11,525,967 papers found

This letter comments on the recent study by Salgarello et al. regarding the outcomes of polyurethane-coated implants in the setting of postmastectomy radiotherapy. We highlight the study's contributions while addressing methodological limitations such as sample size, lack of control group, potential selection bias, and…

The recently published PILLOT study by Hsu et al. offers one of the most comprehensive evaluations of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in Taiwan to date. With an overall prevalence of 1.8% and a predominance of high-risk genotypes such as HPV 18 and 52, the study highlights the increasing importance of oral H…

In 1998, Foster and colleagues published the results of a genetic study intended to test whether Thomas Jefferson could have fathered any of Sally Hemings' children. They found that the Jefferson Y chromosome haplotype matched that of a descendant of Hemings' youngest child, but not that of the descendants of the eldes…

The ability to manage money has been identified as a vital talent. In this context, financial literacy has a role to play. There are significant gaps, though, such as the financial connection to human behavior. The purpose of this study is to look at the overall effects of financial literacy (FL) on the behavioural asp…

The physician-researcher is a key figure in the development of modern medicine. Many physicians are involved in bioresearch, be it basic research in the laboratory or in the field of clinical trials, as partners of new drug/device development. A clinical trial is a systematic and controlled study of a medical intervent…

A community-based cross-sectional study among 554 Kolkata city street children assessed nontobacco substance use and sexual abuses along with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during 2007, using conventional cluster sampling technique for "hard-to-reach population" with a field-…

Stanley Milgram's study of "obedience to authority" is one of the best-known psychological experiments of the twentieth century. This essay examines the study's special charisma through a detailed consideration of the intellectual, cultural, and gender contexts of Cold War America. It suggests that Milgram presented no…

A research participant's right to withdraw from all research procedures is widely accepted, but there can be justifiable limits to a participant's exercise of autonomy to withdraw from some procedures. Clinical outcomes trials depend on complete subject follow-up for accurate assessment of the safety and efficacy of in…

PURPOSE: In recent years, the increasing challenges faced by families have led to the emergence of psychological issues that have particularly negative effects on young family members. These negative effects influence young individuals' life satisfaction and social media usage habits. The aim of the study is to examine…

BACKGROUND: The Kazakh people of Altay, Xinjiang, possess rich traditional knowledge associated with medicinal food plants (MFPs), shaped by their nomadic pastoralist heritage and the unique mountain-grassland ecosystems of the region. However, this biocultural heritage remains insufficiently documented and is increasi…

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous and multifactorial disease. TP53 and PAI-1 as important tumor suppressor genes are involved in the development, invasion, and metastasis of many cancers. This study's objective was to demonstrate the combined genotype effects of these 2 genes by investigating their single…

OBJECTIVES: This descriptive and correlational study investigates the learning styles (LS) and emotional intelligence (EI) of students enrolled in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy degree programmes. The study examines gender and programme-related differences and analyses the correlation between LS and EI. MATERIALS A…

INTRODUCTION: A successful transition from school to further employment, education, or training is central to avoiding early unemployment with its dire consequences for young people and society. Yet, some youths struggle with this transition and fall into a NEET-status, "not in employment, education, or training." By s…

This is a descriptive, exploratory, phenomenological study on children's lived experiences of perceiving the human energy field using Therapeutic Touch (TT). Eleven children, 3 to 9 years of age, willingly participated in the study. The study's findings suggest that children can feel the human energy field with purpose…

BACKGROUND: Professional qualification as a doctor of medicine includes completion of medical studies and residency. Data on the real duration of residency are currently not assessed systematically in Germany. OBJECTIVES: Our study aimed to analyze data on the real length of residency under consideration of area of ex…

OBJECTIVES: Perioperative factors can influence planned discharge and survival prediction for lung transplant patients. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed perioperative clinical data of lung transplant recipients and assessed the predictive effects of relevant indexes on timely discharge of patients within 90 d…

Research describing fetal arterial structure and function is lacking within the literature. This study's purpose was to measure intima-media thickness (IMT), compliance and distensibility of 24- to 25-week fetuses' abdominal aortas using conventional ultrasonography from 16 diabetic (DM) and 25 non-diabetic mothers (ND…

Decision-making is a central aspect of crisis management, yet research and literature directed at the topic are scarce. Consequently, practitioners have access to very few new decision-making insights. To help fill this knowledge gap, a study of leader decision-making during the 2017 Northern California firestorm was u…