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In this phase I pharmacokinetic study of ABI-007, which was published in the May 1, 2002, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, Ibrahim and colleagues provided the framework needed for subsequent studies to confirm the benefits of ABI-007 over solvent-based formulations. Since the study's publication, experiments have hig…

Information about suicidal behavior in Nepal is limited. According to official records, suicide rates were high until the year 2000 and declined thereafter. Official records are considered unreliable and a gross undercounting of suicide cases, particularly female cases. Suicide research in Nepal has been mostly epidemi…

Energy drinks gained popularity after the launch of Red Bull in 1997. Different brands are now available and young adults mainly consume these drinks. This study assesses the knowledge, attitude, and perception of energy drink consumption among university students in Jordan. A validated online survey was used to collec…

Through the Human Microbiome Project, research on human-associated microbiomes has been conducted in various fields. New sequencing techniques such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) have enabled the inclusion of a wide range of features of the microbiome. These advancements have a…

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…

OBJECTIVES: This study's objective consisted of the construction and validation of a scale to identify the representation of human vulnerability in the health field. METHOD: its development was divided into three steps: a bibliographic review and exploratory interviews were conducted to establish the items and their s…

Chatbots are computer programs which integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies to simulate human conversation. The use of chatbots has significantly been increased during the COVID-19 pandemic to support healthcare procedures and systems. The purpose of this study is to p…

The physician-researcher is a key figure in the development of modern medicine. Many physicians are involved in bioresearch, be it basic research in the laboratory or in the field of clinical trials, as partners of new drug/device development. A clinical trial is a systematic and controlled study of a medical intervent…

Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare disease. The estimated incidence is 2 to 3 cases per million population. Before the use of corticosteroids, prognosis was poor for most patients. Today, despite a better prognosis, the side effects of long-term treatment still burden the outcome of the disease. The diagnosis of this e…

When exploring the landscape of leadership learning in study abroad, it is critical to understand the leadership learning that takes place through short-term study abroad courses. This article will provide a definition of short-term study abroad and short-term study abroad leadership courses through an overview of rele…

BACKGROUND: Today's complexities and diversity in the clinical setting have revealed the need to pay attention to strengthening critical thinking (CT) skills. The present study aimed to evaluate and compare CT skills in the residents of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional stud…

An overview of prevalence data and empirically documented risk factors of a dementia is followed by a short description of intervention strategies. After this, prevalence data from the SIMA Study are presented and results of the multivariate analyses of early indicators and risk factors are discussed. The last section…

BACKGROUND: Replication study is a commonly used verification method to filter out false positives in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). If an association can be confirmed in a replication study, it will have a high confidence to be true positive. To design a replication study, traditional approaches calculate pow…

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…

This study takes a phenomenon-based framework and the self-transcending constructions approach to explain why wicked human services problems need to be addressed differently than wicked social-ecological problems. Based on the study's findings, a new approach for addressing wicked human services problems is proposed. I…

Treated 70 patients for alcohol dependency. Various degrees of cortical dysfunctioning were represented as measured by the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery. The study's purpose was to determine whether there was a relationship between brain-behavior and hypnotic susceptibility as measured by the Stanford Hypn…

Kinematic MRI (kMRI) is a novel human imaging technique that couples the excellent soft tissue contrast and multiplanar capabilities of traditional MRI with kinematic potential. The study's goals are: (1) testing the feasibility of spinal cord and joints real-time kMRI; and (2) evaluating the quality of these kinematic…

INTRODUCTION: The commonly expected causative agents associated with flu-like symptoms in Kenya are the classical viral pathogens identifiable as influenza virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, enteroviruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus. However, newer agents have been identified globally that pr…

COVID-19 accelerated the growth of the digital economy and digital transformation across the globe. Meanwhile, it also created a higher demand for productivity in the real economy. Hence, the correlation between the digital economy and green productivity is worth studying as COVID-19 prevention becomes the norm. The di…

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…