Revisiting the alcohol-aggression link: The impact of alcohol consumption patterns.

Laboratory studies have repeatedly reported a link between alcohol and aggression, yet many rely on single-dose administration methods and overlook variations in alcohol consumption patterns. The present study investigates the effects of alcohol on aggressive behavior using a double-blind, placebo-controlled cumulative drinking administration approach that mirrors the natural drinking behaviors often observed in pubs within a laboratory setting. This study also pioneers the examination of how alcohol consumption patterns (light or heavy) moderate the relationship between precise Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) levels and extreme aggressive behavior.

A new material built with alternating Cu sulfide and (Al,Mg) hydroxide molecular sheets: hydrothermal synthesis and selected characteristics.

Two-dimensional materials with new physical phenomena are gaining popularity due to their unique properties. In recent years, a new family of layered compounds inspired by the minerals valleriite and tochilinite which are composed of alternating quasi-atomic sheets of transition metal chalcogenides (sulfides and selenides of Fe, Fe-Cu and other metals) and hydroxides of Mg, Al, Fe, Li, ., assembled electrostatic interaction, has arisen as a new synthetic platform for 2D materials.

Real-world efficacy and safety of dupilumab for paediatric atopic dermatitis: a multicentre retrospective study.

Background: Real-world data regarding the use of dupilumab in children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are limited.

Objectives: To evaluate the real-world efficacy of dupilumab in children with moderate-to-severe AD over an extended follow-up period.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients (≤ 18 years) with moderate-to-severe AD treated with dupilumab in four Israeli tertiary centres.

Navigating parental decision-making: Intersex surgeries in Italy.

Decision-making dynamics in Italian paediatric care for Intersex and Variations of Sex Characteristics (VSC) involve a complex interplay between medical practices, parental perspectives, and socio-cultural factors. This article explores how medical professionals and parents make decisions amid cultural debates on gender, the body, and autonomy. It addresses aspects of why surgical intervention, with limited child involvement, is often seen as the 'only option' in the 'conservative' culture of Italy.

[STOCKHOLM SYNDROME IN KIDNAPPED AND HOSTAGES AS A SURVIVAL BEHAVIOR].

Stockholm syndrome (SS) is relatively rare, but during the 'Iron Swords' war, several cases were described in which some of the hostages showed identification and empathy with their captors, which presented their families and their caregivers with diagnostic and therapeutic questions. The term SS was coined following a robbery in Stockholm in 1973, after which one of the hostages developed a relationship with the captors. From this and other cases, SS has become a cornerstone in understanding the dynamics of extreme emotional fabric: trauma woven into the survival instinct.

Perspectives on Half-Century of Combat Casualty Care in the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps.

Background: Military medicine has evolved significantly over the past 50 years, advancing from basic treatments and limited evacuations to sophisticated combat casualty care. Innovations such as hemorrhage control, early blood product administration, and telemedicine have greatly improved battlefield care. Rapid evacuation systems and skilled medical teams have reduced mortality and morbidity rates.

Cross-National Trends in Adolescents Psychological and Somatic Complaints Before and After the Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: Building on research suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an exacerbation of deteriorating trends in mental health among adolescents, this paper examined trends in adolescents' psychological and somatic complaints across 35 countries from 2010 to 2022, and tested trends in sociodemographic inequalities in these outcomes between 2018 and 2022.

Methods: Using data from 792,606 adolescents from 35 countries (51% girls; mean age = 13.5; standard deviation 1.

New Vistas for the Relationship between Empathy and Political Ideology.

The study of ideological asymmetries in empathy has consistently yielded inconclusive findings. Yet, until recently these inconsistencies relied exclusively on self-reports, which are known to be prone to biases and inaccuracies when evaluating empathy levels. Very recently, we reported ideological asymmetries in cognitive-affective empathy while relying on neuroimaging for the first time to address this question.

Professionalism and Self-Evaluation: Diverging Perspectives Among Physicians and Nurses.

Introduction: Professionalism among healthcare professionals is often defined in terms such as altruism, humanism, and excellence. The integration of such professionalism ideals to healthcare professionals' practice poses a challenge to medical tutors. We examined the assessment of professionalism among physicians and nurses by their peers and evaluated the significance of each professional role component within each sector.

Working memory multicomponent model outcomes in individuals with traumatic brain injury: Critical review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) often leads to cognitive impairments, particularly regarding working memory (WM). This meta-analysis aims to examine the impact of TBI on WM, taking into account moderating factors which has received little attention in previous research, such as severity of injury, the different domains of Baddeley's multi-component model, and the interaction between these two factors, as well as the interaction with other domains of executive functions.

Method: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis searched Google Scholar, PubMed, and PsycNET for studies with objective WM measures.

Association of Adult Atopic Dermatitis with Impaired Oral Health and Oral Dysbiosis: A Case-Control Study.

Background: Systemic alterations in the oral cavity can be reflected in skin disorders like psoriasis. However, data about oral health factors that are affected and controlled mainly by oral microbiota in atopic dermatitis (AD) are sparse. This study compared the oral status and oral microbiota of AD patients and healthy controls.

COVID-19 infection is associated with an elevated risk for autoimmune blistering diseases while COVID-19 vaccination decreases the risk: A large-scale population-based cohort study of 112 million individuals.

Background: Numerous diseases associated with COVID-19 infection and vaccination have been reported, including conditions such as the autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) pemphigus and pemphigoid. However, robust evidence supporting these associations is lacking.

Objective: To investigate the risk of developing AIBD following COVID-19 infection and vaccination.

Rheumatic manifestations and sequela of acute parvovirus B19 infection in hospitalized adult population.

Background: Parvovirus B19 infection has been associated with various clinical entities including musculoskeletal manifestations and the development of different autoimmune diseases. The aim of our study is to examine the musculoskeletal manifestations associated with acute parvovirus B19 infection and the possible development of chronic autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective cohort study that included adult hospitalized patients diagnosed with an acute parvovirus B19 infection between 1 January 2021 and 1 February 2024.

Abolishing age criterion to determine organ transplant recipients in Israel: A qualitative study of medical staff perceptions.

Introduction: Since April 2014 the age limitation on candidates listed for organ transplantation in Israel was abolished following the recommendations of a Public Committee. In this research the new policy was examined in light of scarce medical resources and the increased rate of aging in Israel.

Methods: The opinions of twelve medical staff regarding the policy change were analyzed by a qualitative methodology, using semi-structured interviews.

Structure-Function Correlation in Cobalt-Induced Brain Toxicity.

Cobalt toxicity is difficult to detect and therefore often underdiagnosed. The aim of this study was to explore the pathophysiology of cobalt-induced oxidative stress in the brain and its impact on structure and function. Thirty-five wild-type C57B16 mice received intraperitoneal cobalt chloride injections: a single high dose with evaluations at 24, 48, and 72 h ( = 5, each) or daily low doses for 28 ( = 5) or 56 days ( = 15).

Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector Made of Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)-Grown MgB2 Film.

We present a MgB-based Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector (MKID) featuring a quality factor Q ~ 10 and noise equivalent power NEP ~ 10 W/Hz at 2 K. In comparison to YBCO-based MKIDs, the MgB detector shows greater sensitivity to both temperature and magnetic field, a result of its two-gap nature and relatively low critical Hc2 field. Our data indicate that MgB is more advantageous for MKID applications at temperatures lower than 3 K.

Targeting TGFβ with chimeric switch receptor and secreted trap to improve T cells anti-tumor activity.

Introduction: TGFβ is a major immunoinhibitory factor present in the microenvironment of solid tumors. Various cancer types acquire the ability to overexpress TGFβ to escape immune response. Specifically, TGFβ dampens cytotoxic T cell activity, and its presence has been correlated with tumor invasion and poor prognosis.

Posttraumatic growth in young adults with parents diagnosed with cancer: Application of the self-regulation model.

Background: The rising incidence of cancer has led to an increased number of adult children impacted by parental cancer. Previous research primarily focused on younger individuals, leaving a gap in understanding the experiences of adult children aged 20-35.

Objectives: To examine a model that integrates the interrelationships among the disease's characteristics (i.

Therapists in Wartime: Holding Others' Trauma While Contending With Your Own.

Objective: This study explores the experience of Israeli therapists who both worked with clients in emergency interventions during the third week following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and were themselves exposed, to one extent or another, to the terrifying events.

Method: Open-ended questionnaires were completed by 201 therapists during the third week following October 7. Using thematic analysis, therapists' reports of the themes their clients raised in therapeutic sessions were compared with their reports of the hardships they themselves experienced as individuals and professionals during the same period.

Within- and Cross-Language Generalization in Narrative Production of Bilingual Persons with Aphasia following Semantic Feature Analysis Therapy.

Introduction: Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) therapy is a widely used approach for single-word naming treatment in monolingual and bilingual persons with aphasia (BiPWAs). There is evidence that SFA leads to naming improvements in both treated and untreated languages of BiPWAs. However, research on the generalization effects of SFA on narrative production is scarce.

Impact of meconium-stained amniotic fluid thickness on maternal infectious morbidity: a comprehensive clinical and microbiological analysis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between the thickness of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) and maternal infectious morbidity.

Methods: A retrospective study of 15,950 term singleton pregnancies at a tertiary hospital (2020-2024). Women were categorized into four groups based on the presence and thickness of MSAF: clear, light, intermediate, and thick.

Contribution of an academic writing intervention on the micro-macrostructure skills of students with intellectual disability.

Academic writing is a complex task involving microstructure (linguistic-level) and macrostructure (coherence structure) indices. Our goal was to examine the contribution of an academic writing intervention programme among students with intellectual disability at the microstructure and macrostructure levels while characterising the learning curves. Six students with mild intellectual disability studying for a BA (MCA = 30.