The Influence of an Evidence-Based Practice Course on Saudi Nursing Students' Beliefs About and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.

Background Previous research on evidence-based practice (EBP) beliefs and implementation among nurses in daily clinical practice has revealed a strong belief in EBP, yet its implementation remains inadequate. To prepare prospective nurses to meet this requirement, academic efforts have been made to incorporate EBP into the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Objective This study aims to examine the influence of a course focused on EBP on Saudi nursing students' beliefs about and implementation of EBP at one university using a cross-sectional comparative design.

An Investigation on the Potential of Utilizing Aluminum Alloys in the Production and Storage of Hydrogen Gas.

The interest in hydrogen is rapidly expanding because of rising greenhouse gas emissions and the depletion of fossil resources. The current work focuses on employing affordable Al alloys for hydrogen production and storage to identify the most efficient alloy that performs best in each situation. In the first part of this work, hydrogen was generated from water electrolysis.

Design, synthesis and anti-inflammatory assessment of certain substituted 1,2,4-triazoles bearing tetrahydroisoquinoline scaffold as COX 1/2-inhibitors.

Aiming to discover effective and safe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, a new set of 1,2,4-triazole tetrahydroisoquinoline hybrids 9a-g, 11a-g and 12a-g was synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of COX-1 and COX-2. In order to overcome the adverse effects of highly selective COX-2 and non-selective COX-2 inhibitors, the compounds of this study were designed with the goal of obtaining moderately selective COX-2 inhibitors. In this study compounds 9e, 9g and 11f are the most effective derivatives against COX-2 with IC values 0.

Nursing Students' Beliefs and Willingness to Implement Evidence-Based Nursing Practice at Umm Al-Qura University: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.

Background It is essential to provide evidence-based practice (EBP) courses for undergraduate nursing students. For this reason, students' beliefs and intentions to implement EBP should be measured to ensure that EBP courses are effective. Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate Saudi nursing students' EBP beliefs (EBPB) and implementation before they enroll in an EBP course.

Synthesis, molecular modeling studies, and anticonvulsant evaluation of novel 1-((2-hydroxyethyl)(aryl)amino)-N-substituted cycloalkanecarboxamides and their acetate esters.

A series of 1-((2-hydroxyethyl)(aryl)amino)-N-substituted cycloalkanecarboxamides IXa-l and their acetate esters Xa-l were designed and synthesized as new anticovulsant agents. The evaluation of the anticonvulsant effect was performed in vivo by subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole (scPTZ) and maximal electroshock (MES) tests in mice. Further, neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and acute toxicity were determined.