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In-Patients Views Regarding Communication Skills Among Medical Students, Luma Mohammed, Nibras Hussain, Zeena Mahdi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background :The competence of the physician is determined not only by scientific and clinical knowledge, but also by excellent communication skills to ensure optimal doctor –patient interactions. Study objectives: To investigate patient views and satisfaction regarding communication skills of medical students and to find out the association of patients satisfaction with some sociodemographic features of them.Methodology: cross sectional study with analytic component was carried out at "Al-Imamain Al-Kadhmain Medical City" during March-May 2022 on admitted patients from different wards.Results: The study involved 314 patients from different wards in the hospital, 52% of patients was in the age group 30-60 years, …

Psychological Impact And Severity Condition During The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Among The General Population In Iraq, Kawthar Nassir, Zainab Qasim, Nesif Al-Hemiary, Zahraa Al Nedawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: the COVID-19 pandemic is a global healthcare crisis that impacts multiple body systems and is linked to various psychiatric issues.Objective: this study aims to assess psychological symptoms, sleep disturbances, and insomnia associated with infection by covid-19, examining the severity of these symptoms based on the perceived threat of infection. Patients and Methods: This observational, cross-sectional study of a convenient sample of patients, involved collecting medical data by distributing questionnaires under a psychiatrist’s supervision. The data included demographics, co-morbidities, disease severity, psychological measurements, treatment response, and prognosis. The questionnaires incorporated the Anxiety and Stress Scale, along with the Impact of …

Enhancing Workplace Nutrition: Development Of A Culturally-Tailored Nutrition Intervention Program To Improve Dietary Patterns, Habits, Nutrition Literacy, And Health Outcomes, J. Ryan, S. Agreda, Ashwini Wagle

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Nutrition intervention programs can improve dietary patterns, habits, and health outcomes in communities, but a long-term, integrative approach is essential for success. Barriers such as limited time, resources, lack of cultural sensitivity, and competing priorities hinder their effectiveness. Research highlights the importance of environmental support, particularly from peers and employers, in improving dietary habits and nutrition literacy.

Using the social ecological model framework for food and beverage intake, this program aims to develop a standardized approach to workplace nutrition interventions. The program, approved by the Institutional Review Boards at San Jose State University, will launch in Spring 2025. It incorporates …

Why Capping The House At 435 Is Unconstitutional, Anoo Dinesh Vyas

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Decolonizing Citation Matters, Cruz Medina

English

In her 2016 dissertation on citation practices, Elizabeth Frances Bergeron Chamberlain interviews then-editors Kelly Ritter and Jonathan Alexander about the trends in citation practices of submissions to College English and College Composition and Communication. Bergeron Chamberlain notes that the editors observed that newcomers to the field tended to include too many citations; conversely, Chamberlain cites Paul Kei Matsuda and Christine Tardy’s article “Voice in Academic Writing,” which finds the opposite: a lack of citations was attributed to newcomers in the field (Chamberlain 2016, 91). Chamberlain concludes, “Indeed, if insiders universally feel that newcomers are citing ‘wrong,’ it suggests that we …

Pacific Rxtracts - October 2025, Pacific Rxtracts

Pacific RxTracts

Articles:

• The Resurgence of Cardiac Glycosides in Heart Failure
• Wayrilz: New Breakthrough for Persistent or Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
• Atrasentan: An Emerging Therapy in IgA Nephropathy
• The Second FDA-Approved MASH Treatment
• New Pharmacist-Driven Calcitonin Protocol Delivers Cost Savings in Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Care
• Baxdrostat Offers Hope for Patients with Resistant Hypertension
• Challenging the Norm: Anticoagulant Discontinuation is Safe Postablation
• Olezarsen: Redefining Triglyceride Control Through APOC3 Inhibition
• Semaglutide and Tirzepatide Linked to Increased Risk of Vision Disorders
• At Last, a Step Forward in Gastric and GEJ
• Tarlatamab: A Breakthrough in Relapsed Small Cell Lung
• Expanded FDA Approval for Darolutamide
• Linvoseltamab: Redefining Multiple …

Closing The Graduation Gap: Factors That Impact The Graduation And Enrollment Rates Of First Generation African American Male Students At Predominantly White Christian Universities, Byron C. Johnson Jr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

First-generation African American male students encounter unique challenges on their journey through higher education. These challenges include inadequate academic preparation, limited family support, financial hardships, and difficulties in finding a sense of belonging. Additionally, factors such as race and religion present significant barriers that hinder their ability to persist in and graduate from colleges and universities without institutional support. Strategic initiatives, programs, and services that address the specific needs of these students are crucial for promoting their academic and social integration, ultimately influencing their success in higher education. This study focused on the experiences of successful first-generation African American students …

Uno Business: College Of Business Administration 2025-2026, Melissa Lindell Kozak, Jared Craig, Kelly Jefferson Minty, Sam Peshek

CBA Dean's Office

No abstract provided.

Meridians 24:2 Milestones And Momentum: The Meridians Project At Twenty-Five, Ginetta E.B. Candelario

Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism

No abstract provided.

Concussion Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors: A Comparison Study Of Youth Athletes And Their Parents, Summer D Ott, Sukhnandan K Cheema, Holden Axel, Seema S Aggarwal, Natalie R Parks, Nikhil Gattu, Philip Schatz

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Objective: Given the rising participation in high school athletics and the concerning trend of underreporting concussions, this study aims to identify and compare factors influencing sports-related concussion (SRC) awareness and reporting among youth athletes to their parents.'

Methods: Surveys were completed by 239 student-athletes (ages 13-19) and their parents, using a modified Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey-Student Version (RoCKAS-ST) and demographic questionnaires. Statistical analyses, including paired sample t-tests, ANOVAs, and Spearman's correlations, compared knowledge and attitudes between groups and examined demographic influences.

Results: Parents showed significantly higher concussion knowledge (CKI: t(230) = 5.18, p < .001) and safer attitudes (CAI: t(230) = 10.62, p < .001) than their children. Knowledge scores varied significantly by race and socioeconomic status, with White parents scoring higher than Hispanic and African American parents (F(3,224) = 8.97, p < .001). Child knowledge scores also differed by race (F(4,223) = 3.73, p = .006) …

From Seapower To Shining Seapower, Michael Lee

Publications and Research

The liberal world order is dead: the United States has abandoned both the domestic and international institutional commitments that enabled it to function. How can liberal democracy survive in an increasingly hostile world? How can liberal democracies grow powerful enough to defend themselves without becoming the empires they fear? I argue that seapowers have historically represented a distinct kind of hegemon, that is more amenable to international cooperation, and democracy at home. Moreover, the transition from declining seapowers to rising ones has played a vital role in preserving a space for more liberal states (relative to their historical context), such …

Beyond The Bipolar: Allowing Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction To Coexist, Dustin J. Souders, Yixiu Yu

Publications

Copyright © 2025 Souders and Yu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

Decorin Evokes A Pro-Lysosomal Pathway In Lymphatic Endothelial Cells, Gabriel J. Pascal, Dipon K. Mondal, Sadie Kim, Christopher Xie, Devanarayanan Siva Sankar, Jörn Dengjel, Renato V. Iozzo

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

The lymphatic system is critical to the body's immune and circulatory system, and lymphangiogenesis, the development of new lymphatic vessels from pre-existing ones is a significant process capitalized upon by cancer during tumorigenesis. Decorin is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan which we have previously shown to be anti-tumorigenic and a suppressor of lymphangiogenesis. We have also shown that decorin exercises its anticancer properties through its ability to evoke autophagy. Through a comprehensive and unbiased proteomic analysis, we explored the implications of decorin exposure on protein expression within mouse lymphatic endothelial cells. We discovered that decorin enriches several protein pathways, notably proteasomal …

In This Issueoriginal Articles

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Phase Iv Clinical Trials For The Treatment Of Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (Nsclc): A Systemic Review From 2020-2025, Yousif A. Kariri, Mohammed H. Alqasmi, Bijad S. Alqahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate and provide evidence on drugs investigated in completed phase IV clinical trials for adult non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) therapy, primarily focusing on treatment objectives and adverse effects. Methods: Clinical research studies from January 2020 to January 2025 were systematically reviewed using the “ClinicalTrials.gov” database. The inclusion criteria focused on publicly available, relevant, and completed Phase IV studies limited to “Clinicaltrials.gov”, while those not meeting these specifications were excluded. As of 3 January 2025, a total of 7,541 Phase IV clinical trials were available on “ClinicalTrials.gov”, of which 121 were related to NSCLC. Results: Six of …

The Effect Of Specialized Management Of Acute Coronary Syndrome On Patient’S Quality Of Life: A Tertiary Care Centre Study., Maan Jamjoom, Muath Alharbi, Waleed M. Malibari, Waleed Alshehri, Mohammed A. Aalem, Wafa D. Althubaity, Nouf K. Alalshaikh, Mahmoud A. Toonsi, Faisal A. Boker

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the impact of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) on quality of life (QoL) among patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Western Jeddah. Acute Coronary Syndrome significantly affect patients’ QoL. Many individuals experience challenges post-ACS. While previous research has identified baseline QoL, access to specialized care, and assessment tools as important factors influencing recovery, limited studies have examined how baseline QoL affects long-term outcomes. Methods: This hybrid cross-sectional study included ACS patients treated at King Abdulaziz Medical City. A sample size of 268 was calculated using RAOSOFT. A culturally tailored questionnaire, derived from the SF-36, was developed, …

The Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease And Ischemic Heart Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Mahmoud H. Mosli, Dima M. Alsulami, Yara K. Alghamdi, Abdullah S. Badahdah, Asmaa H. Alhibshi, Thamer M. Alamri, Maan S. Alkhattabi, Khames T. Alzahrani, Hadeel A. Alsufyani, Omar I. Saadah

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the association between Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis included patients with and without IBD seen at the outpatient gastroenterology clinic of a large tertiary care hospital between January 2015 and October 2022. The primary outcome was the association between IBD and IHD, and the secondary outcome was predictors of IHD in patients with IBD. Results: The study included 400 patients; 291 were IBD patients, and 109 had other non-inflammatory GI disorders. The IBD group displayed significantly lower rates of hyperlipidemia (8.6% vs. 30.3%, p <0.001), diabetes mellitus (DM) (10% vs. 24.8%, p <0.001), and hypertension (11.7% vs. 32.1%, p <0.001) compared to the non-IBD group. Only 2.7% (n=8) of IBD patients developed IHD. Logistic regression analysis did not demonstrate a significant association between IBD and IHD ( p =0.932). Among classical risk factors, only hypertension (OR: 26.2, 95% CI: 2.14–661, p =0.016) and hyperlipidemia (OR: 10.5, 95% CI: 1.32–132, p =0.0405) significantly increased the risk of developing IHD among patients with IBD. Conclusion: In this cohort, there is no increased risk of developing IHD in patients with IBD compared to non-IBD patients.

An Evaluation Of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials From Saudi Arabia Registered On Clinicaltrials.Gov: A Cross-Sectional Study, Mohammad H Aljawadi, Khalid F. Alonazi, Ibrahim M. Alsultan, Nora A Kalagi, Marwan A. Alrasheed, Abdullah M. Alhammad

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate clinical trials involving pharmaceutical agents conducted in Saudi Arabia and registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Since the early 2000s, Saudi Arabia has expanded its involvement in clinical research. Recognizing the importance of clinical trials, we aimed to analyze the clinical trial landscape in the Kingdom to identify well-covered areas and potential gaps. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, ClinicalTrials.gov was used as the primary source to collect data regarding pharmacological and biological interventions conducted in Saudi Arabia between 2002 and June 2025. Results: A total of 474 pharmaceutical studies were included. Of these, 52.95% were completed, indicating moderate …

Stroke Incidence, Mortality And Disability-Adjusted Life Years (Dalys) Trends In Association With Air Pollution, Dietary And Metabolic Risk Factors In Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Global Burden Of Disease Data Based Analysis 1990-2021, Bandar N. Aljafen, Anusha S. Meo, N. Shaikh, Sultan A. Meo

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the primary risk factors contributing to stroke incidents and deaths, analyzing the trends and changes in regional stroke statistics between 1990 and 2021 in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Methods: This longitudinal time trend study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from June to August 2024. The data were recorded from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) datasets. The incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates of stroke in the GCC countries, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, …

Diagnostic Accuracy Of Thyroid Nodules With Indeterminate Cytology When Combined With Ultrasonographic Risk, Shaza A. Samargandy, Yousef Z. Khedher, Ghaida A. Alzahrani, Hesham T. Nahhas, Mohammed A. Alshaikh, Saad Samargandy, Khalid A. Alzahrani, Aliaa H. Ghoneim

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the added diagnostic value of ultrasonographic risk levels to cytological diagnoses in nodules with Bethesda III and IV cytology. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and involved analyzing thyroid nodules from patients who underwent thyroidectomy between 2016 and 2023. We focused on pathology, US risk stratification based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines, and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) using the Bethesda system. We calculated malignancy rates for each ultrasound (US) and FNAC category, with the indeterminate cytology groups defined as follicular lesions of undetermined significance (FLUS) and follicular neoplasms (FN). …

Characterization And Management Of Pain Across Phases Of Intraosseous Infusion In Emergency Department Patients With Non-Cardiac Arrest, Aiping Shi, Juan Chen, Xiaowei He, Chunyan Chen, Ming Sun, Wei Li, Wenxia Xu, Wei Yang, Xiaoqin Han

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify risk factors for moderate-to-severe pain during intraosseous infusion (IOI) in non-cardiac arrest patients in the emergency department (ED). Secondary aims include evaluating pain trajectory across procedural stages and assessing the efficacy of a personalized pain management strategy. Methods: This mixed-methods study analyzed 220 ED patients undergoing IOI (150 retrospective, 70 prospective). The prospective cohort was randomized to standard care (n=35) or personalized pain management (n=35). Pain was quantified using the numeric rating scale (NRS) and critical-care pain observation tool (CPOT). Results: During puncture, 35.33% (53/150) reported no/mild pain. Pain severity peaked during flushing, with 73.33% (110/150) …

Who Urges Action On Hepatitis, Announcing Hepatitis D As Carcinogenic

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Stories Of Racism And Resistance: A Narrative Analysis Of Stories Told In The Uk Windrush Generation And Descendants Of The Windrush Generation, Jessica Blumsom, Jacqui Scott, Emma Karwatzki, Aishath Nasheeda, David Hernandez-Saca, Alyson Malach, Glenda Andrew

Faculty Publications

The Windrush Generation (WG) and their descendants continue to experience adversity in the UK, including racism and the Windrush Scandal, with such adversities absent from psychological research literature. Intergenerational trauma is a psychological concept explaining that adverse experiences can be transmitted from one generation to impact subsequent generations. There has been limited consideration of the ongoing impact of adverse experiences that span multiple generations, such as experiences of racism within Western Europe. This paper utilised a narrative research design to study the narratives of members of the WG and those of their descendants in the UK. Eight expert by experience …

Are We Expert Enough? Confronting Self-Doubt Through Critical Friendship., Kristen Gregory, Mark Diacopoulos

Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning

No abstract provided.

Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Post-Operative Management At Children’S Mercy Kansas, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Clinical Pathways

No abstract provided.

Dentistry And The Law: Sponsoring A Foreign National To Work As A Dentist, Kate Mccarroll Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

To employ a foreign national as a dentist in the U.S., a valid immigration status that permits employment is necessary, usually requiring employer sponsorship. The H-1B visa is the most common option, and requires the individual to hold a bachelor's degree and a state license for patient care. H-1Bs are limited in number, with far more applicants than available visas, and selections are made through a random electronic lottery every March. Exceptions to the cap exist for foreign nationals changing employers and those sponsored by cap-exempt institutions, such as universities, allowing private practices to “borrow” this status. For Canadian or …

Mda Dental Pac: Why It’S So Important To You, James Mashni Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The MDA Dental PAC (Political Action Committee) supports the Michigan Dental Association’s (MDA) lobbying efforts on state legislation. It is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from MDA member dentists, mainly collected through a notice included in the annual dues statement. The PAC pools these funds to support political officials who advocate for issues important to organized dentistry, regardless of political party. Key advocacy priorities for 2025 include establishing Dental Loss Ratio laws, legislating Assignment of Benefits, regulating Virtual Credit Card Payments, addressing fees for Non-Covered Services, and increasing Medicaid Anesthesia Reimbursement. The PAC is managed by a Board of Governors …

Recovery Of Daily Water Levels In The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1915–2023, Serena B. Lee, Steven Dykstra, Reyna Gomez‐Sanchez, Cole Wilkenson, Ricardo Estrada, Nick Mcguire, David A. Jay, Stefan A. Talke

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

This manuscript documents the data rescue, digitization, and quality assurance of archival daily maximum and minimum water levels at twenty-five sites within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The records encompass 1846 total unique years, where 915 years are newly digitized from the 1915–1985 era. The period of record for each gauge location varies from 40 to 109years (median=80 years). Quality assurance procedures and datum corrections were applied to both archival and digital records to generate a time series referenced to a common geocentric datum. Both riverine and coastal influences on mean sea level and great diurnal range are evident in the …

Building Fluency: A Toolkit For Supporting English Learners In Reading, Monica Turner

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Many multilingual learners in US schools face significant hurdles in reading achievement, especially in rural and under-resourced districts. This capstone project addresses the question, How can a teacher-created toolkit enhance existing curriculum to improve reading fluency for English learners? Reading fluency, which serves as a bridge between decoding and comprehension, is an essential component of the science of reading. This project focuses on designing a research-based reading fluency toolkit that supports the Geodes® curriculum through hands-on activities that strengthen accuracy, speed, expression, pacing, prosody, word recognition, and comprehension. While the toolkit has not yet been formally implemented, analysis will include …

Culturally Sustaining Practices For Advanced Multilingual Adult Esol Students, Benjamin F. C. King

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

King, B. (2025)

Culturally Sustaining Practices for Advanced Multilingual Adult ESOL Students

Advanced multilingual ESOL learners need safe and positive learning environments that are responsive to their needs. This project seeks to answer how an adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) curriculum can be adapted using an emergent curriculum approach to be more culturally sustaining. As a white teacher with many privileges, I know the content and language skills I teach will never perfectly match the interests, desires and needs of all my students. Nonetheless, through the process of investigating culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP), I have identified …