The effect of intercultural sensitivity and ethnocentrism on health tourism awareness level in nurses: Analysis with machine learning approach.

Purpose: In this study, the effects of intercultural sensitivity and ethnocentrism on health tourism awareness levels in nurses were examined.

Design And Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey between November 2022 and March 2023. Intercultural sensitivity scale, ethnocentrism scale, and health tourism awareness scale were used to collect the data.

Optimization of Au(III) adsorption by the Taguchi method using pyrogallol functionalized silica nanoparticles.

Pyrogallol molecules were successfully immobilized onto aminopropyl molecule functionalized MCM41 nanoparticles to obtain a fast and high gold adsorption capacity. The Taguchi statistical method was used to determine the factors affecting the gold(III) adsorption efficiency. The effect of six factors, pH, rate, adsorbent mass, temperature, initial Au(III) concentration and time, each with 5 levels, on the adsorption capacity was investigated by forming an L25 orthogonal.

Epidural fentanyl-bupivacaine compared with clonidine-bupivacaine for analgesia in labour.

Alpha-adrenergic agonists produce pain relief through an opioid independent mechanism and may be alternatives to opioids for combination with local anaesthetics for analgesia during labour. We studied 41 pregnant women. Epidural block was performed with 75 microg clonidine (n = 20) or 50 microg fentanyl (n = 21) combined with 0.