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Abstract Pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an antiretroviral drug that effectively prevents an HIV infection, which German statutory health insurance has covered since 2019. The drug's use in Germany has (re)surfaced ambivalent emotions: hopes for an HIV/AIDS‐free future and sexual liberation rub against enduring worries and moralizations of ...
Max Schnepf
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National Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Gonorrhea in China (2020)#
. Gonorrhea is one of the main sexually transmitted diseases in China. It mainly affects the genitourinary tract, and its clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic to complicated types.
National Center for STD Control, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Committee of STD, Branch of Dermatovenereology, Chinese Medical Association; Committee of STD, Chinese Dermatologist Association+20 more
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More testing or more disease? A counterfactual approach to explaining observed increases in positive tests over time [PDF]
Observed gonorrhea case rates (number of positive tests per 100,000 individuals) increased by 75 percent in the United States between 2009 and 2017, predominantly among men. However, testing recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also changed over this period with more frequent screening for sexually transmitted ...
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Abstract Objective Tubo‐ovarian abscesses (TOAs) cause significant morbidity. Surgical intervention is required if broad‐spectrum intravenous antibiotics are unsuccessful. This study aimed to describe admission characteristics that predict failed medical management and to evaluate a previously developed risk score for predicting the need for surgical ...
Anna Marshall+6 more
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Acting authentically: Using play to cultivate authentic interrelating in role performance
Summary Research is increasingly demonstrating that authenticity and human connection are fundamental and interrelated human needs. However, organizational roles often constrain authenticity and connection in workplace interactions, especially roles that are highly scripted.
Lyndon E. Garrett
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Gonorrhea is a major global public health problem with emergence of multiple drug-resistant strains with no effective vaccine. This retrospective cohort study aimed to estimate the effectiveness of the New Zealand meningococcal B vaccine against ...
Janine Paynter+5 more
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A Short Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Assessment Scale for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Abstract Background Patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) suffer from several neuropsychological impairments. These mainly affect the frontal lobe and subcortical brain structures. However, a scale for the assessment of cognitive and neuropsychiatric disability in PSP is still missing.
Sonja Porsche+50 more
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On the predictability of infectious disease outbreaks [PDF]
Infectious disease outbreaks recapitulate biology: they emerge from the multi-level interaction of hosts, pathogens, and their shared environment. As a result, predicting when, where, and how far diseases will spread requires a complex systems approach to modeling. Recent studies have demonstrated that predicting different components of outbreaks--e.g.,
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Мiryachit: A Culture‐Specific Startle Syndrome in the Saami People
Abstract Background Miryachit is perhaps the most complex and least understood of the culture‐specific startle syndromes that include latah and the jumping Frenchmen of Maine. Objectives We carried out a field study to evaluate startle‐induced paroxysms in the Saami to determine if it is still endemic and, if so, to contrast it with the available ...
Marianna Selikhova+3 more
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Abstract In this paper, we discuss the affordances of an approach to the representation, interpretation, and democratization of sociolinguistic research, which utilizes the tools and methods of the theatre. Taking as an example a team ethnographic research project conducted across four cities in the UK, we discuss the process of creating drama from ...
Adrian Blackledge, Angela Creese
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