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Introduction: Effective communication between patients and anesthesia providers in the preoperative period is crucial for building trust and ensuring quality care. In multicultural healthcare settings, anesthesia providers assessing adult patients u…

Background: With the rise of obesity comes the increasing need for weight loss. Weight loss can be difficult for many due to the associated lifestyle changes. Many people do not want to follow through with the diet changes needed to lose weight beca…

The connection between elevated serum inflammatory markers in patients suffering from depression has been established in numerous studies and clinical trials. Despite evidence of this connection, decreasing inflammation as a therapeutic target in th…

The purpose of this phenomenological study using content analysis was to investigate the articulation and implementation of mandatory cybersecurity awareness for higher education institutions (HEIs) by examining and comparing publicly available mand…

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common and can be debilitating for the patient experiencing the injury. There are different graft choices when repairing an ACL such as allograft and autograft. It is important to repair the inj…

Background: Referencing the Chronic Opioid Use After Surgery study in 2017, the economic cost of prescription opioid-related overdose, abuse, and dependence exceeds $78.5 billion annually, with the majority of costs related to health care, substance…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to address the gap in research on student retention interventions at the community college level by testing the relationship between intervention and retention of students. The study sought to contribute to…

Background: The novel SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19 infection led to the declaration of a pandemic in 2020. At that time, research aimed to quickly identify factors placing individuals at higher risk of disease progression. The requirement of in…

Background: To gain admittance to Physician Assistant (PA) school, applicants must complete prerequisite courses and experiences, yet there is no universal standard for the PA school application process. The lack of standardization contributes to co…

This quantitative, non-experimental comparative study examined differences in 8th-grade student achievement in English Language Arts (ELA) across three schools in a Florida district by comparing pre-pandemic (2019) and post-pandemic (2022) state ass…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine differences in chronic absenteeism based on socioeconomic status and race among students of color in urban public schools in California. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and…

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and has been associated with various cancers such as cervical, anogenital, and oropharyngeal. HPV vaccines were developed to decrease the overall incid…

Background: Smoking cessation has become a primary focus for public health efforts given the high risk for morbidity and mortality associated with cigarette smoking worldwide. Following their introduction in 2007, electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) have…

Background: Hypertension is a chronic medical condition that affects millions worldwide. It is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and is a leading modifiable risk factor for premature morbidity and mortality. Currently, the American College…