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Research on adolescent sexual orientation has expanded in recent decades, yet little is known about its associations with personality traits during this developmental period. This study examined personality dimensions, as measured by the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory, across adolescent sexual orientation groups (asexual, homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual) in a community-based sample

Remission is emerging as a feasible treatment goal in moderate-to-severe asthma, driven by the success of biologic therapies in controlling inflammation and reducing exacerbations. Yet current definitions of remission—focused on symptom control, lung function, and corticosteroid reduction—lack precision, can only be ascertained retrospectively, and do not reflect the underlying mechanisms and path

Background This prospective cohort study aimed to assess whether postoperative radiotherapy could safely be omitted in women aged 65 years and older with low-risk, estrogen receptor-positive T1N0 breast cancer treated with breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant endocrine therapy. Methods Eligible patients were women aged 65 years and older with unifocal, nonlobular, grade 1 or 2, estrogen receptor

Purpose: To examine the association between uncomplicated urinary tract infections and subsequent type 2 diabetes (T2D) diagnosis in women. Materials and methods: We included 1,840,044 women without previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) or redeemed antidiabetic drugs. Results and conclusions: During the 12-year study period, women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (cystitis and pyel

Background: Detecting and monitoring monoclonal free light immunoglobulin chains in serum is important for managing patients with B-cell neoplasms. Established methods have relied on immunochemistry, with monoclonality determined through an abnormal ratio of free kappa and lambda chains and an increased concentration of the involved chain. This indirect approach has limitations. Mass spectrometric

Calorie labeling is a popular policy to address the obesity epidemic, but it has had little empirical success. Under the premise that willful avoidance of information plays a role in this result, we propose a novel approach—pre-nudges—to make consumers more receptive to calorie information. Unlike nudges, which are used to directly influence a choice, pre-nudges are used to directly influence how

Open and shared government data and services offer an instrument for achieving innovation, interoperability, and transparency in public services but require relevant competency, resources, and culture to realise, something that the public sector actors often lack. In this case study, we exemplify how these challenges to data sharing may be tackled through horizontal coordination in the case of Tra

Network analysis has been recently adopted by the field of psychology to explore networks of symptoms in psychopathology, and wider interactive networks of biological, behavioral, and psychological factors influencing mental health. The network theory of psychopathology conceptualizes symptoms of mental disorder as causally connected, rather than being caused by disease or an underlying latent var

This review paper provides a literature review of predictive methods and cybersecurity frameworks essential to safeguard Industry 4.0 manufacturing systems against cyber threats. The review focuses on two key areas: the prediction method and the data used for this prediction. These areas are critical for anticipating cyber threats and implementing effective countermeasures. They underscore the nee

Foodomics tools are ameliorating the compositional and quality analysis part of various domains of food products. The use of proteomics in the polymorphic product investigation of beta-casein (β-Cn) is intriguing because of the fast and reliable results from the accurate mass spectrometry. This study delineates the LC-MS/MS-based sequential analysis of gel fractionated β-Cn of eighteen Holstein Fr

Background: Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is a marker of adverse outcomes in heart failure (HF). We used a 5-point RVD score to describe three phenotypes (preserved RV function, RVD and RV failure) and investigated their relationhip with cardiac function and their contribution to risk stratification. Methods: Patients (n = 201) with HF, undergoing right heart catheterization and echocardiogr

As a subset of hydrological drought, groundwater drought arises from the specific features of aquifers and human-induced changes in the hydrological system. Because of the complexity of these underground systems and difficulties in obtaining field measurements, modern approaches such as machine learning and remote sensing have become popular tools for monitoring and forecasting. This chapter emplo

Time-of-flight neutron transmission and diffraction measurements were performed on four solid beryllium metal grades using the HIPPO neutron time-of-flight diffractometer equipped with an energy-resolved neutron imaging detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Analysis of the extracted total neutron cross sections from the transmission measurements revealed a reduction in the coherent elastic s

Background: Midwifery continuity of care (MCoC) is a key aspect of woman-centred midwifery care, associated with improved outcomes for both women and midwives. In many countries, maternity care is fragmented, and MCoC uncommon in clinical practice and midwifery education. To address this gap, a pedagogical project entitled “Midwifery Student All the Way” was introduced in a midwifery programme in

Birds can show patterns of sexual size dimorphism as early as the nestling stage. This raises the question of how the faster growing sex might reconcile the energetic and nutritional needs of a faster growth rate with resource allocation to other important life functions, such as the development of innate immune function. Innate immunity represents the main line of defence against diseases, and wh

Iran’s extraterritorial violence constitutes a structural element of state policy, implemented through a coordinated system of intelligence services, diplomatic platforms, proxy militias, and criminal intermediaries. Rooted in revolutionary doctrine and operationalized by institutions such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its external arm, the Quds Force, this apparatus has enab

This paper brings forward a service oriented perspective, based on practical experiences from designing information systems (IS) as services. Viewing IS as services are beneficial but still an unexplored approach in organizations. In this paper, we present an analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERPs) systems through the perspective of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). This paper contribut