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Human length-tension curves are traditionally constructed using a model that assumes passive tension does not change during contraction (model A) even though the animal literature suggests that passive tension can decrease (model B). The study's aims were threefold: 1) measure differences in human medial gastrocnemius…

Holistic nursing care, which has been discussed a lot recently, provides better quality and more effective patient care. This study was planned to analyze the studies conducted on holistic care, by using the bibliometric method and to reveal which types of studies are needed to increase the effectiveness of holistic nu…

This article focuses on perceptions of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox population in Israel-a religious minority-regarding guidelines enacted by the Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH) during the country's second wave of COVID-19, and ways the community coped with the pandemic. Semi-structured interviews with 30 ultra-Orthodox…

PURPOSE: To deepen the understanding of and describe nurse anesthetists' and operating theater nurses' experiences with inadvertent hypothermia in clinical perioperative nursing care. DESIGN: Qualitative, explorative, and descriptive study that carries an inductive nature. METHODS: Focus group interviews with 16 nurs…

In 1972 Body Mass Index, BMI was put forth by physiologist Ancel Keys in his analysis of Seven Countries Study heart disease epidemiological data as the best available measure of obesity. This work culminated more than 20 years of effort by Keys to discredit the accepted measure of obesity, weight relative to height, a…

Northeast China has undergone rapid urbanisation with increased anthropogenic emissions, and the types and absorption properties of aerosols may affect regional climate change. MERRA-2 (Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, version 2) distributions of aerosol optical depth (AOD), Ångstr&…

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether selected D-amino acid oxidase activator (DAOA) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs3916966, rs3916967, rs2391191, rs3916968, rs7139958, rs9558571, rs778293) are associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), and whether they can predict cl…

This study evaluates the use of a human-associated fecal marker (HF183) versus pathogen measurements in quantitative microbial risk assessments (QMRA) for two previously published scenarios: surfer exposure to stormwater-impacted ocean water following wet weather events and stormwater reuse for potable and non-potable…

The human genome's nucleotide sequence variation, such as single nucleotide mutations, can cause numerous genetic diseases. However, detecting nucleic acids accurately and rapidly in complex biological samples remains a major challenge. While natural deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been used as biorecognition probes, i…

OBJECTIVE: This study's aim was to assess the effect of highly active antiretroviral drugs (HAART) on benign lymphoepithelial cysts (BLEC) of the parotid and ranulas. STUDY DESIGN: The records of 10 HIV-positive patients who presented with BLEC were reviewed, and 14 HIV-positive patients who presented with ranulas wer…

BACKGROUND: A growing number of German hospitals have been privatized with the intention of increasing cost effectiveness and improving the quality of health care. Numerous studies investigated what possible qualitative and economic consequences these changes issues might have on patient care.However, little is known a…

This study investigated the mechanisms of hydroquinone toxicity and assessed the relationships between its cytotoxic, genotoxic, and cytogenetic effects tested at 8, 140, and 280 μg mL-1 in human peripheral blood lymphocytes exposed for 24 h. The outcomes of the treatments were evaluated using the apoptosis/necro…

This article examines illicit drug use from a decision-making perspective using data collected during 2000-2002 from 51 current and ex-users of marijuana in a large urban city in the central/southwest United States. A qualitative inductive approach based on grounded theory guided the analyses. We find that prior to exp…

The aim of the present research was to underline the importance of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Therefore the authors considered age-related bone loss and the value of weight-bearing exercise on bone-remodeling. Moreover the authors examined current world literature on physical exe…

BACKGROUND: Nurse practitioner students' progression from observational to more independent clinical activities with minimal preceptor prompting is necessary to prepare students for practice. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe and explain NP and physician preceptors' experiences with preparing nurse pr…

Currently, countries worldwide are embracing digital strategies, enabling enterprises to utilize digital technology, digital supply chains, blockchain, and additional digital measures to increase their competitiveness. This paper analyzed the correlation between the digital transformation of manufacturing export enterp…

This study investigates the effects on maternal attitudes toward child-rearing of preschool programs for handicapped children and their families. Two types of programs were studied: programs emphasizing maternal participation and those minimizing maternal involvement. It was hypothesized that programs which stress moth…

Microphysiological systems (MPS) provide relevant physiological environments in vitro for studies of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and biological mechanisms for translational research. Designing multi-MPS platforms is essential to study multi-organ systems. Typical design approaches, including direct and allometri…

The question of whether there is a connection between income and psychological well-being is a long-studied issue across the social, psychological, and behavioral sciences. Much research has found that richer people tend to be happier. However, relatively little attention has been paid to whether happier individuals pe…