Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno
ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
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Thinking Through Parenthood: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Personality
ABSTRACT An overwhelming majority of the human population end up parenting a child, and the concept of family is arguably one of the most shared across societies. Thus, most people will at some point engage in thought processes about the prospect of becoming a parent, a prospect coupled with uncertainties (e.g., “Should I? Do I want to? Can I?”).
Anna Torstensson +2 more
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Exploring lifestyle management in polycystic ovary syndrome through implementation frameworks
Abstract Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome [PMOS; previously known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)] is an endocrine condition affecting 10%–13% of women of reproductive age, with cardiometabolic, reproductive and psychological features. The PMOS guidelines have established recommendations for its management, which can include pharmacological,
Margaret McGowan +4 more
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Finding Dr Florence Buchanan: The recovered face and fuller life story of a scientific legend
Abstract Dr Florence Buchanan (1867–1931) was one of physiology's foundational women. Trained as a zoologist at University College London (UCL), she became an exacting physiologist whose studies of muscle bioelectricity, reflexes, cardiac rhythm and exercise helped shape twentieth‐century physiology.
Brian C. Clark +2 more
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Large language models are evaluated for pre‐endoscopy risk stratification and prediction of endoscopic findings in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Their performance is compared with validated clinical risk scores, conventional machine learning models, and hybrid approaches.
Mohsen Rajabnia +7 more
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Deer Antler δ18O Records Desalination in Israel's Water Supply
ABSTRACT Rationale Stable oxygen isotope ratios (δ¹⁸O) in mammalian tissues are widely used to reconstruct past climates, seasonal patterns, and animal origins. These analyses assume that animals drink local rainwater—an assumption now challenged by large‐scale anthropogenic water management.
Corrin Laposki +3 more
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Evaluating the Role of AI Chatbots in Patient Education for Benign Scrotal Surgeries
ABSTRACT Patient comprehension of surgical information is often limited by medical jargon, health literacy barriers, and time constraints. Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT‐5, Claude‐4, and Google AI search offer interactive context specific dialogue that may aid to overcome these limitations.
Darcy Noll +4 more
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Bilingual evaluation of large language models for patient education in refractive surgery. [PDF]
Tsai TH +4 more
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Multilingualism has been associated with cognitive benefits in aging, but effects may depend on socioeconomic and environmental contexts. We examined whether life course socioeconomic status (SES) and urbanicity influence associations between multilingualism and cognitive trajectories.
Iris M. Strangmann +7 more
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Accuracy, readability, and health information quality of AI chatbot responses for patient education on intermittent fasting in chronic kidney disease: a prospective structured evaluation. [PDF]
Shah J +4 more
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