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To assess the impact and feasibility of a telehealth program using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and a connected insulin pen cap (CIPC) in nursing homes for older adults with insulin-treated diabetes.This multicenter, prospective, sequential, single-arm study consisted of three phases: (1) baseline, blind CGM ();…

This study examines the influence of Relatedness Needs (RL) on Employee Engagement (EE) in Bengaluru's Information Technology (IT) Industry, with the mediating role of psychological safety (PS). As the information technology industry experiences continuous innovation and is associated with a high-pressure work environm…

This study undertakes a comprehensive investigation into the impact of socioeconomic factors on the ecological footprint (EFP) in Turkey. It employs robust econometric methods and advanced Machine Learning (ML) models. The study employs Generalized Linear Models (GLM), Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) m…

This brief commentary critically examines the study "Psychotherapies for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review" by Crotty et al. (2023) It highlights several methodological and reporting concerns that impact the study's credibility and conclusions. Key issues include the retrospective re…

AIM: This study aimed to determine the impact of surgical intervention on religious coping, psychological well-being, and pain levels in older adult patients. METHOD: The data of the study, which used a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design without a control group, was collected between July 1, 2023, -…

COVID-19 has provided a unique boost to the use of digital healthcare technology, putting many vulnerable people at risk of digital exclusion. To promote digital healthcare equity, it is important to identify the challenges that may inhibit cancer patients and family caregivers from benefiting from such technology. Thi…

INTRODUCTION: Ovarian neoplasms affect a huge part of the female population and, simultaneously, have the worst prognosis among all gynecological malignancies. In most of the population-based cancer registries (PBCR) in India, ovarian cancer is the third leading site of cancer among women, trailing behind cervix and br…

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) has in recent years attracted attention, but the scarcity of empirical research on the matter generates uncertainty about its progression. This study aims to gain insight into the developmental pathway of ON and factors contributing to it, to establish its etiology. In order to gain insights int…

AIM: This study aimed to investigate the existence of the golden proportion, recurring esthetic dental (RED) proportion and golden percentage between the frontal view widths of the maxillary anterior natural dentition among students of Indian origin by the aid of digital photography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study…

The current study tested whether relationships with natural mentors may have contributed to fewer internalizing symptoms and less substance use among emerging adults through improved perceptions of coping abilities and an increased sense of life purpose. In addition, the current study investigated whether natural mento…

Many countries have reported an increase in breast cancer incidence in young women. The current study's objective was to explore breast cancer distribution in women less than 50 years of age in Brazil. A descriptive study on breast cancer incidence (selected cities) and mortality (Brazil and selected cities) in 2002-20…

This study tested the association between hospital structural characteristics-teaching status, bedsize, and nurse staffing-and potentially preventable adverse events. The authors calculated 14 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) and a PSI composite, using discharge databases from…

BACKGROUND: A 1977 study by Melzack et al. reported 100% anatomic and 71% clinical pain correspondences of myofascial trigger points and classical acupuncture points in the treatment of pain disorders. A reanalysis of this study's data using different acupuncture resources by Birch a quarter century later concluded tha…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe acceptability of urine chlamydia testing among asymptomatic men and providers' attitudes toward testing. STUDY DESIGN: Asymptomatic men (no urethral discharge/dysuria) were offered free testing and characteristics of men who accepted were compared with those who d…

Observations from a multi-site observational study of physician order entry (POE) confirm that implementing POE is problematic, and suggest that implementing medication order entry is particularly difficult. A pharmacist participating in the study group sought to answer the question: What makes medications different? A…

The fundamental cause of diabetic limbs' problem is insufficient blood supply. The aim of the current work was to experimentally and numerically investigate the blood flow velocity and pressure changes in the channel during vibrational excitation. The micro-scale Particle Image Velocimetry (μPIV) technique as wel…

INTRODUCTION: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. In addition, it accounted for approximately 10 million deaths in 2020 alone. Information and communication technologies have great potential for improving health education and communication. Social media is one of the technologies that can help patients…

BACKGROUND: This study's purpose was to assess whether the weekday on which intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is initiated influences survival outcomes in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1440 patients with NPC who received IMRT were enrolled in this study between J…

The current study's objective was to elucidate some currently unknown biological indicators to evaluate the biological nature of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). For this purpose, four different CAFs, CAFS1, CAFS2, SCC17F and MO-1000, were established using surgical specimens from oral squamous cell carcinomas (OS…

The study's objective was to obtain silver nanoparticles (SVAgNP and FUAgNP) using aqueous extracts ofand. The optimal conditions for nanoparticle synthesis were determined and obtained; nanoparticles were then characterized using UV-Vis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), D…