CHARACTERIZING BARRIERS TO ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP FOR SKIN AND SOFT-TISSUE INFECTIONS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USING A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FRAMEWORK

Characterizing barriers to antibiotic stewardship for skin and soft-tissue infections in the emergency department using a systems engineering framework

Abstract Objective: Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) account for 3% of all emergency department (ED) encounters and are frequently associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.We characterized barriers and facilitators to optimal antibiotic use for SSTIs in the ED using a systems engineering framework and matched them with targeted s

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Policy Discourses: Shifting the Burden of Healthcare from the State to the Market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has modified from a predominantly free, public, and comprehensive system under a welfare model to more of a mixed-economy model of healthcare.The welfare state slowly moved to a liberal model, emphasizing market forces to dominate click here in the provision of healthcare and the private sector was trusted to provide a better provision

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Identification of the Cognitive Interference Effect Related to Stroop Stimulation: Using Dynamic Causal Modeling of Effective Connectivity in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)

Background: The Stroop test is a well-known model to denote the decline in performance under the incongruent condition, which requires selective attention and control of competitive responses.Functional near-infrared spectroscopy can identify activated brain regions associated with the Stroop interference effect.Objective: This research aims click

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A regulatory network for coordinated flower maturation.

For self-pollinating plants to reproduce, male and female organ development must be coordinated as flowers mature.The Arabidopsis transcription factors AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 6 (ARF6) and ARF8 regulate this complex process by promoting petal expansion, stamen filament elongation, anther dehiscence, and gynoecium maturation, thereby ensuring that pol

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