ASSESSING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ELDERLY CHINESE LUNG CANCER PATIENTS USING THE MINI-NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT (MNA®) TOOL

Assessing the nutritional status of elderly Chinese lung cancer patients using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) tool

Lei Zhang,1,* Yanjun Su,1,* Chen Wang,2 Yongsheng Sha,1 Hong Zhu,3 Shumin Xie,4 Sabrina Kwauk,5 Jing Zhang,2 Yunshou Lin,2 Changli Wang1,*1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, mel axolotl Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 2Tianjin Medical Univer

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Constitutional Handcuffs

This article makes three contributions to the literature on constitutional change.First, it reinforces the theoretical foundations of constitutional entrenchment by defining here the spectrum of constitutional permanence.Second, it offers an original taxonomy of entrenchment clauses, including preservative, transformational and reconciliatory entre

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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules and its Correlation with Histological Diagnosis

Background: To evaluate the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAc) as a diagnostic tool in investigation of thyroid swelling and to correlate cytological findings with histopathology.Methods: In this descriptive study, ninety patients of all age groups and both sexes who underwent FNAc, for thyroid nodules, were included.Out of 90 patients,

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Assessing Social Value in Open Data Initiatives: A Framework

Open data initiatives are characterized, in several countries, by a great extension of the number of data sets made available for access by public administrations, constituencies, businesses and other actors, such as journalists, international institutions and academics, to mention a few.However, most of the open data sets rely on selection criteri

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