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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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Characterizing the patient experience of physical restraint in psychiatric settings via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis

Scientific Reports
Physical Restraint (PR) is a coercive procedure used in emergency psychiatric care to ensure safety in life-threatening situations. Because of its traumatic nature, studies emphasize the importance of considering the patient’s subjective experience.
Cristiano Nichini, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Biagio Scalingi, Eleonora Alecci, Luca Toschi, Simone Cavallotti, Anna Chiara Cigognini, Federico Durbano, Silvia Ferraris, Patrizia Santinon, Chiara Pompei, Federico Frau, Veronica Mangiaterra, Luca Bischetti, Marta Bosia, Gianluca Peschi, Pierluigi Politi, Valentina Bambini   +17 more
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'And' or 'or': General use coordination in ASL

Semantics and Pragmatics, 2013
In American Sign Language (ASL), conjunction (‘and’) and disjunction (‘or’) are often conveyed by the same general use coordinator (transcribed as “COORD”).
Kathryn Davidson
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
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Indexical demonstratives and identificational focus in Hungarian

Linguistica, 2016
This paper presents the results of an experiment regarding the use of Hungarian indexical demonstratives where it is shown that the use of indexicals depends on the nature of the context. More specifically, the use of indexical demonstratives is explored
Enikő Tóth, Péter Csatár
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A főnévi mutató névmások indexikális használatát befolyásoló tényezők a magyarban [PDF]

Jelentés és Nyelvhasználat, 2014
Indexical demonstratives in Hungarian: an experiment This paper examines various hypotheses regarding the choice of Hungarian proximal and distal indexical demonstratives in an experimental framework. More specifically, three factors (i.e.
Enikő Tóth, Péter Csatár
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
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Emoji-based reactions to the said construction in spanish and english

Cadernos de Linguística, 2021
The said construction (SC), a relatively common but understudied standard English construction, is usually characterized by the use of said in place of a determiner, followed by a noun (N2), typically given (in some sense) and licensed by an antecedent ...
Alicia Stevers
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Reperfusion‐Dependent Outcomes After Endovascular Thrombectomy Stratified by NIHSS‐ASPECTS Clinical‐Core Mismatch

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This analysis evaluates the effect of successful reperfusion on functional outcomes after MT, stratified by admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) as surrogates for clinical‐core mismatch, using multicenter registry data.
Felix Schlicht, Lukas Meyer, Gabriel Broocks, Matthias Bechstein, Christian Thaler, Christian Heitkamp, Laurens Winkelmeier, Vincent Geest, Alexander Heitkamp, Maximilian Jungnitz, Gregor Peter, Luca Meucci, Tobias Faizy, Jawed Nawabi, Caspar Brekenfeld, Fabian Flottmann, Maximilian Schell, Alexandros Hadjilaou, Uta Hanning, Götz Thomalla, Jens Fiehler, Susanne Gellißen, Helge C. Kniep, for the German Stroke Registry Endovascular Treatment, (GSR‐ET) Alexander Nave, Anna Alegiani, Annerose Mengel, Arno Reich, Bernd Eckert, Charlotte Pietrock, Christian Nolte, Eberhard Siebert, Fabian Flottmann, Fee Keil, Franziska Dorn, Gabor Petzold, Götz Thomalla, Hanna Zimmermann, Jan Borggrefe, Jan Hendrik Schäfer, Jens Fiehler, Joachim Röther, Klaus Gröschel, Lars Kellert, Mario Abruscato, Maximilian Schell, Omid Nikoubashman, Peter Schellinger, Silke Wunderlich, Steffen Tiedt, Sven Thonke, Timo Uphaus, Tobias Boeckh‐Behrens, Ulrike Ernemann   +53 more
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Pragmatics Effect on English Writing Ability among High School Students [PDF]

Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2013
The purpose of this study is to find a practical solution for improving writing skill among Iranian high school learners of EFL. The main question was whether pragmatics had any priority over traditional methods in improving writing or not.
İsmaiel Faghih, MohammadJavad Ansari
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