Article
Surgery
Elizabeth M. Huffman, Seth A. Rosen, Jeffrey S. Levy, Martin A. Martino, Dimitrios Stefanidis
Summary: The rapid growth of robotic surgery has led to the need for hospitals to establish or update credentialing policies. There is significant variability in existing credentialing requirements, with most policies requiring completion of robotic surgery training and a set number of proctored cases, but lacking ongoing performance assessments and patient outcome monitoring.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Chrysoula Kosmeri, Vasileios Giapros, Antonios Gounaris, Rozeta Sokou, Ekaterini Siomou, Dimitrios Rallis, Alexandros Makis, Maria Baltogianni
Summary: Postnatal growth failure in very preterm neonates, which is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, is not inevitable, and feeding practices play a crucial role in preventing it. Current guidelines recommend an energy intake of 115-140 kcal/kg per day but allow a higher limit of 160 kcal/kg. While some studies suggest that higher feeding volumes are associated with better weight gain and growth without complications, available data on the effect of high-volume feeds on growth are inconclusive. Large clinical trials are needed to determine the best feeding practices for very preterm neonates.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Walter Mihatsch, Ulrich Thome, Miguel Saenz de Pipaon
Summary: Current recommendations for mineral intake in preterm infants underestimate the needs, especially for calcium. Higher mineral intake, especially calcium, may improve bone mineralization in preterm infants but could also increase the risk of nephrocalcinosis. Additional individual enteral calcium and/or phosphorus supplements are recommended to improve current mineral intake.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Stan J. F. Hartman, Parth J. Upadhyay, Nienke N. Hagedoorn, Ron A. A. Mathot, Henriette A. Moll, Michiel van der Flier, Michiel F. Schreuder, Roger J. Bruggemann, Catherijne A. Knibbe, Saskia N. de Wildt
Summary: Ceftriaxone pharmacokinetics in critically ill children were determined using population pharmacokinetic modeling. Dosing guidelines were proposed for adequate target attainment.
CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Russ Best, Jane M. Williams, Jeni Pearce
Summary: This review synthesizes available evidence on rider physiology in equestrian disciplines, providing nutrition and hydration recommendations and discussing challenges and future research directions in the equestrian environment.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ting Li, Zhiheng Du, Yinan Xu, Xiujuan Bai, Guangyu Li
Summary: This study investigated the effects of dietary calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D3 supplementation levels on the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of blue foxes. The results showed that appropriate doses of calcium and vitamin D3 can significantly improve the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of blue foxes.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Su A. Lee, L. Vanessa Lagos, Laura A. Merriman, Hans H. Stein
Summary: Calcium is an important nutrient in pig feed, but excess intake should be avoided to prevent negative effects on phosphorus digestibility and pig growth performance.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Delphine Masson, Mathieu Pedrot, Melanie Davranche, Francisco Cabello-Hurtado, Nataliia Ryzhenko, Abdelhak El Amrani, Aurelie Wahl, Julien Gigault
Summary: Soil is becoming a storage place for plastics due to global production, use/disposal patterns, and low recovery rates. This degradation of plastics leads to the formation and release of plastic nanoparticles, known as nanoplastics. Nanoplastics directly impact the physiology and development of living organisms, particularly plants, and can indirectly modify the physicochemical properties of soil, affecting soil biota and rhizosphere functioning. However, caution should be taken in interpreting these results as the experiments were conducted with polymer nano-beads that may not accurately represent environmental nanoplastics.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Gibson Chimamiwa, Alberto Giaretta, Marjan Alirezaie, Federico Pecora, Amy Loutfi
Summary: Smart home technologies have the potential to enhance the independence of older adults, including those with dementia. However, existing activity recognition and anomaly detection methods are insufficient to capture the progression of dementia. Therefore, researchers need to focus on habit recognition in smart homes for older adults with dementia.
Article
Dermatology
Kathleen M. Coerdt, Wasim Haidari, William W. Huang, Steven R. Feldman
Summary: The majority of dermatology publications had statistical significance, but very few included absolute risk and risk-benefit analyses. Additionally, 42% of studies authored by dermatology residents reported statistical significance but lacked absolute risk or risk-benefit analyses. Reviewers need to pay more attention to evidentiary requirements for clinical recommendations, and dermatology residents may benefit from additional statistics training.
JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Julia R. R. Varshavsky, Swati D. G. Rayasam, Jennifer B. B. Sass, Daniel A. A. Axelrad, Carl F. F. Cranor, Dale Hattis, Russ Hauser, Patricia D. D. Koman, Emily C. C. Marquez, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Catherine Oksas, Sharyle Patton, Joshua F. F. Robinson, Sheela Sathyanarayana, Peggy M. M. Shepard, Tracey J. J. Woodruff
Summary: A key element of risk assessment is accounting for the full range of variability in response to environmental exposures. Current default adjustment factors do not sufficiently capture human variability in dose-response and thus are inadequate to protect the entire population. Updated methods and data, including the use of increased default human variability factors and separate adjustment factors, are recommended to improve consideration of human variability and susceptibility in risk assessment.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Pilar Palmrich, Alexandra Thajer, Nawa Schirwani, Christina Haberl, Harald Zeisler, Robin Ristl, Julia Binder
Summary: This study indicates that the majority of pregnant women are deficient in vitamin D during pregnancy, despite the intake of pregnancy vitamins containing vitamin D. Therefore, individualized vitamin D assessment should be considered to ensure adequate supplementation and prevention of hypovitaminosis D.
Review
Pediatrics
Audrey Nantel, Veronique Gingras
Summary: Many parents do not follow complementary feeding guidelines, leading to negative effects on children's health. There are significant variations in the timing and types of complementary foods introduced globally. Parental characteristics, such as age, education, socio-economic status, and race/ethnicity, play a role in determining feeding practices.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Yeshi Wangdi, Kesang Wangchuk
Summary: The research investigated yak herdsmen's practices to manage Coenurosis in the Laya administrative block of Bhutan, revealing the disease as a major cause of yak mortality. While most herders lost one to three yaks annually, the majority had not attended any awareness programs on the disease.
VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Edward H. Cabezas-Garcia, Denise Lowe, Francis Lively
Summary: Accurate estimation of energy requirements is crucial for improving profitability and reducing environmental impact in the beef industry. Outdated equations for predicting energy requirements by the AFRC need urgent updates, as confirmed by literature reviews. There is a lack of data on factors influencing energy requirements for beef cattle. The comparison of UK system with other international systems revealed discrepancies in predicting energy requirements.