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Vulgar Minimisers in English and Spanish1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we investigated whether vulgar minimisers form a natural class in English and Spanish by evaluating (i) their similarities and differences with respect to non‐vulgar minimisers and (ii) whether vulgar minimisers are inherently negative in these languages.
Ángel L. Jiménez‐Fernández, Susagna Tubau   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser, Thomas Lux, Steffen Mau   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phimosis in Adults: Narrative Review of the New Available Devices and the Standard Treatments

Clinics and Practice
Background: Phimosis is the inability to completely retract the foreskin and expose the glans. The treatment of phimosis varies depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the disease; a great number of conservative or surgical treatments are
Eleonora Rosato, Roberto Miano, Stefano Germani, Anastasios D. Asimakopoulos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
wiley   +1 more source

Oral gingival metastasis: A diagnostic dilemma

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2017
Oral cavity is a rare target for metastasis with an incidence of 1% among all oral cancers. In 24% of such cases, oral metastasis is the first indication of an undiagnosed primary.
Nalini Aswath, Chandrakanth Balakrishnan, Vidyarani Shyamsundar, Sarumathi Thirrugnanamurthy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Violaceous Papules of the Penis in a Patient With HIV

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Jhon Edwin Rodríguez‐Vásquez, Gadwyn Sánchez‐Félix, Joseph Luigi Arzapalo‐Benavides, Adeliza Mariely Manrique‐Vera, Reynaldo Alberto Pomar‐Morante, Celia Betzabet Moisés‐Alfaro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula: a single-center retrospective study

Frontiers in Surgery
BackgroundThis study aims to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies for congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients with congenital anterior urethrocutaneous ...
Chao Yang, Chi Zhang, Yongsheng Cao, Xin Yu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polyglycolic Acid Polymer Versus Porcine Small Intestine Submucosa Graft After Plaque Incision in Peyronie's Disease: A Comparative Study

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Peyronie's disease (PD) with severe penile curvature often requires surgical correction through plaque incision and grafting (PIG). Objectives To compare surgical outcomes between polyglycolic acid polymer grafts and porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) grafts in patients undergoing PIG for PD.
Renan Trevisan Jost, Leonardo Seligra Lopes, Pedro Caetano Edler Zandoná, Jovânio Fernandes da Rosa, Pedro Fernandes Lessa, Felipe Placco Araujo Glina, Nívio Pascoal Teixeira, Sidney Glina   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short‐Term Surgical Outcomes: Modified Dorsal Inlay Graft Versus Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty in Pediatric Hypospadias With Narrow Urethral Plates

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reconstructing the urethra presents in hypospadias surgery is difficult. Occasionally, the urethral plate (UP) may be quite narrow, necessitating augmentation or replacement to achieve additional tubularization. Objective The objective of this research was to assess the application of modified dorsal inlay graft (mDIG) and ...
Yakun Xu, Yanmin Wan, Dianyong Liu, Bin Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source