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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of neuromuscular electrostimulation of patients with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers: the impact on swallowing and speech from a qualitative perspective

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Purpose Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that manifests itself through motor and non-motor symptoms, which significantly influence quality of life.
Mariana de Almeida Simão, Silvia Poveda-Moral, Elizabeth Ramírez Daniel, Aracely Domínguez Ganora, Militza Vergara Vargas, Jaime Kulisevsky   +5 more
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Més de 25 anys fent camí. Ètica i Treball Social [PDF]

, 2011
This article contains the main data from a research study on the ethics and deontology committee of the Association of Social Workers of Catalonia. It describes the history of the committee, some factual information about the consultations addressed to
Alonso, Emilia, Bassets Marill, Josefina, Plans Ferrer, Montserrat, Rubiol, Glòria   +3 more
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Fidelity protocol for the Action Success Knowledge (ASK) trial: A psychosocial intervention administered by speech and language therapists to prevent depression in people with post-stroke aphasia [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Treatment fidelity is a complex, multifaceted evaluative process which refers to whether a studied intervention was delivered as intended.
Carragher, Marcella, Hoffmann, Tammy C., Khan, Asad, Kneebone, Ian, Power, Emma, Rose, Miranda, Ryan, Brooke, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Thomas, Shirley, Togher, Leanne, Worrall, Linda   +10 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethics review or compliance check? an empirical analysis of 6740 requests for information in Belgian clinical trial evaluations (2017–2024)

BMC Medical Ethics
The EU Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR) was introduced to harmonize clinical trial evaluations across Member States while upholding participant protection and ethical integrity.
Audrey Van Scharen, Michel Deneyer, Pieter Cornu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeted, structured text messaging to improve dietary and lifestyle behaviours for people on maintenance haemodialysis (KIDNEYTEXT): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction Managing nutrition is critical for reducing morbidity and mortality in patients on haemodialysis but adherence to the complex dietary restrictions remains problematic.
Brown, Mark, Campbell, Katrina L., Chow, Clara, Craig, Jonathan, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Khalid, Rabia, Lee, Vincent W., Stevenson, Jessica, Sud, Kamal, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Thiagalingam, Aravinda, Tong, Allison   +12 more
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The Ethical Views of Turkish Researchers and the Ethics Committees on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation [PDF]

, 2023
Mahmut Tokaç, Erol Yıldırım, Beyzanur KAÇ, İbrahim Atıf Oğuz, Serra Çelik, Mine Hanoğlu, Fatma Aydın, Mustafa Otrar, Adem Başpınar, Lütfü Hanoğlu   +9 more
openalex   +1 more source

Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study protocol to assess clinical outcomes of breast cancer and its relationship with access to healthcare in Brazil—BREAST trial (BRaziLian outcomE for metAStatic breasT cancer): a prospective observational study in HER2-negative/hormone receptor-positive metastatic disease

BMJ Open
Introduction Breast cancer survival rates in low-income and middle-income countries significantly differ from those in high-income countries, indicating limited access to first-line systemic therapy for advanced and metastatic tumours.
Leticia Kawano-Dourado, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Afonso Celso Pinto Nazário, Vanessa Monteiro Sanvido, Lucíola de Barros Pontes, Rachel HV Machado, Jackeline Oliveira Gomes, Leticia Galvão Barbante, Marina Lazzari Nicola, Samira Martins Tokunaga, Tamiris Abait Miranda, Ligia Nasi Laranjeira, Karina Leal Negrelli, Nanci Valeis, Maria Silvia Petty Moutinho, Henrique Alkalay Helber, Rafael da Silva Sá   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source