Evidence for word order harmony between abstract categories in silent gesture.

Cross-category harmony is the tendency for languages to use consistent orders of heads and dependents across different types of phrases. For example, languages tend to either place both verbs and adpositions before their dependents (e.g.

'I was eager to do anything I could to improve the situation': a qualitative study of patients' experiences and views of prehabilitation for ovarian cancer surgery.

Background: Prehabilitation has shown promise in improving post-operative outcomes for several solid tumour groups. However, prehabilitation programmes are not widely established. Patients with advanced ovarian cancer experience life changing debulking surgery and could benefit from prehabilitation.

Comparison of methods for characterizing skin pigment diversity in research cohorts.

Background: Some pulse oximeters perform worse in people with darker skin, and this may be due to inadequate diversity of skin pigment in device development study cohorts. Guidance is needed to accurately and equitably characterize skin pigment to ensure diversity in research cohorts. We tested multiple methods for characterizing skin pigment to assess comparability and impact on cohort diversity.

Protocol for the development of an intervention to improve the use of Point-of-caRE DiagnostICs in the management of respiraTOry tRact infectionS in primary care (the PREDICTORS study).

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a significant global health challenge, exacerbated by inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, particularly in primary care where up to 50% of antibiotic prescriptions prescribed by general practitioners (GPs) and dispensed by community pharmacists (CPs) are deemed inappropriate. Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are among the most common conditions leading to GP consultations and subsequent antibiotic prescribing, much of which is inappropriate as most RTIs are viral in nature or self-limiting bacterial infections. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) have emerged as tools to improve the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of RTIs.

Interferon tau-dependent and -independent changes in the bovine corpus luteum of early pregnancy.

The effect of interferon tau (IFNT) on the uterus is critical for maternal recognition of pregnancy in ruminants, while its direct role in luteal function is less well understood. To address this, we performed two experiments. In experiment 1, cattle received intrauterine infusions of either: bovine serum albumin (BSA; vehicle) or vehicle with IFNT from day 14 to 16 of the estrous cycle or vehicle with IFNT from day 14 to 19 or vehicle with IFNT from day 14 to 19 with pregnancy associated glycoprotein (PAG) from day 17 to 19.