CHANGES IN ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF A JAPANESE SOCIAL QUESTION-AND-ANSWER WEBSITE

Changes in Anxiety and Stress Among Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content Analysis of a Japanese Social Question-and-Answer Website

BackgroundThe changing pattern of anxiety and stress experienced by pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown.ObjectiveWe aimed to examine the sources of anxiety and stress in pregnant women in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWe performed content analysis of 1000 questions posted on the largest social website in Japan (Yahoo!

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A public health response to the methamphetamine epidemic: the implementation of contingency management to treat methamphetamine dependence

Abstract Background In response to increases in methamphatemine-associated sexually transmitted diseases, the San Francisco Department of Public Health implemented a contingency management (CM) field program called the Positive Reinforcement Opportunity Project (PROP).Methods Methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men (MSM) in San Francisco qu

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The Amulets of German Merovingian Aristocracy

[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] The amulets referred to in this paper were found mainly in the eastern part of the Frankish tribal lands.There, in the Rhineland, Christianity did not hold as much ground Trikes in the 6th and 7th centuries as during later periods.Therefore, members of the Frankish aristocracy (a clear ind

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To determine block establishment time of supraclavicular brachial plexus block using blunt versus short bevel needle: A prospective randomized trial

Background: Unintentional intraneural injection under ultrasound guidance (USG) with fine caliber needles and lower success rate with large caliber Tuohy needles in supraclavicular brachial plexus block (SCB) have been reported.Materials and Methods: We undertook study to standardize the use of 20-gauge short versus blunt bevel needle for SCB.After

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