Academic Articles & Research Papers

Detrimental alteration of mesenchymal stem cells by an articular inflammatory microenvironment results in deterioration of osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Articular injection of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been applied to treat knee osteoarthritis (kOA), but its clinical outcomes are controversial. This study investigated whether an articular inflammatory microenviro...

A rationale for a museum of health

The museum of health is a place that presents health science and human body and any other subjects that can affect human health. In this museum visitors can learn the mechanisms and functions of human body and learn how to protect and take ...

Absence of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Endemic Area of Bashagard District, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Background: A successful malaria elimination program calls for enough attention to parasite carri­ers, especially asymptomatic malaria, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of clinical cases. Asymptomatic malaria is an infection that pati...

Medical Biotechnology

Bioentrepreneurship in Medical Biotechnology

Being a developing sector, biotechnology combines both medical science and various facets of a sustainable environment. Scientific innovations from academics and industry contribute towards the rise of bioentrepreneurship across the world. ...

Medical Biotechnology - Approaches to become an Entrepreneur in Medical Biotechnology

Medical biotechnology is one of its branches which involves the application of medicine and biotechnology resources. Entrepreneurship is said to be the development of a new business making profits where innovation and creditability are cons...

Medical Biotechnology

Medical biotechnology incorporates many of the topics that have already been discussed in this book. Right from developing new drugs to prospects of stem cell use and cloning, the possibilities are enormous....

Relationship between Perceived Social Support in First Pregnancy with Birth Satisfaction in Primigravid Women Referred to Shahid Akbar Abadi Hospital

Background and Objectives: Recent studies have shown that social and environmental factors as well as social communication play crucial role in pregnancy outcomes. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived social...

Patricia Knapp's Landmark Project to Develop a Plan of Curriculum-Integrated Library Instruction

A Review of: Knapp, P. B. (1966). The Monteith College library experiment. New York, NY: Scarecrow Press. Objective — To create a college-level, four-year plan of library instruction in which assignments directly relate to students' ...

Maternal dietary fiber intake during pregnancy and child development: the Japan Environment and Children's Study

BackgroundAnimal studies have shown that maternal low-fiber diets during pregnancy may impair brain development and function in offspring, but this has not been validated by epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to investigate ...

How Does the Diversity of Divers Affect the Design of Citizen Science Projects?

Divers have widely participated in citizen science (CS) projects and are one of the main groups of marine citizen scientists. However, there is little knowledge about profiles of, and incentives for potential divers to join CS projects. To ...

‘Incense is the one that keeps the air fresh’: indoor air quality perceptions and attitudes towards health risk

Abstract Background Air pollution is of significant environmental and public health concern globally. While much research has historically focused on outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution has been relatively under-explored despite its...

Symbolic CSR and public responses among young Chinese social media users: dual mediation of skepticism and trust, moderated by algorithmic ethical perception

Drawing on signaling theory and the cognitive-affective framework, this study developed a moderated serial mediation model to explain how perceived symbolic CSR is associated with public responses in algorithm-mediated environments. It exam...

Parents’ Perceptions of the Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Qualitative Study

Objectives: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have valuable experiences of the possible developmental problems and other issues of their children as the primary caregivers. The present study aimed to obtain proper info...

Impact of patient-centered communication on patient satisfaction scores in patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses: an experience from Kenya

BackgroundPatient satisfaction remains a key area of interest worldwide; utilizing a patient-centered communication approach, particularly with patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses may be one way to achieve this. However, there is ...

Adaptive Cloud-Based Extended Reality: Modeling and Optimization

Extended Reality (XR) — which includes Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality — promises to bring the virtual and telepresence experience to another level. Unfortunately, solutions leveraging these technologies require special ...

Transnational Feminism and Communication Studies

This essay critically reviews some trends in transnational feminist communication studies. It then makes a case for the importance of transnational perspectives in feminist communication scholarship....

5. Communication studies

Antenna array based on open ring radiators

Relevance. The creation of antenna arrays for communication systems is an urgent task in the unmanned aviation industries, in particular, for video signal transmission systems. Also, the relevance of the work is due to the need to use direc...

Full-scale simulations to improve disaster preparedness in hospital pharmacies

Abstract Purpose Assess whether full-scale simulation exercises improved hospital pharmacies’ disaster preparedness. Methods Swiss hospital pharmacies performed successive full-scale simulation exercises at least four months apart. An inter...