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Int J Gynaecol Obstet
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Background: Female sterilization, a safe, permanent method of contraception that blocks the fallopian tubes, has been in use since the 19th century. The procedure necessitates informed consent, a critical step that has been marred by reports of forced sterilization since World War II. These incidents often stem from inadequate consent processes where ethical principles are overlooked or deliberately flouted.
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March 2025
Department of Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Technology, Khatam Al-Nabieen University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Introduction: Substance use disorders, particularly alcohol use disorders, represent a significant public health problem, with adolescents particularly vulnerable to their adverse effects. This study examined the possible anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of biotin, a crucial vitamin for brain function, in attenuating the behavioral and neurobiological changes associated with alcohol withdrawal in adolescent rats.
Materials And Methods: Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to a 20% ethanol solution for 21 days, followed by a 21-day drug-free period to assess long-term behavioral and physiological changes.
J Anim Ecol
January 2025
University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Invasive predators pose a substantial threat to global biodiversity. Native prey species frequently exhibit naïveté to the cues of invasive predators, and this phenomenon may contribute to the disproportionate impact of invasive predators on prey populations. However, not all species exhibit naïveté, which has led to the generation of many hypotheses to explain patterns in prey responses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis piece was written as a letter of admiration for NICU parents from a NICU nurse. A NICU parent is a special person tasked with one of the most terrifying and burdensome paths possible. Allowing strangers to care for your vulnerable and miraculous child is asking a lot of a person.
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