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Effect of Flow on the Detoxification Function of Rat Hepatocytes in a Bioartificial Liver Reactor

Cell Transplantation, 2001
Ethoxyresorufin-o-deethylation (EROD) can be used as a sensitive measure of hepatic detoxification function. In this study, we employed a fluorescence assay based on EROD to study the effect of varying Peclet number (or flow) on hepatic function in a ...
Partha Roy, Junji Washizu, Arno W. Tilles, Martin L. Yarmush, Mehmet Toner Ph.D.   +4 more
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Does a child's mid‐upper arm circumference‐for‐age z‐score represent another nutritional indicator of childhood malnutrition status?

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022
Child wasting is defined as a weight‐for‐height/length z‐score (WLZ/WHZ) 
Md Ahshanul Haque, Nuzhat Choudhury, S. M. Tanvir Ahmed, Fahmida Dil Farzana, Mohammad Ali, Farina Naz, Mohammad Jyoti Raihan, Sheikh Shahed Rahman, Towfida Jahan Siddiqua, Abu Syed Golam Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed   +10 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

FEEL THE PAIN AND DO IT ANYWAY

International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2019
This article is a reflective account of the process of a social care worker’s professional development over a span of 28-years, primarily working within children’s residential care settings.
Maurice Fenton
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I Could Stop and Breathe”: Early Implementation Results of a Short-Term Care Coordination Model for Children with Medical Complexity

International Journal of Integrated Care
Introduction: Children with medical complexity (CMC) are a vulnerable population with high healthcare utilisation and significant care coordination challenges.
Stephanie Hodgson, Ashleigh Griffiths, Christophe Lecathelinais, Camilla Askie   +3 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment-Emergent Mania in a Prepubertal Boy

Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2018
Bipolar disorder among children has gained acceptance as a diagnostic entity but continues to pose diagnostic and management challenges due to the developmental differences in children and inadequate evidence for pharmacological management.
Dulangi Maneksha Amerasinghe Dahanayake, Gampolage Swarna Wijetunge   +1 more
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Examining the impact of COVID‐19 in ethnically diverse families with young children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2020
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic introduced challenges to families with young children with developmental delays. Beyond the widespread concerns surrounding illness, loss of employment and social isolation, caregivers are responsible for overseeing their
Cameron L. Neece, L. L. McIntyre, R. Fenning   +2 more
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A High‐Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK‐Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Alberto D. Guerra, Nicholas F. Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L. Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R. Bhatti, Lisa J. States, Lea F. Surrey, Theodore W. Laetsch   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source