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This study examines attitudes towards female and male rape victims (ARVS, Ward, 1988) among UK medical students (N = 240; 120 females and 120 males). The study's hypotheses, namely, that male respondents will view rape victims more negatively than female respondents and that male victims will be viewed more negatively…

This study evaluates how nurses who gave Reiki therapy perceived the benefit of this therapy on their clients and on themselves concurrently as providers of the therapy. As an adjunct, the study's purpose was to enhance the understanding and credibility of nurse/Reiki practitioners.

In 1984, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation funded a long-term research program that brought together 16 scientists from various disciplines to study what factors contribute to successful physical and mental aging. Last year, two of those scientists published Successful Aging, in which they discuss the s…

Food allergies are common in preschool children. This study's aims are to establish prevalence, to clarify management practices, levels of preparedness and the perceived role of General Practitioners amongst Early Years Services providers. This study is an anonymous, quantitative, cross sectional study. An online quest…

Non-nursing workers have been advocated as a means of ameliorating high nursing utilizations, whether the cause be budgetary or the inability to recruit trained staff. The creation of a generic worker who would undertake domestic, catering and non-nursing activities has been seen as a way of improving the ward environm…

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the learning of family practice residents after lectures of differing lengths (either 20 or 50 minutes' duration). Immediate and delayed recall were measured by written quizzes administered at the conclusion of each lecture and 2 weeks later. METHODS: A total of 390…

Genome-wide association studies showed the relationship of,,,, andwith chronic periodontitis. The study's objective was to investigate different molecular patterns and evolutionary forces acting on the mentioned genes. The investigation of molecular patterns encompasses the study of compositional parameters, expression…

A large population-based cohort study by Gharbi et al. found an association between deferred or no antibiotic prescribing in patients with a urinary tract infection (UTI) or suspected UTI and an increased incidence of bloodstream infections and all-cause mortality. The study concludes that early initiation of antibioti…

This study's purpose is to identify strategies used by community-dwelling African American elders to cope with their chronic health conditions. A focus group study of 28 African American elders with multiple chronic conditions was conducted. Data collection occurred during the last 4 months of 2003. The five focus grou…

Given the crisis of representation (of) and complicated histories of othering, ethnography seems to be a methodology in need of cripping. Autoethnography, then, is one approach to solve said crisis of representation. Down to classics like Robert Murphy's, Disability Studies often use authors' autobiographical experienc…

The article "Postoperative Outcomes of Fontan Operation in a Multicenter Italian Study" by Irene Cao et al. provides valuable insights into early outcomes of the Fontan procedure. However, it highlights significant limitations, including the lack of long-term follow-up, restricting understanding of lasting patient heal…

The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the immediate and long-term outcomes following the insertion of covered and uncovered self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) for the management of malignant tracheobronchial disease. A total of 49 patients (27 male, mean age 60.9 ± 15 years) underwent 77 SEMS in…

Depression continues to be seriously underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care settings. Many studies have observed antidepressant prescribing practices of nonpsychiatric physicians to discover why inadequate depression detection and treatment is pervasive. This article describes the first large, randomized study…

To achieve environmental sustainability, the role of human capital and financial inclusion has been debated in limited empirical studies. Employing a reliable ARDL model approach, this study examines the dynamic link between human capital and ICT, financial inclusion, and COemissions using the China economy dataset ove…

Prior research on affect elicitation indicates that stimuli with social content (pictures or videos) are more arousing than nonsocial stimuli. In particular, they elicit stronger physiological arousal as measured by electrodermal activity (EDA; i.e., social EDA effect). However, it is unclear how this effect applies to…

This study investigates the acceptance of large language models (LLMs) among older adults using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The research, conducted through a cross-sectional survey, explores the influence of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness on intension to use among older adults. The results sh…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between professional experience in palliative care, and the assistance area in which that palliative care occurs, and the degree of anxiety before the death in professional nursing. We also explored the relationships between demographic and work varia…

This study assessed the problem of under age sale of cigarettes, educated vendors about the law restricting the sale of tobacco to minors, and determined the effectiveness of a vendor education intervention. Twenty-one teen volunteers, 14 to 17 years in age, attempted to purchase cigarettes in suburban Cook County from…

Merging is one of the key maneuvers where autonomous vehicles (AVs) can perform significantly better in decision-making and execution than human-driven vehicles (HDVs). However, past studies have investigated AV merging in simulation environments but have not comprehensively analyzed the interactions between AVs and HD…

INTRODUCTION: In a social context supportive of patient engagement throughout society, many scientific claims are in favour of developing patient engagement in medical education. However, few studies have objectively investigated current practices and the obstacles to patient engagement from the point of view of medica…