Microbial Engineering for Oncology: Harnessing Bacteria to Remodel the Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer remains one of the primary causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Its treatment is complicated by immune evasion, tumor heterogeneity, and resistance to conventional therapies. Traditional modalities, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery, can be effective in specific situations. But they are often limited by poor tumor specificity, systemic toxicity, and eventual relapse. A […]
Monitoring atopic dermatitis using mobile-app based photography and surveys
J Dermatolog Treat. 2025 Dec;36(1):2555983. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2025.2555983. Epub 2025 Sep 29. ABSTRACT PURPOSE/AIM: Remote clinical research has potential to increase study diversity, reduce costs for researchers and participants, and increase efficiency of studies. This study evaluates the reliability and feasibility of using SkinTracker, a mobile application, for remote AD severity assessment through mobile-app based photography […]
Workplace Incivility Among OR Nurses: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study
AORN J. 2025 Oct;122(4):226-239. doi: 10.1002/aorn.14412. ABSTRACT Workplace incivility (WPI) is a form of rude behavior involving a disregard for another individual that occurs in perioperative environments. Workplace incivility can cause burnout and negatively affect patient safety, job performance, professional productivity, and mental and physical health. The purpose of our study was to describe the […]
Nurse Managers’ Implementation Leadership and Hospital Nurses’ Evidence-Based Practice: A Multilevel Analysis of the Mediating Effects of Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs
Nurs Health Sci. 2025 Dec;27(4):e70229. doi: 10.1111/nhs.70229. ABSTRACT Evidence-based practice (EBP) is recognized as essential for improving patient outcomes and healthcare quality. Implementation leadership by nurse managers plays a crucial role in promoting EBP in hospital wards. However, the mechanisms by which implementation leadership is related to nurses’ EBP activities remain unclear. This research, a […]
In-person social isolation in the age of smartphonies: Examining age, period, cohort effects by gender
PLoS One. 2025 Sep 29;20(9):e0333493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333493. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The rise of smartphones and social media is widely seen as a pivotal societal shift that has fueled what the U.S. Surgeon General in 2023 described as “our epidemic of loneliness and isolation.” The evidence for an increase in social isolation, however, has not […]
Integrating a Combination HIV Prevention Intervention Into a Widely Used Geosocial App for Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot and Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Sep 29;14:e69536. doi: 10.2196/69536. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men in China. However, HIV prevention services use among this population remains limited, in part due to concerns of privacy and sexual identity disclosure. These concerns might be addressed through telehealth services. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed […]
Civility behaviour training programme and its influence on staff nurse organisational citizenship: a quasi-experimental study
Front Public Health. 2025 Sep 11;13:1555198. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1555198. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the influence of a civility behaviour training programme on organisational citizenship among nurses in the workplace and to explore various predictors of nurses’ knowledge, workplace civility behaviour, and organisational citizenship behaviour. METHODS: In 2023, a quasi-experimental study (one-group […]
Current Challenges in the Application of Roy’s Adaptation Theory for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2025 Oct-Dec 01;48(4):451-458. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000575. Epub 2025 Aug 22. ABSTRACT This paper examines the relevance of Roy’s Adaptation Theory within the modern healthcare landscape, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs), where the integration of AI and telemedicine presents both opportunities and challenges. Roy’s framework categorizes adaptation into four modes: physiological, self-concept, […]
Ergo4Workers: A User-Centred App for Tracking Posture and Workload in Healthcare Professionals
Sensors (Basel). 2025 Sep 19;25(18):5854. doi: 10.3390/s25185854. ABSTRACT Healthcare professionals (namely, occupational therapists) face ergonomic risk factors that may lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD). Ergonomic assessments are crucial to mitigate this occupational issue. Wearable devices are a potential solution for such assessments, providing continuous measurement of biomechanical and physiological parameters. Ergo4workers (E4W) is a […]
Designing, Developing, and Evaluating a Stakeholder-Informed Mobile App to Promote Physical Activity in Children
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Sep 20;22(9):1460. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22091460. ABSTRACT Background: Prolonged sedentary behavior and associated obesity are recognized risk factors for poor health across the lifespan. Globally, data show that many children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 significantly increased their sedentary behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, failing to meet recommended physical […]
