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Background. As Americans become more active and live longer we subject ourselves to an increased risk of overuse and traumatic injuries. High prevalence of injuries occur to the most mobile joint in the human body, the shoulder girdle. One of the mo…

Large portions of the population face unrelenting chronic pain. Current standard of care in the treatment of chronic pain includes prescription opioids. Due to increasing backlash for overprescribing in the opioid drug class, a contributing factor t…

Background: In 2020, there were a total of 131.3 million emergency department (ED) visits in the United States. The arising issue is that patients who are triaged as non-urgent often experience long wait times in the ED. Prolonged wait times at the …

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) incidence is increasing as well as the rates of cesarean sections. Current research has not been conclusive as to whether this relationship is causal. Objective: This evidence-based systematic review aimed…

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…

Objective: Assess if there is a specific duration, mode, and intensity of exercise that will optimally impact cognitive performance in healthy adults. Design: Evidence based medicine systematic literature review and evaluation from 2007 to 2018. Met…

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…

This quantitative study investigated how Vietnamese students perceive gamification, focusing on demographic factors such as gender, age, and educational level. The study intended to determine the difference between the two sexes, age categories, and…

Background: Emergency Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) treatment requires either an open surgical repair or a closed endovascular (EVAR) surgical repair. Compared to an open repair, closed repairs are less-invasive technique, and data is emerging reg…