Birch Gregory

The aim of the pilot study was to explore which of the salivary parameters best reflects improvement or deterioration of taste function.

A total of 14 patients were included. Taste ability was measured using taste strips and patients rated their symptom strength using visual analogue scales. Salivary parameters (flow rate, total proteins,…[Read more]

it is better to monitor the health facilities for the wise use of the existing resources for their best performance.

The public hospitals’ pure technical efficiency in the provision of maternal health services in Northwest Ethiopia was high. More than half of the public hospitals were technically efficient. The wasted amount of expenditures…[Read more]

A multicomponent reaction of triazoloketones, primary amines, and 4-nitrophenyl azide was developed for the synthesis of hitherto unknown angularly fused/linear bitriazoles. The two-stage mechanism was well proven by the isolation of the intermediate. This sequential reaction consists of Cornforth rearrangement and triazolization, which has also…[Read more]

Six themes emerged safety, barriers, otherness, communicating to meet needs, disclosure, and student versus colleague. Attitudinal barriers are the primary barriers faced by individuals with disabilities in becoming and practicing as nurses. Nurses in practice and education must embrace more inclusive attitudes towards individuals with…[Read more]