PERCEIVED STRESS, STIGMA, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG NEPALI HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL WEB-BASED SURVEY

Perceived stress, stigma, and social support among Nepali health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional web-based survey

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense psychological distress among Health Care Workers (HCWs).HCWs have been stigmatized by people at their workplace and community, fearing that health care workers are the sources of spreading the virus.This study aimed to assess the perceived stress, stigma, and social support of Nepali health care workers duri

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Investigation of additional responses caused by sample surface topography in piezoresponse force microscopy measurement

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the origin of the additional response signals arising from the surface topography of samples during piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) measurements.Periodic mountain-shaped protrusions with triangular cross-sections were fabricated on the surface of a silicon single crystal, a material with no inherent pi

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Intraoral administration of probiotics and postbiotics: An overview of microorganisms and formulation strategies

Abstract The last decade provided significant advances in the understanding of microbiota and its role in human health.Probiotics are live microorganisms with proven benefits for the host Basketball and were mostly studied in the context of gut health, but they can also confer significant benefits for oral health, mainly in the treatment of gingivi

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