APP DESIGN FEATURES IMPORTANT FOR DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AS DETERMINED BY THE SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY ON MOTIVATION: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESPONSES FROM ADULTS REQUIRING INSULIN THERAPY

App Design Features Important for Diabetes Self-management as Determined by the Self-Determination Theory on Motivation: Content Analysis of Survey Responses From Adults Requiring Insulin Therapy

BackgroundUsing a diabetes app can improve glycemic control; however, the use of diabetes apps is low, possibly due to design issues that affect patient motivation.ObjectiveThis study aimed to describes how adults with diabetes requiring insulin perceive diabetes apps based on 3 key psychological needs (competence, autonomy, and connectivity) descr

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Beware (Surprisingly Common) Left-Right Flips in Your MRI Data: An Efficient and Robust Method to Check MRI Dataset Consistency Using AFNI

Knowing the difference between left and right is generally assumed throughout the brain MRI research community.However, we note widespread occurrences of left-right orientation errors in MRI open database repositories t jazelle bracelet where volumes have contained systematic left-right flips between subject EPIs and anatomicals, due to having inco

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A prospective observational study on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in pulmonology department of tertiary care hospital

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gasses.An acute exacerbation of COPD refer

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Death from bongkrekic acid toxicity: first report in North America

Background Bongkrekic acid (BA) is a mitochondrial toxin, produced by the bacteria Burkholderia gladioli pv.cocovenenans during fermentation.Outbreaks of wd ultrastar dc hc530 BA poisoning have been reported in China, Indonesia, and Mozambique, but have not been previously observed in North America.Case discussion A 67-year-old male with a past med

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