The expansion of the global economy has improved living standards but has also brought significant ecological and social challenges, highlighting a notable gap between consumer ethical concerns and actual purchasing behaviours. Although awareness of ethical issues has increased, traditional factors such as price and quality still largely dominate consumer decisions, limiting the translation of...
Background. The background of this research is based on a long debate between dualism, which separates the mind as a non-physical entity, and materialism, which sees full consciousness as the result of physical processes in the brain. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to explore an integrative approach that tries to bring these two views together to provide a more comprehensive...
To primarily investigate: (1) whether a 10-minute instant meditation practice using a mobile app could enhance arthroscopy performance and (2) whether a 10-day app-based meditation could reduce short-term arthroscopic skills deterioration. Orthopaedic residents with no previous experience in arthroscopy and meditation were randomly assigned to groups A, B, and C. After initial standard...
Abstract Introduction Recreational nitrous oxide (N₂O) abuse has become a prevalent public health concern among young adults, often triggering subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord by inactivating vitamin B12. Neurosyphilis, a late complication of Treponema pallidum infection invading the nervous system, also involves the spinal cord, with highly overlapping clinical and...