Publications by authors named "John Sia"
We report on a 66-year-old male who presented for evaluation of rapidly expanding lesions on his lower extremities. He first noticed these lesions following a trip to Costa Rica, in which he was bitten by several unidentified bugs. He was initially treated empirically with antibiotics in the outpatient setting with no improvement of his symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvancements in transcatheter interventions have revolutionized the treatment of adult congenital heart disease. We present a case of a 32-year-old male with a history of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia diagnosed with spp. culture-negative infective endocarditis (IE) of his Melody valve, necessitating Melody valve replacement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe drive-through fast-food industry has been one of the fastest businesses growing over the past decades in developing countries, including the Philippines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors influencing costumers' repurchase intention in a drive-through fast food in the Philippines by utilizing the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. A total of 305 Filipinos answered the online questionnaire, which contained 38 questions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The current study integrated Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to evaluate factors affecting the perceived effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention measures among Filipinos during Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, Philippines.
Methods: A total of 649 Filipinos answered an online questionnaire, which contained 63 questions. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was utilized to derive the causal relationships of the latent variables construct.