Self-objectification of bodies in social networking sites: Mental and behavioral health problems of young female adults.

Social network sites (SNS) are becoming a popular means of "digital leisure" among young adults. Several problematic consequences of extensive SNS use have been reported including objectifying bodies on SNS. Thus, in this study, we aimed to understand the specific pathway between young female adults' SNS use and mental and behavioral problems using the objectification theory framework.

Self-Assembled Molecular Layers as Interfacial Engineering Nanomaterials in Rechargeable Battery Applications.

Rechargeable batteries have transformed human lives and modern industry, ushering in new technological advancements such as mobile consumer electronics and electric vehicles. However, to fulfill escalating demands, it is crucial to address several critical issues including energy density, production cost, cycle life and durability, temperature sensitivity, and safety concerns is imperative. Recent research has shed light on the intricate relationship between these challenges and the chemical processes occurring at the electrode-electrolyte interface.

Gender and role associations between domestic violence during childhood and dating violence: Victimization among male college students mediated through violence justification beliefs.

Background: Although the victimization experiences of male college students in dating relationships are gaining increasing scholarly attention, there is still limited empirical evidence and theoretical understanding of the mechanism through which male victims of domestic violence experience subsequent dating violence.

Objective: This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the specific mechanisms through which male victimization of domestic violence during childhood transmits to dating violence experience in adulthood. Whether the intergenerational transmission of violence may be explained by gendered pathways or by male participants' identification with the victim's position will be tested.

Transition From School Violence Victimization to Reporting Victimized Experiences: A Latent Transition Analysis.

This study aimed to understand the heterogeneity of school violence experiences among South Korean youth, explicitly examining how each type of violence experienced transitions into different reporting behaviors. A latent profile analysis was conducted to classify different types of violence victimization and reporting behaviors, followed by a latent transition analysis, which contributed to an understanding of the relationships between profiles of violence and reporting. The influence of social support on reporting victimization was further examined.

Influence of Direct and Indirect Domestic Violence on Dating Violence Victimization.

This study investigated the relationship between domestic violence and dating violence victimization, and the mediating influence of the justification of dating violence among female Korean university students. The present study uses a cross-sectional survey ( = 550) to examine three research questions. First, does exposure to domestic violence during childhood predict dating violence victimization later in life? Second, does justifying violence mediate the relationship between domestic violence experience and dating violence victimization? Third, does justifying violence show a difference depending on the sexes of the perpetrator in influencing victimization of violence? A series of structural equation modeling analyses were conducted.

D-dimer predicts poor hospitalisation outcomes in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis.

Objectives: The in-hospital mortality rate among patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is high. Unfortunately, there is no reliable prognostic biomarker. This study aimed to investigate whether elevated D-dimer levels can predict hospitalisation outcomes among patients with AAV.

Interstitial Lung Disease in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Patients: Comparison With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Background/objective: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) may involve the kidney, respiratory tract, skin, or central and peripheral nervous system. Reports of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in AAV (AAV-ILD) have been increasing.

Methods: We reviewed the medical records of all patients with AAV-ILD between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2017, and compared their pulmonary involvement to patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

A 64-Year-Old Man With Rapidly Progressive Respiratory Failure and Pneumomediastinum.

A 64-year-old man presented for consideration for lung transplant. He had a history of previous tobacco use, OSA on CPAP therapy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. He worked as a design engineer.

Impact of Soluble Fiber in the Microbiome and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients.

Purpose Of Review: To discuss the controversy over the effect of dietary fiber (DF) on (1) outcomes in critical illness, (2) microbiome and metabolic homeostasis, and (3) current evidence and guidelines regarding supplementation in critically ill patients.

Recent Findings: In healthy individuals, consumption of DF is widely known as a long-term protecting factor against colon cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic disorders like obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease; in hospitalized patients, DF may have a beneficial effect in the incidence of diarrhea, infections, and length of stay. But, what does that mean for critically ill patients? What is the recommended DF intake and what are current guidelines? There are many confounding factors that limit the evidence of beneficial effects from fiber supplementation in critically ill patients, including the side effects critical care therapies can have on gut microbiota, but after extrapolating data from healthy and hospitalized non-critical patients and considering that its administration appears to be safe, it may be wise to administer fiber-containing enteral feedings in ICU patients.

Ex Vivo Interferon Gamma Production by Peripheral Immune Cells Predicts Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Background: Lung cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies, with a 5-year survival rate < 20% in patients with stage IV lung cancer. Impaired host immunity is associated with lung cancer pathogenesis, and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) plays an important role in antitumor immune surveillance. We evaluated the clinical significance of ex vivo production of IFN-γ in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

Rheumatoid Meningoencephalitis: A Feared Condition in the Era of TNF Blockers.

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncommon, and most of the times, it is secondary to vasculitic processes or extra-articular rheumatoid nodules. Meningeal involvement is extremely rare. In the literature, there are a few case reports, series, and retrospective studies which have demonstrated the association of rheumatoid (aseptic) meningoencephalitis after starting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors.

Effect of parenting stress in Korean mothers of children with disabilities on life satisfaction: Moderating effect of intrinsic religious orientation.

Background: With growing interest in parenting stress among mothers of children with disabilities, the current study examined the multidimensional aspects of parenting stress and their impact on life satisfaction among Korean mothers of children with disabilities. Based on the suggestions of prior findings concerning the potential role of intrapersonal resources on moderating parenting stress, the study focused on intrinsic religious orientation as one of the intrapersonal resources.

Method: Participants completed measures of three types of parenting stress (parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction and difficult child), life satisfaction and religious orientation.

Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Implications of Exercise-Induced Ventricular Premature Complexes in the General Population.

Ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) during stress testing in the general population are commonly seen in clinical practice, but their prognostic value is not well understood. A comprehensive literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from January 1970 to May 2015 was conducted. Observational cohort studies on general populations evaluating the association between exercise-induced VPCs and all-cause or cardiovascular mortality were included in the analysis.

Active tuberculosis risk with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors after treating latent tuberculosis.

Background: Active tuberculosis (TB) risk increases during anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy; therefore, latent TB infection (LTBI) screening is recommended in potential TNF inhibitor users. It is unclear whether anti-TNF therapy increases the risk of active TB infection even after standard LTBI treatment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the risk of active TB development in LTBI-positive versus LBTI-negative TNF inhibitor users following the current national LTBI treatment guidelines for LTBI.

Drug-loaded gold plasmonic nanoparticles for treatment of multidrug resistance in cancer.

To investigate the possibility of treating multidrug-resistant tumors with targeted chemo-photothermal treatment, we conducted in vitro and in vivo studies using a doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant DLD-1 cell line (DLD-1/DOX) and nude mice with human xenograft tumors, respectively. The chemo-photothermal treatment consisted of DOX-loaded-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-Au half-shell nanoparticles with targeting moieties of anti-death receptor-4 monoclonal antibody conjugated to the Au surface. The cells or xenografted tumors treated with nanoparticles were exposed to near infrared light for 10 min, which caused an increase in temperature to 45 °C.

Trainee inexperience is associated with longer procedure times but no increase in complications for cardiac device implantation.

Background: The "July phenomenon" describes poor patient outcomes in teaching hospitals at the beginning of a new academic year when trainees begin. Whether this phenomenon truly exists is unclear.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify whether trainee and attending inexperience is associated with cardiac electrophysiologic procedural outcomes including total procedure time, fluoroscopy time, and complications.

Effects of hospitalist-directed interdisciplinary medicine floor service on hospital outcomes for seniors with acute medical illness.

Aim: To examine whether a hospitalist-directed interdisciplinary (ITD) team in an internal medicine residency program enhances the hospital and clinical outcomes for seniors with acute medical illness.

Methods: Seniors admitted to a USA teaching hospital medical floor-teaching services were allocated to the ITD (n = 379) and usual care teams (n = 383). Compared with the usual care team, the ITD team physicians carried out daily "geriatric" assessment and management, and led ITD team meetings.

Effects of an internal medicine floor interdisciplinary team on hospital and clinical outcomes of seniors with acute medical illness.

Aim: To examine whether an internal medicine interdisciplinary floor team enhances the hospital and clinical outcomes for seniors with acute medical illness.

Methods: Seniors admitted to medical floor teaching services of a USA teaching hospital were recruited and allocated to the interdisciplinary (ITD; n = 236) and usual care teams (n = 248). Compared with the usual care team, the interdisciplinary team physicians carried out daily "geriatric" assessment and management, and led the interdisciplinary team meeting designed for improving interprofessional collaboration.