Volume 18, Issue 3 — March 2024
College of Nursing, Baghdad University, Iraq; College of Education, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq
Keywords: breast cancer, peer education, university students, health knowledge, intervention study
Aims: To determine the effects of peer education on the level of knowledge about breast cancer among female university students in Baghdad city. Materials and Methods: A pre-test and post-test design ...
SRS, DW, 3MNF
Keywords: data warehousing, ERP systems, schema design, multidimensional databases, functional dependencies
A data warehouse is an integrated database primarily used in organizational decision making. Although the deployment of data warehouses is current practice in modern information technology landscapes,...
St Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Kerala, India
Keywords: Night cooling, Energy efficiency, Air conditioning, Free cooling, Environmental sustainability
This paper proposes a novel approach to home cooling systems that offers significant advantages, including low power consumption, zero emissions of harmful gases, and health benefits. The core princip...
University of Haifa, Department of Medicine, Israel
Keywords: diabetic retinopathy, endothelial progenitor cells, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular risk, microvascular complications
BACKGROUND: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy involves the formation of new blood vessels extending into the vitreous cavity, leading potentially to blindness. It's associated with increased cardiova...
University of Rajshahi, Department of Physics, Bangladesh; Pabna University of Science & Technology, Department of Physics, Bangladesh
Keywords: Computed Tomography, Size-Specific Effective Dose, PMMA Phantom, Pediatric Radiology, Adult Radiology, Effective Diameter, Dose Measurement
Computed tomography (CT) is crucial for determining the effective dose in medical imaging. This study estimates size-specific effective doses during CT scans of the brain for both pediatric and adult ...
Department of Medical Education, University of Health Sciences, Pakistan
Keywords: Sleep Habits, Sleep Patterns, Medical Students, Academic Performance, Cross-Sectional Study, Questionnaire, Modular Exams
Objective: To evaluate the sleeping habits and sleep patterns of first year and final year medical students and its impact on their yearly performance. Material and Method: It was a cross-sectional st...
Department of Chemistry, University of Jordan, Jordan
Keywords: Corrosion Inhibition, Density Functional Theory, Aluminum, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, Quantum Chemistry, Adsorption, Thermodynamics
DFT-B3LYP calculations have been performed on Mesembrine, Mesembrenone, Mesembrenol, and Tortuosamine, using the G03 program with complete optimization of geometries. Quantum parameters and thermodyna...