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Background: Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the lining of the tube that connects the throat to the stomach (the esophagus) changes, often due to chronic acid reflux. It’s considered a risk factor for developing...

Christians meeting to offer one another hospitality and encourage one another to love the Lord Jesus is a good thing – something that happens every day around the world - but surely one would hope that the legacy of the Lambeth Conference would be greater than that.

Aims: Substance use disorders (SUD) are associated with cognitive deficits that are not always addressed in current treatments, and this hampers recovery. Cognitive training and remediation interventions are well suited to fill the gap for managing cognitive deficits in SUD. We aimed to reach consensus on recommendations for developing and applying these interventions. Design, Setting and Participants: We used a Delphi approach with two sequential phases: survey development and iterative surveyi...

Land use/land cover (LULC) changes in response to natural factors and human activities constitute a pressing issue for the conservation of Protected Areas in urban–rural landscapes. The present study investigated LULC changes in the Jajrud Protected Area (JPA) and the Kavdeh Wildlife Refuge (KWR) in the Tehran province, Iran, between 1989 and 2019. To inform ecological conservation measures for the JPA and KWR, LULC changes were identified and monitored using Landsat imagery from between 1989 ...

Switzerland: A recent article, published in the World Journal of Surgery, reports updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines on perioperative care for liver surgery. The ERAS guidelines...

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A unified system fuses hindsight, insight and foresight to help manage short and long-term decision-making for an uncertain future

A unified system fuses hindsight, insight and foresight to help manage short and long-term decision-making for an uncertain future

Age + vaccination status + number of guests + ZIP code + activity = Should I even leave the house?

What is treatment-resistant depression? New report calls for clearer definition to inform research and improve treatment. A group of mental health