Research attitudes, practice and literacy among Kenyan palliative care healthcare professionals: an observational, cross-sectional online survey.

Background: While research is needed to advocate for implementation of global agendas to strengthen palliative care, healthcare professionals' research literacy must improve to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. A resurgent focus on North-South power disparities, means attention should also focus on understanding low- and middle-income countries' local agency to implement palliative care research agendas.

Methods: An observational, cross-sectional online survey among Kenyan palliative healthcare professionals currently working at any of the palliative and hospice care organizations operational during January - December 2019, using descriptive statistics.

Gold nanoparticles conjugated with anti-CD133 monoclonal antibody and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapeutic agent as nanocarriers for cancer cell targeting.

The enhanced permeability and retention effect allows for passive targeting of solid tumours by nanoparticles carrying anticancer drugs. However, active targeting by incorporation of various ligands onto nanoparticles can provide for a more selective and enhanced chemotherapeutic effect and complement the deficiencies of the passive targeting approach. Here we report on the design of the carboxyl-terminated PEGylated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), their functionalization with anti-CD133 monoclonal antibody (mAb) a crosslinking reaction, and subsequent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) drug loading.

Effect of Silicone Rubber-Lead (SR-Pb) Thickness on Dose Reduction and Image Quality as Gonad Shield.

Background: Some organs in the body are sensitive to radiation such as eyes, breast, and gonads. Protection of sensitive organs against radiation is necessary. Recently, many sensitive organ shields have been developed from different materials.

Noise Reduction in CT Images Using a Selective Mean Filter.

Background: Noise reduction is a method for reducing CT dose; however, it can reduce image quality.

Objective: This study aims to propose a selective mean filter (SMF) and evaluate its effectiveness for noise suppression in CT images.

Material And Methods: This experimental study proposed and implemented the new noise reduction algorithm.