Literature reviews are an important part of research as they precede a doctoral dissertation, a master’s thesis, a policy paper with recommendations, a single scientific publication, a white paper, a ...

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The only disability in life is a bad attitude’: Inspiration Porn, Social Media, and the ‘Terminal Teenager Romance ...

In this paper, I use discourse analysis as a framework to examine Facebook posts and understand how South African ethnic and racial slurs are used and responded to on social media platforms. I ...

This article will examine the ways in which the right and a large part of the left have converged in their assessment of the African problem, united both in their denigration of dependency theory and ...

The prevalence of age-related diseases has been progressively increasing worldwide. The pathogenesis of these disorders, including cancer, is closely associated with an age-dependent decline in ...

Magnetic soft continuum robots have received interest in diverse fields, because of their active steering and remote control capabilities. However, a more challenging task is the development of ...

Objective: This study was aimed at investigating factors influencing the progression of native coronary atherosclerosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: A cohort of 462 ...

Abstract In the past 5 years, there has been a growing focus on infectious diseases, such as viral infections (coronavirus, Mpox, and influenza), sudden pandemics, and persistent bacterial infections ...

Background: With distal transradial access (dTRA), the postoperative compression time remains significantly longer than the recommended range via in practice. This study investigated whether ...

Silybin (SB), a natural flavonoid isolated from Silybum marianum, has been used to treat hepatic fibrosis in clinical settings and as a dietary supplement, because of its hepatoprotective potential.

Case presentation: Herein, we conducted a 167 day long-term follow-up of CT examination on 11 patients with COVID-19 to evaluate their long-term prognosis, particularly in severe cases. We found that ...