scholarly journals Editorial

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Muzafer Mujic
Keyword(s):  
Specific Area ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Positive Score ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Young Researchers ◽  
Basic Medical

We inform our readers and collaborators that the interest for publication in Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences is growing continuously. Numerous letters and messages (e-mail) of support, in particular from our scientists working abroad, are sufficient confirmation. This exchange resulted in the idea (E. Kanlic, MD PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopedic, Texas) that our scientists working in the USA edit one issue (preliminary deadline in April 2005) that would be dedicated to the latest understandings and achievements in a specific area that would be of interest for our experts. We are looking forward to successful cooperation with other colleagues engaged in fundamental science.It is with great pleasure that we inform you that, after anticipating a reply from the Department of Health and Human Services for some time, on the 6th July 2004 we received an information from Mr. Sheldon Kotzin, Executive Editor MEDLINE/Index Medicus stating that Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences has received a positive score (very good) upon reviewing and has been accepted for indexation in MEDLINE/Index MedicusWe are proud that our issues are mainly filled with papers by young researchers which agrees with our primary intention that the Journal grows into a vehicle for the exchange of knowledge among young researchers in the world. With this issue we complete the cycle for this year. We are convinced that, despite significant difficulties, we will find adequate support and ensure regular publication of research results from the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina.With sincere greetings and gratitude,Sarajevo, October 2004Editorial and Advisory BoardM.MujicThis Journal is Indexed in: CAB Abstract / Global Health databases and Index Medicus/MEDLINE.

The Mechanism of Lunasin's Effect on the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells Induced by Obesity-induced Inflammation

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (7) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Author(s):  
Chia-Chien Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Tumour Microenvironment ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cancer Development ◽  
Breast Cancer Development

It has long been established that diet and nutrition can have a significant impact on health and even help reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases. It makes sense that what we put into our bodies would have some bearing on how our bodies function. Indeed, the World Health Organization developed guidelines focusing on nutrient intake, with a view to reducing the global burden of disease related to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, several forms of cancer, osteoporosis and dental disease. One exciting area of research, that is little understood, is the potential efficacy of lunasin – a peptide found in soy, legume and some cereal grains – against certain types of cancer. Lunasin has shown potential in the prevention of cancers. It is able to do this by suppressing the proliferation and migration of cancer cells, and anti-inflammation in this tumour environment. A specific area of study within this is lunasin's ability to reduce obesity associated breast cancer development. Associate Professor Chia-Chien Hsieh, a researcher based at the Programs of Nutrition Science, School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, current work is focused on the mechanism of lunasin's effect on the growth of breast cancer cells induced by obesity-associated inflammation. Her goal is to investigate the obesity-related breast cancer chemoprevention of lunasin, which might retard inflammatory responses around tumour microenvironment and even break the crosstalk of macrophages, adipocyte, and breast cancer cells. The aim being to provide potential strategies for ameliorating obesity-related ER(+) or ER(-) breast cancer development.

A checklist to help students analyze published articles in basic medical sciences.

1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (6) ◽  
pp. S21 ◽  
Author(s):  
P K Rangachari ◽  
S Mierson
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Reading Textbooks ◽  
Scientific Life ◽  
Basic Medical

Because critical analysis of published information is an essential component of scientific life, it is important that students be trained in its practice. Undergraduate students who are more accustomed to reading textbooks and taking lecture notes find it difficult to appreciate primary publications. To help such students, we have developed a checklist that helps them analyze different components of a research article in basic biomedical sciences. Students used the checklist to analyze critically a published article. The students were assigned an article and asked to write a paper (maximum 2 pages of single-spaced type) assessing it. This assignment has been found useful to both undergraduate and graduate students in pharmacology and physiology. Student responses to a questionnaire were highly favorable; students thought the exercise provided them with some of the essential skills for life-long learning.

Effectiveness of instructional computers in teaching basic medical sciences

1979 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIANE L. ESSEX ◽  
W. E. SORLIE
Keyword(s):  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Basic Medical

scholarly journals How effective are governmental and university campaigns for increasing meningitis vaccine uptake?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayushi Ramjee ◽  
Chloe Ogilvie ◽  
Africa Couto ◽  
Teresa Matini ◽  
Claudia Anaele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Behavioural Patterns ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
E Mail

ObjectivesUniversity student cohorts have a potential for significant impacts on public health policies. Health impacts arise from wide geographic catchment areas and behavioural patterns that enhance infectious disease spread and occasional cases of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, measles and mumps. Universities and the Department of Health and Social Care have tackled these serious problems through advertising campaigns and by offering free MenACWY and MMR vaccines to university students. Our study aimed to assess the engagement of universities with these vaccine campaigns and student awareness of this information. Study DesignInformation was accrued by a combination of e-mail and telephone interactions with welfare officers at universities. Student perceptions of meningitis vaccine campaigns were studied through use of questionnaires with University of Leicester students. ResultsInformation provided by 17 universities indicated that all universities run meningitis awareness campaigns whereas on campus meningitis campaigns were infrequent and of variable penetration into student cohorts. Assessment of 272 students from a 2019-2020 cohort found that 17.5% and 58% of students did not know or had not had the MMR and MenACWY vaccines. Only 37% of students were aware that these vaccines were free and available from a university-linked GP practice with lack of this knowledge being significantly associated with uncertainty or perceived absence of immunisation. This latter group were significantly associated with a preference for on campus immunisation. DiscussionThis information is important for understanding how to target a critical cohort with effective campaigns for uptake of meningitis, MMR and COVID-19 vaccines.

scholarly journals OSPE (Objective structured practical examination): Perception of the faculty and students at A Public Sector Medical College in Pakistan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1519-1524
Author(s):  
Zahid Kamal ◽  
Nauman Aziz ◽  
Hafiza Swaiba Afzal ◽  
Ahmad Zeeshan Jamil ◽  
Muhammad Waseem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Practical Examination ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Basic Medical

Objective: Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is a growing way of assessing the students of medical universities particularly. This study is targeted to compare and assess different perceptions of the faculty and the students towards OSPE at a public sector medical college. Study Design: Cross Sectional Survey. Setting: Sahiwal Medical College Sahiwal. Period: 1st July 2020 to 15th July 2020. Material & Methods: The questionnaire was sent to all the participants by Whatsapp because of COVID-19 pandemic. All the undergrad students of MBBS (500) and all the faculty members (65) of clinical and basic medical sciences were included in the study. Results: The response rate of faculty members was 78.46% and that of undergraduate students was 70.80%. Out of 51 members who responded, 23 (45.10%) were males while 28 (54.90%) were female. Female students were having majority of participation (71.20%). Most of the faculty and students agreed with the fact that ‘The questions asked in the OSPE stations were appropriate and related to the curriculum’ (60.10% and 45.10% respectively). Response to a question ‘OSPE is more transparent, fair and objective as compared to traditional practical examination’ got a nod from faculty members (49%). Almost 76% of the students (strongly agreed and agreed) thought that OSPE was tiring and stressful for them but their respected faculty members thought the opposite. Conclusion: Our study concludes that there is satisfaction of both students and the faculty regarding their perceptions of OSPE at public sector medical college. In our study while comparing, the majority of both the groups were having almost same opinions.

Creating a new psychiatry: on the origins of non-institutional psychiatry in the USA, 1900–50

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Scull
Keyword(s):  
Mental Hygiene ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Institutional Practice ◽  
Limited Role ◽  
Early Emergence ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Institutional Psychiatry ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the early origins of the shift away from institutional psychiatry in the USA. It focuses on the period between 1900 and 1950. Attention is paid to the role of neurologists and disaffected asylum doctors in the early emergence of extra-institutional practice; to the impact of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene and Thomas Salmon; to the limited role of psychoanalysis during most of this period; and to the influence of the Rockefeller Foundation’s decision to focus most of its effort in the medical sciences on psychiatry.

Understanding the Issue of ‘Informed Consent’ in Dental Treatment

2004 ◽  
Vol os11 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy A Woodcock ◽  
Mark V Willings ◽  
Patrick VA Marren
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Valid Consent ◽  
Consent To Treatment ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

The concept of consent to treatment is increasingly becoming contested in United Kingdom courts of law. Any practitioners who cannot demonstrate that a patient has properly consented to treatment are laying themselves open to litigation. This paper demonstrates that valid consent is not as straightforward as may be assumed and that a patient can easily challenge a standardised approach to obtaining consent. Current Department of Health guidelines on obtaining consent are discussed, and changes in the USA, Europe and Australia are brought into focus with regard to the situation in the UK.

scholarly journals Exploring the features of mobile phone application of anatomy in basic medical sciences: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Mansouri ◽  
Shoaleh Bigdeli ◽  
Afsaneh Dehnad ◽  
Zohreh Sohrabi ◽  
Somayeh Alizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Mobile Phone Application ◽  
Basic Medical
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