Publications by authors named "R J Jose"
Introduction: Black rice (Oryza sativa L.) has gained prominence as a functional food because of its rich content of anthocyanins and polyphenols, offering potential health benefits. However, comprehensive research addressing the diverse anthocyanin compositions in black rice cultivars remains limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Literature is not clear whether women experience increased mortality and adverse events after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Studies have shown that women had comparative outcomes to men in off-pump CABG (OPCAB). Hence, we undertook this study to understand the short- and long-term outcomes of women compared to men after OPCAB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Young adults experiencing homelessness are at high risk for alcohol-related consequences, but protective behavioral strategies (PBS) have not been investigated as a harm reduction approach in this population. This study examines longitudinal associations between PBS and alcohol-related consequences following a group-based alcohol intervention.
Method: Data come from AWARE, a randomized controlled trial of a group-based motivational intervention to reduce substance use and risky sex compared to usual care.
Article Synopsis
- Traditional postgraduate medical assessments often focus on cognitive skills but overlook psychomotor and affective competencies; the mini-CEX aims to fill this gap by providing immediate feedback on clinical and communication skills.
- In a study with 10 postgraduate internal medicine students and 14 faculty members, 63 mini-CEX sessions led to significant improvements in clinical and humanistic skills among students, with high satisfaction rates from both students (90%) and faculty (71.4%).
- Overall, the mini-CEX has proven to be a feasible and accepted tool for assessing neurology cases, showing promising results in enhancing important medical skills despite some concerns about its subjectivity.