Background: Hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is a severe global health problem and the most serious type of viral hepatitis. There are an estimated 2 billion individuals infected worldwide, and more than 240 million suffer from chronic illness. Ghana is one of the West African countries which is hyper-endemic for HBV, with a prevalence estimate of 15% of the adult population. This study aimed to identify and examine the factors influencing the awareness and practices of Hepatit...

Public Health  Epidemiology  Infectious Diseases  Clinical Medicine  Internal Medicine 

Elevated blood glucose levels are an indicator of diabetes, a chronic metabolic condition that can severely damage the body’s organs. The number of people with diabetes has shot up during the last few decades, with over 422 million people worldwide affected. Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that can result from various conditions, including diabetes and it is a common complication that can cause weakness, paresthesia, and discomfort in the hands and feet, among other symptoms. Early diagnos...

Cardiology 

This study aims to explore the role and potential of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) technology, particularly digital human technology, in the international dissemination of Shaoxing Lu Town Shexi. As an intangible cultural heritage, the international dissemination of Shaoxing Lu Town Shexi holds significant value for cultural diversity and global cultural dialogue. The research first outlines its importance in international communication and analyzes the cultural value of Shaox...

Journalism and Communication 

Grammar is the cornerstone of English language learning, and its importance continues throughout the learning process and its practical application. However, how to teach grammar effectively has sparked extensive and heated discussions around the world. Chinese Ministry of Education released the English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education in 2022, advocating that English grammatical knowledge is a synthesis of form, meaning and use. The purpose of learning English grammar is t...

Linguistics 

When exploring the current ideological construction in China, we cannot ignore its close connection with the cultivation and practice of socialist core values. The cultivation and practice of socialist core values require the cultivation of modern civic morality and modern professional spirit. Starting from Durkheim’s theory, the core task of civic moral education should be to cultivate rational morality, while the cultivation of professional spirit aims to strengthen the sense of unity and prof...

Higher Education 

“The Three Discussions on the History of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties: The Formation and Early Changes of Chinese Feudal Society” (referred to as “Three Discussions on the History of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties” in this article) not only systematically expounds the formation and early changes of Chinese feudal society from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but also puts forward m...

Culture 

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren Syndrome (SS) are chronic autoimmune diseases with a spectrum of clinical and serological presentations. Multiple myeloma (MM) has been demonstrated in the course of these diseases. However, the occurrence of MM in young patients under 30 years with SLE and SS has never been described. Case presentation: We describe the first documented case of a 27-year-old Senegalese woman who presented MM after t...

Rheumatology 

Background: Cerebellopontine (CP) angle in adults may harbor a number of tumors. The most common tumors in this location include schwannoma, meningioma, and epidermoid tumor followed by metastatic lesions. Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is an atypical site for adult medulloblastoma (MB) with only 13 cases reported in pure extra-axial location. Cases Présentations: We report a case of 22-year-old male, both presented with headache, vomiting, ataxia Magnetic resonan...

Neurology  Oncology 

Objectives: Patient satisfaction could be a relevant indicator of therapeutic success. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of satisfaction of patients treated with total removable prostheses. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 80 patients fitted with a total removable prosthesis using a questionnaire. Results: The age of the patients ranges from 29 years to 87 years, with an average of 61...

Dentistry 

This article first points out the problems in curriculum teaching: lack of emphasis on interest cultivation and poor internal motivation for learning, the teaching content is disconnected from social needs, aging teaching methods, lack of teaching feedback loop, etc. Then, teaching reform strategies were proposed: optimize teaching content based on enterprise needs, put students at the center and optimize teaching design, adopt an evaluation mechanism, and focus on teaching feedback. Based on th...

Teaching and Learning Technologies  Educational Technology