conclusions it seems that to achieve the patients' comfort during the hemodialysis procedure, the health care teams, hospitals in charge and the patients themselves have to do their best to provide the patients' comfort. results three themes emerged: the presence of competent nurses, the delightful presence of the others, and coping with comfort obstacles. each theme consisted of some categorie...

in recent years, various attempts have been made by media managers to achieve a framework to move from conventional newsrooms to convergent newsrooms.so it seems that the recognition of obstacles and barriers faced by newsrooms attaches of great importance. this research is a complete series of these challenges in four categories, including: technological, organizational, cultural and instituti...

INTRODUCTION Practice-based small group learning (PBSGL) originated in Canada and has spread to Scotland. After a successful pilot in 2004, there has been rapid growth in the number of participants in Scotland, particularly among general practitioners (GPs). Growth of participant numbers has required the recruitment and retention of trained peer facilitators who help PBSGL groups to learn. It w...

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Battery electric vehicles (BEV) are essential in most countries’ transition towards an efficient, cleaner and low-carbon transport system. BEV technology has been making rapid progress, but low market uptake poses major challenges for governments industry. Based on the PRISMA framework (Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses), we assessed 94 studies published era of BEVs bec...

The emergence of web-based medical tourism facilitators (MTFs) has added a new dimension to the phenomenon of cross-border travel. These facilitators are crucial connectors between foreign patients and host countries. They help patients navigate countries, doctors and specialties. However, little attention has been paid to the authenticity of information displayed on the facilitators' web porta...

BACKGROUND In 2010, the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MoHCW) adopted the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme as a tool for laboratory quality systems strengthening. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the financial costs of SLMTA implementation using two models (external facilitators; and internal local or MoHCW facilitators) from the perspective of ...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to provide cancer patients with a psychosocial group intervention consisting of 3 parts, i.e., education on how to cope with stress and solve problems, group discussions, and progressive muscle relaxation, and to investigate the intervention techniques of Japanese facilitators. METHODS Group interventions for breast cancer patients performed by 3 fac...