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Patient Nutritional Intake and Experiences With Two Models of Texture Modified Food Preparation in Hospital: A Pilot Study
ABSTRACT Introduction Texture modified foods are recommended for people with dysphagia but the visual appeal and nutritional quality of the foods may be reduced through modification. Moulding pureed foods back into their original shape rather than serving as a scoop in a ramekin may improve the visual appeal of texture modified foods, and their intake.
Evaluating the Impact of a Health Literacy Intervention on the Quality of Dietetic Communication in Outpatient Kidney Care
ABSTRACT Introduction Effective communication between patients and health professionals is essential in chronic disease management. In the context of conditions like chronic kidney disease this is especially critical given the complexity of dietary advice that may be required. The technical quality of dietetic communication in nephrology settings remains underexplored. This study evaluated the technical quality
Tregua entre Estados Unidos e Irán
Entre el escepticismo y las cautelas regionales César J. Mejías Junio 2026 Estados Unidos e Irán anunciaron la firma, prevista inicialmente en Suiza, de un memorando de entendimiento con el que buscan poner fin a más de 3 meses de enfrentamientos y a una escalada sin precedentes en el Medio Oriente. La crisis comenzó el
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Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
This issue of the international edition of Wenhua Zongheng (文化纵横) examines how the Global South can build a New Development Theory grounded in its own practice. The articles explore the failures of neoliberalism, China’s role in electrification and industrial cooperation in the Global South, and intellectual debates in Southern economic thought. An intellectual biography of
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Review: How Japanese Marxism Shaped a Taiwanese Economist
Chinese intellectuals’ attention to external debates has historically stemmed from the needs of Chinese social reality. While there is nothing intrinsically objectionable about this approach, this has often led to intellectuals overlooking the evolution of significant scholarly debates. For example, the Japanese intellectual world long served as an intermediary for the transmission of Western thought
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The Praxis of Development in the Global South
The Praxis of Development in the Global South We live in an interregnum. The neoliberal order that reorganised global production and thought from the 1980s onward has lost its legitimacy, even among its architects. The Washington Consensus – fiscal austerity, trade liberalisation, privatisation, the subordination of the state to market ‘discipline’ – has been repudiated
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Silk Road Manufacturing: An Alternative Path to Globalisation
Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed in 2013, China’s manufacturing sector has explored international markets and integrated into the global economic cycle. Concurrently, industrialised countries like the United States have sought to maintain their economic dominance by leveraging technological hegemony, control over upstream industrial chains, and protectionist measures to impose technological blockades
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China and the Electrification of the Global South: The Case of Pakistan
In May 2025, Pakistan and India experienced one of the most intense regional conflicts of this century.1 India responded by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which had been in effect for 65 years. The IWT was signed in 1960, after nine years of negotiations. Brokered by the World Bank, the treaty is regarded as
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China and the Electrification of the Global South: The Case of Pakistan
In May 2025, Pakistan and India experienced one of the most intense regional conflicts of this century.1 India responded by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which had been in effect for 65 years. The IWT was signed in 1960, after nine years of negotiations. Brokered by the World Bank, the treaty is regarded as
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