Publications by authors named "Y Kaufman"
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- Philip Morris International's IQOS, a popular heated tobacco product, was analyzed in the context of its presence in Israel, revealing higher usage among the Arab population compared to Jews.
- The study reviewed articles from January to October 2020, finding that media targeting Arab and Ultra-orthodox Jewish communities portrayed PMI and IQOS more positively than articles aimed at the general public.
- Specifically, Arab media focused on IQOS' retail locations and social benefits, suggesting a need for monitoring and regulating media content, particularly for minority audiences.
Genomic imprinting-the non-equivalence of maternal and paternal genomes-is a critical process that has evolved independently in many plant and mammalian species. According to kinship theory, imprinting is the inevitable consequence of conflictive selective forces acting on differentially expressed parental alleles. Yet, how these epigenetic differences evolve in the first place is poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are increasingly popular drugs used to treat more than a dozen different diseases, including some forms of cancer. Despite having fewer adverse effects than traditional chemotherapies, they are not without risks. Liver injury is a particular concern.
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- The study aimed to investigate how virtual reality (VR) affects pain and anxiety in patients undergoing office hysteroscopy (OH), a common but potentially uncomfortable procedure.
- A systematic review identified 17 studies, ultimately including four randomized controlled trials with 327 participants for a meta-analysis.
- Results showed that while VR did not significantly reduce pain during the procedure, it was effective in lowering patient anxiety levels.
This is the first guidelines for adenomyosis from the Asian Society of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis.
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