THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF DAILY NEWS EXPOSURE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT STUDY

The Mental Health Impact of Daily News Exposure During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

BackgroundConsumption of distressing news media, which substantially increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, has demonstrable negative effects on mental health.ObjectiveThis study examines the proximal impact of daily exposure to news about COVID-19 on mental health in the first year of the pandemic.MethodsA sample of 546 college students completed

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Versatility of unilateral propeller groin flap for coverage of large scrotal defects and its impact on testicular function

ABSTRACT: Background: There are many options for scrotal reconstruction, each having its own benefits and drawbacks.In the last years, the introduction of the propeller flaps gained great popularity, while the use of groin flap as propeller in scrotal reconstruction remains anecdotal, with only a few cases reported in the literature.Objectives: In

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Using climate envelopes and earth system model simulations for assessing climate change induced forest vulnerability

Abstract Changing Eco Palm Leaf Plates climatic conditions threaten forest ecosystems.Drought, disease and infestation, are leading to forest die-offs which cause substantial economic and ecological losses.In central Europe, this is especially relevant for commercially important coniferous tree species.This study uses climate envelope exceedance (C

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Multiple Agreement Constructions: A macro-comparative analysis of Pseudo-Coordination with the motion verb go in the Arabic and Sicilian dialects

I discuss some syntactic properties of go in verbal Pseudo-Coordination, in which it is followed by an inflected lexical verb and preceded by an optional connecting element.Following the analysis in Cardinaletti and Giusti (2001, 2003), I consider examples from different Sicilian varieties to show that the ones from the Eastern Coast (Di Caro 2015)

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DESCRIPTION OF ULTRASTRUCTURAL DAMAGES IN FROZEN-THAWED CANINE SPERMATOZOA DESCRIÇÃO DE DANOS ULTRAESTRUTURAIS EM ESPERMATOZOIDES CANINOS CONGELADOS-DESCONGELADOS

In spite of the advances in transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), there are few fanny pack studies presenting a systematic description of the canine spermatozoa and they are only focused on sperm cell heads.The goal of the present study was to describe ultrastructural appearance of canine fresh and frozen-thawed spermatozoa, focusing on damages

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