Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that has the potential to cause serious complications and is closely related to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, thus making syphilis a major public health problem.Understanding the characteristics of risk factors could be used to prevent future transmission and occurrences of syphilis.T
While the traditional comprehensive geriatric assessment provides valuable information essential to caring for older adults, it often falls short in multicultural immigrant populations.The number of foreign-born older adults is growing, and in some regions of the United States of America (U.S.), they encompass a significant portion of the older adu
BACKGROUND: This article is part of a special series designed to help health professionals in the process of developing a research project and writing a manuscript.The research question is the keystone in this process, and represents the first step of every research project.However, its importance is frequently neglected.OBJECTIVE: To highlight imp
The a-C:H (amorphous carbon-hydrogen) films belong to the family of DLC (diamond-like carbon) coatings.The a-C:H coating was deposited on medical grade CoCrMo substrates by plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (PA-CVD) using benzene as gaseous precursor.Benzene offers an aromatic structure, which affects the a-C:H properties after plasma decom