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High trait anxiety, a stable personality trait, is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders. Individuals with high trait anxiety have difficulty differentiating safety from threat, including visual information like emotional faces. This study aims to characterize visual system fun…

The investigators are conducting this research study to better understand how individuals with bipolar disorder regulate their emotions, and if transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can help improve emotion regulation for individuals with bipolar mood disorders.

ITM has the potential to be a powerful tool for multimodal postoperative pain management, understanding, preventing and managing its side effects is crucial for upturn of patient safety and comfort. This retrospective audit will therefore be focused on the most reported side effe…

Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is widely recognized as the primary surgical approach for managing sizable and anatomically complex kidney stones., yet postoperative infection-related complications remain common and potentially severe. Preoperative urine culture pl…

A pilot study of the effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization on cerebrospinal fluid and blood-based biomarkers in older adults.

This observational cohort study was designed to describe how physical fitness changes over time in children and adolescents with severe intellectual disabilities living in orphanages in China. A total of 132 participants aged 7-18 years were recruited from four state-run orphanag…

simple combination of functional investigation, in form of laryngostroboscopy, together with conventional histopathological examination, provides a highly sensitive method in differential diagnosis of undiagnosed vocal folds irregularites

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of normal gait imagery and gait on a line imagery on lower limb muscle activity and lower body kinematics in stroke survivors.

Many system functions differ in children dependent on mechanical ventilation support and may present with various complications. In the gastrointestinal system, gastric and duodenum-related decreased motility disorders are a very common problem in critically ill patients hospital…

The purpose of this clinical study is to gather post-market clinical evidence on the use of Oasis ECM as a treatment for donor site wounds in the community setting in the United Kingdom.

According to the 2015 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS), there has been a significant increase in the number of secondary school youth who use poly-substances. Not all youth have the same risk for problematic substance use. Health literature documents a high lev…

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are increasingly identified in children in China. Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is the high-risk area. However, data on the epidemiology of CRE in hospitalized children in PICU are limited. The objectives of this study are to c…

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Sasch1, a novel anti-infective eyedrop, in the treatment of acute infectious conjunctivitis.

Anesthesia-induced hypotension is a common occurrence in elderly hypertensive patients and is closely associated with increased postoperative morbidity * This study aims to investigate whether the lithotomy position, a non-pharmacological and cost-free approach, can reduce the i…

In neurocritical care, besides the standard intensive care monitoring, even more data are obtained from the very complex pathophysiological changes in brain disease. Medical staff for decision-making cannot integrate the huge amount of clinical data generated every second and vis…

This study evaluated whether a visual educational intervention could reduce dental anxiety in children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in the dental environment, including the use of personal protective equipment, may have increased anxiety levels in pediatric patients. A…

This research study aims to learn how lifestyle factors (e.g., obesity) impact the risk of developing kidney cancer and impact survival after nephrectomy (removal of a kidney). The study team's long-term goals are to learn: 1) How to improve treatment success in future patients b…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease that affects only a fraction of those who smoke tobacco. The origin of this variability in susceptibility to develop COPD is unclear, but understanding its underlying biology has important implications for ou…

Platelets are essential blood elements to maintain hemostasis. Quantitative or qualitative defects can be responsible of hemorrhagic (platelet disorders) or thrombotic (heparin induced thrombocytopenia \[HIT\]) troubles. Diagnosis of these pathologies is sometimes urgent and cons…

Abdominal surgery represents the most frequent activity in the surgical block. Advances in surgical techniques and improvements in postoperative care imply the need for greater control of the surgical outcomes obtained and the comparison of results between services with the same …