Prevention - Science topic

I have been asking for the questioner (and only the person asking the question) to be able to downvote an answer and remove any points associated with the irrelevant answer. I do not suggest this is anonymous, and I do not suggest anyone but the questioner be given that ability. I know that previously, anyone could downvote for any reason and that this was done anonymously.

I don't ask many questions and when I do, they are very specific questions. I'm often dismayed that the person answering has obviously NOT read the whole question or worse, is plainly scamming the Research Gate score system.

The whole idea is to remove any points the scammer has obtained for answering the question so that they STOP giving, worse than useless answers. i.e. it removes any incentive to reply and game the system.

Better still would be the ability to delete such an answer from our questions but I doubt we could ever get that.

Be warned, I already report such answers to Admin. You are welcome to join the discussion but don't give a scam answer!

Hello,

I am writing my BA thesis about the trend of "medical wellness" in the sector of health tourism.

Therefore, I am looking for literature in this field, specifically about health tourism and medical wellness tourism in general as well as the differentiation of target groups attracted to it.

I am very thankful for any literature recommendations.

Thank you in advance.

Noemi

Oil massage to newborn in India is practiced since Centuries and especially mentioned in Ayurveda. Which provides tactile stimulation to newborns and infants, also improves blood supply and reduces stress, results in better sleep (one of the importance factor for normal secretion og HGH). One of the theory established in pathogenesis of SIDS is chronic low grade hypoxia. Countries like USA are having more incidence of SIDS, where such practices are minimal. Can we hypothesized that Oil massage plays important role in preventing SIDS.

I first saw this in an online newspaper article:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/coronavirus-scientists-develop-7pday-nasal-23052724?utm_campaign=taffix_11_2020&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=outbrain&dicbo=v1-65a1cf8be5554df4d5bda1b235c3d4f4-00bf30bf1aa8e5d4ad5fea06ca808d67e6-

but looked for any research into this and found:

Shmuel, K., Barbara, M., Dalia, M., Tair, L., & Yaakov, N. (2020). Low pH Hypromellose (Taffix™) nasal powder spray reduced SARS-CoV-2 infection rate post mass-gathering event at a highly endemic community: An observational prospective open label user survey.

If it is effective, I was wondering why it has not been publicised?

Since more men and older women contract coronavirus, will it be useful to additionally use estrogen for its treatment or prevention?

If I count the number of risk factors at baseline and then after how many days of lifestyle modification (e.g. Physical Excercise with gamification, smoking stopping aid, etc) what type of instrument should be used because I might get biased data, however, I can check the body fat percentage to validate.

How to ensure adherence to a lifestyle modification program, or in other words how to reduce attrition rates?

I want to do an RCT, not a pre-and post-survey. So in this case how can I blind my outcome assessor?

For a lifestyle modification intervention done in at the LMIC setting, I need a good quality evidence-based program. The mobile reminder doesn't seem to work in LMIC as stated in a systematic review.

Mostly N95 masks have 0.1-0.3 um pore size range, while the SARS-COV-2 virus is less than 0.1 um. So, technically which type of masks are considered best to prevent coronavirus infiltration? Is there any solution available to the issue? And any advancement on behalf of scientific community to refine the available masks?

Is the absence of decision by UK and NL to enforce social distanciation against Covid19 (unlike China, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, USA, etc) caused by memory loss of the positive effects of proactive enforcement of social distancing by US cities in the 1918 influenza pandemic? Death rates were reduced by 50%, source:

Distinguished peers,

Although there is a plethora of international, multilingual scientific research and knowledge regarding COVID-19, there is also lot of discourse regarding the source of the virus. I would like some feed back from experts regarding their interpretation of the latest data so that future outbreaks may be prevented and focus can be directed towards solutions to existing problems.

Thank you and regards!

The many referenced sources indicate the modulation of key cell-signaling pathways were effective in controlling the SARS-CoV infection. The same are as follows:

1- Targeting coronaviral replication and cellular JAK2 mediated dominant NF-κB activation for comprehensive and ultimate inhibition of coronaviral activity. Sci Rep 2017;7:1–13. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-04203-9.

2- Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus ORF3a protein activates the NLRP3 inflammasome by promoting TRAF3‐dependent ubiquitination of ASC. FASEB J 2019;33(8):8865–8877. doi:10.1096/ fsb2.v33.810.1096/fj.201802418R.

3-Inhibition of NF- kB-mediated inflammation in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-infected mice increases survival. J Virol 2014;88:913–924. doi:10.1128/jvi.02576-13.

In reference to these published work, one may perform the experimental work using the strategies recently published in Medical Hypotheses Journal entitled " Serum albumin-mediated strategy for the effective targeting of SARS-CoV-2".

Vagal activity has been shown to reduce inflammatory activity ( )and modulate immune responses. In COVID-19 infections young patients usually experience mild symptoms, whereas in some elder patients fatal interstitial pneumonias are observed.

Vagal activity, as seen from respiratory modulation of heart rate, is strong in childhood and dimishes with aging .

Is there any observation, that vagal activity might protect against too strong immune reaction as suspected in pneumonia?

Would it make sense to strengthen vagal activity as a preventive measure in the population before the big wave of infection arrives?

From your point of view, what are the preventive measures to avoid COVID-19 infection and to reduce its severity ?

I am currently doing a systematic review of health education programmes among music students in higher education (i.e. conservatoire students), but the way in which I define such a programme is essential to what papers I include.

Health education initiatives were eligible if they represented stand-alone interventions or were part of wider health promotion programmes. Health education programmes were defined according to WHO (1998) and had to be any planned activity or set of activities aimed at increasing health literacy and developing life skills conducing to health (e.g. decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, stress management, coping with emotions). The content of such programmes could comprise counseling, teaching, training or other educational processes such as guided group discussions or behavioural modification strategies (Zhu, Ho, & Wong, 2013). Such programmes could be part of or separate from the formal curriculum, yet taking place in a formal education music institution (college, high-school, conservatoire or university, not clinics) incorporating any relevant health-related content (focusing on psychological and/or physical issues), multi-component or formed of a single session, of any frequency and/or length and provided via any delivery method (i.e. face-to-face, via telephone or internet). Only studies focusing on universal preventative interventions were included (i.e. ‘a measure that is desirable for everybody in the eligible population’ [Mrazek & Haggerty, 1994]).

Now, according to this definition, health education (unlike health promotion) should be aimed primarily at outcomes such as increasing knowledge and/or awareness, changing attitudes, beliefs, perceived responsibility, self-efficacy, as well as training relevant skills/abilities such as critical thinking, decision-making or problem-solving. It should not necessarily or on its own be aimed, at changing actual health-related outcomes such as reducing risk of injury or lowering depression/anxiety - for such outcomes, we are talking about health promotion (which incorporates health education but goes beyond it, also encompassing changing the broader environment and ensuring relevant services are in place). However, many authors use health promotion when they only mean health education.

I have two questions:

1. Where should I draw the line given that using such a broad definition for health education programmes (aimed at developing health literacy and life skills) means I need to include both evaluations of formal health courses (that come in the traditional format of a series of lectures and seminars) and evaluations of interventions involving group discussions, more applied sessions and more focused training of specific skills, albeit with music students in a higher education institution? They both fit into the WHO definition!

2. Given that so many authors use health promotion and health education interchangeably and that only one evaluation of a health education programme looked at knowledge, attitudes and beliefs while all the others looked at health-related outcomes (although all were described as health courses), can I include all these outcomes as part of my systematic review? After all, I am looking at the effectiveness of health education programmes with regards to any outcomes! (health literacy and attitude change on one hand, and changes in actual health outcomes on the other hand)

Many thanks! I am really curious to read your views on the above!

Our investigation group is currently working on a research about pornography consumption in adolescents and young people. We'd like to read your comments and any information you consider interesting regarding this topic. All contributions will be welcome.

I m trying to do some research on oral cryotherapy as prevention of OM. Is there someone that would suggest few articles to study?

I appreciate topic on cancer patients, oral mucositis, prevention of OM, cryotherapy

Hi everybody,

I'm treating my contaminated cell cultures by primocin. What experiences do you have? What is the optimal length of treatment to obtain healthy cell culture? Do you use primocin all the time as preventive step or only in the case of contamination? 

Thanks a lot

Pavla

Disabled people are considered under WHO recommandations for daily physical activity, but standard measures used for healthy people could them really be used at the same for disabled ?

In other way, for example, for a femoral amputee, walking at 4m/s speed is it under 3 MET (very low level activity) or over (low activity)?

We are looking for prevention/intervention programs or good practices about child sexual abuse in early childhood institutions (kindergartens, pre-schools) worldwide. If you know any scientifically proven effective prevention/intervention program please share the relevant papers or pages in English.

Thank you for your help, Zsuzsa F. Lassú (Hungary)

Can Metformin use as a medicine for breast cancer?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Metformin in patients with breast cancer?

Is it possible to use Metformin for both diabetes mellitus and breast cancer?

I'm looking for people with an interest in developing interventions aimed at increasing health literacy that would be part of the higher education curriculum.

I combined  QCM  with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the detection of specific DNA. But the false positive result is big problem. Can anyone help solving this problem?

I am curious whether there are any studies that have analysed the question whether there is a relationship between the average number of coffee consumption per person per day and the average number of hours of sleep per person per day. Is there a relationship?

Published studies in all languages would be relevant, as coffee is consumed in many parts of the world.

If you came across something, please feel free to reply.

Thanks so much and best regards,

Rainer

I am looking for collaboration in data collection and processing to perform a supply chain resilience study. During the emergency situation, we won't bother anyone, but we can start to collect data from online sources.

Let me know if you have the capacity to help me in that.

As my test always incubation at water bath in EP. But i really do not know how to keep the Cu(l) in the reaction. I an afraid it will be oxidated to Cu(ll)? is there other thing added to prevent it ??

Reaction:  ATP, Cu(l), protein in tris buffer, 37degree

What I want to know, is what ar the recommended Benzalkonium Chloride final concentrations for cleaning surfaces and to add to the water tray of a CO2 incubator. Looking forward for your answers!

I am currently looking for any applications of restorative practices and RJ that have already been put into use in relation to radicalisation and extremism, particularly in the prison and probation context but also for its prevention. Of much interest would be to know how circles, conferencing and other restorative practices are put into use and with what results.

How caffeine is associated with Cancers

Distinct histologic sub-types of breast carcinomas (ie, ductal, medullary, and lobular) suggest distinct etiology and risk factors which in turn call for different preventive and curative strategies.This is a  fact suggests that different preventive and curative strategies are needed for different types of Breast cancer. Should we care about it ?!!

Giving iv cannula to children is a difficult task. In clinical practice we r seeing frequent thrombophlebitis, Is there any work somebody is doing regarding this.

as you know in dam operation we should prevent from reduce of water volume until a critical value because of water quality and structural problems. my question is that how this critical value is determined?

How to prevent macro segregation in medium carbon steel..

I have a crystallization problem in %20 mannitol solutions (parenteral solution), Only known excipient is water for injection.Can anyone give me some advice to retard, prevent or decrease the rate of mannitol crystallization in solutions?

I observe that the  interaction effect of A ~B, and the effect of B are significant (P <.001), but the effect of A is not significant. However when I use  Anova One way  to analyze the effect  of A alone, I observe that the effect of  A is significant(p < 0.05). Does the factor B prevents factor A from expressing? if it is yes, how to  know it

Hi All, I am seeking liaise with colleagues that have an interest in examining the performance of the standard risk assessment scales (e.g., Waterlow, Norton, Braden scales) for the prevention of pressure ulcers in the UK, N. America and so forth. I would appreciate your response. Many thanks, Panos.

Could Islamic Banking have prevented the financial crisis if only it had been further established in the western world?

May it help prevent future crisis due to its Shari'a based approach?

In the US, we must document a face-to-face assessment within one hour of restraint application when the restraints are used to prevent patient from self-harm or harming others. I've not been able to locate a  validated tool to do this reassessment. Many folks reference an article by Nadler-Moodie from 2009 but the standards have changed since then. Any help would be appreciated.

Does Nance appliance prevent maxilla growth? Does it need to be reconstructed while the child grows?

Does Nance appliance prevent maxilla growth? Does it need to be reconstructed while the child grows?

Hello,

One of the outcomes of my cost-effectiveness analysis is admission to a nursing home prevented (at patient level 0=no, 1=yes, prevented), calculated as a proportion per group. Differences between groups are quite small, for example 0.2 with +€250 differences in cost, resulting in an ICER of €1250 for 1....?? It should be one nursing home admission prevented...but what, 1 proportion, 1 person?? 1 proportion is odd, as that equals 100%,right?  

Kind regards, Ronald

Is there a connection between the increasing existence of autism and the use of oxytocin receptor antagonists (OTRa)?

I am planning to spray a solution composed of hazardous chemicals for thin film growth. Is there any product or method for an enclosure to be used in a fume hood to prevent aerosols from spreading around the fume hood and contamination. Thanks.

I apply ar(1) as my regressor to prevent autocorrelation using Eviews.

How do I predict future output using this model (I have a quadratic regressor) ? 

After I added ar(1), 1 regressor changed from a significant regressor to be an insignificant one. What does it mean ?

When I am using Pva electrolyte, after some time it's turning to solid, there by performance degrades is there is any way to prevent that?

the patient transferred to Gynae ward on empirical I.V ampicillin-sulbactam. The patient remains febrile with only a slightly clinical improvement. On day two, the laboratory reports in urine hematuria, 500 leucocytes per µL and an Escherichia coli isolate [105 CFU/mL] with the phenotype presented below. The MIC values were obtained with an automated system (only fosfomycin and colistin were tested with the Etest) and interpreted according to the current CLSI and EUCAST criteria. Furthermore,. phenotypic tests (i.e., synergy with clavulanate) also indicate that the E. coli isolate is not an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producer. ANTIMICROBIALS TESTED CLSI 2012 EUCAST 2012

Ampicillin (≥32 mg/L) R R

Amoxicillin-clavulanate (≥32 mg/L) R R

Piperacillin (64 mg/L) I R

Piperacillin-tazobactam (16 mg/L) S I

Ampicillin-sulbactam (16 mg/L) I R

Cephalotin (≥32 mg/L) R Not available

Cefoxitin (≥64 mg/L) R Not available

Cefuroxime p.o. (≥64 mg/L) R R

Cefuroxime i.v. (≥64 mg/L) R R

Ceftriaxone (2 mg/L) I I

Cefotaxime (2 mg/L) I I

Ceftazidime (8 mg/L) I R

Cefepime (≤1 mg/L) S S

Imipenem (0.25 mg/L) S S

Meropenem (≤0.25 mg/L) S S

Ertapenem (0.5 mg/L) S S

Aztreonam (8 mg/L) I R

Gentamicin (8 mg/L) I R

Amikacin (4 mg/L) S S

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (≥320 mg/L) R R

Ciprofloxacin (1 mg/L) R I

Nitrofurantoin (8 mg/L) S S

Fosfomycin (64 mg/L) S R

Colistin (0.5 mg/L) Not available S

The patient does not have renal or hepatic impairments, and her BMI is within normal values. What would you use for the directed treatment of the above case

Does it play any role in preventing early restenosis?

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Pregnancy intendedness not only predicts birth outcomes, but is a vital indicator of economic, eduational and health potential across the lifespan. The state of MI collects PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) data, but this is not generalizable to the county level. MIHP (Maternal Infant Health Program) collects this data on the clients they serve, but the data is unavailable at this time and does not represent the entire population. The CDC and state epidemiologists will not come out in support of including pregnancy intendedness as a vital statistic on the birth certificate worksheet because they believe the timing is wrong (i.e. after giving birth, as opposed to in the course of prenatal care). ACOG won't include it on the "Antepartum Record" because they feel the research isn't there to support it. In the meantime, those of us in the trenches are stuck with little data to show whether our initiatives to reduce unintended pregnancies are working or not - what's a local public health worker to do?

Recent studies on the role of nutrition in healthcare systems and best practices in nutrition promotion

Periodic testing for HDV infection by anti-HDV antibody in HBsAg positive carriers on chronic hemodialysis treatment is recommendable. Reduction of HBV infection in HD patients would be the best solution to control the HDV infection in HD patients. The transmission of HDV infection between HBV infected in HBs Ag positive carriers on chronic hemodialysis is very critical. Is dedication of HDV/HBV machines and infected patients in HD centers a standard strategy or not? It is obvious that the HDV infection in HD patients has been forgotten! There is an apparent lack of attempts to conduct more investigations and create definite protocols to reduce the incidence of HDV infection in HD patients. The global attempt should start soon. Tomorrow is too late!

Are pre-diabetics included in primary prevention?

What sort of prevention (if any) do you apply?

Any One working On MET In specific for LBA

the reaction is in between 4-chlorophenol and benzoyl chloride in the presence of catalyst(AlCl3 and nitrobenzene). is there any option for this reaction?

work risk factors and preventive measures among dentists and nurses

I'm doing an immunoprecipiatation of UGT2B15 (mw 61). My WB showed bands at 61kDa as well as 150kDa. I'm assumming that the second band is from immunoglobulin binding. How do I prevent that? I am thinking of adding more beads to the preclearing step. I used 20uL in 500uL. I'm using protein A/G agarose beads. 

Thank you!

We know that suicide has a low base rate and that most individuals with suicidal ideation will never make an attempt, much less, complete a suicide. Given this very low rate of individuals who are at great risk for suicide, how can we best identify and prevent the act of suicide?

We are about to do so for our SALSA study in prevention of obesity and would welcome any suggestion on the process of administering a web questionnaire for Year 8 students.

Obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, etc.?

Multiple studies have shown that inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAAS) system have been effective in reducing microalbuminuria among patients with diabetic nephropathy. Despite their usage, prevalence of CKD/ESRD persists (even becoming more prevalent). I have 2 questions: (1) How much renoprotection do ACEIs and/or ARBs provide to this population group? (or how much is the prevalence of CKD/ESRD related to ACEIs and/or ARBs usage?) (2) Are there any studies that predict the occurrence of CKD and/or ESRD among patients being treated with ACEIs and/or ARBs for the purpose of renoprotection, especially among paints with diabetic nephropathy?

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Biofouling is caused by the adhesion of microbial slimes on the membrane.This needs expensive periodic cleaning.

Instead of vitamin K.

It is said that pioglitazone and statins are useful in preventing endothelial dysfunction and are drugs of choice for erectile dysfunction in males.

In particular lipid testing, moving machines around (transport) etc.

Can a detox therapy be monitored by means of sound medicine?

I have certain inclusion criteria for my exercise study and am now doing telephone screening to check eligibility of potential participants. When I have someone who has to be excluded because of let's say age or location I am offering to give the treatment (exercise programme) after study completion. This is what I read in most papers and what people recommended me to do. Now, I am asking myself why can't I give them the programme while the study is running? Do you know of any literature I can read to be able to answer this competently?

I am at a stage of my research where I will start recruiting participants soon. My sample is reasonably healthy older adults (55-70 years). I have given a number of health talks in community centres where people could sign up for the study. However, relatively strict inclusion criteria will be applied. Hence, I will need to exclude people. Now, I would like to get some idea on how to best do it. People should still feel valued but I also need to make sure I conduct valid research. What are your experiences and suggestions?

The prevention agenda was at the heart of health and social care policy under new Labour and there was a proliferation of research in this field. However, although the coalition government seemed to support this in principle, in an age of 'austerity', funding appears to have been directed more towards those with substantial and critical needs and away from preventive services. Also there appears to be a lack of recent academic work on prevention - or is it being described in different terms? Does anyone know of any recent work in this field, i.e. looking at what has happened to low level preventive services under the coalition government? If you could help it would be appreciated!

Cellphone radiation accelerates mesenchymal stem cell growth, impairs DNA repair, and interferes with apoptosis. Cancerous cells are inherently more rapidly growing with defects in DNA repair and apoptosis. Given the determination of the World Health Organization that cellphone and other wireless radiation should be regarded as a class IIB ("possible carcinogen--the same category as DDT and engine exhausts), why not inquire about past uses of this device, and also recommend prudent precautions such as those that are currently embedded within all smart phones--to keep the phone some distance from the body?

Do we need to learn more from looking into the minutia of everyday interactions between people and their social and physical environments? What are the implications?

Recent years has seen an escalation and variation in the application and scope of social ecological frameworks with the common intent of wishing to effectively interpret factors that influence human behaviour (Holt, Spence, Sehn, & Cutumisu, 2008; O’Connor, Alfrey, & Payne, 2011; Sallis, Owen, & Fisher, 2008; Stokols, Misra, Runnerstrom, & Hipp, 2009). To date the dominant discourse for social ecological research in the scholarly community has been heavily located in conducting large scale studies, the employment of gross markers and distant analysis with a key outcome of finding the big macro levers that aim to achieve a population shift in human behaviour.

References

Holt, N., Spence, J., Sehn, Z., & Cutumisu, N. (2008). Neighborhood and developmental differences in children’s perceptions of opportunities for play and physical activity. Health & Place, 14, 2-14.

Krieger, N. (1994). Epidemiology and the web of causation: Has anyone seen the spider? Social Science & Medicine, 39(7), 887-903.

O’Connor, J., Alfrey, L., & Payne, P. (2011). Beyond games and sports: A socio-ecological approach to physical education. Sport Education and Society, 17(3), 365-380.

Sallis, J., Owen, N., & Fisher, E. (2008). Ecological models of health behavior. In K. Glanz, B. Rimer & K. Viswanath (Eds.), Health behavior and health education: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 465-482). San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.

Stokols, D., Misra, S., Runnerstrom, M., & Hipp, A. (2009). Psychology in an age of ecological crisis: From personal angst to collective action. American Psychologist, 64(3), 181-193.

You can review the full text and after that responds to my question.

I'm reviewing the literature on adolescent subclinical depression, and am hoping to spot anything I may have overlooked. Thanks!

Do you think productively to conduct a survey among patients during treatment, immediately after treatment, or the public?

Wich kind of Alzheimer's Disease they are talking about?

Social capital improvement takes a long time and some times it might be like learning from history and changing the future, but can we really improve social capital in a short duration (e.g. months)?