Academic Articles & Research Papers

Working Memory and Children’s Mathematical Skills: Implications for mathematical development and mathematics curricula

This study examined the contributions of the different components of the working memory (WM) model to a range of mathematical skills in children, using measures of WM function that did not involve numerical stimuli. A sample of 148 children...

Health technology assessment and its influence on health-care priority setting

In this article, we review the development of health technology assessment (HTA) in England and Wales, France, The Netherlands, and Sweden, and we summarize the reaction to these developments from a variety of different disciplinary and sta...

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY REASSESSMENT: THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE

BACKGROUND: Health technology reassessment (HTR) is "a structured, evidence-based assessment of the clinical, social, ethical, and economic effects of a technology currently used in the healthcare system, to inform optimal use of that techn...

Methodology for the Positive Voices 2022 Survey of People With HIV Accessing Care in England, Wales, and Scotland: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

BackgroundDue to advances in treatment, HIV is now a chronic condition with near-normal life expectancy. However, people with HIV continue to have a higher burden of mental and physical health conditions and are impacted by wider socioecono...

Evaluation of pragmatic oxygenation measurement as a proxy for Covid-19 severity

Abstract Choosing optimal outcome measures maximizes statistical power, accelerates discovery and improves reliability in early-phase trials. We devised and evaluated a modification to a pragmatic measure of oxygenation function, the $$S/F$...

Correction: Five-year dementia prediction and decision support system based on real-world data

The Future of Medical Informatics

Medical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care

The formidable title of this well-written textbook belies its readability and usefulness. While the termsinformaticsandcomputerscan turn all but the computer literate away in disinterest or even fear, this book is useful to many, computerop...

HFA of the ESC Position paper on the management of LVAD supported patients for the non LVAD specialist healthcare provider Part 1: Introduction and at the non‐hospital settings in the community

Abstract The accepted use of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology as a good alternative for the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure together with the improved survival of the LVAD‐supported patients on the device a...

Effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system in improving the management of childhood illness in primary care in rural Nigeria: an observational study

Objectives To evaluate the impact of ALgorithm for the MANAgement of CHildhood illness (‘ALMANACH’), a digital clinical decision support system (CDSS) based on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, on health and quality of care ou...

Hospital Information System Utilization in Iran: a Qualitative Study

Hospital information system (HIS) should ideally allow different forms of data to be stored and used for decision making by clinicians and managers alike. This system has been developed since the early 1980's, and many hospitals gradually c...

Neuroscience in Medicine

Cytology and Organization of Cell Types: Light and Electron Microscopy Rochelle S. Cohen and Donald W. Pfaff Anatomy of the Spinal Cord and Brain Bruce E. Maley Ion Channels and Electrical Signaling Stanko S. Stojilkovic A. Clinical Correla...

Bioremediation of Persistent Organic Pollutant—Oxybenzone with <i>Pleurotus djamor</i>

Oxybenzone, a common sunscreen ingredient, has been widely detected in various environmental matrices, posing significant ecological and health risks. The present study demonstrates, for the first time, the capacity of Pleurotus djamor to d...

In Vitro Evaluation of Polihexanide, Octenidine and NaClO/HClO-Based Antiseptics against Biofilm Formed by Wound Pathogens

Chronic wounds complicated with biofilm formed by pathogens remain one of the most significant challenges of contemporary medicine. The application of topical antiseptic solutions against wound biofilm has been gaining increasing interest a...

Chromosomal Instability in Various Generations of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Following the Therapeutic Radiation

Background. Radiotherapy is a crucial treatment for most malignancies. However, it can cause several side effects, including the development of secondary malignancies due to radiation-induced genomic instability (RIGI). The aim of this stud...

A missed opportunity: faith leaders and the HPV vaccination effort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background Cervical cancer causes morbidity and mortality among women worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is crucial for cervical cancer prevention, yet the vaccination rat...

The ABC of communication studies

The ABC of communication studies , The ABC of communication studies , کتابخانه دیجیتال و فن آوری اطلاعات دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)...

The Parliament of Belarus – competences in the area of foreign policy

The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus as legislative authority representation mainly plays a legislative role. However, both Chambers of the Belarusian Parliament are also involved in the process of implementing the country forei...

Budowanie odporności infrastruktury krytycznej w świetle zagrożeń asymetrycznych i terroryzmu. Tendencje legislacyjne w polskiej implementacji dyrektywy CER ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem aspektów standaryzacji i certyfikacji rozwiązań organizacyjno-technicznych

Hugo Grotius and International Relations

Hugo Grotius (1583–1645), ‘the miracle of Holland’, was famous as a child prodigy, theologian, historian, poet, jurist, Dutch political figure, escaped political prisoner, and finally as Sweden's ambassador to France. He is especially known...