EVALUATING ACCEPTABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF A MOBILE HEALTH INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE SELF-EFFICACY IN PRESCRIPTION OPIOID TAPERING IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN: PROTOCOL FOR A PILOT RANDOMISED, SINGLE-BLIND, CONTROLLED TRIAL

Evaluating acceptability and feasibility of a mobile health intervention to improve self-efficacy in prescription opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain: protocol for a pilot randomised, single-blind, controlled trial

Introduction Opioid medications are no longer recommended as long-term therapy for chronic non-cancer pain, Longsleeve T-Shirt and many patients are advised to reduce or discontinue opioid medications.Many patients report difficulties in tapering opioid medications, necessitating supporting interventions.This protocol describes a pilot randomised c

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Analysis of a Feasibility Study of a Precision Grinding Process for Industrial Blades Used in the Cutting of Soft Tissues by a Prototype 5-Axis CNC Grinding Machine

Obtaining a high quality product (filet) is often necessary to effectively separate the soft tissues of fish raw material.An intensive technological process and a number of unfavorable factors can generate the wear of low-stiffness planar industrial cutting blades used for this purpose.The relatively short time of efficient work of the blade causes

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Knowing is half the battle: Assessments of both student perception and performance are necessary to successfully evaluate curricular transformation.

Student-centered pedagogies increase learning and retention.Quantifying change in both student learning gains and student perception of their experience allows faculty to evaluate curricular transformation more fully.Student buy-in, particularly how much students value and enjoy the active learning process, has been positively associated with engag

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