Corrigendum: The Role of Translation in Citizen Science to Foster Social Innovation.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.

The Role of Translation in Citizen Science to Foster Social Innovation.

Citizen science has become a world-wide phenomenon. Especially for citizen science projects that have a global reach, translation is crucial to overcome language and cultural barriers to reach members of the public. Translation, understood as the transfer of meaning (of a text) from one language into another language, is crucial for the transmission of information, knowledge and (social) innovations.

Dysbalanced sex hormone status is an independent predictor of decompensation and mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Aims: Endocrinological abnormalities, including low testosterone levels, are prevalent in cirrhosis. We assessed sexual hormone status in regard to hemodynamic abnormalities and its impact on hepatic decompensation and survival.

Methods: Males with cirrhosis were prospectively included in this study since 2010.

Erectile dysfunction in cirrhosis is impacted by liver dysfunction, portal hypertension, diabetes and arterial hypertension.

Background: Although several risk factors for erectile dysfunction may be present in patients with cirrhosis, data on the actual prevalence and cause of erectile dysfunction is limited. The International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) is a well-validated survey to determine the presence and severity of erectile dysfunction in men. We assessed (i) the prevalence and severity of erectile dysfunction, and (ii) risk factors for erectile dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis.

Randomised clinical study: the effects of oral taurine 6g/day vs placebo on portal hypertension.

Background: The amino sulphonic acid taurine reduces oxidative endoplasmatic reticulum stress and inhibits hepatic stellate cell activation, which might lead to reduction of portal pressure in cirrhosis.

Aim: To assess the haemodynamic effects of taurine supplementation in patients with cirrhosis and varices.

Methods: Patients with hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) ≥12 mm Hg were included in this prospective proof of concept study.