background: to determine factors that predicts icu and ward stay during hospitalization for coronary artery surgery. methods: data were collected retrospectively from 200 patients. icu and ward stay time was divided into two groups and compared by x 2 and t test and variables with a p value of less than 0.1 were included in logistic regression model. specificity and sensitivity of tests were ex...

INTRODUCTION Doctors' shortage has remained a concern worldwide. The developed countries started aids to recruit international medical graduates (IMG) to cope with the defects that the health care system suffers from; however, this solution may not work in developing countries that have a limited resource and poor budget to spend on the health care system. This study aims to present an alternat...

Electronic health records (EHR) are here to stay. With the advent of the meaningful use requirement by the United States government, EHR adoption and implementation are no longer a choice, but a mandate. This government-mandated roadmap for EHR carries along serious implications on the EHR definition and critical success factors on its implementation. This paper is a conceptual framework that m...

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Teacher persistence has been a growing issue in recent decades. This raises the problem of sustainability teaching workforce, professionalism working teachers and preserving quality education. In this study we aim to create test an empirical model that makes it possible predict teachers’ plans remain or leave profession. Proceeding from earlier research, focuses on investigating role motivation...

March 2020 marked the closure of thousands workplaces, schools and other services to comply with government-issued lockdowns prevent spread coronavirus (COVID-19) across Canadian population. While intent stay-at-home orders was provide safety for surrounding communities from pandemic, many victims domestic abuse soon found themselves confined root their trauma sake public health. Dubbed “pandem...

The use of mobile food applications (MFAs) significantly increased in the past decade. MFA ecosystem is evolving, and companies need to consider changing consumer habits stay competitive. This quantitative study proposes a comprehensive model integrating Unified Theory Acceptance Use Technology (UTAUT2) Consumption Values (TCV) that examines factors affect behavioural intent MFAs. 170 participa...

OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) remains controversial in our city, in part because of results obtained early in the learning curve. In 1995, our centre reported that LA took 30 minutes longer and yet resulted in similar length of hospital stay, compared with open appendectomy (OA). The purpose of the current study is to reexamine LA now that more experience has been gained with the pro...