This is the first CMS star rating for home health agencies. The agency uses as a measure of evaluation the survey results of patients, family members, and the friends of patients. Scroll down to see the full list of star ratings The Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Health...
Although the study included three 15-year-olds, parental informed consent was not obtained for the following reasons: first of all, our study involves college students, so parental informed consent is not applicable to this study. On the other hand, because we are studying sexual minorities, the...
Physical activity, both acute and regular, affects innate immunity, which is our first line of defense against infectious pathogens and is involved in tissue repair. It is non-specific and does not have a memory. For example, natural killer (NK) cell surveillance increases during recovery from ...
The following information was extracted from each study included in the systematic review: included name of the first author; publication year; country where the study was conducted; study design; sample size; participants’ sex and age; weight or body mass index (BMI); dosage, i.e., specific...
First Line Defence Antioxidants-Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and Glutathione Peroxidase (GPX): Their Fundamental Role in the Entire Antioxidant Defence Grid. Alex. J. Med. 2018, 54, 287–293. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] York-Duran, M.J.; Godoy-Gallardo, M.; Jansmanung, M...
In the UK, which was the first country to offer systematically organized DR screening for all patients with diabetes over the age of 12 years, reasons for screening non-compliance were evaluated and found to include patients forgetting to get screened, being anxious about getting screened, being ...
An example is the use of the ECG waveform changes in first responders to better understand their physiological state, such as stress and fatigue [126]. To enable a WHD to be used as a medical device, besides data quality in ambulatory monitoring it has to get clearance to be commercialized...
The first FDA-approved betalain was betanin derived from red beetroot (Beta vulgaris). Betanins are utilized in a variety of products, including confections, ice cream, yogurt, ready-made frostings, cake mixes, and drinks [32]. Numerous studies have explored betalains’ potential as natural ad...
The first two mechanisms are directly associated with their effect on other microorganisms. Those mechanisms are important in prophylaxis and treatment of infections, and in the maintenance of balance of the host’s intestinal microbiota. The ability of probiotic strains to co-aggregate, as one of ...