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The purpose of this study was to examine the association of the serotonin transporter gene to family history of suicidality. Forty-seven volunteers responded to questionnaires about family history of suicide, and provided buccal swabs for analysis of the polymorphism. Allelic homozygocity (the short variant) was associ…

The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) is a 10 scale indirect screening instrument used to detect substance use disorders. The current meta-analytic study described reliability reporting practices across 48 studies involving the SASSI. Reliability generalization methods were then employed to evaluate ty…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorder affecting white and gray matter. This study aimed to investigate the association between clinical outcomes in MS patients and the levels of certain molecules in their serum, including ACTH, IL-17, and specific miRNAs: miR-26a, miR-34a, miR-155-5p…

In the manufacturing environments of today, human-machine systems are constituted with complex and advanced technology, which demands workers' considerable mental workload. This work aims to design and evaluate a Graphical User Interface developed to induce mental workload based on Dual N-Back tasks for further analysi…

Trust is a critical element in establishing a therapeutic nurse-client relationship that can help to change people's health experiences and quality of life. This study's purpose was to examine the relationship between trust and power using Rogers' science of unitary human beings and Barrett's theory of power. A nationa…

This is a quantitative and qualitative research aimed at building a Welcome Protocol for users and their companions referred to the Endoscopic Centre at the University Hospital Dr. Polydoro Ernani São Thiago, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), and submitted to Upper Digestive Endoscopy. The resear…

Hazardous drinking increases the risk of contracting and transmitting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HIV testing among hazardous drinkers using the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System dataset. Adjusted odds ratios were obtained using multivariable logisti…

Metabolic endotoxemia (ME) is characterized by a 2-3-fold increase in blood endotoxin levels and low-grade systemic inflammation without apparent infection. ME is usually accompanied by metabolic syndrome, characterized by central obesity and hyperlipidemia. According to numerous studies, ME may lead to functional brai…

The availability of primary care services for children is declining, as fewer family physicians are seeing children, according to a recent Annals of Family Medicine study. The study's authors say they are concerned that the Affordable Care Act policies that are increasing coverage for adults are spreading the services…

Narrative art inquiry is a new qualitative research methodology. It is different from the narrative approaches used by some nurse investigators because the study's findings are presented in the form of creative writing. In this article the author describes narrative art inquiry using material from research that used th…

Non-invasive diagnostics play a crucial role in medicine, and they ensure both contamination safety and patient comfort. The proposed study integrates hyperspectral imaging with advanced image fusion, enabling non-invasive, diagnostic procedure within tissue. It utilizes near-infrared (NIR) wavelength vision that is su…

Prevailing psychoanalytic attitudes toward male homosexuality are predisposed to the treatment of it as a psychopathological disorder. This study proposes that the appearance of disorder follows from the distortions imposed on the personality during development. Superego conflicts ensue that are relieved rather than re…

Based on the spatially correlated effects of air pollution on regional innovation, theoretical hypotheses are proposed, and this paper employs a spatial Durbin model to conduct empirical tests using panel data from 267 Chinese cities from 2003 to 2019, and investigates the mediating effect of human capital. Research ha…

Despite documented benefits for development, children are engaging in considerably fewer risky play activities. Research on parent gender and children's risky play is inconsistent. Gender and cultural context shape how individuals perceive and tolerate children's risky play. Little research exists on gender disparities…

One of the most important goals of a scientific study is to demonstrate a difference between comparison groups if one exists. Central to this goal is determination of sample size: too few subjects may result in erroneous conclusions or inability to reasonably exclude chance as an explanation, and too many subjects wast…

AIM: This article examines whether the proportion of recanters increases (or decreases) as a function of time o test length of time theory. SAMPLE: 2,221 US respondents in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth child data. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were used. RESULTS: Among recanters, 50% of cigar…

The National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect was a major, government sponsored effort to collect data on reported and unreported child abuse. It used a systematic representative sample methodology and very precisely developed definitions of child abuse. This paper review some of the main limitations of the s…

PURPOSE: In aphasia treatment literature, scarce attention is paid to factors that may reduce a study's validity, including adherence to assessment and treatment procedures (i.e., fidelity). Although guidelines have been established for evaluating and reporting treatment fidelity, none exist for assessment fidelity. M…

AIM: To report on the development of an observation tool that can help a single researcher to collect field data about clinician and client interactions. BACKGROUND: Qualitative studies from a range of disciplines investigate the dynamics of interactions between clinicians and clients. These studies share and report f…

The typical radiology reporting workflow involves the radiologist first looking at one or more relevant prior studies before interpreting the current study. To improve workflow efficiency, PACS systems can display relevant prior imaging studies, typically based on a study's anatomy as indicated in the Body Part Examine…