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INTRODUCTION: The vital importance of engaging in physical activity for the maintenance and improvement of health is undeniable. The advent of digital technology has significantly enhanced the encouragement of physical activity (PA) through numerous interventions. Our study's goal is to examine the usage and prescripti…

BACKGROUND: Blood shortage is a global challenge, impacting elective surgeries with high bleeding risk. Predicting intraoperative blood use, optimizing resource allocation, and ensuring safe elective surgery are vital. This study targets identifying key bleeding risk factors in Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) through ma…

Drug-abuse detection tests are becoming increasingly commonplace in patient care today and provide a rapid and effective method for identifying illicit substances. Occasionally, they may yield a positive result, indicating the presence of a substance, even though the individual has not consumed the suspected drug what…

OBJECTIVE: Among transfusion-associated adverse reactions, allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs) and febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTRs) have a particularly high incidence. However, details of their occurrence time and related clinical factors are unknown; this was this study's aim. METHODS: This was…

This study's aim was to estimate the prevalence and maternal age and other risk factors of miscarriage among Sudanese women. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Saad Abuelela Tertiary Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, from February to December 2019. Sociodemographic, obstetric and clinical data were collected. A mu…

There are currently more adults age fifty-five or older incarcerated in the United States than ever before. Little is known about the epidemiology or health care needs of geriatric patients in jails, where the majority of the population is being held in pretrial detention. We performed a retrospective analysis of elect…

The exaggerated language used in news articles to describe the benefits of cannabis for conditions without FDA indications may mislead the public and healthcare providers. Thus, this study's objective was to investigate the use of exaggerated language in news articles focused on cannabis and cannabis-derived products.…

BACKGROUND: The study's purpose was to investigate whether or not a US-based faculty development program could be successfully used to improve the teaching skills of Chinese medical faculty. DESCRIPTION: The program, based on the Stanford Faculty Development Program (SFDP) model, was presented to 28 faculty teachers a…

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether sleep hygiene-related factors are associated with sleep quality among university students. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: A university in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS: Full-time university students recruited by convenience sampling. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Responses to a sleep ques…

This study examines the link between mental representations and maternal behavior within the intergenerational transmission of attachment. Maternal reflective functioning was hypothesized to predict the quality of mother-infant affective communication based on the AMBIANCE measure. Each of these measures was also consi…

Earlier studies have shown that patients are dissatisfied with the information they receive from doctors and nurses. The purpose of this study was to analyze satisfaction with information and quality of life in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, considering the patient's information preference. Data were col…

This study's purpose was to determine whether or not modifications in speech processor electrical stimulation levels were associated with changes in five Nucleus 22 cochlear implant recipients' thresholds or maximum acceptable loudness levels (MALs). These modifications in minimum and maximum stimulation levels were ma…

The goal of this study was to identify factors that predict whether or not community-dwelling spouses experience depressive symptoms upon institutionalization of a mate with Alzheimer's disease. Eighty-four community-dwelling spouses (50 wives/34 husbands) completed questionnaires. Boundary ambiguity alone accounted fo…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the immediate and short-term effects of 3 commercial wrist orthoses on grip strength and function. METHODS: Thirty-six patients with definite rheumatoid arthritis participated in the randomized, controlled, cross-over design study of 3 commercial wrist extensor orthoses. Dominant-hand dynamom…

OBJECTIVE: To derive a formula for calculating fetal weight in small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses and to determine prospectively whether the use of such a targeted formula reduces birth weight prediction errors. METHODS: Standard ultrasonic measurements were made in 159 SGA fetuses within 7 days of delivery. Thre…

In view of low admission rate to medical schools, a large number of applicants are rejected annually. This population is denied the fulfillment of its occupational goal and must decide either to reapply to medical school or to choose a different occupational path. The present study focused on the possible career paths…

Previous studies have shown the role of uric acid in triggering inflammatory reactions through its influence on a large group of cytokines. Therefore, searching for possible relationships between treating hyperuricemia and the course of inflammatory processes may provide valuable knowledge for clinical practice. The st…

METHOD: The ELDERMEN Study, which was funded by the German Research Association, comprises baseline assessment during 1994-1997 and a second assessment during 2000-2002. A total of 261 in-patients participated in an extensive examination at baseline assessment and were contacted again five years later. RESULTS: Five y…

Green innovation is becoming more common among researchers and practitioners around the world due to environmental and social issues. Green innovation minimizes wastes and pollution, and also leads to financial gains and better image if implemented effectively. Nowadays, developing countries pay greater emphasis on env…

This study's main objective is to analyse the relationship between network-based centrality measures and physical demands in elite football players. Thirty-six matches from  the Spanish league, were analysed in the 2017/18 season. The analysis of networks formed by team players passing the ball included: degr…