Harvey Miranda

s decreasing, likely highlighting a decrease in unnecessary testing. However, there is ongoing discordance between vasectomy guidelines and practice patterns, with 72% of repeat post-vasectomy semen analyses obtained unnecessarily based on guideline recommendations. Interestingly, no men with greater than 100,000/ml nonmotile sperm went on to have…[Read more]

The structure and non-covalent bonding features of the complex of thiazole and water were studied by using supersonic jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. One isomer was observed which corresponds to the global minimum of the complex predicted theoretically. The rotational spectra of 9 additional…[Read more]

While dementia policy strategies emphasize the importance of partnerships between families and formal carers to provide tailored care and effectively allocate community resources, family carers often feel left out or excluded. Poor communication has been identified as one reason for the lack of good partnerships. Few studies have investigated how…[Read more]

This study examined whether intranasal oxytocin enhances the stress-buffering effects of social support during experimentally induced pain, taking into account the role of individual differences in attachment security.

Female participants (N=193) were randomly assigned to oxytocin (24IU intranasal) or placebo and to receive support or no…[Read more]

The metal is the one of the most common sensitizing agents worldwide. The morbidity due to this metal represents the allergic contact dermatitis and it is constantly growing in many countries. There are also cases of systemic allergic contact dermatitis, where they could be easily misdiagnosed as adverse drug reactions, which lead to delay of the…[Read more]

Knockdown of the SCAF4 ortholog CG4266 in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster resulted in impaired locomotor function, learning, and short-term memory. Furthermore, we observed an increased number of active zones in larval neuromuscular junctions, representing large glutamatergic synapses. These observations indicate a role of CG4266 in…[Read more]