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Temperature at admission and mortality in older adults with infection: Limited prognostic value in non-sepsis cases.

Nielsen FE, Abdullah OB, Chafranska L et al. · 2026 · The American journal of emergency medicine

Background Temperature abnormalities are established prognostic markers in sepsis, but their predictive value in older adults with infection without sepsis remains unclear. Objective To examine the association between arrival temperature…

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The impact of exposure to additional languages and cognitive factors on narrative macrostructure in autistic and neurotypical children.

Wolfer P, Tselekidou F, Baumeister F et al. · 2026 · Journal of communication disorders

This study adopts a twofold approach to examine how bilingual exposure and (socio-)cognitive factors influence narrative macrostructure in children. First, it investigated the impact of Exposure to Additional Languages (EtAL) on the…

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Forecasting Local Surges in COVID-19 Hospitalizations through Adaptive Decision Tree Classifiers.

Murray-Watson RE, Guaracha X, Bilinski A et al. · 2026 · Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making

IntroductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many communities across the United States experienced surges in hospitalizations, which strained the local hospital capacity. Some risk metrics, such as the Center for Disease Control and…

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Usefulness of uric acid-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio for the evaluation of insulin resistance in healthy normoglycaemic and normoinsulinaemic men.

Kaneva AM, Bojko ER · 2026 · Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association

Uric acid-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) is a novel and promising marker for metabolic abnormalities. Recent studies have demonstrated that UHR is related to a number of diseases that are caused by insulin resistance.…

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What works for whom in outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy? Integration of techniques from different therapeutic orientations and their interactions as predictors of treatment outcome in different diagnostic groups.

van Alebeek H, D'Errico L, Delgadillo J et al. · 2026 · Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

Objective The mechanisms underlying psychotherapy's effects remain debated, with some emphasizing theory-specific therapeutic techniques and others highlighting common factors like therapeutic alliance. Evidence is inconclusive partially…

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Profiles of Parental Self- and Child-Focused Emotion Regulation: Longitudinal Associations With Parental Exhaustion, Children’s Internalizing Problems, Children’s Achievement, and the Parent–Child Relationship

Jordan G, Stockinger K, Schiltz C et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Parenting is an emotion-eliciting experience that requires parents to navigate the dual demands of regulating their own and their children’s emotions. However, patterns of such self- and child-focused emotion regulation (ER) and their…

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Long-Term Outcomes of Childhood ADHD Stimulant Use Trajectories

Plas Nvd, Noordermeer S, Hartman C et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Background. Stimulant medication is the first-line pharmacological treatment option for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, long-term effects remain unclear. Therefore, we explored long-term (>12 years)…

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Container Mosquito Abundance in Brooklyn Community Gardens.

Kelley AT, Boger R · 2025 · EcoHealth

Community gardens in urban Brooklyn, New York are social spaces that provide food sovereignty to many New Yorkers, but the arrival of the mosquito Aedes albopictus and longtime presence of Culex pipiens makes socializing in these spaces…

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Views of aging and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among older adult war veterans in the context of renewed war.

Avidor S, Shenkman G, Shrira A et al. · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Objectives For aging combat veterans, experiencing renewed war in old age can exacerbate coping with age-related challenges. The present study sought to examine how past and current war-related stressors affect long-term trajectories of…

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Does earlier mobilization reduce venous thromboembolism after spine surgery?

Ng MK, Mathew J, Dalton J et al. · 2026 · European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

PURPOSE: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication following spine surgery. Although early mobilization is encouraged as a preventive measure, the influence of inpatient physical therapy on VTE…

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Childhood Linear Growth and Early Morbidity as Predictors of Adolescent Cognitive Ability in Malawi: A Prospective Observational Study.

Videman K, Leppänen JM, Hallamaa L et al. · 2026 · Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

Aim Growth faltering and loss of development potential are common in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to study whether linear growth before and after 2 years, height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) from 1 month until 13 years and morbidity…

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Developmental Relationship Between Home Literacy Environment and Emergent Literacy in a Transparent Orthography: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study in Japanese Preschoolers

Tanji T, Takahashi K, Matsushita H et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Abstract We examined the relationship between home literacy environment and early literacy acquisition in Japanese syllabic Hiragana and whether this relationship changes during the preschool years. One hundred five Japanese-speaking young…

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Association of QTc Dispersion with Mortality, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Intubation, and Hospital Stay Duration in Acute Methadone Poisoning.

Taherkhani A, Yeganegi H, Tavasol A et al. · 2026 · Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir

Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the prognostic significance of QTc dispersion (QTcd) in patients with acute methadone poisoning and its association with critical clinical outcomes, including mortality, Intensive…

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