Mary Main's concept of conditional strategies: influences on studies of child-parent and adult romantic attachments.

Among Mary Main's many vital contributions to the field of attachment is the idea that human infants develop adaptive in the service of maintaining proximity to a secure base in light of a particular caregiving history. In this tribute paper, we describe Main's original theorizing, which delineated three types of conditional strategies: a primary strategy and two secondary strategies of or the naturally occurring output of the attachment behavioral system, using a variety of cognitive, affective, and behavioral means. We review the large body of evidence for minimizing and maximizing strategies in infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

The Top-20 Studies About Anterior Shoulder Instability From an Altmetric Analysis Had Higher Levels of Evidence Than Those From a Traditional Bibliometric Analysis.

Purpose: To compare the characteristics of the top-20 studies about anterior shoulder instability according to the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) with total citation counts.

Methods: Two separate searches were performed for articles related to anterior shoulder instability. The Altmetric search identified the top-20 articles according to AAS.

Utilizing T-Line Mesh for Periumbilical Hernia Repair: Evaluation of Short-term Outcomes.

Background: Abdominal periumbilical hernias are prevalent within the adult population. When symptomatic, quality of life may be affected. This case series of 10 patients evaluates the short-term outcomes of using the T-Line mesh in periumbilical hernia repair.

The problem that residual Mycobacterium bovis infection poses for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis.

The dynamics of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle can influence the proportion of infected animals that are diagnosed by ante-mortem tests in routine bovine tuberculosis (bTB) surveillance and monitoring programmes. Although the current diagnostic tests based on cell-mediated or serological responses are imperfect, they are effective in diagnosing the majority of infected animals. However, the lack of perfect sensitivity and specificity also leads to failure to diagnose all infected animals leading to persistence of infection in herds.

Changing Perceptions of Veterinary Undergraduates to Module Re-Structuring as They Progress Through the Curriculum.

The evaluation of student and faculty opinions on curricular changes in veterinary medical education is an essential part of the quality assurance process. This study investigates if the perceived educational value of a newly introduced module (veterinary pathobiology) in the earlier stages of a veterinary curriculum changes as students progress into the later phases of their training. Data were collected by anonymous questionnaire from two sequential final year student cohorts in 2021 and 2022.