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Among all road users, pedestrian behavior is most unpredictable, and our knowledge of pedestrian behavior and compliance in northern Iran is limited. The aim of the study was to determine the self-reporting behavior of pedestrians and related factors in northern Iran in 2021. This cross-sectional study's research tool…

This study aims to check and compare the anthropometry, range of motion, and upper limb muscle strength of individuals with spinal cord injury or amputation in order to design a driver's seat in a large farming machine for them to operate. We analyzed previous studies and derived 24 measurement items essential for desi…

OBJECTIVE:  To evaluate the iodine sufficiency of pregnant women assisted in a University Hospital of Minas Gerais, and to correlate the urinary concentrations of maternal iodine with the fetal thyroid hormone levels at birth. METHODS:  Urinary iodine concentrations from 30 pregnant women with a singleto…

BACKGROUND: "Spin" refers to a manipulation of language that implies benefit for an intervention when none may exist. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in other fields have been demonstrated to employ spin, which can mislead clinicians to use ineffective or unsafe interventions. This study's objective was to determin…

AIM: The study's aim was to investigate the relationship of grip strength and endurance with clinical characteristics, upper extremity functional disability, and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHOD: We included 45 RA patients and 37 healthy controls in this cross-sectional study. All particip…

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) helps ensure an efficient and safe therapeutic outcome. This study assessed physicians' and pharmacists' knowledge, confidence, and perception regarding clinical pharmacokinetics and TDM. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey that used a self-administered questionnaire was use…

Endometriosis affects women of reproductive age and is associated with higher levels of sexual and relational distress. Despite the relational context of endometriosis, the research pertaining to dyadic relationship goals is lacking. An exploration of the relationship goals of couples coping with endometriosis can faci…

OBJECTIVES: This study's aim was to determine the relationship between the perception of self-body image and the level of distress in patients who had liver transplantation surgery. METHOD: This study was performed as a descriptive and cross-sectional study with the attendance of 120 liver transplant patients hospital…

This study's objective was to describe the relationship between the main risk factors for oral cancer, including tobacco (in the form of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (SLT), secondhand smoking (SS)), alcohol, and betel quid (BQ), and the occurrence of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). A community-based case…

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine first offered the elective Student Shelter Opportunities I (SSOI) course in 2016 to provide pre-clinical students with an opportunity to engage with shelter medicine and high-quality, high-volume surgery (HQHVS) concepts. The course utilized online asynchrono…

Health literacy is a determinant of health and assessed globally to inform the development of health interventions. However, little is known about health literacy in countries with one of the poorest health indicators worldwide, such as Afghanistan. Studies worldwide demonstrate that women play a key role in developing…

Strategies to increase appropriateness of EoL care, such as shared decision making (SDM), and advance care planning (ACP) are internationally embraced, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, individuals preferences regarding EoL care may differ internationally. Current literature lacks insight in how preferen…

PURPOSE: To identify the relationship between thyroid eye disease (TED) and supraorbital neuralgia (SON) and establish a reliable approach to the diagnosis and management of TED-associated SON. METHODS: This retrospective study included 1,126 patients. Demographics, active and inactive phase status and duration, and r…

BACKGROUND: This study's primary goal was based on the fact that since 15 June 2009 it has been mandatory to register regulatory trials running in India with Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI). Were all such trials, registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (CTG) after 2009, that included India as a location, also register…

OBJECTIVES: Exchange transfusion (ET) and intravenous immunoglobulin are potentially life-saving treatment options in newborns with gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD). Since 2008, early ET has been the standard of care for symptomatic neonates with suspected GALD in our unit. The present study's aim was to inv…

Few provinces in China have recently conducted population-based surveys on tuberculosis (TB) awareness at the provincial level. Hence, we conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study to evaluate the level of awareness of TB knowledge among residents of Zhejiang Province, China from October 2018 to December 2018.…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Musculoskeletal problems are a common health problem with professional and ergonomic features. This study's purpose was to investigate the musculoskeletal problems distribution and related factors among academicians. METHODS: This study was performed by using a personal and professional infor…

PURPOSE: This study's aim was to explore the complexities of how power tilt use is integrated within the context of daily life. Other studies have used mobility-type metrics of frequency, duration, and amplitude as measures of power tilt use in the context of daily life but results lack depth in explaining the complex…

OBJECTIVES: Among children, poor socio-emotional functioning leads to poor health and well-being during childhood and later in life, and so understanding its social determinants is important. This study's objective is to examine how maternal employment influences children's socio-emotional outcomes in an Australian sam…

BACKGROUND: Many oncology patients see both chaplains and consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrists during medical hospitalizations. Studies show that spirituality and mental health influence one another, and that patients often prefer that physicians understand their spirituality. Though models of inpatient chaplaincy-…