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Improve requesting medication by mail from pharmacy services rate in KFMC using FOCUS-PDCA methodology: Project report
No full textAbstract: The purpose of this study was to describe current users of mail pharmacy services and to evaluate factors associated with the use of mail pharmacy services.
Retrospective study at King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, KSA, for six months' period; Oct 1, 2021 to Apr 1, 2022. Data were collected from EPIC (Health Care Operation System) and electronic patient satisfaction survey. the Methodology has been adopted is FOCUS-PDCA Methodology .60 surveys were mailed to a randomly generated list of eligible patients. A total of 44 (73.1%) patients responded. The percentage of the satisfaction were statistically significant. In conclusion, mail pharmacy service users were satisfied with service by 100% in this study. Advancing age, presence of chronic diseases, increasing level of education, and increasing distance to the nearest pharmacy were positively associated with the use of mail pharmacies. Further research is needed to better understand patient-specific reasons for choosing mail pharmacies or community pharmacies.
Keywords: Mail pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Services; Pharmacists; Pharmacy, Patient satisfaction, surveys.
Title: Improve requesting medication by mail from pharmacy services rate in KFMC using FOCUS-PDCA methodology: Project report
Author: Ghadeer faisal almutairi, Yasir Awad Ahmed
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 579-586
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Published Date: 29-June-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6778470
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Characterization of Qatar’s surface carbonates for CO2 capture and thermochemical energy storage
No full textHawash manuscript about ALBurda poem
No full textHawash manuscript about ALBurda poem by Mohammad Ben Abdullah AL Mahmoud,
who lived in the era of 819 A.H, is one of AlBurda explanations of Boussri, where the
author tried to explain the difficulties in its parlance and pronunciationof words. In
addition, analyzing many of words and explaining their meanings,explaining the poem
verses and taking into consideration the middle in excessive brief andboring redundancy.
The study divided into two parts: part one and it includes preface, two chapters and
conclusion. The preface gives a general image about AlBurda and its importance, and the
scientists opinion about it.
Chapter one and it has two subjects: subject one discusses the political , social , and
cultural life in the time of the author “ Mohammad Ben Abdullah AL Mahmoud . Subject
Two and itincludes the books of the author .
Chapter Two: focused on the study of the book “ Hawash on Al Burda Poem “. It came in
two subjects. Subject one and talked about analyzing the book and what sources it included
in which the author relied on. Subject two : talked about the author method “style” in his
book “ Hawash on AlBurda Poem “ . As for the second part of the study is the
verification
Update on Vitamin B12 Deficiency
No full textAbstract: Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is a common cause of megaloblastic anemia, a variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms and elevated serum homocysteine levels, particularly in the elderly. There are a number of risk factors for vitamin B12 deficiency, including long-term use of metformin and proton pump inhibitors. No major medical organization, including the U. Preventive Services Task Force, has published guidance on screening for vitamin B12 deficiency in asymptomatic or low-risk adults, but high-risk patients, such as B. those with malabsorption disorders, can order a detection.
The initial laboratory evaluation of a patient suspected of having vitamin B12 deficiency should include a complete blood count and serum vitamin B12 level. can be used to confirm deficiency in asymptomatic, high-risk patients with low normal vitamin B12 levels. Because crystalline formulations are better absorbed than natural vitamin B12, patients over the age of 50 and strict vegetarians should consume vitamin B12-fortified foods and vitamin B12 supplements rather than attempting to obtain vitamin B12 from dietary sources only
Administering vitamin B12 to patients with elevated serum homocysteine levels has not been shown to decrease cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients or alter cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
Keywords: vitamin B12 deficiency, medical organization, decrease cardiovascular, moderate Alzheimer's disease.
Title: Update on Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Author: Mohammed Saleh AlQahtani, Sami saleh almalki, MOHAMMED ALI AL MUJRI, FAISAL FAHAD ALMOTAIRI, Mohammed shatwi alqahtani,Thabit Ehsan Arnous, Mohammed Shaye alqhtani, Bader Ali Hazazi, Kholoud Rabah Alrashedi, Ghadeer Mohd alonazi
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022
Page No: 97-103
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Published Date: 29-December-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7492164
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Medication Errors and Strategies to Prevention of them from Nurses, Pharmacists and Nursing Student Viewpoint
No full textAbstract: Introduction and objective: Medication errors as a serious problem in the world and one of the most common medical errors that can endanger patient safety and even cause the death of them . The aim of this study was to examine the causes of medication errors and strategies to avoid them from the point of view of nurses and nursing students.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 327 Pharmacy staff of KFMC and 62 nursing interns at School of Nursing ,KSA, enrolled to the availability sampling in 2015. The Data was collected from the valid and Questionnaire reliable. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA using SPSS16 software. were applied
Results: The results showed that the most common causes of medication errors in nursing care are fatigue due to heavy workload were (97.8%), and in students of nursing were Medicines calculation, (77.4%) The more important way for prevention, according to nurses and nursing students, was to relieve the work pressure by a proportional increase to reduce staff to the number and status of Patients and also Creating a unit as Medicine bill.
Conclusion: Based on the results, the nursing managers are recommended to solve the staffing problem, offer workshops and on-the-job training about preparation medication, secondary effects of drugs and knowledge pharmacological. Use Electronics Medications Cards es a measurement das Reduced drug errors.
Keywords: drugs mistakes, nurse, nursing students, prevention, strategies, point of view.
Title: Medication Errors and Strategies to Prevention of them from Nurses, Pharmacists and Nursing Student Viewpoint
Author: Yasir Ahmed, Ghadeer Faisal Almutairi, Kholoud Nasser Alrami, Lulwah Abdullah Al Bekairi, Fatima Obaid alkharji, Wael Ahmed Al Harbi, Abdullah Saud Aldugim, Raed Abdulaziz Alkhayyal, Abdulrahman Zaed AlMutairi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 49-56
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Published Date: 18-October-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7221046
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Translucency of monolithic ceramics and the effect of surface condition on their flexural strength and enamel wear
No full textPLEASE NOTE: This work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community: please log in with a valid BU account to access and click Download. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact [email protected] (DScD) --Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 2013 (Department of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials).Includes bibliographic references: leaves 195-204.Objectives: New block materials have been developed to fabricate full-contour restorations. Typically, zirconia and lithium disilicate (IPS e.max CAD) are s milled to full contoured restorations and then subjected to various grinding and polishing procedures in the dentist hand to improve the fit. Various finishing procedures may affect physical and mechanical properties of the material. The purposes of this study are (1) to evaluate the wear resistance and the abrasiveness of zirconia and lithium disilicate with different surface finish against dental enamel, (2) to evaluate the flexural strength of zirconia and lithium disilicate restorative materials subjected to various finishing procedures and (2) to compare the translucency of three different brands of zirconia.
Materials and methods:
(1) 190 ceramic specimens (3 x5 x12 mm) - 10 from each group: IPS e.max CAD polished, glazed, ground and repolished, BruxZir polished, glazed, ground and repolished, Zirlux polished, glazed, ground and repolished, Zenostar polished, glazed, ground and repolished, Vita Mark II polished, Ceramco 3 polished and Unipack Prismatic porcelain polished were subjected to 600,000 strokes of enamel wear in a wear machine under a constant 400g load. Enamel specimens were prepared from sound, caries-free, extracted teeth. Measuring height and weight loss and then calculating volume loss determined the amount of enamel wear. The amount of ceramic wear was determined by measuring weight loss and calculating volume loss. Before and after 60,000, 120,000 and 600,000 strokes of wear testing; surface roughness was measured for each ceramic specimen using a portable surface roughness tester.
(2) 150 bars (2 x 4 x 20 mm) of IPS e.max CAD, BruxZir, old Zirlux, new Zirlux and Zenostar were randomly divided into 15 groups of 10 specimens each. Experimental groups are polished (Buehler Ecomet 250 polisher, 45, 15, 6, 1 micron diamond grit), ground (coarse grit diamond bur grinding) and repolished (medium and fine grit diamond bur finishing and Dialite diamond-impregnated polishers). A 3-point-bending test, span 1 5 mm, was used to measure the flexural strength of materials using an Instron machine at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min with a 10 kN load cell. The surfaces of few random specimens were examined in the SEM.
(3) Spectrophotometer coIor i5 was used to measure the translucency of O.5 mm thick specimens: 30 BruxZir, 30 Zenostar and 30 Zirlux. All data was transferred to an excel sheet and translucency parameter was calculated.
Statistical analysis was conducted using t-test, one-way and two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni’s post hoc test at p = 0.05 1evel of significance.
Results:
(1) Statistical analysis revealed a significantly less enamel abrasion and greater wear resistance for the Zirconia materials than any other group. The most abrasive materials are Ceramco 3 and Unipack prismatic porcelain. Vita Mark II and IPS e.max CAD exhibit an intermediate position. Glazing and coarse grinding significantly increase the abrasiveness of Zirconia to enamel while only glazing increases the abrasiveness of IPS e.max CAD. On the ceramic level, only glazed zirconia exhibited volume loss by enamel wear.
(2) Two-Way ANOVA demonstrated significant difference in flexural strength between the test groups (p[less than] 0.05). IPS e.maX CAD demonstrated lower flexural strength than any Zirconia material tested. Surface finish did not alter the flexural strength of IPS e.max CAD. The new Zirlux flexural strength was also Iower than the old Zirlux, BruxZir and Zenostar which did not differ significantly. Bonferroni’s post hoc multiple comparison tests demonstrated that coarse grinding significantly lower the flexural strength of the zirconia materials while finishing and repolishing raise it back to its starting level except in Zenostar where repolishing cause further reduction in the flexural strength.
(3) Translucency testing demonstrated significant difference between the different brands of zirconia in the study: BruxZir is slightly less translucent than Zirlux and Zenostar.
Conclusions: Despite the limitations of this study, less wear of antagonist teeth was shown with Zirconia than with feldspathic porcelain. Polishing of zirconia full-contoured restoration is recommended for the best results in term of wear behavior and flexural strength
Variations and Trends in 115 Years of Graded Daily Precipitation Records at Three Hydrometeorological Stations in Finland
No full textThis study investigated the variability and trends in 115 years (1909–2023) of daily precipitation observed at three hydrometeorological stations in southern (Kaisaniemi), central (Kajaani), and northern (Sodankylä) Finland. We also identified the most significant climate teleconnections influencing daily precipitation variability at these three stations during the period 1951–2023. The daily precipitation records were primarily classified into six grades, including very light (≤1 mm), light (1–≤5 mm), moderate (5–≤10 mm), heavy (10–≤15 mm), very heavy (15–≤20 mm), and extreme (>20 mm). On average, the most intense daily precipitation was determined at the Kaisaniemi station in southern Finland. At this station, however, very light and light precipitation showed the lowest frequency, but other graded daily precipitation events were the most frequent. At all three stations, the intensity of very light precipitation significantly declined during the past 115 years, while its frequency increased. The highest rates of such decreases and increases in the intensity and frequency of very light daily precipitation were found at the Sodankylä stations in northern Finland, respectively, but the lowest rates were at the Kaisaniemi station in the south. At the Kajaani station in central Finland, the intensity of light precipitation decreased, but very heavy precipitation intensified. At this station, however, the number of both moderate and heavy precipitation events increased over time. Finally, historical variations in both the intensity and frequency of graded daily precipitation events in Finland showed significant relationships with different climate teleconnections, particularly the Scandinavia (SCAND) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) patterns
Prevalence and relationship between periodontal disease and pre-term low birth weight infants at King Khalid university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
No full textThe aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and relationship between periodontal disease and preterm
low birth weight (PLBW) among Saudi mothers at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. The periodontal status and the relative risk were also analyzed. The study consisted of 30 cases
[infants <37 weeks and/or weighing ≥2.500 kilograms (kg)] and a daily random sample of 60 controls [≥ 37
weeks and/or weighing >2.500 kg]. Clinical periodontal indices were measured on the labor wards. Associated
risk factors for periodontal disease and PLBW were ascertained by means of a structured questionnaire and
maternal notes. The prevalence of the PLBW was found to be 11.3%, and the prevalence of periodontal disease
was high among the study population. The risk of PLBW remained high with increasing periodontal disease
(odds ratio [OR] 4.21, 95% confident interval [CI] 1.99-8.93) despite controlling the other risk factors such
as age, smoking, and social class. In conclusion, there is a correlation between periodontal disease and PLBW
in KKUH.The research is
registered in King Saud University College of Dentistry, Research Center (CDRC). NF#1907Corresponding Author:
Dr. Sameer Abdullah Mokeem, Associate Professor and Consultant, Division of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 85032
Riyadh 11691, Saudi Arabia.
Email: [email protected]
Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index in Relation to Diabetes Markers in Saudi Adults: A Retrospective Study
No full textBackground and objectives: Low-grade inflammation is associated with metabolic disturbances like diabetes. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been proposed as a predictive tool to identify individuals at a greater risk of diabetes. This study aims to examine the association between SII and diabetes markers. Method and materials: We used retrospective data from a large cohort of adults (n = 3895) aged ≥18 in Saudi Arabia. The SII was calculated, and the markers of diabetes such as fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were included. Results: Across the quartiles of SII, FBG, insulin, and HbA1c were significantly higher in adults with higher compared to lower SII (p p = 0.04, p Conclusions: SII was associated with the markers of diabetes. The utility of SII for predicting diabetes can be confirmed with prospective cohort studies
Dust source susceptibility in the lower Mesopotamian floodplain of Iraq
No full textThe identification of susceptible dust sources (SDSs) based on the analysis of effective factors (i.e. dust drivers) is considered to be one of the primary and cost-effective solutions to deal with this phenomenon. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify SDSs and delineate their drivers using remote sensing data and machine learning (ML) algorithms in a hotspot area in the Lower Mesopotamian floodplain in southern Iraq. To model SDSs, a total of 15 environmental features based on remote sensing data such as topographic, climatic, land use/cover, and soil properties were considered as dust drivers and fed into the four well-known ML algorithms, including linear discriminant analysis (LDA), logistic model tree (LMT), extreme gradient boosting (XGB)-Linear, and XGB-Tree-based. Dust emission hotspots were identified by visual interpretation of sub-daily MODIS-Terra/Aqua true color composite imagery (2000–2021) to train (70%) and validate (30%) ML algorithms. Considering the variability of the spatial-temporal patterns of SDSs as a result of changes in dust drivers, the modeling process was carried out in four periods, including 2000–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2012, and 2013–2021. Our results show that dust events in the study area occur most frequently in April, June, July, and August. Overall, all ML algorithms performed well and provided reliable results for identifying SDSs. However, the XGB-Linear provided the most reliable results with an average area under curve (AUC) of 0.79 for the study periods. Precipitation was determined as the most important dust driver. The SDS maps produced can be used as a basis for the development of rehabilitation plans in the study area to mitigate the adverse effects of dust storms
