Tunnel Infection and Peritonitis Induced by Due to Decubitus Change of the Anterior Abdominal Wall in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis: Case Report.

The occurrence of anterior abdominal wall ulcer at the site of the peritoneal catheter (PC) is one of the rarest complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD). When present, it is mainly caused by which respond well to vancomycin therapy. Despite well-conducted therapy, there is a tendency to relapse and induce peritonitis, which makes it necessary to remove the PC and change the dialysis model of treatment and/or re-insert the catheter at another place to preserve PD as a treatment method.

High-affinity T cell receptor ImmTAC® bispecific efficiently redirects T cells to kill tumor cells expressing the cancer-testis antigen PRAME.

Background: PRAME (eferentially expressed ntigen in lanoma) is a cancer-testis antigen expressed in several tumor indications, representing an attractive anticancer target. However, its intracellular location limits targeting by traditional methods. PRAME peptides are presented on the surface of tumor cells by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules, indicating that a T cell receptor (TCR)-based strategy that redirects T cells to kill PRAME tumors could be a novel immunotherapeutic option.

Children's Health in London and Luton (CHILL) cohort: a 12-month natural experimental study of the effects of the Ultra Low Emission Zone on children's travel to school.

Background: The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), introduced in Central London in April 2019, aims to enhance air quality and improve public health. The Children's Health in London and Luton (CHILL) study evaluates the impact of the ULEZ on children's health. This analysis focuses on the one-year impacts on the shift towards active travel to school.

Estimating Dietary Protein and Sodium Intake with Sodium Removal in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.

An increase in dietary protein intake (DPI) carries a risk with respect to increased sodium intake, which further leads to the development of cardiovascular morbidity in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Dialytic (DSR) and urinary sodium removal (USR) are potential indicators of sodium intake. In this single-center cross-sectional study with 60 prevalent PD patients, we analyze the correlation of DPI with sodium intake and the association between residual renal function (RRF) and comorbidity grade, expressed as the Davies score with sodium removal and protein metabolism indices such as normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR) and lean body mass (LBM).

A Case for Open Pedagogy in Nursing Education.

Background: Open pedagogy increases access to equitable nursing education with its commitment to the scholarship of "teaching and learning" and critically framed, student-centered, relational, and open knowledge principles.

Purpose: This study examined the operation of and factors that nurture and challenge the practice of open pedagogy in an undergraduate digital distance nursing education program.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative methodology was used to examine linkages between open pedagogy and a nursing education program in an open digital distance Canadian university.

Diversity and Aggressiveness of the Species Complex on Sunflower in Serbia.

This study aimed to investigate the species associated with Phomopsis stem canker of sunflower ( L.) in Serbia. The significant increase in sunflower and soybean ( [L.

The Biochemical Response of Soybean Cultivars Infected by Species Complex.

Oxidative stress in soybean plants infected with isolates was evaluated in order to select (1) the least aggressive inoculation method, (2) to determine the most aggressive isolate, and (3) to determine the most tolerant soybean cultivar to this isolate. Based on the present malondialdehyde (MDA) content, the main end product of the lipid peroxidation process, and the biomarker for oxidative stress, the mycelium contact method was chosen as the least aggressive inoculation method, compared to the toothpick method and plug method. The activity of the antioxidant enzymes (superoxide-dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (PX)), the reduced glutathione (GSH) content, and the level of lipid peroxidation (LP) were measured in soybean cv.

Evaluation of the self-assessment knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation in medical students at the University of Belgrade.

Objective: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill that can improve the outcome of patients with sudden cardiac arrest. To raise awareness about CPR some countries have introduced an obligatory First Aid Course (FAC), usually done parallelly to a driver's license (DL). While expected of doctors to know CPR, the curriculum of some medical schools does not seem to have enforced measures to improve that knowledge.

Susceptibility of the Most Popular Soybean Cultivars in South-East Europe to (Tassi) Goid.

Oxidative stress in soybean seedlings and the length of the soybean stem lesions infected with the fungus (Tassi) Goid were evaluated to determine the most tolerant soybean cultivar to this pathogen. The level of superoxide anion radical (O) production, the activity of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide-dismutase (SOD), and the intensity of lipid peroxidation (LP) were measured in four soybean cultivars: Favorit, Atlas, Victoria, and Rubin. Results showed that O radical production and SOD activity were the most elevated in the cv.

The Purdue Pegboard Test: Normative Data From 1,355 Healthy People From Austria.

Importance: The Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) is widely used as a measure of manual dexterity. Declining manual dexterity may predict cognitive decline among elderly people, but normative data for this population are scarce.

Objective: To identify demographic and clinical predictors of PPT results in normal middle-aged and elderly Austrian people and to provide norms stratified by significant determinants.

Teaching disaster preparedness to pre-licensure students: A collaborative project during the pandemic.

Readiness of nurses to respond to disasters has become paramount with the advent and sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report calls for nurses to be knowledgeable in preparing and responding to disaster management. In New Mexico, five associate degree nursing programs and three university nursing programs collaborated to develop a novel project in teaching disaster preparedness using COVID-19 as the disaster.

Algebraic topology-based machine learning using MRI predicts outcomes in primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation. However, predicting future outcomes in patients with PSC is challenging. Our aim was to extract magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features that predict the development of hepatic decompensation by applying algebraic topology-based machine learning (ML).

Nursing student challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021: A thematic analysis.

As part of program evaluation, the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium, a consortium of 11 state-funded nursing schools, asks that students complete end-of-term surveys. In Spring 2020, a question was added to the survey to elicit challenges experienced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic: "What was the biggest challenge that you had in completing the semester/term?" This question again was asked of students in Spring 2021. Students belonging to schools in the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium participated in the study.

Aligning Nursing Ethics With Critical and Open Pedagogy in Nursing Education: A Literature Review.

Background: There is a need to increase access to nursing education that is meaningful and socially just.

Purpose: To investigate the alignment of critical and open pedagogy in nursing education with nursing principles of ethics.

Method: Narrative thematic synthesis literature review of Canadian and American sources related to nursing education.

Niacin Status Indicators and Their Relationship with Metabolic Parameters in Dairy Cows during Early Lactation.

Previous experimental models on cows have examined the difference in the metabolic adaptation in cows after niacin administration, without identifying the most important mediators between niacin administration and its biological effects, namely active forms of niacin. All tissues in the body convert absorbed niacin into its main metabolically active form, the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). The aim of this study was to determine the influence of niacin administration in periparturient period on NAD, NADP and the NAD:NADP ratio and to determine relationship between these indicators of an active form of niacin with metabolic parameters in cow blood.

Dark Tetrad and COVID-19 protective measures: Mediating effects of risk-taking tendencies.

Previous research has shown that Dark Triad traits are tied to non-compliance, while there is not enough research regarding sadism. As dark traits are related to risk-taking behaviors, we hypothesized that proneness to risk-taking could be a mediating mechanism explaining the relation between dark traits and non-compliance with protective measures. Sample comprised of 348 participants (77% women) who completed the Hateful Eight (a multifaceted Short Dark Tetrad scale), DOSPERT for measuring different aspects of risk-taking tendencies, and questions regarding frequency of compliance with protection measures and vaccination.

Nursing education: From classroom to computers - The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium's collaborative problem-solving during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic created an upheaval for nursing faculty teaching students in both didactic and clinical settings. From the intense disruption, opportunities for creative endeavors emerged. Program directors from a consortium of 12 nursing schools met remotely for problem-solving and support.

Diaporthe Seed Decay of Soybean [ (L.) Merr.] Is Endemic in the United States, But New Fungi Are Involved.

Diaporthe seed decay can compromise seed quality in soybean [ (L.) Merr.] in the warm and humid production areas of the United States during crop maturation.

Author Correction: Human brown adipose tissue is phenocopied by classical brown adipose tissue in physiologically humanized mice.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Human brown adipose tissue is phenocopied by classical brown adipose tissue in physiologically humanized mice.

Human and rodent brown adipose tissues (BAT) appear morphologically and molecularly different. Here we compare human BAT with both classical brown and brite/beige adipose tissues of 'physiologically humanized' mice: middle-aged mice living under conditions approaching human thermal and nutritional conditions, that is, prolonged exposure to thermoneutral temperature (approximately 30 °C) and to an energy-rich (high-fat, high-sugar) diet. We find that the morphological, cellular and molecular characteristics (both marker and adipose-selective gene expression) of classical brown fat, but not of brite/beige fat, of these physiologically humanized mice are notably similar to human BAT.

Establishing Meaningful Learning in Online Nursing Postconferences: A Literature Review.

Background: Effective teaching and learning strategies in online postconference can assist students to find meaning within clinical experiences.

Purpose: To explore this, we completed a literature review about meaningful learning in online clinical postconferencing in prelicensure nursing education.

Methods: Articles that were peer-reviewed, published within the last 10 years, written in English, and addressed online learning in clinical postconferences in prelicensure nursing programs were included.