Sexual abuse and physical neglect in childhood are associated with affective theory of mind in adults with schizophrenia

Whereas childhood trauma is associated with reduced nonsocial cognition in schizophrenia, research on the relationship between childhood trauma and social cognition is limited and mixed.The aim of this study was to examine the association between childhood trauma and theory of mind (ToM) in persons with schizophrenia (n = 68) compared to healthy co

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MLVA based classification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages for a robust phylogeographic snapshot of its worldwide molecular diversity.

Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) is useful to establish transmission routes and sources of infections for various microorganisms including Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC).The recently released SITVITWEB database contains 12-loci Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units--Variable Number of Tandem DNA Repeats (

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Friction-Induced Pain: From Skin Surface to Brain Activation

The interface friction between prosthetic socket and residual limb tends to cause skin injury and pain.The frictional pain was systematically studied based on skin tribological behaviors and brain activation.The results showed that the skin frictional pain was affected by the combination of friction and mechanical properties of anatomic regions and

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