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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time stability of the impact of institutions on economic growth and real convergence of the EU countries: implications from the hidden Markov models analysis [PDF]

, 2021
Research background: It is not straightforward to identify the role of institutions for the economic growth. The possible unknown or uncertain areas refer to nonlinearities, time stability, transmission channels, and institutional complementarities.
Bartosz Witkowski, Bernardelli, Michał, Mariusz Próchniak, Witkowski, Bartosz, Próchniak, Mariusz, Michał Bernardelli   +5 more
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Health for all? A cost-utility evaluation of Colombia's policy to enroll Venezuelan migrants (2021–2023)

Journal of Migration and Health
Introduction: From 2021 to 2023, Colombia implemented a national policy to expand health insurance coverage for over 1.4 million Venezuelan migrants through its subsidized health insurance system, which provides universal health coverage to low-income ...
Oscar Espinosa, Paul Rodríguez, Valeria Bejarano, Santiago León, José Luis Ortiz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Development Barriers, Opportunities and Pathways [PDF]

, 2003
The Indigenous Economic Forum was held in Alice Springs on 6 & 7 March 2003. In Professor Jon Altman's introductory remarks to the conference, he addresses Indigenous engagement with the marketplace.
Altman, Jon, Indigenous Economic Forum
core  

Comparative business indicators for Kansas [1983]

, 1983
Research and preparation by Research and Publications Division, Economic Analysis Section.DEMOGRAPHIC CLIMATE -- EMPLOYMENT CLIMATE -- AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE -- ENERGY ...
Kansas Department of Economic Development, Planning and Community Development Division
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Mental health spending in Colombia: an analysis of rural and urban areas

Annals of General Psychiatry
Background Mental health expenditures are increasing worldwide. In developed countries there is evidence that increased health spending is associated with improved outcomes.
Oscar Espinosa, Valeria Bejarano, Andrea Mejía, Martha-Liliana Arias, Juan-Camilo Vargas-Gonzalez, Ricardo Sanchez-Pedraza   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences between male and female mortality in Colombia: a population-based analysis since 1980Research in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Background: Globally, women have consistently exhibited lower mortality and higher life expectancy than men. While this sex gap is well-documented in high-income countries, evidence from Latin America remains scarce. Colombia's history of armed
Oscar Espinosa, Adrian D. Smith, Valeria Bejarano, Johnattan García-Ruiz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metastatic niche shaped by host factors influences disseminated cancer cell fate

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metastasis is shaped not only by cancer cells but also by the environments they encounter. This review explores how factors such as aging, diet, the microbiome, lifestyle, and environmental exposures remodel organ‐specific niches in the lung, liver, bone, and brain, influencing where metastatic cells survive, remain dormant, or grow, and ultimately ...
Gwennan Delyth Ward, Álvaro Ruiz‐Tabas, Patricia Altea‐Manzano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source