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This article focuses on how some Somali women experience and reflect on the pain of infibulation as a lived bodily experience within shifting social and cultural frameworks. Women interviewed for this study describe such pain as intolerable, as an experience that has made them question the cultural values in which the…

Many empirical environmental equity analyses have attempted to determine if hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities (TSDFs) are in disproportionately minority or low-income areas. These prior analyses did not explain the extent of the risks posed by TSDFs, nor did they weight the distribution of thos…

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to provide an introduction to the role of corticotropin-releasing hormone in preterm delivery associated with stress. STUDY DESIGN: A selective review of the current literature relevant to the objective was undertaken. Published data were analyzed for relevance to the biochemical m…

Psychologists have recently identified "situated cognition" as an important issue for educators across disciplines. Accordingly, instructional technologists have been working on ways to make classroom materials more true-to-life and affectively engaging. In this article I review a study designed to investigate the ways…

The atlantoaxial articulation is a multiaxial joint with a freedom of motion that presents unique problems in achieving surgical stability. Several methods of atlantoaxial arthrodesis have been established with varying degrees of immediate and sustained stability and safety. This study describes a new, improved method…

This study contributes to the growing body of research on situational determinants of coping. Based on a general population sample of 1556 married men and women, it goes beyond previous efforts in two ways. First, it presents the first large-scale analysis of situational determinants of coping effectiveness in response…

The significance of adropin levels in chronic renal failure patients has not yet been established. This study's objectives were to compare serum adropin levels in hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure and healthy patients as well as the clinical parameters corresponding with the levels. The total sample comp…

BACKGROUND: Biomarkers, such as microRNAs, are helpful in diagnosing colorectal cancer, regulating disease progression, predicting disease recurrence, and determining therapy success. This research aimed to look at the clinicopathological characteristics of serum miRNA-203a-3p expression in colorectal cancer patients.…

CONTEXT: Certain individuals are sensitive enough to react to peanuts and peanut oil, sometimes with deadly effect. It is thus crucial to have an accurate testing methodology for the assessment of allergies and immune reactivities to peanuts and their components, such as agglutinins and oleosins. Currently, skin-prick…

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and highly metastatic cancer affecting people worldwide. Drug resistance and unwanted side effects are some of the limitations of current treatments for CRC. Naringenin (NAR) is a naturally occurring compound found in abundance in various citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, a…

INTRODUCTION: Women living with HIV are vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV) before and after diagnosis, in multiple settings. This study's aim was to explore how GBV is experienced by women living with HIV, how this affects women's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and human rights (HR), and the implications f…

: For many years, fully ablative laser treatments, particularly those performed with a carbon dioxide (CO) laser, were regarded as the gold standard for resurfacing. This study's goal is to assess the depth that can be reached by a new COscanner system, through a skin model with greater dermal thickness, to use in the…

Osteocytes are believed to be the primary agents of mechanosensing in bone. Due to this important role in the structure-function relationship of bone, osteocytes and the spaces they occupy (lacunae) are of increasing interest. Changes in lacunae with age are of particular interest in women since they are more susceptib…

BACKGROUND: Efforts to improve quality in U.S. medicine have included reimbursement penalties for readmissions. OBJECTIVES: This study's first phase measured readmissions after initial bariatric surgery and analyzed surgical outcomes secondarily. The second phase aimed to identify nonclinical factors associated with b…

Recently published 7-year results from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (NBSS) generated much controversy and criticism. In women aged 40 to 49 years at entry, no reduction in breast cancer mortality was observed when screened women were compared with virtually unscreened women. In women aged 50 to 59 years…

Mental health challenges disproportionately affect Swiss university students, driven by academic, financial, and personal stressors. This study presents mica, a mental health app tailored to students, developed through a user-centered design approach. Insights from a survey of 102 students, expert interviews, and usabi…

While much research has revealed the prevalence of climate change misinformation on social media, there is no conclusive evidence about its impact on cultivating public misperceptions. Even less work has been done to examine how social media use may condition the relationships between cognitive orientations, such as ep…

As the esports industry continues its rapid growth, new opportunities such as the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are emerging, driven by the inherently digital nature of esports. To better understand viewer engagement in this evolving landscape, this study investigates viewer behavior in the context of watchi…

BACKGROUND: The principle of epistemic justice (EJ) recognises the need for a person's voice to be both heard (testimonial) and understood (hermeneutic) in the generation of meaning. Funding bodies now require all research to have embedded patient and public involvement (PPI) - an active partnership between patients, c…

This research investigates the complex interaction between liquidity and volatility while considering Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) as a moderating factor. Using a comprehensive dataset that incorporates various liquidity measures such as market resilience, depth, and breadth, the study examines how changes in liqu…