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The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adults' perceived stress, emotional eating, and body appreciation. The Emotional Eater Questionnaire (EES), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) were completed by 710 adult participants. Emotional eating was found to…

This study aimed to investigate the perception of loudness in response to changes in fundamental frequency (F0) in spoken sounds, as well as the influence of linguistic background on this perceptual process. The results revealed that participants perceived changes in F0 to have accompanying changes in loudness, with a…

PURPOSE: This study aims to illustrate the diverse modes and implications of pseudo-directive speech acts in Javanese, specifically emphasizing the Jogjakarta area. This field of pragmatics has garnered heightened attention in recent decades. However, it is worth noting that language researchers have not thoroughly exa…

AIM: To evaluate the quality of record-keeping by nursing staff after violent incidents in one emergency department in the UK. METHOD: This study was undertaken between August 2007 and May 2009 in the emergency department of one acute NHS hospital. A retrospective documentary analysis of violent incident forms complet…

The objective of this documentary study was to reflect on the state of the art of nursing in Brazil regarding care given to newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The data source used was the Brazilian Nursing Association base of theses and dissertations. Eighty-one studies were located. Data analysis was pe…

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between two structural dimensions (formalization and decentralization) and two quality dimensions (design and conformance). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A total sample of 758 staff members and patients in five hospitals completed a questionnaire composed of four scales designed…

Certain aspects in the use of some respiratory protective devices were studied under laboratory and field conditions. The face seal leakages of these devices were measured and volunteers were interviewed about their subjective opinions on the use of the devices. Twelve men and five women participated in the study. The…

Implications for practice and research: Wong and colleagues' study improves on current risk stratification models for sepsis. The study's findings may lead to more homogeneous patient populations enrolled into clinical trials, increasing the chance of successful development of novel therapies for sepsis. There ar…

Therapeutic education for patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A study to improve understanding of patients' needs after the diagnosis announcement as well as their therapeutic education was carried out at the Toulouse amyotrophic lateral sclerosis centre in 2010. In the light of the study's results,…

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…

An extensive body of research has demonstrated that patients with a co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) diagnosis are at high risk for a wide range of negative clinical outcomes, including treatment noncompletion. However, no studies to date have explored the effect of a P…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study's purpose was to evaluate the relationship between medical student debt and primary care specialty choice, while examining the potentially confounding effects of family income and race/ethnicity. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was offered to all students at three medical school…

The Corona virus outbreak sped up the process of digitalizing healthcare. The ubiquity of IoT devices in healthcare has thrust the Healthcare Internet of Things (HIoT) to the forefront as a viable answer to the shortage of healthcare professionals. However, the medical field's ability to utilize this technology may be…

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…

BACKGROUND: Particularly, in regions with high fertility rates, promoting breastfeeding during pregnancy and tandem breastfeeding can be important in increasing breastfeeding rates. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to understand how postpartum women in a high-fertility region in Turkey approach breastfeeding behaviors dur…

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing care is an important professional issue. However, few studies have investigated the knowledge, attitudes, application, and acceptance of artificial intelligence in nursing care. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, application, and acceptance of…

Skin diseases manifesting as agminated pigmented lesions have overlapping clinical manifestations. Therefore, accurate differentiation is challenging. The clinical characteristics, histopathological findings, and treatment response of patients diagnosed with partial unilateral lentiginosis, nevus spilus, or linear and…

Research article abstracts are vital in scientific publications for readers to assess a study's significance. The increasing use of AI tools, such as Kimi, ChatGPT and DeepSeek, to generate abstracts raises concerns about their readability and writing styles compared to human-written ones. The study aims to compare the…