Perceptions and engagement of patients with chronic conditions on the use of medical cannabis: a scoping review.

Context: Studies generally focus on one type of chronic condition and the effect of medical cannabis (MC) on symptoms; little is known about the perceptions and engagement of patients living with chronic conditions regarding the use of MC.

Objectives: This scoping review aims to explore: (1) what are the dimensions addressed in studies on MC that deal with patients' perceptions of MC? and (2) how have patients been engaged in developing these studies and their methodologies? Through these objectives, we have identified areas for improving future research.

Methods: We searched five databases and applied exclusion criteria to select relevant articles.

Permselectivity and Ionic Conductivity Study of Na and Br Ions in Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries.

Permselectivity of a membrane is central for the development of electrochemical energy storage devices with two redox couples, such as redox flow batteries (RFBs). In RFBs, Br/Br couple is often used as a catholyte which can cross over to the anolyte, limiting the battery's lifetime. Naturally, the development of permselective membranes is essential to the success of RFBs since state-of-the-art perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) is too costly.

Epidemiology and mortality outcome of carbapenem- and colistin-resistant , and bloodstream infections.

Background: Bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria represent a major therapeutic challenge to clinicians worldwide. This study examined the epidemiology of carbapenem and colistin resistance in , and blood isolates in an academic institution in Oman.

Methods: Adult patients with bloodstream infections caused by , and , between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020, were identified.

Vaccination of Calves with the BCG Strain Induces Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis in Dairy Herds under a Natural Transmission Setting.

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease caused mainly by , which is associated with major economic losses for milk and meat producers. The objective of this trial was to assess the efficacy of the BCG Russia strain in a cohort study performed under field conditions, with the vaccination of calves in seven dairy farms from a high prevalence area in central Chile. The trial was performed with 501 animals, subcutaneously vaccinated with 2-8 × 10 colony-forming units of BCG, whilst 441 matched control animals received a saline placebo.

Vaccination of Holstein heifers with Mycobacterium bovis BCG strain induces protection against bovine tuberculosis and higher milk production yields in a natural transmission setting.

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis, a zoonotic pathogen that has a worldwide distribution causing serious economic losses for milk and meat producers. In Chile, the disease in dairy cattle has a heterogeneous distribution, where the Metropolitan Region concentrates the highest animal prevalence and the main challenge for the national control and eradication programme. In this epidemiological context, vaccination with the M.