Background: Nurse empowerment is a critical factor influencing clinical performance, decision-making, and patient safety in high-acuity critical care settings. However, there is a lack of context-specific, structured empowerment training programs for critical care nurses in Saudi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2378
Objective: The present study aimed to comparatively evaluate floating and non-floating controlled-release formulations of Metformin HCl to understand the influence of formulation composition and processing variables on gastroretentive behavior, drug release characteristics, and p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2377
Background: Substance abuse among adolescents is increasingly recognized as a significant public health concern due to its association with various mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and behavioral problems. Schools provide an important...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2376
Background: Routine immunization remains a central strategy for reducing under five morbidity and mortality, yet completion rates continue to reflect disparities shaped by socio demographic and socio-economic realities affecting caregivers and health service utilization patterns...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2375
Oral drug delivery is the most widely used route of drug administration due to its convenience, safety, and high patient acceptance. Among these, solid oral dosage forms (SODF), such as tablets and capsules, remain the cornerstone of pharmaceutical therapy because of their stabil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2374
Background: Achieving optimal retention in HIV care among children living with HIV (CLHIV), Adolescent and young people (15-24years) Caregivers and general population remains a significant challenge in Nigeria, limiting progress toward the 95–95–95 targets of UNAIDS. Gaps in HIV...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2373
Aims: To evaluate the effect of a validated Critical Care Pain Management (CPAM) e-module on the competency of critical care nurses in the Al-Qassem Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia. Study Design: Quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test design with a control group. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2372
Background: The common cold, also known as an upper respiratory tract infection (URI), is a self-limited viral illness that primarily affects the nasal mucosa and pharynx, and occasionally extends to the lower respiratory tract. It is characterized by symptoms such as rhinorrhoea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1370
Illicit drugs use is a significant problem worldwide, with substances like cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine causing harm to individuals and communities. The study examined the knowledge of risk factors of illicit drugs use and its prevalence among students in university of Po...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1371
Background: Conventional medicine in the treatment of lead poisoning mainly focuses on the use of chelation therapy. Although chelation therapy has the advantage of reducing the metals in the body, its usage is limited by the disadvantages that include being costly, toxicological...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1369
Standardization is crucial to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of herbal raw materials. One of the plants used is the White mangrove (Avicennia marina). This study examined the standardization of specific and non-specific parameters of white mangrove fruit extracts taken...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1368
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria continues to be a major public health problem, despite improvements in treatment strategies. In highly endemic areas, traditional medicine plays a central role in the management of febrile conditions, which justifies the need for scienti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1367
The COVID-19 pandemic increased anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder around the world. It also revealed gaps in services and led to a rapid rise in the use of machine learning (ML) tools for assessment and support. This scoping review examined post-2020 evidenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1366
Background: Metronidazole is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication commonly used in the treatment of infections caused by anaerobic bacteria and certain protozoa, has attracted attention in clinical trials in recent decades due to its adverse effects, which include Central n...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1365
Background: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland, predominantly affecting men over the age of 50 (Kishorebabu et al., 2019). It results from the overgrowth of stromal and smooth muscle cells within the prostate (Mugisha, 2...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i1364