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From 1980 to 1982, 148 consecutive patients with isolated aortic stenosis (AS) were studied prospectively with coronary angiography. Significant coronary artery disease was discovered in 27 patients (18.4 percent of cases), with involvement of the left main coronary artery 4 times (15 percent of cases), three-vessel in…

OBJECTIVES: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a complex aetiology and a heterogeneous clinical presentation. Having easily accessible and interpretable parameters that can be correlated with disorder severity will provide important contributions to clinicians. This study aimed to investigate nucleated red blood cell (…

Recent advancements in range restriction (RR) correction research suggest that Case V (Dahlke & Wiernik, 2020; Le et al., 2016) is one of the most accurate approaches to correct for (indirect) RR. However, researchers have had difficulty applying the Case V approach, especially in validation and meta-analytic (includin…

Although suicide prevention trainings (SPT) have been a standard approach for suicide prevention for years, researchers have noted a need for more clarity in the definition of core competencies for SPTs, particularly in the areas of diversity and culture. Recent research has identified key theoretically- and empiricall…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant cases of violence, intimidation, or stigmatization were targeted at healthcare workers (HCWs), patients, and medical infrastructure. These occurrences were most likely just the "tip of the iceberg," with much more remaining unnoticed. The present study's purpose was to assess t…

Little is known about Canadian dietitians' perceptions and experiences of interprofessional collaboration. To address this knowledge gap, a cross-sectional online survey was administered to registered dietitians in Canada. Quantitative data was analyzed in SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistics, while themat…

OBJECTIVE: This pilot study examined the impact of playing an active videogame on executive functioning (EF) skills for children with special needs, who typically have lower EF skills. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Acute EF change was measured in 36 children with a range of special needs, including mental health disorders an…

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a major worldwide public health issue. Various studies showed that individual attitudes toward suicide change in a region with high suicide rate. Attitudes are one of the components of a global and complex system: social representations (SRs). AIMS: In France, the Brittany region has an abnormal…

Student nurses often embark on their professional careers with a lack of the knowledge and confidence necessary to navigate them successfully. An ongoing process of career planning and development (CPD) is integral to developing career resilience, one key attribute that may enable nurses to respond to and influence the…

OBJECTIVE: The present study explored the relation between professional self-efficacy and the attitudes of dentists toward discussing Internet dental health information with their patients. METHODS: Fifty-seven dentists answered a questionnaire examining professional self-efficacy and attitudes toward patients wishing…

Basic sperm analysis is limited as a method of estimating pregnancy. This study’s objective was use of microarray technology to differentiate the gene expressions of spermatozoa that achieved pregnancy in an intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)cycle in an oocyte donation programme with those that did not achi…

In Austria and Switzerland, nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing have been used increasingly over the last few years. To date, few empirical studies on the clinical use of nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing have been conducted. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency and content of documented n…

Presented is a report of a panel discussion held as part of the ISA 2006 Sankyo Forum titled "A Trilogy of Primary Prevention Statin Trials--The Impact of These Landmark Studies on Clinical Practice," Rome, Italy, June 2006. The themes of the panel discussion were the design features of three trials, WOSCOPS, AFCAPS/Te…

PURPOSE: To determine sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of spiral CT angiography (S-CTA) compared to Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 40 patients with suspected cerebro-vascular insufficiency by carotid stenosis. Diagnostic examinations by means of S-CTA and DSA w…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the analgesic and anti-inflammatory value of sodium Naproxen in the treatment of otitis. DESIGN: A prospective study. There were interventions, but no controls. There was not a random distribution of the sample. SITE. Outpatient clinics in a Santander hospital. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Pa…

This manuscript reviews the article titled "Importance of an educational intervention: knowledge, attitudes, and practices on breastfeeding". Strengths include the relevance of the topic, the quasi-experimental design, and the use of validated tools. However, areas for improvement were identified in sample size justifi…

PURPOSE: This study's aim was to develop a local walking speed norm using the 10-m walk test (10MWT) for 5- to 17-year-old children and youth who are developing typically. METHODS: Healthy child and adolescent participants were recruited from schools in one rural Alaska school district. The 10MWT was performed using a…

The International Cannabis Consortium (ICC) was founded in 2013 by Jacqueline Vink, Nathan Gillespie, Karin Verweij and Eske Derks. The largest contribution to the first meta-analysis was made by Prof. Nick Martin. The ICC has published two primary publications, in Translational Psychiatry and Nature Neuroscience, and…

In recent years, resilience has emerged as a prominent topic in global health systems discourse as a result of the increasing variety and volume of sources of instability inflicting strain on systems. In line with this study's intent to bring together existing literature on health system resilience as a means to unders…

Researchers commonly use a person's perception of the drug use of friends to determine the impact that peers exert on one's own behavior. Recently, there has been concern over this measure's validity. Novel drugs, which are either newly discovered drugs or existing substances only recently used for recreational purpose…