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BACKGROUND: The high prevalence, severe contagious nature, and associated morbidity and mortality rates of COVID-19 increased the demand for healthcare and social care services worldwide. No doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic affected frontline healthcare employees the most. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was t…

This letter acknowledges the valuable contribution of the authors' study, which investigates the associations between long-term air pollution exposure and plasma metabolites in two sub-cohorts of the Rotterdam Study. The use of advanced metabolomics techniques and land use regression models for exposure assessment is p…

OBJECT: The object of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of fast 3D contrast-enhanced spinal MR angiography (MRA) using a manual syringe contrast injection technique for detecting and evaluating spinal arteriovenous shunts (AVSs). METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 15 patients and 20 spinal MRA and cathet…

INTRODUCTION: A wide range of floral resources are used in Ethiopia for primary healthcare. Unfortunately, due to inadequate documentation and the fact that they were verbally passed down from one generation to the next, these indigenous medicinal practices are being forgotten. The study's goal was to identify and reco…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the causes and levels of moral distress experienced by clinicians caring for the low-income patients of safety net practices in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey in late 2020, employing quantitative and qualitative analyses. SETTING: Safety net practices in 20…

We investigated the plasma levels of pesticides components namely polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dieldrin, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), ethion, malathion, and chlorpyrifos in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) cases, and tested their associations with placental oxidative stress (OS) biomarkers [nitric oxide (…

Whereas a recent study reported an increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with any HFE germ line mutation (C282Y or H63D), other investigators have concluded there is no increased risk, or that any increase is dependent on polymorphisms in HFE-interacting genes such as the transferrin receptor (TFR). We have es…

Air pollution is a major factor affecting human life and living quality in arid and semiarid regions. This study was conducted in the Al-Ahsa district in the Eastern part of Saudi Arabia to measure carbon dioxide (CO) concentration over different land-use types. Initially, the study's land use/land cover (LULC) was cla…

PURPOSE: This study is to conduct a comprehensive scoping review to map scientific evidence and clarify concepts regarding the commonly recommended preventive and restorative dental treatments for patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) and subjected to radiotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This systematic sc…

AIMS: To map the existing body of heart failure (HF) telehealth interventions for vulnerable populations, and to conduct an intersectionality-based analysis utilizing a structured checklist. DESIGN: A scoping review and intersectionality-based analysis. DATA SOURCES: The search was conducted in March 2022 in the foll…

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Patients with neurologic complaints are imaged with MRI protocols that may include many pulse sequences. It has not been documented which sequences are essential. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of a limited number of sequences in patients with new neurologic complaints. METHODS: 996 consecutiv…

BackgroundInherited thrombophilia, particularly Factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation, globally, stands as a known contributing factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, there are minimal case-control studies about the genetic composition and risk of these mutations within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). This stud…

AIM: To examine the underlying mechanism that strengthens or attenuates the social contagion effect among nursing professionals. DESIGN: The study uses a cross-sectional design. The study's results followed the Strengthening Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). METHODS: A Questionnaire was use…

BACKGROUND: Observational studies have shown a link between autoimmune diseases and schizophrenia, with conflicting conclusions. Due to the existence of confounding factors, the causal link between autoimmune diseases and schizophrenia is still unknown. METHOD: We conducted a comprehensive Mendelian randomization (MR)…

OBJECTIVE: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic condition affecting over 100 000 individuals in the United States, predominantly from vulnerable populations. Clinical practice guidelines, written for providers, have low adherence. This study explored knowledge about guidelines; desire for guidelines; and how t…

PURPOSE: This study's purpose was to investigate the attitudes toward organ donation among renal transplantation patients and their caregivers. In addition, we sought to explore the impact factors that affect their attitudes toward deceased organ donation. DESIGN AND METHODS: A self-administrated questionnaire was use…

The study's motivation develops from the need to comprehend how e-commerce affects economic resilience and recovery amid the COVID-19 crisis, particularly in the Chinese economy, and to provide empirical evidence to help stakeholders and policymakers understand how to use e-commerce for economic growth. This study aims…

PURPOSE: This study aims to compare and contrast the core organisational processes across high and low performing mental health providers in the English National Health Service (NHS). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A multiple case study qualitative design incorporating a full sample of low and high performing mental hea…

INTRODUCTION: Children's views of their illness often are absent in decisions that affect their lives. This research, which is a component of a larger study, reports how African American children described their asthma. METHOD: The study's design was descriptive and longitudinal, using an ethnographic approach. A subs…

This report is part of a larger study undertaken in 1996 and 1997 for the author's doctoral dissertation. The study's purpose was to explore the experiences of male dental hygienists--focusing on their experiences before, during, and after graduation. The researcher interviewed 14 practicing male dental hygienists from…