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BACKGROUND: Given the importance of continuous learning as a response to the increasing complexity of health care practice, there is a need to better understand what makes communities of practice in health effective at fostering learning. Despite the conceptual stance that communities of practice facilitate individual&…

Meta-analysis methods are used to synthesize results of multiple studies on the same topic. The most frequently used statistical model in meta-analysis is the random-effects model containing parameters for the overall effect, between-study variance in primary study's true effect size, and random effects for the study-s…

Dental caries is a complex condition that results from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Several genes have been found to play a role in teeth development and have been associated with various dental traits. In this study, our objective was to examine the potential correlation between the ectodysplasi…

For female employees with two children, societal stereotypes and organizational barriers frequently hinder career progression and diminish proactive work attitudes, including a reluctance to engage in innovative behaviors. Consequently, it is imperative for organizations to strategically focus on fostering their innova…

INTRODUCTION: This study's objective was to evaluate quantitative electromyography (QEMG) using multiple-motor-unit (multi-MUP) analysis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). METHODS: Ambulatory DMD boys, aged 5-15 years, were evaluated with QEMG at 6-month intervals over 14 months. EMG was performed in the right bice…

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a medical disorder that encompasses obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. OBJECTIVES: A secondary data analysis was conducted using the National Health and Nutrition Examinat…

OBJECTIVE: Normal sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) amplitude is a classical neurographic rule whether damage is located proximal to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) as in radiculopathy. The study's aim is to check SNAP reduction in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy due to herniated disc (HD). METHODS: A total…

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between the defect in the premacular cortical vitreous detached from the retina and the development of idiopathic premacular fibrosis. METHODS: One hundred six consecutive patients (106 eyes) with posterior vitreous detachment but no other ocular disorders were prospectively st…

This study investigates the relationship between objective sleep indicators derived from heart rate variability (HRV) and sleep perception in young adults using an intensive longitudinal design over 14 consecutive nights. The sample included 178 participants aged 18-29 years from two separate studies, who provided data…

One of the core features of hoarding is a significant resistance to discarding objects, which is fueled by dysfunctional beliefs and unwarranted negative emotions that hoarders tend to feel when disposing of their possessions. To our knowledge, longitudinal studies investigating the psychological effects that people wh…

This paper investigates the ontogeny of human's naive concept of truth. Surprisingly, children find it hard to treat assertions as false before their fifth birthday. Yet, we show in six studies (N = 140) that human's concept of falsity develops early. Two-year-olds use truth-functional negation to exclude one term in a…

ISSUE ADDRESSED: This work aimed to understand the ways in which local organisations were working in partnership to support food security action in rural, regional, and remote areas. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 101 food security initiative leaders, representing 148 food initiatives wit…

We have read with keen interest the original article by Kettana et al., which investigates the potential cardioprotective effects of rosuvastatin in HER2-positive breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. We appreciate the study's meticulous methodology and its contribution to medicine oncology. However, we sugge…

The retina-specific ATP-binding cassette transporter protein ABCA4 is responsible for properly continuing the visual cycle by removing toxic retinoid byproducts of phototransduction. Functional impairment caused by ABCA4 sequence variations is the leading cause of autosomal recessive inherited retinal disorders, includ…

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy is currently the gold standard for cholecystectomy. Recent literature suggests surgical trainees have limited exposure to open cholecystectomy, which may result in suboptimal performance in the event of conversion. Furthermore, most training and assessment models are designed for laparoscopic ch…

OBJECTIVES: Global health interventions focus on providing solutions to unaddressed public health issues in low- and middle-income countries. Providing nearby access to safe drinking water is a primary public health concern and a frequent public health intervention throughout sub-Saharan Africa; access to water elimina…

Plantar spurs and Achilles tendinopathy are common causes of heel pain. In the authors' practice, it was anecdotally noted that patients with Achilles tendinopathy often presented with plantar spurs. Nonetheless, there is a shortage of studies investigating whether Achilles tendinopathy and plantar spurs exist concomit…

BACKGROUND: Health care institutions have adapted residency programs to help new graduate nurses to become fully competent and transition from a student nurse to an independent practicing nurse and a bedside leader. OBJECTIVES: The study's aim is to review the literature on the impact of residency programs on new grad…

PURPOSE: A significant positive correlation between the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) and the PAEA Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Tool (PACKRAT) has been found in previous studies. This study's goal was to improve prediction of PANCE failure using other predic…