BACKGROUND To date there is little sound knowledge on the relationship between travel and health status as perceived by the traveller. Our aim was to investigate the frequency and risk factors of travel-associated illnesses and injuries and identify potential protective factors. METHODS All adults enrolled in a health insurance scheme who planned to travel in 2002 were eligible for participat...

Incremental and quantitative improvements of two-way interactions with e x tended realities (XR) are contributing toward a qualitative leap into state XR ecosystems being efficient, user-friendly, widely adopted. However, there multiple barriers on the way omnipresence XR; among them following: computational power limitations portable hardware, social acceptance novel interaction protocols, usa...

IntroductionThe effective integration of professional nursing staff with university training into care processes is associated internationally better patient outcomes. In Germany, there a current lack reliable figures on graduates and their areas responsibility. Therefore, the aim this follow-up survey, designed as repetition previous one, was to ascertain number nurses Bachelor's or Master's d...