Outpatient penicillin allergy de-labeling in primary care—whom to target [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyEducation and allergy referral via nurse-driven online messaging to patients (n = 1,284) with penicillin allergy labels (PALs) reduced PALs by 8.6%. The percentage decrease of “unknown” (14.8%) and “rash” (7.9%) PALs were higher vs “hives” (6.1%) and ...
Angie Ton, Dan Ilges
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Pre-procedural left atrial strain and clinical features for predicting recurrence after first catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineBackgroundRecurrence after the first ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is common. Existing clinical and structural prediction models have limited performance.
Qunfang Tu, Dongping Xiao
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Predictive accuracy of left atrial strain parameters for risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundClinical evidence, in recent years, has increased regarding the application of left atrial strain parameters for the prediction of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence.
Liping Wu +4 more
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Exploring the mediating role of physical activity levels in the relationship between physical literacy and physical fitness in Chinese university students [PDF]
PeerJObjective This study investigated the relationships between physical literacy (PL), physical activity levels (PALs), and physical fitness among Chinese university students, with a particular focus on the mediating role of PALs and the consistency of ...
Yingshuang Sun, Donglin Hu
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Background: Accumulating high levels of sedentary behaviour has been linked to poor health outcomes. This study examined the feasibility and preliminary, short-term effects of a theory-based intervention aimed at reducing total and prolonged sedentary ...
Oscar Castro +4 more
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The Effect of Models of Reading Instruction on Reading Comprehension, Reading Self-efficacy, and Reading Anxiety [PDF]
Issues in Language Teaching, 2019 This study compared the effect of four reading models on reading comprehension, foreign language reading anxiety (FLRA), and reading self-efficacy. In order to do so, 184 female Iranian senior high school EFL students at intermediate English reading ...
Abbas Ali Zarei, Fateme Kavyari Roustai
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Socio-behavioural adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic may have significantly affected adolescents’ lifestyle. This study aimed to explore possible reasons affecting changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Indonesian ...
Fitria Dwi Andriyani +2 more
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Chemosensory Neurons Modulate the Response to Oomycete Recognition in Caenorhabditis elegans
Cell Reports, 2021 Summary: Understanding how animals detect and respond to pathogen threats is central to dissecting mechanisms of host immunity. The oomycetes represent a diverse eukaryotic group infecting various hosts from nematodes to humans.
Michael K. Fasseas +6 more
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Resuscitation Practices Outside the Delivery Room-Right Known Mistakes
Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2022 Objective: In situations where resuscitation is needed outside the delivery room, there are differences regarding whether health care professionals prefer Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) in resuscitation of ...
Suzan ŞAHİN +3 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2023 The immune system continually battles against pathogen-induced pressures, which often leads to the evolutionary expansion of immune gene families in a species-specific manner. For example, the pals gene family expanded to 39 members in the Caenorhabditis
Vladimir Lažetić +3 more
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