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Trends and challenges of medical education

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2021
The aim of this article is to reflect on the contextual factors that influence medical education, in order to provide some recommendations about the challenges that physicians face. A literature review was conducted to write this reflection paper, and
Mario Gabriel Torres-Calixto
doaj   +1 more source

Support Vector Neural Training [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
SVM learning strategy based on progressive reduction of the number of training vectors is used for MLP training. Threshold for acceptance of useful vectors for training is dynamically adjusted during learning, leading to a small number of support vectors near decision borders and higher accuracy of the final solutions.
openaire   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of peer support training on mothers' attitudes towards and knowledge of breastfeeding: Impact of breastfeeding peer support training

open access: yes, 2013
While the benefits of breastfeeding are well established, few Scottish women exclusively breastfeed, as recommended nationally and internationally. Breastfeeding peer support can help mothers to breastfeed for longer, but the training peer supporters ...
Darwent, Kirsty Lawrie   +1 more
core   +1 more source

AIDS in rural South Africa

open access: yesSouthern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2001
No abstract available.
Margie Hardman
doaj   +1 more source

Patients’ Experiences with Cancer Care: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Patient Experience, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the psychosocial impact of a cancer diagnosis as patients face concerns about the risk of infection and serious disease and uncertainties about the impact on their treatment.
Katherine Treiman PhD, MPH   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Australian and EASA based pilots’ duty schedules, stress, sleep difficulties, fatigue, wellbeing, symptoms of depression and anxiety

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2022
Introduction: Recent research has reported widespread high levels of fatigue among pilots. Pilot fatigue can affect their performance and has become a threat to flight safety. Objective: This study examines whether different flight time limitations (FTL)
Marion Venus, Martin grosse Holtforth
doaj   +1 more source

Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory

open access: yesNeuron, 2017
Summary Memory skills strongly differ across the general population, however little is known about the brain characteristics supporting superior memory performance.
M. Dresler   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving basic life support training for medical students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Mariam Lami, Pooja Nair, Karishma GadhviFaculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, London, UKAbstract: Questions have been raised about basic life support (BLS) training in medical education.
Lami M   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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