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Discovering Sri Lanka: Examining The Marketing Strategies Behind Successful Tourist Destinations, Victoria Powell Jun 2025

Discovering Sri Lanka: Examining The Marketing Strategies Behind Successful Tourist Destinations, Victoria Powell

University Honors Theses

Building on the observation that Sri Lanka is emerging as a tourist destination, this thesis compares the national destination marketing campaigns of Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka to identify how their strengths have contributed to their success. Using a comparative analysis, the research examines each destination’s brand positioning, distribution channels, campaign messaging, visual identity, and brand consistency. A deeper analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) is conducted on Sri Lanka's destination marketing campaign to present the study's findings and communicate recommendations. Ultimately, the analysis is used to recommend strategies for Sri Lanka's destination marketing efforts to …

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Quantitative Analysis Using Mri Of Patients That Are High Risk For Pancreatic Cancer, Aqsa Tarik Jun 2025

Quantitative Analysis Using Mri Of Patients That Are High Risk For Pancreatic Cancer, Aqsa Tarik

University Honors Theses

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a cancer that is detected in its later stages, causing its five-year survival rate of 2-9% (3). The majority of patients who develop PDAC unfortunately deal with a low survival rate due to the progression of the tumor in the body. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can assess the structure of the tissue within organs in the body. These scans can also be used in order to detect and diagnose tumors, allowing them to be a generator of cancer biomarkers. PDAC isn’t distinguishable on conventional images, as the pancreas will appear normal, allowing the tumor progress …

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Objects Against Convention: An Objective Study Of Claude Cahun's Overlooked Works, Zuzu Longstreth Jun 2025

Objects Against Convention: An Objective Study Of Claude Cahun's Overlooked Works, Zuzu Longstreth

University Honors Theses

The French artist and writer Claude Cahun (1894-1954) is best known for her early self-portraiture. These photographs take place in theatrical spaces and witness the artist donning costumes and masks, playing out different identifiers and gender roles. Beginning with the discovery of Cahun's work in the 1990s, the scholarly conversation has focused entirely on the artists early work based on a perceived kinship with postmodern notions of identity. While this early body of work is fascinating, attention to it has been singular, shaping how the rest of Cahun's work is understood. To trouble this one-dimensional view of Cahun as an …

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Framing Economic Inequality On Tiktok: A Qualitative Analysis Of Gen Z'S Engagement Across Three Issues, Braydan Brown Jun 2025

Framing Economic Inequality On Tiktok: A Qualitative Analysis Of Gen Z'S Engagement Across Three Issues, Braydan Brown

University Honors Theses

This thesis investigates how economic inequality is framed and engaged with on TikTok, particularly in comparison to two other highly-salient sociopolitical issues to Gen Z: racial justice and climate change. Through a qualitative content analysis of 45 TikTok posts tied to specific public events, the study examines how issues are visually and emotionally presented on a platform heavily used by Gen Z. Drawing on existing literature in digital political expression and social movement theory, the research identifies eight coding categories including tone, emotional appeal, and identity framing, to analyze content. Findings show that economic inequality is consistently portrayed with less …

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Access To Healthcare For Rural Transgender Adults In The United States, Devon Smith Jun 2025

Access To Healthcare For Rural Transgender Adults In The United States, Devon Smith

University Honors Theses

Urban and rural healthcare differ significantly in the amount of facilities, providers and kinds of specialty care that are offered in each environment. The United States is split into urban and rural counties in any given region, and based on those population sizes, are the allocation of healthcare resources for residents. In rural areas in the U.S., transgender adults lack access to gender-affirming care and encounter a lack of gender-affirming care providers due to workforce shortages, discrimination, and a lack of cultural competency. To determine if these residents lacked access to care compared with their urban counterparts, I performed a …

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Transforming The Future Of Health: Building Learning Health Systems Across The Globe, Sandra Yankah, Robert Saunders, Mark L. Tykocinski, Claudia Salzberg, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Rachel Bonesteel, Cameron Joyce, Charles Kahn, Mark Mcclellan, Eyal Zimlichman Jun 2025

Transforming The Future Of Health: Building Learning Health Systems Across The Globe, Sandra Yankah, Robert Saunders, Mark L. Tykocinski, Claudia Salzberg, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Rachel Bonesteel, Cameron Joyce, Charles Kahn, Mark Mcclellan, Eyal Zimlichman

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

Health care has faced disruptions over the past 5 years, including a global pandemic, supply chain interruptions, workforce shifts, and the introduction of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Health care organizations continue to leverage the learning health system (LHS) concept to adapt to these challenges through iterative feedback loops. The Future of Health (FOH), an international community of over 50 senior health leaders that focuses on shared challenges across international health systems, collaborated with the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy in a consensus-building process with FOH members to identify opportunities for action in an LHS. Key areas for action identified …

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Building Bridges: Union Efforts To Address Stress Among Educational Staff, Theodore Michael Hamilton Jun 2025

Building Bridges: Union Efforts To Address Stress Among Educational Staff, Theodore Michael Hamilton

Dissertations

This mixed-methods study examines the relationship between administrative support and educator stress and burnout in a post-COVID unionized school district. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, the study surveyed 102 educational professionals and conducted semi-structured interviews with union delegates. Quantitative findings revealed that 75% of staff worked beyond contracted hours, and 63% assumed additional unpaid responsibilities. Lower levels of perceived administrative support were significantly correlated with higher burnout and greater intent to leave the profession. Qualitative thematic analysis identified key stressors, including inconsistent administrative communication, escalating student …

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The Complex Interplay Between Intellectual Property And The Right To Science, Peter K. Yu Jun 2025

The Complex Interplay Between Intellectual Property And The Right To Science, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

In April 2020, the U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released General Comment No. 25, which provides an authoritative interpretation of the right to science—a right that has hitherto not received much attention. In light of this publication and the recent celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this article examines the complex interplay between intellectual property and the right to science, with a view toward the human rights challenges brought about by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the arrival of generative AI.

The article begins by documenting the historical evolution of the …

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Punitive Desire, Belief In Redeemability, And Support For Rehabilitation: A Comparison Of Victimized And Non-Victimized Individuals' Attitudes Toward Criminal Offenders, Caleb Linder Jun 2025

Punitive Desire, Belief In Redeemability, And Support For Rehabilitation: A Comparison Of Victimized And Non-Victimized Individuals' Attitudes Toward Criminal Offenders, Caleb Linder

Student Theses

This study examined the attitudes of victimized and non-victimized individuals toward criminal offenders, investigating whether the supportive attitudes observed in Spoo et al. (2018) extend beyond sexual offenses to other types of crime. The study also explored how the perpetrator’s relationship to the victim (family member vs. stranger) and participants’ previous exposure to the justice system influenced their perceptions of offenders. Contrary to our hypothesis, punitive attitudes did not differ between participants with a history of victimization and those without. Additionally, there was no significant difference in punitive attitudes toward stranger offenders compared to offenders known to the victim. Furthermore, …

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Segmentation With Artificial Intelligence And Automated Calculation Of The Corpus Callosum Index In Multiple Sclerosis, Selahattin Demirbas, Kamil Karaali, Yalcın Albayrak, Nurdan Fidan Jun 2025

Segmentation With Artificial Intelligence And Automated Calculation Of The Corpus Callosum Index In Multiple Sclerosis, Selahattin Demirbas, Kamil Karaali, Yalcın Albayrak, Nurdan Fidan

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the corpus callosum index (CCI) differences between chronic phase multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy individuals and to evaluate the corpus callosum segmentation in MS patients using artificial intelligence technologies. The CCI can be reliably measured on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and has been proposed as a possible marker of brain atrophy in MS. Methods: In this study, 150 MS patients (disease duration 12.6±5.9 years) and 150 healthy control subjects were scanned. Corpus callosum index was manually measured from the mid-sagittal slices on MRI. A deep learning architecture-based U-Net model was used for automatic corpus callosum …

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Exploring Faculty Perspectives On Critical Thinking In Medical Education: Challenges, Strategies, And Institutional Support, Munirah A. Batarfi, Sajida Agha Jun 2025

Exploring Faculty Perspectives On Critical Thinking In Medical Education: Challenges, Strategies, And Institutional Support, Munirah A. Batarfi, Sajida Agha

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To uncover faculty members’ understanding, their teaching methods, and the challenges in promoting critical thinking skills among students. Critical thinking (CT) is a reflective process that involves analyzing, evaluating, and applying clinical evidence to make informed decisions that improve patient care. This study delves into the application of critical thinking in medical education, exploring various perspectives. Critical thinking necessitates thoughtful teaching approaches and ongoing educator development. Methods: Utilizing a phenomenographic approach, thirteen faculty members at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences participated in semi-structured interviews conducted via Microsoft Teams. Interview transcripts were thematically analyzed using MAXQDA …

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Cooking With Confidence: An Inclusive Cooking And Kitchen Safety Course To Promote Quality Of Life And Life Skills Performance For Adults With Disabilities, Leo F. Readey Jun 2025

Cooking With Confidence: An Inclusive Cooking And Kitchen Safety Course To Promote Quality Of Life And Life Skills Performance For Adults With Disabilities, Leo F. Readey

OTD DEx Reports - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Cooking with Confidence is an inclusive life skills cooking course that utilizes the client-centered approach of Occupational Therapy (OT) to teach culinary basics and kitchen safety to community members with disabilities. The program aimed to increase confidence and quality of life of participants through therapeutic cooking for community members that have little or no cooking experience due to physical or intellectual disability and/or diagnosis. This study examined the impact of cooking on independence and confidence in cooking and how it can be beneficial to self-esteem, safety, socialization and overall quality of life.

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Cervical, Breast, And Colorectal Cancer Screening Outcomes Among Refugees In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Colleen Payton, Nina Kvaratskhelia, Melanie Chalfin, Jessica Deffler, Marc Altshuler Jun 2025

Cervical, Breast, And Colorectal Cancer Screening Outcomes Among Refugees In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Colleen Payton, Nina Kvaratskhelia, Melanie Chalfin, Jessica Deffler, Marc Altshuler

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

Cancer screening can detect cancer at an early stage and decrease cancer morbidity and mortality. Refugee populations may have had limited access to cancer screening before arrival in the United States. A cross-sectional analysis of cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening was conducted among refugees with primary care visits between 2018 and 2022 at a refugee health clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cancer screening outcomes included the number and type of screenings; the number of normal, inconclusive, and abnormal screening results; completion of follow-up tests for inconclusive and abnormal results; and the number of cancer diagnoses. Among 149 refugee women aged …

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Assessing Illegal Take Of Sea Turtle In Bocas Del Toro, Panamanian Caribbean, Daniela Carolina Rojas-Cañizales Jun 2025

Assessing Illegal Take Of Sea Turtle In Bocas Del Toro, Panamanian Caribbean, Daniela Carolina Rojas-Cañizales

Theses and Dissertations

In Bocas del Toro, Panama, sea turtles were exploited for generations to supply local, national, and international markets. Today, sea turtle species are globally protected by different laws, and Panama is no exception. However, the use of sea turtles in Bocas del Toro and local perceptions regarding the consumption of these reptiles are unknown. Accordingly, during May of 2024, I conducted twenty-five semi-structured interviews with key informants selected by targeted and snowball sampling. Sea turtle consumption persists, and there is a clandestine network to sell turtle meat and derived products in Bocas del Toro. This study provides the first assessment …

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What Of It? Coding The Unmarked Of-Preposition In Language Samples From Young Aae Speakers, Denise A. Finneran, Maura J. Moyle, Alaina Nash, Sixia Chen Jun 2025

What Of It? Coding The Unmarked Of-Preposition In Language Samples From Young Aae Speakers, Denise A. Finneran, Maura J. Moyle, Alaina Nash, Sixia Chen

Speech Pathology and Audiology Faculty Research and Publications

We examined the of-preposition in language samples because it is a highly variable feature that can be marked or unmarked (e.g., “out [of] the door”) depending on context. Children who speak African American English (AAE) produce unmarked of-prepositions in contexts that are universal across AAE and General American English (GAE; e.g., “out [of] the window”) and in contexts specific to the AAE dialect (e.g., “out [of] the car”). Guidance in the literature on this variability is limited for language sample analysis. Participants included 113 children who spoke AAE. We examined contexts with unmarked of-prepositions in narrative language samples in a …

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Using The Fundamentals Of Care Framework To Design An Online Skills Training Program For Spiritual Care Providers, Heather Weidemann Jun 2025

Using The Fundamentals Of Care Framework To Design An Online Skills Training Program For Spiritual Care Providers, Heather Weidemann

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

There is a need to develop an online education program for spiritual care advisors that integrates the Fundamentals of Care.

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Re/Inventing Desire: Asexuality As A Tool For Utopian Intimacies, Amaranta Martinez Martinez Jun 2025

Re/Inventing Desire: Asexuality As A Tool For Utopian Intimacies, Amaranta Martinez Martinez

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Asexuality became widely known in 2001 when David Jay, launched the Asexuality, Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), however, it’s been just throughout the last decade that it has gained popularity among LGBTQ studies. This thesis explores asexuality beyond its conventional framing as a sexual orientation, positioning it instead as a theoretical framework with the potential to challenge hegemonic understandings of sexuality. It does so by tracing the historical construction of sexual desire through the discipline of sexology, demonstrating how its discourses helped reinforce compulsory sexuality—the expectation that individuals must experience and act upon sexual desire (Emens 2014). Building upon this …

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The Unholy Matrimony: Russia And Violent Non-State Actors, Justin Castro Jun 2025

The Unholy Matrimony: Russia And Violent Non-State Actors, Justin Castro

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Russia’s contemporary relationship with violent non-state actors has been at the forefront of news due to the conflict in Ukraine. Despite the international shock at this phenomenon, this is an age-old practice for Russia. Since the 17th century, the Russian state has developed a strategy of utilizing violent non-state actors in order to achieve its geopolitical objectives that consist of expanding its territory, extending its influence abroad, and weakening the capabilities of adversaries. While this strategy seems clear-cut, it contains a rich history of Russia trying to manage its relationship with non-state actors from a position of weakness and …

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Tradwives: The Housewifization Of The Girl Boss, Gagan Kaur Jun 2025

Tradwives: The Housewifization Of The Girl Boss, Gagan Kaur

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This thesis examines the reemergence of a particular performance of domesticity in the post-pandemic era, focusing on the rise of the "tradwife" (traditional wife) movement alongside the normalization and spread of Alt-Right ideology through popular social media platforms. It argues that the tradwife is not a return to tradition, but a commodified performance of domesticity built on the erasure of social reproductive labor. Tracing the lineage of the “housewife” from the enclosure of the commons to imperial domesticity and from the “girl boss” to tradwife influencer culture, this project situates the tradwife within a longer history of "housewifization"—wherein women's labor …

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Preliminaries Jun 2025

Preliminaries

Journal of English and Applied Linguistics

Abstract not applicable.

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Theatricality Of The Ephemeral: Media Of Surplus And Spectatorship In Liang Dynasty (南朝梁, 502-557) Palace-Style Poetry And Hou Hsiao-Hsien’S A City Of Sadness (1989), Yingyi Wang Jun 2025

Theatricality Of The Ephemeral: Media Of Surplus And Spectatorship In Liang Dynasty (南朝梁, 502-557) Palace-Style Poetry And Hou Hsiao-Hsien’S A City Of Sadness (1989), Yingyi Wang

Comparative Literature M.A. Essays

This essay focuses on the mediation of spectatorship experience by “ephemeral media” in Liang Dynasty (南朝梁, 502-557) palace-style poetry and Hou Hsiao-hsien’s film A City of Sadness (1989). Drawing from Alexander Galloway’s “the interface effects” in new media studies, I investigate how the diegetic “ephemeral media” in these two texts, such as dust, candlelight, silence, and writing, function as opaque interfaces that complicate spectatorship. I examine spectatorship experience from the angle of ephemeral media by looking at how they direct spectators’ attention from the world of representations to processes of mediation. Transplanting Xiaofei Tian’s notion of the “surplus” in her …

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Physical Activity Levels Among College Students In Saudi Arabia, Sarah S. Bajuaifer, Naif Z. Alrashdi Jun 2025

Physical Activity Levels Among College Students In Saudi Arabia, Sarah S. Bajuaifer, Naif Z. Alrashdi

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To synthesize the literature on Saudi college students physical activity (PA) levels, barriers, and facilitators, as well as the proportion of college students meeting WHO-recommended PA guidelines Methods: A comprehensive search strategy was developed, and the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus were searched for relevant studies. The systematic review protocol was registered in PROSPERO and the PRISMA reporting guidelines were followed. Studies that enrolled Saudi college students and reported PA levels, barriers to PA, facilitators of PA, or adherence to WHO PA recommendations were included. Reviews, animal studies, and conference proceedings were excluded. The quality of the studies …

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Association Between Triptan Use And Ischemic Events In Patients With Ischemic Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis, Fahad M. Aldehaim, Abdulaziz A. Alruways, Abdulaziz A. Alfarhan, Saleh N. Almunyif, Abdulmajeed Z. Alhusainy, Omar H. Albahli, Basil A. Almutairi, Meshari M. Alotaibi, Abdulaziz M. Alotaibi, Anas E. Alotaibi, Sultan S. Aldalbahi, Muhammad Shabbir, Muath A. Alammar Jun 2025

Association Between Triptan Use And Ischemic Events In Patients With Ischemic Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis, Fahad M. Aldehaim, Abdulaziz A. Alruways, Abdulaziz A. Alfarhan, Saleh N. Almunyif, Abdulmajeed Z. Alhusainy, Omar H. Albahli, Basil A. Almutairi, Meshari M. Alotaibi, Abdulaziz M. Alotaibi, Anas E. Alotaibi, Sultan S. Aldalbahi, Muhammad Shabbir, Muath A. Alammar

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate the relationship between ischemic events and triptan use in patients having ischemic risk factors and evaluate the safety profile of these medications in vulnerable individuals. Methods: A detailed search was done using Web of Science, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Medline, up to December 2024. Inclusion criteria encompassed studies focusing on triptan use in individuals having predisposing ischemic risk factors and comparing the incidence of ischemic events between those who use triptans and those who do not. Studies were excluded if they targeted patients without ischemic risk factors, did not assess triptan use, or lacked a comparative …

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Trends In Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence And Gender Disparities In Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Analysis, Mohammed A. Jeraiby, Jobran M. Moshi, Sama M. Maashi, Ali I. Shubaili, Mayssa S. Nadeem, Siddig I. Abdelwahab, Manal M. Taha, Ajiad Alhazmi Jun 2025

Trends In Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence And Gender Disparities In Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Analysis, Mohammed A. Jeraiby, Jobran M. Moshi, Sama M. Maashi, Ali I. Shubaili, Mayssa S. Nadeem, Siddig I. Abdelwahab, Manal M. Taha, Ajiad Alhazmi

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of DM focusing on demographic trends, gender disparities, and age distribution. Additionally, it evaluates diabetes control rates. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study examined DM trends (2021–2023). It included patients with type 1 or type 2 DM from various healthcare settings. Results: The number overall number of diabetes cases has grown from 41,876 in 2021 to 46,889 in 2023, reflecting an annual rise of 5.7% (2022) and 6% (2023). The majority of cases (85.1%) were observed in individuals aged 40 and above, having the greatest prevalence in the 50–59 age group (25.3%). A significant gender …

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Prevalence Of Very High Cholesterol Levels In Asymptomatic Military Recruits: A Single Center Study, Ghada A. Rashwan, Hadiza O. Ibrahim, Adil I. Jumani, Rima Y. Alsayari, Majdi S. Alnajjar, Khalid M. Alfakih Jun 2025

Prevalence Of Very High Cholesterol Levels In Asymptomatic Military Recruits: A Single Center Study, Ghada A. Rashwan, Hadiza O. Ibrahim, Adil I. Jumani, Rima Y. Alsayari, Majdi S. Alnajjar, Khalid M. Alfakih

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the prevalence of very high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels (≥4.9 mmol/L) among asymptomatic military recruits in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an underdiagnosed genetic disorder associated with significantly elevated LDL-C levels, increasing the risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Zayed Military Hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE, between August 2023 and July 2024. 30,000 UAE national military recruits aged 17 to 40 underwent routine lipid screening. Electronic medical records (EMRs) were reviewed, and individuals with LDL-C ≥4.9 mmol/L were identified. Results: Among the participants, …

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Patterns Of Dermatological Emergencies At A Tertiary Hospital In Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study, Hamad A. Alfahaad Jun 2025

Patterns Of Dermatological Emergencies At A Tertiary Hospital In Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study, Hamad A. Alfahaad

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To examine the patterns and characteristics of dermatological emergencies managed at a tertiary hospital in the Southwest Region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study employed a retrospective cross-sectional design conducted at King Khalid Hospital in Najran, Saudi Arabia. The study included patients who either visited the dermatology or emergency departments or were hospitalized due to dermatological conditions treated between January 2019 and December 2024. Results: The study included 126 patients, with an almost equal distribution of males (50.8%) and females (49.2%), predominantly Saudi nationals (78.6%). Most patients were aged 18-60 (65.1%) years. The most common skin lesion was …

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Osteoporosis Screening Practice At The National Guard Affiliated Primary Care Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Moath Abdulmohsen Alkathiri, Duaa Abdullah Alammari Jun 2025

Osteoporosis Screening Practice At The National Guard Affiliated Primary Care Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Moath Abdulmohsen Alkathiri, Duaa Abdullah Alammari

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the use of osteoporosis screening tests in average-risk individuals at primary healthcare centers affiliated with the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 2016 and 2023. Methods: Data were presented using frequencies n (%), mean, and standard deviation. Chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA tests were used for bivariate comparisons to evaluate test completion and prevalence estimates of osteopenia and osteoporosis. Binary logistic regression models were used to identify the factors associated with high odds of bone mineral density (BMD) test ordering and completion. For all analyses, a p ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. …

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Factors Influencing Pain, Anxiety, And Comfort In Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Observational Study, Ganime E. Soysal, Seyma Demir Erbas Jun 2025

Factors Influencing Pain, Anxiety, And Comfort In Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Observational Study, Ganime E. Soysal, Seyma Demir Erbas

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate the factors associated with pain, anxiety and comfort in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Additionally, the relationship between pain, anxiety and comfort was examined. Methods: This observational study included 214 patients who underwent coronary angiography at Abant Izzet Baysal University Hospital in Bolu, Turkey, between October 2022 and December 2023. Demographic information, anxiety, and pain were recorded before and after the procedure, and comfort levels were recorded after the procedure. State-Trait anxiety inventory (STAI-State and Continuous), Paranesthesia Comfort Questionnaire (PCQ), General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) scales were used for analyses. Results: The patients were mostly male (67.3%) and …

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The Impact Of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Appropriateness, Duration And Associated Cost On The Rate Of Surgical Site Infection At A Tertiary Hospital In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study, Amal Bin Akresh, Deema S. Alzeet, Njoud Z. Alshalan, Marwa M. Alhawsawi, Nada A. Alsaleh, Reem A. Binsuwaidan, Alaa A. Alhubaishi, Abdulaziz I. Altowaijri, Najla N. Alebedah, Nisreen M. Sherbeeni, Lina I. Alnajjar Jun 2025

The Impact Of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Appropriateness, Duration And Associated Cost On The Rate Of Surgical Site Infection At A Tertiary Hospital In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study, Amal Bin Akresh, Deema S. Alzeet, Njoud Z. Alshalan, Marwa M. Alhawsawi, Nada A. Alsaleh, Reem A. Binsuwaidan, Alaa A. Alhubaishi, Abdulaziz I. Altowaijri, Najla N. Alebedah, Nisreen M. Sherbeeni, Lina I. Alnajjar

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) based on compliance with surgical antibiotic protocols and the duration of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP). Secondary objectives include assessing 30-day rehospitalization rates, 30-day mortality, antibiotic-associated adverse events, and the estimated additional costs of prolonged antibiotic use in patients receiving long courses of antibiotics. Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Prince Sultan Military Medical City from 2021 to 2022. It included adult patients who underwent elective surgery and received antibiotic prophylaxis. Patients were divided into 4 groups based on SAP compliance and prophylaxis duration. Using data from electronic …

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The Effects Of Pain Types On Pain Intensity And Quality Of Life According To The Mechanism In Chronic Neck Pain, Halil E. Akkurt, Savaş Karpuz, Ramazan Yılmaz, Fatih Güreş, Seda Ç. Güreş, Kemal Erol, Halim Yılmaz Jun 2025

The Effects Of Pain Types On Pain Intensity And Quality Of Life According To The Mechanism In Chronic Neck Pain, Halil E. Akkurt, Savaş Karpuz, Ramazan Yılmaz, Fatih Güreş, Seda Ç. Güreş, Kemal Erol, Halim Yılmaz

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the prevalence of different pain mechanisms, including nociplastic pain, and the effects of these pain mechanisms on disability, pain intensity and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain. Methods: Between November 2022 and January 2023, 200 patients (mean age: 56.54±12.08 years) with chronic neck pain were included in the study. Neuropathic pain was identified by the painDETECT scale. Clinical criteria and a grading system were used to identify nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system. Pain intensity was as assessed using the visual analog scale, the pain catastrophizing by the pain catastrophizing scale, the disability …

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