Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with increased susceptibility to infections, including herpes ...

Background Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is commonly associated with advanced cardiac damage, including right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...

Introduction Migration is a complex global phenomenon, with millions of people relocating each year driven by various social or personal reasons. Among them, refugees and asylum seekers form a ...

Context Blood flow-restricted resistance exercise (BFR-RE) is used to elicit hypertrophy and strength adaptations with low external loads, making it attractive for clinical and rehabilitative ...

This study provides important insights into how working memory shapes perceptual decisions, using a dual-task design, continuous mouse tracking, and hierarchical Bayesian modeling. By dissociating ...

Introduction Previous reviews have investigated the relationship between empathy and burnout. However, these are now out of date, did not capture the effect of the pandemic, did not include healthcare ...

Objective Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating early risk identification to improve prevention and management strategies. Traditional risk ...

This paper examines whether Chinese development finance is associated with faster progress toward Millennium Development Goal style targets in low- and middle-income countries. We combine AidData’s ...

Using longitudinal data on more than 370 000 older Japanese adults, we found that living in constituencies represented by pro-tobacco legislators was associated with higher smoking prevalence. The ...

This study aimed to survey and evaluate the subjective noise annoyance levels in Nairobi City. Being the capital city of Kenya in East Africa, Nairobi is undergoing rapi ...

Introduction Tungiasis is a highly neglected tropical disease of the skin caused by an embedded female sand flea affecting ...