Background: The objectives were to determine the prevalence of de novo and persistent pelvic pain after benign hysterectomy and to assess risk factors.
Methods: A Swedish prospective multicenter study of 440 women undergoing benign hysterectomy was conducted between October 2011 and March 2017. Measures of pain, the spatial extent of bodily pain, and pain sensitivity were assessed using a self-reporting questionnaire, Margolis's patient pain drawing, and quantitative sensory testing of pain thresholds for pressure, heat, and cold, respectively.
Mosquito larvae of the genus Anopheles develop entirely in water, frequently visiting the surface for air. The aquatic environment plays a key role in shaping their microbiota, but the connection between environmental characteristics of breeding sites and larval microbiota remains underexplored. This study focuses on Anopheles arabiensis, which inhabits the surface microlayer (SML) of breeding sites, a zone with high particle density.
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December 2024
Trauma teams handle severely injured patients under high temporal demands and need to coordinate and achieve collaborative decision-making and task execution through communication. Specific coordination and communication behaviours are taught in simulation training to enhance team performance. An examination of the role and nature of communication could increase the understanding of educational possibilities and assess the validity of in situ simulation on behalf of communication.
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February 2025
Introduction: The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing, in parallel with risk factors including obesity and diabetes mellitus. AXL plays a central role in CKD, providing a rationale to evaluate clinical AXL targeting agents.
Methods: To determine the efficacy and underlying molecular mechanisms of AXL inhibition in CKD, we employed a murine unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model preventively treated with a selective AXL kinase inhibitor (bemcentinib) during disease progression.