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For herbal medicinal products the methodology of observational cohort studies (observational studies, drug monitoring studies, Anwendungsbeobachtung) represents a useful addition to clinical trials. The key objectives are the documentation of efficacy in particular under conditions of everyday medical practice in authe…

OBJECTIVE: This article describes the steps in the planning and development of the 2002 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study. METHODS: We describe the study's rationale, sampling methodology, survey questionnaire development, dietary methodology, field data collection, and data processing and analysis. A brief review of…

Music and speech are encountered daily and are unique to human beings. Both are transformed by the auditory pathway from an initial acoustical encoding to higher level cognition. Studies of cortex have revealed distinct brain responses to music and speech, but differences may emerge in the cortex or may be inherited fr…

Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterised by attention deficits in communication and social interactions and a lack of interest in people. Data are mostly based on clinical situations. However, recent studies have shown a more mixed situation where children with ASD (ASD children) displayed interest towards h…

BACKGROUND: EPI3 is an observational study of a representative sample of general practitioners (GPs) and patients in France, demonstrating that patient characteristics differ according to the prescribing preferences of their GPs for homeopathy. For selected conditions (musculoskeletal disorders, sleep disorders, anxiet…

Inherent to understanding an orthopaedic study is a fundamental knowledge of the study's design principles and statistics. Statistics, in part, allow a researcher to sample a portion of the population and use probability to decide whether the findings from the sample are likely to apply to the whole population. Althoug…

Motivation wields a tangible impact on students' academic functioning. Among the theoretical frameworks used to explain students' motivation to learn, Eccles et al.'s expectancy-value theory (1983) is one of the most influential. It has been used to investigate students' competence- and value-related beliefs and how th…

The time after diagnosis of a terminal illness can be demanding. It requires adjusting to change while trying to maintain some sense of normalcy. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain an understanding of how one person lived his life while facing death. During the interview, the researchers used photo…

U937 human histiocytic lymphoma cell line and SW626 ovarian carcinoma line of human origin were synchronised using very low, nontoxic concentrations (0.04-0.08 microM for 16-24 h) of methotrexate (MTX) under standard culture conditions. Satisfactory synchrony was achieved to study S phase events. Various kinetic behavi…

CONTEXT: With the technological developments and advancement of scientific knowledge in the field of health, healthcare professionals are now expected to identify strategies for the use of complementary therapies and to guide healthy and ill individuals in their correct and effective use. Acupressure-a simple, effectiv…

The study's purposes were, by analyzing all Journal of Biomechanics publications from one year in each of six decades, to quantify in those published studies 1) the contribution of female authors, 2) the inclusion of female participants, and 3) if female or male authors were more likely to conduct studies with only fem…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The use of personal devices for work purposes (Bring-your-own-device) has increased in hospitals, as it facilitates productivity and mobility for clinicians. However, owing to increased risk of leaking patient information, and heavy reliance of patient data privacy on user actions, BYOD is a major…

The present study's purpose has been to examine the development of the human suprarenal glands (SGs) during the prenatal period. Special attention was paid to sexual dimorphism and the differences between the parameters of the right and left SGs. Specimens were obtained from 187 human fetuses spontaneously aborted betw…

A relationship exists between mechanical loading and bone morphology. Although studies show a relationship between trabecular bone morphology and locomotor strategy in mammals, none of them have studied trabecular bone morphology in felid species occupying disparate and overlapping habitats. We investigate trabecular b…

BACKGROUND: Developmental victimology theory suggests that developmental features of risk and impact stemming from various types of victimization depend on the age of the child or adolescent. OBJECTIVE: A next step is studying the developmental victimization trajectories of individuals involved in sexual crimes by foc…

Researchers who study the central nervous system (CNS) face special challenges in notifying study participants about the research results. There are human research guidelines regarding the communication of information to subjects at the outset of a CNS research study. Yet there are few guidelines on how to communicate…

BACKGROUND: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common chromosomal interstitial-deletion disorder, occurring in approximately 1 in 2000 to 6000 live births. Affected individuals exhibit variable clinical phenotypes that can include velopharyngeal anomalies, heart defects, T-cell-related immune d…

BACKGROUND: The proper interpretation of a study's results requires both excellent understanding of good methodological practices and deep knowledge of prior results, aided by the availability of effect sizes. METHODS: This review takes the form of an expository essay exploring the complex and nuanced relationships am…

OBJECTIVE: The study's aim was to explore academic entitlement among pharmacy students in different pharmacy colleges in the Arab World and assess associated factors. METHODS: This study design was a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected using a self-administered electronic questionnaire posted across pharmacy c…

AIM: This study aimed to explore the perception of nursing students regarding their engagement in digital learning environments. DESIGN: At one of universities in Saudi Arabia, a qualitative descriptive study design was used among nursing students from various academic levels. METHODS: Data were collected using focus…