2,694 papers found

Collective meal contexts such as restaurants, cafeterias and canteens can help accelerate transitions to healthier and more sustainable diets. However, evidence from intervention studies on these contexts lacks integration. This scoping review aimed to map determinants of dietary change in collective meal contexts acro…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the current state of the art regarding technological advances in full-automatic tooth segmentation approaches from 3D cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In March 2023, a search strategy without a timeline setting was carried out through a combination of MeSH ter…

INTRODUCTION: The electronic collection of patient data is used for a large variety of conditions. The boundaries of its use in initial diagnostics and the extent to which it can replace specialist contact, however, remain vague. Our newly developed virtual diagnostic process for common sleep disorders involves digital…

AIM: The study was designed to evaluate the existing evidence on the failure rates of post-endodontic restorations retained with and without post in endodontically treated teeth (ETT). SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses- Protocol (PRISMA-P) guidelines were used to f…

The ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can be acknowledged as one of the most significant public health emergencies the world has encountered in the last few decades. The purpose of the current review is to understand the significance of contact tracing and explore the pros and cons of digital contact…

BACKGROUND: Recently, we have observed an increasing focus on myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) patients. MINOCA incidence is estimated to be within the range of 5-15% of all MI cases. Unfortunately, MINOCA relates to various conditions that are not rarely hard to identify, incl…

This 2018 randomized controlled trial examined the role behavioral nudges can play in improving caregivers' knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) relating to biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). The experiment involved 431 preschooler-caregiver pairs in 15 villages. The preschoolers were enrolled in publi…

METHODS: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library for abstracts and full-text articles published from database inception through May 2022. All the random controlled trials (RCTs) were assessed and collected as eligible studies. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). The second outcome was progre…

Psoriasis studies increasingly employ outcomes that indicate complete disease resolution, yet remission and cure are poorly defined for psoriasis. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify definitions of psoriasis remission and cure reported in the literature. Medline, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Central Reg…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to review the experimental staining procedures performed in in-vitro studies for evaluating color stability of resin-based composites used for direct restorations. OVERVIEW: A review was performed with the purpose to identify in vitro procedures carried out to establish stain…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Personal autonomy and control are major concepts for people with life-limiting conditions. Patients who express a wish to die (WTD) are often thought of wanting it because of loss of autonomy or control. The research conducted so far has not focused on personal beliefs and perspectives; and little…

BACKGROUND: The Australian Medical Council, which accredits Australian medical schools, recommends medical leadership graduate outcomes be taught, assessed and accredited. In Australia and New Zealand (Australasia) there is a significant research gap and no national consensus on how to educate, assess, and evaluate lea…

A landscape analysis of mobile health (mHealth) applications and published literature related to their use in surgical site infection (SSI) detection and surveillance was conducted by the Assessing Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Technologies (ASSIST) investigators.The literature review focused on post-discharge S…

The present peer-reviewed veterinary literature contains conflicting information regarding the impact of surgical margin completeness on risk of local tumour recurrence in canine soft tissue sarcoma (STS). This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to answer the clinical question: "Does obtaining microscopic…

Data sourcesMedline, Embase, LILACS, PubMed, The Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases. A grey literature search was conducted through Google Scholar, where abstracts from the top 100 results (as sorted by search engine relevance) were examined. Hand searching of reference lists only. No language restrictions w…

BACKGROUND: The present meta-analysis was aimed to evaluate the effects of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy/transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) on the survival/disease-free survival (DFS) rate in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT). METHODS: The relevant trials were c…

OBJECTIVES:  To summarize key contributions to current research in the field of Clinical Research Informatics (CRI) and to select best papers published in 2017. METHOD:  A bibliographic search using a combination of MeSH descriptors and free terms on CRI was performed using PubMed, followed by a double-b…

BACKGROUND: The goal of the present review was to assess the state of performance prediction in healthcare programs generally, versus performance prediction in pharmacy schools, using didactic and non-didactic admissions measures. This is important because clinical success represents a combination of skills that are no…

OBJECTIVE: With an elderly population that is set to more than double by 2050 worldwide, there will be an increased demand for elderly care. This poses several impediments in the delivery of high-quality health and social care. Socially assistive robot (SAR) technology could assume new roles in health and social care t…

Diagnostic reasoning literature debates the significance of "dual-process theory" and the importance of its constituent types of thinking: System-1and System-2. This experimental study aimed to determine whether novice medical students could be trained to utilize System-1 thinking when making diagnoses based on chest X…