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Globalization and global challenges

, 2015
ln the lightof recent politicaland financial instabilities, there has been an increasing trend of doubt towards current monetary systems around the globe. The introduction of digital currencies, such as Bitcoin fueled the debate over the potential advantages and disadvantages these currencies might bring.
Ussembekova, Altynay, Omarov, Sherzad, Baitas, Meiirzhan   +2 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Hypertension control – A global challenge

Blood Pressure, 2005
Current estimates [1] reveal that more than a quarter of the adult world population has hypertension.
Thomas, Hedner, Krzysztof, Narkiewicz, Sverre E, Kjeldsen   +2 more
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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

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

NGEU: A New Marshall Plan for Europe and a Template for Global Finance

AJIL Unbound
In April 2020, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen called for a “Marshall Plan for Europe.”1 Almost a year after her appeal, the European Union implemented the recovery and resilience program Next Generation EU (NGEU). NGEU, we show,
Elena Kempf, Katerina Linos
doaj   +1 more source

Global Challenges for Cancer Imaging

Journal of Global Oncology, 2018
Imaging plays many essential roles in nearly all aspects of high-quality cancer care. However, challenges to the delivery of optimal cancer imaging in both developing and advanced countries are manifold. Developing countries typically face dramatic shortages of both imaging equipment and general radiologists, and efforts to improve cancer imaging in ...
Schlemmer, Heinz-Peter, Bittencourt, Leonardo K., D’Anastasi, Melvin, Domingues, Romeu, Khong, Pek-Lan, Lockhat, Zarina I., Muellner, Ada, Reiser, Maximilian F., Schilsky, Richard L., Hricak, Hedvig   +9 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Developing an Approach to Agricultural Drought Monitoring for Timor-Leste Using Space-Based Observations

Remote Sensing
Drought is a natural hazard that poses significant threats to populations, economic sectors, and the environment. At its worst, it can have catastrophic impacts, particularly for vulnerable countries.
Gemma M. Milner, Andrew B. Watkins, Yuriy Kuleshov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source