Taller de injusticias epistémicas: uso de métodos narrativos para el aprendizaje en bioética by Pamela Jofré, Pía Flores, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Rodrigo Vergara

“…Results: Student participation was active and proactive, generating a rich discussion in small groups and then in plenary. In the surveys, they had a positive evaluation of the activity, highlighting the learning in small groups as very favorable, based on the reflection fostered in different narrative formats. …”
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Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Two Artificial Liver Therapies in Early-Stage Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Chen J, Luo Q, Wang L, Zheng L, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Peng L, Xu W

“…Univariate and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (Bootstrap method) were used to assess parameter uncertainty.Results: Over the 90-day follow-up period, the DPMAS+LPE group had numerically higher survival rates compared to the PE group, but this difference was not statistically significant (91.04% vs 83.07%, Logrank: P=0.094). …”
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Outcome Mapping as a Monitoring and Evaluation Tool for Livestock Value Chain Interventions: The Case of imGoats by Hailemichael Taye Beyene, Kees Swaans, Birgit Boogaard, Ramkumar Bendapudi, Saskia Hendrickx

“…In the action research it was evident that OM is adaptable to different methodologies, contexts and type of interventions. …”
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Experiences and outcomes of older adults with obesity transitioning from gym- to home-based resistance training due to COVID-19 lockdowns: a mixed-methods analysis of a RCT by Costas Glavas, Jakub Mesinovic, Anoohya Gandham, Mavil May Cervo, Carrie-Anne Ng, Peter R. Ebeling, Elena S. George, Robin M. Daly, Belinda R. Beck, Paul Jansons, David Scott

“…Results Participants’ experiences and perspectives regarding the HOME program encompassed various elements including accessibility, accountability, maintaining physical activity levels, motivation, support from health care professionals, openness to telehealth videoconferencing for support, engagement, lack of equipment, supervision and a structured routine. Both groups had significant reductions in body mass (mean ± SD; GYM: -4.4 ± 0.4 kg, HOME: -6.2 ± 1.2 kg), but HOME demonstrated greater losses in fat mass (mean difference: -3.1 kg, 95% CI: -6.0, -0.3) compared with GYM represented by a large effect size (d = 0.8). …”
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ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN by N.V. Yanko, L.F. Kaskova, I.Yu. Vashchenko, S.Ch. Novikova, O.S. Pavlenkova

“…Cold, systemic diseases and stress provoke the activation of viruses with different clinical manifestations. Therefore, a dentist can be the first who diagnoses not only herpetic gingivostomatitis, but also other viral diseases. …”
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Caregivers’ Perceptions of Clinical Symptoms, Disease Management, and Quality of Life Impact in Cases of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Like 5 Deficiency Disorder: Cross-Sectional Online... by Sam Amin, Carol-Anne Partridge, Helen Leonard, Jenny Downs, Helen Allvin, Valentine Ficara, Emilie Pain, Minna A Korolainen

“…Compared to younger patients, adults had fewer medical appointments and a smaller variety of health care professionals in their care team. …”
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Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Songbing Long, Yuanjun Sun, ShiYu Dai, Xianjie Xiao, Zhongzhen Wang, Wei Sun, Lianjun Gao, Yunlong Xia, Xiaomeng Yin

“…Hypothesis CA for AF in HFPEF patients may not increase the complications and had similarly the rate of freedom from AF vs. patients without HFPEF, and it may reduce hospitalizations and mortality and improve heart function VS medical treatment. …”
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Time course of changes in the level of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during therapy with an interleukin-6 receptor inhi... by E. V. Gerasimova, T. V. Popkova, A. V. Martynova, M. V. Cherkasova, D. S. Novikova

“…After 12 months of treatment with TCZ 54% of patients had disease remission (DAS28 <2.6), 46% – low disease activity (DAS28 <3.2). …”
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Longitudinal Cohort Study Investigating Fall Risk Across Diverse Muscle Health Statuses Among Older People in the Community by Yuan‐Ping Chao, Wen‐Hui Fang, Tao‐Chun Peng, Li‐Wei Wu, Hui‐Fang Yang, Tung‐Wei Kao

“…Female dynapenic participants with coronary artery disease, arthritis and sedative agent use had a high fall risk, especially those with two or more risk factors (HR = 2.82, 95%CI = 1.37–5.82, p = 0.005). …”
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Uptake of Home-Based HIV Testing, Linkage to Care, and Community Attitudes about ART in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Descriptive Results from the First Phase of the ANRS 1224... by Collins C Iwuji, Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Joseph Larmarange, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Frank Tanser, Rodolphe Thiebaut, Claire Rekacewicz, Marie-Louise Newell, Francois Dabis, ANRS 12249 TasP trial group

“…In the control arm, 42.3% (83/196) had a CD4 count ≤ 350 cells/μl at first visit, of whom 92.8% initiated ART within 3 mo. …”
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Symptom Trajectories and Clinical Subtypes in Post–COVID-19 Condition: Systematic Review and Clustering Analysis by Mingzhi Hu, Tian Song, Zhaoyuan Gong, Qianzi Che, Jing Guo, Lin Chen, Haili Zhang, Huizhen Li, Ning Liang, Guozhen Zhao, Yanping Wang, Nannan Shi, Bin Liu

“…Observational studies related to the prevalence of symptoms in post–COVID-19 condition had been included. We conducted a meta-analysis to synthesize symptom prevalence across different follow-up intervals following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines and used a network to explore interrelationships and co-occurrence patterns among symptoms, enabling the identification of core symptoms and changes over time. …”
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Headaches in Healthcare Workers: A Prospective Study of Precipitating and Maintenance Variables and Their Relationship with Burnout as a Post-COVID Syndrome by Fernanda Gil-Almagro, Francisco Javier Carmona-Monge, Fernando José García-Hedrera, Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente

“…In addition, HCWs with headaches had higher levels of stress (<i>p</i> = 0.001), anxiety (<i>p</i> = 0.001), depression (<i>p</i> = 0.041), and sleep disorders (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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BMI Association With Treatment Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Immunotherapy: A Comprehensive Review and Meta‐Analysis by Sakditad Saowapa, Natchaya Polpichai, Pharit Siladech, Chalothorn Wannaphut, Manasawee Tanariyakul, Phuuwadith Wattanachayakul, Diego Olavarria Bernal, Hector Garcia Pleitez, Lukman Tijani

“…A subgroup analysis of data from these studies showed that obese HNC patients on immunotherapy had significantly better overall survival (OS) rates than non‐obese patients (HR: 0.51; 95% CI: 0.29–0.93; p = 0.03). …”
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Complex program against the coccidiosis of birds to reduce the circulation of resistant forms of Eimeria spp. on the poultry ground by R. T. Safiullin, T. G. Titova, T. A. Nurtdinova

“…The appointment of “Baikox 2.5%” with drinking water for 8-10 days of life of broilers against the background of the use of fodder coccidiostatic salinomycin significantly improved the program used to combat eimeriosis, as the drug had a disastrous effect on the endogenous stages of the emery, but not only did not prevent the formation of immunity to coccidiosis, but even strengthened it. …”
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Incremental predictive value of liver fat fraction based on spectral detector CT for major adverse cardiovascular events in T2DM patients with suspected coronary artery disease by Min Wang, Tanglin Wei, Li Sun, Yanhua Zhen, Ruobing Bai, Xiaomei Lu, Yue Ma, Yang Hou

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that patients with higher LFF were more likely to develop MACE, regardless of different subgroups in framingham risk score (FRS) or coronary artery calcium score (CACS). …”
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Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endangers Egyptian dairy herds by Yasmine H. Tartor, Mohamed E. Enany, Noreen I. Ismail, Azza S. El-Demerdash, Nada H. Eidaroos, Reem M. Algendy, Yasser Mahmmod, Ibrahim Elsohaby

“…Additionally, 70.4% of the isolates had spa X-region gene, and exhibited eight different MRSA spa types (t127, t267, t037, t011, t843, t1081, t2663, and t1575), with spa t127 being the most common. …”
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Personal Noise Exposure Assessment and Noise Level Prediction Through Worst-Case Scenarios for Korean Firefighters by Sungho Kim, Haedong Park, Hyunhee Park, Jiwoon Kwon, Kihyo Jung

“…Additionally, EMS personnel inside ambulances had significantly higher noise levels than drivers (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of the Autumn Cultivation of Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) in Marvdasht by Ali Mojab Ghasroddashti, Alireza koocheki, Mahdi nasiri mahalati

“…Although this treatment also had a high bolting rate, the increased yield compensated for the reduction in sugar percentage, resulting in the highest overall sugar yield. …”
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The effect of rehabilitation fitness on mature women with scoliosis by Liubov Chekhovska, Myroslav Dutchak, Olha Zhdanova, Maryana Luzhna, Oksana Guzii

“…After the pedagogical experiment, indicators of well-being, activity and mood among women has improved. Thus, 60% of women had satisfactory and 40% - good well-being. Most of researched women (66.7%) have average activity and a good mood. …”
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Enhancing Diabetes Treatment: Comparing Pioglitazone/Metformin with Dapagliflozin Versus Basal Insulin/Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes by Lin Y, Shi J, Yu X, Sun J, Lixia S, Dou J, Zhang M, Li X, Tian Z, Deng H, Feng B, Su Q, Peng Y

“…However, the test group had a higher percentage of patients who achieved HbA1c < 7% at week 16 without hypoglycemia and experienced a weight loss of ≥ 3% (31.51% vs 13.51%, P=0.009). …”
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