Factors Impacting Use of Information Technology by Physicians in Private Practice

This research examines the impact of various factors on the use of IT in clinical practice, prescriptions, and patient information. This was done using a national sample of 3425 physicians who worked in a solo or group practice in the United States. Besides the extent of use of electronic medical records by physicians and number of physicians in practice, none of the other factors consistently impacted the use of IT in clinical practice, prescriptions, and patient information, respectively. The results of this study highlight the need to develop specific strategies to increase the use of information technology in healthcare

Business Analytics Using Predictive Algorithms

In today's data-driven business landscape, organizations strive to extract actionable insights and make informed decisions using their vast data. Business analytics, combining data analysis, statistical modeling, and predictive algorithms, is crucial for transforming raw data into meaningful information. However, there are gaps in the field, such as limited industry focus, algorithm comparison, and data quality challenges. This work aims to address these gaps by demonstrating how predictive algorithms can be applied across business domains for pattern identification, trend forecasting, and accurate predictions. The report focuses on sales forecasting and topic modeling, comparing the performance of various algorithms including Linear Regression, Random Forest Regression, XGBoost, LSTMs, and ARIMA. It emphasizes the importance of data preprocessing, feature selection, and model evaluation for reliable sales forecasts, while utilizing S-BERT, UMAP, and HDBScan unsupervised algorithms for extracting valuable insights from unstructured textual data

Ethical Misconduct Of Business Students: Some New Evidence

This study examines ethical misconduct of 193 business students in four universities in the United States. In addition to self-reported ethical behavior, two dimensions of emotional intelligence (self-emotions appraisal and others emotions appraisal) significantly impacted student misconduct. None of the other dimensions of emotional intelligence were significant. Grade Point Average (GPA), religiosity, non-business ethics course, sex, graduate status, university, and over claiming did not impact student misconduct. Implications of the results of the study for business schools and industry professionals are discussed

Factors That Impact The Ethical Behavior Of College Students

This study examines factors impacting ethical behavior of 182 college students in the midwestern and northwestern United States. Ethical behavior of peers had the most significant impact on ethical behavior of students. Success (in terms of grade point average) of students, and gender of the respondents, also significantly impacted ethical behavior.  Female students were significantly more ethical than their male counterparts.  Race of the respondent did not have an impact on their ethical behavior. Overclaiming scales indicated that social desirability bias did significantly impact the results of our study.  Implications of this study for researchers and practitioners are discussed

A Meta-Analysis of Some Determinants of Union Voting Intent

Past literature has identified a need for a detailed investigation of the role of individual characteristics as predictors of individual unionization decision. This research paper uses the Hunter and Schmidt (1990) meta-analytical framework to examine the true impact of specific beliefs about unions, general beliefs about unions, job satisfaction, sex, race, and southern residence on union voting intent. This study also investigates if any of the above relationships are effected by moderator variables

Aftermath of pulmonary tuberculosis : computed tomography assessment

Purpose: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) has clinically significant sequelae, even after recommended treatment completion. It is important to recognise these sequelae for accurate assessment of severity and treatment planning, if indicated. Material and methods: We retrospectively analysed contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans of chest of 100 patients with previous history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis, excluding those with active pulmonary disease. CT findings were analysed based on parenchymal, airway, pleural, mediastinal, and vascular sequelae of PTB. Results: Parenchymal sequelae included fibrosis with architectural distortion and volume loss (90%), cavities (21%) (with aspergillomas noted in 19% of these cases), and tuberculomas (54%). Airway involvement was noted as bronchiectasis (77%) and bronchial stenosis (4%) but none with broncholithiasis. Mediastinal sequelae included lymph node calcification (74%), fibrosing mediastinitis (1%), and pericardial tuberculosis (2%). Pleural sequelae included pleural thickening (22%), with 40.9% of these patients showing calcifications, and one patient with chronic chylous pleural effusion. Vascular sequelae included Rasmussen aneurysms (4%), enlarged bronchial arteries (3%), and systemic bronchial collaterals in 1% of our patients. Conclusions: PTB has multiple appalling sequelae, which require due attention and appropriate treatment in symptomatic cases. Radiological evaluation forms an integral part in patient assessment and decision making

Association of maternal serum homocysteine level with severity of preeclampsia: a case control study

Background: The objective of the study was to investigate plasma levels of homocysteine in women with preeclampsia and eclampsia, and to assess whether there is any association between hyperhomocysteinemia and the severity of preeclampsia.Methods: In this case control study, 120 women were recruited in the study in which 40 cases of preeclampsia, 40 cases of eclampsia and 40 healthy normotensive women were taken as controls between the study period September 2013 to August 2015. Assessment of homocysteine level was done in cases and controls. Association was studied between maternal homocysteine level and preeclampsia and eclampsia and also with the severity of pre-eclampsia.Results: There was a significant association between pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and maternal serum homocysteine levels (median homocysteine level 16.25moμl/lit with P-value being less than 0.001 for preeclampsia ; median homocysteine level-31.34 μmol/lit with p value being less than 0.001 for eclampsia). There was also a significant association between severity of preeclampsia and maternal homocysteine level (mean serum homocysteine level in nonsevere preeclampsia 14.99±3.47 μmol/lit with p value being 0.35; in severe preeclampsia 19.90±6.17 μmol/lit with p value less than 0.001 and 30.44±4.75 μmol/lit with p value less than 0.001.Conclusions: In the present study a positive association was found between pre-eclampsia and maternal serum homocysteine levels and it was found to be statistically significant. Also the levels were higher as the severity of preeclampsia increased.

Acute MI in a stented patient following snake bite-possibility of stent thrombosis – A case report

AbstractAcute myocardial infarction following snake bite is rare with few reported cases in literature. A 60-year-old male underwent uneventful stenting to a critical stenosis in left anterior descending coronary artery in June 2012. A month later, he presented to the local hospital with history of snake bite. During admission he developed chest pain with ST-segment elevation in anterior leads consistent with stent thrombosis. He was successfully thrombolysed and his coronary angiogram 5 days later revealed patent stent with TIMI III flow and no evidence of thrombus