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Vet Parasitol
January 2025
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi Province 030801, PR China. Electronic address:
Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan, infects almost all warm-blooded animals and humans, with felines serving as its sole definitive hosts. Cats release T. gondii oocysts into the environment through feces, contributing to environmental contamination that can lead to toxoplasmosis in humans upon exposure through ingestion of contaminated food, water, or soil.
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January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China. Electronic address:
Objective: To explore risk factors for 1-year postoperative mortality and to identify its association with the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI).
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study involving 54,933 patients aged 18 years and above who were surgically treated under general or regional anesthesia in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Independent risk factors for 1-year postoperative mortality were identified by univariate Cox regression analysis.
Sleep Med
January 2025
Grenoble Alpes University, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France. Electronic address:
Res Dev Disabil
January 2025
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Trajectum, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
Active Support is a support model designed to enhance quality of life through activity engagement in people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether implementation of Active Support affected quality of life, well-being, and activity engagement of residents with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, using a cluster randomised controlled design. Fourteen services were recruited, and Active Support was implemented after conducting baseline assessments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInjury
January 2025
Professor of Orthopedics - Section Head Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine University of Leeds, UK.
The term "fragility fractures of the pelvis" refers to the disruptions of the pelvic ring that are caused by low energy injuries (such as low-level falls or falls from the standing position) in the elderly population (age over 65 years) in the absence of metastatic bone disease. These fractures are increasing in numbers, due to the aging population, particularly in the developed countries, causing significant morbidity and mortality [1]. Although some fracture patterns are stable enough requiring only conservative treatment, other fracture types can cause significant pelvic instability, demanding a more insistent management protocol.
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