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HIF1A gene polymorphisms have been confirmed the association with cancer risk through the statistical meta-analysis based on single genetic association (SGA) studies. A good number SGA studies also investigated the association of HIF1A gene with several other diseases, but no researcher yet performed statistical meta-a…

Previous research has shown that young children commit perseverative errors from their observation of another person's actions. The present study examined how social observation would lead children to perseverative tendencies, using a robot. In Experiment 1, preschoolers watched either a human model or a robot sorting…

BACKGROUND: The research and development of augmented-reality (AR) technologies in surgical applications has seen an evolution of the traditional user-interfaces (UI) utilised by clinicians when conducting robot-assisted orthopaedic surgeries. The typical UI for such systems relies on surgeons managing 3D medical imagi…

BACKGROUND: Health literacy is strongly associated with health inequality among persons with deafness, and hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent chronic disease among persons with deafness in South Korea. Despite its importance, research regarding the health literacy levels of persons with deafness with HTN in South…

Studies have shown that there are protective and risk factors related to cyber dating violence. However, the effect size of these factors is unclear. This study aims to clarify the effect size of the associations of protective and risk factors, as well as symptoms of mental health conditions, with cyber dating violence…

BACKGROUND: Female circumcision is a major public health problem that largely contributes to the ill-health of women and their children globally. Accordingly, the international community is committed to take all possible measures to abolish the practice that is internationally considered to be absolutely intolerable. W…

Finding an effective drug to prevent or treat COVID-19 is of utmost importance in tcurrent pandemic. Since developing a new treatment takes a significant amount of time, drug repurposing can be an effective option for achieving a rapid response. This study used a combined in silico virtual screening protocol for candid…

Purpose This research sought to determine whether there is a relationship between claimants' expected time to return to work (RTW) as recorded by claims managers and compensated days of work disability. Methods We utilized workers' compensation data from a large, United States-based insurance company. RTW expectations…

In Germany and elsewhere, few hospital electronic patient record usability surveys are available. Moreover, there seems to be a complete lack of validated instruments in the respective literature. Hence, this study's purpose is to validate a scale for measuring the usability of hospital electronic patient record system…

Introduction Neuropathic pain is a common and disabling late complication of leprosy. We investigated the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients by evaluating nerve conduction, sympathetic skin response (SSR) and A-waves. Methods Twenty one leprosy patients with neurop…

BACKGROUND: Healthcare worker retention and burnout are confounding issues. Trust among workers and their employer, that is, organization, is an important yet underexplored concept in research. RESEARCH AIM: The aim of this qualitative study is to explore organizational actions and systems that promote or denigrate tr…

INTRODUCTION: Health disparities exist at every step of the HIV care continuum (HCC) among racial/ethnic minority population. Such racial/ethnic disparities may have significantly delayed the progress in HCC in the Southern US states that are strongly represented among geographic focus areas in the 2019 federal initiat…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the role of heparanase in controlling thrombosis following vascular injury or endovascular stenting. BACKGROUND: The use of endovascular stents are a common clinical intervention for the treatment of arteries occluded due to vascular disease. Both heparin and hepara…

Families caring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reported poorer family functioning. Social support might strengthen family functioning, but limited research to date has focused on this association in China. This study conducted a cross-sectional survey of Chinese families that have children with A…

Polyamory is a form of consensual non-monogamy (CNM) that openly endorses multiple romantic and sexual relationships. Previous research has reported high satisfaction and need fulfillment in polyamorous relationships. However, the feasibility of polyamory for a wider population given the societal monogamy norm is highl…

Workplace Ostracism is known to be a physically and emotionally painful experience. Even if it has a temporary and minor impact, it strongly predicts employee turnover intentions. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating effects of perceptions of Organizational Virtuousness (OV) and Authentic L…

In the migration and metastasis of cancer cells, it is necessary to rotate the focal adhesion (FA). MAP4K4 plays a vital role in the formation of cytoskeletal regeneration, but its role in regulating FA dynamics and cancer cell migration is not well understood. This present aimed to investigate the role of MAP4K4 in re…

OBJECTIVES: The study's objective was to assess the association between the PRSS1 R122H and N29I and the SPINK1 N34S mutations and acute pancreatitis (AP) and recurrent pancreatitis in Mexican pediatric patients. METHODS: The N34S and R122H mutations were detected using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment l…

Nitinol staple use in orthopedic surgery has increased in recent years. Biomechanical studies provide useful data for use in foot/ankle; however, clinical data is limited. This study's purpose is to determine the efficacy of nitinol staples to achieve stable, bony arthrodesis in midfoot and Chopart joints, and examine…

BACKGROUND: Nutrition is a significant modifiable element that influences the composition of the gastrointestinal microbiota, implying the possibility of therapeutic diet methods that manipulate the composition and diversity of the microbial. AIM: To overview research papers on nutrition and gut microbiota and determi…