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Considering that lung cancer is a leading global perpetrator, novel treatment approaches must be investigated. Due to the broad spectrum of lung cancer, conventional therapies including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgeries, are not always effective and can have adverse consequences. The present study's overarching…

BACKGROUND: Within the context of the Special Interest Research Group (SIRG) on Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD), researchers often discuss the methodological problems and challenges they are confronted with. The aim of the current article was to give an overview of these challenges.…

BACKGROUND: The mainstay treatment of the neck for clinically negative neck (cN0) supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma (SGLC) is neck dissection. However, the optimal extent remains controversial. This study's purpose is to determine whether ipsilateral level II-III neck dissection is appropriate for cN0SGLC patients. MET…

Implementing a telephone follow-up system after a patient's emergency department (ED) visit is challenging, but it may improve patient safety and care. This study's objective was to describe the development and implementation of a comprehensive ED telephone follow-up system over a 9-year period. Discharged patients who…

PURPOSE: Limited research has examined the interrelationships among cardiometabolic parameters, physical activity, and hearing function, which was this study's purpose. METHOD: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006 were used in the path analyses. Physical activity and hearin…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To determine adverse vitreoretinal outcome rates after glaucoma drainage device (GDD) surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Medical records from the Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital with financial claims from 1991 to 2005 for GDD surgery coded for endophthalmitis, choroidal hemorrhage, or retinal detac…

This exploratory mixed methods survey yielded a comprehensive picture of safety planning practices with children and adolescents in Texas emergency domestic violence shelters. Shelter personnel described safety planning goals, methods, timing, and contents and views of best practices, barriers, and risks. The study's a…

A content analysis was performed on a random sample (N = 168) of 25% of the articles published in the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) per year from 1974 through 2004. Over time, there were increased numbers of authors per paper, more cross-institutional collaborations, greater prevalence of references or…

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to assess General Practitioners' (GPs) perceptions of their antibiotic prescribing practice and of bacterial resistance. DESIGN: We surveyed a random sample of 102 GPs out of the 1242 working in the Alpes-Maritimes area (France). RESULTS: The response rate was 69%. More than 80% o…

Hydroxyurea is the only medication shown to reduce the severity of sickle cell disease (SCD), but its long-term risks are unknown. Families of 58 children with SCD were interviewed on their perception of the potential risks of hydroxyurea treatment, and whether disease severity was a major factor in their treatment dec…

In 2003, over 148,300 people were expected to be diagnosed and 56,000 to die from colorectal cancer (CRC). First-degree relatives (FDRs) of people with colon cancer have a two- to eight-fold increased risk for CRC. Despite evidence that screening is effective, adherence with screening recommendations in this at-risk po…

In Indonesia responsibility for immunizations is placed on local government health centres and on the nurses who provide the immunizations at each centre. An on-the-job peer training programme for these nurses, which was designed to improve the immunization performance of poorly performing health centres in terms of co…

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To describe school-age children's and adolescents' adjustment to parental cancer. DESIGN: Retrospective population control. SETTING: Screening cancer registries identified subjects at four Midwestern hospitals, including urban and rural settings of community and tertiary hospitals. All families we…

We have studied cultured skin fibroblasts from three siblings and one unrelated individual, all of whom had fatal mitochondrial disease manifesting soon after birth. After incubation with 1 mM glucose, these four cell strains exhibited lactate/pyruvate ratios that were six times greater than those of controls. On furth…

BACKGROUND: Nurses' well-being is a topic of interest at both individual and organizational levels. Studies that explore the relationship between nurses' job crafting, work engagement, and well-being are scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to confirm the effect of job crafting and work engagement on nurses…

PURPOSE: Indirect evaluation tests of somatosensory integrity, such as the left/right judgment task and two-point discrimination thresholds, are used to complement a clinical evaluation facilitating tailored rehabilitation programs for patients with chronic pain. This study aimed to compare performance on the left/righ…

This study critically examines the persistent conflation and confusion between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts, which have increasingly permeated academic discourse and corporate practices. The primary objective is to identify the root causes of this concep…

In response to the article "Evaluation of Cardiac Function in Children Undergoing Liver Transplantation" by Bansal et al., I admire the authors for their valuable insights in evaluating biventricular heart function in pediatric patients undergoing Liver Transplantation. However, I bring up several key concerns regardin…

The study's purpose was to assess: (1) Students' perceptions toward mindfulness interventions, and (2) Instructors' perceptions in implementing mindfulness interventions in their classes.Descriptive study.A total of 96 students from the second-degree option and BSN programs in the host institution participated in a min…

This study by Aboukais et al. (2024) evaluates postoperative outcomes in patients with unruptured giant middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms associated with intracranial hypertension and midline brain shift. Analyzing data from 2012 to 2022, the authors compare surgical approaches, emphasizing the potential benefits…