Background: Comparative studies of the naturalistic course of patients of opioid dependence on naltrexone and buprenorphine are likely to be helpful for clinical decision-making.The article aimed to report on the three-months naturalistic outcomes of patients discharged on naltrexone or buprenorphine from the same center.Methods: Patients with opio
Creation and Application of a Replicable Analytic Method to Determine Attitudes and Beliefs of Undergraduate Science Professors Toward the Discipline of Education
Detailed here is the creation and application of a replicable method bricolage that brings together Discourse Analysis, discourse analysis, and the theory of reasoned action to examine attitudes and beliefs of university science professors toward the discipline of education.This method used a two-phase method for analysis.The first phase looked for
Porcelain gallbladder in a 4-year-old male: A case report
Foggers Introduction: Porcelain gallbladder (PGB) is a gallbladder with calcium encrusted on its inner wall.PGB is rare in the pediatric population with only four cases reported in the literature.We present a patient who is the youngest reported case of porcelain gallbladder.Case presentation: A 4-year-old full-term male with a history of chronic c
Exploration of Crash Features of Electric Vehicles with Traffic Crash Data in Changshu, China
The rapid development of electric vehicles (EVs) around the world has resulted in new challenges for road safety.Identifying the features of EV crashes is a precondition for developing effective countermeasures.However, due to the short history of EV development, existing studies on EV crashes are quite limited.China, which has the largest EV marke
Phylogeny of Amazona barbadensis and the Yellow-headed Amazon complex (Aves: Psittacidae): a new look at South American parrot evolution.
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) is the sole parrot of the genus Amazona that inhabits only dry forests.Its population has been dropping; therefore it has been the topic of many studies and conservation efforts.However, the phylogenetic relationship of this species to potential relatives classified within the Yellow-Headed Amazon