Assessing efficacy of instructor based orientation to donning doffing protocols and modifications to doffing area infrastructure in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection among Doctors assigned to COVID-19 patient care

summary: Background: We assess the efficacy of orientation programmes for doctors of proper donning, doffing techniques for personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe practices inside the COVID-19 hospital in reducing the COVID-19 infection rate among doctors.Methods: A total of 767 resident doctors and 197 faculty visits on weekly rotation were

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OBESITY: A CAUSATIVE RISK FACTOR OF BREAST CANCER

Background.Obesity, a global health burden and one of the most deleterious diseases have substantially increased prevalence attributable to changing lifestyle of modern times.Persuasive evidence indicates obesity as an independent prognostic factor for developing malignancy in the form of breast cancer particularly in post-menopausal women.Objectiv

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Effects of Carboxymethyl and Emulsive Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch Gum on Gluten Reinforcement of Wheat Flour

Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch gum (ASKG) can be carboxymethylated and greasy-based emulsified to improve its water solubility and emulsifying property, while the effect of modified ASKG on wheat flour processing as a gluten enhancer remains largely unknown.In this study, we investigated the gluten-increasing effect of ASKG in the formation of whe

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The effects of therapeutic virtual reality experience to promote mental well-being in older people living with physical disabilities in long-term care facilities

Abstract Background Mental well-being is poor in long-term care facilities (LTCF) residents.Physical disabilities, impaired social engagement, and environmental stress are also common in LTCF which exacerbate the decline of the mental well-being of older people living in LTCF.Protective elements, including nature-based, reminiscence, outdoor, and g

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