Abstract Objective To study pathophysiologic pathways in spontaneous preterm birth and possibly the racial disparity associating with maternal and fetal genetic variations, using bioinformatics tools.Methods A large scale candidate gene association study was performed on 1442 SNPs in 130 genes in a case (preterm birth 37 weeks).Both maternal and fe
Corneal lesions are the most common ophthalmologic complication that occurs during general anesthesia (GA) for non-ocular surgery (Di Pietro et al., 2021).The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of corneal lesions in dogs that were administered preoperative ocular lubrication and those that did not and how the duration of anesthesia in
Abstract Background Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience gender-related distal (i.e., discrimination, victimization, rejection, non-affirmation) and proximal (i.e., internalized transphobia, expectation of rejection, and identity nondisclosure) stressors, which increase their risk for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).Yet, ther
This study scrutinizes the multifaceted impact of Japanese sports anime on youth in China and Japan in terms of three key dimensions: sports participation, cultural identity, and economic awareness.Through ten in-depth interviews on these aspects from Japan and China each, this study discloses that sports anime significantly motivates young people