Publications by authors named "K C Khong"

Background: Serratia marcescens is an aerobic Gram-negative Enterobacterales bacillus that has emerged as a cause of hospital-associated infections.

Aim: To report the epidemiological, diagnostic, and genetic investigation of an outbreak involving five neonatal patients infected or colonized with S. marcescens including the infection control interventions.

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  • * A survey of 408 students was conducted, using PLS-SEM analysis to find connections between these factors and mukbang ASMR obsession, revealing that loneliness is a key determinant.
  • * The research also highlights the role of mediated voyeurism and intertemporal choice, showing how they influence the relationship between loneliness, companionship, and mukbang ASMR addiction.
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Guided by a participatory culture-specific consultation model, this study contributes to an understanding of the effectiveness of school consultation with teachers of refugee students. The goal of the present study was to determine the impact of an individual consultation intervention with refugee teachers on their self-efficacy and self-care, in addition to their peer consultation skills. The participants were 109 teachers at refugee schools in Malaysia, most of whom were refugees (91% refugees; 73% female).

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In the United States, sexual assault (SA) is a significant problem that has adverse psychological impacts on women. Scholarship has shown that when survivors choose to disclose their experiences, the way their networks react has a powerful impact on their well-being, but literature on response to SA disclosure has not extensively explored variation among women, who are likely recipients of these disclosures. This study explored variation among perceptions of and blame attribution for SA within a geographically and politically diverse but primarily White sample of women.

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With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, vaccine breakthrough is a major public health concern. With evidence of reduced neutralizing antibody activity against Omicron variants and fading antibody level after the third-dose booster vaccine, there are suggestions of a fourth-dose booster vaccine. In this review, the benefits of a fourth-dose booster is evaluated from four perspectives, including the effectiveness of the booster dose against virus variants (Why), susceptible groups of individuals who may benefit from additional booster dose (Who), selection of vaccine platforms to better enhance immunity (What) and appropriate intervals between the third and fourth booster dose (When).

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