2,589 papers found

In some laboratories, mosquitoes' direct blood-feeding on live animals has been replaced with various membrane blood-feeding systems. The selection of blood meal sources used in membrane feeding is crucial in vector mass rearing as it influences the mosquitoes' development and reproductive fitness. Therefore, this scop…

BACKGROUND: Podcasts have become increasingly utilized in medical education over the past decade, especially in orthopaedic surgery. Compared with more traditional learning tools, podcasts are easily accessible, free, and capable of use while multitasking. Despite these apparent benefits, the effectiveness of podcasts…

BACKGROUND: The rapid uptake of digital technology into the operating room has the potential to improve patient outcomes, increase efficiency of the use of operating rooms, and allow surgeons to progress quickly up learning curves. These technologies are, however, dependent on huge amounts of data, and the consequences…

BACKGROUND: Oxaliplatin represents a main component of cytotoxic treatment regimens in colorectal cancer (CRC). Given its efficacy, oxaliplatin is frequently re-administered in the context of the continuum of care in metastatic CRC (mCRC). However, efficacy and tolerability of this therapeutic strategy has not been com…

INTRODUCTION: A growing body of evidence indicates the benefits of early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and prompt treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) in terms of relieving symptoms, improving prognosis, and reducing long-term complications. There is however some controversy over the…

BACKGROUND: In 2010, coincident with the 100th anniversary of Flexner's sentinel report, the Carnegie Foundation published an updated review of North American medical education and challenged medical schools to initiate further educational reforms. Specific recommendations pertained to a) ensuring standardized outcomes…

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Enteral nutrition (EN) is applicable to adult Crohn's disease (CD) in treating malnutrition and in inducing remission - here as a less effective alternative than corticosteroids. The purpose of this review is to determine whether preoperative EN impacts postoperative complications of adult CD, eithe…

Severe trauma constitutes a major cause of death and disability, especially in younger patients. The cerebral autoregulatory capacity only protects the brain to a certain extent in states of hypovolemia; thereafter, neurological deficits and apoptosis occurs. We therefore set out to investigate neuroprotective strategi…

Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease whose therapies frequently have adverse effects. Informed patient counseling regarding likely clinical outcomes is therefore important. In this systematic review we aimed to identify all external validations of tools that are used to predict clinical outcomes in patients under…

AIM: To identify the barriers and facilitators to start insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHOD: This was a systematic review. We conducted a systematic search using PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and Web of Science (up to 5 June 2014) for original English articles using the terms 'type 2 diabetes', 'insulin', and fr…

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 4-week weight reduction period with high protein and reduced carbohydrate intake on body composition, explosive power, speed, serum hormones, and acid-base balance in male track and field jumpers and sprinters. Eight participants were assigned to a high weight r…

BACKGROUND: Quality and essential health information is considered one of the most cost-effective interventions to improve health for a developing country. Healthcare portals have revolutionalized access to health information and knowledge using the Internet and related technologies, but their usage is far from satisfa…

OBJECTIVES: To compare serum vitamin D levels and bone mineral density (BMD) values in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls. BACKGROUND: The so far available reports of low levels of vitamin D and low BMD values in patients with fibromyalgia are inconsistent. METHODS: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) lev…

PURPOSE: To map the state of the art regarding risk factors and assessment methods employed in the screening of fluency disorders in preschool children. RESEARCH STRATEGIES: A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and the PRISMA-ScR checklist. The guiding question was:…

BACKGROUND: Orthognathic surgery is one of the main corrective treatments in patients with maxillofacial deformities, performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The aim of this systematic review is to examine and analyze studies published between 2020 and 2025 on the use of machine learning algorithms in 3D modelin…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of structured education for type 2 diabetes is to improve knowledge, skills and confidence in self-management. It is recommended in the UK for everyone who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. We developed an on-line programme called HeLP-Diabetes: Starting Out to address poor uptake of face-to-…

Accurate diagnosis of osteomyelitis underlying pressure ulcers is essential, as overdiagnosis exposes patients to unnecessary and prolonged antibiotic therapy, while failure to diagnose prevents successful treatment. Histopathological examination of bone biopsy specimens is the diagnostic gold standard. Bone biopsy can…

AIM: "Doing the month" has been a traditionally postnatal practice that women follow for one full month after giving birth. The aim of this study was to explore Chinese primiparous women's experience of "Doing the month" and why Chinese women felt satisfied or dissatisfied with the experience. METHODS: This was a desc…

The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review to comprehensively explore the factors contributing to the resin-matrix composites' toxicity in patients. A systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. The bibliographic review was performed in the following databases:…