Authors: Miguel C, Tong L, Tajika A, Harrer M, de Ponti N, Yoshimura K, Ciharova M, van Haaren P, Buntrock C, Cipriani A, Salanti G, Ostinelli EG, Cristea IA, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Furukawa TA
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
Irony is a common form of figurative language, characterized by a contradiction between the literal meaning and the speaker's communicative intention. This indirect mode of communication often conveys...
Authors: Skelton ML, Bhat T, Yu E, Ofori A, Caliari SR
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A
Postoperative pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy is multifactorial, comprising somatic pain from trocar incisions, parietal peritoneal irritation, and visceral pain related to gallbladder bed...
Authors: Honda H, Ishii M, Kita T, Chuemchit M
Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a pervasive mental health condition with a global prevalence of 3.7% [], and its prevalence has been increasing over time []. Individuals suffering from GAD are m...
Authors: Mukadi PK, Merritt S, Nkuba-Ndaye A, Halbrook M, Anta Y, Bodisa Matamu T, Hasivirwe Vakaniaki E, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Harrigan RJ, Lunyanga L, Kacita C, Kompany JP, Linsuke S, Lemaille C, Inaka MC, Ayouba A, Hoff NA, Kindrachuk J, Hensley LE, Peeters M, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Rimoin AW
Epidemiology and infection
Knee arthroplasty (KA) is a crucial procedure for treating severe knee diseases. By replacing the damaged joint with an artificial prosthesis, KA effectively restores joint function, relieves pain, co...
Authors: Omonaiye O, Ananthapavan J, Hensher M, Dinh TTN, Pazsa F, Neale S, Hitch D
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Robotic surgery has rapidly expanded within the field of visceral and gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, which comprises disciplines including general, upper and lower GI, hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB),...
Authors: Guest M, Johnson B, Pistono M, Kruser JM, Vasilevskis EE, Golden BP
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
The power of social media in our time, not surprisingly, generated lots of myths circulating around the recent Andes hantavirus (ANDV) outbreak linked to a sailing cruise ship, MV Hondius, in the Sout...
Authors: Faghani F, Tavakoli M, Makaremi T, Abbasi Jondani J
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Dominance hierarchies are a pervasive feature of social organization across species. They structure access to resources, mating opportunities, and social influence. These hierarchies generate systemat...
Authors: van den Heuvel L, Ten Brink AF, Vergouwen MDI, Rinkel GJE, Visser Meily JMA, de Graaf JA
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
Eating disorders (EDs) are common and serious mental health conditions. Their main treatments are psychological or nutritional, with medications playing only a limited role []. The etiology of EDs is...
Authors: Bereuter JP, Malpica MEC, Geissler ME, Runge J, Hasanovic J, Selbmann A, Geissler RB, Krause-Jüttler G, Kern A, Weitz J, Distler M, von Bechtolsheim F, Dobroschke J, Oehme F
Surgical endoscopy
Obesity has emerged as a critical public health concern, with substantial evidence highlighting its widespread impact on individuals and societies. Recent studies point to the global rise in obesity r...
Authors: Fadel MG, Walshaw J, Yiasemidou M, Boal M, Pecchini F, Elhadi M, Massey LH, Carrano FM, Fehervari M, Walsh CM, Boshier PR, Eckhoff J, Buckle P, ERSC Study Group, Gisbertz SS, Bouvy N, Arezzo A, Perretta S, Nickel F, Khan J, Hanna GB, Seeliger B, Antoniou SA, Fuchs HF, Francis NK, Kontovounisios C
Surgical endoscopy
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) results from the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm and accounts for approximately 10% of all new strokes worldwide []. Because this type of stroke often aff...
Authors: Weaver MS, Williams A, Mandrell B, Hankins JS, Gattuso JS, Cohen A, Olufadi Y, Kang G, Johnson LM
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
Ninety eight percent of men diagnosed with prostate cancer (CaP) have favourable ten year survival rates as a result of improved screening, diagnosis and treatments [, ]. However they are at high risk...
Authors: Verma M, Halder P, Aditi A, Kapoor N, Esht V, Ahamed WM, Kakkar R, Kalra S
Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders
Lichens are widely used by various groups of invertebrates as a habitat or food source. Smaller animals (e.g., tardigrades, nematodes, mites, and springtails) primarily find refuge in lichens but also...
Authors: Soylu NMA, Hatipoglu Z, Gulec E, Turktan M, Sadıkoglu N, Arslan YK, Ozcengiz D
Paediatric anaesthesia
Mpox (previously monkeypox), is a zoonotic viral disease endemic in tropical forested regions of Central and West Africa, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) being the most affected countr...
Authors: Baderiya D, Kothari A, Deshpande AD, Vidya R, Bipte S, Yadav SK, Sharma DB, Sharma D, Jha C, Kumar C, Hoysal DR, Agarwal G, Agrawal S, Devanhalli V
World journal of surgery
Weight stigma occurs when individuals are mistreated or discriminated against because of their body shape or weight. Approximately half of adults report experiencing weight stigma in their lifetime []...
Authors: Habeeb TAAM, Hussain A, Bueno-Lledó J, Giménez ME, Aiolfi A, Abdelsamad A, Chiaretti M, Kryvoruchko IA, Manangi MN, Algalaly NM, Abbas M, Labib MF, Almezaien O, Elkaseer MHM, Abdelkader HRM, Swelam M, Nagaty ME, Alhady MAAAAA, Henish MI, Farag H, Shalamesh MI, Shamy IAME, Fiad AA, Elbelkasi H, Alsaad MIA, Al-Shareef MM, Eissa MA, Elsadek MEA, Ali AKH, Youssef MZ, Mohamed MA, Hamdy A, Khedr AH, Khater AA, Ali HE, Siam M, Elnahas MN, Saqr MA, Ahmed MFI, Mohamed MMM, Elnemr M, Mousa B, Wasefy T, El Teliti AM, Abozaid M, Morsi A, Biomy TA, Atef B, Almeniawy MM, Moussa MS, Hebeishy MH, Metwally H, Bayomi MS, Mostafa A, Saleh AA, Yassin MA
World journal of surgery
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is characterized by coronary artery stenosis, occlusion, or functional abnormalities leading to myocardial ischemia or infarction [, ], and remains a major public health c...