- Ensemble filters with harmonize PSO-SVM algorithm for optimal hearing disorder prediction. [Journal Article]Neural Comput Appl. 2023 Feb 02 [Online ahead of print]NC
- Discovering a hearing disorder at an earlier intervention is critical for reducing the effects of hearing loss and the approaches to increase the remaining hearing ability can be implemented to achieve the successful development of human communication. Recently, the explosive dataset features have increased the complexity for audiologists to decide the proper treatment for the patient. In most ca…
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- Bioabsorbable WE43 Mg alloy wires modified by continuous plasma-electrolytic oxidation for implant applications. Part I: Processing, microstructure and mechanical properties. [Journal Article]Biomater Adv. 2023 Jan 26; 146:213314.BA
- In our work, a novel processing strategy for the continuous fabrication and surface modification of wires from Magnesium alloy WE43 by means of plasma-electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is presented. In the first step, wires with a strong basal texture and small grain size (≈ 1 μm) were manufactured by combined cold drawing and in-line stress-relief heat treatment steps that optimized the mechanical pr…
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- A bad time for kids in lockdown: The relationship between negative pandemic events, parenting stress, and maltreatment related parenting behaviors. [Journal Article]Child Abuse Negl. 2023 Feb 04; 138:106060.CA
- CONCLUSIONS: These null findings suggest that crises have effects that encompass family systems, potentially raising parenting stress levels in many groups that are typically considered low-risk for child maltreatment. Results have implications for scholarship on parenting stress, the targeting of social supports to mothers of young children, and rapid interventions to reduce stress, such as the stimulus check relief program.
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- Percutaneous revascularization for the treatment of refractory digital ischemia in systemic sclerosis. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Our retrospective analysis suggests that percutaneous revascularization in combination with vasodilator therapy in systemic sclerosis-associated digital ischemia is safe and can facilitate the healing of long-standing ulcers. Its role in the management of refractory digital ischemia in patients with systemic sclerosis should be explored further.
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- Is Posterior Nasal Nerve Neurectomy Really a Ray of Hope for the Patients of Allergic Rhinitis. [Journal Article]
- Allergic rhinitis significantly affects the quality of life, it contributes to missed or unproductive time at school or work, disturbed sleep pattern and day time somnolence. Rhinitis is defined clinically as having two or more symptoms of anterior or posterior rhinorrhoea, sneezing, nasal blockage and/or itching of the nose during two or more consecutive days for more than 1 h on most days (Inte…
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- The effect of using maternal voice, white noise, and holding combination interventions on the heel stick sampling. [Journal Article]J Pediatr Nurs. 2023 Feb 02; 70:1-11.JP
- CONCLUSIONS: The white noise+holding applied to newborns during heel stick sampling were effective in pain reduction. Nurses and midwives can use white noise+holding method.
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- Evaluation of the release, stability and antioxidant activity of Brazilian red propolis extract encapsulated by spray-drying, spray-chilling and using the combination of both techniques. [Journal Article]Food Res Int. 2023 Feb; 164:112423.FR
- Red propolis, originary from Northeast Brazil, has a unique composition and a great commercial interest. However, due to the presence of ethanol and its remarkable sensory characteristic, its application in food products is challenging. Thus, the aim of this work was to microencapsulate the red propolis extract by spray-drying, spray-chilling, and combining both techniques. The particles loaded w…
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- Adsorption abilities and mechanisms of Lactobacillus on various nanoplastics. [Journal Article]Chemosphere. 2023 Feb 01 [Online ahead of print]C
- As a new type of pollutants, nanoplastics (NPs), which are easily ingested by humans from food wraps, salt, drinking water, have been widely detected in various water environments, and are a threat to human health. It is therefore urgent to develop an efficient method to remove NPs from the diet or relief its harm. In the present study, the possibility of a well-known human probiotic, lactic acid…
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- Targeting macrophage polarization as a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of osteoarthritis. [Review]Int Immunopharmacol. 2023 Feb 01; 116:109790.II
- Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic osteoarthropathy characterized by the progressive degeneration of articular cartilage and synovial inflammation. Early OA clinical treatments involve intra-articular injection of glucocorticoids, oral acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are used for anti-inflammation and pain relief. However, long-term use of these agents will l…
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- Surgical Matricectomy Versus Phenolization in the Treatment of Ingrown Toenails: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [Journal Article]Dermatol Surg. 2023 Feb 02 [Online ahead of print]DS
- CONCLUSIONS: Both procedures were equally efficacious, had minimal complications, and showed no recurrence at 6 months and 1 year.
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- A Narrative Review of New Treatment Options for Diabetic Nephropathy. [Review]
- Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a type of nephropathy that is caused by a diabetic condition. Diabetic nephropathy is seen in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. End-stage renal disorders are brought on by DN. Diabetic nephropathy is thought to be linked to metabolic changes in the body. Proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate are the two most crucial diagnostic and prognosis measures for diabetic kidney…
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- Ultrasound-guided repetitive pulsed peripheral magnetic stimulation provides pain relief in refractory glossopharyngeal neuralgia: A case report. [Case Reports]
- CONCLUSIONS: rPMS provided immense but temporary relief in a severe case of refractory glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Further work is needed to determine the most effective regimen to treat complex pain disorders in the head and neck.
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- Does workplace toxicity influence turnover intentions among Indian healthcare employees? Investigating the moderating role of gratitude. [Journal Article]J Health Organ Manag. 2023 Feb 03; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)JH
- CONCLUSIONS: Hospital administrators must ensure that health professionals have the necessary support to remain effective in the field by providing a conducive working environment emerging from sound human resource practices that promote respect, collegial relationships, teamwork and collaboration. The present research demonstrates gratitude as one such factor that could act as a catalyst within the workplace. Practitioners could achieve a healthy work environment by developing complementary relief measures that build organizational capacities and improve its culture while sponsoring programs for individual employees that instill positivity through awareness of gratitude in everyday life.This study offered a comprehensive understanding of workplace toxicity by investigating its four dimensions. Also, it is one of the pioneer studies that evaluate the role of gratitude in restricting workplace toxicity-induced turnover intentions.
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- Possibility of averting cytokine storm in SARS-COV 2 patients using specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators. [Review]
- Fatal "cytokine storms (CS)" observed in critically ill COVID-19 patients are consequences of dysregulated host immune system and over-exuberant inflammatory response. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-system organ failure, and eventual death are distinctive symptoms, attributed to higher morbidity and mortality rates among these patients. Consequent efforts to save critical COVID…
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- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN THE AFRICAN COHORT STUDY FROM 2013-2021. [Journal Article]J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 Jan 03 [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence and incidence of TB was notably high in this cohort sourced from PEPFAR clinics. Aggressive efforts to enhance HIV diagnosis and optimize treatment in programmatic settings are warranted to reduce risk of HIV-TB co-occurrence in this cohort.
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- Individual and combined effects of heat and drought and subsequent recovery on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism, cell osmoregulation, and yield formation. [Journal Article]Plant Physiol Biochem. 2023 Jan 20; 196:222-235.PP
- Extreme temperatures and droughts are considered as the two main factors that limit wheat growth and production. Although responses of wheat plants to heat and drought stress have been extensively investigated, little is known about the extent to which wheat plants can recover after stress relief. In this study, a winter wheat pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth, physiological act…
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- Intracranial subsecond dopamine measurements during a "sure bet or gamble" decision-making task in patients with alcohol use disorder suggest diminished dopaminergic signals about relief. [Journal Article]Neurosurg Focus. 2023 Feb; 54(2):E3.NF
- CONCLUSIONS: Dopaminergic encoding of counterfactual information appears to differ between patients with and without AUD. The current study has a major limitation of a limited sample size, but these data provide a rare insight into dopaminergic physiology during real-time decision-making in humans with an addiction disorder. The authors hope future work will expand the sample size and determine the generalizability of the current results.
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- Minimally Invasive Management of a C6-7 Disk Extrusion Through a Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. [Journal Article]Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 Feb 01 [Online ahead of print]ON
- This operative video details treatment of a cervical disk herniation through a minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy and microdiskectomy. A man in his 20s presented with unilateral C6-7 radiculopathy, and imaging findings indicated a paracentral disk herniation at C6-7. There was no evidence of spinal cord compression or cervical myelopathy and no severe spondylosis. Therefore, a pos…
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- Mental Health and Sleep Quality of Healthcare Providers After Partial Relief of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Poor psychological well-being and sleep quality were observed among certain groups of HCWs, even after the mitigation of COVID-19 restrictions. This study highlights the need for strategies to manage HCWs at risk of developing psychological distress during future catastrophes.
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- The status of adolescent testing and treatment in PEPFAR-supported programs, October 2017-September 2020. [Journal Article]J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 Jan 30 [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate PEPFAR's success in increasing the adolescent treatment cohort. We identified ongoing gaps in adolescent case-finding, linkage, VLC, and VLS that could be addressed with a strategic mix of testing strategies, optimal ART regimens, and adolescent-focused service delivery models.
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- Fathers' Experiences of Childhood Cancer: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study. [Journal Article]J Fam Nurs. 2023 Jan 30 [Online ahead of print]JF
- Research has shown differences in how fathers and mothers respond to a child's cancer diagnosis. Previous studies have highlighted that sociocultural norm shape fathers' experiences of their child's cancer diagnosis. Our phenomenological qualitative study aimed to examine the lived experiences of fathers whose children have been diagnosed with cancer and explore the impact of sociocultural gender…
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- Intersectional Information Work Practices: Surfacing Care amidst COVID-19. [Journal Article]
- This paper brings together and enriches the heretofore dispersed literature on information work and information practices. It does so under the auspices of Critical Race Theory (CRT), specifically intersectionality, and care work. Using the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as the context for an exploratory, qualitative case study, we propose the concept of intersectional information work pr…
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- Challenges in simultaneous validation of mental health screening tools in multiple languages: Adolescent assessments in Hausa and Pidgin in Nigeria. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: We identified shortcomings in cross-cultural validation procedures with regard to determining whether language, context, or or other differences influence performance of items. For future validation efforts, we recommend systematically collecting information on context and stressful/traumatic exposures as a way to contextualize interpretation of the validity findings.
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- SNAP Participation and Emergency Department Use. [Journal Article]Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 01; 151(2)Ped
- CONCLUSIONS: We found SNAP participation was associated with lower likelihoods of emergency department use, that better food hardship and health statuses mediated this association, and that effect sizes were larger among children with SHCN. Food hardship relief may improve outcomes for vulnerable children and the health systems serving them.
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- Surgical management of isthmic spondylolisthesis: A comparative study of postoperative outcomes between ALIF and TLIF. [Journal Article]Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2023 Jan 23 [Online ahead of print]OT
- CONCLUSIONS: ALIF + PS provides a faster relief of postoperative low back pain than TLIF but there are no significant clinical differences between techniques at 2 years of follow-up. Despite better restoration of disc lordosis in the ALIF + PS group, there was no difference in the restoration of global lordosis.
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- Novel Insights on CAI-CORM Hybrids: Evaluation of the CO Releasing Properties and Pain-Relieving Activity of Differently Substituted Coumarins for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. [Journal Article]J Med Chem. 2023 Jan 26 [Online ahead of print]JM
- Pain control is among the most important healthcare services in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the current therapeutic options (i.e., disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) are limited by the risk of the side effects. In this context, we proposed an innovative approach based on the hybridization between carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) and CO releasing molecules (CORMs).…
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- STRETCH: Stinging tree exposures to Cairns Hospital. [Journal Article]Emerg Med Australas. 2023 Jan 26 [Online ahead of print]EM
- CONCLUSIONS: Stinging tree exposure results in significant presentations to the Cairns ED each year. Pain is immediate and severe and there are no clear first aid or definitive treatment recommendations. Further work is needed to ascertain the best first aid and definitive treatment including a formal trial of dilute HCl.
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- Managing Older Adults' Chronic Pain: Lower-Risk Interventions. [Journal Article]Am J Nurs. 2023 02 01; 123(2):46-52.AJ
- This article is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers aren't given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family mem…
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- Community Pharmacy Professional's Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice with Regard to Pediatric Pain Management. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that CPPs have inadequate knowledge and attitude to provide effective pediatric pain management service. To bridge the knowledge gap and effectively control pediatric pain, pharmacists who are actively practicing their profession are advised to continue their medical education and training.
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- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): Tap to relieve stress and burnout. [Journal Article]
- The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have exponentially increased stress, anxiety and burnout levels for all healthcare professionals and students. The psychological effects of working with COVID-19 patients and the physical stress of working under distressing conditions exacerbate an already stressed workforce. Working long hours, shift work, short staffing, demanding workloads, dealing with dea…
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