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The anterior nucleus of the thalamus plays a role in the epileptic network
Abstract Objectives We investigated both the metabolic differences and interictal/ictal discharges of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) in patients with epilepsy to clarify the relationship between the ANT and the epileptic network. Methods Nineteen patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy who underwent stereoelectroencephalography were studied ...
Hao Yan+9 more
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Our hospital introduced a standardized protocol for the treatment of osteoporosis in patients admitted for hip fracture. The aim of this article was to describe its implementation as well as assess the protocol's effect on treatment rates and safety. In our analysis, there was significant improvement in treatment rates with no instances of acute kidney
Andrew Gan Lin+5 more
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XELOXIRI neoadjuvant chemotherapy appears to be feasible and efficacious for patients with LARC. Although neoadjuvant XELOXIRI alone did not yield our expected pCR rate, the local recurrence rate, 3‐year DFS and measures of safety met current standards.
Chu Matsuda+16 more
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Abstract Family and domestic violence (FDV) is a major social, economic and health issue that is associated with a range of physical, mental and behavioural health outcomes. Religion and faith are powerful and influential in shaping the lives of many individuals and societies, in addition to the social practices, norms and structures that are ...
Mandy Truong+5 more
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COVID‐19 in the Pacific territories: Isolation, borders and the complexities of governance
Abstract Early experience of COVID‐19 in seven Pacific politically dependent territories (Guam, American Samoa, Pitcairn, Tokelau, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia) emphasises a diversity of contexts, responses, outcomes and possible futures.
John Connell
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Identification of histological threshold concepts in health sciences curricula: Students' perception
Abstract Students' metacognitive skills and perceptions are considered important variables for high‐quality learning. In this study, students' perceptions were used to identify histological threshold concepts (integrative, irreversible, transformative, and troublesome) in three health sciences curricula.
Miguel A. Martin‐Piedra+9 more
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Altruism in death: Attitudes to body and organ donation in Australian students
Abstract Health education, research, and training rely on the altruistic act of body donation for the supply of cadavers. Organ transplantation and research rely on donated organs. Supply of both is limited, with further restrictions in Australia due to requirements for a next‐of‐kin agreement to donation, irrespective of the deceased's pre‐death ...
Rebekah A. Jenkin+2 more
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Supplemental nursing staff´s experiences at a Spanish hospital: Qualitative phenomenology research
The objective of this study was to describe the Supplemental Nursing Staff´s experiences at different hospital units. A qualitative phenomenological approach was conducted; a purposeful and theoretical sampling was implemented with supplemental nursing ...
Yolanda Raquel Lapeña-Moñux+4 more
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Health promotion of nursing staff in hospital environments [PDF]
Objective: To analyze the scientific evidence of the strategies adopted by hospitals aimed at promoting the health of nursing workers. Methods: integrative review with data collected in electronic databases: Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, BDENF, Scopus and CINAHL, with the descriptors: Strategies; hospitals; Nursing and Health Promotion Team.
Leal, Laura Andrian+4 more
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Statistical Analyses in the case of an Italian nurse accused of murdering patients [PDF]
Suspicions about medical murder sometimes arise due to a surprising or unexpected series of events, such as an apparently unusual number of deaths among patients under the care of a particular nurse. But also a single disturbing event might trigger suspicion about a particular nurse, and this might then lead to investigation of events which happened ...
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