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Needs for disaster medicine: lessons from the field of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2013
Problem: The Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred in Tohoku, Japan on 11 March 2011, was followed by a devastating tsunami and damage to nuclear power plants that resulted in radiation leakage.
Hiroto Ushizawa, Alice Ruth Foxwell, Steven Bice, Tamano Matsui, Yutaka Ueki, Naoki Tosaka, Tomohisa Shoko, Junichi Aiboshi, Yasuhiro Otomo   +8 more
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Predicting severe outcomes using national early warning score (NEWS) in patients identified by a rapid response system: a retrospective cohort study

Scientific Reports, 2021
There are insufficient data in managing patients at high risk of deterioration. We aimed to investigate that national early warning score (NEWS) could predict severe outcomes in patients identified by a rapid response system (RRS), focusing on the ...
Sang Hyuk Kim, Hye Suk Choi, Eun Suk Jin, Hayoung Choi, Hyun Lee, Sang-Hwa Lee, Chang Youl Lee, Myung Goo Lee, Youlim Kim   +8 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Revisiting Bob Dylan’s Tarantula in a Rough and Rowdy Time

Intersections, 2020
For over half a century, Bob Dylan has held what Ben Sisario of the New York Times calls “an almost mythic status as the bard of the current age.” Yet one can argue that the “current age” might well be every age.
Sarah Hillenbrand Varela
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Effect of a rapid response system on code rates and in-hospital mortality in medical wards [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care, 2019
Background To determine the effects of implementing a rapid response system (RRS) on code rates and in-hospital mortality in medical wards. Methods This retrospective study included adult patients admitted to medical wards at Seoul National University ...
Hong Yeul Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Sulhee Kim, Eunjin Yang, Hyun Joo Lee, Hannah Lee, Ho Geol Ryu, Seung-Young Oh, Eun Jin Ha, Sang-Bae Ko, Jaeyoung Cho   +11 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

critical response to Hooley’s Seven Cs of digital literacy [PDF]

, 2018
This article will provide a critical analysis of Tristram Hooley’s Seven Cs of digital literacy. This analysis will be based on responses from the theoretical tradition of New Literary Studies (NLS) to digital literacy.
Staunton, Tom, Tom Staunton
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 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
wiley   +1 more source

Sustained high-efficiency daily diafiltration using a mediator-adsorbing membrane in Burkitt lymphoma with a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome: a case series with literature review

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
Background Tumor lysis syndrome is an oncological emergency triggered by the rapid release of intracellular materials from lysed malignant cells. Intensive chemotherapy is challenging for patients with severe renal dysfunction and a high risk of tumor ...
Takahiro Kawaji, Akinao Okamoto, Kazuhiro Moriyama, Seiko Hayakawa, Akihiro Tomita, Yoshitaka Hara, Naohide Kuriyama, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Osamu Nishida   +8 more
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