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Nutritional factors associated with aggression

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Although the vast majority of patients in forensic psychiatry are treated using pharmacological agents, clinical and ethical concerns about their use have led to the consideration of alternative strategies to reduce aggression that is common in forensic psychiatric settings.
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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Acute kidney injury and its associated factors among patients with acute decompensated heart failure admitted to the university of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

BMC Nephrology
Background Heart failure often leads to hospitalization and can directly impact other organs, such as the kidneys. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and is associated ...
Yinebeb Mezgebu, Shitaye Alemu, Mohamed Abdulkadir Mohamed, Habtewold Shibru, Workagegnehu Hailu   +4 more
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Factors Associated With Fatigue in Sarcoidosis [PDF]

Respiratory Care, 2014
BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a frequent symptom of patients with sarcoidosis. The origin of fatigue associated with sarcoidosis is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of affected organs, medication, and comorbidity on fatigue related to sarcoidosis.
Michael, Fleischer, Andreas, Hinz, Elmar, Brähler, Hubert, Wirtz, Andrea, Bosse-Henck   +4 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Structural basis for complement factor H-linked age-related macular degeneration

, 2007
Nearly 50 million people worldwide suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which causes severe loss of central vision. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the gene for the complement regulator factor H (FH), which causes a Tyr-to-His ...
Pietro Roversi, Clark, S, Robert B. Sim, Susan M. Lea, Jowitt, Thomas A., Beverly E. Prosser, Prosser, Beverly E., Prosser, B, Day, Anthony J., Herbert, AP, Dušan Uhrín, Sim, Robert B., Uhrin, Dusan, Barlow, P, Johnson, S, Lea, SM, Steven Johnson, Blaum, Barbel S., Barlow, Paul N., Herbert, A, Barlow, PN, Sim, RB, Simon J. Clark, Roversi, P, Uhrín, D, Johnson, Steven, Thomas A. Jowitt, Day, A, Jowitt, Thomas A.; id_orcid, Edward Tarelli, Jess Tyrrell, Lea, Susan M., Tyrrell, J, Blaum, BS, Herbert, Andrew P., Clark, Simon J., Tyrrell, Jess, Day, Anthony J.; id_orcid, Lea, Susan, Tarelli, E, Clark, SJ, Paul N. Barlow, Bärbel S. Blaum, Clark, Simon; id_orcid, Tarelli, Edward, Prosser, BE, Jowitt, TA, Day, AJ, Andrew P. Herbert, Roversi, Pietro, Anthony J. Day   +50 more
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Prevalencia de partos en la adolescencia y factores asociados en el Hospital Universitario de Santander, Bucaramanga (Colombia) 2006: Estudio de corte transversal A cross-sectional study of childbirth prevalence in adolescents and associated factors in the Santander Teaching Hospital, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2006

Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2010
Introducción: el embarazo en la adolescencia es la gestación que ocurre entre los 10 y los 19 años de edad. En nuestro medio se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública, evidenciándose en este estudio un aumento de la prevalencia hasta superar las ...
Argénida Blanco-Gómez, Fidel Latorre-Latorre, Sonia Osma-Zambrano, Ximena Juliana Monturiol-Durán, Miguel Ángel Medina-Pabón, Lina Marcela Quintero-Díaz, Erlith Patricia Alfonso-Hernández   +6 more
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Status and associated factors of mild cognitive impairment among the elderly in Shanghai community

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2023
ObjectiveTo explore the status of mild cognitive impairment （MCI） among the elderly in Shanghai communities， and to identify the factors associated with MCI.MethodsThe Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic （MoCA-B） was used to screen for MCI in elderly ...
YANG Yuting, FU Chaowei, XIN Zhaohua, FANG Jialie, SONG Rui, KUANG Jiawen, ZHANG Yuwen, Li Haocen, WANG Jingyi   +8 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
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Increased Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Associated with Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and Symptom Severity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)

, 2014
Background One in 88 children in the US is thought to have one of the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). ASDs are characterized by social impairments and communication problems.
Anthony J. Russo
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