Problematic coffee use and associated factors among medical and health science students in Dilla University, Ethiopia by Chalachew Kassaw, Rediet Regasa, Misrak Negash, Amare Alemwork, Lulu Abebe, Solomon Yimer, Tamrat Anbesaw, Selamawit Alemayehu

“…Nearly half of the respondents, 218 (52.7%) were orthodox, Christian religion followers. According to this study’s findings, 137 (33.1%) respondents were considered to have problematic coffee use. …”
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THE EFFECT OF WORKLOAD, INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND SCHOOL CLIMATE ON TEACHERS’ EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF PAPUA by Basilius Redan Werang

“…Abstract:This study was aimed to investigate the potential effect of workload, individual characteristics, and school climate on teachers’ emotional exhaustion in Christian elementary schools of Boven Digoel district, Papua. …”
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Patriarch Nikon’s hierotopy. The New Jerusalem Hermitage as a seventeenth century spatial icon / Иеротопия патриарха Никона. Новоиерусалимская Пустынь как пространственная икона XV... by Alexei Lidov / Алексей Михайлович Лидов

“…In the context of hierotopy, a discipline that studies the creation of sacred spaces as a specific spiritual and artistic creative activity, two new research problems have been postulated: sacred space creators as a phenomenon, and the Holy Land re-creation as the foundation of medieval Christian spiritual culture. These problems determine the content of this paper where we analyze one of the Patriarch Nikon’s most original and significant hierotopic projects, that we believe to be crucial for understanding Russian culture of the 17th century. …”
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Short vs prolonged dual antiplatelet treatment upon endovascular stenting of peripheral arteries by Kronlage M, Wassmann M, Vogel B, Müller OJ, Blessing E, Katus H, Erbel C

“…Mariya Kronlage,1 Maximilian Wassmann,1 Britta Vogel,1 Oliver J Müller,1 Erwin Blessing,2 Hugo Katus,1,3 Christian Erbel1 1Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 2SRH Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach, Karlsbad, 3DZHK German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany Introduction: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a highly prevalent disorder with a substantial economical burden. …”
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Transarterial Chemoebolization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Binational Japanese-German Study by Auer TA, Sofue K, Ueshima E, Rauer N, Yamaguchi T, Gebauer B, Hamm B, Murakami T, Althoff CE

“…Timo A Auer,1,2 Keitaro Sofue,3 Eisuke Ueshima,3 Nina Rauer,1 Takeru Yamaguchi,3 Bernhard Gebauer,1 Bernd Hamm,1 Takamichi Murakami,3 Christian E Althoff1 1Department of Radiology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 2Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany; 3Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanCorrespondence: Timo A Auer, Department of Radiology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany, Tel +49-30-450-557001, Fax +49-30-450-557901, Email timo-alexander.auer@charite.deObjective: The purpose of this study was to investigate outcomes of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) comparing the different approaches used in Germany and Japan.Methods: This binational IRB-approved retrospective dual-center study included a total of 94 HCC patients subdivided in a German and a Japanese cohort. …”
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Impact of the Look-Back Period on Identifying Recurrent Myocardial Infarctions in the Danish National Patient Registry by Korsgaard S, Christiansen CF, Schmidt M, Sørensen HT

“…Søren Korsgaard,1,2 Christian Fynbo Christiansen,1,2 Morten Schmidt,1– 3 Henrik Toft Sørensen1,2 1Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; 2Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence: Søren KorsgaardDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, Aarhus N, Aarhus, 8200, DenmarkTel +45 87167212Fax +45 87167215Email soren@clin.au.dkPurpose: Studies examining myocardial infarction (MI) often seek to include only incident MIs by excluding recurrent MIs. …”
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Un precedente de la ocupación italiana de Libia. La expedición naval de las Dos Sicilias contra Trípoli en 1828 y el tratado de paz napolitano- tripolino del mismo año, a través de... by Juan B. VILAR

“…ABSTRACT: At the beginning of the XIXth c., in the Muslim estates of Northern Africa, there were some old practices left, such as the piracy practice, the captivity- rescue of Christians or the tribute systems to guarantee peace. …”
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Clinical Features and Disease Course of Primary Angioedema Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Pall AH, Lomholt AF, von Buchwald C, Bygum A, Rasmussen ER

“…Amalie Hartvig Pall,1 Anne Fog Lomholt,1 Christian von Buchwald,1 Anette Bygum,2– 4 Eva Rye Rasmussen1,2 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2OPEN – Open Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 3Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense 5000, Denmark; 4Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5000, DenmarkCorrespondence: Amalie Hartvig PallDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9B, Copenhagen 2100, DenmarkEmail amalie.hartvig.pall.03@regionh.dkPurpose: To give a better understanding of primary AE, the clinical characteristics and the possible therapeutic approaches.Background: Angioedema (AE) is a non-pitting, non-itching swelling of skin or mucosa. …”
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Pedoseksualiteit as manifestasie van afwykende seksualiteit: ’n Kerklike en pastorale uitdaging by Stella D. Potgieter, George A. Lotter

“…According to the opinion of most people sexually deviant behaviour is not something that occurs in the Christian community. This assumption, however, is not the truth. …”
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Perceived stigmatization, psychosocial well-being and self-esteem among individuals living in leprosy center in south-west, Nigeria by Peter Adedeji, Isaiah Olabisi, Oluwadamilola Aladegbami, Oluwatosin Adedeji

“…The married (B = -5.421, p = 0.004), the Christians (B = 5.424, p = 0.043) and Islamic (B = 7.743, p = 0.011) participants perceived low stigmatization at p< 0.05. …”
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“O pensamento de Simondon é uma fonte de invenção” Entrevista com Giovanni Carrozzini by Pablo Rodriguez

“…Sabe-se bem que, graças a Virno e a amigos do autonomismo italiano (Toni Negri, Maurizio Lazzarato, Christian Marazzi, Franco Berardi etc.), as reflexões de Simondon adquiriram uma dimensão política quase insólita, considerando-se, sobretudo, suas preocupações tecnológicas. …”
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Politici zonder partij. Sociale zekerheid en de geboorte van het neoliberalisme in Nederland (1945-1958) by Bram Mellink

“…In doing so, they caused an internal division of the mainstream Christian democratic parties over socio-economic issues and delayed the development of the Dutch welfare state.   …”
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Is asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease associated with walking endurance in patients with COPD? by Sun KS, Lin MS, Chen YJ, Chen YY, Chen SC, Chen W

“…Kuo-Shao Sun,1,2* Ming-Shian Lin,1,2* Yi-Jen Chen,1,2 Yih-Yuan Chen,3 Solomon Chih-Cheng Chen,4 Wei Chen1,5,6 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2Department of Respiratory Care, Chang&nbsp;Gung University of Science and Technology, 3Department of Internal Medicine, 4Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, 5College of Nursing, Dayeh University, Changhua, 6Department of Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China&nbsp;*These authors contributed equally to&nbsp;this work Objective: Symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with impaired walking endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Subjective sleep complaints indicate objective sleep problems in psychosomatic patients: a prospective polysomnographic study by Linden M, Dietz M, Veauthier C, Fietze I

“…Michael Linden,1,2 Marie Dietz,1 Christian Veauthier,3 Ingo Fietze3 1Research Group Psychosomatic Rehabilitation, Charit&eacute; University Medicine Berlin, 2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Rehabilitation Centre Seehof, Teltow, 3Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Charit&eacute; University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany Objective: To elucidate the relationship between subjective complaints and polysomnographical parameters in psychosomatic patients.Method: A convenience sample of patients from a psychosomatic inpatient unit were classified according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) as very poor sleepers (PSQI &gt;10, n=80) and good sleepers (PSQI &lt;6, n=19). …”
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Telmisartan is effective to ameliorate metabolic syndrome in rat model &ndash; a preclinical report by Cheng KC, Li Y, Chang WT, Kuo FY, Chen ZC, Cheng JT

“…Kai-Chun Cheng,1,* Yingxiao Li,1,2,* Wei-Ting Chang,2,3 Feng Yu Kuo,4 Zhih-Cherng Chen,3,5 Juei-Tang Cheng2,6 1Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan; 2Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yong Kang, Tainan City 71003, Taiwan; 3Department of Cardiology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yong Kang, Tainan City 71003, Taiwan; 4Cardiovascular Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 81362, Taiwan; 5Department of Pharmacy, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Jean-Tae, Tainan City 71701, Taiwan; 6Institute of Medical Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Gueiren, Tainan City 71101, Taiwan *These authors contributed equally to this work Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is known to be associated with hypertension, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, and it raises the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. …”
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CONTRIBUIÇÕES DE LIBANIO PARA A REFUNDAÇÃO DAS CEBS by Pedro A. Ribeiro de Oliveira

“…In his analysis there appears a new face of the Church formed by integrated communities of male and female Christians who join faith and life in the everyday living experience. …”
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Low Potency of Indian Dust Mite Allergen Skin Prick Test Extracts Compared to FDA-Approved Extracts: A Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial by Devasahayam J. Christopher BSc, DTCD, DNB, FICS, FAPSR, FRCP(Glasg), FCCP, Narmada Ashok MBBS, DNB, DAA, MBA, MRCPCH, Aruna Ravivarma BSc(N), MBA, MSc, Deepa Shankar BSc, PG Dip in Adv. Respiratory Therapy, Erik Peterson MAS(Appl Statistics), Phuong T. Dinh MBA, MHA, P. K. Vedanthan MD

“…Methods A randomized comparison trial of Indian manufactured and USFDA-approved extracts of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (DP) and Dermatophagoides farinae (DF) was done at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India from April 2014 to June 2015, to compare the skin test reactivity of indigenous allergen extracts of dust mites against validated allergen. …”
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Academic detailing as a method of continuing medical education by Dyrkorn R, Langaas HC, Giverhaug T, Espnes KA, Rowett D, Spigset O

“…Roar Dyrkorn,1 Harald Christian Langaas,2 Trude Giverhaug,3 Ketil Arne Espnes,1 Debra Rowett,4 Olav Spigset1,51Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. …”
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Prévision de la valeur énergétique des aliments composés pour les ruminants by S. GIGER-REVERDIN, J. AUFRERE, D. SAUVANT, C. DEMARQUILLY, M. VERMOREL, S. POCHET

“…Différents constituants ont été dosés suivant des méthodes utilisables par des laboratoires de routine : paroi cellulaire, lignocellulose, lignine (méthodes de Van Soest et de Christian), dégradabilités enzymatiques. Le calcul et la prévision de l’énergie nette procèdent d’une démarche par étapes successives. …”
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Teologia e ciências sociais (Theology and Social Sciences) - DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2012v10n28p1337 by Francisco de Aquino Júnior

“…In conclusion, the texts highlights that faith must be considered theologically on three levels: with the social dimension of the Kingdom of God, which is an issue of Christian Theology; with the social character of theology as a theory; with the ideological suspicion and with the process of liberation of theology.…”
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