Oral human papillomavirus in men having sex with men: risk-factors and sampling. by Tim R H Read, Jane S Hocking, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Michael J McCullough, Andrew E Grulich, Suzanne M Garland, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley

“…CONCLUSIONS: Oral HPV was associated with HIV infection, smoking, recent tooth-brushing, and more lifetime tongue-kissing and oral sex partners. …”
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B Part of It study: a longitudinal study to assess carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in first year university students in South Australia by Mark McMillan, Luke Walters, Turra Mark, Andrew Lawrence, Lex E. X. Leong, Thomas Sullivan, Geraint B. Rogers, Ross M. Andrews, Helen S. Marshall

“…Methods: Oropharyngeal swabs were taken from first year university students and repeated after 3 months, with risk factor questionnaires completed at both visits. …”
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Using the Hybrid Metal Extrusion & Bonding (HYB) Process for Butt Welding of 4 mm Plates of AA6082-T6 by Sandnes Lise, Grong Øystein, Torgersen Jan, Berto Filippo

“…Here, we present the results form an exploratory investigation of the mechanical integrity of a 4 mm AA6082-T6 HYB joint, covering both hardness, tensile and Charpy V-notch testing of different weld zones. …”
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The Duchess of Malfi de John Webster ou le corps dans tous ses états: « Some said he was an hermaphrodite, for he could not abide a woman » (3. 2. 217-218) by Laetitia Coussement-Boillot

“…In The Duchess of Malfi, Webster stages the Duchess’s pregnant body (1.1), the Duchess gorging on apricots (2.1), the Duchess kissing a cut-off hand (4.1), the wax effigies of Antonio and the children’s dead bodies (4.1). …”
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Not okay: Preschool teachers talk about inappropriate touching by Maria Hedlin, Magnus Åberg

“…The study concludes that both preschool teacher education and workplaces should pay attention to the subtle, but culturally and socially permeated, issues of touch.…”
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Sexual Aversion and Lack of Sexual Desire in Woman: a Case Report by Garnik Коcharyan

“…The author’s case study is described, which deals with sexual aversion and absence of libido (they both are psychogenic). A 38-year-old female patient B., married during 3.5 years, had not got any children. …”
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An anisotropic lattice Boltzmann - phase field model for dendrite growth and movement in rapid solidification of binary alloys by Shilin Mao, Yuting Cao, Wei Chen, Dongke Sun

“…Both the growth and remelt processes of isolated dendrites are studied, and the result reveals the remelting influences on dendrite growth and solute micro-segregation in the condition of directional solidification. …”
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Rhodnius, Golden Oil, and Met: A History of Juvenile Hormone Research by Lynn M. Riddiford

“…Wigglesworth on the “kissing bug” Rhodnius prolixus in 1934, through the discovery of a natural source of JH in the abdomen of male Hyalophora cecropia moths by C. …”
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A touching compassion: Dürer’s haptic theology by Shira Brisman

“…In emphasising the transmission and dissemination of Christ’s contact through a visual vocabulary of touching, pressing, hugging and kissing, Dürer also finds a language with which to describe the process of printing itself and the power – and limitations – of a medium both widely reproducible and constrained in its durability as a corporeal substitute.…”
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Optimal Extrusion Shape for Fabricating Aluminium Bridge Deck Using Assembly-Based Friction Stir Welding with Bobbin Tool by Amar Djedid, Marc Oudjene, Mario Fafard

“…The profile of the extrusion enables the possibility of welding onto another extrusion through butt joints only. This type of welding joint is optimal in terms of both the ultimate resistance and the fatigue performance. …”
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Bifurcation stenting on the background of an aneurysm of the anterior descending artery by R. E. Kalinin, I. A. Suchkov, A. V. Karpov, I. B. Ilyasov, I. N. Shanaev

“…However, in 2022, she was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of “ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction” and a coronary angiography revealed thrombosis of both the aneurysm cavity of the anterior descending artery and previously stented segments of the anterior descending artery. …”
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Clinicopathological alterations in wild mammals from the reservoir system of Trypanosoma cruzi: a scoping review by Ricardo Sánchez Pérez, José Manuel Aranda-Coello, José Antonio De Fuentes Vicente, Oscar Rico Chávez

“…Thus, regardless of its role as a reservoir, T. cruzi has the potential to affect the health status of wild mammals, a situation that highlights the need for further research to analyze, measure, and compare its effects at both the individual and population levels.…”
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Gambaran Persepsi Remaja Tentang Seks Pranikah di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta by Dwi Hartanto, Endang Zulaicha

“…Courtship behavior is usually accompanied by a pattern of sexual behavior ranging from kissing, making out, until intercourse. Various factors affect the behavior of one due to the perception that teens have sex is a way of expressing love, so for the sake of love, someone to give up a sexual relationship with a boyfriend before marriage, environmental factors, promiscuity, lack of parental guidance especially religion both at home and at school. …”
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A novel function for fragile X mental retardation protein in translational activation. by Elias G Bechara, Marie Cecile Didiot, Mireille Melko, Laetitia Davidovic, Mounia Bensaid, Patrick Martin, Marie Castets, Philippe Pognonec, Edouard W Khandjian, Hervé Moine, Barbara Bardoni

“…To date, two RNA motifs have been found to mediate FMRP/RNA interaction, the G-quartet and the "kissing complex," which both induce translational repression in the presence of FMRP. …”
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Hepatitis C at work place: A survey of Occupational Health and Safety Knowledge and Practice in Beauty Therapy Industry by Shakila Asif, Farida Ahmad

“…Conclusion: Beauty therapy practices can expose both client and operator to blood and is therefore a potential site for transmission of blood borne diseases including hepatitis C. …”
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Comparison between the attitudes of people with intellectual disabilities towards sexual behaviour and those of their parents by Olga Fernández García, María Dolores Gil Llario, Vicente Morell Mengual, Beatríz Gil Juliá

“…The results reveal that people with intellectual disabilities have significantly more liberal attitudes than their parents towards the behaviours of kissing, caressing (t = 2.423; p = .016) or engaging in sexual practices without penetration (t = 2.009; p = .045), but not towards the practice of vaginal intercourse against which both groups show similar attitudes (t = .252; p = .802). …”
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Influence of tool offsetting and base metal positioning on the material flow of AA5052-AA6061 dissimilar friction stir welding by L. H., Shah, Midawi, Abdelbaset R. H., Walbridge, Scott, Gerlich, Adrian

“…EDX mapping confirms the presence of a distinct interface between both materials in the stir zone region. However, enhanced material intermixing and better elongation are observed when AA6061 alloy is positioned at the tool advancing side.…”
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Influence of tool offsetting and base metal positioning on the material flow of AA5052-AA6061 dissimilar friction stir welding by Luqman Hakim Ahmad Shah, Abdelbaset Midawi, Scott Walbridge, Adrian Gerlich

“…EDX mapping confirms the presence of a distinct interface between both materials in the stir zone region. However, enhanced material intermixing and better elongation are observed when AA6061 alloy is positioned at the tool advancing side.…”
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Updated High-temperature Opacities for the Dartmouth Stellar Evolution Program and Their Effect on the Jao Gap Location by Thomas M. Boudreaux, Brian C. Chaboyer

“…The Jao Gap, a 17% decrease in stellar density at M _G ∼ 10 identified in both Gaia Data Release 2 and Early Data Release 3, presents a new method to probe the interior structure of stars near the fully convective transition mass. …”
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Hepatitis C in the workplace: a survey of occupational health and safety knowledge and practice in the beauty therapy industry by Madeleine J. Murtagh

“…Conclusion: Beauty therapy practice can expose both operator and client to blood and is therefore a potential site for the transmission of blood‐borne diseases including hepatitis C. …”
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