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Business
Fred Phillips
Summary: Social media and e-commerce algorithms narrow our attention by reinforcing past behavior and encouraging us to emulate our peers, which hinders our ability to perceive diverse trends and phenomena. Monitoring popular literature is one strategy to remain unchanneled, revealing readers' fears and longings while helping to preserve independent thinking, synthesis, and creativity.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Burcu Yazicioglu, Sevcan A. Bakkaloglu
Summary: The survey revealed a significant decrease in patient admissions and kidney transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine and online teaching became crucial tools, with challenges in receiving pharmaceuticals and disruptions in hands-on education and multidisciplinary training.
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Mark E. Rosenberg, Sharon Anderson, Samira S. Farouk, Keisha L. Gibson, Robert S. Hoover, Benjamin D. Humphreys, Janis M. Orlowski, Suneel M. Udani, Joshua S. Waitzman, Melissa West, Tod Ibrahim
Summary: The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Task Force on the Future of Nephrology was established to address training requirements and improve the quality of care in nephrology. The task force developed 10 recommendations to promote equitable care, highlight the value of nephrology, and enhance nephrology education. This report reviews the process, rationale, and details of these recommendations.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah Cook, Niklas Schmedt, Julie Broughton, Philip A. Kalra, Laurie A. Tomlinson, Jennifer K. Quint
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and rates of cardiovascular and renal complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated in routine clinical care. The results showed that the prevalence of CKD remained stable at approximately 30% in T2D patients, and CKD was associated with significantly increased rates of complications, especially in those with comorbid heart failure.
Article
Pediatrics
Anne M. Schijvens, Lucie van der Weerd, Joanna A. E. van Wijk, Antonia H. M. Bouts, Mandy G. Keijzer-Veen, Eiske M. Dorresteijn, Michiel F. Schreuder
Summary: The study reveals significant practice variation in the management of childhood nephrotic syndrome in the Netherlands, particularly in the treatment of frequent relapsing, steroid-dependent, and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Most physicians would perform a kidney biopsy for children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Daniel W. Ross, Andrew A. Moses, Vandana Dua Niyyar
Summary: This review discusses the trend of using POCUS in medicine, with a focus on the role of nephrologists. It suggests a comprehensive approach to POCUS examinations for nephrologists, highlighting the benefits they can gain from learning POCUS. The review also provides suggestions for advancing POCUS in nephrology.
CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Ryan Aylward, Brian Bieber, Murilo Guedes, Ronald Pisoni, Elliot Koranteng Tannor, Gavin Dreyer, Adrian Liew, Valerie Luyckx, Dibya Singh Shah, Chimota Phiri, Rhys Evans, Rehab Albakr, Jeffrey Perl, Vivekanand Jha, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Bruce Robinson, Fergus J. Caskey
Summary: There is wide global variation in the rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality among HD patients and staff in dialysis centers. Availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and diagnostic testing also varies across regions. Different responses and service redesigns have been implemented in different regions in response to the pandemic.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni, Benson Yuichi Nwaodu, Lerato Education Mdaka
Summary: Bringing quality management research into perspective is crucial for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in developing nations like Nigeria. The existing literature lacks sufficient explanation of the relationship between total quality management implementation and research performance in the educational industry, especially from a developing economy perspective. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of total quality management (TQM) on the research output of HEIs in Nigeria. The findings suggest that implementing TQM, especially through its various tools, values, and methodologies, benefits improving HEIs' research outputs.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Matthew J. Bottomley, Hannah Beckwith, Aisling McMahon, Michael Nation, David C. Wheeler, Sharlene Greenwood, Jeremy Hughes, Neil S. Sheerin
Summary: This study aims to understand the barriers and motivators influencing research engagement among early-career nephrology practitioners in the UK, and provide guidance for interventions to enhance research involvement. The survey revealed that employment as a physician, protected time for research activity, and appropriate training were associated with greater research experience and output. Participants showed enthusiasm for research, but reported insufficient staffing, lack of time, funding, and encouragement as major barriers. COVID-19 was identified as a negative impact on research opportunities. Mentoring and an online research resource were suggested as strategies to promote engagement.
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Sidharth Kumar Sethi, Abhyuday Rana, Harsha Adnani, Mignon McCulloch, Khalid Alhasan, Azmeri Sultana, Rama Safadi, Nirav Agrawal, Rupesh Raina
Summary: MIS-C is a pediatric disease first reported in the UK and has since been reported worldwide. Renal involvement is common in children with MIS-C, and the severity is higher than initially thought. This study systematically reviewed the pathogenesis and treatment options for renal involvement in children with MIS-C.
CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Casey L. Peiris, Alan Reubenson, Ruth Dunwoodie, Vidya Lawton, Alison Francis-Cracknell, Cherie Wells
Summary: The study found that 44% of physiotherapy graduates in Australia in 2017 completed a 5-week clinical placement in private practice. Clinical education managers perceived private practice placements to be safe and beneficial for students, private practices, and universities. The main risks identified were related to the quality and consistency of the student's experience, while the main barriers were time costs and perceived loss of earning capacity. Clinical education managers emphasized the importance of providing more time and resources to establish and support private practitioners to enhance the capacity and quality of private practice placements.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sirena Gutierrez, Erika Meza, M. Maria Glymour, Jacqueline M. Torres
Summary: The evidence on the relationship between intergenerational education and late-life cognitive decline is mostly from high-income countries, despite changes in education in low- and middle-income countries. This study used data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study to examine the association between parental education, one's own education, adult child's education and verbal memory scores. The results showed that lower parental and individual education levels were associated with faster decline in delayed verbal memory scores, while the association between adult child's education and respondent's verbal memory decline varied.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fugang Yang, Rui Wang, Wei Lu, Hongtao Hu, Zhiqiang Li, Hua Shui
Summary: This retrospective cohort study investigated the prognostic ability of blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio (BAR) in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). The study found that BAR can serve as a promising biomarker for predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) and in-hospital mortality in ICH patients.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jurgita Raudeliuniene, Ibrahim Matar
Summary: Women play a crucial role in higher education institutions by implementing knowledge management practices for sustainability. This study found a positive and significant relationship between the knowledge management cycle and sustainability in higher education institutions from the perspectives of women managers.
Article
Orthopedics
Casey L. Peiris, Vidya Lawton, Ruth Dunwoodie, Alison Francis-Cracknell, Alan Reubenson, Cherie Wells
Summary: Private practitioners perceive hosting physiotherapy students on clinical placement as beneficial for recruitment and professional development, but also costly and challenging in terms of caseload. A graded exposure placement model is commonly used, and practitioners desire additional financial and personalized support from universities to continue hosting placements.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2023)
