Mobile healthcare simulation units: a narrative review.

For healthcare professionals working and living in geographical isolation, there are few opportunities to maintain skills and knowledge, and to update themselves with recent advances in care compared to their citydwelling peers. It is known that within a short period and limited practice, clinical skills erode. A mobile healthcare simulation unit provides high-quality, technologicallyenhanced, convenient, and affordable training for healthcare professionals under expert supervision in any remote setting.

Role of microRNAs in non-functioning pituitary adenoma.

Non-functioning pituitary adenomas account for 30% of anterior pituitary tumours. Based on their inability to secrete hormones, these are often diagnosed incidentally or due to pressure symptoms. Understanding the pathogenesis of these adenomas can provide insight into factors leading to its progression and serving as biomarkers for early recognition.

Simulated learning in rural community environment: pushing the boundary.

Experiential learning through simulation can play a very significant role, not only in hospital settings but also in community contexts (Lubbers and Rossman, Nurse Educ. Today 48:140-144; Wheeler and McNelis, Nurs. Educ.

Neuropathogenic Escherichia coli K1 does not exhibit proteolytic activities to exert its pathogenicity.

Background: Proteases are well-known virulence factors that promote survival, pathogenesis and immune evasion of many pathogens. Several lines of evidence suggest that the blood-brain barrier permeability is a prerequisite in microbial invasion of the central nervous system. Because proteases are frequently associated with vascular permeability by targeting junctional proteins, here it is hypothesized that neuropathogenic Escherichia coli K1 exhibit proteolytic activities to exert its pathogenicity.