Academic Articles & Research Papers

IT applications in healthcare management: a survey

A Blockchain-Based Smart Contract System for Healthcare Management

Blockchain is evolving to be a secure and reliable platform for secure data sharing in application areas such as the financial sector, supply chain management, food industry, energy sector, internet of things and healthcare. In this paper, ...

A design thinking framework for healthcare management and innovation

Healthcare Management

Why Do Most Restrained Eaters Fail in Losing Weight?: Evidence from an fMRI Study

Yanhua Su,1 Taiyong Bi,1 Gaolang Gong,2,3 Qiu Jiang,4,5 Hong Chen4,5 1Center for Mental Health Research in School of Management, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Ne...

A brief review of Lynch syndrome: understanding the dual cancer risk between endometrial and colorectal cancer

Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. These mutations result in frameshift alterations, leading to the accumulation of errors within microsatellites. Individua...

Emerging mutations in envelope protein of SARS-CoV-2 and their effect on thermodynamic properties

Structural proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are potential drug targets due to their role in the virus life cycle. The envelope (E) protein is one of the structural proteins; plays a critical role in v...

Data supporting the angiotensin II activates MEL18 to deSUMOylate HSF2 for hypertension-related heart failure

In association with the published article “Inhibition of HSF2 SUMOylation via MEL18 upregulates IGF-IIR and leads to hypertension-induced cardiac hypertrophy” (Huang et al., 2017) [1], this data article contains information about deSUMOylat...

The Advancement of Medical Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Economic Opportunities and Challenges

Starting from decades ago, medical biotechnology has revolutionized the healthcare industry by offering new hopes for previously untreatable diseases and improving overall health outcomes. To explore the advancements in medical biotechnolog...

Reimbursement Legislations and Decision Making for Orphan Drugs in Central and Eastern European Countries

BackgroundReimbursement policies influence access of patients to orphan drugs in the European countries.ObjectivesTo provide a comprehensive description of orphan drug reimbursement policies and to assess reimbursement decision-making proce...

Deregulated miRNA clusters in ovarian cancer: Imperative implications in personalized medicine

Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common and fatal types of gynecological cancer. OC is usually detected at the advanced stages of the disease, making it highly lethal. miRNAs are single-stranded, small non-coding RNAs with an approxim...

The Rising Era of “Immunoporosis”: Role of Immune System in the Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis

Rupesh K Srivastava, Leena Sapra Immunoporosis Lab, Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, IndiaCorrespondence: Rupesh K Srivastava, Tel +91 11-26593548, Email rupesh_srivastava13@ya...

Expanding the genetic spectrum of hereditary motor sensory neuropathies in Pakistan

Abstract Background Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) refers to a group of inherited progressive peripheral neuropathies characterized by reduced nerve conduction velocity with chronic segmental demyelination and/or axonal dege...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Social Media Listening to Understand the Lived Experience of Individuals in Europe With Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Search and Content Analysis Study

BackgroundDespite a wealth of real-world data on metastatic breast cancer (mBC), insights into the lived experience are lacking. This study aimed to explore how the lived experience of mBC is described on social media.MethodsA predefined se...

Consumers perception on green marketing towards eco-friendly fast moving consumer goods

In today’s commercial world, ecological concerns have become increasingly essential. A lot of governments care about environmental issues. Sustainable development that doesn’t harm the environment is a major concern for companies today. The...

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...

Disciplining Organizational Communication Studies

The authors argue that, although ostensibly organizational communication as a field of study appears fragmented, one can make the case for its status as a discipline. This status is rooted in four central problematics that implicitly frame ...