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Injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangladesh are at the early stages of an HIV epidemic. To understand the dynamics of the HIV epidemic, male IDU (n = 561) were recruited from the needle/syringe exchange program in Dhaka in 2002, who underwent a risk-behavior survey and were tested for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, and hepat…

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are effective in preventing the sequela of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, compliance with the device is problematic. This study's purpose is to longitudinally discover OSA patients experiences with CPAP. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to obta…

BACKGROUND: Conventional electroencephalography remains the gold standard for the diagnosis and quantification of neonatal seizures. However, amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is being introduced to neonatal intensive care as an adjunct for neonatal seizure detection. OBJECTIVES: This study's purpose…

This study's purpose was to identify occupational factors that may influence the age at natural menopause in a random sample of gainfully employed French women born in 1938 (n=1,594). Occupational physicians selected the subjects from their files and interviewed them during their annual visits in 1990 and 1995. The aut…

Although Hawaii has high breastfeeding initiation rates (89%), Native Hawaiian WIC participants have much lower initiation (64%) rates. Little is known about why these disparities occur. The study's aim was to describe the breastfeeding patterns of Hawaiian/part-Hawaiian women enrolled in the WIC who had initiated brea…

PURPOSE: To determine whether students' performances in a pre-admission program predicted whether participants would (1) apply to medical school, (2) get accepted, and (3) graduate. METHOD: Using prospectively collected data from participants in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Medical Education Devel…

The study's objective was to contrast the prevalence, phenomenology, and medical care utilization for panic disorder from 1980 to 1990. All psychiatric consultations from a university consultation service from the years 1980, 1985, and 1990 were located (N = 2,400). Patients meeting DSM-III-R panic disorder criteria we…

The present Phase II study's main objective was to evaluate the rate of complete responses (CR) obtained through total androgenic suppression (TAS) in patients with disseminated prostate carcinoma. Twenty consecutive patients were recruited of which 19 were evaluable for response and toxicity. Treatment consisted in an…

BACKGROUND: In Florence, Italy, the Arno River overflowed on 4 November 1966 and the rare library collections of the National Central Library in Florence (FNCL) were flooded. A Restoration Centre was immediately set up. For book restoration many toxic chemicals were used, such as chlorinated solvents, ethylene oxide (E…

Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) remains a leading cause of posterior uveitis worldwide, where accurate differentiation between Active, Inactive, Mixed, and Healthy retinal states is critical for appropriate management. Existing deep learning studies primarily address binary classification, offering limited diagnostic granula…

Communication should have no barriers, but in an intensive therapy unit (ITU) a human's ability to communicate effectively is often severely disrupted due to disease and treatment. This is further highlighted in patients who do not speak the native language of the place where they are nursed. Problems of this nature ha…

In order to perform an analysis of nonlinear EEG-dynamics we investigated the EEG of ten male probands during sleep. According to Rechtschaffen and Kales (1968) we scored the sleep-EEG and applied an algorithm, proposed by Grassberger and Proccaccia (1983) to compute the correlation dimension of different sleep stages.…

To stimulate the regional tourism economy, local governments often seek to increase the number of 5A-rated tourist attractions. However, there have been few analyses examining the economic benefits and influence mechanisms of 5A-rated attraction selection. Using the quality signaling theory and data from 282 prefecture…

BACKGROUND: Alkaloids are important phytoconstituents obtained from various plant sources. The study's primary goal is to assess the anti-Alzheimer potential of alkaloids using a molecular docking study. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered a gradual decline in memory, reasoning, decision-making, orientation to one's…

AIM: This study examined whether expressed emotion (EE) predicts the emergence of depressive symptoms over a 1-year period in 109 individuals with recent-onset schizophrenia. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cox proportional hazards regression analyses indicated that EE did not predict the emergence of depressive symptoms. The re…

INTRODUCTION: Adenomas are considered as precursors of colorectal adenocarcinomas. After polypectomy, surveillance depends on the histological analysis of the excised polyps. The aim of the study was to evaluate the reproducibility of the histological diagnosis performed by pathologists from participating centers in th…

This article describes a study conducted to identify the professional and personal characteristics of exemplary school nurses. During Phase 1 of the study, a content analysis was completed using nomination portfolios of 10 school nurses who were selected as School Nurse of the Year from 1986 to 1998 in the state of New…

An attempt was made to identify the risks resulting from exposure to the chemicals to which workers are exposed as well as from the poor working conditions to which they are subject in a chemical and pharmaceutical factory. A descriptive study based on the "workers model"--a methodological approach developed in Italy i…

BACKGROUND: Despite its importance, dissemination of community research to participants is often lacking. This paper describes the dissemination activities of the Healthy Engaged Lifestyle to Prevent Stroke (HELPS) study, which partnered with local African American communities to reduce stroke risk. METHODS: Using a c…

This study aimed to examine the impact of the locus of control, coping strategies and loneliness on perceived threat and stress among the Arab minority in Israel during the first COVID-19 closure. This was a cross-sectional online study, with 486 participants who completed a questionnaire measuring the study variables…