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Public awareness and knowledge of blood donation eligibility and deferral criteria: Fostering a culture of donation and advancing equity

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In Canada, blood operators permanently defer individuals with a history of malaria to prevent transfusion‐transmitted malaria. While protective, this policy raises equity concerns, particularly for individuals requiring frequent transfusions, including those living with sickle cell disease.
N. Joëlle Kasongo, Jennie Haw, Courtney Joshua, Biba Tinga, Carmen L. Charlton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public perspectives on potential changes to malaria deferral criteria in Canada

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives As blood collection agencies (BCAs) seek to increase donor diversity, making changes to eligibility criteria to enable more people to donate is an important consideration. BCAs in Canada have a permanent deferral from whole blood and platelet donation for anyone with a history of malaria, a barrier to donation for ...
Courtney Joshua, Carmen Charlton, Joelle Kasongo, Biba Tinga, Jennie Haw   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Současné tetování z hlediska „rituálního“ jednání

AntropoWebzin, 2012
Tattooing is one of the most widely spread forms of body modification in contemporary Czech society. The goal of this article is to inquire into contemporary practices of tattooing with regard to their “ritual” functions.
Alena Kajanová, Klára Jersáková, Michal Růžička   +2 more
doaj  

Linguistic Justice in World Englishes: A View From Cultural Appropriation

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article highlights the need to better clarify what we understand by linguistic justice. Failure to do so poses the danger that the concept not only remains something we may clamour for but is also one that we are unable or unwilling to recognize should we ever encounter it.
Lionel Wee
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Modulation of bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) with prolonged inactivity was reported in haemopoietic but not in non‐haemopoietic bones. This prospective randomized controlled trial submitted 16 men and 8 women to 60 days of 6° head‐down‐tilt bed rest.
Tammy Liu, Gerd Melkus, Tim Ramsay, Alain Berthiaume, Gabriele Armbrecht, Guy Trudel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body art among Saudi youth: a cross-sectional study of knowledge, practices, and health risks. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
Al-Atif HM, Jadaan NS, Mahmoud SA, Alyahya FS, Alshathri AH, Alsaeed AM, Alshathri AH, Al Murayyi R, Al Atif SA, Reddy RS.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Importance of the Gel Immersion Method to Successfully Identify the Jejunojejunal Anastomosis Site After Roux‐Y Reconstruction With Double‐Balloon Enteroscopy‐assisted Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Case Report

DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.
ABSTRACT The gel immersion method improves endoscopic visualization by displacing debris and blood with a viscous gel. Although it is commonly used in procedures such as endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection, its use in double‐balloon enteroscopy‐assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (DBE‐ERCP) has rarely ...
Koki Nagano, Kohsaku Ohnishi, Yuki Ito, Naoko Hayata, Akino Okamoto, Takafumi Tanimoto, Shigeki Suemura, Motohiro Hirao, Atsushi Hosui, Naoki Hiramatsu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between tattooed body surface area and maladaptive personality traits in a community sample. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Adonis MN, Sullman MJM, Athanasiadou A, Lajunen TJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Two Contrasting Scintigraphy‐Negative Pediatric Meckel's Diverticula Identified and Localized by Intestinal Ultrasound and Double‐Balloon Enteroscopy: A Report of Two Cases

DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.
ABSTRACT Scintigraphy‐negative Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is diagnostically challenging in children, particularly when the underlying pathology differs between cases. Technetium‐99m pertechnetate scintigraphy is widely used for diagnosis; however, false‐negative results may occur when ectopic gastric mucosa is absent or when the diverticulum is ...
Saki Kasai, Masumi Nagata, Keisuke Jimbo, Nobuyasu Arai, Yuichiro Miyake, Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Takahiro Kudo, Go Miyano, Hiromichi Shoji   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of nipple-areola complex reconstruction and tattooing techniques. [PDF]

Gland Surg
Fuentes PM, Lascar E, Sharma S, Chowdhury S, Lee R, Singh D, Taub PJ, Henderson PW.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source