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PURPOSE: Neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) results from trigeminal nerve impairment, leading to loss of corneal sensation (CS), epithelial breakdown, and in advanced stages, stromal ulceration or perforation. Cenegermin, a recombinant human nerve growth factor, is the first and only FDA-approved therapy for NK, although ex…

Exposure to Internet pornography (IP) in childhood and early adolescence is common, representing an important focus for researchers interested in the impact of sexually explicit media consumption on psychosocial development and well-being. Recent research has documented connections between early IP use and elevated ris…

This article reports findings from a pilot study that enabled family caregivers to use videophone technology to participate in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings. The goal of the study was to ascertain which issues were important to caregivers and the hospice team. A qualitative content analysis of video-recorded…

Metagenotyping of metagenomic data has recently attracted increasing attention as it resolves intraspecies diversity by identifying single nucleotide variants. Furthermore, gene copy number analysis within species provides a deeper understanding of metabolic functions in microbial communities. However, a platform for e…

Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent and, upon metastasis, deadliest cancers in men. Timely identification is essential for effective treatment. Furthermore, accurate determination of prostatic origin is crucial for personalized therapy once the cancer has spread. However, current prostate cancer screening meth…

This study examined the associations between social workers' professional identity and the quality of their work, as reflected by their perceived job performance and sense of personal accomplishment. Based on literature attesting to the contribution of the working alliance between social workers and their service-users…

BACKGROUND: Patient education requires modification as it is either nonexistent or implemented irregularly or inadequately. STUDY’S PURPOSE: To examine the learning needs of patients with coronary heart disease from the perspective of the patients, their relatives, and health care providers. METHODOLOGY: The c…

This study aimed to assess the environmental and social vulnerability and identify critical highway stretches for accidents involving transportation of hazardous products on the BR-101 highway between the cities of Osório and Torres in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The study's approach consisted of a multiple-c…

Shared care is an interpersonal interaction system composed of communication, decision making, and reciprocity; it is used by patients and family caregivers (care dyads) to exchange social support. This study's purpose was to describe the contributions of shared care to outcomes for individuals with cardiac disease. A…

The prevailing view on the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on emotion is that it dampens emotional experience due to a loss of peripheral bodily feedback, with the higher the lesion on the spinal cord the greater the reduction in the intensity of emotional experience. This view persists despite many studies showing…

The General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA; Naglieri & Bardos, 1997) is a nonverbal brief measure of cognitive ability. Brief measures of cognitive ability are important in the assessment of individuals with impaired or limited test-taking skills. A sample of 50 adults with sudden-onset neurological impairment was co…

INTRODUCTION: Some studies have been questioning the association between poverty and violence. This study's purpose is to assess the distribution of homicide indicators associated with living conditions in Salvador, Brazil. METHODS: A cluster study for the years 1991 to 1994 was carried out including the 75 data cente…

Wood dust is an irritant and is carcinogenic to the nasal mucosa. It inhibits its own clearance from the nose. It therefore makes sense to lavage retained wood dust from the nose following exposure. To our knowledge this is the second study conducted to determine whether the procedure of nasal lavage reduces nasal symp…

INTRODUCTION: Like most industrialised countries, Switzerland has introduced legislation to protect the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children from workplace exposure. This legislation provides for a risk assessment, adaptations to workplaces and, if the danger is not eliminated, preventive leave (prescri…

BACKGROUND: Acquired brain injury (ABI), including traumatic brain injury and hypoxic/anoxic injury, presents significant public health concerns; however, existing literature has focused primarily on male populations, such as military personnel and contact sports participants. Sex-related differences in ABI outcomes ne…

Human interactions begin with near-instantaneous visual evaluation of the face, modifying emotional responses and social behavior toward the person. Eye-tracking technology can provide a potential window into how humans undertake this evaluation, and the threshold of whether a face containing a craniofacial difference…

Despite the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into English language education, significant disparities persist in learners' ability to benefit from AI-enhanced learning environments. Existing research has largely emphasized technological access, leaving insufficient empirical attention to the roles of d…

OBJECTIVES: To report trends in the prevalence of ETW in Brazilian preschool children. METHODS: Three cross-sectional surveys were carried out on boys and girls aged 3-4 years living in Diadema, in the years 2008, 2010 and 2012 following the same criteria and methodology. A total of 2801 children were systematically e…

The Pharmacovigilance and Poisons Center in Lyon undertook an analysis of their data on antidepressant (MAOI excluded) exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy. From 1986 to 1991, 151 prospective enquiries were collected of which 145 exposures occurred during the first trimester of pregnancy. The outcome of pre…

Korean young adults are exposed to higher career stress than ever before, and such stress exerts a negative impact on mental health outcomes. The present study aimed to understand the mediating effect of career stress on the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and mental health using a sample of 420…