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Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is widely used in the examination of head and neck lesions and has been considered an important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of thyroid and parathyroid nodules. Thyroid nodules are frequent findings in the general population, although 90-95% of these nodules are benign. FNA plays a crucial role to determine which nodules are at greatest risk of malignancy and whic

Background: Slower adaptation of the QT interval to sudden changes in heart rate has been identified as a risk marker of ventricular arrhythmia. The gradual changes observed in exercise stress testing facilitates the estimation of the QT-RR adaptation time lag. Methods: The time lag estimation is based on the delay between the

Introduction: Patients with heart failure (HF) and bradycardia may be eligible for different types of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), depending on the presence of atrioventricular conduction disease, age, and comorbidities. We aimed to assess the prognosis for these patients, after CIED implantation, stratified for the type of CIED device. Methods: All patients with preexisting HF d

Background: Multiple system atrophy is a neurodegenerative disease with α-synuclein aggregation in glial cytoplasmic inclusions, leading to dysautonomia, parkinsonism, and cerebellar ataxia. Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the accuracy of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Multiple System Atrophy clinical diagnostic criteria, particularly considering the imp

This position paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Special Interest Group on Coeliac Disease (SIG-CD) presents an update to the 2016 recommendations concerning early diet and the risk of coeliac disease (CD). This update adheres to the policy that mandates reviewing guidelines every 5 years, particularly when new data emerge. The 2024 st

Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs have shown effective results. While occupational therapy within these programs has made a unique contribution to pain management because of its focus on occupation and use of group activities, little is known about occupational therapists’ own experiences of it. Aim: The aim of this study was t

In this paper, we aim to understand how perceptions of adult learning and continued vocational education and training (CVET) are related to participation in these activities. Specifically, participation within the previous 12 months in different kinds of adult learning and CVET is analysed, distinguishing between (1) formal, (2) non-formal work-related, (3) non-formal non-work-related, and (4) inf

Objectives: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques are increasingly used but have longer cardiopulmonary bypass time, which may increase inflammatory response and negatively affect coagulation. Our aim was to compare biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation as well as transfusion rates after minimally invasive mitral valve repair and mitral valve surgery using conventional sternotomy. Des

Contribution to the international exhibition of the 60th Venice Biennale with the mixed media installation "The Mapping Journey Project", the works on paper "The Constellations Series", and the textile "Sea-Drifts".

Between Circles and Constellations is organised by Sharjah Art Foundation and MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. The exhibition is curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director and President of Sharjah Art Foundation, with Amal Al Ali and Meera Madhu, Curatorial Assistants at Sharjah Art Foundation.Between Circles and Constellations attests to Bouchra Khalili's committed enquiry into the hidden hi

The exhibition raises some of the most pressing issues facing Europe and the world today. The mobility of bodies, cultures, and ideas is what shapes Europe into a “space of flows”, through the interaction and exchange of cultural differences. space of togetherness is an exhibition about stories that develop in the intersection of race, politics, and rights. The exhibition will explore how preconce

The accelerating use of plastics worldwide is of societal concern, especially as plastics fragment into smaller, micro- and nano-sized particles. Of particular importance is the effects on aquatic ecosystems since a major part of the nanoplastics eventually reach natural water systems. We identify, using replicated experimental wetlands, a tipping point where nanoplastics become detrimental to the

In 1974, amidst a hunger strike by undocumented workers in Paris, the Movement of Arab Workers created a singular political action: presenting a candidate for the imminent presidential elections. They chose a member of their Al Assifa theatre group, an 18-year-old Tunisian hunger striker using the pseudonym Djellali Kamal. The campaign was conceived as a public performance highlighting the denial

Lanternists and Typographers is Bouchra Khalili’s first solo exhibition in Greece. The exhibition includes three works: The Magic Lantern Project (2019–2022), The Typographer (2019), and The Radical Ally (2019). Through a deeply researched and meticulous practice that encompasses moving image, printmaking, installation, textile, photography, and editorial platforms, Khalili uses complex strategies

The Public Storyteller is an artwork produced in 16mm film and video. It brings back to Morocco the epic of Djellali Kamal - an anonymous North African undocumented worker in France - and his candidacy to 1974 French presidential election. The work stages a halqa, a centuries-old practice of public storytelling in Morocco, to people arranged in a circle. In this halqa, Djellali’s campaign is narra

Bouchra Khalili – Twenty-Two Hours23 April–16 June 2024A key figure in Bouchra Khalili’s film installation “Twenty-Two Hours” is Jean Genet, the French writer and political activist, who came to the United States between March and May 1970. He was there at the invitation of the Black Panther Party founded in 1966.In Khalili’s “Twenty-Two Hours”, Quiana and Vanessa, two young African-American women

The majority of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) exhibit aggregates of Trans-active response DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) in their hippocampus, which is associated with a more aggressive disease progression. The TDP-43 inclusions are commonly found in neurons, but also in astrocytes. The impact of the inclusions in astrocytes is less known. In the current study, we investigate the presenc

Track irregularities induce increased wheel-rail contact forces causing poor ride comfort, accelerated mechanical degradation of vehicle and track or even failures that may lead to speed restrictions or temporary track closure. Today’s monitoring of railway tracks in Sweden using measurement vehicles consumes traffic capacity and means a restriction in data collection to a few occasions per year.

This chapter explores, through the lens of the history and development of the situation of statelessness across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – a consequence of nation-state formation, state succession and/or discriminatory ethnic, religious and gender law and policy – the striking commonalities in both the causes and consequences of statelessness. It focuses on how the MENA region lacks

To better understand and tackle poverty amongst stateless people it is proposed here that statelessness be considered through the lens of structural violence.