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The C. elegans Myc-family of transcription factors coordinate a dynamic adaptive response to dietary restriction
Dietary restriction (DR), the process of decreasing overall food consumption over an extended period of time, has been shown to increase longevity across evolutionarily diverse species and delay the onset of a...
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Open AccessGlobal variations in funding and use of hemodialysis accesses: an international report using the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas
There is a lack of contemporary data describing global variations in vascular access for hemodialysis (HD). We used the third iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (IS...
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Open AccessA secondary analysis of concurrent use of metformin and tolvaptan in ADPKD tolvaptan trials
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Expanding the global nephrology workforce
Many countries worldwide, particularly those with low or lower-middle incomes, do not have enough nephrologists to provide health services for patients with kidney disease. Increasing training opportunities, i...
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Open AccessTraining healthcare professionals to administer Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome measure
Goals generated by Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) can be used as an outcome measure to promote person-centred research and care. There are no training packages which support its use outside of the rehabilitatio...
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N. Gregory Mankiw (1958–)
N. Gregory Mankiw, the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University, has made significant contributions to the economics profession across the academic landscape—in research, teaching and servi...
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Open AccessMulti-center, pragmatic, cluster-randomized, controlled trial of standardized peritoneal dialysis (PD) training versus usual care on PD-related infections (the TEACH-PD trial): trial protocol
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections, such as peritonitis, exit site, and tunnel infections, substantially impair the sustainability of PD. Accordingly, PD-related infection is the top-priority research...
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Clinical features, management and outcomes of peritoneal dialysis patients during Delta and Omicron waves of COVID-19 infections
There were discrete outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2021 (Delta wave) and 2022 (Omicron wave) in Singapore, which affected patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD).
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Open AccessUptake of pediatric patient-reported outcome and experience measures and challenges associated with their implementation in Alberta: a mixed-methods study
Implementing Patient-reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient-reported Experience Measures (PREMs) is an effective way to deliver patient- and family-centered care (PFCC). Although Alberta Health Services...
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Incidence, treatment patterns and clinical outcomes associated with acute kidney injury in Fiji: a retrospective cohort study
This study aims to describe the incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury at Fiji’s tertiary referral hospital.
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Open AccessHealth care impact of implementing a clinical pathway for acute care of pediatric concussion: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial
To test the effects of actively implementing a clinical pathway for acute care of pediatric concussion on health care utilization and costs.
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Open AccessThe Alberta Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Mother-Baby Care ImprovEmeNT (NASCENT) program: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of a hospital-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome rooming-in intervention
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), a problem common in newborns exposed to substances in-utero, is an emerging health concern. In traditional models of care, infants with NAS are routinely separated from thei...
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Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease
Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) require multidisciplinary care to meet their complex healthcare needs. Patient navigators are trained non-medical personnel who assist patients and caregivers to over...
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Open AccessPREBIOTIC: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to assess prebiotic supplementation in kidney transplant recipients for preventing infections and gastrointestinal upset — a feasibility study
Modulating the microbiota in the large intestine of kidney transplant recipients through prebiotic supplementation may prevent infectious complications from occurring. To date, there have been no interventiona...
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Epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis outcomes
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an important home-based treatment for kidney failure and accounts for 11% of all dialysis and 9% of all kidney replacement therapy globally. Although PD is available in 81% of count...
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Open AccessStudy protocol for Vascular Access outcome measure for function: a vaLidation study In hemoDialysis (VALID)
A functioning vascular access (VA) is crucial to providing adequate hemodialysis (HD) and considered a critically important outcome by patients and healthcare professionals. A validated, patient-important outc...
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Open AccessNAVKIDS2 trial: a multi-centre, waitlisted randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention in children with chronic kidney disease — statistical analysis plan and update to the protocol
This update summarises key changes made to the protocol since the publication of the original protocol for the NAVKIDS2 trial of patient navigators for children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experiencing soci...
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Open AccessPatient-reported outcome measures in pediatric asthma care: using theoretical domains framework to explore healthcare providers’ perceptions
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) play an important role in promoting and supporting patient and family-centered care. Implementing interventions like PROMs in routine clinical care require key stakeho...
