The aims of this study were to examine differences in medication management between older and younger adults living with HIV and to examine the relationship between age and cognitive ability, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy on medication management. This research utilized a descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional design to compare medication management between older and younger adults...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the association of concussion with cognitive ability (CA) and educational level (EL). DESIGN Epidemiological-cross-linkage of national computer registers. SETTING Denmark. PARTICIPANTS 130 420 young men appearing before the Danish draft board during the period 2006-2010. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES CA test scores, EL and occurrence of concussion duri...

OBJECTIVES The effect of occupational characteristics on cognitive change over 20 years was examined. METHOD Occupational characteristics--intellectual challenge, physical hazards, and psychological demands--were assessed in the Glostrup 1914 Cohort when aged 60 years, and cognitive ability was assessed by 4 cognitive ability tests at ages 60, 70, and 80. RESULTS Individuals in more intelle...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic condition that affects thousands of people worldwide. The purpose of this study is to illustrate some of the challenges and perceptions of people diagnosed with SCD. The aims were to describe stressors, problematic symptoms, sources of support, and interactions with healthcare providers. This descriptive study, using mostly open-ended questions and concept...

during dental education, dental students learn how to examine patients, make diagnosis, plan treatment and perform dental procedures perfectly and efficiently. however, progresses in computer-based technologies including virtual reality (vr) simulators, augmented reality (ar) and computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (cad/cam) systems have resulted in new modalities for instruction...

introduction 3d reconstruction of an object from its 2d cross-sections (slices) has many applications in different fields of sciences such as medical physics and biomedical engineering. in order to perform 3d reconstruction, at first, desired boundaries at each slice are detected and then using a correspondence between points of successive slices surface of desired object is reconstructed. mate...

introduction: excessive temperature rise during drilling of the mandible for dental implant placement might damage adjacent osseous tissues. various factors affect temperature rise, including the geometrical parameters of surgical drills, one of which is the drill bit head angle. the aim of this research was to determine suitable drill bit head angle to induce minimum temperature rise during ma...