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BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that the inactivated influenza vaccine contains immunostimulatory properties that favor cytotoxicity and benefit survival in large population-based studies. This study aimed to determine whether an influenza vaccine was associated with risk of recurrence, overall mortality, and…

The recent Swedish study by Rietz Liljedahl et al. examining melanoma riskamong tattooed individuals has prompted critical discussion regarding a potential causal linkbetween tattoos and melanoma. While concerns persist that tattoo pigments deposited in thedermis may induce melanoma, several lines of evidence argue aga…

Traditional approaches to hypothesis testing in comparative post-approval safety and effectiveness studies of medical products are often inadequate because of a limited scope of possible inferences (e.g., superiority or inferiority). Often there is interest in simultaneously testing for superiority, equivalence, inferi…

Backgrounds and aims This study focuses on the role of time perspective (TP) in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). An inventory-based study on 377 massive multiplayer online role playing game players was conducted, followed by a 3-year-follow-up in which 48 active players from the original sample participated. We proposed…

OBJECTIVE: The Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire (AEQ) is a widely used instrument in the field of alcohol research, and several different versions and scoring systems for the AEQ are in current use. Two previous confirmatory factor analytic studies failed to provide support for two of the present scoring systems for th…

Pesticide use is crucial in global agriculture to control pests and increase crop yields. In Ecuador, the use of pesticides, including fungicides and insecticides, is common in crops such as potatoes and tomatoes. However, the indiscriminate use of these products has proven to have negative consequences for human healt…

The study's purpose was to substantiate findings on sex-related differences in foot morphology focusing on fringe sizes. Altogether, 287 Caucasian adults with long or short feet were scanned. Data were analysed together with data from 847 subjects from a previous study with comparable inclusion criteria and anthropomet…

BACKGROUND: Dietary and lifestyle changes during Ramadan may affect the appearance rate of emergency health problems or increase emergency department (ED) use. OBJECTIVE: This study's aim was to investigate Ramadan's effects on ED use. METHODS: The study group consisted of patients admitted to the ED during Ramadan,…

The long-anticipated results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) were recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In this trial the investigators compared operative and nonoperative care in patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. Despite the expenditure of several m…

Statistical correction for measurement error in epidemiologic studies is possible, provided that information about the measurement error model and its parameters are available. Such information is commonly obtained from a randomly sampled internal validation sample. It is however unknown whether randomly sampling the i…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to outline a flaw in a com-monly scarcely considered physiological adaptation process, which, unnoticed, can lead to severe pathologies that range from cancer to autoimmunity. This being circadian rhythm (CR) disruption a common factor in the onset of such diseases, an additional obj…

BACKGROUND: In this study, we examined the predictive values of a moral deliberate and paternalistic attitude on the propensity of yielding to pressure. In these hypothesised positive and negative relationships, we further sought to ascertain whether moral disengagement plays a pivotal role when individuals deviate fro…

Diabetes mellitus, particularly Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is a prevalent metabolic disorder with significant health implications. This study aimed to investigate the association between spexin (SPX) gene polymorphisms and serum Spexin levels in Iraqi women with T2DM. A case-control study was conducted involving…

BACKGROUND: The veterinary profession exposes employees to potentially multiple deaths a day. Student veterinary nurses can experience patient loss from their first year of training. This study explores grief in student veterinary nurses in the UK and examines if there is an association between their Adult Attitude to…

Research on recycling has advanced across different disciplines, although the current knowledge about recycling behaviors at the corporate level remains elusive. While most studies on recycling are focused on households, there is no indication that people who recycle at home engage in similar behavior when at work. To…

BACKGROUND: The ability to flexibly enhance and suppress emotional expressions plays an important role in emotion regulation and the fostering of social connections. Deficits in expressive flexibility have been linked with posttraumatic stress disorder and prolonged grief reactions. Previous studies have suggested that…

OBJECTIVES: Prior research has demonstrated the benefits of religion on caregiver well-being; however, less research exists on the processes underlying this relationship, particularly in Latino Alzheimer's disease (AD) families. This study's aim was therefore to explore the direct and indirect influences of positive re…

Shared control algorithms have emerged as a promising approach for enabling real-time driver automated system cooperation in automated vehicles. These algorithms allow human drivers to actively participate in the driving process while receiving continuous assistance from the automated system in specific scenarios. Howe…

The present study aims at describing the sampling plan, operational aspects and strategies used to optimize the field work of a cross-sectional, population-based study conducted in a southern capital of Brazil. For this purpose, the sample design, data collection instrument, selection of interviewers, pilot study, data…

PURPOSE: To enhance the learner's competence by providing research about pressure ulcer-related pain in nursing home residents with cognitive impairment. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES: After participating i…