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2. Prevalence of alexithymia in patients with psoriasis and its association with disease burden: a multicentre observational study

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Sampogna, F., Puig, L., Spuls, P., Girolomoni, G., Radtke, M. A., Kirby, B., Brunori, M., Bergmans, P., Smirnov, P., Rundle, J., Lavie, F., Paul, C., Affleck, A., Antoniou, C., Ayala, F., Bakulev, A., Bam, E., Belinchon, I., Bewley, A., Botella, R., Chasapi, V., Chimenti, S., Cianchini, G., de Jong, E., de Kort, W., Duval-Modeste, A. -B., Fernandez Llaca, J. H., Gaastra, M., Ghislain, P. -D., Goujon, C., Griffiths, C., Horev-Yakir, L., Ioannidis, D., Izu, R., Krasagakis, K., Lacour, J-P., Lambert, J., Lopez Estebaranz, J. L., Malara, G., Markham, T., Matz, H., Mcbride, S., Moseng, D., Nikkels, A., Papakonstantis, M., Pavlotsky, F., Pavlovsky, L., Pellacani, G., Peserico, A., Piccirillo, Aniello, Potenza, C., Prignano, F., Puig Sanz, L., Raboobee, N., Rallis, E., Ramon, M., Reguiai, Z., Riedl, E., Ruer, M., Rustad, L., Salmhofer, W., Sanchez-Carazo, J. L., Schmutz, J. -L., Sokolovsky, E., Sotiriadis, D., Tobin, A. -M., Zhukova, O., Ziv, M., Amsterdam Movement Sciences - Restoration and Development, APH - Methodology, APH - Quality of Care, AII - Inflammatory diseases, and Dermatology

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Population, Dermatology, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Severity of Illness Index, disease burden, South Africa, 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases, 03 medical and health sciences, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, 0302 clinical medicine, Cost of Illness, Alexithymia, Risk Factors, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, Internal medicine, Psoriasis, Prevalence, Humans, alexithymia, psoriasis, disease burden, Medicine, Affective Symptoms, Psychiatry, education, Disease burden, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, education.field_of_study, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, psoriasis, Dermatology Life Quality Index, medicine.disease, 030227 psychiatry, Europe, Case-Control Studies, Quality of Life, Female, alexithymia, business
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SummaryBackground Single-centre studies show that alexithymia, defined as difficulty in recognizing and describing emotions, is more prevalent among psoriasis patients than in the general population. However, its prevalence and the consequences of the association between alexithymia and psoriasis are unclear. Objectives The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of alexithymia, as defined by a score ≥61 in the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), in a large sample of patients who had plaque psoriasis for ≤10 years and were eligible for phototherapy or systemic treatment. The secondary objectives were to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and the clinical and psychological aspects of psoriasis. Methods Data were collected in the framework of an observational, multicenter, international study, the EPidemiological Study In Patients With Recently DiagnosEd PSOriasis (EPIDEPSO), aiming at investigating the prevalence of alexithymia and other psychosocial comorbidities in psoriasis patients with ≤10 years disease duration. Results The prevalence of alexithymia within a cohort of 670 patients was 24.8% (95%CI: 21.7-28.2). Patients with alexithymia had a higher burden of psoriasis, including significant impairment of quality of life, higher levels of anxiety and depression, a higher risk of alcohol dependency and impairment of work productivity, compared to patients without alexithymia. Conclusion It is important to identify alexithymic patients with psoriasis in clinical practice as they suffer from a higher disease burden and have a lower ability to express their feelings. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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2017
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3. Trophology of Levant Green Frog, Pelophylax bedriagae (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) in Choram Township, Iran.

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BAM-E-ZAR, Fatemeh, FATHINIA, Behzad, and SHAFAEI-POUR, Arya

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RANIDAE, ANURA, GASTROINTESTINAL contents, FOOD composition, AMPHIBIANS, FROGS, PHYTOSEIIDAE
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A total number of 181 specimens of Pelophylax bedriagae were caught in 2017 (summer and autumn) and 2018 (spring) to investigate their stomach contents. Stomach flushing technique was used to obtain stomach contents followed by measuring and recording their dimensions using a digital caliper to the nearest 0.01 mm. Numerous ecological indices were used to compare the stomach contents between male and female individuals as well as across three different seasons. 209 out of 1148 prey items were unidentifiable due to advanced stages of digestion. The identified preys belong to 22 orders of which only two (Crustacea and Gastropoda) were aquatic. Gastropoda, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera were respectively the most frequently eaten prey items by this species in three seasons combined. Some prey items such as Crustacea, Diplopoda, and Isopoda were eaten only by females while Siphonaptera and Opiliones were only consumed by males. Number and volume of food items per stomach ranged from 1 to 178 (7.6 ± 16.8) and 0.08 mm³ to 5577.2 mm³ (206.8 ± 590 mm³), respectively. The most abundant food items in both sexes were Hymenoptera, Gastropoda, and Coleoptera, respectively. The volume of consumed food in the three seasons combined was not different between sexes. The number and volume of food items were greater in autumn relative to the other two seasons. Neither food numbers nor food volume per stomach was significantly different between the two sexes in the three seasons combined. The number and volume of food items did not increase as the size of frogs increased. Pelophylax bedriagae is a generalist feeder. Hymenoptera and Coleoptera are constant food categories. Approximately 3/4 of food composition is of terrestrial species and 1/4 of aquatic origin. Some ecological factors like habitat consistency and food abundance play an important role in determining the diet of this species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019

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