NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY, DEPRESSION, AND RESTING HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV) AS POSSIBLE MODERATORS OF ENDOGENOUS PAIN MODULATION IN FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYNDROMES

Background: Several studies have shown that patients with functional somatic syndromes (FSS) have, on average, deficient endogenous pain modulation (EPM), as well as elevated levels of negative affectivity (NA) and high comorbidity with depression and reduced resting heart rate variability (HRV) compared to healthy controls (HC).The goals of this s

Background and Objectives: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with increased anesthetic risks such as cardiovascular events resulting in higher perioperative mortality rates.This study investigated the perioperative and postoperative outcomes in ESRD patients receiving propofol target-controlled infusion with brachial plexus block during

Introduction: Adolescent substance use is a multifactorial social issue that leads to detrimental outcomes.The aim of this study is to understand the association of a lifetime history of substance abuse or dependence with family functioning, childhood Creams victimisation, and depression, among adolescent male inmates in a juvenile detention centre

Symbolic performance and rhetoric of service are part and parcel of the meaning and function of gifts in any given culture.Exploring the specificity of Muslim Orient’s gift terms such as pīshkash and khil‘at, which entered the English DIAPER RASH CREAM ORG language in the wake of trade and diplomatic interactions with the Ottomans, Safavids a