Die pastorale gesprek binne 'n narratiewe diakonale pastoraat by PR van Heerden, DJ Kotzé

“…The process of pastoral therapy explores the disempowering effect of the problem as a dominant story shaping a person's life. …”
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Scoping Review of PTSD Treatments for Natural Disaster Survivors by Arjun Nanduri, Marlon Vasquez, Savithri Chandana Veluri, Noshene Ranjbar

“…The included interventions were, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, herbal supplements, CBT, yoga, narrative exposure therapy, acupuncture stimulation, web-based interventions, and a multimodal art and meditation program. …”
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Heritable human genome editing in South Africa – time for a reality check by M Ramsay, M Pepper, J de Vries, S Mahomed, E Flack-Davison

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How coaches and clients experience a coaching session after listening to music pre-selected by the client by Debbie Fisher, Andrea Giraldez-Hayes

“…Music has the power to affect emotions, wellbeing, and behaviour and has been used and researched extensively in medicine and therapy. Music in coaching, however, needs more research. …”
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Hyperferritinemia at the patient with chronic hepatitis C by Ye. N. German, A. O. Buyeverov, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin, A. A. Levina

“…., 38 years, despite of rapid virologic response at combined antiviral therapy by pegilated interferon α-2а and ribavirin, had persistently high activity of transaminases and initially high level of serum ferritin increase twice.Conclusion. …”
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Coexistence of giant cell arteritis and subacute thyroiditis: A case report and literature review by Cheng Xu, Yongmei Han

“…We report a rare case of coexisting giant cell arteritis and subacute thyroiditis that were both successfully managed using glucocorticoid therapy. Ultrasound plays a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. …”
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Right of reply - Response to: In defence of South Africa’s National Health Research Ethics Council guidelines on heritable human genome editing by M Ramsay, M S Pepper, J de Vries, S Mahomed, E Flack-Davison

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Heat stroke with sepsis: A case report and review of the literature by Suyu Wei, Liang Sun

“…We administered antibiotic therapy, blood purification and other comprehensive treatments, leading to the patient’s recovery and subsequent discharge. …”
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'n Narratiewe benadering tot die pastoraat: kritiese opmerkings na aanleiding van die huidige teologiese debat by A. R. Brunsdon

“…So far, the pastorate has met this challenge by making use of the so-called narrative approach to therapy. Specific attention to the narrative approach shows that it operates from a postmodernist epistemology where truth becomes relational and socially constructed. …”
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A REVIEW OF THE MODERN TRENDS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT BONE TUMORS IN CHILDHOOD by Kircho Patrikov

“…Current treatment of both entities is multidisciplinary and consists of preoperative chemotherapy (sometimes in combination with radiation therapy), surgery to remove the tumor, and postoperative chemotherapy. …”
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Using Dose-Effect Relationship for Optimising Systemic Corticosteroid Dosage in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…Estimation of an optimal corticosteroid (CS, prednisone) dosage for the remission induction in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) based on the construction of a dose-effect relationship during the first and second courses of therapy.Materials and methods. The study included 86 patients with moderate to severe active disease (61 with UC and 25 with CD) aged 18 to 65 years. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. V. Okhlobystin, S. A. Alekseyenko, Ye. V. Beloborodova, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, M. V. Chikunova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…Anyhow for the purpose of replacement therapy capsules with enteric-coated pancreatin microparticles should be applied. …”
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Suppressing GDF15 enhances the chemotherapeutic effect of 5 FU on MSI-H CRC by regulating the ferroptosis pathway SLC7A11/GSH/GPX4 by Zhi min Huang Fu, Ming Xiao, Hailun Xie, Shuxian Zhang, Tang Yi, Qingshu Li, Ming Li, Yalan Wang

“…Our research indicates that inhibiting GDF15 affects ferroptosis-related pathways, leading to ferroptosis and improving the MSI-H CRC response to 5-FU therapy. As a result, GDF15 could be a promising target for diagnosing and treating MSI-H CRC, potentially enhancing the overall effectiveness of therapy for patients with MSI-H CRC.…”
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Enhancing collaborative clinical reasoning among multidisciplinary healthcare teams in a neurosurgery ICU: insights from video-reflexive ethnography by Ching-Yi Lee, Ching-Hsin Lee, Sze-Yuen Yau, Hung-Yi Lai, Po-Jui Chen, Mi-Mi Chen

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Assessing the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Digital Technologies Used by Health Professionals in Supporting Obesity and Mental Health Communication: Scoping Review by Amanda Kearns, Anne Moorhead, Maurice Mulvenna, Raymond Bond

“…Psychologists, dietitians, social workers, and health coaches used digital tools to facilitate virtual appointments, diet and mental health monitoring, and motivational and educational support through group therapy, 1-on-1 sessions, and hybrid models. Benefits included enhanced access to care and engagement, personalized digital cognitive behavioral therapy, perceived stigma reduction, privacy, and improved physical health outcomes in weight reduction. …”
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Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on the Diagnostics and Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, A. S. Tertychny, S. S. Pirogov, A. A. Sheptulin, D. I. Abdulganieva, D. T. Dicheva, A. V. Zaborovsky, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, A. V. Paraskevova

“…Increased incidence of EoE predominantly among children and young people, as well as its chronic character requiring long-term maintenance therapy, make EoE a significant issue to the practice of gastroenterology.…”
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Usp11 maintained the survival of marginal zone B cells under ionizing radiation by deubiquitinating DLL1 and JAG2 by Jiaqi Sheng, Depei Wu, Jingzhe Shang, Xiaodan Fu, He Gao, Jianjie Rong, Jun Wang, Jiancheng Hu, Xiaofei Qi

“…Abstract Efficacy of radiation therapy is compromised by hematopoietic and immune impairments, with elusive underlying causes. …”
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Plant-nanoparticles enhance anti-PD-L1 efficacy by shaping human commensal microbiota metabolites by Yun Teng, Chao Luo, Xiaolan Qiu, Jingyao Mu, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, Qingbo Xu, Minmin Liu, Xin Hu, Fangyi Xu, Lifeng Zhang, Juw Won Park, Jae Yeon Hwang, Maiying Kong, Zhanxu Liu, Xiang Zhang, Raobo Xu, Jun Yan, Michael L. Merchant, Craig J. McClain, Huang-Ge Zhang

“…We further demonstrate that GELN aly-miR159a-3p enhances anti-PD-L1 therapy in melanoma by inhibiting the expression of recipient bacterial phospholipase C (PLC) and increases the accumulation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). …”
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RevCAR-mediated T-cell response against PD-L1-expressing cells turns suppression into activation by Eugenia Crespo, Liliana R. Loureiro, Antonia Stammberger, Lydia Hoffmann, Nicole Berndt, Anja Hoffmann, Claudia Dagostino, Karla E. G. Soto, Luise Rupp, Claudia Arndt, Martin Schneider, Claudia R. Ball, Michael Bachmann, Marc Schmitz, Anja Feldmann

“…Abstract Applying CAR T-cell therapy to treat solid tumors is especially challenging due to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). …”
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Structured reporting of neuroendocrine tumors in PET/CT using [18F]SiTATE - impact on interdisciplinary communication by Anna Hinterberger, Lukas Trupka, Sophia Kortbein, Ricarda Ebner, Nicola Fink, Matthias F. Froelich, Dominik Nörenberg, Carmen Wängler, Björn Wängler, Ralf Schirrmacher, Adrien Holzgreve, Matthias Brendel, Stefanie Corradini, Christoph Auernhammer, Johannes Rübenthaler, Freba Grawe

“…SR significantly increased the capacity of facilitating therapy decision-making from 32% in FTR to 55% in SR (p < 0.001). …”
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