Enhancing student nurses’ ethical skills via simulation-based learning: barriers and opportunities by Richard M. Rasesemola, Manoko P. T. Molabe

“…Lack of efficient strategies to facilitate ethical competence create threats to ethical values in healthcare with a potential to jeopardise patients’ health outcomes. …”
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Reducing postoperative blood product usage and costs in cardiothoracic surgery: the implementation of a multispecialty perioperative care model incorporating a haemostasis checklis... by Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Peter Hibbert, Christopher Daniel Smith, Adrian De Luca

“…Following identification of an increase in blood product use, we implemented a healthcare improvement initiative using a perioperative care model and establishment of a new multispecialty cardiothoracic surgery taskforce to further define and tackle the problem. …”
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SAFETY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN HEMATOLOGICAL PATIENTS WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA – A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY by Ivan GUR, Roei Tounek, Yaniv Dotan, Elite Vainer Evgrafov, Stav Rakedzon, Eyal Fuchs

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Synthetic data as external control arms in scarce single-arm clinical trials. by Severin Elvatun, Daan Knoors, Simon Brant, Christian Jonasson, Jan F Nygård

“…However, accessing such observational healthcare data involves a lengthy and intricate application process, delaying drug approval studies and access to novel treatments. …”
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Erratum to ‘Role of nanotechnology in neurosurgery: A review of recent advances and their applications’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (2024)100298)] by Javed Iqbal, Evan Courville, Syed Faraz Kazim, Michael Kogan, Meic H. Schmidt, Christian A. Bowers

“…The use of nanotechnology in medicine and healthcare is known as nanomedicine. These nanoparticles exhibit significant potential in medicine, including in imaging techniques and diagnostic tools, tissue-engineered constructs, drug delivery systems, pharmaceutical therapeutics, and implants. …”
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Assessing the quality, reliability, and transparency of YouTube videos on spiritual palliative care: a content analysis by Fhaied Almobarak

“…., educational institutions, healthcare providers, etc.), dominant video formats (documentaries, testimonials, lectures, etc.), and overall quality and transparency of the content.MethodsOn 19th April 2024, a sample of 50 spiritual palliative care YouTube videos was compiled and examined for quality, reliability, and transparency assessment. …”
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Understanding the causes of intravenous medication administration errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical incident study by Darren M Ashcroft, Richard N Keers, Jonathan Cooke, Steven D Williams

“…The working environment was implicated when nurses lacked healthcare team support and/or were exposed to a perceived increased workload during ward rounds, shift changes or emergencies. …”
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Stability of parenteral drugs in hospital circuit by Sarah BOUAMEUR, Aicha BRAHMI, Mimouna BOUNAB, Aicha KHELLIFI

“… Introduction- Drug stability in healthcare establishments is a recurring problem in practice of hospital pharmacists. …”
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Understanding Burnout among Surgical residents: a mixed method study by Fariba Khanipoor, Zhila Fereidouni, Sahar Neshat Far, Leila Bazrafkan, Mohammad Nabizadeh

“…Abstract Burnout is a complex condition that can strangely affect individuals in healthcare professions, such as surgeons and surgical residents. …”
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The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion by Majid Nimrouzi, Zahra Salehi, Faranak Alembizar

“…Traditional and conventional medicine share many abilities, but they cannot address all healthcare requirements alone. If we delineate medicine as a distinct system, it is a knowledge-based art for palliating physical and mental pains, and the traditional/conventional classification of medicine and separating these two schools is the first terrible impediment. …”
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Gene Polymorphisms of the antioxidant enzymes NOX, GSTP, and GPX and diabetic nephropathy risk in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes by Samar Sultan, Meshari Alharbi, Nuha Alrayes, Nehad Makki, Amani Alhozali, Reham Abdulnoor, Aloof Alsawat, Haitham Khalil, Noha Jawi, Ahmed Makeen

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The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review. by Jamie Chan, Georgia Dominguez, Antonia Hua, Melissa Garabiles, Carl A Latkin, Brian J Hall

“…Identified social determinants of health were primarily concerned with personal social and financial resources, and health knowledge and behaviors, poor living and working conditions, community resources, experienced stigma and discrimination, poor healthcare access, exploitation within the MDW employment industry, and weak governance. …”
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Inverse Modeling of Nonlinear Artificial Muscle Using Polynomial Parameterization and Particle Swarm Optimization by Mohd Azuwan Mat Dzahir, Shin-ichiroh Yamamoto

“…The properties of pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) with excellent power-to-weight ratio and natural compliance made it useful for healthcare engineering applications. However, it has undesirable hysteresis effect in controlling a robotic manipulator. …”
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Effectiveness of a Knowledge Level of Hypertension on Blood Pressure Control, Treatment Adherence, and Physical Activity of Hypertensive Individuals by Mehtap Gömleksiz, Muhammet Rıdvan Gömleksiz, Şeyma Gelen, Emine Sena Uzala, Burkay Yakar

“…This prospective and cross‐sectional study was conducted in the Family Medicine clinic of a tertiary healthcare institution between October 2023 and April 2024. …”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“…Hikikomori  is  associated  with  malnutrition[1],  mood  disorders,  self-neglect,  and  reduced  access  to  healthcare.  Although  initially  observed  and  described  in  Japan,  this  psychiatric  condition  has  become  a  global  phenomenon  in  recent  years,  with  an  important  burden  on patients  and  their  families.  …”
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Antioxidant Activity and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Scavenging Mechanism of Eriodictyon californium, an Edible Herb of North America by Allie Richards, Savita Chaurasia

“…Modern life associated with processed food, exposure to a wide range of pollutants, physical inactivity, unprecedented time, excessive involvement of technology in our lives, and so on give rise to oxidative stress which threatens our physical and mental health. Because of rising healthcare costs and mistrust of conventional medicine, mankind is looking for alternatives to over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs, which is driving the demand for nutraceuticals across the globe. …”
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How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? by Jean-Eric Tarride, Mark Oremus, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Natasha Clayton, Parminder Raina

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The Public Health Surveillance Well-Being Scale: Reliability and validity study of the Turkish version by Selma Infal Kesim, Fatih Kara

“…This questionnaire could be used by researchers for further investigation in different regions of Turkey, on larger sample groups and for evaluation of special groups, such as individuals with chronic illness and disability, or individuals employed in specific occupation (e.g., healthcare and social care professionals, unemployed, and students).…”

Process industry disrupted: AI and the need for human orchestration by M.W. Vegter, V. Blok, R. Wesselink

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Current Insight of Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Chronic Wound Healing Applications: A Concise Review by Aifa Asyhira Khairul Nizam, Syafira Masri, Nur Izzah Md Fadilah, Manira Maarof, Mh Busra Fauzi

“…Chronic wounds present a substantial healthcare obstacle, marked by an extended healing period that can persist for weeks, months, or even years. …”
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