Publications by authors named "E Leon"

Objective: One of the main problems with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is its tendency to recur. The objective of the study is to analyze which factors in the clinical management of CDI favor recurrence.

Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted at the Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias on cases of CDI between January 2021 and June 2023.

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Thyrocervical trunk pseudoaneurysms are very rare and usually occur after trauma or invasive procedures. Given its location and nature, thyrocervical trunk pseudoaneurysm typically presents with symptoms at presentation. Those that occur spontaneously and without symptoms are even more uncommon.

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To understand and measure political information consumption in the high-choice media environment, we need new methods to trace individual interactions with online content and novel techniques to analyse and detect politics-related information. In this paper, we report the results of a comparative analysis of the performance of automated content analysis techniques for detecting political content in the German language across different platforms. Using three validation datasets, we compare the performance of three groups of detection techniques relying on dictionaries, classic supervised machine learning, and deep learning.

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Introduction: Addressing childhood obesity risk factors like home environment, parental roles, excess weight, physical activity and healthy eating among Latino/Hispanic (L/H) families living in rural communities is an important priority. However, evidence supporting these interventions among L/H families living in rural communities is missing. Our trial will use cultural adaptation and implementation science frameworks to evaluate the feasibility of delivering a culturally appropriate family-based childhood obesity (FBCO) programme via an automated telephone system (interactive voice response) to L/H families in rural Nebraska.

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  • The study investigated the effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in relieving dryness symptoms in women with Sjögren's disease through a placebo-controlled trial with 60 participants.
  • Results showed no significant improvements in dryness symptoms or oxidative stress levels with NAC compared to placebo at the 30 and 90-day marks, despite higher NAC blood concentrations in the treatment group.
  • The findings suggest that while NAC can be taken as a rescue therapy for Sjögren's disease, it does not significantly alleviate symptoms of dryness or oxidative stress.
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