Asymptomatic cholecystitis and its controversial issues in biliary surgery.

Gallbladder stones are present in 10-20 % of the population of Western countries, and the incidence rate has almost tripled over the past 30 years. Asymptomatic cholecystitis is more common than it is mentioned in the literature. Approximately 80 % of the GI have no clinical manifestations.

Screens and Preschools: The Bilingual English Language Learner Assessment as a Curriculum-Compliant Digital Application.

Background/objectives: The increase in digital tools in early childhood education highlights the need for evidence-based assessments that support cognitive development and align with educational requirements and technological advances. This study contributes to the evaluation of the Bilingual English Language Learner Assessment (BELLA), designed to enhance early learning through curriculum-aligned tasks in preschool-aged children.

Methods: Data were collected from 17 schools, including 506 preschool children, using a mixed-model approach to assess BELLA's capacity to appraise early numeracy, literacy, science, and social/emotional development.

Clinical, Anamnestic, and Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Myocardial Infarction in Russian Federation According to the Russian Registry of Acute Myocardial Infarction - REGION-IM.

Aim: Based on data from the Russian REGION-MI registry, to characterize patients with myocardial infarction (MI) hospitalized in Russian hospitals, describe their historical, demographic, and clinical characteristics, and compare the results with the data of previous Russian and international registries of acute coronary syndrome.

Material And Methods: REGION-MI is a multicenter prospective observational study. The follow-up period was divided into three stages: during the hospital stay, at 6 and 12 months after the inclusion in the registry.

Assessing Cognitive Skills in Early Childhood Education Using a Bilingual Early Language Learner Assessment Tool.

In this article, we propose that basic cognitive skills may be fostered and assessed in early childhood educational (pre-K) settings using a technology-based approach to assessment. BELLA (Bilingual English Language Learner Assessment), designed for use with both monolingual (English or Spanish speaking) and bilingual (English and Spanish speaking) children, is designed to attend to cognitive skill development in addition to (pre-)academic knowledge. Specifically, BELLA assesses analytical, creative, and practical thinking in 3-5-year-old children through unique item content and delivery.

Who are the haters? A corpus-based demographic analysis of authors of hate speech.

Introduction: We examine the profiles of hate speech authors in a multilingual dataset of Facebook reactions to news posts discussing topics related to migrants and the LGBT+ community. The included languages are English, Dutch, Slovenian, and Croatian.

Methods: First, all utterances were manually annotated as hateful or acceptable speech.