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Morbidity and mortality caused by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are increasing worldwide. This study aimed to analyze the factors affecting the risk assessment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascul...
Dyspnea is a distressing symptom of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Dyspnea-12 questionnaire, a well-established instrument for assessing different dimensions of dyspnea validated in multiple...
Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) is a key viral protein expressed in all latency phases and EBV-associated tumors. It can modulate the expression of various host and viral genes. This study aimed t...
This study investigated the continuous risks of scattered radiation associated with a series of procedures—from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation through to enteral feeding tube insertion—...
The stem borer Sesamia nonagrioides and the fungus Fusarium verticillioides are frequently present in maize. However, their interaction with this crop and their effects on its physiology remain poorly understood....
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a free-living bacterium found anywhere, including soil, water, and various types of plants, animals, and humans. Due to identical biochemical test results, Klebsiella quasipneumoniae, a m...
Understanding barriers to home-based physical activity is crucial for developing strategies to increase participation among women with high sedentary habits. This study aims to comprehensively scrutinize these...
Microbial contamination on used spectacles poses a potential health risk to spectacle wearers and people regularly working with worn spectacles, such as opticians. ATP measurement is widely used to evaluate th...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by diverse clinical and metabolic manifestations. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PCOS phenotypes and their associat...
The sudden increase in the number of exposed individuals, diverse injuries, damage to health equipment, and disruptions in health services highlight the need for a structured response to radiological and nucle...
In Ghana, Adolescents with mobility and visual impairments and their families, encounter healthcare disparities, including socio-economic, physical, structural and attitudinal challenges, compared to the gener...
This research is a quasi-experimental study conducted on male students from six elementary schools ranging from third to sixth grade in three regions of Shahrood city from March 2023 to February 2024. This stu...
This study aims at determination of the roles of five apoptosis-related genes, namely CASP2, CASP8, BCL2, HULC and PVT1 in the pathoetiology of periodontitis via measurement of their expressions in both periphera...
In the southern United States, adolescents are at elevated risk for HIV acquisition. In Alabama, school-based sexual health and HIV prevention education is strictly regulated and does not address the unique ne...
Nursing students’ ethical sensitivity is crucial for providing high-quality patient care. Assessing this sensitivity using standardized tools is essential for both students and professional nurses. This study ...
Under 5 children diarrhea has been one of the major public health concerns in countries with limited resources such as Ethiopia. Understanding the association between under-5 diarrhea and meteorological factor...
The present study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an educational program disseminated via social media to improve the scientific and technical knowledge of physiotherapists.
This paper characterizes variation in shoot and root traits collected from the founders of the Maize Nested Association Mapping panel, which was designed to maximize genetic diversity while ensuring appropriat...
Ficolin-3 is a crucial protein for the activation of the complement system. Previous work has indicated this protein may play a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and it has been hypoth...
This study was aimed to assess the impact of malnutrition and associated factors on rifampicin/multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients treated in Alert and St. Peter’s Specialized H...
In this Research Note, we introduce Intronomics-MIP, a snakemake-based pipeline for the automated analysis of multi-locus intron polymorphisms (MIPs) using intron-targeted amplicon sequencing. Building on esta...
Based on the available evidence, the cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRBP) appears to play a role in increasing the stability of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1α) mRNA. This research aimed to examine ...
Chikungunya fever continues to spread worldwide due to its asymptomatic nature and lack of a specific treatment. A mathematical model using the Caputo fractional order derivative is developed to study the inte...
Detecting small, faraway objects in real-time surveillance is challenging due to limited pixel representation, affecting classifier performance. Deep Learning (DL) techniques generate feature maps to enhance d...
Lassa fever is a serious health issue in West Africa that requires deeper understanding in order to be effectively controlled. Compared to conventional integer-order methods, this study presents an improved an...
The aim of this research is to identify the main determinants of patients’ confidence/trust in the emergency department (ED), the effects of these determinants on confidence/trust in the ED and potential media...
The original article was published in BMC Research Notes 2024 17:21
The coefficient of special endurance (KsA) is a metric that quantifies the relative pace loss between two consecutive distances (e.g., 100 m/200m). Here, we analyzed over 20,000 race times to determine KsA val...
Increasing longevity and the growing elderly population necessitate a deeper understanding of aging mechanisms to prolong productive life and improve treatments for age-related diseases linked with cellular se...
Toll-interacting protein (Tollip) suppresses excessive pro-inflammatory signaling, but its function in airway epithelial responses to IL-13, a key mediator in allergic diseases, remains unclear. This study inv...
Several methods of cut-point selection for biomarkers have been suggested in biomedical research but the superiority of them over others was not studied comprehensively under different pairs of distributions, ...
Body temperature plays an important role in cancer, with febrile temperature generally associated with improved cancer resistance. In murine models, this resistance has been linked to the cytotoxic T cells, wh...
This study aimed to assess nursing students’ attitudes toward providing cross-gender care and to identify the factors influencing these attitudes.
This study sought to determine if the R package LDpred2, designed for polygenic risk score creation for genome-wide association studies using summary statistics, could be adapted for deriving DNA methylation s...
The quality of consumer products constitutes a prominent issue on a global scale. The proliferation of counterfeit pharmaceuticals poses a significant challenge not only in developing and underdeveloped nation...
Diaspore comprises a collection of seed coats and other organ components that effectively protect the embryo and dispersal. The mucilage in many species, a gelatinous mixture of cell wall polysaccharides, is s...
Adolescents and young adults not yet in employment, education, or training (NEETs) account for a sizable fraction of the global population. In South Africa, 34.3% of young individuals aged 15 to 24 were classi...
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 30° angulation of (All-on-four) implants on the accuracy of digital impressions using different intra-oral scanners in the maxillary edentulous arch in terms of truen...
Fusarium wilt poses a significant threat to banana production, caused by diverse clonal Fusarium lineages. Given the lack of curative measures, developing effective treatments is crucial. RNA interference (RNAi) ...
Current medical residency programs often neglect critical areas of professional development, such as patient safety, stewardship, and effective clinical documentation. This study evaluates the effectiveness of...
The characteristics of diabetes patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Malaysia are not well understood, especially in terms of metabolic control and treatment profiles. We aimed to determine the charac...
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is a major cause of death worldwide, particularly in low- to middle-income nations, such as Iran. Lifestyle modification (LSM) (e.g., healthy nutritional patterns, regular physical...
Medication safety across care transitions remains a significant burden on healthcare systems. Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is useful at the very early stages of intervention development to inform resea...
Coronary artery disease, caused by atherosclerosis, necessitates assessing plaque formation risk using indices like the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), Castelli’s risk indexes (CRI-I and CRI-II), the athero...
This study’s aim was: (1) introduce the digital drying oven as a reproducible, controllable, and accurate heating device for burn model creation. (2) Define the heating temperature appropriate for developing c...
Group Motivational Interviewing may raise awareness of mobile gaming addiction. MI has reported reduction of gaming addiction in adolescents, although its effectiveness among medical students remains underexpl...
The objective of the research was to identify key factors influencing smallholder farmers’ why not follow the recommended pesticide safety practices in northwestern Ethiopia. The study conducted in 2020/2021 i...
Procedural sedations are a growing and routine form of sedation. Some of them may not require the presence of a nurse. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the Medical Radiation Technologists (...
Orthopedic injuries can negatively impact both the physical and mental health of patients. Ensuring patient satisfaction with their recovery is crucial for meeting patient-centered goals and enhancing overall ...
Sex determination is an important parameter for personal identification in forensic and medico-legal examinations. The study aims at predicting sex accuracy from different parameters of ear and nose by using a...
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