Healthcare ethics and artificial intelligence: a UK doctor survey by Søren Holm, Daniel Joseph Warrington

“…Objectives To survey UK doctors on their uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and of their views on the ethics and regulation of AI in healthcare.Design Anonymous cross-sectional e-survey.Setting An online survey of UK General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctors.Participants 272 individuals.Main outcome measures Likert-scale responses to questions covering personal use of AI, concerns about AI, requirements for introduction of AI and views on necessary AI regulation in healthcare.Results Most doctors rated themselves as slightly or moderately knowledgeable about AI, with men rating their knowledge levels higher than women. …”
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Treatment compliance at initial and maintenance therapy at gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. I. Simanenkov, S. V. Tikhonov, N. B. Lischuk

“…Treatment compliance was established according to duration of study participation, along with that patients self-estimated it on 2, 3, 4 and 5 visits by Morisky-Green test and 5-score analog scales of pharmaceutical treatment compliance and lifestyle verification. …”
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Markers of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Prediabetes in US Adults by Omayma Alshaarawy, Srinivas Teppala, Anoop Shankar

“…We examined 5,685 participants ≥20 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2008. …”
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Modeling fear of failure based on self-criticism, maladaptive schemas and Perceived Competence mediated by competitive anxiety in adolescent students . by Fatemeh Ashrafi Dasht Arjaneh, Yousef Dehghani, Faride Sadat Hoseini

“…In this study, 361 participate were selected based on Cochran's formula. …”
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Psychological Status, Compliance, Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Nerve Growth Factor Levels of Patients with Depression after Augmented Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Th... by Huirong Guo, Yuming Ren, Bailing Huang, Junru Wang, Xuhuang Yang, Yali Wang

“…The study randomly assigned the patients to the experimental group (n = 80) and control group (n = 80). All participants were assessed with the questionnaires including the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (SAQ), and Stigma Scale (Scale of Stigma in People with Mental Illness, SSPM). …”
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La pertinence des indices de vulnérabilité aux aléas naturels pour les gestionnaires : une approche mixte de la revue de littérature by Brice Lesouëf, Alain Hénaff, Guillaume Marie

“…It appears that i) despite the wording in fair share of abstracts, few publications actually set the creation of operational decision-making tool for stakeholders as their goal ; ii) applied indexes or those creating interest among stakeholders are focused in developed countries’ urban areas ; iii) potential end-users participation during indexes’ construction isn’t a necessary requirement to be seen as relevant by them, but does facilitate it in several ways ; iv) no specific methodological choice has systematic impact on an index’ relevance, which depends from the study’s and application area’s context ; v) mapping visualization is, a priori, the sole necessary requirement, which emphasizes the importance of communication between research team and planners.…”
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Consumer Choice: Exploring Factors, Influences and Decisions by Tea Valishvili, Genelidze Lia

“…The research process involved a questionnaire survey, in which 300 respondents participated. The purpose of the research was to study the attitudes of Georgian consumers and determine the factors that are given great attention when making decisions about purchasing various products and services. …”
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Immune dynamics throughout life in relation to sex hormones and perspectives gained from gender-affirming hormone therapy by Ahmet Yalcinkaya, Ahmet Yalcinkaya, Rumeysa Yalcinkaya, Fabian Sardh, Fabian Sardh, Nils Landegren, Nils Landegren

“…It is also established that sex hormones at least partially explain sex biases in different diseases, particularly autoimmune diseases in females. …”
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Patient preferences for chiropractors’ attire: a cross-sectional study of UQTR university-based chiropractic clinic by Laurence Leduc, Jean Théroux, Caroline Marois, Geneviève Lavigne, Marc-André Blanchette

“…Results From August 10, 2022, to January 23, 2023, 75 new patients participated in the study. Results indicated a strong preference for scrubs for both male and female chiropractors. …”
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Changes in the Level of Vitamin D3 and Calcium in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Mohammed Hameed Mahal, Ali Rasheed Hameed Al Samarrai, Huda Abed Thamer, Othman Rashid Al Samarrai, Eman Abdulhadi Shihab

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty male patients and 40 healthy men were included, and the age of the participants in this study ranged from 40 to 50 years old. …”
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PRE-UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING TRAINING IN INTERNATIONAL MULTI-PARTNER EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT by M. V. ZHURAVLEVA, L. V. OVSIENKO, N. Yu. BASHKIRTSEVA, L. R. IBRASHEVA, O. P. EMELYANOVA

“…Such training is organ-ized with the participation of regional partners of the Danish Corporation “Haldor Topsoe” and the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTNA). …”
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The hidden impact: social isolation and inflammation’s role in pancreatic cancer risk among those with diabetes by Lilu Ding, Jing Qian, Ruoqi Dai, Hui Zhang, Jingyou Miao, Jing Wang, Min Yu, Xiao Tan, Yingjun Li

“…Methods A total of 21,945 UK Biobank participants with baseline diabetes diagnosis were analyzed. …”
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Nationwide cohort study of primary open angle glaucoma risk and cardiovascular factors among in Korean glaucoma suspects by Kyoung In Jung, Yong Chan Kim, Hee Jong Shin, Chan Kee Park

“…We conducted a longitudinal, nationwide cohort study using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) and included 362,285 participants aged ≥ 40 years from the Korean National Health Screening Program (NHSP) without pre-existing POAG in 2009 and 2010. …”
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Knowledge mobilisation: a UK co-creation study to devise strategies to amend lay and practitioner atopic eczema mindlines to improve consultation experiences and self-management pr... by Fiona Cowdell, Taheeya Ahmed, Carron Layfield

“…Objective To devise strategies to amend lay and practitioner atopic eczema mindlines ‘collectively reinforced, internalised tacit guidelines’, to improve consultation experiences and self-management practices in primary care.Design Co-creation workshops informed by the Co:Create Coproduction Matrix.Setting Conference centre in central England and via remote communication.Participants Lay people with, and parents of children with, atopic eczema, practitioners, a researcher and a facilitator (n=22).Results Eczema mindline amendment needs to address people and parents of children with the condition, practitioners and wider society in parallel. …”
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High-resolution observation per 1.5 h revealed prominent time-dependent daily contamination variations of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives PPDQs... by Zifang Peng, Shijiao Hou, Qingyun He, Fangcheng Su, Lishun Ren, Congcong Pei, Dan Yin, Yanhao Zhang, Yanjie Huang, Shusheng Zhang, Zongwei Cai

“…p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives (PPDQs), as hot-spot novel contaminants in recent years, have been detected in air fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in multiple regions. However, current research all discussed the pollution of PPDs and PPDQs based on the collected PM2.5 samples at least in one day (23.5 h). …”
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Characterization of the third molars eruption in the Oral Planet dental office. Ecuador, 2022 by Emely Maily Pluas Castro, Jaime Fernando Armijos Armijos Moreta, Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín

“…Patients older than 17 years of age who presented discomfort in their teeth, specifically in the third molars in any of the upper and lower posteros of the jaws, were included in the study and agreed to participate freely. No patient was excluded. The studied variables were: age, sex, number of third molars, classification according to Winter Pell and Gregory, presented illness, number of extractions performed and types of radiographs used.…”
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Achieving optimal physical fitness and health safety in 19-21 year old judo athletes by Natalia Boychenko, Wladyslaw Jagiello

“…Judo athletes (n=30) participated in the study. The study used video recordings of competitive bouts of 30 judokas aged 19-21 in different weight categories. …”
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Exploratory study of nocebo effect in senior medical students by Charalampos Pischos, Antonios Politis, Petros Sfikakis, Charalampos Papageorgiou

“… # Methods We used verbal suggestions as a nocebo mechanism and by using three tools, the Illness Attitude Scales, the Symptom Checklist-90, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, we examined the difference in scores on measures of psychometric parameters in 33 participants who were on their 6th year medical and attended three clinics for the first time during their education. …”
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The MyGuide Web-Based Self-Management Tool for Concussion Rehabilitation: Mixed Methods Cross-Sectional Study by Alyssa Turcott, Ruthine Kang, Christopher Yao, Colleen O'Melinn, Patricia Mahoney, Susan Barlow, Julia Schmidt

“…MethodsUsing a mixed methods sequential explanatory design, a convenience sample of 8 adults with concussions and 8 clinicians who used MyGuide Concussion over a 2-year period were interviewed, and their responses were analyzed. ResultsParticipants reported two key benefits of using the web-based self-management tool: (1) the tool’s emphasis on the interconnectedness of physical and psychological symptoms, and (2) the ability to provide reassurance that symptom being experienced were a normal part of the concussion experience. …”
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Une terreur par l’image by Annie DULONG

“…In studying some of the mechanisms evinced by The Writing on the Wall (Lynne Sharon Schwartz), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer), Falling Man (Don DeLillo)and A Disorder Peculiar to the Country (Ken Kalfus), this article will offer answers to these questions: what role do the media play, and how do they participate in the narrative? …”
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