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Barriers and facilitators to continuous quality improvement engagement among rural physicians in British Columbia, Canada: a mixed-methods study

Rural and Remote Health
Introduction: Rural physician engagement in continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities is vital to improving quality of care, patient safety, and healthcare delivery efficiencies.
Dawson Born, Brenna Lynn, Bob Bluman, Ray Markham, Vernon Curran   +4 more
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The effect of social media on English second language essay writing with special reference to WhatsApp

Reading & Writing, 2019
Background: The Eastern Cape province in South Africa is a multilingual province where isiXhosa is the most widely spoken indigenous language. Learners seldom use English at home, and it remains, largely, the language of learning and teaching used at ...
Sister L. Songxaba, Limkani Sincuba
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Review of Public Private Partnership in the Health Care in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2021
Public Private Partnership Programme is a cooperation between different healthcare professionals in both public and private sectors. Over the decades, many programmes have been developed which cover various diseases, including chronic conditions and ...
Cynthia Lau, Ben Yuk Fai Fong
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The immunological interface: dendritic cells as key regulators in metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects nearly one‐third of the global population and poses a significant risk of progression to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Here, we discuss the roles of hepatic dendritic cell subtypes in MASLD, highlighting their distinct contributions to disease initiation and progression, and their ...
Camilla Klaimi, WanTing Kong, Camille Blériot, Joel T. Haas   +3 more
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Microbiological findings in early and late implant loss: an observational clinical case-controlled study

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Implants are a predictable and well-established treatment method in dentistry. Nevertheless, looking at possible failures of dental implants, early and late loss have to be distinguished.
Michael Korsch, Silke-Mareike Marten, Dominic Stoll, Christopher Prechtl, Andreas Dötsch   +4 more
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Unlocking the potential of tumor‐derived DNA in urine for cancer detection: methodological challenges and opportunities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever, Renske D. M. Steenbergen   +1 more
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Community Ageing With Health And Dignity Through A Service-Learning Initiative

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2020
Background: A new compulsory service-learning subject was introduced in the Practices of Health Promotion module of Bachelor of Science in Applied Sciences (Health Studies), run by School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong
Hiu Lam Yee, Ben Y.F Fong, Tommy K.C NG, Billie S.M Chow   +3 more
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Addressing the underside of student unrest in South African universities using collegial leadership as approach

Transformation in Higher Education, 2023
Universities in South Africa are confronted with student unrest, which has hindered the effective university education process. They have faced various shortages of academic activities and teaching and learning because of protests and subsequent ...
Bunmi I. Omodan
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Surfaceome: a new era in the discovery of immune evasion mechanisms of circulating tumor cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In the era of immunotherapies, many patients either do not respond or eventually develop resistance. We propose to pave the way for proteomic analysis of surface‐expressed proteins called surfaceome, of circulating tumor cells. This approach seeks to identify immune evasion mechanisms and discover potential therapeutic targets. Circulating tumor cells (
Doryan Masmoudi, Jérome Vialaret, Christophe Hirtz, Catherine Alix‐Panabières   +3 more
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Escalation of care in children at high risk of clinical deterioration in a tertiary care children’s hospital using the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning System

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Escalation and de-escalation are a routine part of high-quality care that should be matched with clinical needs. The aim of this study was to describe escalation of care in relation to the occurrence and timing of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Orsola Gawronski, Jos Maria Latour, Corrado Cecchetti, Angela Iula, Lucilla Ravà, Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti, Immacolata Dall’Oglio, Emanuela Tiozzo, Massimiliano Raponi, Christopher S. Parshuram   +9 more
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