Preliminary analysis of the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGIS-4) and the Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGIA-5) in an international sample of adults with spina bifida.

Introduction: Common chronic health conditions associated with spina bifida (SB) may impact sexual health among adults in this population, including genital self-image (GSI), but no studies explore this topic.

Aim: The primary aim of this study was to provide a preliminary psychometric assessment of the four-item Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS-4) and the five-item Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGSIS-5) for use among adults with SB. A secondary aim was to describe the association of GSI with key demographic, health, and sexual experience characteristics.

Highly Stable, Flexible, Anticorrosive Coating of Metalized Nonwoven Textiles for Durable EMI Shielding and Thermal Properties.

In the present research, an advanced silane-bonded polydopamine (PDA) coating through a simple, low-cost, and highly effective technique was employed to enhance the stability of copper-coated electromagnetic shielding fabrics. Coating the metalized nonwoven PET fabric with PDA can protect it from oxidation, mechanical forces, and extreme chemical conditions such as acid and alkali corrosion. The coated nonwoven fabric retained its excellent electromagnetic shielding effect even after machine- and handwashing cycles, showing average shielding effectiveness (SE) values above 41 dB for PDA@MEFTEX and Si-QAC/PDA@MEFTEX samples, and the average SE remained consistently above 39 dB under acidic and alkaline conditions.

Foraging with your eyes: a novel task to study cognitive strategies involved in (visual) foraging behaviour.

In this study we introduce a new gaze-contingent visual foraging task in which participants searched through an environment by looking at trees displayed on a computer screen. If the looked-at tree contained a fruit item, the item became visible and was collected. In each trial, the participant's task was to forage for a defined number of fruit items.

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Medications Alter Outcomes of Spine Surgery: A Study Among Over 15,000 Patients.

Study Design: retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between perioperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and postoperative outcomes after spinal fusion in obese and diabetic patient populations.

Summary Of Background Data: GLP-1 RAs have been shown to be beneficial when used perioperatively in clinical orthopaedic arthroplasty literature.

Predicting real-world navigation performance from a virtual navigation task in older adults.

Virtual reality environments presented on tablets and smartphones offer a novel way of measuring navigation skill and predicting real-world navigation problems. The extent to which such virtual tests are effective at predicting navigation in older populations remains unclear. We compared the performance of 20 older participants (54-74 years old) in wayfinding tasks in a real-world environment in London, UK, and in similar tasks designed in a mobile app-based test of navigation (Sea Hero Quest).