Attitudes of dental professional staff and auxiliaries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, toward disclosure of medical errors by Nora S. Al-Nomay, Abdulghani Ashi, Aljohara Al-Hargan, Abdulaziz Alshalhoub, Emad Masuadi

“…The implications for the development of guidelines to help Saudi dentists adopt ethical courses of action for the disclosure of errors are considered. Conclusions: (1) The majority of participants personally believed that errors should be disclosed, (2) there was little agreement between participant personal beliefs and perceptions of the norm and practice with respect to which type of errors should be disclosed, (3) there was strong agreement that the erring dentist is responsible for reporting errors, and (4) the attitudes of the participants varied with respect to type of institution, age, gender, and nationality. …”
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Reliability and Measurement Error of the Qualitative Analysis of Single Leg Loading (QASLS) Tool For Unilateral Tasks by Gemma N Parry, Lee C Herrington, Allan G Munro

“…Intra-Class correlation coefficients (ICC~k,3~) were used to measure within and between session reliability, and Kappa coefficients and percentage of exact agreement (PEA%) were used to determine intra and inter-rater reliability. Standard error of measurement (SEM) and the SDD for the compound score of each limb was calculated…”
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The ‘Only begotten God’ (john 1:18) — a copyist error or a confession of faith? by Petr Mikhaylov

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Medication Errors in Psychiatric Hospitals: A Nationwide Real-World Evidence Study in Saudi Arabia by Khalidah A. Alenzi, Mona Y. Alsheikh, Deemah S. Alsuhaibani, Yasser Alatawi, Thamir M. Alshammari

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Preventable medication errors are typical in psychiatric hospitals and may result in severe consequences. …”
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Prevalence of visual impairment and refractive error-related risk factors in preschool children in beijing, China by Yunyun Sun, Bidan Zhu, Lei Li, Huijian Li, Yuan Qiu, Shana Wang, Xi Qin, Jiantao Cui, Meixia Jiang, Yuanbin Li, Weibin Chen, Jing Fu

“…This study aimed to investigate the contemporary prevalence, causes and refractive error-related risk factors of visual impairment among preschool children in Beijing, China. …”
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans misdiagnosed as keloid and treated with triamcinolone acetonide by Erick Horta Portugal, José Carlos Ribeiro Resende Alves, Rebeca Paohwa Liu da Fonseca, José de Souza Andrade Filho, Augusto César de Melo Almeida, Izabella Costa Araújo, Nárlei Amarante Pereira, Raíssa Lemos Ferreira da Silva

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Addressing Critical Mistakes in Administering Intravenous Medications at Omdurman Military Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan by Ahmed WAM, Abdelrahman AEHE, Mohamed AA, Mohammed IO, Mustafa AMA, Ahmed ZEE, Mohamed MMT, Alghamdi FAA, Elbashir AEE, Alkubati S, Al-Sowaidi A, Dinar NMAA, Obadi AA, Saleh KA

“…Additionally, 83.3% of nurses did not label the unused portion of a drug intended for the next dose.Conclusion: This study identifies a total of 11 different types of errors in IV drug preparation and administration, some of which are associated with the hospital’s work environment. …”
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Prevalence of Refractive Errors Among School-Age Children and Adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Al Khathami A, Baklola M, Alshehri AA, Alnasser LH, Alshehri RS, Salawi MA, Alwadai RH, Al Ghazwi M, Alanazi AAQ, Alshammari AM, Al-bawah N, Hafez M, Abu Melha A

“…No significant difference was observed between studies with smaller or larger sample sizes, although high heterogeneity persisted across all subgroups.Conclusion: Refractive errors, particularly astigmatism, represent a significant and growing public health issue among Saudi school-aged children and adolescents. …”
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ITERATIVE APPROACH TO INCREASING QUALITY OF PROGRAMS TESTING by B. M. Basok, V. N. Zakharov, S. L. Frenkel

“…Based on the results of the error analysis, the AS functions that are subject to additional testing are selected. …”
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Risk prevention evaluation in the incorporation of new drugs for healthcare practices: a methodological proposal by Luis Sánchez-Rubio Ferrández, Concepción Esteban Alba, Ismael Escobar Rodríguez, Ana Such Díaz, Nelida Barrueco Fernández, Javier Sáez de la Fuente

“…Results: Between 2011 and 2013, 64 drugs were assessed. 35 of them (54.6%) required some additional security measure to be applied before being incorporated into clinical practice. Conclusions: The implementation of the method of preventive risk assessment for new drugs purchased by the Pharmacy Services can be a very useful tool when taking the measures deemed necessary to minimize the likelihood of a medication error occurring before they are incorporated into the distribution/dispensing channels put in place by the Pharmacy Services.…”
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When math legitimizes knowledge: a step by step approach to Bayes’ rule in diagnostic reasoning by Yung Bruno de Mello Gonzaga, André Demambre Bacchi, Vitor Borin Pardo de Souza

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Error estimates for perturbed Milne-type inequalities by twice-differentiable functions using conformable fractional integrals by Esra Üneş, İzzettin Demir

“…Abstract Milne’s inequality provides an upper bound for the error in definite integral approximations using Milne’s rule, making it a useful tool for evaluating the rule’s precision. …”
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Diagnostic Error of an Extraoral Sinus by Interdisciplinary Bridge Gap and Its Dental Management: A Case Series by Imam Azam, Zeba Ambreen, Divya S Sharma

“…Introduction: Diagnostic error of the cutaneous sinus tract is typically unusual. …”
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Indices of refraction in children with pseudophakia predisposed to abnormal refractive error changes after congenital cataract extraction by L. S. Khamraeva, D. U. Narzullaeva, L. A. Katargina, T. B. Kruglovà

“…To study refractive indices in children with a predisposition to myopia and hyperopia after congenital cataract extraction and IOL  implantation.Material  and methods. 60 children (95 eyes) aged 1 to 12 years were examined  for refraction error 30–36 months after congenital cataract extraction and IOL implantation. …”
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DOES ISLAMIC FINANCE DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDONESIA? AN ANALYSIS USING VECTOR ERROR CORRECTION MODEL by Eko Kurniawan, Lina Nugraha Rani, Tanza Dona Pertiwi

“…The analysis is conducted using the vector error correction model (VECM), beginning with stationarity testing, optimal lag selection, cointegration testing, model estimation, and variance decomposition analysis. …”
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Cytohistological Correlation of Thyroid Cases with Emphasis on Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Analysis of the Causes of Diagnostic Errors on Cytology by Soundarya SOUNDARYA, S. Mary Theresa SYLVIA, Banushree CHANDRASEKHAR SRINIVASAMURTHY

“…False positivity was due to vigorous aspiration and over-interpretation of nuclear features. Conclusion: Analysis of our discrepant cases highlighted the importance of multiple passes, sampling all nodules, and ultrasound-guided aspiration to reduce sampling error. …”
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Perceived Barriers Toward Medication Error Reporting Among Nurses in Governmental Hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Alham Alandajani, Bahariah Khalid, Ng Y. Guan, Maram Banakhar

“…Background: Medication errors (MEs) are a significant concern in healthcare, being one of the most prevalent types of medical errors. …”

Effectiveness of Nursing Educational Program upon the Nurses Practices Concerning Electrocardiographic Procedural Errors in Missan Governorate by Hakema Shaker Hassan, Aqeel Azeez Arrar Nasser

“…The analysis of the data was used descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, weighted and the arithmetic mean and standard deviation) and statistical inferential (sufficiently relative test, Fisher test, chi square and Levin test) In order to find the differences between the study group and the control group Results: The study findings indicated that there were highly significant differences between pre and post tests in the study group in overall main domains related to nurses' practice Conclusion: The study concluded that the effectiveness of educational program regarding nurses' practice concerning the electrocardiographic procedural errors is a positive and clear. …”
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Subjective Mental Workload Profile and Human Error Probability in Nurses: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study by Hadi Mirzabeigi, Vida Sadat Anoosheh, Masoud Rostami, Mahdi Jalali

“…Aim: Medical errors cause serious and often preventable injuries to patients. …”
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Availability of refractive error correction services in selected Zambian hospitals: a cross-sectional quantitative study by Cephas Sialubanje, Gardner Syakantu, Esnart Kapatamoyo, Kangwa I M Muma, Deon Minnies

“…Objective To assess the availability of refractive error correction services (RECS) in selected Zambian hospitals.Methods Between October 2021 and March 2022, we conducted a cross-sectional study design among 20 eye health service providers selected from 20 public health facilities offering RECS in 20 districts from 8 provinces of Zambia. …”
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