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Psychosocial characteristics of patients seeking weight loss surgery [PDF]

, 2009
This study investigated the relationships between BMI, gender and depression, anxiety, self-esteem and disordered eating in people seeking weight loss (bariatric) surgery.
Calow, Jane
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Preoperative visual acuity among cataract surgery patients and countries' state of development: a global study. [PDF]

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To describe the preoperative surgical case mix among patients undergoing cataract extraction and explore associations between case mix, country level of development (as measured by the Human Development Index, HDI) and cataract surgery rates ...
Razavi, H, Turner, EL, Claire Gilbert, Robert J Lindfield, Robert Lindfield, Lindfield, Robert J, Shaheen Shah, Elizabeth Turner, Gilbert, Clare E, Int Eye Res, N, International Eye Research Network, Shah, SP, Claire E Gilbert, Razavi, Hessom, Shaheen P Shah, Hessom Razavi, Elizabeth L Turner, Gilbert, CE, Shah, Shaheen P, Turner, Elizabeth L, Lindfield, RJ, on behalf of the International Eye Research Network, Gilbert, Claire E   +22 more
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LLM‐Integrated Human–Robot Interaction System for Microrobots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This paper proposes an LLM‐based control framework for guiding microrobots using human natural language. This framework can convert the natural human speech into safe and executable command sets for reliable navigation in complex environments. The experimental results show high accuracy and robustness in task performance, demonstrating the potential of
Bairong Zhu, Amar Salehi, Tingting Yu
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Comparison of diverting colostomy and fecal management catheter in fournier gangrene: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Surgery
ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the effectiveness of colostomy and fecal management catheterization, two fecal diversion methods, in the treatment of Fournier gangrene (FG) and to determine which method offers greater advantages.Materials and ...
Mehmet Karahan, Cemal Hacıalioğlu, Selçuk Kaya, Metin Kement, Ozan Korkmaz, Sedef Poşul, Fırat Çağlar Sezmiş, Kerem Talha Düz, Alperen Gündüz, Hasan Kucuk   +9 more
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Comparing Gender Congruency in Nonsurgical versus Postsurgical Top Surgery Patients: A Prospective Survey Study

BACKGROUND: Gender dysphoria can result in reduced quality of life. Treatments include hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and gender-affirming surgery. Our study compared congruency, satisfaction, and discrimination in patients who underwent top surgery ...
Shue, Shirley, Xu, Jing, Hawley, Nathan, Gu, Garrick, Bronson, Isaac, McIntyre, Joyce K, Joo, Alex, Morrison, Daniel Alexander, Lister, Rachel, Camargo, Anthony   +9 more
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Experiences of LGBTQ+ Residents in US General Surgery Training Programs

, 2022
IMPORTANCE: Previous studies have shown high rates of mistreatment among US general surgery residents, leading to poor well-being. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) residents represent a high-risk ...
Amortegui, Daniela, Irizarry, Dre, Cheung, Elaine O., Buyske, Jo, Bilimoria, Karl Y., Nasca, Thomas J., Heiderscheit, Evan A., Hu, Yue-Yung, Schlick, Cary Jo R., Sosa, Julie Ann, Eng, Joshua, Ellis, Ryan J., Hoyt, David B.   +12 more
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TRAIP Mediates Alcohol‐Induced Liver Injury through Regulating β‐catenin Ubiquitin Degradation via Direct Interaction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that NF‐κB1‐driven TRAIP upregulation in ALD correlates with disease severity. Mechanistically, TRAIP directly binds β‐catenin via its CC domain and promotes its K48‐linked ubiquitination and degradation, which is independent of the GSK3β/β‐TrCP pathway.
Zhan Wu, Mingjiang Liu, Lijuan Liao, Zhaohong Mo, Wenli Xu, Linfeng Mao, Yubing Chen, Qiuli Xie, Ming Yao, Shilian Chen, Stephen Tomlinson, Sebastian Mueller, Songqing He, Guandou Yuan   +13 more
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The Nexus between Gender-Confirming Surgery and Illness

Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, 2022
Muslim jurists have issued several fatwas (Islamic legal opinions) permittinggender-confirming surgery (GCS) for various groups of intersex and/or transgender people.However, these fatwas have been critiqued for conceiving of intersex and transgender individualsas diseased people who need treatment for an illness.
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Feasibility and clinical efficacy of minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of type Ⅱ/Ⅲ brucellar spondylitis

Frontiers in Surgery
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical feasibility and perioperative superiority of combined minimally invasive techniques in treating type II/III Brucellar Spondylitis (BS), clarify the stratified surgical indications for different minimally invasive ...
Xinming Yang, Yakun Du, Ye Tian, Yao Yao, Lixing Chen, NingKui Niu   +5 more
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Edges of Empire. Italy’s Postcolonial Entanglements and the Gender Legacy [PDF]

, 2016
This essay explores the rather neglected case of Italian colonialism, and in particular, the ways in which colonial traces still linger on in Italian contemporary representations, reconfirming or transforming stereotypes and prejudices regarding issues ...
Ponzanesi, S., ICON - Gender Studies, LS Gender and Postcolonial Studies   +2 more
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