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Factors Affecting Condom-Use Behaviors Among Female Emerging Adults in South Korea

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2022
Jungmin Lee School of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, South KoreaCorrespondence: Jungmin Lee, Tel +82-33-248-2710, Fax +82-33-248-2734, Email j_lee0624@hallym.ac.krPurpose: To date, no studies have examined the association between ...
Lee J
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
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Behavioural intervention to reduce sexually transmitted infections in people aged 16–24 years in the UK: the safetxt RCT

Public Health Research, 2023
Background: The prevalence of genital chlamydia and gonorrhoea is higher in the 16–24 years age group than those in other age group. With users, we developed the theory-based safetxt intervention to reduce sexually transmitted infections.
Caroline Free, Melissa J Palmer, Kimberley Potter, Ona L McCarthy, Lauren Jerome, Sima Berendes, Anasztazia Gubijev, Megan Knight, Zahra Jamal, Farandeep Dhaliwal, James R Carpenter, Tim P Morris, Phil Edwards, Rebecca French, Louis Macgregor, Katy ME Turner, Paula Baraitser, Ford CI Hickson, Kaye Wellings, Ian Roberts, Julia V Bailey, Graham Hart, Susan Michie, Tim Clayton, Karen Devries   +24 more
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Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia‐induced cell death

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Caffeine reduces cell death in the developing retina under ischemia (OGD). This effect does not involve BDNF upregulation or antioxidant pathways (NRF2/VEGF). Neuroprotection occurs mainly through adenosine A2A receptor antagonism, decreasing glutamate release and excitotoxicity, highlighting caffeine's potential as an acute neuroprotective agent in ...
Amanda Alves Nascimento, Danniel Pereira‐Figueiredo, Gabriella Grossi de Lima Dias, Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos, Mariana Rodrigues Pereira, Rafael Brito, Karin C Calaza   +6 more
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Consumer protection provided by the European medical device and cosmetic legislation for condoms and lubricants.

, 2019
Personal lubricants and lubricants used in condoms contain a number of ingredients which are also present in cosmetic products. These have to comply to the medical device regulation (745/2017) which should provide the same level of consumer protection ...
E. Deconinck, C. Vanhee, V. Rogiers, B. Desmedt, M. Vanhamme   +4 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai, Sen Zhang, Haipei Zhang, Yating Zhang, Junhong Guo, Xiaoyan Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in the sexual health behaviours of New Zealand secondary school students, 2001–2012: findings from a national survey series

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: To describe trends in self‐reported sexual and reproductive health behaviours among New Zealand secondary school students. Methods: Nationally representative health and wellbeing surveys conducted in 2001 (n=9,699), 2007 (n=9,107) and 2012 (n ...
Terryann C. Clark, Mathijs F.G. Lucassen, Theresa Fleming, Roshini Peiris‐John, Amio Ikihele, Tasileta Teevale, Elizabeth Robinson, Sue Crengle   +7 more
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Condom leukoderma

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2006
Contact dermatitis from natural latex of condom has been reported and is attributed to latex sensitivity. Chemical leukoderma from rubber condom is probably not reported. Here we present a case of chemical leukoderma in a 32-year-old male who developed depigmentation around the shaft of the penis in a circumferential pattern.
Raghubir, Banerjee, Kalyan, Banerjee, Ajit, Datta   +2 more
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Low Incidence of Relapses After Vaccination in Anti‐Aquaporin‐4 Antibody‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may experience increased signs and symptoms of their underlying disease when vaccinated against meningococcal disease before receiving complement component 5 inhibitor therapies. This retrospective analysis indicated an overall low relapse incidence (mean [range], 3.3% [0.7%–10.6 ...
Sean J. Pittock, Jin Nakahara, Becky Parks, Kerstin Allen, Sami Fam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to condoms for female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Condoms are an essential part of comprehensive HIV prevention and care programmes. We report the accessibility of male condoms for female sex workers (FSWs) and the associated characteristics that may play a major role in determining access ...
Dandona, Rakhi, Bertozzi, Stefano M, Kumar, G Anil, McPherson, Sam, Gutierrez, Juan Pablo, Dandona, Lalit   +5 more
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