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Thriving at work is beneficial to the physical and mental health of individuals, promotes the innovation and development of organizations, and is a shield against job burnout. However, the current research on the antecedents of thriving at work lacks...

This paper investigates the problem of fixed-time attitude consensus tracking control for a team of multiple rigid-bodies in the presence of unknown uncertainties. A robust exact distributed fixed-time observer is presented to estimate velocity state...

Percutaneous Osseointegrated Implants (POI) affix artificial limbs to the body after amputation. Several adverse events challenge mainstream uptake of this technology. This study aims to achieve a consensus regarding “the challenges and adverse...

The fatality rate of scrub typhus infection with septic shock is quite high if timely and correct diagnosis and treatment are not obtained. There are few studies in the literature on the subject of holding TRM conferences to discuss the condition and...

Content validity and clinical utility of the Collaborative Process for Action Plans to Achieve Children’s Participation Goals were evaluated. The collaborative process is designed to assess child, family, and environment strengths and areas for...

Background: Healthcare setting teams were challenged to understand how and what to measure regarding healthcare quality improvement (HQI), who should be involved, and what approach to apply. We aimed to determine if a generic co-design approach invol...

Background: Chronic Brain Injury (CBI) is a lifelong condition requiring continuous adaptation by patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Transitioning rehabilitation toward patient-centered and self-management approaches is essential, yet...

Relative to other Oregon counties, Klamath County experiences worse air quality due to wildfire smoke, as well as elevated rates of infant mortality and low birthweight. Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) raised concerns that wildfire smoke is a con...

Introduction: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement does not generate consensus in palliative care, given the existing doubts about whether it significantly contributes to an improvement in patient outcomes such as survival, quality of...

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has emerged as the pivotal imaging modality in transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), bridging the gap between anatomical complexity and procedural precision. Unlike any other tool, TEE accompanies the p...

Interstitial lung disease is an umbrella term that encompasses a spectrum of parenchymal lung pathologies affecting the gas exchanging part of the lung. While many of these disease entities are not fibrotic in nature, a number can lead to pulmonary f...

We detail a case study using a participatory modeling approach in the development and use of discrete-event simulations to identify intervention strategies aimed at reducing emergency department (ED) wait times in a Canadian health policy setting. A...

Tracheal intubation and ventilatory support are among the important treatments in patients infected with COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and severe hypoxia. The intubating team often uses video-assisted intubation equipment t...

The current study applied consensual qualitative research–modified to essays written by 51 college women completing an expressive writing intervention over three time points for a total of 153 essays to identify how increases in self-compassion...

Background: The prevention of lower extremity fractures and fracture-related morbidity and mortality is a critical component of health services for adults living with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: Established best practices and guideline...

Background and objective: There are barriers to deprescription that hinder its implementation in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to analyse the main barriers and limitations of the deprescription process perceived by physicians who...

Objective: People with variations in sex characteristics (VSCs) have been receiving inadequate care for many decades. The Chicago consensus statement in 2006 aimed to introduce improved comprehensive care, which would include the transition of care f...

Introduction: There is little practical guidance about suitable food choices for higher natural protein tolerances in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU). This is particularly important to consider with the introduction of adjunct pharmaceutical trea...

In this analysis, we examined the efficacy, feasibility, and limitations of molecular-based targeted therapies in heavily pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients after failure of all standard treatments. In this single-center, real-wo...

Truth-telling, a community intervention to increase reconciliation after systemic injustices, has been employed recently to increase public awareness of harms perpetuated by the child welfare industry in the U.S. Guided by participatory action resear...

In today’s dynamic development environments, agile methodologies like Scrum are essential for effective software project management. Despite its popularity, the Scrum framework’s reliance on subjective intuition during the sprint planning...

Background: Due to the growing integration between the various logistics entities and other internal operations, packaging management in the automotive industry is becoming increasingly important from the strategic point of view of the logistics oper...

In this analysis, we examined the efficacy, feasibility, and limitations of the application of mTOR inhibitors based on the individual molecular profiles of pretreated cancer patients after the failure of all standard treatments in the palliative set...

Sex disparities in access and quality of care are well known for some time-sensitive conditions. However, the impact of sex on early trauma care remains unknown. In this study, we compared delays of completion of life-saving interventions (LSIs) betw...

Although mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the most prevalent valvular abnormality in Western countries and generally carries a good prognosis, a small subset of patients is exposed to a significant risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and su...

Alpelisib is an α-selective phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor used for treating hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth receptor 2-negative (HER2–), PIK3CA-mutated locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer followi...

Genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) and patient-derived xenograft mouse models (PDXs) can recapitulate important biological features of cancer. They are often part of precision medicine studies in a co-clinical setting, in which therapeutic i...

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an increasingly used method of respiratory support. The use of NIV is expanding over the time and if properly applied, it can save patients’ lives and improve long-term prognosis. However, both knowledge and skills of...

Proper rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair (RCR) is necessary for successful postoperative outcomes, though the average course of physical therapy (PT) is lengthy and costly. The goals of this study were to (1) develop exercise programs for...

Background: There is a lack of evidence regarding injury incidence in German elite youth football academies, and the risk of re-injury is unknown. Therefore, the objectives of this study were (1) to determine injury patterns and incidence in an elite...

Family reunification is a complex process and is consensually considered the best solution for children in care, as soon as the family has changed the dysfunctional patterns that prevent child safety and well-being. Intervention throughout the entire...

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a noninvasive neuroimaging technique widely recognized for epilepsy and tumor mapping. MEG clinical reporting requires a multidisciplinary team, including expert input regarding each dipole’s anatomic localizatio...

Due to its heterogeneous clinical picture and lengthy evolution, the management of type B aortic dissection represents a clinical challenge, often calling for complex strategies combining medical, endovascular, and open surgical strategies. We presen...

Pregnancy in women with sickle cell disease (SCD) is a high-risk situation, especially during the third trimester of gestation and in the post-partum period, due to chronic hypoxia and vaso-occlusive phenomena occurring in the maternal–fetal mi...

BIM use has proved to be inevitable in construction project phases, starting from the project initiation phase and ending with the project closeout phase. Through the use of 4D/5D/6D models in processes of the construction project such as scheduling,...

Globally, the call for Family-Friendly (FF) workplaces is loud and clear. However, this call is inaudible in medical workplaces, despite both well-established benefits of FF workplaces across businesses and well-known effects of work–family con...

MRI perfusion is used to diagnose and monitor neurological conditions such as brain tumors, stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast (DSC) is the most widely available quantitative MRI technique for perfusion imag...

Background: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) defined delay to timely lung cancer care as a system design problem. Recognizing the patient need for an integrated journey and the need for dynamic alignment of providers, TOH used a learning health system (LHS)...

Handball is a sport that involves high-intensity actions throughout the game, such as sprints, jumps, landings, and high-speed, repeated throws. This, along with competitive and tactical factors, congested schedules, and the need to maintain a high l...

Background: Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a group of heterogeneous diseases characterized by inflammation and/or fibrosis of the lung interstitium, leading to a wide range of clinical manifestations and outcomes. Over the years, the literatur...

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the difficulties faced by patients with knee osteoarthritis during the conservative treatment process. Materials and Methods: We included twenty-one patients who were diagnosed with knee oste...

Background and Objectives: Minimally invasive valve surgery (MIVS), integrated within enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs, is a pivotal advancement in modern cardiac surgery, aiming to reduce perioperative morbidity and accelerate recover...

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of visual impairment worldwide. Manual grading of fundus images is the gold standard in DR screening, although it is time-consuming. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithms offer a faster...

Social infrastructure projects (SIPs) play a critical role in fostering social and economic development in the public sector. However, SIPs often face significant challenges, partly due to a lack of research on critical success factors (CSFs) specifi...

Objectives: To describe lessons learned during the first COVID-19 outbreak in developing urgent interventions to strengthen healthcare workers’ capacity to cope with acute stress caused by health care pressure, concern about becoming infected, despai...

Low-speed internet can negatively impact incident response by causing delayed detection, ineffective response, poor collaboration, inaccurate analysis, and increased risk. Slow internet speeds can delay the receipt and analysis of data, making it dif...

Purpose/Objective(s): Peritoneal carcinosis can occur in several gastrointestinal or gynecological malignancies and its prognosis is usually poor. With the advent of more effective systemic agents, the overall survival of metastatic patients has been...

Background: The U.S. Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) offers a structured opportunity for cognitive screening and personalized prevention planning among older adults. Yet, implementation of AWVs, particularly for individuals with cognitive impair...