Constipation and quality of life among non-academic staffs in school of health science, Universiti Sains Malaysia by Sonny, Damia Batrisyia Mohd

“…This study aims to assess the prevalence of constipation, the level of QOL, and its association between constipation and impact towards QOL, and association between socio-demographic factors and constipation among non-academic staffs. …”
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Perception of mothers towards male nursing students during clinical practice in obstetric ward In Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yusuf, Siti Nur Hasanah Ahmad

“…The result of this present study revealed that there is no significant association of selected socio demographic factors (age, educational level and gender preference) with the level of mothers’ perception towards male nursing students (p=0.197), (p=0.060) and (p=0.649) respectively.…”
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Knowledge of maggot debridement therapy among medical and surgical nurses in Hospital USM, Kelantan by Khim, Wong Mong

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient test was employed to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and MDT knowledge score. …”
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Multivariate normative comparison, a novel method for improved use of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness to detect early glaucoma by Chua, Jacqueline, Schwarzhans, Florian, Wong, Damon, Li, Chi, Husain, Rahat, Crowston, Jonathan G., Perera, Shamira A., Sng, Chelvin C. A., Nongpiur, Monisha E., Majithia, Shivani, Tham, Yih Chung, Thakur, Sahil, Soh, Zhi Da, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Aung, Tin, Fischer, Georg, Vass, Clemens, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…This study assessed whether compensating the RNFL thickness for multiple demographic and anatomic factors improves the detection of glaucoma. …”
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Ethnic differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt intake and association with hypertension in Malaysia: a multi-centre cross-sectional study by Chia, Yook Chin, Ching, Siew Mooi, Chew, Ming Tsuey, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Oui, Jethro Ee Keat, Lim, Hooi Min, Chew, Bee Nah, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Ooi, Pei Boon, Cheng, Maong Hui, Beh, Hooi Chin, Chung, Felicia Fei-Lei

“…This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards dietary salt intake across ethnicities and determine its association with hypertension. 5128 Malaysian adults recruited from a national blood pressure screening study completed questionnaires on demographics, and KAP related to dietary salt intake. …”

Characterizing dry mass and volume changes in human multiple myeloma cells upon treatment with proteotoxic and genotoxic drugs by Liu, Xili, Moscvin, Maria, Oh, Seungeun, Chen, Tianzeng, Choi, Wonshik, Evans, Benjamin, Rowell, Sean M., Nadeem, Omar, Mo, Clifton C., Sperling, Adam S., Anderson, Kenneth C., Yaqoob, Zahid, Bianchi, Giada, Sung, Yongjin

“…For the dry mass measurement, we use two types of phase-sensitive optical microscopy techniques: digital holographic tomography and computationally enhanced quantitative phase microscopy. …”
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The role of membrane curvature in nanoscale topography-induced intracellular signaling by Lou, Hsin-Ya, Zhao, Wenting, Zeng, Yongpeng, Cui, Bianxiao

“…However, a mechanistic understanding of how cells interact and respond to nanoscale topographic features is still lacking. In this Account, we focus on some recent studies that support a new mechanism that local membrane curvature induced by nanoscale topography directly acts as a biochemical signal to induce intracellular signaling, which we refer to as the curvature hypothesis. …”
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What drives Chinese youth to use fitness-related health information on social media? an analysis of intrinsic needs, social media algorithms, and source credibility by Zhang, Xin, Tang, Qing Qing, Cai, Ying Ying

“…Discussion: These findings provide new insights into developing health communication strategies on social media, particularly targeted toward the youth demographic, enhancing our understanding of effective health information dissemination in digital environments.…”
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Exploring individual user differences in the 2D/3D interaction with medical image data by Schooten, Boris van., Suinesiaputra, Avan., Geest, Rob J. van der., Dijk, Betsy van., Reiber, Johan H. C., Sloot, Peter M. A., Zudilova-Seinstra, Elena V.

“…In this paper, we report results of an empirical study aimed to evaluate whether computer experience and demographic user characteristics would have an effect on the way people interact with the visualized medical data in a 3D virtual environment using 2D and 3D input devices. …”
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Data-driven Home Workspace Design: Interactive DIY Platform Mediating the User and Expert Literature by Yi, Wangli

“…Further test on other demographic groups, such as those who need to focus for long hours professionally at home as well as those who are specifically concerned with mental health issues, is anticipated as the next step for the evaluation of this platform.…”
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How does sexuality education impact the sexual health seeking behaviour of young adult MSM in Singapore? by Chin, Hong Jie

“…This study examines the effectiveness of school-based sexuality education on the sexual health-seeking behaviours of this demographic utilising a mixed-methods approach, amidst evolving societal attitudes and legislative changes. …”
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Prototyping wireless pulse oximeter by Ng, Kimberly Jin Jin

“…The demographic time bomb has been a major concern for many countries around the globe. …”
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From theoretical models to practical deployment: A perspective and case study of opportunities and challenges in AI-driven cardiac auscultation research for low-income settings by Krones, F, Walker, B

“…Our binary Bayesian ResNet model leverages overlapping log mel spectrograms of patient heart sound recordings and integrates demographic data and signal features via XGBoost to optimise performance. …”

Experimental heatwaves facilitate invasion and alter species interactions and composition in a tropical host‐parasitoid community by Chen, J, Lewis, O

“…The two parasitoid species were sensitive to both warming and heatwaves, while the demographic responses of Drosophila species were highly idiosyncratic, reflecting the combined effects of thermal tolerance, parasitism, competition, and facilitation. …”

Prediction models for intradialytic hypotension in hemodialysis patients: a protocol for systematic review and critical appraisal by Li, Zifeng, Yang, Luhuan, Xi, Zuyang, Yi, Wen

“…Risk factors for IDH include demographic characteristics, comorbidities, dialysis procedure factors, and so on. …”
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A review on fall detection systems in bathrooms: challenges and opportunities by Ramanujam, E., Perumal, Thinagaran, Shankar, K.

“…The percentage of the aged population might increase further to 16% by 2050. Due to socio-demographic changes and nuclear family setups, elder people live alone and encounter many issues at home, especially falls, while doing their daily activities. …”

Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan by Pushpanathan, Kashviny

“…Lastly, there is a statistically significant association between socio-demographic marital status with psychological distress.…”
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Knowledge and practices of malaysian healthy plate (quarter quarter half program) among adult community in cybercity, Kepayan, Sabah by Nasir, Ahza Mohd

“…There was no significant association between socio- demographic data and level of practice of Malaysian Healthy Plate as well as level of QOL (p > 0.05). …”
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Fear of childbirth among pregnant mothers at Hospital USM, Kelantan by Yi, Ong Yi

“…The Childbirth Fear Questionnaire (CFQ) and socio-demographic data were used to collect data, and a p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Profiling the dynamics of trust & distrust in social media: A survey study by Zhang, Yixuan, Wang, Yimeng, Yongsatianchot, Nutchanon, Gaggiano, Joseph D., Nurul Mubinah, Suhaimi, Okrah, Anne, Kim, Miso, Griffin, Jacqueline A., Parker, Andrea Grimes

“…Furthermore, participants exhibited varying patterns of trust and distrust across demographic characteristics and platforms. Our results also show that current misinformation interventions helped heighten awareness of misinformation and bolstered trust in social media, but did not alleviate underlying distrust. …”
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