Excluding Ascites From the GEMA-Na Score Does Not Impact Outcome Predictions in Liver Transplant Candidates. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Although GEMA‐Na outperforms MELD 3.0 for liver allocation, concerns about the subjectivity of its ascites component persist. We compared the performance of a GEMA‐Na iteration that excludes ascites with other allocation scores.
Rodríguez-Perálvarez ML +32 more
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Efficacy of a Multicomponent Intervention for Frailty or Physical Function in Prefrail or Frail Older Adults: FRAILMERIT Multicenter Clinical Trial. [PDF]
Clinical management of the older adult. ABSTRACT Objectives Frailty is a common condition in community‐dwelling older adults with high health and socioeconomic implications. However, primary care‐led randomized trials have been scarcely tested. Design Multicenter cluster randomized clinical trial.
Abizanda Saro A +23 more
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Circulating hsa-miR-29c-3p and VEGF-A levels predict the response to FOLFIRI plus aflibercept in elderly metastatic colorectal cancer patients. [PDF]
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who progress on oxaliplatin‐based chemotherapy benefit from second‐line treatment with FOLFIRI plus aflibercept. However, the absence of validated biomarkers for antiangiogenic therapies remains a challenge. Circulating levels of VEGF‐A and 13 miRNAs were analysed in 154 elderly mCRC patients.
Toledano-Fonseca M +18 more
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Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Older De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients Under Once-Daily Tacrolimus Formulations: The BITACORA Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Although advanced age is no longer a contraindication for renal transplantation, real‐world data on elderly transplant recipients remain limited. Methods This multicenter, prospective study enrolled de novo kidney transplant recipients aged 60 years or older receiving once‐daily tacrolimus immunosuppression, following recovery of ...
Andrés A +24 more
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Communicative Justice in Later Life: A Critical Discourse Study and Bioethics-of-Vulnerability Analysis of Older Adults' Primary Care in Spain. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Older adults' experiences of primary care are shaped not only by service capacity but by the language and routines through which access and care are organised. Using a qualitative Critical Discourse Studies (CDS) approach informed by the bioethics of vulnerability, we analysed interviews and focus groups with 12 community‐dwelling older adults
Martínez-Angulo P, Millán-Eslava MJ.
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La evaluación entre iguales tiene numerosas ventajas, pues se ha demostrado que promueve la motivación hacia el aprendizaje y reduce la ansiedad, a la vez que fomenta el pensamiento crítico.
Cristina Aránzazu Huertas-Abril +2 more
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Análisis bibliométrico de la revista RELIME (1997-2011)
Se presenta un análisis de los 15 años de la revista mexicana RELIME (1997-2011), centrándose dicho análisis en la colaboración entre investigadores y países así como en la temática de los artículos publicados.
Alexander Maz Machado +3 more
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Actitudes del profesorado ante el uso y manejo de las TIC en la formación eficiente
La actitud del docente en el uso y manejo de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) es fundamental para brindar una formación exitosa en sus estudiantes; la misma debe fortalecerse por medio de una preparación académica y una ...
Juan Amadís Socorro Ovalles +1 more
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"Integración regional y desarrollo en los países andinos"
Reseña de la obra de: CASAS GRAGEA, Ángel M. (2005)Integración regional y desarrollo en los países andinos, Córdoba (España), Quito (Ecuador), ETEA y Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar y Corporación Editora Nacional, 429 pp.
José Juan Romero Rodríguez
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Spraying Metarhizium brunneum on tomato plants controls heterogeneous and upcoming Phthorimaea absoluta populations by infecting larvae within mines and priming plant induced systemic defences. Abstract BACKGROUND The endophytic entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum Petch EAMa 01/58‐Su shows strong potential for managing Phthorimaea absoluta, a ...
Esther Aguilera Cuenca +5 more
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