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Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractThe Relationship between Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Hypertension: A ReviewMasah Mardini, Lana Dardari, Maher Taha et al.Obesity is considered a global epidemic with detrimental health effects. It is linked to the development of conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, and higher mortality rates, among other conditions. This review elucidates the pathophysiology linking obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension and includes clinical trials that demonstrate these relationships. Electronic … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 24, Issue 4 · 16 Aug 2024 · 5,076 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Analysis of Heart Disease for Diabetic Patients Using Recursive Feature Elimination with Random ForestBindushree Doddasiddavanahalli Channabasavaraju, Udayarani VinayakamurthyData Mining Techniques are used in many areas like banking, healthcare, education because of extracting relevant information from the database. Many algorithms in data mining are used to predict the disease to reduce the patient treatment cost as well as increase the diagnosis accuracy. In this research work, the risk level of diabetic heart disease patient can be predicted using … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 27 Jan 2020 · 7,931 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Assessment of the Effect of Education, In-Service Training (IST) and Tenure on Healthcare Performance: A Cost-Optimizing PerspectiveNestor Asiamah, Henry Kofi Mensah, Eric Fosu Oteng-AbayieHealthcare institutions, governments and other stakeholders have over the years used employee education, in-service training and tenure prolongation to enhance the job performance of health professionals, which is termed healthcare performance in this study. The lack of adequate financial resources may however leave employers with the sole option of applying only one of these methods. This study attempts to identify … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 24 Dec 2016 · 10,204 accessesView PDF Cite

Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractSocio-Economic Inequalities and their Impact on Health in PakistanSana Sehar VincentThis article critically reviews published literature on the relationship between socioeconomic inequalities and health outcomes in Pakistan. Studies are systematically assessed in terms to find the relationship between the social, economic, political and biological determinants to health. The studies shown that the genetical abnormalities, malnutrition and terrorism have significantly affected the quality of life. Moreover, international relations and the national … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 23 Jul 2016 · 8,811 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTreatment Adherence among Diabetes Mellitus Type II Patients at Ambulatory Clinics in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: Descriptive Correlational StudyLouise de Villiers, Jehad O. HalabiDiabetes mellitus is a common problem in Saudi Arabia. Adherence to the pharmacological and lifestyle interventions regimens is essential for weight and glycaemic control, as well as prevention of co-morbidities. This study described the levels of treatment adherence among diabetes mellitus type II patients, explored the factors which influenced adherence and identified predictors of adherence. It was conducted in five … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 1 Nov 2015 · 6,964 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUndergraduate Geriatric Dentistry Programs in SpainLaura San Martin Galindo, David Ribas Perez, Kenneth Anthony Eaton, Eyitope O. OgunbodedeThe increasing size of the elderly population in Spain underlines the need for the dental profession to pay particular attention to the oral health needs of older patients. The aim of this study was to perform a preliminary assessment of the Geriatric Dentistry education programs in Spanish dental schools and highlight the models being employed for the geriatric training programs … …Current Research in Dentistry, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 20 Apr 2015 · 13,232 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY: LABORATORY DATA MINING IN SOUTH OF JORDANHani Nawafleh, Amir M. Al Hroob, Mariam M. Kawafha, Khalil I AltaifIntroduction: To determine the prevalence of parasitic infection among the population of Ma’an governorate. Methodology: A retrospective data mining of retrieved and analysis laboratory stool specimens records of patients seen in Ma’an Hospital (in different specialties) during the period 1st January 2009 to 31 December 2009 were carried out for the detection of intestinal parasites. Results:-1999 Stool samples were examined; … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 18 Oct 2014 · 7,153 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PREGNANT WOMEN INFECTED WITH MALARIA PARASITES AT FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATEAlo Moses Nnnaemeka, Okonkwo Eucharia Chinyere, Anyim Chukwudi, I. Ugah UchennaMalaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa and has important consequences on birth outcome. There are subtle and substantial changes in hematological parameters of malaria in pregnancy. This work is designed to ascertain the impact of malaria in pregnant women visiting Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki II. Out of the 100 pregnant women … …Current Research in Microbiology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 16 Jul 2014 · 7,848 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCommunity Pharmacists’ Involvement in Breast Cancer Health Promotion in United Arab Emirates (UAE)Osama H. Mohamed Ibrahim, Rana M. IbrahimBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Middle East countries. Despite the continuous efforts to increase the public awareness of breast cancer via campaigns and public screening programs, breast cancer screening rate remains low. The participation of community pharmacists in the communication and dissemination of breast cancer screening information should have a significant positive impact. The objectives … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 29 Oct 2013 · 8,122 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInternal Evaluation of the Department of Environmental Health Science and EngineeringFereshteh Farzianpour, Shayan Hosseini, Abdolmehdi Mirsepasi et al.Internal evaluation is a process in which it is possible to evaluate an educational program using standards based on pre-defined objectives and certain educational quality. The aim was to evaluate educational program of Environmental Health Science and Engineering students in the Environmental Health department and investigate if it is adjusted for students needs. The study was cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 12 Jan 2013 · 7,462 accessesView PDF Cite