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Dr. Ruth Harrell and her colleagues conducted a study in 1981 in which the administration of high dosages of vitamins were determined to dramatically improve the intellectual functioning of mentally retarded children. This paper documents the efforts of its authors to replicate the Harrell et al. research and, although…

Fertility preservation has become a critical element in the management of patients with hematologic malignancies. Although fertility in lymphoma survivors has been investigated in numerous studies, the overall quality of evidence remains low. The present investigation was designed to assess ovarian response in patients…

In this study, we implemented a hybrid approach, incorporating temporal data mining, machine learning, and process mining for modeling and predicting the course of treatment of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients. We used process mining algorithms to construct models of management of ICU patients. Then, we extracted the…

Cephalometry is a medical test that can detect teeth, skeleton, or appearance problems. In this scenario, the patient's lateral radiograph of the face was utilised to construct a tracing from the tracing of lines on the lateral radiograph of the face of the soft and hard structures (skin and bone, respectively). Certai…

The severity of COVID-19 disease has led to an urgent need for the discovery of new treatments. Thus, global stocks of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been put under pressure with a study of 26 patients treated with HCQ during their infection with SARS-CoV-2. Despite the study's lack of quality, several countries' medici…

BACKGROUND: The use of serious gaming in a virtual world is a novel pedagogical approach in nursing education. A virtual gaming simulation was implemented in a health assessment class that focused on mental health and interpersonal violence. The study's purpose was to explore students' experiences of the virtual gaming…

Epidemiological research still rarely uses causal diagrams, despite growing recognition of their explanatory potential. One possible reason is that many research programs involve themes in which there is a certain degree of uncertainty as to mechanisms in the processes that generate the data. In this study, the relatio…

This study investigated the level of support for voluntary and nonvoluntary euthanasia under three conditions of suffering (pain; debilitated nature of the body; burden on the family) experienced by oneself, a significant other, and a person in general. The sample consisted of 1,897 Thai adults (719 males, 1,178 female…

This study identifies indicators of college students, with prescriptions to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) stimulants, who are most likely to distribute their medication to nonprescribed peers. 2,313 undergraduate students at a large Southeastern University were surveyed from 2009 to 2011. 5.2% (n = 12…

UNLABELLED: STUDY'S OBJECT: Conceptions of nursing students on the approach to the drugs user. OBJECTIVES: To describe the conceptions of nursing students about the user of drugs. METHOD: Descriptive-exploratory study carried out with 321 students from 15 private nursing schools in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The sc…

This study's objective was to identify, the repercussion of the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in the life of those who suffer from that disease. It was an exploratory-descriptive research with qualitative approach, carried out with 18 people randomly selected, who have the disease in the city of Vanini, Rio Grande do…

Increasing numbers of people have been supplementing their health care needs with complementary therapies. Complementary therapies have been used to promote health and treat patients with a variety of ailments. Types of complementary therapies used with terminally ill patients have included massage, therapeutic touch,…

The purpose of this cross-cultural qualitative study is to describe and interpret the Korean American families' (KAFs') caregiving experiences for their mentally ill grown children. Seven KAF caregivers were purposefully sampled. In-depth audiotaped interviews were conducted in Korean, and Korean metaphors, images, and…

The emergence of new nurses' profile, stemming from study program of 1992, has urged nursery-nurse schools to think about their current training program. We have hold an inquiry in these schools to know how this new profile could be a factor to make easier the training in health education. We have also asked nursery-nu…

This article reports the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation of a newsletter for new parents which was adapted to the age of their children. Satisfaction with and the effectiveness of the intervention after three years of distribution were assessed. As in a previous evaluation undertaken after one year, the new…

Bacterial endocarditis on cardiac valvular prosthesis is still a frequent and dangerous complication: septicemia, embolism, valvular dysfunction and mortality. To prevent these complications, intraoperative treatment of prosthesis, by immersion in antibiotic solution, was performed in 1262 patients. The postoperative r…

Rosenhan's 1973 article, "On Being Sane in Insane Places," was pseudoscience presented as science. Just as his pseudopatients were diagnosed at discharge as having "schizophrenia in remission", so a careful examination of this study's methods, results, and conclusions leads to a diagnosis of "logic in remission." Rosen…

Antibiotic resistance is a major worldwide problem that has an impact on the well-being of humans as well as animals. Antibiotic resistance is caused by the misuse and excessive use of antibiotics. The key to reducing this issue lies in educating veterinary medical learners on the proper and accountable utilization of…

BACKGROUND: The recent emerging respiratory disease caused by the novel type of Coronavirus has been named as COVID-19. This respiratory illness has received international attention and it is categorized as a high-threat disease in the US by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of the study was to…

Noncompliance with medication often leads to a deterioration of health status in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The aim of this pilot study was to test a telemonitoring intervention that can increase compliance and prevent readmissions in order to improve patients' quality of life. The study's purpose was t…