sharon, Nguyen, HT, Aungkasuvapala, Narongsakdi, Surjadi, C, Hashimoto, Hideki, Surjadi, Charles, Cho, Youngtae, Rao, Mala, Chiang, TL, Reid, Mary-Jane, Reid, Paaparangi, Blaiklock, Alison, Dakulala, P, Jayasinghe, Saroj, Jayasinghe, S, Cho, Y, Otto, C, Otto, Caleb, Horton, K, Chiang, Tung-liang, Rao, M, Aungkasuvapala, N, Guo, Y, Loring, Belinda, Blaiklock, A, Horton, Kellie, Hashimoto, H, Friel, S, Dakulala, Paison, Huong Thanh Nguyen, Loring, B, Baum, F   +35 more
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Osteohistological evidence for terrestrial adaptation and an extended growth period in mekosuchine crocodylians and its potential role in their extinction

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Australasian crocodylian fossil record is dominated by the extinct endemic clade Mekosuchinae, with known members spanning the Eocene‐to‐Holocene. This diverse clade exhibited high morphological disparity, from early members superficially similar to Crocodylus, to more terrestrial forms later in the clade's evolutionary history.
Devin K. Hoffman, Cecily S. C. Nicholl, Oliver Bradley, Sreya Magar, Marie Sofia Sebaratnam, Alexandra Houssaye, Ryan N. Felice, Adam M. Yates, Stephen F. Poropat, Philip D. Mannion   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source