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Nurse educators’ challenges of problem-based learning implementation at Ethiopian public universities: A phenomenological qualitative study
Background Nursing students are the upcoming healthcare workforce who learn to face the reality of their roles and work in clinical practice, knowing all aspects of patient care and contributing their...
Obstetric and newborn outcomes of mothers with and without HIV infection in Anaka general hospital in Northern Uganda
Background Women of reproductive age constitute a significant proportion of the global HIV burden, with millions becoming pregnant while on lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART). Although ART has dram...
Prevalence of dengue in febrile patients in Peru: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Dengue is an acute febrile illness that is a significant public health problem. Peru is an endemic region for vector-borne diseases such as dengue, zika, and chikungunya, which initially ma...
Status and associated factors of psychological resilience of Chinese medical aid team members under public health emergencies in a cross-sectional study
Background Chinese medical aid team members (CMATMs) play an important role in the implementation of China’s foreign health aid strategy. However, there is no research on the status and influencing fa...
Analysis of consumer purchase intentions using functional near-infrared spectroscopy(fNIRS): A neuromarketing study on the aesthetic packaging of Korean red ginseng products
Purpose This study investigates the consumer behavior patterns for Korean red ginseng products using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a neuroimaging device. By measuring brain activities...
Pandemic-related experiences of older adults and people with disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide reaching effects especially for people with disabilities. Drawing on Sen’s Capability approach, we explored experiences of people with disabilities and older adults...
Adjuvants to improve efficacy of miticides in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies to control Varroa destructor
Beekeepers must manage Varroa destructor mites to maintain colony health. Large-scale beekeepers often use chemical treatments (miticides) to manage this pest....
Global burden of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease among women of childbearing age: Trends from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2040
Background Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a growing global health concern, particularly among women of childbearing age (WCBA). We aimed to analyze the global burden of MAFLD amon...
Enhanced cardiovascular risk prediction in the Western Pacific: A machine learning approach tailored to the Malaysian population
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant public health challenge in the Western Pacific region, including Malaysia. Objective This study aimed to develop and validate machine learnin...
Will the inclusion of AI anchors enhance the operational performance of live streaming e-commerce supply chains?
With the rapid growth of the live streaming e-commerce market, traditional live streaming models are encountering mounting challenges, whereas the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has...
Clinical characteristics and resource utilization of emergency department patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Background This study investigates the differences between patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in U.S. emergency departments (EDs), focusing on demographics, resource utilization,...
Informing a governance model for integration of community pharmacists and family physicians and nurse practitioner-led practices and teams within Ontario Health Teams: A protocol
Background The expansion of the scope of practice for community pharmacists has the potential to improve timely access to primary care. However, overlapping scopes of practice with family physicians (...
Growth of a newly isolated oleaginous microalgal strain (Asterarcys sp. RA100) in oil produced water and its potential for biodiesel production
The prospects of using produced water (PW), a by-product of oil extraction, as a cultivation medium to not only grow microalgae but also generate value-added by-products has not been much investigated...
Bank-firm relationships and corporate ESG greenwashing
This study explores how bank-firm relationships and executives with banking backgrounds influence greenwashing among Chinese A-share listed firms, based on Institutional and Agency Theories. Firms wit...
Impact of joint commission international accreditation on occupational health and patient safety: A systematic review
Objectives To illuminate the benefits of Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation and other experiences related to the accreditation process in relation to occupational health and patient sa...
Epac1 increases myosin regulatory light-chain phosphorylation, energetic cost of contraction, and susceptibility to heart failure
β-Adrenergic receptor (β-AR) stimulation of the heart, leading to increased cardiac output, is mediated by cyclic AMP (cAMP), which induces protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated phosphorylation of the myofi...
Association between dietary inflammatory and antioxidant potential and systemic inflammatory and oxidative status with the risk and severity of coronary artery disease
Background and aims Unhealthy diets have pro-inflammatory properties that have been shown to contribute to coronary artery disease (CAD). The dietary inflammatory index (DII®) and the dietary antioxid...
Correction: Piloting the informed health choices resources in Barcelona primary schools: A mixed methods study
Circulating exosome-circRNAs mediated downregulation of FGF9 through ceRNA mechanism aggravates renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by progressive tubulointerstitial fibrosis. The aim of this study was to inve...
The effect of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain and disability in chronic non-specific low back pain: An overview of systematic reviews
Background Low back pain (LBP) is experienced by most people at least once in their lifetime and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a non-invasive met...
Electrical circuit model of spatiotemporal trade dynamics: Foundations and derivation of the gravity model
A model of time-dependent trade of goods between spatial locations is formulated via an electric circuit analogy, in which goods are analogous to charge and price to voltage, while producers and consu...
Factors affecting caregivers’ HPV vaccination decisions for adolescent girls: A secondary analysis of a Chinese RCT
Background Despite the HPV vaccine’s effectiveness against cervical cancer, uptake among adolescent girls in China remains low, with caregivers playing a crucial role in vaccination decisions. This st...
“Place-finding” as the key to reintegration after release from prison in older age: A transdisciplinary, holistic and strengths-based reintegration framework using grounded theory
Prisons globally face an ‘ageing epidemic,’ releasing unprecedented numbers of older adults into the community. Research highlights substantial challenges in reintegrating this underserved and margina...
Invitation appeals and STEM academic scientists research participation: Findings from six survey experiments
Survey research is a primary method used to investigate the opinions, perceptions and behaviors of academic scientists. However, little is known about the most successful appeal strategies for eliciti...
An understanding of the motivations that influence the beef cattle production systems adopted by farmers in central Mozambique
The analysis of factors that affect livestock production, from the farmers’ perspective, is essential for improving efficiency in animal production. The objectives of this study were to analyse: i) th...